Ukiyo-e Collectors

Tim Zernick: Excited To Build An Ukiyo-e Collection

Tim Zernick: Excited To Build An Ukiyo-e Collec...

Tim is a new Ukiyo-e collector, having only started in 2021. He already has a large art collection so Japanese woodblock prints are another step on his art collecting journey....

Tim Zernick: Excited To Build An Ukiyo-e Collec...

Tim is a new Ukiyo-e collector, having only started in 2021. He already has a large art collection so Japanese woodblock prints are another step on his art collecting journey....

Ofer Shagan: The “Shagan Collection” collected and owned by Mr. Ofer Shagan

Ofer Shagan: The “Shagan Collection” collected ...

Ofer Shagan, a businessman, has been living in Japan since 1989. His passion for art and antiques has led him to travel across Asia acquiring magnificent art objects. Ofer also...

Ofer Shagan: The “Shagan Collection” collected ...

Ofer Shagan, a businessman, has been living in Japan since 1989. His passion for art and antiques has led him to travel across Asia acquiring magnificent art objects. Ofer also...

George Serban: Promoting Ukiyo-e In Romania

George Serban: Promoting Ukiyo-e In Romania

George Serban has a passion for Japanese art, and has been an avid Ukiyo-e collector for ten years. His impressive collection now includes around 2,000 works by 60 Edo and...

George Serban: Promoting Ukiyo-e In Romania

George Serban has a passion for Japanese art, and has been an avid Ukiyo-e collector for ten years. His impressive collection now includes around 2,000 works by 60 Edo and...

Scott Cripps: The Basement Japanese Gallery

Scott Cripps: The Basement Japanese Gallery

Scott has been collecting, buying and selling Ukiyo-e for 10 years at his gallery called "The Basement Japanese Gallery" located in Salt Lake City. His main focus is prints that...

Scott Cripps: The Basement Japanese Gallery

Scott has been collecting, buying and selling Ukiyo-e for 10 years at his gallery called "The Basement Japanese Gallery" located in Salt Lake City. His main focus is prints that...

Chris Raper: Extremely hand-made art for ordinary people to consume

Chris Raper: Extremely hand-made art for ordina...

Chris has only been collecting woodblock prints for 3 years but was initially attracted to ukiyo-e after visiting the British Museum's Shunga exhibition in 2013. The challenges of identification and...

Chris Raper: Extremely hand-made art for ordina...

Chris has only been collecting woodblock prints for 3 years but was initially attracted to ukiyo-e after visiting the British Museum's Shunga exhibition in 2013. The challenges of identification and...

Ronald Rutkowsky: 40-Years of Print Collecting

Ronald Rutkowsky: 40-Years of Print Collecting

Ron started collecting ukiyo-e in the early 1970's when he lived in Yokosuka Japan. His first love was Japanese prints and swords. He was initially attracted to woodblock prints by the process...

Ronald Rutkowsky: 40-Years of Print Collecting

Ron started collecting ukiyo-e in the early 1970's when he lived in Yokosuka Japan. His first love was Japanese prints and swords. He was initially attracted to woodblock prints by the process...

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