Top Row (L-R): Kiyoshi Hamada, Sand Dancing in the Sky in Spring (detail), 2005, Courtesy Seizan Gallery; Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Ouch! That hurts! (Oo, itai おお,いたい), 1852, courtesy Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints; Hiroshige, 100 Views of Edo, Fukagawa and Jumantsubo, 1857, courtesy The Art of Japan; Soga Shōhaku, Waterfall Landscape, Edo period 18th c., courtesy Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art. Bottom Row (L-R): Daisuke Nakano, Purple Magnolia “Awakening of Spring,” 2025, courtesy Ippodo Gallery; Ito Shinsui, Twelve Images of Modern Beauties: Cotton Kimono (Shin bijin juni sugata: Yukata), 1922, courtesy Scholten Japanese Art; Keisai Eisen, Beauty Sharing a Pipe, Bunsei era, ca. 1823, courtesy Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art
The countdown to Asia Week New York continues! Our second preview spotlights exceptional Japanese prints and paintings, showcasing the extraordinary collections from our seven premier AWNY member dealers. Discover these rare and stunning works arriving next month:
The Art of Japan
250 Years of Japanese Woodblock Prints
March 20–22, 2026
AWNY Hours: Mar 20-22, 11am-6pm (otherwise by appointment)
The Mark Hotel, 25 East 77th Street, Suite 215
Exhibiting a remarkable selection of new acquisitions spanning the mid-18th to early 20th centuries, this elegant presentation showcases masterworks by Hokusai, Suzuki Harunobu, Eishi, Kitagawa Utamaro, Utagawa Hiroshige, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Sadahide, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, and more. In addition to these highlights, a broad array of Japanese prints from the gallery’s inventory will also be on view, both at the hotel and online. Don’t miss this chance to experience these exceptional works firsthand.
Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints
Captivated: Cats in Japanese Prints and Paintings
March 21–22, 2026
AWNY Hours: Mar 21-22, 11am-6pm (otherwise by appointment)
The Mark Hotel, 25 East 77th Street, (Suite # at front desk and on website)
Japanese prints and paintings with cats have always held a special attraction, much like the alluring yet unknowable felines themselves. In Japan, cats historically held the roles of mouser, companion, muse and even monster. This group of works includes 19th century classical Ukiyo-e prints and drawings of beauties with cats as well as ink paintings and prints from the early 20th century that feature the felines as the primary subjects. Alongside these, a curated selection of 18th–20th century Japanese prints and drawings makes its only New York appearance this year, offering a rare opportunity to experience them in person.
Ippodo Gallery
Banquet of Life: Nihonga Paintings by Daisuke Nakano
March 19 – April 18, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 19, 6–8pm
AWNY Hours: Mar 19-21 & 23-27, 11am-6pm; Mar 22, 12-5pm (otherwise by appointment)
35 N. Moore Street
In his long-awaited third New York solo exhibition, Daisuke Nakano presents eleven new works capturing the delicate transition of the seasons. Through radiant depictions of flora and fauna—blanketed in shimmering snow, awakening in the spring thaw, or bursting in full bloom—Nakano celebrates the beauty and rhythm of the natural world.
Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art
Japanese Paintings & Prints, 1800-1860
March 20–27, 2026
Opening reception: Friday, March 20, 5–7pm
AWNY Hours: Mar 20-21 & 23-27, 11am-5pm; Mar 22, 1-5pm (otherwise by appointment)
17 East 76th Street, Floor 3
Experience a refined selection of 19th-century Japanese woodblock prints and Ukiyo-e paintings this Asia Week New York. Spanning the first decade of the 19th century through the close of the Edo period, these works reveal the rich range, technical mastery, and enduring beauty of Ukiyo-e from this remarkable era.
Scholten Japanese Art
STERLING: 25 Years in New York
March 19–27, 2026
AWNY Hours: open with appointments appreciated, 11–5pm (otherwise by appointment through April 3)
145 West 58th Street, Suite 6D
They are thrilled to celebrate their silver anniversary at Asia Week New York this year with an exhibition of early- to mid-20th-century Japanese woodblock prints, highlighting the groundbreaking innovations of shin-hanga (‘new prints’) and sosaku hanga (‘creative prints’). The show pairs rare masterpieces by celebrated artists with remarkable discoveries by lesser-known contemporaries, alongside paintings reflecting the period’s design and aesthetics, offering a vivid journey through the dynamic evolution of Japanese printmaking from the turn of the century through the post-war era.
Seizan Gallery
Spring Group Show
March 19 – May 9, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 19, 6-8pm
AWNY Hours: Mar 19-21 & 24-27, 11am-6pm (otherwise by appointment)
525 West 26th Street
Bringing together a dynamic selection of contemporary Japanese works, this exhibition spans Nihonga, sumi ink painting, and ceramics—each created by artists whose practices are profoundly grounded in Japan’s enduring artistic traditions and spiritual heritage. Participating artists include Kiyoshi Hamada, Yasuko Hasumura, Noriyuki Saito, Tabuchi Taro, Shigemi Yasuhara, among others—each offering a distinct yet resonant voice within the continuum of Japanese art.
Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art
New Acquisitions
Online
Among the new acquisitions at Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, a standout is Waterfall Landscape, a scroll painting by Soga Shōhaku. Renowned for his bold, expressive brushwork and unconventional approach to Edo-period painting, Shōhaku captures the power and movement of nature in this dramatic scene, blending Chinese literati influences with a uniquely imaginative Japanese vision.