Gekko Ogata Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Gekko Ogata Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 02, 2026
OGATA GEKKO: THE RAT, THE BLACK STONE OF MUTSU PROVINCE, AND THE CAT OF JOKYO-JI TEMPLE
Est: €500 - €1,000
OGATA GEKKO: THE RAT, THE BLACK STONE OF MUTSU PROVINCE, AND THE CAT OF JOKYO-JI TEMPLE By Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), signed Gekko zuihitsu and seal Ichigaku Ichiei Japan, dated 15 July 1896 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Gekko and sealed Ichigaku Ichiei; publisher Matsuki Heikichi. Title Nezumi, Rikushu kuroishi, Jokyo-ji no neko (The Rat, the Black Stone of Mutsu Province, and the Cat of Jokyo-ji Temple), from the series Gekko zuihitsu (Gekko's Miscellany). Depicting a cat lying on its back, struggling to fend off a large rat lunging at it in a heated combat. The fur of both animals is meticulously rendered, while their combative demeanor is conveyed with striking realism. SIZE of the sheet 36.5 x 24.9 cm Condition: Good condition with minor expected wear, some spots as visible in the images provided, and some browning mostly limited to the margins. Light creasing to the outer edges. The back with remnants of thin strips of paper from previous mounting. Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) was a Japanese artist best known as a painter and a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. He was self-taught in art, won numerous national and international prizes, and was one of the earliest Japanese artists to win an international audience. Gekko was self-taught in art, and began decorating porcelain and rickshaws, and designing flyers for the pleasure quarters. His early style shows the influence of the painter Kikuchi Yosai. About 1881 he took the surname Ogata at the insistence of a descendant of the painter Ogata Korin. He soon was designing prints and illustrating books and newspapers. In 1885 Gekko exhibited in the Painting Appreciation Society, and he became acquainted with the art scholars Ernest Fenellosa and Okakura Kakuzo. This scene comes from a traditional Japanese folktale about a cat devoted to the daughter of an old man. Fearing that the cat might use magic on the girl, the father resolved to kill it. The cat, overhearing, revealed that it was defending the girl from a giant rat in love with her. That night, the cat fought the enormous rat. The household intervened and killed the rat, but the feline succumbed to wounds and received an honorable burial in the local temple. This composition depicts the climax of the struggle, with the rat lunging at the cat as it sprawls defensively. Museum comparison: A closely related print is in the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S2003.8.1652.
Galerie Zacke
Jul. 15, 2026
Ogata (Gekkô, 尾形月耕, 1859-1920). The Battle of Pyong-yang, 1894, colour woodblock triptych
Est: £100 - £150
Ogata (Gekkô, 尾形月耕, 1859-1920). The Battle of Pyong-yang, 1894, colour woodblock triptych * Ogata (Gekkô, 尾形月耕, 1859-1920). The Battle of Pyong-yang, 1894, published by Takekawa Toshisaburo (left margin), colour woodblock triptych, signed Gekkō lower left, the three portions adhered together, some folds and light creases, few faint adhesive marks at joins (mainly affecting bottom of right join), ōban triptych 37.2 x 73.2 cm (14 5/8 x 28 7/8 ins) QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 26, 2026
OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920), COUPLE AU BORD DE LA RIVIÈRE, TRIPTYQUE
Est: €500 - €1,000
OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920) Couple au bord de la rivière, Triptyque Estampe couleur sur papier, usures et taches, signé. Dimensions : 34,5 x 71 cm
Accademia Fine Art
Jun. 16, 2026
11 SHEETS AND A TRIPTYCH BY OGATA GEKKO (1859–1920)
Est: CHF2,000 - CHF3,000
11 SHEETS AND A TRIPTYCH BY OGATA GEKKO (1859–1920) Japan, around 1890-1920, ôban format. a) 4 sheets of the series Gishi shijushichi zu (Illustrations of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers): The Ronins Tominomori Sukeemon Masanori, Fuwa Kazuemon Masatane, Kurahashi Densuke Munefusa and Ishogai Jurozaemon, publisher Matsuki Heikichi, left title cartouche embossed. b) 3 sheets from Gekkô zuihitsu: Runin Shunkan (The exile Shunkan lying on the seashore); on Onigashima Island a warrior watches two Monkeys; and Magaki Heikuro on horse, publisher Takekawa Risaburô, embossed title cartouche. c) 2 sheets of Fujin fûzoku zukushi (The manners and customs of women): Fireworks in the Distance and Snow at Peaceful Houses, publisher Matsuki Heikichi. d) Autumn Leaves from the series Bijin hana kurabe (Comparison of Beauties and Flowers), publisher Matsuki Heikichi. e) Morning Cherry from Nihon Hana Zue (Pictures of the Flowers of Japan), publisher Matsuki Heikichi. f) A backed triptych, The Poet Basho’s House at Sekiguchi, Beautiful Women at Famous Places, sealed Gekko. (12) Provenance: Collection of Heinrich J. Kremer (1924–2020), Bonn, Germany. ------------------------------------------------- OGATA GEKKO (1859–1920): 11 BLÄTTER UND EIN TRIPTYCHON Japan, um 1890-1920, ôban-Format. Provenienz: Sammlung Heinrich J. Kremer (1924–2020), Bonn, Deutschland. -------------------------------------------------
Koller Auctions
Jun. 12, 2026
OGATA GEKKO: THE RAT, THE BLACK STONE OF MUTSU PROVINCE, AND THE CAT OF JOKYO-JI TEMPLE
Est: €800 - €1,500
OGATA GEKKO: THE RAT, THE BLACK STONE OF MUTSU PROVINCE, AND THE CAT OF JOKYO-JI TEMPLE By Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), signed Gekko zuihitsu and seal Ichigaku Ichiei Japan, dated 15 July 1896 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Gekko and sealed Ichigaku Ichiei; publisher Matsuki Heikichi. Title Nezumi, Rikushu kuroishi, Jokyo-ji no neko (The Rat, the Black Stone of Mutsu Province, and the Cat of Jokyo-ji Temple), from the series Gekko zuihitsu (Gekko's Miscellany). Depicting a cat lying on its back, struggling to fend off a large rat lunging at it in a heated combat. The fur of both animals is meticulously rendered, while their combative demeanor is conveyed with striking realism. SIZE of the sheet 36.5 x 24.9 cm Condition: Good condition with minor expected wear, some spots as visible in the images provided, and some browning mostly limited to the margins. Light creasing to the outer edges. The back with remnants of thin strips of paper from previous mounting. Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) was a Japanese artist best known as a painter and a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. He was self-taught in art, won numerous national and international prizes, and was one of the earliest Japanese artists to win an international audience. Gekko was self-taught in art, and began decorating porcelain and rickshaws, and designing flyers for the pleasure quarters. His early style shows the influence of the painter Kikuchi Yosai. About 1881 he took the surname Ogata at the insistence of a descendant of the painter Ogata Korin. He soon was designing prints and illustrating books and newspapers. In 1885 Gekko exhibited in the Painting Appreciation Society, and he became acquainted with the art scholars Ernest Fenellosa and Okakura Kakuzo. This scene comes from a traditional Japanese folktale about a cat devoted to the daughter of an old man. Fearing that the cat might use magic on the girl, the father resolved to kill it. The cat, overhearing, revealed that it was defending the girl from a giant rat in love with her. That night, the cat fought the enormous rat. The household intervened and killed the rat, but the feline succumbed to wounds and received an honorable burial in the local temple. This composition depicts the climax of the struggle, with the rat lunging at the cat as it sprawls defensively. Museum comparison: A closely related print is in the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S2003.8.1652.
Galerie Zacke
Jun. 06, 2026
Gekko Ogata (Japanese, 1859-1920) woodblock
Est: $80 - $150
Hinamatsuri woodblock in colors, from the series Fujin fuzoku tsukushi, matted and framed. 12 1/4 x 8 1/4"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jun. 05, 2026
19th C. Gekko Woodblock - Sumida Snow Boat
Est: $300 - $450
Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920). "Sumida River Snow Viewing Boat. Color woodblock print, 1898. From the series "Women's Customs and Manners (Fujin Fuzoko Zukushi)." Titled with individual and series titles in cartouche at upper right. Artist's signature and seal at lower right. A color woodblock print by Ogata Gekko (1859 to 1920), one of the late Meiji era's most internationally celebrated print designers, depicting a lone woman aboard an oared yakatabune drifting on the Sumida River beneath a hush of falling snow. From the series Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi (Women's Customs and Manners), published by Matsuki Heikichi and issued in album form in the late 1890s, the sheet captures one of the great Edo and Meiji urban pleasures, yukimi-bune, the snow-viewing excursion by boat. Size of print: 8.75" W x 13" H (22.2 cm W x 33.0 cm H); of matte: 16" W x 20" H (40.6 cm W x 50.8 cm H). The composition is engineered around restraint. Gekko grants the upper two-thirds of the sheet to sky and water, washed in the muted blue-grey bokashi gradations that were his signature, and lets the snow-laden roofs of a distant riverbank settlement float at the horizon like an ink-soft thought. Into the lower right he slides the boat, its tile-pattern hull and thatched cabin precisely rendered, snow gathered on the rush matting of the roof. The single passenger, seated within the open cabin in a vermilion uchikake over softer underlayers, holds the sheet's only sustained note of color. Her expression is contained, inward, the very picture of miyabi (refined sensibility) absorbed in the silent transformation of the river. The Sumida had been the celebrated stage for boating, fireworks, cherry viewing, and snow viewing since the Edo period, and its image was carried forward through Meiji as a touchstone of metropolitan elegance. Gekko's series belongs to the Meiji bijinga lineage that updated Edo-period beauty prints for a modernizing Tokyo, framing women's seasonal activities, professions, and amusements as both ethnographic record and aesthetic ideal. The album was awarded for printing excellence at the Third Domestic Industrial Exposition, and impressions of the series typically reward close looking with embossed (karazuri) snow textures and burnishing (shomen-zuri) on the figure's garments. The cartouche at upper right carries the series title in formal script and the individual sheet title in flowing sosho, here translated by the British Museum (acc. no. 1906,1220,0.1749) as "Sumida River, oared, snow-viewing boat." Signed Gekko with the artist's red seal at lower right. About the artist: Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) was born Nakagami Masanosuke in Kyobashi Yazaemon-cho in Edo, the city that would become Tokyo. Self-taught from the outset, he began his career decorating porcelain and rickshaws before graduating to print design and book illustration. Around 1881, at the insistence of a descendant of the lacquer master Ogata Korin, he adopted the Ogata surname, a lineage he wore with evident ambition. Gekko's rise was swift and international. He exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, took the Gold Prize at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904 for his series "One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji," and showed work in Paris and London in 1900 and 1910 respectively. In 1898, Emperor Meiji purchased one of his paintings outright, a distinction few artists of any era would decline. His war triptychs documenting the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) circulated widely and shaped public perception of the conflict at home. Stylistically, Gekko drew from Kikuchi Yosai early on and acknowledged Hokusai as an inspiration, but developed a mature voice that absorbed elements of nihonga without abandoning the woodblock tradition. He was among the first Japanese artists to build a sustained Western following, and died in Tokyo in 1920. His most prominent student was Kogyo Tsukioka, the adopted son of Yoshitoshi. Provenance: private Las Vegas, Nevada, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195205
Artemis Fine Arts
May. 16, 2026
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) - Exile Priest Shunkan
Est: $50 - $100
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) - Exile Priest Shunkan. Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, signed, and sealed, framed and glazed, 13.125"h x 9.25"w.
Clars Auctions
May. 16, 2026
Japanese Woodblock Print by Ogata Gekko
Est: $200 - $300
Japanese woodblock print by Ogata Gekko, 13" x 9", framed 17" x 13". Provenance: Woburn, Massachusetts collection.
Kaminski Auctions
May. 16, 2026
Japanese Woodblock Prints, by Kunisada and Gekko
Est: $200 - $300
Group of (3) Japanese woodblock prints, to include: Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), the bijin (beautiful women), 13" x 9" (image), framed 17" x 13"; Utagawa Kunisada, 19th century Kabuki scene with actors, 13" x 9" (image), framed 17" x 13"; Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), "Tominomori Sukeemon Masanori", 13" x 9" (image), framed 19" x 14". Provenance: South Chatham, Massachusetts collection.
Kaminski Auctions
Apr. 30, 2026
OGATA GEKKO (Japan, 1859-1920), Eight scenes from the 54 Chapters of the Tale of Genji series, circa 1892-1895:, Woodblock prints, oban tate-e. Unframed.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
OGATA GEKKO Japan, 1859-1920 Eight scenes from the 54 Chapters of the Tale of Genji series, circa 1892-1895: 1) Chapter 1 (Kiritsubo). 2) Chapter 7 (Momiji no ga). 3) Chapter 8 (Hana no En). 4) Chapter 19 (Usugumo). 5) Chapter 21 (Otome). 6) Chapter 24 (Kocho). 7) Chapter 26 (Tokonatsu). 8) Chapter 53 (Tenarai).
Eldred's
Apr. 29, 2026
PAIR OF JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, OGATA GEKKO.
Est: $50 - $100
PAIR OF JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, OGATA GEKKO. Comprising a pair of Japanese wood block prints by Ogata Gekko (Japanese 1859-1920) form the series "Flowers of Japan," including "Samurai and Cherry Blossoms" and "Cherry Trees on a River Bank." Each signed and with chop on lower margin and each 12.75 x 8 inches (32.5 x 21.5cm). Unframed.
Jackson's International
Apr. 20, 2026
ASIAN: Hirose Chikuseki, Suian Hirafuku, Gekko Ogata, etc., four Japanese woodblock prints in matching frames (previously sold as a set), details include: Hirose Chikuseki, "Rooster and Hen in a Garden"; Suian Hirafuk...
Est: $100 - $200
ASIAN: Hirose Chikuseki, Suian Hirafuku, Gekko Ogata, etc., four Japanese woodblock prints in matching frames (previously sold as a set), details include: Hirose Chikuseki, "Rooster and Hen in a Garden"; Suian Hirafuku (1844 - 1890) "Two Cranes"; Gekko Ogata (1859 - 1920) "Boy on Ox"; and one of waterbird on shore, all in matching gilt frames under glass, none examined out of frame, all with wear consistent with age including toning, small losses to edge, creases/ undulations of paper, etc., all sold as found, ss: 9 3/4" sq.
Winter Associates, Inc.
Apr. 18, 2026
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) - Sugawara Michizane at the Mountain Top Praying
Est: $100 - $200
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) - Sugawara Michizane at the Mountain Top Praying. Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, signed, and sealed, framed and glazed, 13.25"h x 9.25"w.
Clars Auctions
Apr. 18, 2026
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) - Exile Priest Shunkan
Est: $100 - $200
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) - Exile Priest Shunkan. Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, signed, and sealed, framed and glazed, 13.125"h x 9.25"w.
Clars Auctions
Mar. 27, 2026
Ogata Gekkô
Est: €60 - €100
Ogata Gekkô Japan (1859-1920) 35 x 24 / 71 x 37 cm Four color woodblock prints. a) Two ôban from the Nihon hana zue series. Sign. And seal: Gekkô. Published by Sasaki Toyokichi. 1897. b) Three ôban, triptych. Representations from the Sino-Japanese War. Title: Hôôjô ni shôshi funtô no zu (pictures of the fight in Feng-huang-chêng). Published by Matsuno Komejirô. 1894. c) Three ôban, triptych. Depiction from the Sino-Japanese War. Title: Nichigun heijô taisho no zu (victory in Pyongyang). Signed: Gekko and seal. Published by Takegawa Risaburô. 1894. From an old East German private collection, assembled before 1980 Wear, slightly yellowed, a) each backed, b) and c) each glued together and creases Ogata Gekkô Japan (1859-1920) 35 x 24 / 71 x 37 cm Vier Farbholzschnitte. a) Zwei ôban aus der Serie Nihon hana zue. Sign. und Siegel: Gekkô. Verlag: Sasaki Toyokichi. 1897. b) Drei ôban, Triptych. Darstellungen aus dem Chinesisch-japanischen Krieg. Titel: Hôôjô ni shôshi funtô no zu (Bilder des Kampfes in Feng-huang-chêng). Verlag: Matsuno Komejirô. 1894. c) Drei ôban, Triptych. Darstellung aus dem Chinesisch-japanischen Krieg. Titel: Nichigun heijô taisho no zu (Sieg in Pyongyang). Sign.: Gekko und Siegel. Verlag: Takegawa Risaburô. 1894. Aus einer alten ostdeutschen Privatsammlung, vor 1980 gesammelt - Berieben, etwas vergilbt, a) jeweils aufgezogen, b) und c) jeweils aneinander geklebt und sehr knittrig
Nagel Auction
Mar. 27, 2026
Three colour woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige II, Utagawa Kunisada and Ogata Gekko
Est: €200 - €300
Three colour woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige II, Utagawa Kunisada and Ogata Gekko Japan, 19th c. and later 37 x 24,6 cm/ 35,4 x 24,6 cm/ 24,2 x 25,1 cm (Passepartout 50 x 34 cm) 1) Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869): Ōban tate-e. Title: Tokaido Kanaya Nissaka no aida Kikugawa (Between Kanaya and Nissaka on the Kikugawa) from the series: Tokaido Meisho no Uchi (Famous Views of Tokaido). Signature: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō (Kōshodō). Censorship and date seal: Aratame, 1863. 2) Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786-1865): Ōban tate-e. Fitting of a geisha at her dressmaker's. Signature: Toyokuni ga (trimmed). Censorship: Nanatsu-Sei (twin seals): Muramatsu, and Fukushima. Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō (Kōshodō). Date: 1852. 3) Ogata Gekkō (1859-1920): Shikishiban. Boy on an ox with Mount Fuji in the background. Signature: Gekkō. Artist's seal. Around 1900. Old German private collection - Minor signs of age, partly backed and cut, partly with passe-partout Drei Farbholzschnitte von Utagawa Hiroshige II., Utagawa Kunisada und Ogata Gekko Japan, 19. Jh. und später 37 x 24,6 cm/ 35,4 x 24,6 cm/ 24,2 x 25,1 cm (Passepartout 50 x 34 cm) 1) Utagawa Hiroshige II. (1826-1869): Ōban tate-e. Titel: Tokaido Kanaya Nissaka no aida Kikugawa (Zwischen Kanaya und Nissaka an der Kikugawa) aus der Serie: Tokaido Meisho no Uchi (Berühmte Ansichten des Tokaido). Signatur: Hiroshige ga. Verleger: Tsutaya Kichizō (Kōshodō). Zensur- und Datumssiegel: Aratame, 1863. 2) Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786-1865): Ōban tate-e. Anprobe einer Geisha bei ihrer Schneiderin. Signatur: Toyokuni ga (beschnitten). Zensur: Nanatsu-Sei (Zwillingssiegel): Muramatsu, und Fukushima. Verleger: Tsutaya Kichizō (Kōshodō). Datum: 1852. 3) Ogata Gekkō (1859-1920): Shikishiban. Junge auf einem Ochse mit dem Fuji-Berg im Hintergrund. Signatur: Gekkō. Künstlersiegel. Um 1900. Alte deutsche Privatsammlung - Minim. Altersspuren, teils hinterlegt und beschnitten, teils mit Passepartout
Nagel Auction
Mar. 03, 2026
Ogata Gekko (Japanese 1859 - 1920), Woodblock Triptych of a Battle Scene from the Sino-Japanese War, Matted, Overall: 20 x 38 in. (50.8 x 96.5 cm.)
Est: $50 - $100
Ogata Gekko (Japanese 1859 - 1920), Woodblock Triptych of a Battle Scene from the Sino-Japanese War,
Weschler's
Mar. 03, 2026
Ogata Gekko (Japanese 1859 - 1920), Woodblock Triptych of a Naval Battle Scene from the Sino-Japanese War, Matted, Overall: 20 x 38 in. (50.8 x 96.5 cm.)
Est: $50 - $100
Ogata Gekko (Japanese 1859 - 1920), Woodblock Triptych of a Naval Battle Scene from the Sino-Japanese War,
Weschler's
Jan. 16, 2026
Alte Grafik | Japan | 19./20. Jahrhundert
Est: -
Alte Grafik | Japan 19./20. Jahrhundert Konvolut von zwei Farbholzschnitten: 1) Ogata Gekkô (1859-1920), Drei Männer sitzen um ein Feuer und trinken Tee unter einem rot gefärbten Ahornbaum, um 1900/05. Format: Shikishiban, 24 x 24,7 cm. Signatur: Gekkô. 2) Chikuseki (Japan, um 1900), Trauben und Wespe, um 1900/10. Format: Shikishiban, 24 x 24,7 cm. Signatur: Chikuseki. Jeweils ohne Rahmen.
GAILER Kunstauktionshaus am Chiemsee
Jan. 13, 2026
Ogata Gekko, Etc. Japanese School Woodblocks, 3
Est: $300 - $500
Three Japanese School Woodblock Prints in Colors, 19th century, comprising: Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920), "The Call of the Cuckoo", character marks top right, Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900), "Kabuki Story", with character marks to the right side, and three actors in landscape scene, with character marks, unframed. Largest: 14.5" H x 10.25" W. Provenance: From a Park Avenue Estate. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Bijin-ga, Asian Art, Woodcut, Figural, Figurative, Tai Masanosuke, Interior scene, Kabuki actor, 19th Century Art
Auctions at Showplace
Dec. 17, 2025
Ogata Gekko, Japanese (1859-1920), Boiling Water Challenge, colour woodblock print, 10 x 6 1/2 in. (25.4 x 16.5 cm.)
Est: $100 - $150
Ogata Gekko Japanese, (1859-1920) Boiling Water Challenge colour woodblock print
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Dec. 05, 2025
OGATA GEKKO: THE NINE-TAILED FOX
Est: €800 - €1,500
OGATA GEKKO: THE NINE-TAILED FOX By Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), signed Gekko zuihitsu with seal Ichigaku Ichiei Japan, c. 1890s, Meiji period (1868-1912) Color woodblock print on paper. Horizontal oban. Set inside a frame, behind glass. Signed Gekko zuihitsu with seal Ichigaku Ichiei. Title Kyubi no kitsune (The Nine-tailed Fox), from the series Gekko zuihitsu (Gekko’s Miscellany). In this dynamic scene, the kitsune—disguised as a beautiful courtesan—flees the imperial palace, her form vanishing into the shadows as she narrowly escapes capture. Though her plot to assassinate the emperor fails, her deception sets off a chain of events that destabilizes the court, ultimately sparking one of the most consequential civil wars in Japanese history. Gekko captures the moment with dramatic tension, blending myth with historical allegory in a masterful display of Meiji-era printmaking. SIZE of the sheet 37 x 25 cm, SIZE incl. frame 56.5 x 41.5 cm Provenance: From the Eva and Aubrey Sweet Collection. Eva and Aubrey Sweet were Melbourne-based collectors who over six decades assembled an intimate yet ambitious collection of Asian art, with particular focus on Chinese jades, Japanese lacquerware, prints, and netsuke. Though modest and private in demeanor, their acquisitions were underpinned by methodical study, engagement with curators and dealers, and a wide reference library. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, some light browning and staining to the back. Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) was a Japanese artist best known as a painter and a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. He was self-taught in art, won numerous national and international prizes, and was one of the earliest Japanese artists to win an international audience. Gekko was self-taught in art, and began decorating porcelain and rickshaws, and designing flyers for the pleasure quarters. His early style shows the influence of the painter Kikuchi Yosai. About 1881 he took the surname Ogata at the insistence of a descendant of the painter Ogata Korin. He soon was designing prints and illustrating books and newspapers. In 1885 Gekko exhibited in the Painting Appreciation Society, and he became acquainted with the art scholars Ernest Fenellosa and Okakura Kakuzo. Museum comparison: A closely related print is in the British Museum, registration number 1906,1220,0.1757.
Galerie Zacke
Nov. 25, 2025
OGATA GEKKO - WHITE MOUSE ON A DRUM, JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT
Est: €100 - €150
A Japanese woodblock print by Ogata Gekkō (1859–1920), depicting a white mouse seated atop a lacquered drum with inlaid floral decoration. Signed “Gekkō” with artist’s red seal upper right. Presented in a cream mount and gilt frame. JAPANESE Tuesday 25th November 2025 13:09:48
Sheppards
Nov. 21, 2025
GEKKO, Ogata (*10.10.1859 Yazaemoncho †01.10.1920 Ushigome)
Est: -
GEKKO, Ogata (*10.10.1859 Yazaemoncho †01.10.1920 Ushigome), Ukiyo-e/Holzschnitte, späterer Abzug, Frau auf See, rechts roter Künstlerstempel sowie bez., Ausschnittsmaß 23,5 x 23 cm, hinter Glas, Schrägschnittpassepartout, GR
zeitGenossen Antiquitäten - Kunst - Design
Nov. 15, 2025
Gekko Ogata, Forty-seven Loyal Retainers, Ukiyo-e
Est: £100 - £200
Set of 2 prints: Artist: Gekko Ogata (1859-1920) Title: Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa / Okajima Yasoemon Tuneshige Series: Illustrations of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi Date: 1902 Size: 36.5 x 24.9 cm / 36.6 x 24.9 cm Condition: Some stains, binding holes on top, small holes and thinned area. / Some stains, binding holes on top, small holes. Ref: JG072539 / JG072540
JG Auction
Nov. 13, 2025
OGATA GEKKO (JAPON 1859-1920), TRIPTYQUE " LE TEMPLE RYUGANJI À KAMEIDO "
Est: €600 - €1,200
OGATA GEKKO (Japon 1859-1920) Triptyque " Le Temple Ryuganji à Kameido " Estampe couleur, trous et usures. Sans cadre. Dimensions : 34,5 x 71 cm
Accademia Fine Art
Nov. 09, 2025
Gekko Ogata (1859-1920) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Seven Flowers and Plants of Autumn"
Est: $200 - $400
Gekko Ogata (1859-1920) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Seven Flowers and Plants of Autumn". Private collection, California. Size: 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Gekko Ogata (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, "Wisterias at Kameido - Kameido Fuji"
Est: $200 - $400
Gekko Ogata (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, "Wisterias at Kameido - Kameido Fuji". Private collection, California. Size: 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, "Dragon and Fuji"
Est: $200 - $400
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, "Dragon and Fuji". Private collection, California. Size: 14 x 9 1/2 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Japanese, Woodblock Print, A Beauty Arranging Flowers
Est: $200 - $400
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Japanese, Woodblock Print, A Beauty Arranging Flowers. Private collection, California. Size: 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, from "Japanese Ladies Manners"
Est: $200 - $400
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, from "Japanese Ladies Manners". Private collection, California. Size: 14 x 9 1/4 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Nihon Jo Reikshiki" (Etiquette for Japanese Ladies)
Est: $200 - $400
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Nihon Jo Reikshiki" (Etiquette for Japanese Ladies). Private collection, California. Size: 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, Iris Garden - Bijin Hana Kurabe (Comparison of Beauties and Flowers)
Est: $200 - $400
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, Iris Garden - Bijin Hana Kurabe (Comparison of Beauties and Flowers). Private collection, California. Size: 14 1/2 x 10 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, "Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi"
Est: $200 - $400
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print, "Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi". Customs and Manners of Women. Private collection, California. Size: 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Gekko Ogata (1859-1920) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Irises Showing Their Beauty"
Est: $200 - $400
Gekko Ogata (1859-1920) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Irises Showing Their Beauty". Provenance: Private collection, California. Size: 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Nov. 09, 2025
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print
Est: $200 - $400
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), Woodblock Print. Young lady wearing cloak. From the series Gekk Zuihitsu. Provenance: Private collection, California. Size: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Oct. 31, 2025
Ogata Gekko Color Woodblock Print, "Akashi"
Est: $100 - $200
Ogata Gekko (Japanese 1859-1920)Â "Akashi," From "the Fifty Four Chapters of the Tale of Genji," c.1892, color woodblock print, signed, matted and framed. Dimensions: 12.25 x 8.4 in. image size, 22 x 17.5 in., as framed. Condition: Appears very good. Not examined out of frame.
Neue Auctions
Oct. 19, 2025
OGATA GEKKO WOODBLOCK FUJI FROM THE BEACH AT MIO
Est: $100 - $200
Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920) Woodblock A fiew of Mt Fuji from the beach at Mio; set under glass / Visible Art Size: 15"H x 15.25"W / Frame Size: 16"H x 16.25"W / Provenance: From the estate of Royce Walters, Indiana PA
Dargate Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2025
Gekko, Ogata: Kyubi no kitsune (japonice: der neunschwänzige Fuchs)
Est: €180 - €240
Gekko, Ogata. Kyubi no kitsune (japonice: der neunschwänzige Fuchs) aus der Folge Gekko Zuihitsu (Gekkos Essay). Format ôban tate-e. 35,5 x 23,5 cm. Edo (Tokio, Matsuki Heikichi, ca. 1897. Die Fuchskreatur erscheint in einem überlangen Kimono, schwebend vor grauschwarzem Grund; im unteren Bildbereich angedeutete Gräser. Kitsune (jap. "Fuchs") sind Fuchsgeister der japanischen Folklore, bekannt für Intelligenz, Verwandlungskunst und magische Kräfte. Mächtige Exemplare, wie dieser, besitzen bis zu neun Schwänze (kyûbi no kitsune - Neunschweif). Sie können menschliche Gestalt annehmen, häufig in der Form einer schönen Frau, und erscheinen sowohl als wohlwollende Schutzgeister als auch als listige Gestaltwandler und erotische Verführerinnen. – Vereinzelte Verschmutzungen in der Blattoberfläche, leicht papierbedingt gebräunt und braunfleckig.
Bassenge Auctions
Sep. 16, 2025
Ogata Gekko, Etc. Japanese School Woodblocks, 3
Est: $300 - $500
Three Japanese School Woodblock Prints in Colors, 19th century, comprising: Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920), "The Call of the Cuckoo", character marks top right, Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900), "Kabuki Story", with character marks to the right side, and three actors in landscape scene, with character marks. Largest: 14.5" H x 10.25" W. Provenance: From a Park Avenue Estate. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Bijin-ga, Asian Art, Woodcut, Figural, Figurative, Tai Masanosuke, Interior scene, Kabuki actor, 19th Century Art
Auctions at Showplace
Sep. 09, 2025
Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920), Meiji period Nihon hana zukushi; Fujin fozoku zukushi; Genji gojushi jo
Est: £400 - £600
Twelve woodblock prints from three series comprising: Nihon hana zukushi (Flowers of Japan): including a woodblock of Kojima Takanori (died 1358), a loyal supporter of the imperial house, depicted stripping the bark from the trunk of a cherry tree in order to write a Chinese poem that meant to be seen by the Emperor Go-Daigo as he was being escorted into exile, the poem was chosen so that only the Emperor would understand to mean that help was near; Fujin fozoku zukushi (Manners and Customs of Ladies); Genji gojushi jo (Tales of Genji) Size:(Each vertical oban: 25cm x 37cm) Notes: Please refer to an identitcal print of Kojima Takanori housed in the Walters Art Museum, accession no. 95.205
Chiswick Auctions
Aug. 23, 2025
GEKKO OGATA, GENERAL ODERA, MEIJI WAR PRINT
Est: £120 - £220
Artist: Gekko Ogata (1859-1920) Title: General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi Date: 1895 Size: (L) 38.0 x 25.6, (C) 38.0 x 25.1, (R) 37.9 x 25.5 cm Condition: Light creases, some stains. Ref: JG0425NL13
JG Auction
Aug. 01, 2025
OGATA, Gekko (*1859 †1920), Ukiyo-e,
Est: -
OGATA, Gekko (*1859 †1920), Ukiyo-e, Holzschnitt, Ideallandschaft, links unten drucksign. u bez., Auschnittsmaß ca. 19,5 x 28,5 cm, hG. Holzleiste
zeitGenossen Antiquitäten - Kunst - Design
Jul. 24, 2025
OGATA GEKKO: HAZAMA SHINROKURO MITSUKAZE
Est: €100 - €200
OGATA GEKKO: HAZAMA SHINROKURO MITSUKAZE By Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), signed Gekko with seal Japan, 1902 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Gekko with seal; publisher Matsuki Heikichi. Title Hazama Shinrokuro Mitsukaze, from the series Gishi shijushichi zu (Illustrations of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers). Scene with two combatants armed with long swords. One is on the floor having fallen backwards over a low table while Hazama Shinrokuro Mitsukaze, one of the Forty-seven Ronin, appears to charge forward, hitting the table with his sword. SIZE of the sheet 37.1 x 25.5 cm Condition: Very good impression and excellent condition with minor wear. Based on the true story of the 47 ronin, who avenged their master's death, each print in the series presents a portrait of one of the ronin, capturing some in the quiet moments leading up to the final attack and others in the midst of battle. Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) was a Japanese artist best known as a painter and a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. He was self-taught in art, won numerous national and international prizes, and was one of the earliest Japanese artists to win an international audience. Gekko was self-taught in art, and began decorating porcelain and rickshaws, and designing flyers for the pleasure quarters. His early style shows the influence of the painter Kikuchi Yosai. About 1881 he took the surname Ogata at the insistence of a descendant of the painter Ogata Korin. He soon was designing prints and illustrating books and newspapers. In 1885 Gekko exhibited in the Painting Appreciation Society, and he became acquainted with the art scholars Ernest Fenellosa and Okakura Kakuzo. The square shishikiban format appears to have been a favourite of Gekko's. Over 60 prints appear in his oeuvre in this size. Museum comparison: A closely related print is in the British Museum, registration number 1906,1220,0.1730.
Galerie Zacke
Jul. 22, 2025
TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920), 15IN x 21IN (38cm x 53cm)
Est: $800 - $1,000
Two Antique Japanese woodblock prints by Ogata Gekko (1859-1920). These two pieces are each matted and framed under glass in a black frame. With frame, each measures 15 inches x 21 inches. These pieces were acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jul. 08, 2025
TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920), 15IN x 21IN (38cm x 53cm)
Est: $800 - $1,000
Two Antique Japanese woodblock prints by Ogata Gekko (1859-1920). These two pieces are each matted and framed under glass in a black frame. With frame, each measures 15 inches x 21 inches. These pieces were acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jun. 24, 2025
TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920), 15IN x 21IN (38cm x 53cm)
Est: $800 - $1,000
Two Antique Japanese woodblock prints by Ogata Gekko (1859-1920). These two pieces are each matted and framed under glass in a black frame. With frame, each measures 15 inches x 21 inches. These pieces were acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions