Japanese woodblock prints of Jacques J.F. Commandeur

Introduction
Prints
- Edo
- Meiji
- Shin Hanga
Tools and materials
- Carving
- Printing
Books
- Techniques
- Artists
Links

This website displays part of my private collection of Japanese woodblock prints. For the best viewing experience of my website please use a laptop or desktop computer rather than a tablet or smartphone.

As you can see from the menu’s shown at the top of this page, I have categorised my prints into the following three distinct Japanese eras: the Edo (‘classical’) period, the Meiji (‘transitional’) period, and the Shin Hanga (‘modern’) period of Japanese history, for reasons that will become clear as you further proceed through the pages of my website.

Even though it is impossible to do these prints full justice in this digital medium as far as special three-dimensional effects like mica highlights and blind printing techniques are concerned - not to mention the fluffy texture of washi, the traditional handmade Japanese paper used in making these prints - I hope you still will enjoy their ‘flat’ two-dimensional pictures presented here.

All print sizes mentioned on my website are image sizes (not paper sizes), the height of an image always preceding its width.

Also check out my second website with elaborate comments on the three wonderfully illustrated books designed by Katsushika Hokusai displaying an (almost) continuous view of both banks of the Sumida river in Edo - as witnessed by Hokusai in Edo times.

Last update: February 15, 2026