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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,764 works

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned yellow kimono standing beneath a cherry branch with calligraphy.

The Actor Arashi Wakano as a woman standing beneath a cherry tree

Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1724

Woodblock print with two kabuki actor portraits and two calligraphy panels in black frames, Utagawa Toyokuni.

教訓いろはたとゑみ・佐々木源之助／し・浮世伊之助

Utagawa Toyokuni

Two Japanese kabuki actor prints with a samurai holding a sword, framed by cherry blossoms on blue and black grounds.

Actor, Nakamura Shikan plays as Ootomo no Kuronushi, Onoe Taganojō plays as Kurosome no rei, from Tsumoru koiyuki no…

Hashimoto Naoyoshi, dated 1882

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono holding a sword and staff against a red background.

Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play

Toyohara Kunichika, September, 1882

Triptych print of an emperor receiving kneeling officers in a hall, with uniformed commanders and kimono-clad attendants.

Illustration of the Honored Commanders, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cup (Kunkō no shō tenpai o tamau no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, September, 1877

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan under a willow and a kneeling man with a sword on a grassy bank.

Scene from a Drama

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1769

Three-panel Japanese print of an emperor seated in audience with uniformed officers and kimono-clad attendants.

View of the Gift of the Emperor's Gift Cup

Toyohara Chikanobu, Sept. 5, 1877 (Meiji 10)

Hand-colored print of a crowd plundering barrels outside gabled townhouses at night, with torches and onlookers at windows.

Plundering van het huis van een wijnkoper Gerrit Hagedooren te Rotterdam, 1751

Simon Fokke, 1751

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one resting her head on her hand, with a pipe and pouch on the floor.

Disconsolate Lovers

Momokawa Shiko II, ca. 1800

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig holding a printed sheet, with a cabinet, bust and draped curtain behind him.

Portret van Simon Fokke met in zijn hand de prent van de plundering van het huis van een wijnkoper Gerrit Hagedooren…

John Greenwood, 1751

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman by a brazier while a pale ghost rises behind a screen, with snow outside.

新形三十六怪撰清玄の霊桜姫を慕ふの図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889

Japanese woodblock print of a tall arched bridge over a river with travelers, umbrellas, boats and a distant snowy mountain.

Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series “Unusual Views of Famous B…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Diptych kabuki print of two actors in colorful robes with swords, against a green mountain landscape.

Näyttelijät Kataoka Nizaemon VII ja Iwai Kumesaburo näytelmässä Ki-ichi Hogen sanryaku no maki (Ki-ichi Hogenin sotat…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1817

Woodblock print of a hilly shoreline with a winding path, wooden bridges, pink blossoming trees, boats and village houses.

Mount Tenpo at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshu Ajikawaguchi Tenpozan), from the series "Unusual…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Triptych woodblock print of officers in military uniforms and kneeling men inside a red draped interior, Meiji period.

Presentation of the Head of Saigo to the Prince Arisogawa

Yamazaki Toshinobu, Oct. 16, 1877 (Meiji 10)

Woodblock print of an arched wooden bridge on stone piers under falling rain, with a conical mountain and travelers in the di

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo no kuni Kintaibashi), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono kneeling with a broom beside a round fan with calligraphy.

Hinazuru of Naka Ogi-ya as an Onna Jittoku

Yanagawa Shigenobu, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a village with blue rooftops, a bamboo grove, a stone-walled shore, and a small boat on calm water.

Bamboo Grove at Kume Village (Kumemura no chikuri), from the series “Eight Views of Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu hakkei)”

Katsushika Hokusai, 1832

Woodblock print of a ferryman poling a boat past blossoming cherry trees, with a woman holding a fan on a river.

Madwoman in a Ferry near the Temple Mokubōji (Scene from the Noh Play Sumidagawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1849

Japanese woodblock print of a river with boats, riverside houses, a bridge and a sailing vessel under a pale sky.

Ryogoku

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1845

Woodblock print of a crescent moon over an inlet with a stone bridge, boats, blue-roofed buildings and hills.

Evening Moon at Izumizaki (Izumizaki yagetsu), from the series “Eight Views of Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu hakkei)”

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1832

Woodblock print of a red steam train and Western-dressed crowds at a stone station, with ships in the harbor behind.

Print - Shōsai Ikkei, 1870

Shōsai Ikkei, ca. 1870

Triptych woodblock print of people strolling under pink cherry blossoms in a park, with a red shrine building at right.

東京名所之内上野公園地桜花盛之景

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 1880

Woodblock print of busy Nihonbashi bridge with porters and fish sellers, Mount Fuji and canal boats in the distance.

Clearing Weather at Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no seiran), from the series Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)

Keisai Eisen, 1843-47 (Tenpō 14-Kōka 4)

Woodblock print of a temple courtyard with blue roofs, pink cherry blossoms, and people in colourful robes walking.

Main Gate at the Temple Tsukiji Honganji

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono holding an umbrella beside a blossoming plum branch and a wooden bucket.

The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku as a woman walking in the snow

Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1742

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over a bay, with cherry trees in bloom and travelers on a hillside near teahouses.

Fuji from Gotenyama on the Tōkaidō at Shinagawa (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Triptych print of a gilded imperial carriage with escorts in uniform passing stone walls, a bridge and Mount Fuji.

Illustration of the Imperial Carriage (Gohōren no zu)

Utagawa Kunitoshi, 1889

Woodblock print of lumber workers in a Honjō timber yard by a canal, with Mount Fuji visible on the right.

Tatekawa in Honjō (Honjō Tatekawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of women in kimono in a boat on a harbor with cargo ships, a shrine, and pine trees on shore.

The Sumiyoshi Shrine at Tsukuda Island, from the series Famous Places in Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of travelers on a hillside path with thatched houses, a pine tree, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lower Meguro (Shimo Meguro), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a crowd of sumo wrestlers with name labels, a seated figure in a striped kimono, and a straw bale in the f

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Utagawa Toyokuni