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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,767 works

Woodblock print of two women in a boat, one holding a basket of mussels, with sailing ships in a harbor behind them.

Two Women in a Boat; One Holding a Basket of Mussels

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1798

Japanese woodblock triptych of a full moon over rice fields, with women in kimono under a red autumn maple tree.

Moon Reflected in the Rice Fields at Sarashina in Shinano Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of kimono-clad figures in a theatrical scene, with a woman carrying a basket and musicians behind a railing.

Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors, one on horseback with a sword and one leaping over a blossoming landscap

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI, Nakamura Fukusuke ja Kataoka Ichizo näytelmässä Irifune Soga Nihon no torikachi (Sogan…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono holding a lantern and cloth beside a wooden gate and bamboo fence.

The Actor Segawa Senjo (Kikunojo III) as the wife of Amakawaya Gihei in the play "Kanadehon Chushingura," performed a…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1776

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral pink kimono on a green bank, gazing toward a horned demon's head in the water below.

A Girl on the Edge of a Stream Sees a Demon's Head in the Water

Komatsuken Shoshoken

Woman in green kimono holding a cord to a monkey climbing a fruit tree, in a tall vertical Japanese woodblock print.

A Woman Playing with a Monkey which Has Climbed a Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two courtly figures in red robes beside a red maple tree, with a veranda and calligraphy above.

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Japanese woodblock triptych showing Western figures, an American flag, and hot air balloons over a harbor with a red sky.

American Balloon Ascension (Amerikakoku)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1867

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono holding a fan and raised sword, with red face paint.

The Actor Otani Oniji II as Asahina Saburo in the play "Hatachiyama Horai Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in…

Torii Kiyosato, 1759

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a couple with a monkey beneath drooping willow branches, by Torii Kiyonaga.

A Couple of Lovers Playing with a Monkey

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in kimono beside lanterns and a wooden screen.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Gado, Morita Kanya ja Ichikawa Kodanji IV näytelmässä Hana shobu otoko-kagami (Kukkivat kurjenmi…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a woman with a parasol and a man holding a sickle, among bamboo.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VII ja Iwai Shijaku näytelmässä Date moyo kedatsu no Kinugawa(Kinugawan virttynyt silkki…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1821

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword, with calligraphy beside him.

Otani Hiroji as Kurofune Chiemon

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1760

Woodblock print of three children towing a boat by ropes along a reedy river bank, with hills in the distance.

Towing boats against the current

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Woodblock print of two women in patterned robes crouching in grass at night, with a torch-bearing figure on a distant hill.

A Young Man and Women in the Moor of Musashino; Parody of the Akuta River episode of the Tale of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765-66

Woodblock print of a figure with umbrella and lantern beside a red torii gate and pine trees in falling rain.

Night Rain at a Shrine

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Woman in patterned kimono gathering colored cords of a flower ball ornament against a striped background.

Ornament Ball from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1906

Woodblock print of a two-story temple gate with blue roof, pedestrians, vendors and sparrows in a courtyard under tall trees.

Mount Atago in Shiba

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Woman in grey kimono with red fan beside silhouettes of two figures walking under a full moon.

Young Woman Looks at Silhouette of a Male Prisoner being Led Away

Tomioka Eisen, early 20th century

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, one holding a large parasol, with a calligraphic cartouche at upper left.

Loving Couple with Theatre Puppets

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse under pine trees, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hodogaya), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of two figures on a riverbank under an autumn moon, with pines, willows, a pavilion and boats on the Sumida R

Autumn Moon over Sumida River (Sumida aki zuki), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)"

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Woodblock print of a kneeling samurai and two women carrying a lacquer box among pine trees, with text panels above.

First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono walking with a young girl holding a crane under bamboo.

Taking a Walk on New Year's Day

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1755

Woodblock print of a snowy landscape with a snowcapped mountain, pine trees, a frozen pond, and travelers on a bridge.

Mount Fuji and Mount. Ashigara from Numazu in Clear Weather after a Snowfall

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in dark kimono holding a green parasol beside wooden water buckets, with calligraphy.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Sukeroku in the play "Choseiden Fudan-zakura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Woman in a kimono reading a book beside a lakeside view with a pavilion and hills, in a fan-shaped Japanese woodblock print.

Beauty Looking at Shinobazu Pond", illustration from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1906

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a striped parasol, beside a wooden house and bamboo.

Young Lady and Matron, from "Girls of Fukagawa - A Triptych (Fukagawa musume sanpukutsui)"

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1750s

Woodblock print of a snowy mountain above a blue sea, with a torii gate, pine trees and falling snow.

Mount Yuga in Bizen Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one standing with a raised sword and one crouched, with a f

The Actors Otani Hiroji II as Kawazu Saburo and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Matano Goro in the play "Kashiwa ga Toge Kichi…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1755

Woman in a patterned kimono leaning on a pine tree by the sea, gazing downward, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Mad Woman of Yawata (Yawata no kyōjo) from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1905