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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,767 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned red kimono holding a sword and lantern beside a green railing.

The Actor Ichikawa Masuzo I as Soga no Goro in the play "Tokitsukaze Irifune Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1758

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono resting on tatami, with an inset of a seated woman and standing man.

Surgical Ward' (Gekashitsu) from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1906

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji at dusk over a river with a bridge, boats, a pine tree and lantern in the foreground.

Mt. Fuji at Dusk from Edo Bridge

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1879

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors under a parasol beside a willow tree, with a bird flying overhead.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Ohatsu and Ichikawa Yaozo II as her lover Tokubei in the play "Yoni Osaka Nitsui no…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1767

Woodblock print of a woman with long black hair in a white kimono, beside chrysanthemums and blue water.

Lady Kesa from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Tomioka Eisen, ca. 1906

Two women in patterned kimono read a handwritten letter together in a Japanese woodblock print.

Love Letter (Kesobumi)

Kajita Hanko, January 1906

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes, a woman gesturing near a pine tree and a seated man, with calligraph

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Sakura Hime and Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Priest Seigen in the play "Wada Sakamori Eiga…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1773

Watercolor of a rocky seashore with dark boulders, tidal pools, and choppy blue water beneath a green headland.

Appledore No. 2

Childe Hassam, 1910

Woodblock print of a tall pine, a torii gate, a rider on horseback, and Mount Fuji rising over a lake.

Mt. Rokuso in Kazusa Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a flowered kimono with a fan and one carrying a tall tea whisk, by Torii Kiyomit

The Actors Ichikawa Raizo I as a peddler of tea whisks and Nakamura Matsue I as Yuya Gozen in the play "Daijobu Takad…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a fighting pose, one raising a sword above a black background.

The Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III holding Sword Aloft, and Arashi Shichigorō III as Fighting Heroes

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a floral robe and a seated man with a fan beside a brazier and lacquer box.

The Actors Bando Aizo as the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho and Ichikawa Raizo I as Soga no Goro in the play "Satsuki…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1766

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe with gold tassels, holding a dark hat to his face, with a yellow name carto

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman in Black Robe Holding a Straw Hat

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one gazing up at a suspended bell and one kneeling with a sword, 1767.

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro III as Oroku and Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro in the play "Shomei Muken no Kane," per…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1767

Woman in a patterned kimono holding a poem sheet and brush, woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni I, ca. 1795.

“The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems,” from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata)

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of women in kimono among grasses and flowers, with a central figure holding a patterned robe over her head be

Murasaki Shikibu in Hiding, from the Tale of Genji chapter, "Red Plum"

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in floral kimono drawing a bow beside shoji screens and a hanging quiver.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Ishi no Mae in the play "Hoshi Aikotoba Higashiyama no Sakae," performed at the Ichim…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Woodblock print of a woman with firewood on her head leading a black ox, with pink cherry blossoms behind her.

The Actor Segawa Roko as the Woodseller Ohara Leading an Ox

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1810

Woodblock print of a figure with a parasol standing in snow beside bamboo and a lantern, with a snowy landscape behind.

Murasaki and Genji Viewing the Snow

Utagawa Kunisada, 1853

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono holding a cup, with calligraphy above her head.

The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the seco…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Woodblock print of a river gorge with boats, a bridge, pedestrians on a road, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

View of Ochanomizu in the Eastern Capital

Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810-1820

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a path above pink cherry blossoms, with temple roofs and a red torii gate.

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono holding a pipe beside a lacquer box and sword.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro in the play "Hatachiyama Horai Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theate…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1759

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor under a parasol beside a willow tree, in a patterned kimono and geta sandals.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Ono no Yorikaze in the play "Ono no Tofu Aoyagi Suzuri," performed at the Morita The…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1764

Woodblock print of a large grey elephant eating straw beside a Western man, a woman in a blue dress, and a child.

A Large Elephant Recently Imported from Overseas (Shinto hakurai no daizō)

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo, 1863 (third month)

Woodblock print of a wooden bridge, temple roofs and boats on a canal, with pedestrians along the bank.

Myōkendō Hall, Yanagishima

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1839

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono on a veranda among cherry blossoms, one holding a cello, with a pavilion and rive

A Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno (Tōbukai Ueno ōka yūran no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, March, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped costume with red face makeup, raised arm, and calligraphy placard by a

An Actor of the Bando Line as an Outlaw Brought to Bay on the Bank of a River

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono with a basket and sword beside a pine tree, by Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1766.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as Kawazu Saburo in the play "Kaido Ichi Izu no Harugoma," performed at the Nakamura Thea…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1766

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors: a standing man with a sword and a seated woman in a floral kimono, besid

Näyttelijät Nakamura Fukusuke ja Onoe Kikujiro näytelmässä Motomishi hana bunbu no norikake (Rauhan ja sodan taidot)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856

Woman in iris-patterned kimono holding a plum blossom branch, with calligraphy beside her, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Actor Ichiyama Shichizo I as Terute Hime in the play "Shuen Soga Omugaeshi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1768

Woodblock print of an elephant being sprayed with water by a keeper while a man in a red jacket stands beside it.

The Public Viewing of an Indian Elephant at Ryōgoku Hirokōji (Tenjiku no zō kono tabi Ryōgoku Hirokōji ni oite misemo…

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo, ca. 1863