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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,782 works

Black-and-white woodblock print of three figures in an interior with a willow tree and sliding screen, one holding a sword.

Scene from a Drama: Matsumoto Koshiro I and Two Other Actors

Ink line drawing of a woman in layered robes tending a sleeping baby, with hair ornaments and a comb.

A Woman and Baby

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830s

Ink outline of a warrior in patterned armor raising a long sword overhead, with bare feet planted wide.

A Warrior

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of a woman in a canopied carriage under a pine tree, with an attendant holding the pole.

Lady in a Chariot

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one seated, one standing with a fan, and a kneeling attendant.

Kolme naista

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen over blossoming cherry trees, travelers on a hill, and a teahouse beside the bay.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woman smoking a pipe by a window with a cat, sailing boats on the bay beyond, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Returning Sails at Shinagawa (Shinagawa no kihan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a tall multi-stream waterfall over a cliff, with travelers at its base and climbers on the forested slope.

Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series A T…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall with travelers on a bridge, a red hut on a cliff, and green hills.

Ono Waterfall on the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono and a child in a striped robe beside a shoji window, with poem text above.

Poem by Nakatsukasa, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a calligraphy panel, with plum blossoms and a water bucket.

Poem by Chosui, from the series "Five Fashionable Colors of Ink (Furyu goshiki-zumi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Woodblock print of two men washing a horse in a rushing waterfall beside a red cliff and green hills.

“The Waterfall Where Yoshitsune Washed His Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province,” from the series A Tour of Waterfalls…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of two women working outdoors beside a bamboo-screened house, with a bucket, basket and poem text above.

Poem by Henjo Sojo, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall beside a cliff where three travelers rest near a pine tree, in blue and green tones.

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki), from the series A Tour of Wat…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall over green cliffs, with travelers holding umbrellas on a path below.

Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no Yōrō no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Sh…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of porters carrying a green palanquin and baskets over a plank bridge above a winding river at dusk.

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga e…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1845

Two figures in patterned kimono stand in a room with a lattice screen; one holds a small mouse while the other holds a brush.

Couple with a Pet Mouse

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of figures in a red boat poling through lotus-covered water beside a grassy bank, with a poem cartouche.

Poem by Funya no Asayasu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by a Nurse (Hyakunin isshu ubaga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Woman standing on a boat gazing at a full moon over a bay, with a second figure playing a lute beneath the roof.

Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of figures gathering grass with parasols in a field, a farmer carrying baskets, and a distant mountain and se

Spring in the Rice Fields

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of two women in kimono seated on a veranda beside willows and a flowering shrub, with calligraphy above.

Sumirena: The Mistress of Yojiya (Yojiya musume, Sumirena), from the series "Beauties of the Floating World Compared…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe lifting a large beam overhead against stylized clouds.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro I 1660-1704

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a woman in green and a man with swords seated on a veranda beside a willow tree and shop shelves.

Clearing Weather at Asakusa (Asakusa no seiran), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Brown ink sketch of three sparrows around ripples on water, with a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Sparrows

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1825

Japanese woodblock print of two women gathering abalone on a rocky shore with rolling waves and a poem inscription.

The Abalone (Awabi), from an untitled series of Shells

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a temple with a blue tiled roof, twisting pine trees, a waterway, and figures with umbrellas in snow.

Zojoji Temple at Shiba in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ink and wash drawing of a smiling bald man in a blue loincloth bending over a pole on a wooden raft.

Man on a Raft

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reading a scroll, the other holding a broom beside a potted bonsai.

Poem by Chunagon Asatada, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Ink drawing of a large curling wave with foam and streaks of spray, with a short Japanese inscription in the upper left.

Wave

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of rain falling on a large pine tree over a lakeshore, with boats and a shrine at right.

Evening Rain on the Karasaki Pine

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a woman and attendant on a boat on a river, with geese flying overhead and a passenger boat beyond.

Geese Descending on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa no rakugan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a long wooden bridge, sailboats on calm water, and a conical mountain under a golden sunset sky.

Sunset at Seta

Utagawa Hiroshige