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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,785 works

Ink sketch of a smiling man dancing, holding a folding fan overhead in flowing robes, bare feet visible.

Dancing man

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a woman playing a shamisen beside a kneeling man, with an open book and calligraphy in the corner.

Young Lady Taking a Lesson on the Shamisen

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Black ink print of Kiyomizu Temple with pine and blossoming trees and kimono-clad figures walking in the foreground.

Kiyomidzu Temple in Kyoto

Hishikawa Moronobu

Black-and-white woodblock print of samurai, women in kimono, stacked buckets and a wooden fence in a street scene.

The Fourth Scene, from the series Scenes of the Pleasure Quarter at Yoshiwara in Edo

Hishikawa Moronobu

Black-and-white print of pedestrians in kimono on a street below a wooden veranda with seated figures behind screens.

Street Scene in the Yoshiwara

Hishikawa Moronobu

Black-and-white woodblock print of two lovers embracing among autumn chrysanthemums, with a sword leaning against a rock.

Lovers Beside Flowering Autumn Grasses

Hishikawa Moronobu, 1680s

Black-and-white Japanese woodblock print of a samurai and courtesan seated together, with a kneeling servant and a candle sta

Samurai and Courtesan Seated; A Servant Beside Them

Sugimura Jihei Masataka, ca. 1685

Hand-colored woodblock print of a standing figure in black kimono and yellow obi, holding a tray and a wide reddish hat.

The Actor Sanjō Kantarō as an Itinerant Buddhist Nun

Kondo Kiyoharu, ca. 1715

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped costume with red geometric patterns and a sword, posed dramatically.

Ichikawa Danjūrō II in the Scene "Wait a Moment" (Shibaraku)

Torii Kiyotada, ca. 1715

Hand-colored woodblock print of a standing kabuki-style figure in a striped hat, black kimono, and patterned robe, holding a

Ichimura Takenojo VIII

Torii Kiyotomo, ca. 1720

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a willow tree and a small table.

Woman In Loosened Kimono Coming From the Bath

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of white and red-sailed boats on a river with reeds and distant rooftops under a blue sky.

江戸十二景仲洲之景

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock triptych of swirling whirlpools and rocky islets with pines, distant mountains and small sailing boats on the sea.

Rapids at Naruto

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a moonlit bay with islands, sailboats, pine trees and a winding shoreline under a full moon.

Panorama of the Eight Views of Kanasawa under a Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors with a monstrous cat spirit and a white-haired figure in a patterned robe.

Näyttelijät Ichimura Uzaemon, Onoe Kikugoro III ja Sawamura Sojuro V näytelmässä Mukashigatari Okazaki no Nekoishi yo…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Woodblock print of a colorful pheasant with a long tail perched on a pine branch against a green-shaded hillside.

Pheasant and Pine-trees on Snowy Hillside

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woman in a pink floral kimono arranging her hair beside a black lacquer mirror stand, Japanese woodblock print.

Sanjō Kantarō as a Woman Arranging Her Hair Before a Lacquer Mirror

Torii Kiyomasu II, before 1763

Woodblock print of three figures in layered robes beside painted screens and orange pillars on a patterned floor.

Shutendoji in Oeyama Palace

Komatsuya Hyakki, 1765

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a tray with a pine tree and crane, 1739.

The Actor Tatsuoka Hisagiku in the Role of Kurenai

Kiyonobu II, 1739

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one at a mirror stand and one reading on a verandah, ca. 1730.

Two Women in a Room Opening on a Verandah

Hasegawa Mitsunobu, ca. 1730

Black and white woodblock print of three figures at a sake party in an interior with a folding screen and lantern.

Interior, Three Figures: Sake Party

Hasegawa Mitsunobu, ca. 1730

Hand-colored woodblock print of a figure in a crested kimono holding a parasol, wearing wooden clogs, c. 1728.

A Dandy of More Than Questionable Morals Out Walking on a Cold Day

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1728

Segawa Kikunojō II

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1758

Woodblock print of a standing figure in patterned kimono holding a woven basket hat, with calligraphy beside the figure.

Bandō Hikosaburō II Dressed as a Komuso and Carrying the Flute and Hat

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1761

Three women in patterned green kimono carrying a tray of food, a branch with a crane, and a lacquer box, in a Japanese woodbl

Three Actors

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1750 or 1751

Woodblock print of a seated woman holding a cat while a standing man in a checked robe dangles a cord above her.

Woman Seated Holding a Cat

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of two kneeling kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono under a willow branch with pink blossoms.

Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura"

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono standing beneath a drooping willow tree, heads bent together.

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned orange and green kimono with a crest, holding a fan, with calligraphy abov

Segawa Kikunojō II as a Woman Standing

Torii Kiyohiro, 1757

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying two bird cages on a pole beneath a maple branch.

The Actor Azuma Tōzō I as a Woman Carrying Two Bird Cages

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a grayish blue patterned kimono holding a woven basket, with calligraphy.

Sanokawa Ichimatsu I in Grayish Blue and Rose Walking Toward the Left

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1756

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned kimono under blossoming plum branches at night.

Näyttelijät Onoe Kikujiro, Nakamura Fukusuke ja Iwai Kumesaburo tunnistamattomassa näytelmässä

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856