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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,785 works

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono, the central figure holding a sword, in an interior setti

Actors Onoe Tamizô I, Ichikawa Danjûrô V, and Osagawa Tsuneyo II, in (possibly) “A Dandyish Brocade: Opposing Warrior…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1778

Painting of a seated court lady with long black hair in layered red, blue and patterned robes, on pale paper.

Court Lady

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketches of snake heads by Hokusai, one light outline and one heavier scaled version, with Japanese calligraphy and a sea

Snake Heads

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of two women under an umbrella walking through a snowstorm, with snow-covered ground in the foreground.

Two girls under umbrella in snowstorm

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and white robe with a sword and elaborate headdress, against a beige background.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a "Shibaraku" Role, Possibly from the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Cla…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Ink sketch of a bearded elderly sage in a flowing robe seated on stylized waves, with a sword at his feet.

Sage

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a standing woman in a wide hat with a wisteria sprig, robes drawn in loose brushlines.

Fuji Musume, the Wisteria Maid

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Woodblock print of a nude woman washing her neck at a wooden tub while a kimono-clad woman stands nearby beside a screen.

Woman Washing Her Neck

Japanese print of morning glory vines over a patterned porcelain bowl beside a clear glass goblet, on pale paper.

Plants, Porcelain Bowl, and Glass Goblet

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1789

Hand-colored Japanese print of a bald warrior monk with a blue staff, debris flying around a prone figure below.

Rochishin Chopping Off the Head of Nio

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in kimono beside a black ox and a waterfall.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Princess Hatsune (Hatsune Hime) (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1785

Ink drawing of a long-haired ghost peering around a doorframe, beside a bearded serpentine figure above pine trees.

Ghosts

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketches of four birds with pink washes and a grotesque lion-like mask design, mounted together on one sheet.

Four sketches of birds and one design for a grotesque mask, mounted together

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Fan-shaped painting of a bald man leaning back beside rising smoke, a blossoming branch and a shovel.

Buddhist allegory of a priest burning cherry branches

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink and red sketch of a fierce seated deity at an altar, with studies of a robed figure, tassel, pine and wisteria.

Juima

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Green turtle with a red ribbon trailing from its head, swimming through curling pink and gray water ripples.

Turtle resting on a scroll

Katsushika Hokusai

Tiger

Hokusai School, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a patterned kimono tying a floral bundle beside a screen, with a small fish sketch on the

New Year custom: wish for a New Year's auspicious dream

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Three women and a child beneath a flowering cherry tree at a seashore with moored boats, painted on a golden ground.

Three women under a flowering cherry tree at the seashore

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red face paint holding a striped parasol and patterned kimono.

Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in Act Three of the play Kitekaer…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1780

Ink and colour painting of pink peony blossoms with dark wash leaves on a branch against a pale ochre background.

Peony

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a flame-patterned kimono with long dark hair and a fan crest on the chest.

Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku

Katsukawa Shunkō, About 1780

Ink drawing of a standing warrior in layered armor, holding a raised staff and a fan, on pale paper.

Standing warrior in full armor

Katsushika Hokusai

Two-panel woodblock print of kabuki actors: a man leading an ox with a maple branch, and a hooded woman in a patterned kimono

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okume (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Koshiba Yukienojo Disguised as the Eboshi…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1779

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom at night under a full moon, with lanterns, pedestrians and a balcony teahouse.

Night Viewing of Cherry Blossoms along the Nakano-chō at Shin Yoshiwara, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840

Japanese woodblock print of a youth dancing with a spear, wearing a pink floral kimono and black sleeved overgarment.

Youth Dancing with a Spear

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and red hakama holding a katana, glancing sideways with a stern expression.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theat…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Line print of a standing man and seated woman in an interior, with a figure peeking through a curtain at left.

Act Ten: The Amakawaya House from the play Chushingura (Treausry of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Black-and-white Japanese woodblock print of three figures on a veranda beside bamboo, one in patterned armor with swords.

Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Ink line drawing of a standing man leaning forward with a topknot, long robe and a pipe at his side.

Standing man

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of three women in kimono in a room with patterned screens, a bamboo plant and a hanging lantern.

Courteousness (Rei), from the series "Five Virtues in the Manners of Women (Fuzoku onna gojo)"

Katsukawa Shunzan, c. 1781/1801

Japanese kabuki print of a samurai actor with a sword in front of a pale ghostly spirit in a white robe, c. 1771.

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Koga Saburo, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Devil of Kogakeyama, the Spirit of Wakasa…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771