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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,786 works

Ink drawing of a dragon with clawed limbs and scaly tail emerging from grey clouds on pale paper.

Dragon emerging from clouds

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a standing actor in striped robe and sword beneath willow branches beside a river, c. 1796.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Ume no Yoshihei in the Play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi, Performed at the Kiri Theate…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1796

Woodblock print of a dragon in storm clouds with lightning above a rocky coast and turbulent sea.

A Dragon Appearing to Minamoto no Mitsunaka at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Utagawa Yoshikazu, ca. 1847-52

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a striped parasol and sword beside a stone lantern, c. 1770.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kikuchi Hyogo Narikage in the Play Katakiuchi Chuko Kagami (Vendetta: A Model of L…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of pink, white and red peonies with green leaves and a moth with eyespot wings against cream background.

Peonies and Butterfly, from an untitled series named Large Flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one seated with a sword and one standing with a bird beside a cherry tree and stone wal

The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Seigen (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II as Shimizu Tonoinosuke Kiyoharu (left), in th…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Ink drawing of a long-haired hermit in flowing robes seated on a rock, turning to the left on beige paper.

Hermit resting on a rock

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes beside a green lantern and plum blossoms, with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Yoshimine no Munesada in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakam…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1771

Hanging scroll of a ferry boat with passengers crossing a misty river toward snow-capped Mount Fuji and a riverside village.

River landscape: ferry-boat and Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a lidded container on green ground.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Courtesan Hitachi in Part Two of the Play Wada Sakamori Osame no Mitsugumi (Wada'…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword and maple branch beside a spotted deer under a tree.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Goi no Sho Munesada with a Deer, in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji (Flower of J…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1771

Japanese woodblock print of a man in black coat and blue floral kimono before a rising red sun and rays.

Print - Utagawa Sadakage

Utagawa Sadakage, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green kimono carrying a tray with a potted pine, beside a lattice window.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II in a pre-performance celebration of the play "Soga Monogatari," performed at the Morita T…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1773

Woodblock print of a young horseman on a white horse with a woman holding a parasol beside him, in soft pastel tones.

The Young Horseman

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono carrying a lacquered box beside a screen and chrysanthemums.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oume, Wife of Kisaku, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed a the Nakam…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman with a lantern and a man with a fan beside a lantern shop with a checkered roof.

The Lantern Shop

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a grey kimono beside a red stand with a bowl and lacquer box, by Katsushika Hokusai.

New Year custom: makeup on the New Year morning

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono and black robe, holding a sword, with pale face makeup.

Actor Nakamura Sukegorô II as Ninja Aso no Matsuwaka in “The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith” (“Ima o sakari suehiro Gen…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword in a patterned grey robe beside a seated woman in a red kimono holding a fan.

Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô II as Shunkan and Azuma Tôzô II as Oyasu in “Outing to Pick Pine Seedlings on the Rat-Day of t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768

Woodblock print of a man in striped robes beside a child in a patterned kimono, with a kettle on a brazier at left.

Actor as Master of Sagamiya (Sagamiya teishu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman playing zither on a veranda as a horseman and attendant approach past a fence under the moon.

Kogo no Tsubone and Minamoto no Nakakuni

Suzuki Harunobu, early 1760s

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded rider on a white horse above a red-faced warrior with a sword amid waves and a dragon.

Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô II as Chinese Sage Huangshi Gong and Ichikawa Danzô III as Chinese Warrior Zhang Liang in “At…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono beside a bonsai pine, with vertical calligraphy above.

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1761

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robe and wooden sandals, stooping beneath a willow tree with a radiating headdress

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as Monk Seigen of Kiyomizu Temple in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red and indigo patterned kimono playing a shamisen, with calligraphy on a gold ground.

Shamisen Player

Kitagawa Utamaro II, 1800

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in robes, with seated musicians playing shamisen and koto above a stage scene with pines.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi, Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, and Ichikawa Danjuro…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in falling snow beneath a pine tree, one raising a blade.

Nakamura Utaemon I as Karashi Baba and Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Shirotae

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1769

Ink sketch of a fisherman on rocks beside a large curling wave, with leafy plants and a basket.

Fisherman Tossing Bait

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of two women on an Enoshima beach with Mount Fuji, boats and pine trees in the background.

Enoshima, from the series "Mount Fuji in the Four Seasons (Shiki no Fuji)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a courtesan's crane-patterned kimono, standing before striped panels and a lattice ceili

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Courtesan Maizuru in the Play Furisode Kisaragi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura T…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robe holding a large fan in the rain, with two swords at his waist.

Actor Ôtani Hiroji III Probably as Ukishima Daihachi in “Comparing Merits: Festival Day at Soma” (“Shinasadame Sôma n…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in grey costume with red crest, holding a fan and swords, by Torii Kiyonaga.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Minamoto no Yoshiie, in the play "Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori," performed at the Mo…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778