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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,786 works

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono beneath a willow tree, one standing with a fan and one seated on a bench.

Two women under a willow tree

Katsukawa Shunshō

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned costumes, one holding a sword, against dark backgrounds.

Näyttelijät Iwai Kumesaburo, Kataoka Nizaemon VIII ja Kataoka Gato näytelmässä Hachijin shugo no hanjo (Kahdeksan var…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and pink and grey kimono, with a hand mirror in the upper right.

From Bijin go menjo

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a figure in a chrysanthemum-patterned kimono standing beside flowering plants against a pale sky.

The Actor Segawa Yujiro I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Ink print of a bearded robed man standing beside a blooming plum tree, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin)

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1770s

Hanging scroll of blossoming cherry trees along a stream with thatched houses and a distant mountain in the background.

Landscape: flowering cherry trees along the banks of a stream

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying red buckets on a yoke beside pine branches and waves.

The Actor Segawa Kitsuji III as Murasame in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Elev…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Japanese triptych print of women in kimono gathered around a kotatsu table and brazier, with a child and cat and a plum-branc

Around the Kotatsu

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a lion mask holding a peony branch, seated among peonies and rocks.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I in a "Shak-kyo Odori" (Stone Bridge Dance), in the Play Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Pe…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Two women in patterned kimono sit on a veranda beside red maple branches, in a Japanese woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika

Kobushō Kasei from the Series Thirty-Six Restaurants In New Tokyo

Toyohara Kunichika, late 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in a palace interior, one kneeling with a raised sword before a seated figure on a

Kabuki actors play as Ōashibara Ueno no kami Masahira, Tokiwa Mikuriya Bettō Tsuneaki, Tairano Shinnō Masakado, Musas…

Utagawa Yoshitsuya, mid-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman adjusting her hair beside a man preparing fish at a low table.

Preparing Fish

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Woman in patterned kimono bends toward a stream among autumn plants, with dragonflies flying overhead in a woodblock print.

Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants (Fūzoku aki nanakusa)

Toyohara Sadatora, first half of the 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and tea house patrons in the garden behind her.

Young girl at tea house in Iriya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, mid-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one standing with a sword and one seated.

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo II as Konoshita Hyokichi (?) (right), and Sakata Hangoro II as Matsunaga Daizen Hisahide (?…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono arranging a flowering branch in a room with a window view of blosso

Flower of Akashi (Akashi no hana)

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1853

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a snowy scene, one standing with a sword and box, one kneeling in a patterned robe.

The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Karashi Baba (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Sanshodayu (left), in the Play Kawa…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Ink sketch of three figures in loose brushwork, one wearing a grid-patterned garment, on a pale paper ground.

Three figures

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono carrying a potted flowering plant on a pole over his shoulder.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Odai, an Eboshi (Hat) Seller, in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of two men on a moonlit mountain bridge above a waterfall, one playing a flute, pine trees around.

Shanaō [Yoshitsune] Learns Martial Arts in Sōjōgatani (Shanaō Sōjōgatani ni heijutsu o manabu zu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s (Tenpô era)

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a blue kimono with a red robe, beside bamboo, with a white cat and calligraphy.

Courtesan beneath a Mosquito Net

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a patterned kimono and orange robe standing among reeds beside water.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Spirit of a Mandarin Duck (Oshidori) Disguised as Tagasode, in the Play Hana-zumo Ge…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono and green garment, leaning forward with bare legs, by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Toraya: Arashi Ryuzo II as the monk Tojibo in the play "Hatsu Akebono Kaomise Soga," from the series "Portraits of Ac…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a fan and a small bird on a gold background.

The Courtesan Takao

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned grey kimono holding a red box with a dragon-decorated helmet, c. 1773.

The Actor Arashi Hinaji I as Hananoi in the Play Gosho-zakura Horikawa Youchi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print with three black silhouette profiles on shaped paper cutouts against a grid background with calligraphy.

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Kuniteru, 19th century

Ink and watercolor drawing of a bald seated man gesturing toward a flaming bowl with a coin and mallet nearby.

Burning a Buddhist Image

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a green kimono with a black cloak and ornate hair pins, 1795.

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes holding a large fan and a decorated staff, by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira, Younger Brother of Emperor Go-Toba, in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho (Y…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a striped kimono, tall grey hat and wooden geta, holding a sword.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Gokumon Shobei in the Play Sugata no Hana Kurofune Zukin, Performed at the Morita The…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Hanging scroll of a hawk diving with a fish in its beak above dark rocks and waves, in ink and colour on silk.

Hawk and fish

Katsushika Hokusai