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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,786 works

Ink and color drawing of a fierce bald Buddhist figure in robes carrying a black staff with red tassels.

Buddhist figure

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an old woman's costume with grey hair, holding a sword, wearing a green and orange robe.

The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Hanging scroll of white rats and a grey mouse climbing a tall stack of woven straw rice bales.

Rats and rice bales

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono standing on a veranda beside a railing and cherry blossoms.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Japanese print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono looking at a framed portrait of a red-clad warrior.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjūrō I in an Inset Portrait

Utagawa Kunisada, 1819

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono under a large parasol, one holding a sword, beside flowering plants.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III (right) as Ochiyo, and Bando Mitsugoro I (left) as the Greengrocer Hambei, in the Play…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding a red sake cup that reflects a kabuki actor's face beside plum blossoms.

An Actor's Image in a Sake Cup

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1825

Ink line drawing of Fugen Bosatsu seated on a white elephant, with a lotus and halo behind the figure.

Fugen Bosatsu seated on an elephant

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a samurai in blue and gold armor with a red cape, holding a sword, with calligraphy text beside him.

Horimoto Gidayū Takatoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes and armor wielding a long pole against rippling water.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Tomomori Disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei, in the Play Yoshitsune Sembon-zakura, P…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a fierce armored samurai warrior holding a long pole weapon, wearing a straw cape, with a hat at his feet.

Akashi Ridayu Hidemoto

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a samurai with raised sword beside a severed pink monster head on a snowy background.

The Warrior Slaying the Giant White Hihi

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1859, 2nd month

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes beside a red lattice fence and blossoming branch.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Sakon-gitsune in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in colorful costumes among plum blossoms, with a red-disc fan and lattice fence.

Kabuki Scene at Kumagai's Camp, from the play The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani (Ichinotani futaba gunki)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1811

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint and black topknot in an oval frame, with calligraphy.

Portrait of Arashi Kichizaburō III (1810-1864) in the Role of Baiōmaru

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1840

Ink line drawing of several horses in varied poses, including grazing and sketch studies on tan paper.

Horses

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink wash painting of a deer seen from behind, head turned, antlers raised, on pale paper.

Deer

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono with orange circles, against a floral backdrop.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Painting of a white and grey crane with red legs and bill, preening beneath a raised wing on a pale grassy ground.

Crane

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned kimono playing a flute beside a wooden fence.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Kojoro-gitsune Disguised as the Florist Okiku in the Play Mure Takamatsu Yuki no Shi…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono holding a fan beside a lattice fence, with an ornate hairstyle.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Mitsuogiya Usukumo in the Play Shida Choja-bashira, Performed at the Nakamura Theater i…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Ink sketch of a dancing man in loose robes beside a seated old woman holding a broom on pale paper.

Old woman seated on bench before whom a man with fan dances

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red plaid robe holding a pipe beside bamboo and a large vessel, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Honcho-maru Tsunagoro (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?), Performed at the Mo…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock-style page of a songbird perched on a branch with green leaves and pink winged seed pods.

Seeds and Aleurities Cordata (?): Page from The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan huazhuan)

Dao Cheng, 1782, 2nd edition

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green butterfly-patterned kimono, holding a raised staff against a pale background.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Hanging scroll of a smiling woodcutter with an axe and firewood bundle, misty rocky mountains behind him.

Woodcutter

Katsushika Hokusai

Two woodblock print panels showing kabuki actors in patterned kimono in traditional interiors with shoji screens.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VIII ja Onoe Baiko näytelmässä Genyadana (Heikkoluonteisen Yosaburon tarina)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1853

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in feathered armor and layered robes, holding a fan, with two swords behind him.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kobayashi no Asahina Saburo in the Play Kuruwagayoi Komachi Soga, Performed at the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Horizontal scroll of many labeled warrior figures in armor and robes, with combat scenes and a red demon-like figure.

Suikoden

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black patterned robe and green kimono with ornate hair ornaments, c. 1788.

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1788

Ink sketch of five robed musicians in varied poses, several playing drums, drawn in bold angular black lines on paper.

Five musicians playing drums

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a dancer in a black chrysanthemum kimono and tall yellow headdress holding a fan.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Shirabyoshi Dancer in Musume Dojo-ji in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performe…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783