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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,786 works

Woodblock print of a woman smoking a pipe in a blue patterned kimono, with morning glories climbing beside her.

Waking Up: A Girl of the Kōka Era (1844-1848)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Ink and color painting of a branch with split pomegranates, a red blossom and dark green leaves on pale paper.

Pomegranates

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese triptych print of Fudō Myōō with a sword threatening a kneeling novice amid flames, with a woman holding a lotus at

Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Full-length kabuki actor in patterned kimono beside a pine tree, woodblock print with stern expression and sword at waist.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Yakko Nakahei Disguised as Miura Arajiro (?) from the Play Ise Heishi Eigo no Koyo…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checked robe and white headdress beside a shell bucket and bamboo fence.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Moshio (?) in the Play Honda Yayoi Meoto Junrei (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1778

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of samurai in fierce battle, with a mounted warrior on a dark horse and sparks bursting acr

Masakiyo’s Challenging Battle, from Taiheiki (Chronicle of great peace)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 10th month of 1866

Triptych woodblock print of a woman with a fox mask, floating foxfire, a samurai, and a spearman at night.

Scene of Foxfire (Kitsunebi) from the Play Honchō nijūshikō

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1898

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in disguise as a fortune-teller, with a maple branch, paper slips, and a lattice fence.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Umegae Disguised as the Female Fortune-teller Omatsu in the Play Mukashi Otoko Yuki no…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1781

Hanging scroll of a seated man in a black robe and court hat, with patterned paper sheets at his feet, on a pale ground.

Six immortals of poetry

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a mendicant monk in a ragged red robe, arms crossed, beside a small tree.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as a Mendicant Monk (Gannin Bozu) in the Play Keisei Ide no Yamabuki, Performed at the Nak…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1787

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red robe holding a fan and staff, with handwritten calligraphy beside him.

The Actor Arashi Otohachi II as the Monk Hokaibo in the Play Edo Shitate Kosode Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, with a plum branch and shoji screen behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Koyurugi Motomenosuke (?) in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga (?), Performed at…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono holding a male mask beside pine and bamboo, c. 1780.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Otora in the Play Ume-goyomi Akebono Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a figure in a black floral kimono with hair ornaments, standing beside reeds and water.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Oshichi in the Play Junshoku Edo Murasaki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1779

Hanging scroll of a bearded man in a patterned robe reclining near a misty mountain, by Katsushika Hokusai.

Poet Semimaru with His Lute in a Bag

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of a kimono-clad woman beside a blossoming cherry tree, in a patterned brown silk mount.

A courtesan under a cherry tree

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in Western dress on a stage with mountains, one man sprawled on the floor.

“Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in Paris,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

Adachi Ginkô, 1879

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a mauve hooded robe and patterned kimono holding a sword beneath cherry blossoms by a st

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Kumenosuke in the Play Keisei Natori Soga, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Seco…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with many sailing ships, rows of tiled rooftops, canals, and blossoming trees.

Landscape View at Yokohama (Yokohama fūkei)

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1860

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono carrying a lacquered tray beside a pine tree and bamboo fence.

The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Lady Masago (Masago Gozen) (?) in the Play Genji Saiko Kogane no Tachibana (?), Per…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1788

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure reaching toward a peony branch beside a fence in a snowy landscape.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Lady Yaehata in the Play Sanga no Sho Haru no Hanayome, Performed at the Kiri Theater i…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1787

Japanese woodblock triptych of Western steamships and sailing ships on the sea, with shop goods displayed below.

Curio Shop in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month, 1860

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned robe and striped kimono, reaching toward a bare branch in falling snow.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hei Shinno Masakado in the Play Hana no O-Edo Masakado Matsuri, Performed at the Ichi…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1789

Woodblock print of red coral branches beside a bearded man in a blue turban and yellow robe holding a pipe.

Stick of Coral and a Portrait of South Sea Islander

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month,1860

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned robe with a staff, beneath bare plum branches.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Benkei in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the El…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Japanese color woodblock print of a toy shop with a shopkeeper, seated women, a child, a greyhound, and hanging drums.

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Ink drawing of laughing Hotei with a pole beside a child acrobat in a feathered headdress, with calligraphy at upper left.

Hotei and Chinese Child Acrobats

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor bending beneath blossoming branches, wearing a light robe and sash.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Monk Seigen (?) in the Play Saikai Soga Nakamura (?), Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama with rooftops, canals, sailing ships in the harbor, and a Western flag.

Detailed Print of Yokohama Hon-chō and the Miyozaki Pleasure Quarter

Utagawa Sadahide, 4th month, 1860

Ink sketch of a bearded man seated on a mat beside a large sword, wearing a loose robe and topknot.

A Man sitting with large sword

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow robe holding a striped umbrella beside reeds and water.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Okaya in the Play Yomogi Fuku Noki no Tamamizu, Performed at the Kiri Theater in th…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Panoramic woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with Western sailing ships, Japanese boats, and a grid of waterfront buildings.

Pictorial Guide to Yokohama Harbor

Utagawa Sadahide, 7th month, 1860