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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,788 works

Ink line drawing of a seated woman in a green kimono gesturing with one hand, her hair pinned with a yellow comb.

Woman facing the right, beckoning

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, beside a shoji screen and pine tree.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Nakamu…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beside a shoji screen, a lacquer chest and hand drum.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Hitomaru (Hitormaru Hime) (?) in te Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (?), Pe…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two costumed kabuki figures on a veranda beside a stream with narcissus flowers.

The Actors Nakamura Tomijuro I as Enju Disguised as the Shirbyoshi Gio (right), and Nakamura Noshio I as Goo Disguise…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono washing white cloth in a stream, with sparrows flying overhead and a crab near

Mizu. Fuzoku-ga

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono by a fence of chrysanthemums, with a small dog and a screen with orchids.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Oiso no Tora (?) (right), and Otani Taniji (left)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of two women in a snowy tea house scene with bamboo, a cat, and a tea table.

Nikenjaya no Bosetsu, from the series "Azuma Hakkei"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a courtesan on a veranda with a fan and pipe, overlooking a river with boats and an arched bridge.

The Courtesan Mitsunoto of the Hishiya House, from the series "Sanjurokkasen (Thirty-six Flowers)"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1772

Woman in white kimono with orange obi stands by a railing, beside a potted pine and flowers, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Courtesan Handayu of the Nakaomiya House of Pleasure, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and woven hat beside a wooden lattice, 1766.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo in the play "Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi," performed at th…

Kitao Shigemasa, 1766

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blossom-patterned kimono lifting a large bell beneath a tiled roof, with stone steps b

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro, disguised as the ferryman Tomokichi, in the play "Shomei Mugen no Kane," p…

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

Japanese woodblock print of two women under a yellow umbrella in rain, with birds flying over rippling water.

No. 5: Noda River in Mutsu Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two women beside a willow tree, a wooden bridge and river, one holding chrysanthemums.

No. 6: Tama River of Koyasan in Kii Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamag…

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a seated woman in robes looking up at geese flying past a full moon above a veranda.

The Poet Ise Looking Up at a Flock of Returning Geese, from an untitled series of eight views

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Woodblock print of two women in kimono arranging flowers in an interior, with a bird on a screen and bamboo outside.

Flower Arranging

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono holding a red-striped fan beside a bench and blind.

Clearing Breeze from a Fan (Ogi no seiran)

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a mounted rider and attendant crossing a wooden bridge over water in a snowy landscape with pines.

Crossing the Bridge at Sano

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1774

Japanese woodblock print of two women in striped kimono with arrows in an archery gallery, with calligraphy above.

Descending Geese in the Archery Gallery (Yokyuba no Rakugan)

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1770s

Five boys in kimono pull a rope to roll a large snowball under bare willow branches, in a colored Japanese woodblock print.

Five Young Boys Rolling a Large Snowball

Attributed to Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a seated man in a floral kimono holding a hand drum, with a sword beside him.

The Hand-Drum Player, from an untitled series of five musicians

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, 1780s

Japanese woodblock print of women on a veranda with cherry blossoms, potted plants, and a garden with a persimmon tree.

Naisia kuistilla

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black haori with crests and dotted hakama, holding two swords, by Kunisada, 1860.

Actors Nakamura Fukusuke and Tokuji in the Play Kanadehon Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1860

Japanese diptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in samurai costume with swords, peonies and clouds on a green ground.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI ja Bando Hikosaburo(?) näytelmässä Kazashi no hana megumi no Takatsuna (Kukka Takatsuna…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Woodblock print of a seated child in a floral kimono lifting a green turtle overhead, by Kitao Shigemasa, 1780s.

Boy as Jurojin, from an untitled series of children as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Kitao Shigemasa, 1780s

Woodblock print of two dancers in patterned kimono and yellow hats, one holding an open fan, by Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1778.

The Oystercatcher Dance (Miyakodori), from the series "Beautiful Dance Customs (Adesugata odori fuzoku)"

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1778

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one raising a fan beneath cherry blossoms.

Kohtaus kabuki-näytelmästä, kaksi onnagata näyttelijää

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850

Woodblock print of a woman dancing in a patterned kimono, holding a maple branch with red leaves.

Viewing Maple Leaves (Momijigari), from the series "Dance Customs of Captivating Figures (Adesugata odori fuzoku)"

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1772/80

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one kneeling adjusting her hairpin, the other holding a round fan, with call

Returning Sails at Ryogoku River (Ryogoku no kihan), from the series "Eight Parodies by Contemporary Beauties (Tosei…

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, late 18th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a shamisen and one reading a song book.

Two Geisha Holding a Shamisen and a Song Book

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing beside a tree with maple leaves.

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei in "Chushingura Nagori no Kura."

Santō Kyōden, October 1780

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, a child with lanterns, a dog, and a boy peeking from a sign.

Enjoying the Evening Cool in Hirokoji (Hirokoji no ryosho), from the series "Eight Contemporary Views of Ryogoku (Tos…

Santō Kyōden, late 18th/early 19th century

Woodblock print of three women in kimono with a small dog, one holding a round fan, dated late 1780s.

Flowers of Yamashita (Yamashita hana), from the series "Contest of Contemporary Beauties (Tosei bijin iro kurabe)"

Santō Kyōden, late 1780s