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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,793 works

Two girls in red and patterned kimono gather herbs beside a pine tree, with calligraphy on the left of the print.

Two Girls Collect New Year's Herbs

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with masted boats, a wooded headland, a hillside shrine, and calligraphy above.

Harbor Scene Near Kamakura

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woodblock print of a plum branch and adonis flowers arranged in a shallow basin on red cloth, with scissors and calligraphy.

Arrangement of Plum, Fukujusō (Adonis Flower), and Scissors

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woman in patterned kimono and man in green robe seated in a room with lacquer table, calligraphy on left, Japanese woodblock

Courtesan with Client before a Tokonoma Alcove

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woodblock print of a shamisen on a patterned kimono beneath pink cherry blossoms, against a pale green circular background.

Courtisane en shamisen

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1822

Triptych woodblock print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with ornate hairpins, set before peonies and a railing.

Drie courtisanes

Utagawa Kunisada, 1814

Woodblock print of figures in kimono on a ferry boat, with a river, pine trees and a distant mountain behind them.

Ferry on the Rokugo River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woman in layered robes and attendant in teal walk beneath a blossoming plum branch, with calligraphy on the left.

Woman with Traveling with Attendant

Kubo Shunman, 1799

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono with a parasol and child walking past a thatched teahouse beside a river.

Spring Outing to Mukojima

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Color print portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding painter's brushes, with French inscription below.

Portret van kunstenaar Edouard Gautier D'Agoty

Carlo Lasinio, 1769

Woodblock print of four women in kimono walking past a stone wall, with a crowd of visitors on a grassy slope above.

Women Visiting Mimeguri Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1788

Woodblock print of figures in kimono sheltering from rain beside a red shrine gate and stone wall.

Sudden Shower at Mimeguri Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Woodblock print of women and children on a stone causeway under cherry blossoms, with turtles in the pond below.

Women and Children on the Causeway at Shinobazu Pond

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of two court ladies in layered kimono, one seated beside a white kitten, with a peony branch and pat

The Third Princess and Her Kitten, from an untitled series of court ladies

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan in a red and olive patterned kimono, holding a letter to her mouth.

Courtesan with a Letter in Her Mouth

Chobunsai Eishi, 1756-1815

Woodblock print of a woman with an umbrella in rain beside a thatched teahouse, with travelers and a flooded field.

Tsuchiyama, from Tokaido gojusantsugi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Two Japanese court ladies in patterned silk robes on a veranda overlooking a lake, one standing and one seated.

Sei Shonagon and Her Companion, from an untitled series of court ladies

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a woman in a crane-patterned robe by a window with snowy garden, attendants and brazier nearby.

Snowy Morning in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro yuki no ashita)

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1789

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with a kneeling man holding a fan and a pine tree.

A Party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1790

Carved woodblock board showing groups of women in traditional dress, one playing a string instrument, others reading and recl

Facsimile of Woodblock for an illustrated Page of a Book by Keisai

Kuwagata Keisai, 19th century

Woodblock print of three women on a veranda in kimono, looking toward a snowy garden with bamboo and a shoji screen.

Women Viewing a Snowy Garden from a Parlor

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold face makeup and a fierce expression, in a blue robe with floral patterns.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Arajishi Otokonosuke

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Woodblock print of two men in kimono beneath a paper lantern and blossoming branch, one holding a folding fan.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor preparing papers beside a folding screen with a plum branch and a brazier.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Preparing New Year's Gifts

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan holding a plum blossom branch, with calligraphy above and an animal figure at right.

Courtesan with Branch of Plum Blossoms

Totoya Hokkei, 1835

Ukiyo-e print of two women with ornate hairstyles and patterned kimono, one holding a striped fan, with a cartouche at upper

Teahouse girl and servant: Snow from the series Comparison of Snow, Moon and Flower Beauty

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on rippling water, one watching from a wooden platform above.

Fishing

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a pink floral kimono playing a shamisen, with calligraphy beside her.

Courtesan with a Shamisen

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a man carrying a folded cloth, in a yellow interior.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan and a man in a checked robe standing beneath a flowering branch.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II and his wife, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of travelers poling a boat across misty water, with other boats and figures in the distance.

Mitsuke. Sarjasta Tokaidon tien 53 pysähdyspaikkaa

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a man in a grey patterned robe and a woman in a yellow floral kimono standing in a wooden interior.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III with a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84