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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,793 works

Woodblock print of four people in kimono walking past pine trees and shrine buildings beside a pond, one holding a lantern.

Benten Shrine in Shinobazu Pond

Katsukawa Shuncho, late 1780s

Hanging scroll of a kabuki actor in blue and red robes holding a staff, with calligraphy above by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play "Sukeroku"

Utagawa Toyokuni, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of three figures in colorful kimono and robes, with calligraphy and red seals on a gold silk ground.

Fuwa Banzaemon

Utagawa Toyokuni II, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai walking between two women, one carrying a box on a pole, with hills behind.

Samurai ja kaksi naista matkalla. Fuzoku-ga

Woodblock print of a woman in dark kimono holding a tea bowl on a lacquer tray, with a chrysanthemum cartouche above.

The Waitress Okita of the Naniwaya

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1792/93

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one dipping water from a bucket, the other seated indoors beside a fan.

Returning Sails of the Towel Rack, from the series Eight Parlour Views

Suzuki Harunobu, 1766

Woodblock print of silhouetted crowds watching fireworks over water at night, with red lanterns and a willow tree.

Fireworks at Ikenohata

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1881 (Meiji 14)

Woodblock print of farmers planting rice in rainy paddies, with a mountain and tall trees in the distance.

Hōki Province: Ōno, Distant View of Mount Daisen, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of a seated sage with a staff, smoke rising into a dragon among clouds, framed by patterned borders and inscr

The Rakan Handaka Sonja with Dragon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820 ( year of the dragon)

Japanese woodblock triptych of kabuki actors in patterned kimono, with a blossoming plum tree and a woman at a lacquer chest.

Näyttelijät Onoe Baiko ja ichikawa Danjuro VIII näytelmässä Mimasu no Date-zome (Upea näyttelijän viitta)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Hanging scroll of a woman in a flowered green kimono leaning on a wooden railing beside a shoji screen.

Lady-in-Waiting at Edo Castle

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1854-60 (Ansei era)

Woodblock print of a writing studio with brushes, inkstone, paper sheets, scrolls and a folded fan on a red mat.

The Studio, illustration for The White Shell (Shiragai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Sh…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

Woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono beside bamboo stalks and drifting white paper, with a poetry cartouche above.

“‘Little Purple Gromwell’ (Wakamurasaki): Shōshō,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pict…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-61

Triptych woodblock print of women playing shamisen and a child in patterned kimono, labeled Momotaro, Urashimataro and Kintar

Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugum…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800/01

Woodblock print of a seated samurai with a drawn sword beside a cicada on a leaf in a scroll cartouche above.

“‘A Molted Cicada Shell’ (Utsusemi): Soga Gorō Tokimune,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-61

Triptych print of women in patterned kimono walking past a riverside with a wooden arched bridge and boats.

Crossing Nihonbashi Bridge

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1790

Woman in black kimono with white headscarf in snow beside a dog, with sparrows flying and a morning glory panel above.

''‘Lady of the Evening Faces’ (Yūgao): Yazama’s Wife Orie (Yazama-shi no shitsu Orie),” from the series Scenes amid G…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845-46

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with ornate hairpins and a red hair ornament, holding a black parasol.

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1798

Woodblock print of a woman with a drawn sword confronting a crouching man on a veranda, with a poem panel above.

“‘A Boat Cast Adrift’ (Ukifune): Omatsu and Akabori Mizuemon,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845-46

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with a blue patterned headwrap leaning over the other.

A Test of Skill - the Headwaters of Amorousness (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami): Osan and Mohei

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned red kimono holding a sword beside rocks and waves, with calligraphy above.

“‘Exile to Suma’ (Suma): Tamaori-hime,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-61

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding an umbrella while snow falls around her.

Beauty Under an Umbrella in the Snow

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a blue kimono holding a branch of yellow flowers against a patterned background.

Mitsuuji with Mountain Roses (Yamabuki), from the series “Six Jewel Faces” (Mu tama-gao)

Utagawa Kunisada, mid- to late 1830s

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono drawing lots for prizes in an interior with screens and lanterns.

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono hanging a mosquito net, with a red hair ornament and patterned obi.

Hanging Up a Mosquito Net

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a standing woman in kimono and a seated figure in a basket hat on a veranda beside a screen and bamboo.

Two Actors in a Drama

Torii Kiyomasu I, About 1715

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman holding a cup beside a small dog on a gray background.

Courtesan with her Pet

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a young woman in a striped kimono tending a steaming kettle on a brazier beside a teahouse pillar.

The Waitress Osen of the Kagiya Teahouse

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with boats, workers beside a hull, smoke rising, a long bridge and town along the shore.

View of Mitsumata in the Eastern Capital (Toto Mitsumata no zu), from the series "Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, early 1830s

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one reading a yellow book beside a pine branch and pink screen.

Osen of the Kagiya teahouse and an assistant reading a novelette

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of a stone Kannon statue among pines, with travelers in blue robes on a path and fields beyond.

View of Hashiba in the Eastern Capital (Toto Hashiba no zu), from the series "Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto no zu)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, early 1830s

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a black hood and snow-pine patterned kimono, signed Harunobu, c. 1766/67.

Woman Wearing Black Hood

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67