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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,793 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sidelong glance, black kimono and red checkered robe, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Inanoya Hanbē

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1820

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman leaning on a gold screen beside a cat and plum blossoms.

Parody of the Third Princess and Her Pet Cat

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in dramatic makeup, wearing a fan headdress, black robe and patterned garments, with a swor

The Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Ishikawa Goemon

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1822

Woodblock print of a standing woman in patterned robes holding a fan, with a sword at her waist and an orange skirt.

The Courtesan Emi of the Kyōki Brothel as Shizuka Gozen (Shizuka Kyōki Emi), from the series Costume Parade of the Sh…

Jukōdō Yoshikuni, probably 1836

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young man and woman under a parasol beside a willow and rocky stream.

Young Man Carrying a Girl Sees her Reflection in the Water

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a hibiscus branch beside a black railing.

“Ei of the Nakamoriken Brothel, who was a favorite of Yamamura Goto, as Lady Huayang (Kayō Fujin Yamamura Goto gonomi…

Ryūsai Shigeharu, 1836

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in ornate robes, the center one with white face makeup and a large black wig.

The Actors Mimasu Daigorō IV as Umako Daijin (right), Ichikawa Ebizō V as Umaya Daijin (center), and Jitsukawa Ensabu…

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1849

Polychrome woodblock print of two kabuki actors with blue and pale makeup, one in a blue robe and one holding a sword in mesh

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Outlaw Nippon Daemon (right) and Kataoka Gadō as Tokushima Gohei

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1849

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a round fan and the other an open folding fan.

Two Dancers

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in snow, one holding an orange umbrella, the other on a railing beside a pine.

Looking through the Gate

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a woman handing a kite over a railing to a man reaching up, with plum blossoms behind them.

Young Woman Returning a Kite to a Young Man

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Two lovers in kimono stand beneath a blossoming cherry tree with chrysanthemums at their feet, in a vertical Japanese print.

Lovers Under a Cherry Tree

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women under a striped umbrella in rain, with a pine tree behind them.

Two Young Women with Umbrella Caught in Rainstorm

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan holding a fan, with a koto and book at left and floral-patterned kimono.

Courtesan with Fan and Koto

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one lifting a hat overhead and one holding a bowl, on a gold ground.

Women Carrying Pots for the Tsukuma Festival

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a woman and child feeding carp from a red arched bridge, with a man in checked robe and wisteria above.

Feeding the Carp at Kameido

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a woman with an umbrella on a veranda, looking up at falling rain beside bamboo stalks.

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

Isoda Koryusai, Edo period (1615-1868), about 1771

Two Japanese woodblock prints of kabuki actors in samurai dress, one in purple and green, one in green and grey, with bamboo

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI ja roolihenkilö Wada Shizuma näytelmässä Igagoe dochu sugoroku (Pelilautana Igan maakunta)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Woodblock print of a courtesan beside a patterned screen, with a young man smoking a pipe behind her near a lattice window.

Courtesan Standing Behind Screen and Young Man Smoking

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Japanese woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono holding a rat beside a flowering branch and screen.

Young Woman Feeding a Rat

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono with red patterns, holding a fan and wearing a white feathered shawl.

Konami of the Kurahashiya in the Front Group of Musicians (Saki-bayashi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shinm…

Yanagawa Shigenobu, 1822

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a scale-patterned kimono and dragon headdress holding a fan, by Yanagawa Shigenobu.

The Courtesan Hanatsuru of the Higashiōgiya Brothel as the Dragon Princess Otohime, from the series Costume Parade of…

Yanagawa Shigenobu, 1822

Woodblock print of a woman with parasol and fan beside swimming cormorants in blue waves, 1836.

The Courtesan Emu of the Matsuya Brothel as a Cormorant Fisherwoman (Ukai Matsuya Emu), from the series “A Costume Pa…

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1836

Woman in a grey kimono beside a wooden lattice, with blossoming plum branches behind, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Young Woman Looking out from a Parlor

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women, one exhaling smoke that forms a galloping horse and rider in the sky.

Couple Conjuring Up a Horse and Rider (parody of Tekkai [Chinese: Li Tieguai] and Chokaro [Chinese: Zhang Guo Lao])

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772/81

Woodblock print of a woman in a checkered kimono hanging a cord as a striped cat plays at her feet, by Isoda Koryusai.

Young Woman Hanging a Mosquito Net as Cat Plays at Her Feet

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1774

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women musicians, one with a shamisen and one with a flute, under a willow tree.

Two Itinerant Musicians under a Willow Tree

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a woman waiting by a rainy window, with a teapot, sweets, and a figure under an umbrella outside.

Waiting for Her Lover

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/71

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beneath a drooping willow tree, with a Japanese poem inscription at upper left.

Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Fashionable Six Immortal Poets (Furyu rokkasen)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773/75

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono standing beneath a curtain beside a red pillar.

Two Courtesans of the Iseya

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono looking up at a pine branch with a hanging robe and lantern.

Parody of Matsukaze dancing beneath Yukihira's robe

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a bench, with a view of blossoming trees and boats on the water behin

Waitress at a Seaside Teahouse

Katsukawa Shunkō, late 18th century