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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,796 works

Triptych woodblock print of samurai fighting a fierce battle on a wooden fortress beneath pine trees.

The Great Battle at Horikawa

Utagawa Yoshitsuya, 1847-52

Japanese woodblock print with four bust portraits of figures in kimono and armor, with flower and plant motifs.

Neljä rintakuvaa

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Triptych Japanese print of a night sea battle with burning ships, smoke, and armored warriors fighting on the decks.

The Battle of Tsukushi, from the Earlier Chronicle of Grand Pacification (Zen Taiheiki)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1848

Triptych woodblock print of armored warriors fighting on a tiled rooftop with a red gable, one figure in red leaping along th

The Hōryūkaku, from Hakkenden (Tale of eight dogs)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1840

Woodblock print of a man reading a long scroll with two women, one kneeling and one at a balcony railing above.

A Chushingura Parody

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1787

Colored drawing of a standing Christ figure with kneeling donors, armored knight, crowned woman, heraldic shields and inscrip

Memorietafel van heer Raas van Haamstede, gedood tijdens de slag bij Brouwershaven, 1426

Dirk Verrijk, 1783

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono reading a scroll above a man with a broom.

Young couple as Kanzan and Jittoku

Utagawa Toyokuni, early 19th century

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women with ornate hairstyles and an umbrella, with a man in a dark robe beside them.

Koharu of the Kinokuniya and Kamiya Jihei

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman flying a kite beneath plum blossoms, with a second figure above a red railing.

Young Man and Woman with a Kite

Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1770s

Vertical Japanese print of two hares among bamboo stalks and leafy branches in soft rose and green tones.

Hares and Roses

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1783

Triptych woodblock print of kimono-clad figures seated at a banquet with fish, cups and tall calligraphic placards above.

Nimenvaihdospidot

Utagawa Kunisada, 1860

Woodblock print of masted boats on a bay at sunrise, with walkers on a pine-lined embankment and poem inscriptions above.

Returning sails at Takanawa

Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of a scholar reading at a hut window beside a plum tree, with a bird, a river bridge and village.

Scholar Reading in a Hut

Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of a ferryboat with passengers crossing a river toward thatched houses, trees and a distant mountain

A Ferryboat Crossing the Sumida River

Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of a thatched lakeside hut beneath a pine, with a misty mountain, willows, and calligraphy at upper left.

A Poet Looking out of his Lakeside Hut

Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of plum branches in a tray and camellias on a tiered stand, with calligraphy above.

New Year’s Flower Arrangement

Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins and a maple-patterned kimono beside a calligraphy panel on a geometric backgr

Jurojin, from the series "A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Mitate shichifukujin)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono standing before green foliage, with calligraphy in the margins.

Two Princesses of the River (Kohi nijo), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushika Circle (Kats…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Japanese woodblock print of seven robed men gathered among bamboo, one playing a flute, with calligraphy in the margins.

The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Chikurin shichiken), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsus…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Woodblock print of an armored warrior with a sword standing on a rock above crashing ocean waves.

Takeuchi no Sukune op een rots bij de oceaan

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1890

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned robes pointing a staff at a rock shaped like a crouching animal.

Kôshôhei verandert een geit in een rots

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1890

Woodblock print of a tiered writing desk with brushes, books, scrolls, a potted plant, and a moon in the background.

Bookcase with Writing Utensils, Books, and Potted Adonis

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s/30s

Woodblock print of a camellia in a blue and white vase beside a lacquered box with landscape designs and grey cloth.

Camellia in Vase and Tea-utensil Box

Rintei, 1820s

Woodblock print of an armored samurai with a polearm before a castle, stone steps and pine trees, with Japanese calligraphy.

Honma no Suketada from the Chronicles of Grand Peace (Honma no Suketada, Taiheiki), from the series "Twenty-four Japa…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono bending over a koto zither, with calligraphy beside her in a decorative fram

Kogo no Tsubone, from the series "Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren gakumen fujin awa…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji at dawn with a red sun, a riverside hut, a bridge and blue hills.

Distant View of Mount Fuji at Dawn from Hakone

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1828/30

Woodblock print of a figure with long black hair and white headband in green and red armor against a teal background.

Iwai Kumesaburo in the Role of Lady Tomoe

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1797

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a bamboo-patterned kimono inside a checkered lantern, with a red streamer below.

Tedai Seijuro sarjasta Suzumi chochin sakari no nanakusa

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of three costumed kabuki-style figures on a stage ledge, one in a black cloak with a white crane crest.

Three actors and a puppet

Utagawa Kunisada I, late 1810s

Japanese woodblock print of a striped tiger crouching with its tail raised, against an olive green background with calligraph

Crouching tiger

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1830

Woodblock print of a standing actor in a patterned robe with a sword and staff against a blue background with calligraphy.

Actor in riding garb

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1834

Nakayama Tomisaburo

Enkyo, c. 1800