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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,796 works

Oil sketch of a standing Bedouin man in dark robe and yellow headwrap, holding a long rifle against a brown background.

Standing Bedouin Figure

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors: a woman in a black maple-patterned kimono and a man in a red checked robe.

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lovers Choemon (right) and Ohan (left), in the Elopeme…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman beside a bell and a kneeling bald monk, with blossoms and a signboard.

Parody of the play "Musume Dojoji"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1801/05

Woodblock print of two sailing boats with pink sails on a blue sea, pine branches in the foreground, and distant green hills.

Maisaka, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Woodblock print of a flatfish, a speckled scorpion fish, and two shells on tan paper, in blue-green ink.

Flatfish, scorpion fish, and shells, from an untitled series of chuban prints

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1831

Woodcut of three mounted warriors in plumed helmets labeled Hector Troianus, Alexander Macedo and Julius Caesar.

Hector of Troy, Alexander of Macedon, Julius Caesar, from The Nine Heroes

Lucas van Leyden, c. 1520

Woodblock print of a seated traveler receiving tea from a woman in a patterned kimono beside luggage and a sedge hat.

Okabe, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Woodblock print of a woman in a brown floral kimono before Edo rooftops and a bridge under a blue sky.

Edolaisnainen. Bijin-ga

Utagawa Kunisada, 1820

Woodblock print of two children riding a horse with a basket of greens beneath pine trees, with Japanese calligraphy.

Mishima, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one leaning close, with black hair and orange floral patter

Couple in Love, from the Series Elegant Five-needle Pine

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior with a paper lantern, bedding and calligraphy, by Hokusai.

Shono, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Woodblock print of a frog on a striped stand with a floral arrangement of yellow blossoms rising from a green vessel.

An Arrangement of Valerian and Chinese Bell Flowers

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796

Hokusai woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono at work beside a wooden tub, with a bending figure in a doorway.

Kanaya, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Woodblock print of a man in checkered robe and white headcloth stabbing a figure beside bamboo, with blood on the blue kimono

Seibei vermoord door persoon met witte hoofddoek

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with parasol, a child with bundle, and a bowing man at a stone monument by a tree.

Fujisawa, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Black and white woodblock print of morning glory vines and blossoms arranged around a woven basket and bamboo stand.

An Arrangement of Morning Glories

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one serving tea and one sorting bamboo strips, with a blossoming tree outside.

Fuchu, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Triptych woodblock print of women and attendants crossing a stream before Mount Fuji, with a horse and a falconer.

Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. Fuji

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins across waves toward a thatched village, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the bac

Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku sanjur…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/32

Japanese woodblock diptych of two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one holding a fan, one with a raised sword, 1857.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Kodanji IV ja Bando Hikosaburo näytelmässä Sugawara denju tenarai-kagami (Kaunokirjoitusta Sugaw…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in kimono beside a palanquin, a kneeling man, and willow branches, with calligraphy at le

No. 7: The Bridal Procession (Koshi-iri), from the series "The Mouses' Wedding (Nezumi no yome-iri)"

Hishikawa Sōri III, 1804

Blue woodblock print of a bridge finial above a river with riverside houses and hills, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Sanjo Bridge (Sanjo Ohashi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Miyako meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1849/50

Woodblock print of three women in a boat on blue waves, with Mount Fuji and pine trees in the background.

View of Mount Fuji from across the Sea at Miho Bay in Suruga Province (Sunshu Fujisan Miho no kaijo yori chobo), from…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844/46

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one on a white horse and one kneeling, against mountains and palm fronds.

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Prince Shitta Taishi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1854

Woodblock print of women and a child on a pier with sailing boats returning across a blue bay at dusk.

Returning Sails at Tsukuda (Tsukuda no kihan), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844/46

Fan-shaped woodblock print of a long bridge over a lake with sailboats, pines, and a conical mountain under a pale sky.

Long Bridge at Seta (Seta no nagahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of several women in patterned kimonos in an interior, with a pine tree visible beyond a railing.

Kurtisaanien talo

Japanese woodblock print of courtesans in kimono walking under cherry blossoms, with an attendant carrying a large lantern.

The Courtesans Misayama of the Chojiya and Wakana of the Matsubaya Parading under Cherry Blossoms

Gokyo, c. 1789/1801

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in pale blue robes holding prayer beads, with Japanese calligraphy beside him.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

Utagawa School, 1854

Woodblock print of a seated man in blue kimono holding prayer beads, with incense burner and calligraphy, 1862.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1862

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped blue kimono holding prayer beads, with calligraphy text on a green background.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ichizo III

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1865

Woodblock print of a seated man in a blue kimono holding prayer beads, with a sword and incense burner beside him.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Arashi Kichisaburo III

Toyohara Kunichika, 1864