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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,807 works

Woodblock print of a man in a dark kimono with a staff and sword beneath a full moon and tall night grasses.

Shirai Gonpachi under full moon

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Engraved view of Roveredo with a round tower, town houses, snowy mountains and figures walking a road.

Gezicht op Roveredo te Zwitserland

James Tibbits Willmore, 1832

Woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono holding a green blossom-decorated parasol beside a lattice window and plum bra

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi in the Play Mutsu no Hana Ume no Kaomise, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in t…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with gold hairpins and a large peony blossom beside her face.

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1797

Two women wash white cloth in a river with Mount Fuji and willow trees in the background, Japanese woodblock print.

The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu) and the Noji Jewel River in Omi Province (Omi Noji no Tamag…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a riverbank under a full moon, with a servant and a waterfall inset.

The Toi Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Toi) and the Koya Jewel River in Kii Province (Kii Koya no Tamagawa),…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a mounted nobleman and attendant by a river under cherry blossoms, with a round inset of waves and birds.

The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ide) and the Noda Jewel River in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Noda no T…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a smiling bald priest beside a courtesan in a patterned kimono, with a pine tree behind them.

Seki: Priest Ikkyu and the Hell Courtesan, from the series "Fifty-three Pairings for the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusa…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1845/46

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing with a sword in yellow robes, one kneeling in a floral kimono.

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II and Sodesaki Iseno I

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1727

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beside a ladder, watchtower and cherry blossom branch.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Yaoya Oshichi

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1751

Japanese kabuki print of two actors in dramatic costumes, one in green checked robes beside a red and gray lion figure.

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro I as Yamagami Gennai Saemon and Yamanaka Heikuro I as Suzuka no Oji

Torii Kiyomine, 1812

Japanese surimono print of a seated woman in green robes with attendants, a maple tree and calligraphy above.

Surimono commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of the actor Iwai Hanshiro III

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1809

Black-and-white woodblock announcement showing three seated kimono-clad figures under a crest, framed by Japanese text column

Announcement of a performance at the Morita Theater

Torii Kiyomine, 1856

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one playing a flute and one seated in a floral, checkered costume

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II and Ichikawa Monnosuke I

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1720

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono walking with two young attendants in pine-patterned robes.

Chozan of the Chojiya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hat…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Hand-colored Japanese print of courtesans behind a barred balcony in a brothel, with men walking below beside a pine tree.

A House of Courtesans, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)"

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1681/84

Woodblock print of a monk and two women at a thatched gate, with a seated figure and calligraphy above.

Komachi at Sekidera (Sekidera Komachi), No. 5 from the series "Seven Komachi (Nana Komachi)"

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1716/36

Woodblock print of farmers with an ox on a mountain path beside a waterfall, pine trees, and a small village.

Evening Snow on Mt. Hira (Hira no bosetsu), No. 6 from the series "Eight Views of Omi"

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1716/36

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped robes holding a staff, with an orange radiating halo behind him and a red callig

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Kunii Kurando in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at te Morita Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Woodblock print of a standing man in a black robe and patterned kimono before a pine-covered mountain landscape.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, early 1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a brown robe and white trousers, arms crossed, holding a round prop beside a tree branch

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Shutokuin in the Play Tokimekuya O-Edo no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Morita Theater i…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a yellow sun hat holding a branch, surrounded by white peonies and green leaves.

Stone Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Engraved view of a rococo ballroom with masked dancers on the floor, musicians on a balcony, and hanging chandeliers.

Représentation de la Grande Sale des Redoutes et du Bal Masqué

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and lace ruff holding a baton, with heraldic crest above.

Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon

Simon de Passe, 1617

Rotated photo of a decorated harbor with ships and bunting, crowds on the quay, beside a page of printed French text.

Torpedoboten in de haven van Marseille

Otto van Bosch, 1885

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and child beside a chrysanthemum-decorated screen, with calligraphy above.

Het Chrysantenfeest in de negende maand

Kikugawa Eishin, 1818

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono with a monkey holding an almanac on a checkered mat.

Aapje biedt een almanak aan een courtisane

Utagawa Kunisada, 1836

Woodblock print of courtesans in kimono viewing an autumn moon over a river, with a folding screen and bamboo blind.

Courtisanes kijkend naar de herfstmaan

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Woodblock print of travelers on a wooden bridge, a man holding a fish basket overhead, with rooftops and boats in the backgro

Nihonbashi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a sandy shore, with a boat on the river and a green wooded bank beyond.

Kawasaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of figures seated in a room overlooking the sea, with boats on the water and a bamboo painting on the wall.

Kanagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of a horseman and two travelers by a river with thatched huts, a wooden bridge, and pink clouds.

Hodogaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806