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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,997 works

Woodblock print of a seated man and a standing woman in kimono with a child beside a shoji screen, with poem text above.

"Ra": Narihira Requests a Painting from a Former Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a seated courtier receiving a plum branch with a bird from a kneeling attendant in a tatami room.

"U": Narihira Presents a Chancellor with a Model of a Pheasant, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of three kneeling courtly figures beside a stream, with a waterfall, pine and maple trees and calligraphy abo

"No," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a thatched house by a bay with workers drying grain, pine and willow trees, and a pink sunset sky.

"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of courtiers beneath pine trees by a river with a wooden bridge and carriage, with calligraphy above.

"Ko," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of three robed figures beside a winding river, snowy mountains and pine trees beneath a rose sky.

"Me," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of a Russian man in a spotted fur coat and tall hat beside a woman in a striped skirt.

Russians (Roshiajin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku no uchi)"

Utagawa Kunihisa II, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated nobleman and a child with a sword beside an ox carriage, with a pine tree behind.

"Shi," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of a woman on a veranda being attended, with a seated man and child below by a fence.

"Ki," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a man with a telescope and dog beside a woman in a blue hat, with Japanese text above.

Holland (Oranda koku), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku jinbutsu zue)"

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated Western man in a top hat being served wine at a table by attendants in a yellow room.

Banquet at a Foreign Merchant House in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shoka shuen no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated woman by a goldfish tank, with a framed portrait of a man holding a glass above her.

French Woman Admiring Goldfish at a Shop in Yokohama (Yokohama no shokan ni Furansujin kingyo wo moteasobu zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two bearded men in red caps washing cloth in a wooden tub, one seated and one standing.

Among the Five Nations: Americans (Gokakoku no uchi, Amerikajin)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a tall man in a green coat beside small figures and a fruit basket, with handprints and text.

Island of Little People (Kobitojima)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a large brown camel with a red strap beside a man in a yellow checkered robe, with calligraphy.

True Drawing of a Newly Arrived Camel (Shinto rakuda shashin)

Utagawa Yoshitoyo, 1863

Woodblock print of two Western men in period dress, one holding a black umbrella, with Japanese text on a yellow background.

Dutch (Orandajin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku no uchi)"

Utagawa Kunihisa II, 1861

Woodblock print of a photographer under a cloth at a large camera, with a woman in a bonnet standing behind him.

French photographer

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two Western men dining at a round table while a woman pours tea in an interior room.

Foreigners Drinking Wine (Gaikokujin shuen no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a green gown and a seated man serving tea at a round table by a window.

French (Furansu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of two Western men with an umbrella, a white dog, and Japanese text panels, from England (Igirisu) by Utagawa

England (Igirisu), from the Countries of Europe (Yoroppa-shu no uchi)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of Americans baking bread at a brick oven, with a woman in pink carrying a tray of loaves and a standing man

Americans Baking Bread (Amerikajin pan wo yaku zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a Dutch man in a green cloak and a seated woman reading beside a flowering plant.

Holland (Oranda koku)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a green bottle and a seated man with a teacup at a table with a flowering plant.

Russia (Oroshia koku), from the Countries of Asia (Ajia shu no uchi)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese print of a bearded English officer in black coat beside two soldiers in red jackets holding rifles.

English officer and soldiers

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman with a red parasol and a man with a dark parasol, both in Chinese dress.

Chinese from Nanjing (Shinkoku Nankin)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and a bearded man in a black coat against a yellow background.

Americans Drawn from Life (Sho utsushi Amerikajin)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume on a veranda, one holding a yellow parasol and one seated beside a sword.

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Kusunoki Masatsura and Arashi Wakano as Oyuki in the play "Honen Taiheiki," perfor…

Okumura Toshinobu, 1723

Woodblock print of a bearded Western man holding a pocket watch beside a reclining woman on a bed, yellow background.

True Picture of the French (Shosha Furansujin)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a youth in patterned kimono holding an umbrella and a hanging lantern, 1740s.

Youth Carrying a Lantern and an Umbrella

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1740s

Japanese triptych print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with attendants under plum, willow and cherry blossom branche

A Triptych (Sanpukutsui): Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters of the Three Cities

Torii Kiyomitsu I, second half of 18th century

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono with a green sleeve and bird motif, adjusting her sleeve.

A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-late 1770s

Japanese woodblock print of a Dutch couple drinking wine at a table, the woman in red pouring and the man in a green hat rais

Dutch Couple Drinking Wine (Orandajin sakamori)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861