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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,002 works

Japanese woodblock print of an elephant spraying water from its trunk, with a man in red standing on its head and a water bar

Illustration of Elephant from India On Display at Hirokoji in Ryogoku (Tenjiku no zo kotabi Ryogoku Hirokoji ni oite…

Utagawa Yoshitoyo, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a white elephant drinking from a wooden tub beside a man in a blue patterned kimono.

Arrival of the Europeans: The Great Elephant (Yoroppajin torai, Daizo no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitoyo, 1863

Woodblock print of a grey elephant eating straw bundles against a blue background, with Japanese calligraphy at upper left.

Picture of Large Elephant from India (Tenjiku hakurai dai zo no shashin), An Attraction at Ryogoku in the Eastern Cap…

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of three samurai in a wooden interior, one standing with a drawn sword, two kneeling on tatami.

Act Six: Yoichibei's House from the play Chushingura (Treausry of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Woodblock triptych of a giant white elephant surrounded by Western men in period dress against a deep blue background.

The Great Elephant from a Foreign Land (Ikoku watari dai zo no zu)

Utagawa Yoshiharu, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in pink kimono on a veranda, a man in black, and two men on the ground beside a pine.

Act Seven: The Ichiriki Teahouse from the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Woodblock print of a bearded man in blue European military uniform with a rifle and sword, walking beside a sheep.

England (Igirusu)

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a hatted man and two women in kimono walking past a pine tree and water.

Act Eight: The Bridal Journey (Michiyuki) from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, late 1780s

Woodblock print of a fur-robed figure on a rug, a uniformed soldier beside him, and a child, under cherry blossoms.

China and Russia (Nankin, Oroshiya)

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai raising a sword in a room with patterned screens and a kneeling figure in black robes.

Act Eleven: Night Raid on Moronao's Mansion from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Woodblock print of a large lion-decorated kite over green fields, pine trees and distant mountains, with small figures on a p

Kites of Fukuroi and Distant View of Akiba in Totomi Province (Enshu Akiba enkei Fukuroi tako), from the series "One…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of kabuki-style samurai figures in red kimono around a raised wooden platform, one seated figure looking down

Act Ten: Amakawaya House from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a woman on a brown horse beside a grey dog and a black goat on a yellow ground.

English Woman, Chinese Dog, and Sheep (Eikoku fujin, karainu, rashiyamen), from the series "People of the Five Nation…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Woodblock print of a figure in a straw hat playing a shamisen beneath pink blossoms, in purple and red kimono.

The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira as a Strolling Musician in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki T…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a standing archer in a yellow robe beside a kneeling bearded elder, with a tree and stream behind them.

Empress Jingu (left), and Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune (right)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, late 1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a grey patterned kimono holding a pink lantern, beside a lattice window and plum blossom

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Yoshidaya Kizaemon in the Play Edo Sunago Kichirei Soga, Performed at the Miyako Th…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with crossed arms and a grimacing expression, in a patterned robe before a floral screen.

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered kimono and speckled robe, bent forward in a dance pose before a striped screen

Actor Asao Tamejûrô I as Drunken Gotôbei Doing a Sambasô Dance in “Yoshitsune’s Koshigoe Petition” (“Yoshitsune Koshi…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in a black floral kimono, with audience hands raised in the foreground.

The Actor Nakamura Kumetaro II Greeting the Audience on His Arrival from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater in the Elevent…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Triptych woodblock print of an American paddle steamship arriving at a dock, with crowds of men and women in Western dress.

Arrival and Departure of an American Steamship (Amerikakoku jokisha orai)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Colorful woodblock print of a foreign merchant house with tiled roofs, a courtyard, dining room, and shop interiors.

Foreign merchant house

Utagawa Sadahide, 1865

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe holding a hand mirror beside blossoming plum branches and a shoji scree

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the monk Shunkan in the play "Shunkan Shima Monogatari," performed at the Kawarazaki…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1791

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a lantern beside a railing and blossoming tree.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okumi of the Mieido Fan Shop (?) in the Play Sanjuk-koku Yobune no Hajimari (?), Perfor…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a European rider on a brown horse with two foreground figures, one holding an abacus, framed by Japanese t

Russian and China (Roshia koku fu Nankin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku jinbutsu zue)"

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned kimono before a bamboo fence and a blossoming tree.

The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black blossom-patterned kimono and gilded hair ornament, before a checkered backdrop.

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II as Lady Itohagi (?) in the Play Genji Saiko Kogane Tachibana (?), Performed at the Ichimur…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1788

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a patterned kimono before a fret-pattern background with plum branches.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimur…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a red fan, beside a wooden drum on a stage.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Daidoji Tabatanosuke in the Play Mukashi Mukashi Tejiro no Saru, Performed at the…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1792

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors: a woman with a fan, a seated man with a shamisen, and a crouching man with a staff.

Actor Ichikawa Komazô III as Nyosan no Miya (The Third Princess), Ukare Zatô (A Blind Street Performer), and Sakata n…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1791

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in pink and green robes with two swords, standing before bamboo.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Hatakeyama Shigetada Disguised as Honjo Soheiji (?) in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayag…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in ornate robes and headdress standing beneath cherry blossom branches.

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Gohiiki no Hana Aikyo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Th…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a pink kimono and black vest with a sword, standing before a patterned screen.

The Actor Otani Oniji III in an Unidentified Role in the Play Yukimi-zuki Eiga Hachi no Ki (?), Performed at the Naka…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1787