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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,002 works

Woodblock print of a moonlit pond with an arched bridge, pine trees, and a thatched building within an oval cutout.

The Benten Shine on the Inner Island of Shinobazu Pond (Shinobazu Nakajima Bentensha), section of a sheet from the se…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Lithograph of a woman in a long dress reading a letter in a doorway, with a pitcher at her feet and French caption below.

Vrouw leest brief die bedoeld is voor haar man

Paul Gavarni, 1843

Woodblock print of a woman in a dark kimono and white headscarf walking through falling snow with a yellow parasol.

The Streetwalker Scene from the play Koshaku (Koshaku yotakaba), section of a sheet from the series "Reflections of D…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Woodblock print strip of a full moon over a bay with several small boats with masts on blue water.

Full Moon over Takanawa (Takanawa meigetsu), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Har…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of the Daoist immortal Li Tieguai leaning on a crutch and gazing up at a small figure on a mountain.

Daoist immortal Li Tieguai (Japanese: Tekkai)

Katsushika Taito II, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of a courtier in a patterned grey robe on a red zigzag bridge among irises and reeds.

Chiryu: The Old Story of the Irises at Yatsuhashi Bridge (Yatsuhashi no kakitsubata no koji), section of sheet no. 12…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a woman in a red patterned kimono with a checkered fan, standing against a pale background.

Oiso, section of sheet no. 3 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of a man in a straw hat and patterned kimono holding a fan, with two swords, on a blue background.

Miya: Kagekiyo Visiting the Kannon Temple (Miya, Kagekiyo Kannon mode), section of sheet no. 12 from the series "Pict…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print on green ground with plum blossoms, a black and white cat, and yellow and black paper cutouts.

Imado, section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a red rose and white rose on branching stems with green leaves against a green background.

Hachiman Shrine in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of ducks swimming among reeds and bare branches on blue water, with a red seal and signature.

Fuji Marsh in Yoshiwara (Fujinuma, Yoshiwara), section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three St…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of two craggy mountain peaks above clouds, with pine trees at the bottom and a blue sky with white clouds.

Nantai and Nyotai Peaks of Mount Tsukuba in Hitachi Province (Hitachi, Tsukuba Nantaisan Nyotaisan), section of sheet…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a wooden pier pole in the sea with two sailboats, birds, and a pink dawn horizon.

Shibaura, section of a sheet from the series series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of white sailboats on blue sea beside rocky shore and dark mountains under a pale sky.

Mishima, section of sheet no. 3 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of a yellow bird on a branch beside pink hibiscus flowers against a teal background.

Yellow bird and hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Woodblock print of a bird among pink wild carnations and green leaves, with calligraphy at upper left and a red seal.

Bird and wild carnation

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Japanese print of a green bird above a branch of pink gentian flowers and green leaves on a tan background.

Bird and gentian

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Japanese woodblock print with panels of moon and flowers, a seated woman, a pier, a sailboat, and a large tuna fish.

Eitai Bridge, Nihon Bridge, Susaki, Flower Garden, and Dokan Hill (Eitaibashi, Nihonbashi, Susaki, Hanayashiki, Dokan…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print with a courtesan, boats under a moon, sparrows over bamboo, blossoms, and patterned fabrics.

Plum branch, Susaki, courtesan, sparrows, and clothes behind screen

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Hiroshige Tokaido cutout print with actor, willow, Mount Fuji, pine branch and wrestling figures in fan panel.

Ejiri, Fuchu, Mariko, Okabe, and Fujieda, no. 5 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print with a sea view and sailboats, a woman in red kimono, a horse, a fan, and a foliage panel.

Oiso, Odawara, Hakone, Mishima, and Numazu, no. 3 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze z…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock composite print with a koto player, a hillside road, white birds over waves, and a seated man by irises.

Okazaki, Fujikawa, Narumi, and Chiryu, no. 10 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi har…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print with a cherry blossom fan, a monk portrait, a landscape panel, and a black decorative cartouche.

Kameyama, Seki, Shono, and Ishiyakushi, no. 12 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi ha…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print with a koto player, a bell, and a river scene with travelers and a green hill.

Shimada, Kanaya, and Nissaka, no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print with pheasant, coastal seascape, seated woman in robe, bird in flight, and mushrooms in cutout panel

Kakegawa, Fukuroi, Mitsuke, Hamamatsu, and Maisaka, no. 7 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido Road (Tokai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print with cutout panels showing a woman at a basin, a monk with banner, pines, a pagoda and pink vine.

Kameyama, Seki, Sakanoshita, Tsuchiyama, and Minakuchi, no. 11 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print with a river mountain landscape, a woman in a red kimono, pine branches, and a fan with flowers.

Ejiri, Fuchu, Mariko, and Okabe, no. 6 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Japanese woodblock print with a fan-shaped Mount Fuji, a grapevine panel, and two sumo wrestlers in combat.

Suruga, Kai, and Izu, no. 5 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a green-maned lion on a rock above a waterfall, with a cub clinging to vines below.

Lion training a cub

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840

Woodblock print of a green mountain over a waterfall and rocky river, with pine trees and a wooden walkway.

Takino in Harima Province (Harima Takino), no. 44 from the series "Sixty-eight Views of the Various Provinces (Shokok…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862

Woodblock print of figures on a sandy shore at low tide, with pine trees, a teahouse, sailboats and a pink dusk sky.

Low Tide at Susaki (Susaki shiohi no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of the New Yoshiwara with lantern-lit rooftops, cherry trees, green fields and a willow under a blue sky.

The New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/42