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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,002 works

Japanese print of a boy reading a long scroll while a white-bearded old man looks over it under a night moon.

Young Boy Reading a Scroll Held by an Old Man

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1829

Woman in green kimono raising a battledore beside bamboo and pine, with calligraphy above, Japanese woodblock print.

Young Woman Playing Battledore

Utagawa Kunihiro, 1820

Woodblock print of a standing sumo wrestler with clenched fists, wearing a black-striped belt, against a blue background.

The Sumo Wrestler, Koyanagi Tsunekichi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a long staff, wearing a black robe over a green and cream patterned costume.

Omezo Ichikawa in the role of Kajiwara Genta

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1810

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms, a tall pine, and strolling figures along a hillside path beside a teahouse.

Nippori, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of Tanabata bamboo streamers above Edo rooftops, with a distant mountain and wind-bent reeds.

The City Flourishing, Tanabata Festival (Shichu han'ei Tanabata Matsuri), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views o…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a thatched teahouse, pine trees, travelers and rice fields with snow-capped Mount Fuji on the horizon.

Old Man's Teahouse, Meguro (Meguro Jijigachaya), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of red maple branches framing thatched houses, a pond, and rice fields with mountains beyond.

Maple Trees at Mama, Tekona Shrine and Tsugi Bridge (Mama no momiji, Tekona no yashiro, Tsugihashi), from the series…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of sailboats on a river below a cliff with pines, with thatched houses and Mount Fuji in the distance.

View of Konodai and the Tone River (Konodai Tonegawa fukei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a river village with thatched houses, a poled boat, pine trees, and Mount Fuji on the horizon.

Horie and Nekozane, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Japanese woodblock print of two women under cherry blossoms, one sweeping fallen petals with a broom.

April, from series of "Social Customs..."

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Woodblock print of snowy lumber canal in Edo with stacked logs, poling figures, a yellow parasol, and birds in flight.

Lumberyards at Fukagawa (Fukagawa kiba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of figures with umbrellas walking a snowy street beside a canal and snow-laden bamboo, with birds flying over

Yabu Street at the foot of Atago Hill (Atagoshita yabukoji), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a night street in Edo with a crescent moon, sake carriers, stalls, white dogs and a waterfall by a stone w

Aoi Slope, Outside Tora Gate (Toranomon-soto Aoizaka), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo h…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of boats on a river, an arched bridge, a wooden scaffold at left, and Mount Fuji under a pink sky.

Ryogoku Ekoin and Moto-Yanagi Bridge (Ryogoku Ekoin Moto-Yanagibashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of E…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a Edo street with a procession, pines and willows, and temple roofs beyond a red wall.

Yatsukoji, Inside Sujikai Gate (Sujikai-uchi Yatsukoji), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Vertical strip showing two Japanese figures, a woman with ornate hair above and a man holding a folding fan below.

Two Actors

Kikugana Eizan, 1810

Woodblock print of a crowded Edo street with parasols, shop banners, a pack horse, and geese flying over trees.

The Yamashita District of Ueno (Ueno Yamashita), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a busy Edo street with a merchant shop, blue noren curtains, people with red umbrellas, and distant trees.

Shitaya Hirokoji, from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a green hill with cherry blossoms, a river, and snow-capped Mount Fuji on the horizon under a red sky.

New Fuji, Meguro (Meguro, Shin Fuji), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a plum orchard in bloom with thatched teahouses, a garden swing, and strolling figures under pink blossoms

The Plum Orchard at Kamata (Kamata no umezono), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of towboats pulled along a winding canal past thatched houses and pine trees, with a distant mountain.

Towboats along the Yotsugidori Canal (Yotsugidori yosui hikifune), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of Ichigaya Hachiman Shrine with cherry blossoms, shrine roofs, a canal, shops and pedestrians beneath birds.

Ichigaya Hachiman Shrine (Ichigaya Hachiman), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a ferry past warehouses, with a woman under a parasol and swallows in the sky.

Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hya…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of large black carp streamers over Edo river and bridge, with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakk…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a giant turtle hanging over a river with sailboats and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a crowded wooden bridge over a river with sailboats, rowboats, and market stalls under a red sunset sky.

Ryogoku Bridge and the Great Riverbank (Ryogokubashi Okawabata), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Me…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Japanese woodblock print of a sailboat on a river with pines, reeds, thatched houses and two cranes flying overhead.

Scattered Pines on the Tone River (Tonegawa Barabara-matsu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, reed beds, a shrine among pines, and a ship's beam framing the foreground.

Haneda Ferry and Benten Shrine (Haneda no watashi Benten no yashiro), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Ed…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of Shinagawa bay with sailboats, pine-covered shore, a red torii shrine gate, and geese flying overhead.

Shinagawa Susaki (Shinagawa Susaki), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a horse's legs in the foreground beside an Edo street with shops and pedestrians at dusk.

Naito Shinjuku at Yotsuya (Yotsuya Naito Shinjuku), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyak…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a river beside cliffs and a waterfall, with a wooden bridge, pine trees and bathers.

The River of Waterfalls at Oji (Oji Takinogawa), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856