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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,002 works

Japanese woodblock print of six kabuki actor bust portraits inside folding fan shapes, with pink fans between them.

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top…

Katsukawa Shunsei, c. 1788

Woodblock print of a court lady in patterned robes with a fan, beside a panel of handwritten calligraphy and clouds.

The Poetess Ukon, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in patterned kimono beside a calligraphy poem panel over waves and clouds.

The Poetess Michitsuna no Haha, from the series "The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woman in a patterned kimono with long black hair beside a panel of Japanese calligraphy on a cloud-patterned background.

The Poetess Shunzei no Musume, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Japanese woodblock print of a temple with a pagoda, pine trees and green hills in a circular vignette with calligraphy.

Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii no bansho), from an untitled series of Eight Views of Omi

Utagawa Toyohiro, n.d.

Woodblock print of two women with an umbrella and a figure in straw raincoat crossing a snowy bridge beside pines.

Travelers in Snow

Katsukawa Shunsen, early 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in blue kimono before a night view of a bridge, river boats and rooftops.

Evening Amusements at Ryogoku in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogoku yoasobi no zu)

Toyohara Kunichika, 1859

Woodblock print of an Edo street with dark wooden buildings, walking figures, grazing sheep and a lantern at right.

The New Mint in Shiba (Shiba shin zeniza no zu), from the series "Exceptional Views of Edo (Koto shokei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Japanese woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono with a kneeling man beside her, rain falling outside.

The Courtesan Yugiri and Her Lover Fujiya Izaemon, from the series "Tokiwazu Hakkei"

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor leaping through a torn wall with a raised sword, with bamboo in the foreground.

Matsumoto Koshiro leaping through a wall

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, wearing wooden geta sandals.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

Ippitsusai Bunchō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a fan, beneath a plum branch, with water and a grassy bank

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, with water and a blossoming branch behind h

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor drawing a sword, with autumn maple leaves and reeds behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Kamei Rokuro Disguised as the Servant Dadahei in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba,…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1791

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing on a boat beside a figure in a gold robe and wide hat.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Minamoto no Yorinobu in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono holding a bamboo pole beside potted plants, c. 1776.

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Taira no Tadamori Disguised as a Potted-Plant Seller in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no K…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Engraving of two embracing nude figures beneath a tree, with a deer and a distant hilltop town in the landscape.

Medor and Angelica from Lodovico Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' or Venus and Adonis embracing, set within a landscape

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki-style male figure in layered robes with a sword, by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1779.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Prince Takanori in the play "Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Engraving of a reclining nude woman embraced by a man under a tree, with a horned animal and a distant town in the landscape.

Medor and Angelica from Lodovico Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso", or Venus and Adonis embracing, set within a landscape

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-34

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in green kimono holding a folding fan beside a latticed screen.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

Katsukawa School, 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono with a sword, standing before a snowy bamboo fence.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo

Katsukawa Shunkō I, late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a robe gesturing up to a woman on a wooden balcony beside a pine tree.

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru and Onoe Kikugoro I (?) as Yuranosuke

Katsukawa Shunkō I, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a kneeling figure in a floral kimono beside a picket fence under cherry blossom branches.

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Onoe in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1790

Misty Edo-period painting of boats, a wooden bridge, village houses and pine trees along a river.

Matsuchiyama on the Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, 1856

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red striped robe holding a pole and sword, with floral pattern above.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as An no Heibei in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theat…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1789

Woman in striped kimono reading a paper menu at a wooden teahouse counter beside a kettle, Japanese woodblock print.

Waitress at the Minatoya Teahouse

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a woman with umbrella and a man on snowy ground, a woman at a lattice window above, with calligraphy.

Chizuka no Fumi no Bosetsu (The Evening Snow of a Thousand Bundles of Love-Letters), the Lovers Ohatsu and Tokubei, f…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a fan, with a sword and straw hat beside him.

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no su…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a bald kabuki actor with red eye makeup and a checked kimono against a black background.

The actor Sawamura Sojuro lll as the lay priest Kiyomori

Utagawa Kunimasa, c. 1795

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/04

Woodblock print of a grimacing samurai in blue armor, with arrows around him and soldiers on a distant battlefield.

Yamamoto Kansuke, wounded by arrows

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as Priest Narukami gripping a wooden pole in anger amid falling rain.

Priest Narukami clutching pole, in angerPriest Narukami clutching pole, in anger

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1851