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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,002 works

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a veranda, one holding a child, beneath hanging willow branches.

The Day of Starting (Kotohajime), from the series "The Fashionable Five Days of Starting (Furyu go kotohajime)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773/75

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a red pier beside a boatman in a small boat, with stone embankment and calligraphy.

Ono no Komachi at Seki Temple, from the series The Seven Fashionable Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Isoda Koryusai, Edo period (1615-1868), about 1771

Woodblock print of three women kneeling on a veranda near a snowy pagoda, with tea service and boats in a side panel.

Evening Snow at Sensoji Temple (Sensoji no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable View of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one holding a sleeve with a carp design, by Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776.

Ukifune of the Kanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hat…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a snowy mountain village with a figure crossing a wooden bridge over a blue river.

A Bridge in a Snowy Landscape, from the series "A Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation (Wakan roei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1842/43

Grey dragon with red-tinged fins and pale claws coiling through dark clouds, with ink inscriptions at the upper left.

Dragon in the clouds

Totoya Hokkei, 1832

Woodblock print of farmers carrying baskets on poles beside rice fields and a water channel, with thatched houses and geese i

Dainagon Tsunenobufrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reading a book with a sparrow nearby, the other seated by a lattice window.

Righteousness (Gi), from the series "Five Cardinal Virtues"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of two women with hair ornaments, one pouring tea from a black teapot, beside a patterned curtain.

Hour of the Ox (Ushi no koku) Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter (Tatsumi), from the series "Customs of Beauties Around the Cl…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Edo Geisha, from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of two women in kimono stretching cloth, one leaning forward with a hairpin in her hair, patterned fabrics ar

Cloth-Strecher, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni ko)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono raising a staff, with a sword and a wooden platform beside him.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Otomo no Kuronushi in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ic…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in courtesan costume with ornate hairpin and patterned robe, beside a winged figure with fl

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama of Tsuruga in the Play Keisei Tsuki no Miyako, Performed at the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green robe and white hakama holding swords, with a banner behind him.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kusunoki Masayuki Disguised as Uji no Joetsu, in the Play Go Taiheiki Shirishi-banashi…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of two women on a snowy veranda with a sword, a bamboo fence, and a figure in a straw hat outside.

Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Woodblock print of a young man in a patterned kimono holding a fan, with a sword at his waist, against a pale background.

In the Style of a Young Man (Wakashu fu), Left Sheet of Triptych (Sanpukutsui hidari)

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1730

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with a sword, leaning on a red wooden railing by water.

The Actor Nakamura Matsue I as Tsuchiya Umegawa Disguised as the Female Sumo Wrestler Oyodo (?) in the Play Naniwa no…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned kimono, with a shamisen player and kneeling women under willow branche

The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora, Azuma Tozo III as Miura Katagai,…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784

Triptych Japanese print of women in patterned kimono carrying shimadai trays on a wooden veranda beneath pine branches.

A procession of women holding shimadai decorations

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1789/1801

Woodblock print of two women in kimono admiring hanging wisteria by a railing, with a pond and pine trees behind.

Admiring the wisteria at Kameido Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1786

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one bending forward, with elaborate hairpins and obi sashes.

Two Entertainers and a Maid

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a straw rain cape and patterned kimono, holding a sword in a rainy night scene.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hayano Kampei in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Najori no Kura, Performed at the Nakam…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1780

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, a man on the left and a courtesan with elaborate hairpins on the ri

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as a courtesan (right) and Sawamura Sojuro III as Oyamada Taro (?) disguised as Tarosak…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c 1779

Woodblock print of a full moon over a river at night, with a bridge pillar and a boatman poling a cargo boat.

Moon over Ryogoku Bridge in Summer (Natsu Ryogoku no tsuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Season…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono raising a sword against a black background, with red face makeup.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1778

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in disguise, wearing a floral red kimono, grey robe and hair ornaments.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Hitomaru Disguised as the Geisha Oshun in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red and white face paint, scowling, wearing an elaborate black topknot and patterned r

Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Akita Jônosuke Yoshikage in a “Shibaraku” role in “Memorial Service for St. Nichiren: A Mod…

Attributed to Katsukawa Shun’ei, About 1791

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a large straw hat, with calligraphy beside.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1763

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a mountain road above the sea, with pine trees and colorful hills.

No. 43: Tsumagome, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with a thatched house and bamboo grove beyond.

No. 25: Yawata, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of travelers in snow among bent pine trees, with a river, footbridge and thatched house beside the road.

No. 15: Itahana (Jugo: Itahana), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no…

Keisen Eisen, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a dragon with horns and whiskers twisting among clouds, with red accents on its body.

Dragon in clouds

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s