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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,035 works

Woodblock print of a samurai leaping from a pine branch over a rooftop with a drawn sword, guards below with spears at night.

Yoshioka Kenbo, from the series "Five Heroic Men (Eiyu gonin otoko)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms at a bay shore, with picnickers on mats and sailboats on blue water under a pink sky.

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Goten Hill (Gotenyama no hanazakari), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo mei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Woodblock print of pedestrians on a bridge over blue bay water, with masted fishing boats and a full moon above.

Fishing Boats near Eitai Bridge in Tsukuda Bay (Eitaibashi Tsukuda oki isaribune), from the series "Famous Places in…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Etched title page with putti holding fruit garlands around a blank oval cartouche, with scrollwork and a cornucopia below.

Paedopaegnion: Third Title Page: Petrus vanden Avont Belga Antuerpianus pictor

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etched title page with an oval portrait of a man surrounded by nude putti, fruit garlands and a cornucopia.

Paedopaegnion: Third Title Page (copy in reverse)

Wenceslaus Hollar, after 1651

Woodblock print of women in kimono walking by plum trees and a teahouse with red lanterns beside a pond in spring.

Spring View of the New Embankment at Shinobazu Pond (Shinobazu ike shin dote haru no kei), from the series "Newly Sel…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/42

Woodblock print of a moonlit riverside embankment with palanquins, pedestrians, willow trees and a full moon over rooftops.

Nihon Embankment near the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihon-zutsumi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of people with parasols walking under a wisteria trellis near an arched bridge and pines.

Wisteria in Full Bloom in the Precincts of the Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (Kameido Tenmangu keidai fuji hanazakari no zu…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/42

Etched title page with two putti holding fruit garlands around a Latin dedication cartouche and coat of arms.

Paedopaegnion

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over blue waves and boats, with travelers on a green hillside path at right.

Poem by Yamabe no Akahito, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Triptych print of a Noh dancer in an Okina mask and robe, flanked by seated musicians and courtiers beneath a pine tree.

Okina, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"

Tsukioka Kogyo, 1898/1903

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono holding a red fan with a grasshopper, fireflies and flowers at night.

Jewels in the Cool Light of Evening Dew (Ryoko yotsuyu no rama)

Kunisada Utagawa I, 1859

Woodblock print of a seated bugaku dancer in red patterned robes and ornate headdress, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Bugaku Dancer in Genjōraku Role

Katsushika Hokusai, 1809

Triptych woodblock print of a young warrior on a bridge confronting Benkei and tengu spirits in dramatic Japanese style.

The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848

Woodblock print of a long-haired warrior with a sword beside a crouching tiger under a willow tree.

Yang Zhi (Seimenju Yoshi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikode…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Woodblock print of women in kimono walking past children playing in snow, with pine trees and a shrine by a frozen lake.

Sneeuwballen gooien

Utagawa Kunisada, 1825

Watercolor of a crowded masked ball in a long arched ballroom, with costumed dancers in the foreground and an orchestra at th

Ein Maskenball im kaiserlichen Redoutensaal

Anton Ziegler, 1830

Open book showing a photograph of a torpedo explosion sending a tall column of water into the sea, with boats on the horizon.

Ontploffing van een torpedo onder water

C.E. von Sothen, 1890

Portret van Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, hertog van Alva

Woodblock print of samurai scaling a snowy compound wall by moonlight, with retainers in the courtyard below.

Act 11: The Night Attack (Juichidanme, youchi no zu), from the series "Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1831/32

Panoramic Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama with rooftops, a walled compound, canals, piers and harbor boats.

Revised Panoramic View of Yokohama (Saikai Yokohama fukei)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861 and 1873

Etching of an execution by burning in a city, an executioner with a long pole beside a fiery stake and a crowd watching.

Hendrik Eemkens te Utrecht door buskruit gedood, 1562

Jan Luyken, 1683

Etching of a villager striking a man holding a falcon beside a fountain, with onlookers and a palace in the background.

In opdracht van doña Lambra slaat een dorpeling Gonzalo Gomez met een in bloed gedoopte komkommer

Antonio Tempesta, 1612

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono reaching for yellow flowers by a fence in the rain, beneath a bamboo blind.

Woman Holding a Branch of Kerria Flowers in the Rain (parody of Ota Dokan)

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Woodblock print of two women under a snowy eave with a monk crouching in snow, winter garden and stone lantern behind.

The Eleventh Month (Juichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84

Portret van Henri-Joseph Redouté, en profil

Adolphe Varin, 1879

Design drawing of a towel rack with two carved lion heads at the ends, with construction details below.

Ontwerp voor een theedoekrek met twee leeuwenkoppen

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1900

Pen drawing of a towel rack design with two fantasy head ends joined by a bar, plus a small colored sketch below.

Ontwerp voor een theedoekrek met twee fantasiekoppen

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1900

Woodblock print of farmers planting rice in flooded paddies, with a man carrying seedlings on a pole among rocks and pines.

Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1730s

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a tea plantation with workers, pack horses, a river bridge and thatched houses.

Fuji vanaf de Katakura theeplantage in de provincie Suruga

Katsushika Hokusai, 1831

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall over rocks, with bathers in the pool below and a wooden building beside it.

De Roben waterval te Oyama in de provincie Sagami

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Woodblock print of pilgrims climbing a steep red mountain cliff with ropes and ladders, clouds below.

Bergbeklimmers

Katsushika Hokusai, 1831