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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,035 works

Woodblock print of a peasant carrying grain bundles over an arched bridge under a full moon, with reeds and river.

A Peasant Crossing a Bridge, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems

Katsushika Hokusai, late 1830s

Grid of eight small Japanese landscape prints of lakes, pavilions and mountains beside a central cover sheet with lettering.

Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of a wooden pavilion on a rocky cliff above a lake, with a pale moon over distant hills.

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shugetsu) from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Japanese woodblock print of a temple beside a lake with distant mountains, small figures walking on a path in the foreground.

Evening Bell at Mii (Mii no bansho), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of geese flying over a lake beside a red-roofed pavilion on a wooden walkway, with mountains behind.

Descending Geese at Katada (Katada no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of a lake with boats, thatched roofs, rocky shore and a red-tinted mountain under a pale sky.

Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kiban), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of an arched bridge over water with a small boat, hills and trees beyond.

Evening Glow at Seta (Seta no sekisho), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of a lakeside pagoda with rocky mountains, pine trees, small boats and figures on a red shore.

Clearing Weather at Awazu (Awazu no seiran), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Japanese woodblock print of rain falling over a lake shore with pine trees, a boat, a thatched house and distant hills.

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yoru no ame), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of a snowy mountain over a lake, with rocky shores, pines and small figures, in a blue-grey frame.

Snow at Dusk at Hira (Hira no bosetsu), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Japanese woodblock print of women and seated men in a wooden interior with paper lanterns and shoji screens.

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

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a bridge over a river with workers in a boat, reeds, and snowy Mount Fuji in the distance.

Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi kyoka no chobo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Woodblock print of women in kimono under a cherry tree, with a wooden pavilion and strollers in a park behind.

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Ueno

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Woodblock print of two women, a man with a sword and a boy on a veranda beside rice fields and pine trees.

Viewing Votive Plaques at Mukojima

Kubo Shunman, c. 1785/89

Japanese triptych print of women in kimono with parasols, attendants and a lacquered box in an interior setting.

A princess traveling with her attendants descends from a palanquin

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1801/04

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in ornate costumes beneath blossoming cherry branches, one holding a sw

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "O…

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1827

Japanese woodblock diptych of two kabuki actors under cherry blossoms, one holding an umbrella and one leaning on a staff.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sukeroku (R) and Onoe Kikugoro III as the white sake peddler Shinbei (L) in the pl…

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1823

Atage, from the series "A Selection of Eastern Beauties (Azuma bijin erami)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798

Woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles, one offering a sake cup on a tray to the other.

Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Japanese print of a gnarled pine tree above red camellias beside a rock, with calligraphy in the left margin.

A Pine Tree and Camellias

Niwa Tōkei, 1840

Print of white plum blossoms in a blue porcelain vase beside two carved seals, with calligraphy text on the left.

A Branch of White Plum Blossoms in a Porcelain Vase, with Two Carved Stone Seals

Haruki Nanmei, 1866

Woodblock print of palm leaves arranged in a green bronze jar with a dragon, on a dark cloud base, with calligraphy.

An Arrangement of Shuro Palm Leaves in a Bronze Jar

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796

Black-ink woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a crested kimono with a sword, leaning forward in wooden sandals.

The Actor Arashi Otohachi I as Hotei Ichiemon in the Play Ayatsuri Kabuki Ogi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono arranging her hair beside a cluster of irises.

Irises: beauty arranging hair, from an untitled series of beauties and flowers

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1812

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats by a thatched teahouse, with a river, village and blue mountain behind.

No. 14: Takasaki, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of women and a child with a bamboo branch, parasol and water bucket for the Tanabata festival.

The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu as…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1801

Woodblock print of a snowy Asakusa temple with a red hall, crowds, a pagoda and snow-covered trees.

The Year-end Fair at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan toshi no ichi), from the series "Famous Places in…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda under a full moon, with a flowering shrub, stone basin and poem cartouche.

Poem by Kawara no Sadaijin, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a woman in a wide hat walking by windblown waves, with a seated figure under a bamboo-blind shelter.

The Bamboo-Blind Shell (Sudaregai), from an untitled series of shells

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of two hobby-horse dancers and three female shamisen musicians in kimono, with captions above.

Musicians from Tamaya Yahachi and hobby-horse dancers from Daimon Fujiya, from the series "Comic Performances by the…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a peony-patterned kimono standing beside a wooden railing and shoji screen.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Takamura of Onoteruya (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuromushi…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono holding a patterned cloth, with another woman at a lattice window behind her.

Young Woman Emerging from a Bathhouse

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772