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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,036 works

Woodblock print of an intimate couple reclining on a patterned futon, with vertical Japanese calligraphy at upper right.

Echtpaar de liefde bedrijvend

Katsushika Hokusai, 1815

Woodblock print of two women embracing on a patterned futon, with calligraphy above and a lacquer box at lower left.

Weduwe en jongeman

Katsushika Hokusai, 1815

Engraved title page of a tragedy: a dead man in a classical temple, lightning overhead, women and a priest at an altar.

Amarillis in een tempel bij het lijk van de door de bliksem gedode Damon

Caspar Luyken, 1693

Japanese print of pink, orange and yellow chrysanthemums with green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Chrysanthemums

Katsukawa Shunshō, early 1780s

Woodblock print of three women with a parasol walking through falling snow, one in a pink peony-patterned kimono.

Sneeuwbal

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of two women in a workshop interior with ceramic bowls on shelves, paper sheets, and a lattice window.

Vrouwen maken prenten (linkerdeel)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1796

Japanese woodblock print of three women working on printmaking tasks in a room with paper, a carving block and a wooden tub.

Vrouwen maken prenten (middendeel)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1796

Triptych print of women in a room carving woodblocks, brushing paper, and working with bowls and tools.

Vrouwen maken prenten

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Two women in patterned kimono make woodblock prints in a room with a shoji screen, one drawing at a table, one at a water bas

Vrouwen maken prenten (rechterdeel)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1796

Woodblock print of a woman in a dark floral kimono and a girl in a patterned green robe standing on a pale background.

Jonge vrouw en meisje bij sneeuwbal

Suzuki Harunobu, 1763

Two Japanese woodblock prints: a woman beside snow-laden bamboo, and a woman with two girls in a snowy scene.

Jonge vrouw en twee meisjes bij een grote sneeuwbal

Suzuki Harunobu, 1763

Engraving of two embracing figures under a tree with a cupid and goat, and a river town landscape behind.

Angelica en Medoro

Aegidius Sadeler, 1580

Painting of a nude woman standing in a large pearly shell beneath clouds, with smaller shells on the shore below.

Odilon redon birth of venus

Odilon Redon, 1912

Vrouw uit Macedonië

Léon Davent, 1555

Woodblock print of Fukurokuju and the Seven Gods of Fortune on a dragon ship, with crowds pulling ropes and Mount Fuji behind

Trekken van een juiste lot

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Portret van Johann Bernhard Basedow

Johann Elias Haid, 1776

Woodblock print of a man leading a horse across a river while a woman smokes a pipe under a moonlit sky.

Crossing a River on a Moonlit Night

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a child raking a field beside two white elephants, with birds, a snake, mountains and a village behind.

Dashun (Taishun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kaga…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped hat and red robe, with bold pink face makeup, by Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796.

The actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Usui Arataro Sadamitsu in the Shibaraku scene of the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," perf…

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman dancing with a fan before a bald man and two seated women in a gold-screened room.

Hotoke Gozen Dancing before Taira no Kiyomori

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Black-ground Japanese woodblock print of two cranes flying before a full moon, with a stag, tortoise, and seated figure below

Jurojin with cranes, a stag, and a tortoise

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of fox bearers carrying a palanquin through rain past hills and pines, with a setting sun.

The Bride Traveling in the Rain, from the series "The Foxes' Wedding"

Tachibana Minkō, 1765

Japanese print of children in pink robes rolling a huge snowball, one lifting a smaller ball overhead, under a grey sky.

The Big Snowman

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1764

Woman in red kimono with umbrella watches a frog by a stream beneath a bare tree in rain, Japanese woodblock print.

Ono no Tofu Watching a Leaping Frog

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Woodblock print of the Seven Lucky Gods on a sailing treasure ship with a crane flying overhead and waves below.

The Treasure Ship

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1778

Woodblock print of a courtesan writing a letter while two men watch through a lattice window behind her.

Courtesan Writing a Letter as Two Men Watch through a Window Lattice

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of kimono-clad figures on a snowy veranda with pine trees and rooftops beyond.

Liefdesparen op terras in winter

Utagawa Kunisada, 1840

Japanese woodblock print of two couples on a veranda overlooking a harbor with boats and a red sun.

Liefdesparen op veranda

Utagawa Kunisada, 1840

Japanese woodblock print of kimono-clad figures in a wooden interior with shoji screens, a staircase, and a moonlit balcony.

Taferelen in een bordeel

Utagawa Kunisada, 1840

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a lattice fence under a blossoming cherry

Courtesan Parading Beneath Cherry Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a court woman holding a blossoming branch, with a young attendant holding a round fan, on a dark ground.

Yokihi (Chinese: Yang Guifei) with attendant

Nishimura Shigenaga, 18th century

Woodblock print of a dancer in a patterned kimono standing in a boat beneath drooping willow branches.

Shirabyoshi Dancer Standing in Asazuma Boat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767