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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,054 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono clutching a wooden pillar, with a sword tucked at his waist.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono holding a yellow cord, with flames around him.

上るりのかこや中村芝翫

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with long dark hair in a floral kimono, pine trees and mountain behind her.

見立三十六歌撰之内源宗于朝臣

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and hakama, holding a black staff and a sword.

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a seated man in a purple and black kimono holding a sword, with calligraphy on a teal background.

寺西閑心・白井権八・小むらさき

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono beside an open book and tall flower arrangement.

源氏後集余情第五の巻

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda with a scroll, lanterns, a spider and a ladder above.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oishi (?) or Osono (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?), Performed at the Naka…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a man with a sword in his teeth, wearing a skull-patterned robe, above blue waves.

豊国漫画図絵狼ノ悪次郎

Utagawa Kunisada, 1860

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a grey kimono reading a scroll beside a yellow screen, with a blue flower cartouche ab

教訓植附垣根ノ中兼好のつれづれ草

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role, wearing a patterned kimono and holding an open fan.

The Actor Arashi Hinaji in an Unidentified Female Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Japanese woodblock print with a woman in patterned kimono, a shrine with pine trees, and calligraphy panels.

江戸の花名勝会た八番組岩井杜若／本郷六町目／本郷

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a windswept tree, with fishermen and boats by a river.

東海道五十三次之内四日市之図

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor poling a small boat along a river past a stone wall and pine trees.

小舟のり長吉・左膳実ハ幸蔵

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a knife and a woman in a floral kimono, framed by blue panels with calligraphy.

八百屋お七／紅屋長兵衛

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a figure in a pink and lavender floral kimono holding a teapot beside a plum branch and rock.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Japanese woodblock print of a figure with a dark wig holding a yellow pine-patterned fan, with calligraphy and pampas grass a

奈須野のすゝき玉藻の前

Utagawa Kunisada, 1862

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono raising a white cloth under cherry blossoms, with text columns and a tree trunk.

古今名婦伝.文展千代

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in yellow and red kimono holding a parasol, standing on a wooden floor, c. 1789.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Osuwa in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanagaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a man in a dragon-patterned blue kimono holding a sword against a dark night sky with pine branches.

当世好男子伝九紋竜支進に比すのざらし語助

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono reading a letter beside a well, with a riverside scene inset at upper right.

ふる川

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with face paint holding an orange parasol and lantern, wearing a patterned kimono.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of travelers on a snowy path beside pine trees, with a gated building above and a valley of rooftops below.

東海道五拾三次亀山・雪晴

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a snowy shrine beside a pond, with snow-covered pines, an arched bridge, and a figure in a hat.

井の頭の池弁財天の社雪の景

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a cliffside temple with red roofs, stone stairs, pine trees and a waterfall beside steep rock.

六十余州名所図会但馬岩井谷窟観音

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of Nihonbashi bridge in Edo with pedestrians, rooftops, and Mount Fuji on the left horizon.

Famous Places in Edo: Nihonbashi

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a woman on a verandah holding a letter, beneath a branch of plum blossoms, in a grey kimono.

Woman on a Verandah About to Open a Letter

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-late 1770s

Woodblock print of fireworks over a river at night, with boats and a wooden bridge below.

名所江戸百景両国花火

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of an Edo street with a merchant shop, red and blue noren curtains, pedestrians, and birds in a dusky sky.

江戸名勝図会大門通

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a tall pine, torii gate, horse with travelers, and Mount Fuji across a lake under a pale sky.

上総鹿楚山

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and green sash holding white cloth before a plum-branch screen.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Dozaburo Disguised as the Ruffian Tobei (?) in the Play Haru no Nishi Date-zo…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of two costumed figures on a stairway above a crowd, with kites flying over an Edo landscape.

江戸名所.芝愛宕山吉例正月三日毘沙門之使

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a street with parasol-carrying figures, pine trees, and a view of sailboats on the sea.

江都名所.かすみかせき

Utagawa Hiroshige