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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,055 works

Woodblock print of two women with shoulder-pole buckets beside a pine tree on a shore, with a red sun over the sea.

The brine maidens

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one resting her chin on her hand and the other holding a green fan.

The courtesans Hinatsuru and Hinamatsu of Chōji-ya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange floral kimono holding a folding fan and wearing two swords.

The actor Bandō Hikosaburo III in the role of Saemon Suketsune

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1807

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of people playing koto, shamisen and flute before a plum blossom screen.

Haru no yoru no on-asobi (Music on a spring evening)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Woodblock print of a kneeling young man in a patterned kimono holding a drum in a traditional room with a potted chrysanthemu

Young man striking a drum

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764

Woodblock print of travelers on a bridge over a blue river, with autumn maples on a cliff and a red torii gate at right.

Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River, from the album "The Eternal Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Woodblock print of a noblewoman in patterned robes beside a screen decorated with a phoenix and feathers.

Noblewoman

Chobunsai Eishi, 1796

Woodblock print of a noblewoman seen from behind with long black hair, patterned kimono, and folding screen.

Back view of a noblewoman

Chobunsai Eishi, 1796

Woodblock print of travelers in a boat with umbrellas crossing choppy blue water toward a village and trees.

Rokugo, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima, A Set of Sixteen (Enoshima kiko, jurokugban tsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Woodblock print of a monkey in a pink floral robe holding a fan and striped parasol, with calligraphy at left.

Monkey performing Sanbaso dance

Totoya Hokkei, 1824

Woodblock print of travelers walking through a snowy village at dusk with mountains behind the rooftops.

Kanbara, avondsneeuw

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of travelers on a riverside path at dusk under a full moon, with a village and bridge across the water.

Numazu in de avondschemering

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of travelers struggling through heavy rain on a sloping road beside a windswept grove, by Hiroshige.

Stortregen te Shono

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of pine-lined coastal road descending to a blue bay with boats, travelers in hats, and distant rocks under a

Shirasuka, bergafwaarts

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of a wooden bridge over a blue river, with workers on scaffolding, a small boat, pines and distant hills.

Yoshida, de brug over de Toyo rivier

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of men running and pulling ropes beside a horse past a red torii gate, with wooden houses at left.

Miya, Shintoïstische ceremonie bij het Atsuta heiligdom

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of travelers on a snowy hillside path beneath pine trees, with a village below under a clearing sky.

Kameyama, een opklaring na sneeuwval

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of villagers drying gourd strips on racks beside thatched houses, with travelers and a large tree in view.

Minakuchi, het beroemde streekproduct kanpyo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of travelers on a long wooden bridge over a river, with rooftops and snowy mountains behind.

Kyoto, de grote brug bij Sanjo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Japanese woodblock print of sailing boats on a lake at dusk, geese flying over misty mountains and a pine-lined shore.

Neerstrijkenden ganzen te Katata

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of Lake Biwa at evening with sailboats, a long wooden bridge, a village, and a distant conical mountain.

Avondgloed te Seta

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of a full moon over a lake, rocky pine-covered cliffs, a wooden bridge and a small temple at left.

Herfstmaan te Ishiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of a woman with a red fan and pink kimono, with an iris roundel and calligraphy in the upper right.

The Waitress Ohisa of the Takashimaya

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of women carrying bundles along a grassy hillside path beside a blue sea, with bare trees and thatched houses

Het dorp Yase

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of river boats with thatched cabins and poling boatmen beneath a full moon at night.

De Yodo rivier

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of three women in kimono among blossoming cherry trees beside a garden stream and veranda.

Viewing cherry blossoms in the garden

Chobunsai Eishi, 1788

Japanese woodblock print of a crowded market in front of a red temple gate with guardian statues and a pagoda.

Perspective picture of the market at Kinryūzan Temple

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1792

Japanese print of a tiger seated before a folding screen, with plum branches, scrolls, brushes and a flower basket on a red c

Standing Screen (Tsuitate) of a Tiger

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1878

Woodblock print of two armored warriors under a crescent moon, with mountains and water behind them.

The warriors Sanata no Yoichi and Matana no Gorō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770

Japanese woodblock print of six figures in period robes, including a monk, an archer and a woman, with calligraphy above.

An updated version of the six poets

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of women bathing and dressing in a Japanese bathhouse with wooden tubs, a child, and patterned red panels.

Bathhose women

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins across a rough blue river, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Fuji at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833