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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,055 works

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a yellow patterned kimono standing before a latticed screen, with a round sign and calligra

The Courtesan Yugiri of Ibarakiya, Osaka, from a triptych of beauties of the three capitals

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1725/30

Hand-colored woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow patterned robe holding an umbrella and sword, with a small figure

The Actors Nakamura Takesaburo as Shikishi Naishinno and Tsuruya Nanboku as Gengoro in the play "Tategami Teika Kazur…

Okumura Toshinobu, 1719

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black and yellow robes holding an orange parasol, with vertical calligraphy beside him.

The actor Fujimura Handayu II as Nowake no Mae in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura," performed at the Ichimura Theater…

Okumura Toshinobu, 1719

Watercolor interior of a crowded masked ball in a classical ballroom with chandeliers, columns, and musicians in a balcony.

Maskenball im k.k. Redoutensaal der Wiener Hofburg

Joseph Schütz, 1815

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono with a long hem, holding a white cat, with calligraphy beside her.

Liu Haichan (Gamma), from the series "Lives of Taoist Immortals Parodied by Courtesans - A Series of Seven (Keisei mi…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821/22

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono with cloud motifs, beside Japanese calligraphy and red seals.

Dongfang Shuo (Tohosaku), from the series "Lives of Taoist Immortals Parodied by Courtesans - A Series of Seven (Keis…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821/22

Black lacquer medicine case with cord tassels resting on an open fan, with Japanese calligraphy above, in a 1798 print.

A Medicine Case Upon a Fan

Katsushika Hokusai, 1798

Japanese print of two women on a veranda beside a flowering plum branch, with calligraphy at the left.

Two Women on the Veranda

Katsushika Hokusai, 1799

Woodblock print of a yellow treasure ship with a red sail and scrolls on deck, with Japanese calligraphy beside it.

The Treasure Ship

Katsushika Hokusai, 1799

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing with a koto and one kneeling beside it, with a screen and bamboo behind.

Two Women With a Koto

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Black court cap with pink cords and tassels on a slatted wooden stand, with vertical Japanese calligraphy beside it.

A Court-cap on a Stand

Katsushika Hokusai, 1799

Etching of a large thatched hut with a carved finial, palm trees, hills, and figures in New Caledonia by Charles Meryon.

New Caledonia: Large native hut on the road from Balade to Puebo, 1845, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1863

Woodblock print of two geese flying past a large pale full moon above blue clouds.

Flying geese and full moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1830s

Woodblock print of a bearded armored warrior in a patterned blue robe seated on a dark platform, with calligraphy in the marg

Fan Kuai (Hankai), from the series "Three Broken Gates (Haitatsu sanban)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1827

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen beside a grey cat in a black box and a white dog.

Woman with Shamisen and Cat

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded scholar in a red robe seated with a crane, beside a plum blossom panel and sun.

Lin Hejing (Rin Nasei) with Crane

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Two seated men in patterned robes write poetry beside an ink box, with a river landscape screen behind them.

Japanese poetry, from the series "Three Classical Arts for the Sugawara Circle (Sugawara sanseki)"

Yashima Gakutei, early 1820s

Japanese print of a flute-playing courtier beside a red bridge, with two women in patterned kimono behind him.

The Tale of Sagoromo, from the series "Ten Courtly Tales for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren monogatari juban)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820

Japanese woodblock print of two women reading in a room with a plum tree outside the window and a geometric screen.

Two Women Reading

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Five seated warrior generals in patterned robes and armor beside a pine tree, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Five Tiger Generals of the Tales of the Water Margin (Suikoden goko shogun)"

Yashima Gakutei, c.1828

Five seated warriors in patterned robes and armor beside a pine tree, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Five Tiger Generals of the Tales of the Water Margin (Suikoden Goko Shogun)

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Woodblock print of a bearded seated man in a patterned robe holding a fan beneath a blossoming tree.

No. 1: Liu Bei (Sono ichi: Ryubi), from the series "Three Heroes of Shu (Shoku sanketsu)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Woodblock print of the warrior woman Tomoe in armor with a naginata, framed by a patterned border and poem text.

Lady Tomoe (Tomoe jo), from the series "Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren gakumen fuj…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a brush beside a stack of paper and a red writing box.

Woman About to Write a Poem

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Woodblock print of two court ladies in patterned kimono beside a bare tree and wooden railing, with Japanese calligraphy.

Two Court Ladies Admiring Cherry Blossoms

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese print of Mount Fuji above clouds, with a pine tree on a grassy slope and poem text in a patterned border.

Mt. Fuji and Pine Tree

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono holding a book, with long hairpins and calligraphy.

Osaka: Courtesan of the Shinmachi, from an untitled series of the three capitals

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s/30s

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a basket with a fish, with calligraphy at upper left.

Ebisu (Shobishin), from the series "A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Mitate shichifukujin)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Woman in patterned robe examining thread and a spider web over a lacquered box, in a Japanese woodblock print with pine motif

Two Chinese Women Examining Thread and a Spider’s Web in a Box, from the series "Diptych for the Drum Group"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono beside a pink washtub with a child, a river and hills behind.

De Chofu Tama rivier in de provincie Musashi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono under a willow by a river at dusk, with boats and a full moon.

Beroemde plekken in de Oostelijke hoofdstad: Genietend van een avondbriesje bij de Ryogoku brug

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847

Woodblock print of a standing man in a green and brown chequered kimono with a folded fan at his waist.

Kameya Chûbei in chequered kimono

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1813