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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,055 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono with gold crests, holding a fan and sword before a screen.

Oguri Shinui, resembling Fukashichi

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned blue kimono, arms folded, glancing sideways at a pink wooden screen.

Carpenter Rokusaburô

Utagawa Kunisada, 1814

Woodblock print of a man in striped kimono under a yellow umbrella, with flying geese and a purse above him.

Otokodate looking at geese & purse

Utagawa Kunisada, 1820

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned green kimono holding arrows on a black tray, by Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818.

Oiwa holding arrows

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of dancing women in kimono and a standing man on a veranda beneath lanterns and pine trees.

Dancing Courtesan and a Man (possibly poet Hisakataya), Two, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performanc…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy above and a sword at his side.

Okabe no Rokuyata

Utagawa Kunisada, 1831

Woodblock print of a woman with a striped umbrella standing in snow beside blossoming branches, in a green kimono.

Concubine Mekame in snow with umbrella

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of an actor in rabbit-ear headpiece beside a badger-costumed figure before mountains and a red disc.

Actors as rabbit and badger

Utagawa Kunisada, 1840

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral robe holding a bow against a dark background.

Acteur als boogschutter

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a red banner, wearing straw sandals and swords, with blue face makeup.

Acteur met rode banier en sandalen

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in female costume crouching, pulling a red cloth, against a dark background with a red flam

Acteur als vrouw trekkend aan rode doek

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono dancing on a veranda under lanterns, with pine trees behind.

Dancing Courtesans, Three, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisaka…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Woodblock print of three samurai figures beside a willow tree, one standing with a fan, one reclining in a patterned robe.

Dronken Ôboshi Yuranosuke en spion

Utagawa Kunisada, 1850

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor barefoot in a green patterned kimono, holding a drawn sword against a dark background.

Acteur op blote voeten en met zwaard

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in vertical panels, one bald in a checkered robe, one with black hair holding a

Twee acteurs op versstroken

Utagawa Kunisada, 1850

Woodblock print of a fierce bearded man in an ornate robe, with two geese flying past a full moon.

Masakado opkijkend naar ganzen bij volle maan

Utagawa Kunisada, 1849

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of dancing women in patterned kimono on a veranda beneath lanterns and pine trees.

Dancing Courtesans, Four, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisakat…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women dancing on a veranda under paper lanterns, with pine trees behind.

Dancing Courtesans, Five, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisakat…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors: a seated man in a floral kimono pointing a fan, and a standing woman with a plum branch

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Umegae

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1821

Woodblock print of shops and pedestrians along a Shinagawa harbor shoreline at dusk, with women in kimono and red lanterns.

Pedestrians and Shops by the Harbor of Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers and kite-flying boys near plum blossoms, a lattice gate and fence, by Totoya Hokkei, 1833.

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

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Workers process seaweed on a shore beside a thatched hut, with drying racks and barrels, under a pale sky with calligraphy.

Hamagawa, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Japanese woodblock print of porters and a woman near a teahouse, with Mount Fuji rising behind them above the sea.

Fujisawa, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Woodblock print of a golden palace under a full moon, with figures on a stairway and a woman and armored man in the foregroun

The Palace of Longevity

Totoya Hokkei, 1831

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with boatmen and passengers crossing a river at dusk, with a moon and birds.

Ferry boat crossing the Sumida River, from the album "Friends of the Three Capitals (Santo no tomoe)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1832

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono with a wand, against blue clouds, with a hanging mirror and calligraphy.

Ama no Uzume, No. 3 (Sono san) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1820s

Woodblock print of a drummer in a patterned kimono striking a drum beside a red banner, with clouds and moon above.

The drummer, No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a striped kimono beside willow branches, a potted plant and a red calligraphy p

Willow Shop (Yanagiya), from the series "A Series of Willows (Yanagi bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1828

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono by a brazier, with willow branches and a tortoise emblem.

Willow Island (Yanagishima), from the series "A Series of Willows (Yanagi bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1828

Woodblock print of the Sumida River with a bridge, houses, a boat, and snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

The Sumida River (Sumidagawa), from the series "View of Mount Fuji from Edo (Edo no Fuji)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1832

Woodblock print of a nobleman and court lady in a boat poled by a boatman past a snowy shore at night.

Nobleman and court lady boating at night near a snow-covered shore

Totoya Hokkei, 1826

Japanese print of two figures in a boat inside a shell-shaped frame, with snowy shore, plum blossoms and a large clam shell.

The shell-matching game, from the series Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)

Totoya Hokkei, Early 1830s