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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,064 works

Woodblock print of two women in kimono reading a letter on a red bench as a young man enters through a curtain.

Young Man Walks in as Two Courtesans Read Love Letter

Shiba Kôkan, c. 1772/74

Japanese woodblock print of women and children at a shop with a large noren curtain, a young man holding toys.

The Echigoya on New Year's Day

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1789

Japanese woodblock print of two women in black hoods and floral kimono beside a man in a red coat, under a shimenawa rope.

The Twelfth Month (Harumachizuki), from the series "Fashionable Monthly Visits to Sacred Places in the Four Seasons (…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a dancer in a pink floral kimono holding a fan beneath a hanging bell and falling cherry blossoms.

Actor Nakayama Tomisaburô as a Shirabyôshi Dancer in “The Maiden at Dôjô Temple” (“Musume Dôjô-ji”)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a chrysanthemum kimono with turtles, a treasure bowl and a scroll.

Jurojin, from the series "A Comparison of the Treasures of the Gods of Good Fortune (Fukujin takara awase)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1795

Utamaro woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono, a seated woman writing, and a child with a white cat.

Takigawa of the Ogiya (Ogiya uchi Takigawa, Onami, Menami, Kisagawa, Hanamichi, Himekawa, Kumegawa)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono seated beside a hanging wind chime and green blind, with a decorated fan abov

Ukiyo Genji hakkei : Suzumushi no bansho

Chobunsai Eishi, n.d.

Ukiyo-e print of three courtesans in patterned kimono and ornate hairpins walking together, by Chokosai Eisho.

The Courtesans Hanaogi, Segawa, and Miyahito of the Ogiya

Chokosai Eisho, c. 1796/97

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with long black hair holding a pink blossom branch, with a calligraphic cartouche above.

A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi Rokkasen): Ono no Komachi

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1798

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono applying rouge with a brush beside a black lacquer mirror.

Beauty applying rouge, from the series "Comaprison of Beauties in Eastern Brocade (Azuma nishiki bijin awase)"

Torii Kiyomine, c. 1804/10

Woodblock print of three women in kimono in a room with folding screens, looking out to a garden and trees.

Ladies behind screen in a daimyo's mansion

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a pink kimono with white plum blossoms and a green patterned border.

New Clothes for the Festival of New Herbs (Wakana no hatsuisho): Tamagiku of the Kadotamaya with Attendants Kikuno an…

Chobunsai Eishi, n.d.

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a pink patterned kimono with gold hair ornaments, beside a tea kettle and iris.

The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, from the series "Courtesans of the Five Festivals (Yukun gosekku)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1805

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a fishing rod, with a figure peering from a pine tree behind him.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Ebisu in the play "Suehiro Eho Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first m…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1729

Woodblock print of travelers and a loaded horse on a hill road beside pine trees, a hut, and blue mountains.

No. 17: Matsuida, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas on a ferry boat crossing rain-swept blue waves toward a shore of thatched houses.

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

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind clouds and cliffs, with travelers and packhorses on a path beside blue waves.

The Back of Mount Fuji Seen from Minobu River (Minobugawa Urafuji), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (F…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-33

Woodblock print of a woman lifting a child toward plum blossoms beside a red railing, another woman in a checked robe watchin

Retrieving the Shuttlecock

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with shaved head in brown kimono holding a gold-tipped fan against gray background.

The actor Otani Tokuji I as manservant Sodesuke

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot holding a swirl-patterned fan, wearing a pink kimono against a dark background

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Ogishi Kurando

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing in a checkered kimono with a sword, one kneeling in a black patterned robe

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro III (L) as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono with chrysanthemum motifs, against a yellow background.

Segawa Kikunojo lll in the Role of Courtesan Katsuragi

Tōshūsai Sharaku, c. 1795

Woodblock print of nine elderly bearded men in colorful robes gathered under leafy trees, some playing a board game.

The Nine Old Men of Mount Xiang (Kozan kyuro), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushika Circle…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in yellow costumes, one seated on a bench and one standing beside bamboo, 1735.

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Onio Shinzaemon and Ichikawa Masugoro as Soga no Goro in the play "Furiwake-gami Ha…

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1735

Woodblock print of a snow-viewing banquet with men playing go and women in kimono in a wooden hall overlooking a snowy garden

Snow-Viewing Entertainment

Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with dishevelled hair in a patterned yellow kimono beside bamboo and a fence.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as a Woman with Dishevelled Hair

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1791

Woodblock print of an actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath hanging paper streamers in a snowy landscape.

An Actor of Woman's Roles

Katsushika Hokusai, 1791

Woodblock print of travelers crossing bridges over a river, with snow-capped Mount Fuji rising in the background.

Nakahara in Sagami Province (Soshu Nakahara), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a torii gate in tidal water, workers with baskets, Mount Fuji in the distance, and a hillside village.

Seashore at Nobutoura (Nobutoura), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji rising over a bay, with pine trees, a sandy shore, small houses and blue waves.

Shichirigahama Beach in Sagami Province (Shoshu Shichirigahama), from the series "Thiry-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuga…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a thatched boat on a reed-lined waterway with snowcapped Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind pine trees, with travelers, a horse, and porters on a road.

Hodogaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido Hodogaya), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33