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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,105 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a paper umbrella, prayer beads and a cloth bag, beside a red cartouche and trees.

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō III as Inamura Magoemon and the Station Inamura between Yoshida and Goyu

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in European dress holding a black parasol, with a man beside her and calligraphy text.

仏蘭西

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Woodblock print of a fierce warrior in a patterned yellow and red robe with a sword and spear on dark blue.

月百姿朧夜月熊坂

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1887

Three-panel Japanese print of women in kimono on a wooden bridge with a parasol, pines and townhouses behind.

[上野三枚橋之図]

Chobunsai Eishi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a stern glance, checkered kimono, topknot and white paper ornaments on a deep blue bac

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Wrestler Onigatake

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a teal jacket and striped kimono holding a red parasol in a snowy landscape.

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō as Ukiyo Inosuke in “Sekai ha Taira ume no kaomise”

Utagawa Kunisada, 1832

Ink drawing of balloons with netting, a parachutist descending, and a smoke trail, with Japanese inscriptions on a yellow she

歌舞伎座浄瑠璃狂言上野公園博物館の場

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1891

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in armor and a pink patterned robe, holding a helmet, with a sword at his side.

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō in the role of Soga no Gorō

Torii Kiyonaga, 1775

Woodblock print of two long-haired women on a seashore in patterned trousers beside a pine tree, with birds overhead.

中納言行平朝臣左遷須磨浦逢村雨松風ニ蜑戯図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume with two swords, seated in a dramatic pose on a pale background.

The Actor Bandō Shūka as Ōboshi Rikiya in the play Kanadehon Chūshingura

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1900

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono, a cat on a leash, a samurai with a fan, and plum blossoms.

〔里見八犬伝〕

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and yellow hakama seated with a sword and fan.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō as Kajiwara Genta Kageki

Utagawa Kunisada, 1820

Woodblock print of a pale ghostly figure standing over a kneeling man in a patterned robe on a wooden veranda at night.

月百姿住よしの名月定家卿

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of two women in blue patterned kimono beside yellow flowering shrubs and a bamboo fence with a strea

名所合六玉川山しろ井手

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword and bamboo pole, against a floral patterned backdrop.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II Hotei no Oichi in the Play "Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga"

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1792

Woodblock print of a muscular sumo wrestler in a blue loincloth gripping a rope-bound bamboo frame beside a pillar.

新撰東錦絵神明相撲闘争之図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Monochrome woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono with a sword, standing on a veranda beside a plum branch.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke in the Role of Soga no Gorō

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with banners, pine trees and mountains behind.

東海道名所之内酒匂川

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1863

Woodblock print of a standing man in dark kimono beside a large pale lantern, with Japanese calligraphy on a pink background.

三番組あ組

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1858

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue striped kimono, with a view of Mount Fuji and a river in the background.

七ツいろは東都富士尽たいがみの権太・すみだ河のふし

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a cat and cherry blossoms in the upper panel.

源氏雲浮世絵合若菜下

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of red sea cliffs with rock arches, blue waves, pine-covered slopes and small figures on the shore.

Echigo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a basket under blossoming plum branches.

The Actor Ichimura Kakitsu in a Female Role Representing the Second Month

Utagawa Kunisada, 1840

Woman in lavender kimono with golden hairpins among falling cherry petals against a gray background, Japanese woodblock print

新形三十六怪撰小町桜の情

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1902

Japanese woodblock print of two courtly figures on a veranda beside a river, with fireflies and a calligraphic poem above.

蛍

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of men struggling with kite lines by a stone wall and waterfall, with a tightrope walker behind them

江戸名所道戯尽二十九虎の御門外の景

Utagawa Hirokage, 1859

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue crested kimono holding a fan, with a stern sidelong glance against a teal backgro

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in the role of Ōboshi Yuranosuke (leader of the 47 rōnin)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1862

Color woodblock print of a woman in a kimono beside a child, with armor, lacquer boxes and textiles in a traditional room.

婦人風俗尽虫ぼし

Ogata Gekkō, 1897

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a screen with plum branches and a poem panel.

小倉擬百人一首貞信公

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint and black wig in a dramatic pose against a red geometric background.

The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjurō (Danjurō IX) in a Shibaraku role

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1864

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in horned helmet and green armor against a snowy night background.

〔武田信玄〕〔川中嶋東都錦画明治１５年６月上演猿若座〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1882

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue swirl-patterned kimono with a sword and black sash, dated 1829.

The Actor Mimasu Gennosuke in the role of Genshichi, the Tobacco Seller

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829