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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,105 works

Pencil sketch of a rustic courtyard under a sloping timber roof, with seated figures, a dog, a goat, and a hillside behind.

In Toledo

John Lewis, 1832

Woodblock print of a figure in a black robe holding a parasol beside a river, with bamboo and calligraphy above.

The actor Iwai Hanshirō

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with a parasol, with an inset view of a bridge and pagoda.

Ōkawa Bridge

Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Kunihisa, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe and sash with a sword, standing in snow beneath pine branches.

An actor in the role of Yoji of Tama-ya

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

Fan-shaped painting of a bearded seated man in a dark headdress and grey robe, with red seal stamps.

The Chinese God of War

Katsushika Hokusai, 1900

Woodblock print of a three-masted ship with flags beside a rocky coast, pine tree on cliff, and waves in the foreground.

The Coast in Tsushima Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen in patterned kimono, with a framed panel of rape blossoms and a butterfly.

Butterfly on rape blossoms [nanohana]

Utagawa Kunisada, 1831

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple floral kimono walking in rain under a blue and white umbrella.

An actor in the role of Tegoshi Tsukuna

Utagawa Kunisada, 1844

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a woman in a striped blue robe and a man in a green checked kimono, beside a chest.

Actors in the roles of Ushiwaka Denji and Shinzo Shiratama

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Color woodblock print of a seated courtesan in an orange and green kimono with gilded hair combs, with calligraphy beside her

The Courtesan Hatsuito

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles and hair ornaments, one in a green kimono and one in a black

July

Kikukawa Eizan, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in green kimono adjusting her hair beside a child, with calligraphy and a river vignette.

Tama River at Ide

Kikukawa Eizan, 1804

Ink sketch of many small figures in varied poses, with a calligraphic panel and bearded figure at upper left.

Shishi-schetsen

Katsushika Hokusai, 1770

Ink sketch of rain falling over a lake, with pine-covered headlands, distant mountains and small shoreline buildings.

Avondregen over Karasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1836

Ink drawing of a teahouse with figures, tall trees, and a view of Mount Fuji across a plain.

Theehuis met vergezicht over een vlakte met op de achtergrond de Fujiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1836

Pen sketch of tall pine trees with small figures resting below and Mount Fuji on the right horizon.

Rust van pelgrims onder hoge bomen, rechts op de achtergrond de Fujiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1836

Ink sketch of a standing woman in a long kimono beside garden plants, a bamboo fence, and a wooden box.

Staande dame

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Loose ink sketch of two armored men in a dynamic martial pose, one raising a sword, with blue guide lines beneath.

Twee mannen in krijgsdans

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Ink and pencil sketch of overlapping warrior figures in dynamic poses on a pale grey sheet.

Schetsen voor een krijgsdans

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a paper, with a seated reader and pines behind her.

New Year's

Kikukawa Eizan, 1818

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins through waves, with snow-capped Mount Fuji and thatched houses in the backgrou

Fuji at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

Woodblock print of people crossing a high arched bridge over a river with boats, Mount Fuji in the distance.

Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a bay, with boats on rippling water and thatched houses along the shore.

A sketch of Tago Bay at Ejiri along the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

Woodblock print of two fishermen on a cliff hauling lines over waves, with a conical mountain on the horizon.

Kōshū kajikazawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

Four-panel 1918 American wartime poster with photographs of marines, a funeral procession, a truck of men, and an interior sc

Fighting in France for freedom! Are you helping at home?

Unknown artist, 1918

Woodblock print of a reclining woman in a checkered kimono with a figure peeking behind a fan in an interior room.

Daikoku taking a peek

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Four-panel 1918 WWI propaganda poster with photos of soldiers, artillery, a railway gun, and gas-masked troops.

Fighting in France for freedom! Are you helping at home?

Unknown artist, 1918

Japanese triptych print of warriors battling monsters and demons above two men playing go and a woman in bed.

The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1843

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped robe and white headscarf standing on a boat in falling snow.

The actor Onoe Baikō

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Blue woodblock print of three women on a plank bridge among blooming irises, with a mountain across the water behind.

The Eight Plank Bridge

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a pheasant standing in grass with two swallows flying above, with Japanese calligraphy columns.

Swallows and pheasant

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Japanese woodblock print of elegantly dressed women seated in an interior with blossoming cherry screens and scattered fans.

The Fan-tossing Game

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847