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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,095 works

Triptych print of armored samurai marching through snow across an arched bridge under a full moon at night.

The Night Attack in The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers: The Twenty-four Major Retainers and the Twenty-three Minor Ret…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1839

Japanese woodblock print of samurai in a snowy courtyard at night, with a lantern, bamboo and a latticed building.

The Night Attack, Part 4: The Withdrawal

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Woodblock print of armed samurai in snow breaking toward a wooden house at night, with a pine tree and bows drawn.

The Night Attack, Second Episode: Rōnin Breaking into the House

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Woodblock print of armored warriors marching through snow past a steep cliff, a red sun and sailing boats over the harbor.

The Night Attack, Sixth Episode: Offering Incense

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Woodblock print of samurai in a snowy courtyard at night, swords drawn around a kneeling figure in a white robe.

The Night Attack, Third Episode: Achieving the Goal

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one in dark robe with checkered design, the other in floral green g

Actors in the roles of Kono Moronau and Kaoyo

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Woodblock print of a river landscape with two women and a man on a bank, blue mountains, and flying birds.

The Noda Jewel River in Mutsu Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Still life painting of a grey vase with poppies, daisies and bindweed against a grey background.

Redon - Vase with Poppy, Camomile and Bindweed, circa 1867

Odilon Redon, 1867

Oil portrait of a bishop in a gold mitre and cope, holding a gilded crozier against a dark background.

St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád

Bernardo Strozzi, 1633

Pair of Japanese folding screens showing hills, blossoming trees, and figures in a boat beneath a cherry tree on gold ground.

Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of two reclining men with a sake bottle, cup, food bowl and fan on a pale paper ground.

Summer sake sippers

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink line drawing of two travelers with packs and walking staffs, wearing robes and straw sandals, on pale paper.

Travelers

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono and straw hat looking up at a shuttlecock in the air.

A girl playing battledore and shuttlecock

Katsukawa Shunshō

Ink and wash sketch of a large curling wave with white spray on a pale ground, from an album of miscellaneous sketches.

Album: Miscellaneous Sketches

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ink studies of several birds on tan paper, including perched songbirds on branches and a large pheasant.

Birds

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink line drawing of a woman in a kimono raising her arms to dust with a long-handled duster on pale paper.

A Maid preparing to dust

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Fan-shaped painting with four red torii gates, a dark ink rock and green tree branches on pale paper.

A tree and four red torii

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of an autumn hillside with red maples, pines, travelers, a lake, and a distant snow-capped mountain.

Autumn landscape

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Hanging scroll of a snowy lake with an arched bridge, moored boats, bare trees and falling snow in muted grey tones.

Winter landscape

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Ink sketch of several robed figures in dynamic poses, including a reclining swordsman and a kneeling man with a staff.

Miscellaneous figures

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of two Japanese laborers in robes and sandals carrying large bundles, walking toward each other.

Laborers

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink line drawing of a reclining courtier in layered robes with a sword across his body, on tan paper.

A Courtier

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink sketch of sprawled and seated robed men, one holding a sake bottle, drawn in bold black outlines on pale paper.

A sake bout

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of a woman in red kimono and pink headdress beside blossoming cherry trees on an ochre background.

A Dancer, Kiyohime, a cherry tree and the bell of Dojo-ji

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of a young woman in an orange kimono walking with a battledore, against a plain pale background.

Girl playing battledore and shuttlecock

Ink drawing of fishermen in small boats beside a leaning pine tree and reeds on rippling water.

Landscape: figures fishing from boats

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of Fudo Myoo with a sword, rope and red flames, flanked by two small attendant figures on cream paper.

Fudo-myo-o

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of a traveler in a dark robe with a bundle and staff walking beside a tall tree on pale ground.

Traveler beside a Tree

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of a woman holding a baby while a young girl kneels and blows a bubble on a gold background.

Woman, a baby and a young girl

Katsukawa Shunshō

Ink sketch of a seated boy with tousled hair playing a flute beside a large chevron-patterned woven basket.

Boy Playing Flute

Katsushika Hokusai

Misty river scene with pine trees on the far bank and a small boat with figures under umbrellas in the foreground.

River landscape and temple in the rain

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Ink landscape with travelers and pack animals on a misty path beside a dark rock outcrop and distant hills.

Landscape: river, town and mist

Utagawa Hiroshige II