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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,002 works

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji with red-brown slopes, white snow streaks and horizontal cloud bands under a blue sky.

Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Woodblock print of a shell-matching basket with red cloth, paper slips, leafy sprigs and calligraphy by Hokusai.

Myriad grasses shell (Chigusagai) from the series 'A shell-matching game with Genroku thirty-six linked verses (Genro…

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of children playing with large parasols beside a pine tree and bamboo fence, with calligraphy above.

Lost-love shell (Katashigai) from the series 'A shell-matching game with Genroku thirty-six linked verses (Genroku ka…

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a paper lantern shaped like a woman's head with long black hair, against a night sky with lightning.

The Lantern Ghost, Iwa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1826

Ink print of three men struggling with large eels beside a paper lantern and a woven basket.

Big Eels

Katsushika Hokusai, 1838

Women and children gather shells on a wide tidal flat, with fishing boats and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Shell Gathering

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Brown Japanese book cover with a cream title label of black characters and faint painted reeds and plants along the lower edg

Spiegel van meesterlijke ambachtslieden

Katsushika Hokusai

Red-covered Japanese bound book with a cream title label in green characters, photographed against a white background with a

Schetsboek van Hokusai - derde deel

Katsushika Hokusai, 1646

Open Japanese woodblock book: seated man under willow branches on left, flowering plant with blossoms and buds on right.

MET LC-JIB 142 a h a 008

Katsushika Hokusai, 1834

Woodblock book page with a galloping mounted warrior on the left and a flying bird and seated figure on the right.

MET LC-JIB 142 a h a 009

Katsushika Hokusai, 1834

Woodblock book page with peony and branch sketches on the left and working figures in a garden on the right.

MET LC-JIB 142 a h a 007

Katsushika Hokusai, 1834

Orange book cover with a blue-green title label of Chinese characters and stitched binding on the right edge.

Schetsboek van Hokusai - derde deel Hokusai gafu gehen (titel op object), AK-MAK-1646

Katsushika Hokusai, 1849

Orange patterned cover of a Japanese book with a black-framed title label in calligraphy, by Katsushika Hokusai.

Reisalbum van Hokusai Hokusai dochu gafu (titel op object), AK-MAK-1653

Katsushika Hokusai, 1653

Four-panel black and white Japanese print showing court-dressed figures in outdoor and interior settings, each with a kanji c

源平藤橘源平名頭絵本武者部類葛飾北斎 genpeitokitsu by Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai, 1841

Japanese surimono print of red coral branches in a black footed stand with pebbles, beside a rock and round stone.

Agate (Menō seki) . Surimono by Katsushika Hokusai (CBL J 2174)

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji above forested hills and a lake shore with small red-roofed houses and calligraphy.

Mt Fuji from Lake Ashi in Hakone (CBL J 2179)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of a pine bonsai in a blue landscape bowl with a hanging cloth and lacquered tray.

Talisman for driving off evil spirits (Mayoke) (CBL J 2175)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese surimono print of a kneeling woman in a kimono beside a screen, with a mountain tray and calligraphy on the wall.

Stone (Ishi). Surimono by Katsushika Hokusai (CBL J 2176)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of a horseback rider and attendants beside a glass case with a miniature rock garden and verse.

Minase-gai

Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

Japanese print of a seated man reading a poem slip beside a plum branch, with calligraphy text on the left.

Jōsuitei Shitami studying a poem slip (CBL J 2297)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1797

Double-page Japanese woodblock book spread with four scenes of children and lucky gods under pine trees, in muted colours.

Perfect Pictures at a Glance

Katsushika Hokusai

Open book page with four panels of ink drawings showing children at play, a drum beneath pine, and gods of fortune.

Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of folded papers, a patterned box, a blue ceramic bowl and a shell fan, with poem text above.

Iro-gai

Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

Woodblock book page with ink landscapes of sea waves, hills and birds on the left and a rocky mountain on the right.

Various Pictures by Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai

Dark green bound sketchbook cover with a vertical red-lettered title label and red binding cord along the spine.

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 6 of Hokusai Sketchbooks

Katsushika Hokusai

Print of a merchant calculating accounts on an abacus in a Japanese room, with two seated figures nearby.

A merchant making up the account

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a veil on a veranda, with a rabbit rowing a crescent moon above her.

Woman watching a rabbit row the crescent moon (CBL J 2168)

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of women in kimono behind a slatted railing watching a bird, with calligraphy below.

Women of the Daimonjiya watching a cuckoo (CBL J 2189)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese print of a tall oiran courtesan in a blossom-patterned kimono beside a young attendant holding a doll.

Hokusai Oiran and Kamuro

Katsushika Hokusai

Print of a brown sparrow in flight beside a pair of scissors with a red tassel on a cream background.

Pair of sissors and sparrow

Katsushika Hokusai

Color print of a woman with elaborate hairpins holding a pink fan, against a grey background.

Hokusai Portrait of a woman holding a fan

Katsushika Hokusai

Stylized wave with curling foam in blue and grey-green, set against a dark starry indigo arc, in Japanese print style.

'Feminine Wave'

Katsushika Hokusai