Japanese Woodblock Prints (1600 - 1800)

Early ukiyo-e, or pictures (e) of the floating world (ukiyo), emerged around 1660 with monochrome prints. The masters of this “primitive” period, such as Moronobu and Masanobu, are known for their elegant and vital lines. By 1700, the first early color prints emerged. Hand-colored with vegetable-based pigments, this process proved costly and was replaced by full-color printing in 1765. Known as the father of color printing, Harunobu ushered in the era of nishiki-e, or brocade pictures, with sensitivity and subtlety. The late 18th century welcomed a “golden age” of ukiyo-e, during which time artists developed the use of color and diversified their approach to subject matter. Sharaku imbued his actor portraits with a greater sense of individualism, while Utamaro delved deeper into the “greenhouses” of the Yoshiwara, considering the private lives of courtesans. Browse our collection of early ukiyo-e below.

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Artist

  • Buncho
  • Eiri
  • Eishi
  • Harunobu
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyomitsu
  • Kiyonaga
  • Kiyotsune
  • Koryusai
  • Masanobu
  • Masayoshi
  • Morikuni
  • Moronobu
  • Shigemasa
  • Shundo
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunman
  • Shunsho
  • Toyokuni I
  • Utamaro
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • Ehon Butai Ogi: Picture Book of Stage Fans
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Genji
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Surimono
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1600 - 1800 (Early Edo)
  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Painting
  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Extra Small (ie. Koban)
  • Small (ie. Chuban)
  • Medium (ie. Oban)
  • Large (ie. Triptych)

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Two Gray Starlings

Masayoshi

Two Gray Starlings

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Silver Pheasants

Masayoshi

Silver Pheasants

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The Sixth Month: Fashionable Scenes from the Twelve Months

Kiyonaga

The Sixth Month: Fashionable Scenes from the Twelve Months

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Wisdom (Chi)

Toyokuni I

Wisdom (Chi)

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Act II: The Palace

Utamaro

Act II: The Palace

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Horsefly and Green Caterpillar

Utamaro

Horsefly and Green Caterpillar

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Koto

Shunman

Koto

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Kanbara

Utamaro

Kanbara

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Fukusuke (Bringer of Good Luck) and Two Courtesans

Utamaro

Fukusuke (Bringer of Good Luck) and Two Courtesans

JP-208353

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Morning in the Temporary Lodgings of the Yoshiwara

Utamaro

Morning in the Temporary Lodgings of the Yoshiwara

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Kisegawa of the Matsubaya

Utamaro

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya

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Courtesan Dreaming a Lucky New Year Dream of Fuji, Falcon, and Eggplant

Koryusai

Courtesan Dreaming a Lucky New Year Dream of Fuji, Falcon, and Eggplant

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Lovers by Candlelight

Utamaro

Lovers by Candlelight

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Emperor and Empress Dolls for Doll Festival

Shundo

Emperor and Empress Dolls for Doll Festival

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Segawa Yujiro

Buncho

Segawa Yujiro

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Arashi Hinaji

Buncho

Arashi Hinaji

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Kabuki Actor Bando Matataro

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Bando Matataro

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Ichikawa Danjuro

Buncho

Ichikawa Danjuro

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Sakata Hangoro

Buncho

Sakata Hangoro

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Otani Hiroji

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Otani Hiroji

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Buncho

Nakajima Mihoemon

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Buncho

Nakamura Hidematsu

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Segawa Shichizo

Buncho

Segawa Shichizo

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Ichikawa Yaozo

Buncho

Ichikawa Yaozo

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