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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Kabuki Actor Sakata Kunihachi

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Sakata Kunihachi

JP1406

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Tomizawa Hanzaburo

Buncho

Tomizawa Hanzaburo

JP1405

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Kabuki Actor Yoshizawa Sakinosuke

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Yoshizawa Sakinosuke

JP1404

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Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshiro

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshiro

JP1401

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Tomozo

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Tomozo

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Fujiwara no Sanekata

Shunsho

Fujiwara no Sanekata

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Gon Chunagon Sadayori

Shunsho

Gon Chunagon Sadayori

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Tadamichi

Shunsho

Tadamichi

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Minamoto no Hitoshi

Shunsho

Minamoto no Hitoshi

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Abe no Nakamaro

Shunsho

Abe no Nakamaro

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Kiyohara no Fukayabu

Shunsho

Kiyohara no Fukayabu

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The Former Archbishop Jien

Shunsho

The Former Archbishop Jien

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Funya no Yasuhide

Shunsho

Funya no Yasuhide

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Minamoto no Shigeyuki

Shunsho

Minamoto no Shigeyuki

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Dainagon Kinto

Shunsho

Dainagon Kinto

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Ono no Komachi

Shunsho

Ono no Komachi

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The Lady-in-waiting Suwo

Shunsho

The Lady-in-waiting Suwo

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The Mother of Korechika

Shunsho

The Mother of Korechika

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The Lady Sei Shonagon

Shunsho

The Lady Sei Shonagon

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Lady Horikawa

Shunsho

Lady Horikawa

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Daini Sanmi, the Lady Katako

Shunsho

Daini Sanmi, the Lady Katako

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Princess Ise

Shunsho

Princess Ise

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Princess Sukeko

Shunsho

Princess Sukeko

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Fujiwara no Yoshitaka

Shunsho

Fujiwara no Yoshitaka

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