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
  • Eisho
  • Harunobu
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyomitsu
  • Kiyonaga
  • Kiyotsune
  • Koryusai
  • Masanobu
  • Masayoshi
  • Morikuni
  • Moronobu
  • Sharaku
  • Shigemasa
  • Shuncho
  • Shundo
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunman
  • Shunsho
  • Sukenobu
  • 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
  • Ehon Momo Chidori
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Utamakura

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
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • 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)
  • Extra Large

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Shoki the Demon Queller

Kiyomitsu

Shoki the Demon Queller

JPR-210018

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Kabuki Actor Sakata Hangoro III

Shunei

Kabuki Actor Sakata Hangoro III

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Momiji no Ga from Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise

Eishi

Momiji no Ga from Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise

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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori

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Red

Koryusai

Red

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Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Fighting an Oni

Hokusai

Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Fighting an Oni

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Young Couple with a Shamisen

Harunobu

Young Couple with a Shamisen

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Young Man Dancing at a Party

Utamaro

Young Man Dancing at a Party

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The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei

Utamaro

The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei

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Beauty and Plovers

Harunobu

Beauty and Plovers

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Summer Rain

Harunobu

Summer Rain

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Courtesan and Small Pine

Harunobu

Courtesan and Small Pine

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Two Courtesans Admiring a Plum Tree

Harunobu

Two Courtesans Admiring a Plum Tree

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Courtesans and Kamuro Beneath a Flowering Tree

Harunobu

Courtesans and Kamuro Beneath a Flowering Tree

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Looking Out on the Veranda

Harunobu

Looking Out on the Veranda

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Stepping Between the Shoji

Harunobu

Stepping Between the Shoji

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Two Beauties Reading

Harunobu

Two Beauties Reading

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Beauties of Maruya House

Harunobu

Beauties of Maruya House

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The Moon Reflected

Harunobu

The Moon Reflected

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Beauty on the Veranda

Harunobu

Beauty on the Veranda

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Watching a Crow

Harunobu

Watching a Crow

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Beauty at a Writing Desk

Harunobu

Beauty at a Writing Desk

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Two Beauties Spot a Bird in the Clouds

Harunobu

Two Beauties Spot a Bird in the Clouds

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Rolling a Snowball

Harunobu

Rolling a Snowball

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