Presented here are woodblock prints categorized as ukiyo-e. Use the prints tab in the toolbar above to navigate to all artists and other genres or visit recent print additions to see all newly added prints.

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1786-1865
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Mitsugi's Aunt Omine
(Mitsugi Oba Omine, Nakamura Utaemon)
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various ukiyo-e books and ephemera,
Visualized Itinerary of Great Japan [Route Map]
(Dai Nihon hayami dochuki)
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unknown artist (ehon),
Collection of Birds
(Kaiga jizai)
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Katsushika Isai, 1821-1880
Sketches of Birds and Flowers and Landscapes- vol. 3
(Kacho sansui saiga zushiki- sanpen)
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Katsushika Isai, 1821-1880
Sketches of Birds and Flowers and Landscapes- vol. I
(Kacho sansui ga zu shiki- ichi)
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Toyohara Kunichika, 1835-1900
Actor Arashi Riko as Okimi, Actor Ichikawa Kuzo III as Ume no Yoshibei and Actor Nakamura Fukusuke III in Two Roles, Chokichi and Koume
(Komeya musume Okimi, Arashi Riko, Ume no Yoshibei, Ichikawa Kuzo, Nagayoshi Koume niyaku Nakamura Fukusuke)
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Toyohara Kunichika, Baiso Kaoru, & others,
Accessory Store Gyokuhodo, the Beauty Tsugi, and Shinbashi Railway Station Dyeing
(Gyokuhodo, Adachi Tsugi, Shinbashi teishaba-zome)
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Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1769-1825
Onoe Matsusuke (1744-1815) as Soga no Jasoku on the right; Nakamura Noshio II (1759-1800) as Yukinoto (the onnagata)
(Soga no Jasoku, Onoe Matsusuke, Yukinoto, Nakamura Noshio)
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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1786-1865
no. 61, Ise no Taifu
(se no Taifu)
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Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1847-1915
The Fountain Outside the Art Museum at the Second Exhibition for the Promotion of Domestic Industry
(Dai nikai nai kangyo hakurankai nai bijutsukan funsui)
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Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849
Sojo Henjo
(Sojo Henjo)
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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858
Ichigaya Hachiman Shrine
(Ichigaya Hachiman)
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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858
Paulownia Plantation at Akasaka
(Akasaka Kiribatake)
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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858
Kumano Junisha Shrine, Popularly Known as Juniso
( Tsunohazu Kumano Junisha zokusho Juniso)
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Utagawa Yoshitsuya, 1822-1866
Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge
(Ryogoku oohanabi no zu)
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Kikugawa Eizan, 1787-1867
Fashionable Ide Yamabuki
(Furyu Ide Yamabuki)
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Utagawa Sadahide, 1807-1873
Kan Waterfall, Aso County, Higo Provence
(Higo-shu Aso-gun Kan otaki)
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1797-1861
Suo Chao, The Impatient Vanguard
(Kyusenpo Sakucho)
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Ukiyo-e is defined in different ways; literally it means pictures ('e') of the floating world ('ukiyo'), a term derived from a Buddhist concept pertaining to the fleeting nature of life. But during the Edo period (1615-1868), ukiyo acquired a more nuanced meaning: the impermanence of our existence became a justification to indulge in the pleasures and entertainments that are available at this fleeting moment (for a price). As such, the 'floating world' encompassed the pleasure quarters, houses of assignation, teahouses, restaurants, leisure boats, and the theater districts; that is to say, the playgrounds of the urban sophisticates. Ukiyo-e, images of these pleasures, were marketed to the residents and visitors in the flourishing capital city of Edo and mercantile center of Osaka. With time, the term ukiyo-e would expand to refer to a genre of art, primarily woodblock prints, produced in the 17th through the 19th centuries depicting a wide array of subjects including kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, bijin (beauties), meisho (famous places), musha (warriors), and kacho (birds and flowers).

Taguchi Beisaku

Kubota Beisen

Yoshu Chikanobu

Hasegawa Chikuyo (Suiken)

Keisai Eisen

attributed to Keisai Eisen

Hosoda Eishi

Kikugawa Eizan

Utagawa Fusatane

Ogata Gekko

Ogata Gessan

Adachi Ginko

Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Rissho)

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Rissho) Misty Falls of Nikko

Misty Falls of Nikko
$8,500 (reserved)

Utagawa Hiroshige III (Ando Tokubei)

Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Isai

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Shinohara Kiyooki

Torii Kiyotada IV (Tadakiyo)

Isoda Koryusai

Toyohara Kunichika

Toyohara Kunichika, Baiso Kaoru, & others

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Aoisaka

Aoisaka
$950

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Mimeguri

Mimeguri
$900

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Hatchobori

Hatchobori
$1,100

Utagawa Hiroshige & Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Utagawa Hiroshige II & Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Utagawa Kunisada II

Utagawa Kunisada III (Kunimasa IV, Hosai)

Utagawa Kuniteru II

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

attributed to Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kawanabe Kyosai

Kawanabe Kyosai Kyosai donga

Kyosai donga
$500 (reserved)

Watanabe Nobukazu

Utagawa Sadafusa

Utagawa Sadahide

Teisai Sencho

Katsukawa Shun'ei

Katsukawa  Shun'ei Act Four

Act Four
$2,800

Katsukawa Shunsen (Shunko II)

Katsukawa Shunsho

Miyagawa Shuntei

Katsukawa Shunzan

Katsushika Taito II

Katsushika Taito II Carp

Carp
$4,800

Utagawa Toyohiro

Utagawa Toyokuni I

Utagawa Toyokuni II

unknown artist (ehon)

Utagawa School

Kitagawa Utamaro

various ukiyo-e books and ephemera

Utagawa Yoshiiku

Utagawa Yoshikazu

Utagawa Yoshimori

Utagawa Yoshitaki

Utagawa Yoshitora

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

kikumon

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