Ukiyo-e | Japanese Woodblock Prints | Ronin Gallery

Explore the largest collection of 17th-19th century original Japanese woodblock prints in the United States at Ronin Gallery. Ukiyo-e, or “pictures of the floating world,” captured the exciting urban popular culture of the Edo period (1603-1868), promoting its beauty, fashions and heroes. While the Buddhist term ukiyo originally emphasized the transitory nature of human life, during the 17th century the term gradually shifted its reference to the ephemeral world of pleasure and indulgence. From 17th century Buddhist woodcuts through 19th century Japanese ukiyo-e print masters, enter a vibrant world of enchanting landscapes and sublime nature studies by Hokusai and Hiroshige, dramatic kabuki actors by Sharaku and Toyokuni, fierce samurai by Kuniyoshi, and elegant beauties by Utamaro. With the ravages of time, war and fire, today few of these precious original Japanese woodblock prints survive outside of museums and important private collections.

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Price

4800500

Artist

  • Hirosada
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Toyokuni III
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Genji
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Music & Dance
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Sumo
  • Surimono
  • Tattoo
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Small (ie. Chuban)
  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Urawa: Fishseller Danshichi

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Urawa: Fishseller Danshichi

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Shi Jin, the Nine-dragon Tatttoo (Kyumonryu Shishin)

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Shi Jin, the Nine-dragon Tatttoo (Kyumonryu Shishin)

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Kaosho Rochishin

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Tanmei Jiro Gen Shogo (Ruan Xiaowu)

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Konkoryu Rishun (LI Jun)

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Konkoryu Rishun (LI Jun)

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Rori Hakucho Chojun (Zhang Shun)

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Rori Hakucho Chojun (Zhang Shun)

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