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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Artist

  • Aikawa, Minwa (ask Gosentei)
  • Ashiyuki
  • Bairei
  • Beisaku
  • Biho
  • Buncho
  • Bunro
  • Chikanobu
  • Chikashige
  • Chikayoshi
  • Chikuseki
  • Eiri
  • Eisen
  • Eishi
  • Eisho
  • Eizan
  • Fusatane
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Ginko
  • Harunobu
  • Hasui
  • Hidenari
  • Hirokage
  • Hirosada
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige & Toyokuni III
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokkei
  • Hokuba
  • Hokuga
  • Hokusai
  • Hokushu
  • Hokutai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Ikuhide
  • Katsushika, Isai
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kiyomitsu
  • Kiyomoto II
  • Kiyonaga
  • Kiyotsune
  • Kogyo
  • Koryusai
  • Koson
  • Koun
  • Kuniaki II
  • Kunichika
  • Kunihiro
  • Kunihisa II
  • Kunimori II
  • Kuninao
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
  • Kunisada III
  • Kuniteru
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kuniyasu
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Masanobu
  • Masayoshi
  • Mimura, Seizan
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Morikuni
  • Moronobu
  • Nobukazu
  • Rinsai
  • Sadafusa
  • Sadahide
  • Sadahiro
  • Sadanobu
  • Saigetsu
  • Seiko
  • Sharaku
  • Shigeharu
  • Shigemasa
  • Shigenobu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Shinsai
  • Shoson
  • Shuncho
  • Shundo
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunman
  • Shunsen
  • Shunsho
  • Shuntei
  • Sonsai
  • Sori III
  • Sugakudo
  • Sukenobu
  • Tadakiyo
  • Tamikuni
  • Teisai, Shuri
  • Toshiaki
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimasa
  • Toshimine
  • Toyohiro
  • Toyokiyo
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
  • Toyokuni III
  • Tsukimaro
  • Utamaro
  • Utamaro II
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshifuji
  • Yoshifusa
  • Yoshihiro
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshikata
  • Yoshikazu
  • Yoshikuni
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitaki
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitoyo
  • Yoshitsuna
  • Yoshitsuya
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Yoshiume
  • Zeshin
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kajiwara, Hisako
  • Kawano, Kaoru
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Saito, Kiyoshi
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Suzuki, Kason
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Tanigami, Konan
  • Teisai, Sencho
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yamanaka, Kodo
  • Yoshida, Hiroshi
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • 60 Odd Provinces of Japan
  • Famous Restaurants in Toto
  • Images from Tale of Genji (Toyokuni III)
  • Mitate 36 Selected Poems
  • Shadow Pictures of a Benevolent Reign
  • Tale of Genji

Subject

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

Period

  • 1600 - 1800 (Early Edo)
  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Teranishi Kanshin

Toyokuni III

Teranishi Kanshin

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An Auspicious Day to Become an Adult

Toyokuni III

An Auspicious Day to Become an Adult

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Iwai Kumezaburo as Princess Sayo: Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

Toyokuni III

Iwai Kumezaburo as Princess Sayo: Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

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Koshimoto (Maid): Wait a Moment

Toyokuni III

Koshimoto (Maid): Wait a Moment

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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Samezaya Shiroza

Toyokuni III

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Samezaya Shiroza

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Adjusting Her Hairpin in the Lantern Light

Toyokuni III

Adjusting Her Hairpin in the Lantern Light

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Peering through the Shoji

Toyokuni III

Peering through the Shoji

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Toyokuni III

Benkei Tazaemon

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Hon’machi Amigoro

Toyokuni III

Hon’machi Amigoro

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Irises from the Pleasure Quarter

Toyokuni III

Irises from the Pleasure Quarter

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Flowers and Birds: Genji and His Companions Sharing a Boat

Toyokuni III

Flowers and Birds: Genji and His Companions Sharing a Boat

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Iwai Kumesaburo III as Ayame no Mae

Toyokuni III

Iwai Kumesaburo III as Ayame no Mae

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Chapter 9: Aoi

Toyokuni III

Chapter 9: Aoi

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Chapter 32: Umegae

Toyokuni III

Chapter 32: Umegae

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Chapter 38: Suzumushi

Toyokuni III

Chapter 38: Suzumushi

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Chapter 10: Hana no En

Toyokuni III

Chapter 10: Hana no En

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Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Shiranui Daijin

Toyokuni III

Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Shiranui Daijin

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Peony Garden

Toyokuni III

Peony Garden

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Chapter 10: Sakaki

Toyokuni III

Chapter 10: Sakaki

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Beauty with a Lantern

Toyokuni III

Beauty with a Lantern

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Tsuchinoto: Danshichi Kurobei and Mikawaya Giheiji

Toyokuni III

Tsuchinoto: Danshichi Kurobei and Mikawaya Giheiji

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The Imitation Kisen: Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Oniazami Seishichi

Toyokuni III

The Imitation Kisen: Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Oniazami Seishichi

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Kabuki Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Katanaya Hanshichi

Toyokuni III

Kabuki Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Katanaya Hanshichi

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Rabbit: Taira Taro Yoshikado and Iga no Jutaro

Toyokuni III

Rabbit: Taira Taro Yoshikado and Iga no Jutaro

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