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

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Bridges
  • Children
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Legends & History
  • Nature
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Surimono
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Winter

Period

  • 1600 - 1800 (Early Edo)
  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Onoe Kikugoro as Kintaro (Golden Child)

Toyokuni I

Onoe Kikugoro as Kintaro (Golden Child)

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Interior of a Kabuki Theater

Toyokuni I

Interior of a Kabuki Theater

JPR-210801

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Kabuki Actor Seki Sanjuro

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Seki Sanjuro

JP-209823

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Matsumoto Koshiro as Igami-no-Gonta and Matsutaro

Toyokuni I

Matsumoto Koshiro as Igami-no-Gonta and Matsutaro

JP2005

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The Actor Bando Mitsugoro

Toyokuni I

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro

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Kabuki Actor Bando Mitsugoro

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Bando Mitsugoro

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Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Yonezo

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Yonezo

JPR-209556

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Kabuki Actor Segawa Senjo as Takao

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Segawa Senjo as Takao

JPR-209554

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Flowering

Zeshin

Flowering

JP-208175

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Kabuki Actor Segawa Senjo as Sushiya Osato

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Segawa Senjo as Sushiya Osato

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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Shikan

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Shikan

JPR5455

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Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugoro as Shohei's Wife Otsuru

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugoro as Shohei's Wife Otsuru

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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan

JPR-109652

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Wisdom (Chi)

Toyokuni I

Wisdom (Chi)

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Visiting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi)

Toyokuni I

Visiting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi)

JP110901

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Kabuki Actor Sawamura Gennosuke I

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Sawamura Gennosuke I

JPR-209068

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Sake Gourd with Dish and Butterfly

Zeshin

Sake Gourd with Dish and Butterfly

JPR-208134

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Kabuki Actor Onoe Matsusuke as Iwafuji

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Onoe Matsusuke as Iwafuji

JPR1-57645

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Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Omezo and Iwai Kumesaburo

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Omezo and Iwai Kumesaburo

JP1-46251

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Springtime

Toyokuni I

Springtime

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Minogame Tortoise

Zeshin

Minogame Tortoise

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Two Samurai in Storm

Zeshin

Two Samurai in Storm

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Cooling Off at Ryogoku in Edo

Toyokuni I

Cooling Off at Ryogoku in Edo

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Jujutsu

Toyokuni I

Jujutsu

JP2004

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