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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Toyokuni III
Adjusting Her Hairpin in the Lantern Light
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Toyokuni III
Kabuki Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Katanaya Hanshichi
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Toyokuni III
Tsuchinoe: Jiraiya and Arashi Yuminosuke
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Toyokuni III
Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Endo Musha: Poem by Fujiwara no Nakafumi
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Toyokuni III
Fireworks over Ryogoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital: Illustration of the Prosperity of the River Opening
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Toyokuni III
Mishima: Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo V as Osen
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Toyokuni III
Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshiro VI as Minazuruhime
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Toyokuni III
Poem by Fujiwara no Takamitsu: Kabuki Actor Sawamura Gennosuke as Yorikane
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Toyokuni III
Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaru: Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumezaburo as Matsuura Sayohime
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Toyokuni III
Kabuki Actor Bando Hikosaburo as Kenkaya Gorokichi
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Toyokuni III
The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro Viewing Fireflies
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