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)
  • Bairei
  • Buncho
  • Chikuseki
  • Eiri
  • Eisen
  • Eizan
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hidenari
  • Hirosada
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokkei
  • Hokuga
  • Hokusai
  • Katsushika, Isai
  • Kiyomoto II
  • Kiyonaga
  • Kiyotsune
  • Kogyo
  • Koryusai
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Masanobu
  • Mimura, Seizan
  • Moronobu
  • Sadanobu
  • Seiko
  • Shigemasa
  • Shigenobu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Shinsai
  • Shoson
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunman
  • Shunsen
  • Shunsho
  • Sori III
  • Teisai, Shuri
  • Toshikata
  • Toyohiro
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni III
  • Utamaro
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya
  • Yoshiume
  • Zeshin
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Ghost Stories
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 47 Ronin (Yoshitora)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Hokusai)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - chuban
  • 68 Views of the Various Provinces
  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Ehon Butai Ogi: Picture Book of Stage Fans
  • Eight Views of Omi (Hokusai)
  • Heroes of the Taiheiki (Yoshiiku)
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Images from Tale of Genji (Toyokuni III)
  • Portraits of the Stage in Fan Shapes
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Toto Meisho

Subject

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

Period

  • 1600 - 1800 (Early Edo)
  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)
  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Painting
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

670 Products

Pictures of Valiant Warriors (Buyu sakigake zue), Volume 2

Eisen

Pictures of Valiant Warriors (Buyu sakigake zue), Volume 2

JPR-211118

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Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2

Shimizu, Seifu

Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2

JPR-211117

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Encyclopedia of Tea Ceremony, Volume II: Incense

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Encyclopedia of Tea Ceremony, Volume II: Incense

JPR-211109

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Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV

Bairei

Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV

JPR-211101

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God's Pictures (Tsushin Gafu)

Aikawa, Minwa (ask Gosentei)

God's Pictures (Tsushin Gafu)

JPR-211094

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Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)

Hokusai

Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)

JPR-211092

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Sohitsu Gafu (Hasty Sketches), Volume II

Hiroshige

Sohitsu Gafu (Hasty Sketches), Volume II

JPR-211091

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Kacho Sansui Hosoga Zukushi (Pictures of Fine Diagrams of Flowers & Birds, Mountains & Rivers)

Katsushika, Isai

Kacho Sansui Hosoga Zukushi (Pictures of Fine Diagrams of Flowers & Birds, Mountains & Rivers)

JPR-211090

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Shoshoku Gatsu, Volume I (Pictures of Various Occupations)

Hiroshige II

Shoshoku Gatsu, Volume I (Pictures of Various Occupations)

JPR-211088

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Kimono Embroidery Design Sketchbook

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Kimono Embroidery Design Sketchbook

JP-208794

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Shojigoshi

Moronobu

Shojigoshi

JP-110930

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Yokochigae

Moronobu

Yokochigae

JP-110932

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Preface to Volume Two

Hokusai

Preface to Volume Two

JP-209214

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Fuji the Day After Snow

Hokusai

Fuji the Day After Snow

JP-209236

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Fuji with a Hat (Kasa Fuji)

Hokusai

Fuji with a Hat (Kasa Fuji)

JP-111602

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At the Foot of Fuji (Fuji no fumoto)

Hokusai

At the Foot of Fuji (Fuji no fumoto)

JP-111446

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Fuji over a Bank (Tsutsumigoshi no Fuji)

Hokusai

Fuji over a Bank (Tsutsumigoshi no Fuji)

JP-111432

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Shimada

Hokusai

Shimada

JPR-210567

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Unno Kotaro Yukiuji Disguised as Yamagatsu Buo

Kunisada

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Unno Kotaro Yukiuji Disguised as Yamagatsu Buo

JPR-210526

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Actor Onoe Kikugoro III Reclining in a Boat on the Sumida River

Kuniyoshi

Actor Onoe Kikugoro III Reclining in a Boat on the Sumida River

JPR-209991

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Hotei

Gakutei

Hotei

JPR-209986

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Kabuki Actor Bando Mitsugoro III as Washi no Osaburo Disguised as Yamagatsu Kumao

Kunisada

Kabuki Actor Bando Mitsugoro III as Washi no Osaburo Disguised as Yamagatsu Kumao

JPR-210523

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Puppeteer Holding a Puppet on a Go Board

Hokusai

Puppeteer Holding a Puppet on a Go Board

JPR-208425

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Plum Tree

Shunman

Plum Tree

JPR-210818

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