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

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Tadakiyo
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Tomioka, Eisen

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers

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
  • Senso-e
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Surimono
  • Tattoo
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

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

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Memorial Portrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Toshikage

Memorial Portrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

JP-210492

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In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes

Yoshitoshi

In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes

JP-210476

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

Yoshitoshi

Theater District: Dawn Moon

JP-210408

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12 Noon: Posing for a Photograph

Yoshitoshi

12 Noon: Posing for a Photograph

JPR-210060

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Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

Kiyochika

Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

JPR-209987

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Konoha no Minezo

Kunichika

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Konoha no Minezo

JP-209940

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Geisha from the Hiramatsu Restaurant in Nihonbashi

Kunichika

Geisha from the Hiramatsu Restaurant in Nihonbashi

JP-209936

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Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

Yoshitoshi

Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

JPR-111474

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Danjuro as a Female Demon

Tadakiyo

Danjuro as a Female Demon

JP2050

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Color of Autumn

Tomioka, Eisen

Color of Autumn

JP-93061

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Kataoka Gengoe Takafusa

Gekko

Kataoka Gengoe Takafusa

JPR-208698

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Mase Kyudayu Masaaki

Gekko

Mase Kyudayu Masaaki

JPR-208697

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Yata Goroemon Suketake

Gekko

Yata Goroemon Suketake

JPR-208692

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Hazama Kihei Mitsunobu

Gekko

Hazama Kihei Mitsunobu

JPR-208685

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Yokogawa Kanbei Munetoshi

Gekko

Yokogawa Kanbei Munetoshi

JPR-208684

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Onodera Koemon Hidetomi

Gekko

Onodera Koemon Hidetomi

JPR-208683

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Kayano Wasuke Tsunenari

Gekko

Kayano Wasuke Tsunenari

JPR-208682

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Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

Gekko

Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

JPR-208681

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Hazama Shinrokuro Mitsukaze

Gekko

Hazama Shinrokuro Mitsukaze

JPR-208680

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Yato (Yagashira) Emoshichi

Gekko

Yato (Yagashira) Emoshichi

JPR-208679

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Okuda Sadaemon Yukitaka

Gekko

Okuda Sadaemon Yukitaka

JPR-208678

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Kanzaki Yogoro Noriyasu

Gekko

Kanzaki Yogoro Noriyasu

JPR-208677

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Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao

Gekko

Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao

JPR-208675

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Bundle of Hair

Gekko

Bundle of Hair

JPR-209119

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