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

  • Ashiyuki
  • Bairei
  • Buncho
  • Chikanobu
  • Chikashige
  • Eisen
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hirosada
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige & Toyokuni III
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokusai
  • Hokushu
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kiyomoto II
  • Kiyotsune
  • Kogyo
  • Koryusai
  • Kuniaki II
  • Kunichika
  • Kunihiro
  • Kunihisa II
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
  • Kunisada III
  • Kuniyasu
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadafusa
  • Sadahiro
  • Sharaku
  • Shigeharu
  • Shoson
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunsen
  • Shunsho
  • Sugakudo
  • Tadakiyo
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikata
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
  • Toyokuni III
  • Utamaro
  • Yoshihiro
  • Yoshikuni
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitaki
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshiume
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Famous Bridges in Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views in the Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 36 Views of Mt. Fuji (Hiroshige)
  • 36 Views of Mt. Fuji (Hokusai)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Gyosho
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Upright
  • 68 Views of the Various Provinces
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Chushingura (Hiroshige)
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Edo Meisho
  • Ehon Butai Ogi: Picture Book of Stage Fans
  • Famous Restaurants in Toto
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • Mountains upon Mountains
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Portraits of the Stage in Fan Shapes
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • The 53 Stations by Two Brushes
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Toto Meisho
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Cityscape
  • 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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)
  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)

Medium

  • Painting
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Ichikawa Danjuro Stepping on a Demon

Kiyomoto II

Ichikawa Danjuro Stepping on a Demon

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Role with Bando Zenji as Namazu Bozu

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Role with Bando Zenji as Namazu Bozu

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Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge

Hiroshige

Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge

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Nakayama Yaichiro, Marino Yashiro, Mekake Kikuno, Iwata Senjuro and Kamata Matahachi

Kuniyoshi

Nakayama Yaichiro, Marino Yashiro, Mekake Kikuno, Iwata Senjuro and Kamata Matahachi

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Teranishi Kanshin

Toyokuni III

Teranishi Kanshin

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Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

Shunei

Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

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Winter Night

Koryusai

Winter Night

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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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Kozuke Province, Mount Haruna Under Snow

Hiroshige

Kozuke Province, Mount Haruna Under Snow

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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

Gekko

Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

Gekko

Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Ashida: Araimaru and Nyogetsuni

Kuniyoshi

Ashida: Araimaru and Nyogetsuni

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Konosu: Musashi no Kami Moronao

Kuniyoshi

Konosu: Musashi no Kami Moronao

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Fushimi: Tokiwa Gozen

Kuniyoshi

Fushimi: Tokiwa Gozen

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Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Kinto

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General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might

Gekko

General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might

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Women Making a Visit in Snow

Hokusai

Women Making a Visit in Snow

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Beauty with Umbrella in the Snow

Eizan

Beauty with Umbrella in the Snow

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Musashi Province, Sumida River, Snowy Morning

Hiroshige

Musashi Province, Sumida River, Snowy Morning

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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Samezaya Shiroza

Toyokuni III

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Samezaya Shiroza

JP-209772

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Fukagawa Lumberyards

Hiroshige

Fukagawa Lumberyards

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Fuji the Day After Snow

Hokusai

Fuji the Day After Snow

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Old View of the Boat-bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province

Hokusai

Old View of the Boat-bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province

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Oi: no. 47

Hiroshige

Oi: no. 47

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