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
  • Chikanobu
  • Eisen
  • Eizan
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hidenari
  • Hirokage
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kiyotsune
  • Kogyo
  • Koryusai
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kuniteru
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Masanobu
  • Masayoshi
  • Mimura, Seizan
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Moronobu
  • Nobukazu
  • Seiko
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Shinsai
  • Shunei
  • Shunman
  • Sonsai
  • Sori III
  • Toshikata
  • Toyohiro
  • Toyokiyo
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
  • Utamaro
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshikata
  • Yoshikazu
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitoyo
  • Yoshitsuya
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Zeshin
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 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 (Hokusai)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Hokusai)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Kuniyoshi)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Upright
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Ehon Momo Chidori
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Gekko Zuihitsu
  • Heroes of the Taiheiki (Kuniyoshi)
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • Large Fish (Hiroshige)
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Tale of Genji
  • Waterfalls in Various Provinces
  • 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)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Higuchi Jiro (Kanemitsu) Fighting a Giant Monkey

Kuniyoshi

Higuchi Jiro (Kanemitsu) Fighting a Giant Monkey

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Kogane Plain in Shimosa Province

Hiroshige

Kogane Plain in Shimosa Province

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First Laugh: Girl with Puppy

Takeuchi, Keishu

First Laugh: Girl with Puppy

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Strong Woman Kanejo and Horse

Takeuchi, Keishu

Strong Woman Kanejo and Horse

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Dawn: Girl and Mouse

Takeuchi, Keishu

Dawn: Girl and Mouse

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Crab and Shell

Crab and Shell

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Asakusa Ricefield and Torinomachi Festival

Hiroshige

Asakusa Ricefield and Torinomachi Festival

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Mochizuki: Kaidomaru

Kuniyoshi

Mochizuki: Kaidomaru

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Shimonosuwa: Yaegaki-hime

Kuniyoshi

Shimonosuwa: Yaegaki-hime

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Seba: Musashibo Benkei and Tosabo Shoshun

Kuniyoshi

Seba: Musashibo Benkei and Tosabo Shoshun

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Kumagaya: Kojiro Naoie

Kuniyoshi

Kumagaya: Kojiro Naoie

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Fukuroi

Hokusai

Fukuroi

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Ishibe

Hokusai

Ishibe

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Futagawa

Hokusai

Futagawa

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Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

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Two Deer in Autumn

Harunobu

Two Deer in Autumn

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Rabbit Show Exhibition List

Yoshitsuya II

Rabbit Show Exhibition List

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

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Fuji through Smoke

Hokusai

Fuji through Smoke

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A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

Kyosai

A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

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Leopards in the Roles of Matsuomaru and Genba

Yoshiiku

Leopards in the Roles of Matsuomaru and Genba

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Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

Shunei

Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

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Onoe Kikugoro as Kintaro (Golden Child)

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Onoe Kikugoro as Kintaro (Golden Child)

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Raising Wind and Rain Competition between Dragon and Tiger

Yoshitsuya

Raising Wind and Rain Competition between Dragon and Tiger

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