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

  • Beisaku
  • Chikanobu
  • Eisen
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige & Toyokuni III
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Ikuhide
  • Kiyochika
  • Kiyomitsu
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Mimura, Seizan
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadahide
  • Shunsho
  • Toshiaki
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimasa
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni III
  • Utamaro
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshikazu
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuna
  • Yoshitsuya
  • Saito, Kiyoshi
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Famous Bridges in Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views in the Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Poems Explained by the Nurse
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Kuniyoshi)
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 47 Ronin (Yoshitora)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Kuniyoshi)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Upright
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Biographies of the Loyal Retainers
  • Chushingura (Hiroshige)
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Gekko Zuihitsu
  • Heroes of the Taiheiki (Kuniyoshi)
  • Heroes of the Taiheiki (Yoshiiku)
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • The 53 Stations by Two Brushes
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Toto Meisho
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • 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)
  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Etching
  • Painting
  • 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

JP-211112

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Act XI, Scene III: The Capture of Moronao

Hiroshige

Act XI, Scene III: The Capture of Moronao

JPR-211289

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COMPLETE SERIES: The Story of the Faithful Samurai in The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

Yoshitora

COMPLETE SERIES: The Story of the Faithful Samurai in The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

JPR-211142

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Kyoto: The Nue; The End

Kuniyoshi

Kyoto: The Nue; The End

JPR-210681

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Mochizuki: Kaidomaru

Kuniyoshi

Mochizuki: Kaidomaru

JPR-210666

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Shimonosuwa: Yaegaki-hime

Kuniyoshi

Shimonosuwa: Yaegaki-hime

JPR-210663

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Seba: Musashibo Benkei and Tosabo Shoshun

Kuniyoshi

Seba: Musashibo Benkei and Tosabo Shoshun

JP-210627

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Kumagaya: Kojiro Naoie

Kuniyoshi

Kumagaya: Kojiro Naoie

JP-210624

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Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

JPR-209581

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Battle of Fujikawa

Yoshitora

Battle of Fujikawa

JPR-209036

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Onoe Kikugoro as Kintaro (Golden Child)

Toyokuni I

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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Sage and Dragon

Gakutei

Sage and Dragon

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Father and Son United: Monkeys Offering Food to a Courtier

Mimura, Seizan

Father and Son United: Monkeys Offering Food to a Courtier

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Kintaro as Referee

Hokkei

Kintaro as Referee

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One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III

Hokusai

One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III

JPR-211135

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Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

Hokusai

Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

JPR-211130

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Abe no Yasuchika Exorcizing the Fox-woman Tamamo no Mae

Kuniyoshi

Abe no Yasuchika Exorcizing the Fox-woman Tamamo no Mae

JPR-211075

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Fuchibe Iga no Kami Kills Oto no Miya

Kuniyoshi

Fuchibe Iga no Kami Kills Oto no Miya

JPR-211074

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Sanada Yoichi Yoshitada and Matano Goro Kagehisa

Kuniyoshi

Sanada Yoichi Yoshitada and Matano Goro Kagehisa

JPR-211073

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Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance

Hokusai

Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance

JP-211121

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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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Kozuke Province, Mount Haruna Under Snow

Hiroshige

Kozuke Province, Mount Haruna Under Snow

JPR-210126

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