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

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Eisen
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kogyo
  • Koson
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Masayoshi
  • Morikuni
  • Rinsai
  • Saigetsu
  • Seiko
  • Shoson
  • Shunman
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshikata
  • Toyohiro
  • Tsukimaro
  • Utamaro
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • 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 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Views of Mt. Fuji (Hokusai)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Upright
  • 68 Views of the Various Provinces
  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Ehon Momo Chidori
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Toto Meisho
  • Waterfalls in Various Provinces

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

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Nikko: Kirifuri Waterfall

Hiroshige II

Nikko: Kirifuri Waterfall

JPR-211276

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Two Deer in Autumn

Harunobu

Two Deer in Autumn

JPR-210386

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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3

Bairei

Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3

JPR-211128

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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]

Bairei

Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]

JPR-211127

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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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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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Kozuke Province, Mount Haruna Under Snow

Hiroshige

Kozuke Province, Mount Haruna Under Snow

JPR-210126

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Horikiri Iris Garden

Hiroshige

Horikiri Iris Garden

JP-210845

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The Cushion Pine at Aoyama

Hokusai

The Cushion Pine at Aoyama

JP-210841

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Inaba Province, Karo, Koyama

Hiroshige

Inaba Province, Karo, Koyama

JP-209889

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Shimotsuke Province, Mount Nikko, Urami Waterfall

Hiroshige

Shimotsuke Province, Mount Nikko, Urami Waterfall

JP-209876

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Nuthatch and Loquat

Keinen

Nuthatch and Loquat

JP-209697

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Streaked Fantail Warbler and Mandarin Orange

Keinen

Streaked Fantail Warbler and Mandarin Orange

JP-209696

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Night Heron and Withering Willow

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Night Heron and Withering Willow

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Little Grebe and Manchurian Wild Rice

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Little Grebe and Manchurian Wild Rice

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Dusky Thrush and Radish

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Dusky Thrush and Radish

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Kingfisher and Wax Tree

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Kingfisher and Wax Tree

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Black Kite and Withered Tree

Keinen

Black Kite and Withered Tree

JP-209691

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Crested Myna and Kaya

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Crested Myna and Kaya

JP-209690

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Japanese Paradise Flycatcher and Red Pine

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Japanese Paradise Flycatcher and Red Pine

JP-209689

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Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (2)

Keinen

Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (2)

JP-209688

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Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (1)

Keinen

Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (1)

JP-209687

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Sandpiper and Withered Lotus

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Sandpiper and Withered Lotus

JP-209686

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Hawk and Common Teal with Broomsedge

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Hawk and Common Teal with Broomsedge

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