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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Kuniyoshi
Asakura Togo in Shomosa and Kohagi, Wife of Oguri, in Hitachi
JPR1-55463
Sugakudo
White-cheeked Bunting, Wisteria Bean, and Wild Carnation (No. 6)
JPR-210917
Gekko
Chapter 7: Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga)
JP-211038
Gekko
Title Page: The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji
JP-210963
Kuniyoshi
Moriyama: Zen Master Bodhidharma (Daruma)
JPR-210701
Yoshitoshi
Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night
JP-208607