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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28000080

Artist

  • Eisen
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige & Toyokuni III
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kiyomoto II
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Shunsho
  • Tadakiyo
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni III
  • Yoshifuji
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Tomioka, Eisen

Series

  • Famous Bridges in Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views in the Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Ghost Stories
  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Kuniyoshi)
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
  • 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 - Gyosho
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Upright
  • 60 Odd Provinces of Japan
  • 68 Views of the Various Provinces
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Biographies of the Loyal Retainers
  • Edo Meisho
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • The 53 Stations by Two Brushes
  • Toto Meisho
  • 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)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • 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

JPR-211288

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No. 1, Nihonbashi: View of Dawn Clouds

Hiroshige

No. 1, Nihonbashi: View of Dawn Clouds

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Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge

Hiroshige

Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge

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Kyoto: The Nue; The End

Kuniyoshi

Kyoto: The Nue; The End

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Shimonosuwa: Yaegaki-hime

Kuniyoshi

Shimonosuwa: Yaegaki-hime

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Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

Hokusai

Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

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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

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Fuchibe Iga no Kami Kills Oto no Miya

Kuniyoshi

Fuchibe Iga no Kami Kills Oto no Miya

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The Ghost of Nitta Yoshioki on a White Horse Attacking His Murderer Takezawa

Kuniyoshi

The Ghost of Nitta Yoshioki on a White Horse Attacking His Murderer Takezawa

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Chapter 45: The Maiden of the Bridge (Hashihime)

Gekko

Chapter 45: The Maiden of the Bridge (Hashihime)

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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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Snow at Akabane in Shiba

Hiroshige

Snow at Akabane in Shiba

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Fuji over a Bank (Tsutsumigoshi no Fuji)

Hokusai

Fuji over a Bank (Tsutsumigoshi no Fuji)

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Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill at Meguro

Hiroshige

Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill at Meguro

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Kintai Bridge, Suo Province

Hokusai

Kintai Bridge, Suo Province

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Higo Province: Gokanosho

Hiroshige

Higo Province: Gokanosho

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Unuma: Yoemon and His Wife Kasane

Kuniyoshi

Unuma: Yoemon and His Wife Kasane

JPR-210679

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Okute: The Old Woman of the Lonely House

Kuniyoshi

Okute: The Old Woman of the Lonely House

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Hosokute: Lord Horikoshi

Kuniyoshi

Hosokute: Lord Horikoshi

JPR-210687

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Tsumagome: Abe no Yasuna and Fox Kuzunoha

Kuniyoshi

Tsumagome: Abe no Yasuna and Fox Kuzunoha

JPR-210676

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Oiwake: Oiwa and Takuetsu

Kuniyoshi

Oiwake: Oiwa and Takuetsu

JPR-210675

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Odai: Teranishi Kanshin

Kuniyoshi

Odai: Teranishi Kanshin

JPR-210668

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Itahana: Onzoshi Ushiwakamaru

Kuniyoshi

Itahana: Onzoshi Ushiwakamaru

JP-210659

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Annaka: Seigen

Kuniyoshi

Annaka: Seigen

JP-210657

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