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

  • Chikanobu
  • Eisen
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Hidenari
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige & Toyokuni III
  • Hokkei
  • Hokuba
  • Hokuga
  • Hokusai
  • Hokutai
  • Kiyomoto II
  • Koryusai
  • Kunisada
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Mimura, Seizan
  • Shigenobu
  • Shinsai
  • Shunei
  • Shunman
  • Shunsen
  • Sonsai
  • Sori III
  • Teisai, Shuri
  • Toyohiro
  • Toyokiyo
  • Toyokuni I
  • Utamaro
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Biographies of the Loyal Retainers
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • The 53 Stations by Two Brushes

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

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Ichikawa Danjuro Stepping on a Demon

Kiyomoto II

Ichikawa Danjuro Stepping on a Demon

JPR-211288

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Role with Bando Zenji as Namazu Bozu

Kunisada

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Role with Bando Zenji as Namazu Bozu

JPR-211281

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Koto

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Koto

JPR-211280

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First Laugh: Girl with Puppy

Takeuchi, Keishu

First Laugh: Girl with Puppy

JPR-211225

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Girl with Cat Chasing Maple Leaves

Takeuchi, Keishu

Girl with Cat Chasing Maple Leaves

JPR-211217

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Crab and Shell

Crab and Shell

JPR-210808

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Asakusa Ricefield and Torinomachi Festival

Hiroshige

Asakusa Ricefield and Torinomachi Festival

JPR-210779

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Leopards in the Roles of Matsuomaru and Genba

Yoshiiku

Leopards in the Roles of Matsuomaru and Genba

JPR-208806

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Woman with Cat

Eisen

Woman with Cat

JP5779

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Sage and Dragon

Gakutei

Sage and Dragon

JP5059

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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

JPR-77561

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Kintaro as Referee

Hokkei

Kintaro as Referee

JPR1-67149

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Sage and Tiger

Shunman

Sage and Tiger

JPR1-67021

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Puppy and Butterfly

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Puppy and Butterfly

JP-93027

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Young Lady with Cat

Toyokiyo

Young Lady with Cat

JPR-209543

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Chapter 35: Wakana II (Spring Shoots II)

Gekko

Chapter 35: Wakana II (Spring Shoots II)

JP-211064

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Fuji the Day After Snow

Hokusai

Fuji the Day After Snow

JP-209236

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Actor Onoe Kikugoro III Reclining in a Boat on the Sumida River

Kuniyoshi

Actor Onoe Kikugoro III Reclining in a Boat on the Sumida River

JPR-209991

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Hotei

Gakutei

Hotei

JPR-209986

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Puppeteer Holding a Puppet on a Go Board

Hokusai

Puppeteer Holding a Puppet on a Go Board

JPR-208425

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Plum Tree

Shunman

Plum Tree

JPR-210818

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Red Plum Blossoms

Shunman

Red Plum Blossoms

JPR-210817

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Hare and Badger

Sori III

Hare and Badger

JPR-210815

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Woman with Koto

Shunei

Woman with Koto

JPR-210814

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