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

  • Aikawa, Minwa (ask Gosentei)
  • Chikanobu
  • Eisen
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige & Toyokuni III
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokkei
  • Hokuga
  • Hokusai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Koryusai
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Rinsai
  • Sadahide
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Shinsai
  • Shunei
  • Shunman
  • Shunsho
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni III
  • Utamaro
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kawano, Kaoru
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • 100 Famous Views in the Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 36 Views of Mt. Fuji (Hiroshige)
  • 36 Views of Mt. Fuji (Hokusai)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Hokusai)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Gyosho
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Upright
  • 60 Odd Provinces of Japan
  • 68 Views of the Various Provinces
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Famous Views of Kyoto (Hiroshige)
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Images from Tale of Genji (Toyokuni III)
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Snow, Moon and Flowers (Hiroshige)
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • The 53 Stations by Two Brushes
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • 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)
  • 1989 - Today (Heisei & Reiwa)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Prints
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

229 Products

Nikko: Kirifuri Waterfall

Hiroshige II

Nikko: Kirifuri Waterfall

JPR-211276

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Mochizuki: Kaidomaru

Kuniyoshi

Mochizuki: Kaidomaru

JPR-210666

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Ishibe

Hokusai

Ishibe

JPR-210559

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Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

JP-208598

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

JPR-209581

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Onoe Kikugoro as Kintaro (Golden Child)

Toyokuni I

Onoe Kikugoro as Kintaro (Golden Child)

JP-207812

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Kintaro as Referee

Hokkei

Kintaro as Referee

JPR1-67149

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Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2

Shimizu, Seifu

Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2

JPR-211117

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God's Pictures (Tsushin Gafu)

Aikawa, Minwa (ask Gosentei)

God's Pictures (Tsushin Gafu)

JPR-211094

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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

Gekko

Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

JP-211069

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Chapter 19: Wisps of Cloud (Usugumo)

Gekko

Chapter 19: Wisps of Cloud (Usugumo)

JP-211061

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Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

Gekko

Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

JP-211046

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Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

Gekko

Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

JP-210972

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Chapter 54: The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi))

Gekko

Chapter 54: The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi))

JP-210964

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Chapter 16: At the Pass (Sekiya)

Gekko

Chapter 16: At the Pass (Sekiya)

JP-210959

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Fushimi: Tokiwa Gozen

Kuniyoshi

Fushimi: Tokiwa Gozen

JP-210631

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Fuji the Day After Snow

Hokusai

Fuji the Day After Snow

JP-209236

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The Sea at Satta in Suruga Province

Hiroshige

The Sea at Satta in Suruga Province

JPR-210800

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Shimotsuke Province, Mount Nikko, Urami Waterfall

Hiroshige

Shimotsuke Province, Mount Nikko, Urami Waterfall

JP-209876

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Kai Province, Monkey Bridge

Hiroshige

Kai Province, Monkey Bridge

JP-209862

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Three Girls with a Japanese Flag

Ikeda, Terukata

Three Girls with a Japanese Flag

JPR-211019

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Sakanoshita: Distant View of Fudesute Mountain

Hiroshige

Sakanoshita: Distant View of Fudesute Mountain

JPR-210934

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Woman Holding a Plum Branch with Child

Eisen

Woman Holding a Plum Branch with Child

JPR-210816

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Tarui: Sarunosuke

Kuniyoshi

Tarui: Sarunosuke

JPR-210673

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