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
  • Chikuseki
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokusai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Keinen
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Nobukazu
  • Rinsai
  • Shunman
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshikata
  • Toyokuni III
  • Utamaro
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Tanigami, Konan
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Kuniyoshi)
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 68 Views of the Various Provinces
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

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
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Birds

Hokusai

Birds

JP-209101

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Shrike and Chrysanthemums

Hiroshige

Shrike and Chrysanthemums

JPR1-76741

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Sunflower and Owl

Rinsai

Sunflower and Owl

JP5499

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Canary

Hiroshige

Canary

JP1-68218

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Dragonfly and Cotton Rose

Hiroshige

Dragonfly and Cotton Rose

JP1-63804

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Crane and Autumn Flowers

Hiroshige

Crane and Autumn Flowers

JP1-63495

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Rooster and Hagi Flower

Hiroshige

Rooster and Hagi Flower

JP1-63496

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Plum Estate at Kameido

Hiroshige

Plum Estate at Kameido

JPR-209523

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Plum Garden at Omurai: The Seven Plants of Autumn

Toyokuni III

Plum Garden at Omurai: The Seven Plants of Autumn

JPR-209058

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Flower Viewing at Kinkaku-ji

Toyokuni III

Flower Viewing at Kinkaku-ji

JPR-209057

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Under Cherry Blossoms

Hiroshige

Under Cherry Blossoms

JP-209367

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Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

Toshikata

Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

JP-93034

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Viewing Wisteria in Full Bloom

Chikanobu

Viewing Wisteria in Full Bloom

JPR-208730

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Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)

No. 1

JPR-209075

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Horsefly and Green Caterpillar

Utamaro

Horsefly and Green Caterpillar

JPR-100435

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Mt. Sakurajima, Osumi Province

Hiroshige II

Mt. Sakurajima, Osumi Province

JPR-208874

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Horikiri Iris Garden

Hiroshige

Horikiri Iris Garden

JP-208308

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Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River

Hiroshige

Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River

JP-208306

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Stone Sculptures

Hokusai

Stone Sculptures

JP-209104

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Flowers

Hokusai

Flowers

JP-209102

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Taking Down a Blind

Toshikata

Taking Down a Blind

JPR-208720

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Entering a Tea Room

Toshikata

Entering a Tea Room

JPR-208715

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Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

Toshikata

Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

JPR-208712

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Lady-in-waiting: Woman of the Hotoku Era (1449-52)

Toshikata

Lady-in-waiting: Woman of the Hotoku Era (1449-52)

JPR-208646

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