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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Price

28000080

Artist

  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • 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

  • 100 Ghost Stories
  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Kuniyoshi)
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Kuniyoshi)
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Biographies of the Loyal Retainers
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • 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)

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Onogawa Kisaburo

Yoshitoshi

Onogawa Kisaburo

JPR-208808

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Gongsun Shen, the Dragon in the Clouds

Yoshitoshi

Gongsun Shen, the Dragon in the Clouds

JPR-208807

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The Former Emperor [Sutoku] Sends His Retainers to Rescue Tametomo

Kuniyoshi

The Former Emperor [Sutoku] Sends His Retainers to Rescue Tametomo

JPR-208795

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Kaima and Odori

Hokusai

Kaima and Odori

JP-209116

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The Story of the Monk Ikkyu and Courtesan Jigoku-dayu

Yoshitoshi

The Story of the Monk Ikkyu and Courtesan Jigoku-dayu

JPR-208627

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The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

JPR-111490

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Shoki Capturing a Demon in a Dream

Yoshitoshi

Shoki Capturing a Demon in a Dream

JPR-111498

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Priest Raigo of Mii TempleTransformed by Wicked Thoughts into a Rat

Yoshitoshi

Priest Raigo of Mii TempleTransformed by Wicked Thoughts into a Rat

JPR-111480

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Tametomo's Ferocity Drives Away the Smallpox Demons

Yoshitoshi

Tametomo's Ferocity Drives Away the Smallpox Demons

JPR-111482

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The Earth Spider Conjures Goblins at the Mansion of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raiko)

Kuniyoshi

The Earth Spider Conjures Goblins at the Mansion of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raiko)

JP-88250

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Ghosts of Sakura Togo

Kuniyoshi

Ghosts of Sakura Togo

JPR-207796

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Kuzunoha Fox from Shinoda Forest and Abe no Yasuna

Kuniyoshi

Kuzunoha Fox from Shinoda Forest and Abe no Yasuna

JPR-92062

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The Warrior Omori Hikoshichi Carrying a Female Demon

Shunsho

The Warrior Omori Hikoshichi Carrying a Female Demon

JP-208370

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The Moon of the Lonely House

Yoshitoshi

The Moon of the Lonely House

JPR-104430

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Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

Yoshitoshi

Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

JPR-104391

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Heron Maiden

Yoshitoshi

Heron Maiden

JPR-111488

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The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

JPR-111874

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Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

Kyosai

Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

JP-104237

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Ghosts and Goblins

Yoshifuji

Ghosts and Goblins

JPR-77557

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Yugao Chapter from the Tale of Genji

Yoshitoshi

Yugao Chapter from the Tale of Genji

JPR-92054

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Kanawa (The Iron Crown)

Kogyo

Kanawa (The Iron Crown)

JPR-207827

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Ashida: Araimaru and Jogetsuni

Kuniyoshi

Ashida: Araimaru and Jogetsuni

JPR-87290

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Bunbuku Chagama (Tea Kettle) of Morinji Temple

Yoshitoshi

Bunbuku Chagama (Tea Kettle) of Morinji Temple

JPR-78920

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Warabi: Inuyama Dosetsu

Kuniyoshi

Warabi: Inuyama Dosetsu

JPR-84862

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