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.

Pre Ukiyo-e (Pre 1600)

Early Ukiyo-e (Pre 1800)

Ukiyo-e (1800 - 1868)

Meiji Prints (1868 - 1912)

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  • Available
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Price

2700040

Artist

  • Aikawa, Minwa (ask Gosentei)
  • Bairei
  • Buncho
  • Eisen
  • Gakutei
  • Harunobu
  • Hidenari
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokkei
  • Hokuba
  • Hokuga
  • Hokusai
  • Hokutai
  • Katsushika, Isai
  • Kiyomoto II
  • Kunisada
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Masanobu
  • Mimura, Seizan
  • Moronobu
  • Shigemasa
  • Shigenobu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Shinsai
  • Shunei
  • Shunman
  • Shunsen
  • Shunsho
  • Sonsai
  • Sori III
  • Teisai, Shuri
  • Toyohiro
  • Toyokuni I
  • Utamaro
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Hokusai)
  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Ehon Butai Ogi: Picture Book of Stage Fans
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Mountains upon Mountains

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)

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Fuji with Seven Bridges in One View (Shichikyo ichiran no Fuji)

Hokusai

Fuji with Seven Bridges in One View (Shichikyo ichiran no Fuji)

JP-111442

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Ichikawa Danjuro Stepping on a Demon

Kiyomoto II

Ichikawa Danjuro Stepping on a Demon

JPR-211288

$500.00
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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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Crab and Shell

Crab and Shell

JPR-210808

$580.00
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Fuji through Smoke

Hokusai

Fuji through Smoke

JP-209205

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Fuji of Arms (Buhen no Fuji)

Hokusai

Fuji of Arms (Buhen no Fuji)

JP-111452

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Sage and Dragon

Gakutei

Sage and Dragon

JP5059

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Fuji under the Moon (Gekka no Fuji)

Hokusai

Fuji under the Moon (Gekka no Fuji)

JP-111426

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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

$2,800.00
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Kintaro as Referee

Hokkei

Kintaro as Referee

JPR1-67149

$450.00
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Sage and Tiger

Shunman

Sage and Tiger

JPR1-67021

$780.00
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One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III

Hokusai

One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III

JPR-211135

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Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

Hokusai

Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

JPR-211130

$650.00
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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3

Bairei

Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3

JPR-211128

$780.00
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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]

Bairei

Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]

JPR-211127

$1,700.00
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Fuji in the Mountains (Sanchu no Fuji)

Hokusai

Fuji in the Mountains (Sanchu no Fuji)

JP-111606

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Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance

Hokusai

Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance

JP-211121

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Selected Chinese Poems in Seven Syllables (Toshisen ehon shichigon zekku) (2 volumes)

Shigemasa

Selected Chinese Poems in Seven Syllables (Toshisen ehon shichigon zekku) (2 volumes)

JPR-211119

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Pictures of Valiant Warriors (Buyu sakigake zue), Volume 2

Eisen

Pictures of Valiant Warriors (Buyu sakigake zue), Volume 2

JPR-211118

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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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Encyclopedia of Tea Ceremony, Volume II: Incense

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Encyclopedia of Tea Ceremony, Volume II: Incense

JPR-211109

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Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV

Bairei

Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV

JPR-211101

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God's Pictures (Tsushin Gafu)

Aikawa, Minwa (ask Gosentei)

God's Pictures (Tsushin Gafu)

JPR-211094

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