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.
105 Products
Hokusai
Fuji with Seven Bridges in One View (Shichikyo ichiran no Fuji)
JP-111442
Bairei
Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3
JPR-211128
Bairei
Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]
JPR-211127
Hokusai
Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance
JP-211121
Shigemasa
Selected Chinese Poems in Seven Syllables (Toshisen ehon shichigon zekku) (2 volumes)
JPR-211119
Eisen
Pictures of Valiant Warriors (Buyu sakigake zue), Volume 2
JPR-211118
Bairei
Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV
JPR-211101
Hokusai
Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)
JPR-211092
Katsushika, Isai
Kacho Sansui Hosoga Zukushi (Pictures of Fine Diagrams of Flowers & Birds, Mountains & Rivers)
JPR-211090
Utamaro
Selected Designs from Annals of Greenhouses (Reprint)
JPR-211089
Unsigned / Unknown Artist
Kimono Embroidery Design Sketchbook
JP-208794
Unsigned / Unknown Artist
Pattern Book for Kimono Design (Hana Fukusa) (2 Vol.)
JPR-208866