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
  • Eisen
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige & Toyokuni III
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Koryusai
  • Kunichika
  • Kunihiro
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Nobukazu
  • Shigemasa
  • Shoson
  • Shunko
  • Shunsen
  • Shunsho
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni III
  • Utamaro
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Famous Bridges in Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views in the Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Poems Explained by the Nurse
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Kuniyoshi)
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 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 - Hoeido
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Upright
  • 68 Views of the Various Provinces
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Chushingura (Hiroshige)
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Edo Meisho
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • Mountains upon Mountains
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • The 53 Stations by Two Brushes
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Toto Meisho
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era
  • 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
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge

Hiroshige

Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge

JPR-211270

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Winter Night

Koryusai

Winter Night

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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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Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)

Hokusai

Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)

JPR-211092

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Poet Fujiwara no Okikaze: Higuchi Jiro Kanemitsu on Pine Tree

Kuniyoshi

Poet Fujiwara no Okikaze: Higuchi Jiro Kanemitsu on Pine Tree

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Kozuke Province, Mount Haruna Under Snow

Hiroshige

Kozuke Province, Mount Haruna Under Snow

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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

Gekko

Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

JP-211069

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Chapter 32: The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)

Gekko

Chapter 32: The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)

JP-211067

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

Gekko

Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

Gekko

Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Chapter 41: The Seer (Maboroshi)

Gekko

Chapter 41: The Seer (Maboroshi)

JP-211043

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Chapter 12: Suma

Gekko

Chapter 12: Suma

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Chapter 1: The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo)

Gekko

Chapter 1: The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo)

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Chapter 52: The Mayfly (Kagero)

Gekko

Chapter 52: The Mayfly (Kagero)

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Chapter 48: Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)

Gekko

Chapter 48: Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)

JP-210965

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Chapter 39: Evening Mist (Yugiri)

Gekko

Chapter 39: Evening Mist (Yugiri)

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Ashida: Araimaru and Nyogetsuni

Kuniyoshi

Ashida: Araimaru and Nyogetsuni

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Konosu: Musashi no Kami Moronao

Kuniyoshi

Konosu: Musashi no Kami Moronao

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Fushimi: Tokiwa Gozen

Kuniyoshi

Fushimi: Tokiwa Gozen

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Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Kinto

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General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might

Gekko

General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might

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Women Making a Visit in Snow

Hokusai

Women Making a Visit in Snow

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Beauty with Umbrella in the Snow

Eizan

Beauty with Umbrella in the Snow

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Musashi Province, Sumida River, Snowy Morning

Hiroshige

Musashi Province, Sumida River, Snowy Morning

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