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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Kuniyoshi
Moriyama: Zen Master Bodhidharma (Daruma)
JPR-210701
Sadanobu
The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
JPR-210290
Yoshitoshi
Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat
JPR-209587
Kyosai
A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju
JP-208815
Kyosai
The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person
JP-208814
Yoshitoshi
Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night
JPR-92050
Hiroshige
Year-end Market at Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa
JPR5514