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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1200040

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Eisen
  • Eishi
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hirosada
  • Hiroshige
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Nobukazu
  • Toshikata
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni III
  • Utamaro
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • Edo Meisho
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months

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

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Iris Flowers

Gekko

Iris Flowers

JPR-211214

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Horikiri Iris Garden

Hiroshige

Horikiri Iris Garden

JP-210845

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Begonia

Gekko

Begonia

JPR-210872

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Urawa: Fishseller Danshichi

Kuniyoshi

Urawa: Fishseller Danshichi

JPR-210677

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Cooling Off at Shijo

Yoshitoshi

Cooling Off at Shijo

JP-208633

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A Summer Evening

Yoshitoshi

A Summer Evening

JP-208605

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Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

Yoshitoshi

Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

JP-208603

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Sakai Ferry

Hiroshige

Sakai Ferry

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Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge

Hiroshige

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge

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No.9: Moon Viewing

Toshikata

No.9: Moon Viewing

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Summer Rain

Harunobu

Summer Rain

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Tsuchinoto: Danshichi Kurobei and Mikawaya Giheiji

Toyokuni III

Tsuchinoto: Danshichi Kurobei and Mikawaya Giheiji

JPR-209727

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The Imitation Kisen: Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Oniazami Seishichi

Toyokuni III

The Imitation Kisen: Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Oniazami Seishichi

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Actors Sawamura Tossho II as Mitsushima Samon, Otani Konohei as a Police Officer (Torite) (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigoro, Nakamura Nakazo III as Kimyo-in (C), Otani Monza as a Bad Guy, and Otani Tomoemon V as Shirataki no Yokichi

Kunichika

Actors Sawamura Tossho II as Mitsushima Samon, Otani Konohei as a Police Officer (Torite) (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigoro, Nakamura Nakazo III as Kimyo-in (C), Otani Monza as a Bad Guy, and Otani Tomoemon V as Shirataki no Yokichi

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Kabuki Actor Ichimura Uzaemon as (Thistle) Oniazami Seikichi

Kunichika

Kabuki Actor Ichimura Uzaemon as (Thistle) Oniazami Seikichi

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Danshichi Kurobe

Hirosada

Danshichi Kurobe

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The Seventh Month, Tanabata, Lanterns for the Star Festival: The Courtesan Chodayu of the Okamotoya House

Eisen

The Seventh Month, Tanabata, Lanterns for the Star Festival: The Courtesan Chodayu of the Okamotoya House

JP-208460

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Tenjin Shrine at Kameido

Hiroshige

Tenjin Shrine at Kameido

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Summer Evening

Summer Evening

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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Shikan

Toyokuni I

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Shikan

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Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

Yoshitoshi

Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

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Dragonfly and Cotton Rose

Hiroshige

Dragonfly and Cotton Rose

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Shungiku and Chabo

Bairei

Shungiku and Chabo

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Lady in Summer

Terasaki, Kogyo

Lady in Summer

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