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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Price

8800100

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Eishi
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hiroshige
  • Nobukazu
  • Toshikata
  • Toyokuni III
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Takeuchi, Keishu

Series

  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Edo Meisho
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • 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)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

36 Products

Horikiri Iris Garden

Hiroshige

Horikiri Iris Garden

JP-210845

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Begonia

Gekko

Begonia

JPR-210872

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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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Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge

Hiroshige

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge

JPR-210442

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No.9: Moon Viewing

Toshikata

No.9: Moon Viewing

JPR-210294

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Summer Rain

Harunobu

Summer Rain

JPR-210388

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Tenjin Shrine at Kameido

Hiroshige

Tenjin Shrine at Kameido

JP-208303

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Shungiku and Chabo

Bairei

Shungiku and Chabo

JPR3-42806

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Horikiri Iris Garden

Hiroshige

Horikiri Iris Garden

JP-208308

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Fireflies in Darkness

Toyokuni III

Fireflies in Darkness

JPR-208136

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Suido Bridge and Surugadai

Hiroshige

Suido Bridge and Surugadai

JP-208300

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Go Mo (Wu Meng)

Chikanobu

Go Mo (Wu Meng)

JPR-111278

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Kyoshi (Jiang Shi)

Chikanobu

Kyoshi (Jiang Shi)

JPR-111316

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Cooling Off: Bijin with Fan

Chikanobu

Cooling Off: Bijin with Fan

JPR-97108

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Bijin in a Summer Kimono Holding a Goldfish Bowl

Eishi

Bijin in a Summer Kimono Holding a Goldfish Bowl

JP5801

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Small Birds and Chrysanthemums

Hiroshige

Small Birds and Chrysanthemums

JPR-79888

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Itchy: A Woman of the Kaei Era

Yoshitoshi

Itchy: A Woman of the Kaei Era

JP1313

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The Delighted Type: A Modern Geisha in the Meiji Era

Yoshitoshi

The Delighted Type: A Modern Geisha in the Meiji Era

JPR-109536

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Danjuro as Gontaro on Nihonbashi Bridge

Toyokuni III

Danjuro as Gontaro on Nihonbashi Bridge

JP110133

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Himeyuri and Ahiru

Bairei

Himeyuri and Ahiru

JPR3-42802

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August

Gekko

August

JPR-111242

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Yatsumi Bridge

Hiroshige

Yatsumi Bridge

JP-111270

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July: Star Festival

Nobukazu

July: Star Festival

JPR-109610

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