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

880040

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Eisen
  • Eishi
  • Gekko
  • Harunobu
  • Hiroshige
  • Kiyochika
  • 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
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • Edo Meisho
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • 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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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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Torpedo Fireworks at Nakasu on Sumida River

Kiyochika

Torpedo Fireworks at Nakasu on Sumida River

JP-111894

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Small Birds and Chrysanthemums

Hiroshige

Small Birds and Chrysanthemums

JPR-79888

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Tree Cricket and Firefly

Utamaro

Tree Cricket and Firefly

JPR-100431

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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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Summer Lantern

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Summer Lantern

JP-110710

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July: Star Festival

Nobukazu

July: Star Festival

JPR-109610

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Summer Night

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Summer Night

JP2137

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Cooling Off

Chikanobu

Cooling Off

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Chrysanthemums: Poem by Seiryutei Shuei

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Chrysanthemums: Poem by Seiryutei Shuei

JPR5015

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Passion Flower and Japanese Grosbeak

Bairei

Passion Flower and Japanese Grosbeak

JPR3-42764

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Viewing Fireworks

Gekko

Viewing Fireworks

JPR3-40683

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Outdoor Sketch

Toshikata

Outdoor Sketch

JP-92926

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Kagero

Gekko

Kagero

JPR3-40681

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Daylily and Myna

Bairei

Daylily and Myna

JPR3-42804

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Kashima Shrine at Hitachi

Hiroshige

Kashima Shrine at Hitachi

JPR1-46625

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Iris and Herons

Bairei

Iris and Herons

JPR3-42773

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Linden Hibiscus and Falcon

Bairei

Linden Hibiscus and Falcon

JPR3-42758

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