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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65000080

Artist

  • Ashiyuki
  • Chikanobu
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Ginko
  • Hirokage
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige & Toyokuni III
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Koryusai
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadahide
  • Shigenobu
  • Shunsho
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyokuni III
  • Yoshifusa
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshikazu
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Biographies of the Loyal Retainers
  • Chushingura (Hiroshige)
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Gekko Zuihitsu
  • Heroes of the Taiheiki (Kuniyoshi)
  • Heroes of the Taiheiki (Yoshiiku)
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Statues of the 47 Ronin
  • The 53 Stations by Two Brushes
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Tale of Genji
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

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)
  • 1989 - Today (Heisei & Reiwa)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Prints
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

424 Products

Fuji of Arms (Buhen no Fuji)

Hokusai

Fuji of Arms (Buhen no Fuji)

JP-111452

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Samegai: Kanai Tanigoro

Kuniyoshi

Samegai: Kanai Tanigoro

JPR-210698

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Musa: Miyamoto Musashi

Kuniyoshi

Musa: Miyamoto Musashi

JPR-210696

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Hosokute: Lord Horikoshi

Kuniyoshi

Hosokute: Lord Horikoshi

JPR-210687

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Urawa: Fishseller Danshichi

Kuniyoshi

Urawa: Fishseller Danshichi

JPR-210677

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Yawata: Omi Kotoda and Yawata Saburo

Kuniyoshi

Yawata: Omi Kotoda and Yawata Saburo

JPR-210662

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Itahana: Onzoshi Ushiwakamaru

Kuniyoshi

Itahana: Onzoshi Ushiwakamaru

JP-210659

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Tawara Toda (Fujiwara no Hidesato)

Kunisada

Tawara Toda (Fujiwara no Hidesato)

JPR-209994

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Moonlight Patrol: Saito Toshimitsu

Yoshitoshi

Moonlight Patrol: Saito Toshimitsu

JP-208650

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Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow: Kobayashi Heihachiro

Yoshitoshi

Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow: Kobayashi Heihachiro

JP-208649

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Gojo Bridge Moon: Yoshitsune

Yoshitoshi

Gojo Bridge Moon: Yoshitsune

JP-208645

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Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

Yoshitoshi

Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

JP-208644

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Poem by Uesugi Kenshin

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Uesugi Kenshin

JP-208641

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Takeda Shingen Viewing Mt. Fuji from Miho no Matsubara

Yoshitoshi

Takeda Shingen Viewing Mt. Fuji from Miho no Matsubara

JP-208640

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

JP-208629

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Inamura Promontory Moon at Daybreak

Yoshitoshi

Inamura Promontory Moon at Daybreak

JP-208628

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Mount Tobisu Dawn Moon: Toda Hanbei Shigeyuki

Yoshitoshi

Mount Tobisu Dawn Moon: Toda Hanbei Shigeyuki

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Shizu Peak Moon: Hideyoshi

Yoshitoshi

Shizu Peak Moon: Hideyoshi

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Mount Ji Ming Moon: Zi Fang

Yoshitoshi

Mount Ji Ming Moon: Zi Fang

JP-208621

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Mountain Moon After Rain: Tokimune

Yoshitoshi

Mountain Moon After Rain: Tokimune

JP-208619

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Inaba Mountain Moon

Yoshitoshi

Inaba Mountain Moon

JP-208618

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Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

Yoshitoshi

Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

JP-208614

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Moon of Yamaki Mansion: Kagekado

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Yamaki Mansion: Kagekado

JP-208613

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Chikubushima Moon: Tsunemasa

Yoshitoshi

Chikubushima Moon: Tsunemasa

JP-208604

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