Japanese Woodblock Prints (1600 - 1800)

Early ukiyo-e, or pictures (e) of the floating world (ukiyo), emerged around 1660 with monochrome prints. The masters of this “primitive” period, such as Moronobu and Masanobu, are known for their elegant and vital lines. By 1700, the first early color prints emerged. Hand-colored with vegetable-based pigments, this process proved costly and was replaced by full-color printing in 1765. Known as the father of color printing, Harunobu ushered in the era of nishiki-e, or brocade pictures, with sensitivity and subtlety. The late 18th century welcomed a “golden age” of ukiyo-e, during which time artists developed the use of color and diversified their approach to subject matter. Sharaku imbued his actor portraits with a greater sense of individualism, while Utamaro delved deeper into the “greenhouses” of the Yoshiwara, considering the private lives of courtesans. Browse our collection of early ukiyo-e below.

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Artist

  • Buncho
  • Eiri
  • Eishi
  • Eisho
  • Harunobu
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyomitsu
  • Kiyonaga
  • Kiyotsune
  • Koryusai
  • Masanobu
  • Masayoshi
  • Morikuni
  • Moronobu
  • Sharaku
  • Shigemasa
  • Shuncho
  • Shundo
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunman
  • Shunsho
  • Sukenobu
  • Toyokuni I
  • Utamaro
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • Ehon Momo Chidori
  • Utamakura

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Calligraphy
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Insects
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Portraits
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Surimono
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes

Period

  • 1600 - 1800 (Early Edo)
  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)

Medium

  • Painting
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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The Lovers Shinanoya Ohan and Obiya Choemon

Utamaro

The Lovers Shinanoya Ohan and Obiya Choemon

JPR-211123

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Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

Shunei

Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

JP-208376

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Courtesan Hitomoto from the House of Daimonjiya

Utamaro

Courtesan Hitomoto from the House of Daimonjiya

JP5038

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Woman with Koto

Shunei

Woman with Koto

JPR-210814

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A Box at the Kabuki Theater

Utamaro

A Box at the Kabuki Theater

JP-210364

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Scops Owl

Utamaro

Scops Owl

JPR-210168

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Kabuki Actor Sakata Hangoro III

Shunei

Kabuki Actor Sakata Hangoro III

JPR-210000

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Young Man Dancing at a Party

Utamaro

Young Man Dancing at a Party

JPR-209993

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The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei

Utamaro

The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei

JPR-210169

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Abalone Divers Hunting in Enoshima

Utamaro

Abalone Divers Hunting in Enoshima

JPR-209650

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Kajiwara Genta and the Courtesan Umegae

Utamaro

Kajiwara Genta and the Courtesan Umegae

JPR-209541

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Peony

Utamaro

Peony

JPR-209540

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Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival

Utamaro

Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival

JPR-209156

$480.00
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Moonlit Night in Mid-Autumn (Ryoya no zu)

Utamaro

Moonlit Night in Mid-Autumn (Ryoya no zu)

JP6120

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Act II: The Palace

Utamaro

Act II: The Palace

JPR-103795

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Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival: The Second Set of Performances

Utamaro

Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival: The Second Set of Performances

JPR-209157

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Flourishing Port of Takase

Utamaro

Flourishing Port of Takase

JPR-209155

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The Wrestler Kachozan

Shunei

The Wrestler Kachozan

JP-209184

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Horsefly and Green Caterpillar

Utamaro

Horsefly and Green Caterpillar

JPR-100435

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Kanbara

Utamaro

Kanbara

JP-208183

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Fukusuke (Bringer of Good Luck) and Two Courtesans

Utamaro

Fukusuke (Bringer of Good Luck) and Two Courtesans

JP-208353

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Akashi and Matsuga of the Tamaya House

Utamaro

Akashi and Matsuga of the Tamaya House

JPR-208604

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Morning in the Temporary Lodgings of the Yoshiwara

Utamaro

Morning in the Temporary Lodgings of the Yoshiwara

JPR-208597

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Kisegawa of the Matsubaya

Utamaro

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya

JPR-208609

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