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
  • Harunobu
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyonaga
  • Kiyotsune
  • Koryusai
  • Masanobu
  • Moronobu
  • Shigemasa
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunman
  • Shunsho
  • Utamaro
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Ehon Butai Ogi: Picture Book of Stage Fans
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Calligraphy
  • Children
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Surimono
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Painting
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Beauty at a Writing Desk

Harunobu

Beauty at a Writing Desk

JPR-210376

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Two Beauties Spot a Bird in the Clouds

Harunobu

Two Beauties Spot a Bird in the Clouds

JPR-210375

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Rolling a Snowball

Harunobu

Rolling a Snowball

JPR-210374

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Pine and Moon

Harunobu

Pine and Moon

JPR-210373

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Bando Mitsugoro I as the Sprit of an Egret Disguised as Cotton Maker Megamagosaburo

Shunsho

Bando Mitsugoro I as the Sprit of an Egret Disguised as Cotton Maker Megamagosaburo

JPR-210157

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Looking Out on the Veranda

Harunobu

Looking Out on the Veranda

JP-209605

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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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The Sixth Month: Fashionable Scenes from the Twelve Months

Kiyonaga

The Sixth Month: Fashionable Scenes from the Twelve Months

JPR-209521

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Young Woman Eavesdropping on Lovers while Reading Shunga Books

Harunobu

Young Woman Eavesdropping on Lovers while Reading Shunga Books

JPR-208800

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Hisazo

Buncho

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Hisazo

JP1440

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Yoyohana

Harunobu

Yoyohana

JPR-208941

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White Hare and Amaranth

Koryusai

White Hare and Amaranth

JP-208692

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The Poet Sugawara Michizane

Shigemasa

The Poet Sugawara Michizane

JP-208686

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Month of the Chrysanthemums

Kiyonaga

Month of the Chrysanthemums

JPR1-46217

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Yokihi (Yang Guifei)

Shunsho

Yokihi (Yang Guifei)

JP-95961

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Segawa Yujiro

Buncho

Segawa Yujiro

JP1428

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Arashi Hinaji

Buncho

Arashi Hinaji

JP1403

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Kabuki Actor Bando Matataro

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Bando Matataro

JP1433

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Ichikawa Danjuro

Buncho

Ichikawa Danjuro

JP1431

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Sakata Hangoro

Buncho

Sakata Hangoro

JP1427

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Otani Hiroji

Buncho

Otani Hiroji

JP1426

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Nakajima Mihoemon

Buncho

Nakajima Mihoemon

JP1424

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Nakamura Hidematsu

Buncho

Nakamura Hidematsu

JP1423

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Segawa Shichizo

Buncho

Segawa Shichizo

JP1421

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