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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Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Tomoe Gozen

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Tomoe Gozen

JPR-100370

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Kabuki Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Renegade Monk Dainichibo

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Renegade Monk Dainichibo

JP5073

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Kabuki Actor Otani Hiroji III

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Otani Hiroji III

JP-111374

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Kabuki Actor Sawamura Sojuro III

Shunjo

Kabuki Actor Sawamura Sojuro III

JP-111368

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Medicine Peddler

Shunko

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Medicine Peddler

JP-111372

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Tea Master and a Young Woman

Masanobu

Tea Master and a Young Woman

JP5129

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizo

Kiyotsune

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizo

JP-207817

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Kabuki Actor Segawa Somenosuke as Takao

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Kabuki Actor Segawa Somenosuke as Takao

JPR1-57647

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Poem by Minamoto no Shigeyuki

Harunobu

Poem by Minamoto no Shigeyuki

JP-207862

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Playing with Fans

Kiyonaga

Playing with Fans

JP-111394

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Tama River at Ide

Eiri

Tama River at Ide

JPR5605

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Tiger and Bamboo

Masanobu

Tiger and Bamboo

JP-207872

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Black and White Oxen and Red and White Plum Blossoms

Harunobu

Black and White Oxen and Red and White Plum Blossoms

JP-207871

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Maple Viewing

Utamaro

Maple Viewing

JP5127

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New Year's Day in the Yoshiwara

Utamaro

New Year's Day in the Yoshiwara

JPR5479

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The Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei

Moronobu

The Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei

JP1-20961

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The Writing Lesson

Moronobu

The Writing Lesson

JP1463

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Overnight Guest

Utamaro

Overnight Guest

JP6116

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Yaso Festival (Yaso no zu)

Utamaro

Yaso Festival (Yaso no zu)

JP6110

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Lantern Festival (Toro no zu)

Utamaro

Lantern Festival (Toro no zu)

JP6122

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Secret Flower Viewing (Naisho hanamino zu)

Utamaro

Secret Flower Viewing (Naisho hanamino zu)

JP6113

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Delivery of New Year Gifts in Naka-no-cho (Naka-no-cho Nenrei no zu)

Utamaro

Delivery of New Year Gifts in Naka-no-cho (Naka-no-cho Nenrei no zu)

JP6111

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Niwaka Festival (Niwaka no zu)

Utamaro

Niwaka Festival (Niwaka no zu)

JP6115

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Parting the Next Morning (Kocho kinuginu no zu)

Utamaro

Parting the Next Morning (Kocho kinuginu no zu)

JP6118

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