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
  • Harunobu
  • Kiyonaga
  • Kiyotsune
  • Koryusai
  • Masanobu
  • Moronobu
  • Sharaku
  • Shuncho
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunsho
  • Sukenobu
  • Toyokuni I
  • Utamaro
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Ehon Butai Ogi: Picture Book of Stage Fans
  • Utamakura

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Genji
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Surimono
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Painting
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

Shunei

Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

JP-208376

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Bajogake

Moronobu

Bajogake

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After a Smoke

Koryusai

After a Smoke

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Winter Night

Koryusai

Winter Night

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Foreplay

Koryusai

Foreplay

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Night at Fukagawa

Harunobu

Night at Fukagawa

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Shojigoshi

Moronobu

Shojigoshi

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Yokochigae

Moronobu

Yokochigae

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Delicious, Sigh, like Yam Soup

Masanobu

Delicious, Sigh, like Yam Soup

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Interior of a Kabuki Theater

Toyokuni I

Interior of a Kabuki Theater

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A Box at the Kabuki Theater

Utamaro

A Box at the Kabuki Theater

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Kabuki Actor Sakata Hangoro III

Shunei

Kabuki Actor Sakata Hangoro III

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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori

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Young Couple with a Shamisen

Harunobu

Young Couple with a Shamisen

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The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei

Utamaro

The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei

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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

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See Through Kimono in Summer

Shunsho

See Through Kimono in Summer

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Young Woman Eavesdropping on Lovers while Reading Shunga Books

Harunobu

Young Woman Eavesdropping on Lovers while Reading Shunga Books

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Hisazo

Buncho

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Hisazo

JP1440

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Admiring His Size

Shuncho

Admiring His Size

JPR-92351

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Yamauba and Kintaro

Utamaro

Yamauba and Kintaro

JPR-208602

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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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