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

  • Eishi
  • Harunobu
  • Shigemasa
  • Shunsho
  • Utamaro

Series

  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • The Brocade of Spring [Ehon]

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
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Surimono
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Small (ie. Chuban)
  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Two Deer in Autumn

Harunobu

Two Deer in Autumn

JPR-210386

$420.00
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Selected Chinese Poems in Seven Syllables (Toshisen ehon shichigon zekku) (2 volumes)

Shigemasa

Selected Chinese Poems in Seven Syllables (Toshisen ehon shichigon zekku) (2 volumes)

JPR-211119

$880.00
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Momiji no Ga from Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise

Eishi

Momiji no Ga from Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise

JPR-209996

$3,400.00
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Moonlit Night in Mid-Autumn (Ryoya no zu)

Utamaro

Moonlit Night in Mid-Autumn (Ryoya no zu)

JP6120

$900.00
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Fujiwara no Sanekata

Shunsho

Fujiwara no Sanekata

JP-95980

$260.00
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Gon Chunagon Sadayori

Shunsho

Gon Chunagon Sadayori

JP-95976

$485.00
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Tadamichi

Shunsho

Tadamichi

JP-95968

$360.00
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Minamoto no Hitoshi

Shunsho

Minamoto no Hitoshi

JP-95956

$480.00
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Abe no Nakamaro

Shunsho

Abe no Nakamaro

JP-95940

$240.00
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Kiyohara no Fukayabu

Shunsho

Kiyohara no Fukayabu

JP-95938

$220.00
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The Former Archbishop Jien

Shunsho

The Former Archbishop Jien

JP-95936

$260.00
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Funya no Yasuhide

Shunsho

Funya no Yasuhide

JP-95934

$220.00
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Minamoto no Shigeyuki

Shunsho

Minamoto no Shigeyuki

JP-95930

$420.00
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Dainagon Kinto

Shunsho

Dainagon Kinto

JP-95924

$480.00
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Lady Horikawa

Shunsho

Lady Horikawa

JP-95959

$640.00
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Princess Ise

Shunsho

Princess Ise

JP-95946

$540.00
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Princess Sukeko

Shunsho

Princess Sukeko

JP-95944

$520.00
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The Lady Sagami

Shunsho

The Lady Sagami

JP-95984

$580.00
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The Lady Kii

Shunsho

The Lady Kii

JP-95974

$480.00
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Kiyohara no Motosuke

Shunsho

Kiyohara no Motosuke

JP-95954

$290.00
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Preface for Ehon Mushi Erabi

Utamaro

Preface for Ehon Mushi Erabi

JPR-100907

$480.00
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