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

  • Eiri
  • Eishi
  • Harunobu
  • Kiyonaga
  • Koryusai
  • Masanobu
  • Moronobu
  • Shigemasa
  • Shuncho
  • Shunsho
  • Sukenobu
  • Utamaro

Series

  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • 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

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Bajogake

Moronobu

Bajogake

JP-110926

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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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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

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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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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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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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Admiring His Size

Shuncho

Admiring His Size

JPR-92351

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Yokihi (Yang Guifei)

Shunsho

Yokihi (Yang Guifei)

JP-95961

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Fujiwara no Sanekata

Shunsho

Fujiwara no Sanekata

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Gon Chunagon Sadayori

Shunsho

Gon Chunagon Sadayori

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Prince Kentoku

Shunsho

Prince Kentoku

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Tadamichi

Shunsho

Tadamichi

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Minamoto no Hitoshi

Shunsho

Minamoto no Hitoshi

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Abe no Nakamaro

Shunsho

Abe no Nakamaro

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Kiyohara no Fukayabu

Shunsho

Kiyohara no Fukayabu

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The Former Archbishop Jien

Shunsho

The Former Archbishop Jien

JP-95936

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Funya no Yasuhide

Shunsho

Funya no Yasuhide

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