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
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyonaga
  • Koryusai
  • Masanobu
  • Moronobu
  • Shuncho
  • Shunsho
  • Sukenobu
  • Utamaro

Series

  • 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

  • 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

JPR-85383

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Winter Night

Koryusai

Winter Night

JPR-85418

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Foreplay

Koryusai

Foreplay

JPR-85400

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Night at Fukagawa

Harunobu

Night at Fukagawa

JPR-85390

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Shojigoshi

Moronobu

Shojigoshi

JP-110930

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Yokochigae

Moronobu

Yokochigae

JP-110932

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Delicious, Sigh, like Yam Soup

Masanobu

Delicious, Sigh, like Yam Soup

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Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Fighting an Oni

Hokusai

Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Fighting an Oni

JPR-209983

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Young Couple with a Shamisen

Harunobu

Young Couple with a Shamisen

JP-209602

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The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei

Utamaro

The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei

JPR-210169

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See Through Kimono in Summer

Shunsho

See Through Kimono in Summer

JPR-94650

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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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Admiring His Size

Shuncho

Admiring His Size

JPR-92351

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The Warrior Omori Hikoshichi Carrying a Female Demon

Shunsho

The Warrior Omori Hikoshichi Carrying a Female Demon

JP-208370

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Abalone Diver and Kappa

Utamaro

Abalone Diver and Kappa

JP-208267

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Silently

Sukenobu

Silently

JP-110980

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Under Blossoming Cherry Tree

Utamaro

Under Blossoming Cherry Tree

JPR5034

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The Writing Lesson

Moronobu

The Writing Lesson

JP1463

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Under the Mosquito Net

Eiri

Under the Mosquito Net

JPR-92102

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The Music Lesson

Utamaro

The Music Lesson

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Just Can't Wait

Masanobu

Just Can't Wait

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Tender Moment: The Forgotten Shamisen

Harunobu

Tender Moment: The Forgotten Shamisen

JPR-85381

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Young Man with Shy Girl

Koryusai

Young Man with Shy Girl

JPR-85420

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