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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16000580

Artist

  • Harunobu
  • Kiyonaga
  • Koryusai
  • Shunko

Series

  • 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
  • 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

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

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Winter Night

Koryusai

Winter Night

JPR-85418

$880.00
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Young Man Cleaning Snow from Lover's Geta

Koryusai

Young Man Cleaning Snow from Lover's Geta

JP5802

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Summer Rain

Harunobu

Summer Rain

JPR-210388

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Courtesan and Small Pine

Harunobu

Courtesan and Small Pine

JPR-210387

$980.00
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Rolling a Snowball

Harunobu

Rolling a Snowball

JPR-210374

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Kabuki Actors Nakayama Tomisaburo I and Ichikawa Danjuro V

Shunko

Kabuki Actors Nakayama Tomisaburo I and Ichikawa Danjuro V

JP-208357

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Young Woman Under an Umbrella

Kiyonaga

Young Woman Under an Umbrella

JP5675

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