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
  • Eisho
  • Harunobu
  • Hasegawa, Mitsunobu
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyohiro
  • Kiyomasu II
  • Kiyomitsu
  • Kiyonaga
  • Kiyonobu II
  • Kiyotsune
  • Koryusai
  • Masanobu
  • Masatsugu
  • Masayoshi
  • Morikuni
  • Moronobu
  • Okumura, Genroku
  • Settei
  • Sharaku
  • Shigemasa
  • Shigenaga
  • Shuncho
  • Shundo
  • Shunei
  • Shunjo
  • Shunko
  • Shunman
  • Shunsho
  • Sukenobu
  • Toyokuni I
  • Toyonobu
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Utamaro

Series

  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Shunsho)
  • Annals of the Green Houses
  • Beauties of the Green Houses Compared
  • Book of Selected Insects
  • Myriad Birds: Book of Playful Verse
  • Picture Book of Stage Fans
  • Poem of the Pillow (Utamakura)
  • The Brocade of Spring

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architecture
  • Autumn
  • Bijin-ga (Beauties)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts, Demons, & Yokai
  • Insects
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga (Erotic Prints)
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo & Martial Arts
  • Surimono
  • Tale of Genji
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Painting
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

416 Products

Chapter 31: The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira)

Kiyomasu II

Chapter 31: The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira)

JP-212392

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Young Samurai and Courtesan

Masanobu

Young Samurai and Courtesan

JP-212367

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Noble Woman in Spring

Moronobu

Noble Woman in Spring

JP1-68334

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Female Warrior Hangaku

Settei

Female Warrior Hangaku

JP1-68344

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Katsuyama: Couple with Sake

Masanobu

Katsuyama: Couple with Sake

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Throwing a Sake Cup

Masanobu

Throwing a Sake Cup

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Courtesan and Young Patron

Masanobu

Courtesan and Young Patron

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Moxibustion on Kamuro

Masanobu

Moxibustion on Kamuro

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Hanging Scrolls: Playing with Reality

Shigenaga

Hanging Scrolls: Playing with Reality

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Courtesan Chozan of Chojiya

Utamaro

Courtesan Chozan of Chojiya

JPR-213643

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Choryo and Kosekiko

Choryo and Kosekiko

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Horse and an arrow

Horse and an arrow

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Writing Wishes for Tanabata Festival

Toyokuni I

Writing Wishes for Tanabata Festival

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Picking Persimmons

Utamaro

Picking Persimmons

JP-213427

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Grosbeak and Woodpecker

Utamaro

Grosbeak and Woodpecker

JPR-213345

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Hobby Horse (Take-uma)

Harunobu

Hobby Horse (Take-uma)

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Pheasants Under a Branch Peach Blossoms

Koryusai

Pheasants Under a Branch Peach Blossoms

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Chapter 21: The Maidens (Otome)

Shigenaga

Chapter 21: The Maidens (Otome)

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Dreaming of Courtesans

Koryusai

Dreaming of Courtesans

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After a Smoke

Koryusai

After a Smoke

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Heian Period Courtiers

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Heian Period Courtiers

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Osagawa Tsuneyo

Buncho

Osagawa Tsuneyo

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Reaching for a Kiss

Kiyonaga

Reaching for a Kiss

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Love Amongst the Trees

Moronobu

Love Amongst the Trees

JP-213389

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The actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II

Shunko

The actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II

JP-213118

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

JP-213117

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Washing the Manuscript (Soshi arai)

Harunobu

Washing the Manuscript (Soshi arai)

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Kabuki Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Sengokuya Ihei and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as his Wife Omatsu

Kiyohiro

Kabuki Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Sengokuya Ihei and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as his Wife Omatsu

JP-212374

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Combing His Hair

Masanobu

Combing His Hair

JP-212370

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Origami

Hasegawa, Mitsunobu

Origami

JP1-22038

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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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The Moon Reflected

Harunobu

The Moon Reflected

JPR-210379

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Kabuki Actor Otani Hiroji III

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Otani Hiroji III

JP-208367

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizo

Kiyotsune

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizo

JP-207817

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Festival

Masanobu

Festival

JP1-68340

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Bird on a Branch

Morikuni

Bird on a Branch

JP2245

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Love Letter

Sukenobu

Love Letter

JP1-41722

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Chinese Couple: Qiu Huzi

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Chinese Couple: Qiu Huzi

JP-212401

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Tomizawa Hanzaburo

Buncho

Tomizawa Hanzaburo

JP1405

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Shunga Album: Twenty Prints from Twelve Matches of Sexual Bouts (Shikido torikumi juni awase) and Contest of Twelve Poems (Juni Kyoku Uta Kassen)

Koryusai

Shunga Album: Twenty Prints from Twelve Matches of Sexual Bouts (Shikido torikumi juni awase) and Contest of Twelve Poems (Juni Kyoku Uta Kassen)

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Love Letter

Koryusai

Love Letter

JP-110900

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Uzuki: The Fourth Month

Harunobu

Uzuki: The Fourth Month

JP-212437

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In the Mirror

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

In the Mirror

JP-212267

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Nishikido from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

Harunobu

Nishikido from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

JP-211391

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Michitose from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

Harunobu

Michitose from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

JP-211385

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Michisato from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

Harunobu

Michisato from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

JP-211427

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Sanshu from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

Harunobu

Sanshu from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

JP-211423

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Senshu from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

Harunobu

Senshu from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

JP-211420

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Wakaura from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

Harunobu

Wakaura from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

JP-211416

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Hatsukaze from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

Harunobu

Hatsukaze from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

JP-211415

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Hinamachi from Choiji-ya (House of Cloves)

Harunobu

Hinamachi from Choiji-ya (House of Cloves)

JP-211412

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Sumaura from Ichimonji-ya (House of the Written Character)

Harunobu

Sumaura from Ichimonji-ya (House of the Written Character)

JP-211411

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Hanazono from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

Harunobu

Hanazono from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

JP-211408

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Hanagishi from Wakana-ya (House of the Young Greenery)

Harunobu

Hanagishi from Wakana-ya (House of the Young Greenery)

JP-211406

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Meizan

Harunobu

Meizan

JP-211405

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Futamura from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

Harunobu

Futamura from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

JP-211402

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Tamazuru from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

Harunobu

Tamazuru from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

JP-211401

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Kaoya from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

Harunobu

Kaoya from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

JP-211399

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Nishikigi from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

Harunobu

Nishikigi from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

JP-211398

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Senzan from Choji-ya (House of Cloves)

Harunobu

Senzan from Choji-ya (House of Cloves)

JP-211397

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Miyamagi from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

Harunobu

Miyamagi from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

JP-211396

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Shinomaki from Tama-ya (House of the Jewel)

Harunobu

Shinomaki from Tama-ya (House of the Jewel)

JP-211395

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Namigiku from Tama-ya (House of the Jewel)

Harunobu

Namigiku from Tama-ya (House of the Jewel)

JP-211394

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Shizutaki from Tama-ya (House of the Jewel)

Harunobu

Shizutaki from Tama-ya (House of the Jewel)

JP-211393

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Shizuka from Tama-ya (House of the Jewel)

Harunobu

Shizuka from Tama-ya (House of the Jewel)

JP-211392

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Miyoshino from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

Harunobu

Miyoshino from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

JP-211390

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Matsuyama from Ichimonji-ya (House of the Written Character)

Harunobu

Matsuyama from Ichimonji-ya (House of the Written Character)

JP-211389

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Toyosumi from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

Harunobu

Toyosumi from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

JP-211388

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Hinazuru from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

Harunobu

Hinazuru from Choji-ya (House of the Clove)

JP-211387

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Shiratama from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

Harunobu

Shiratama from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

JP-211384

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Umagae from Hyogo-ya (House of Hyogo)

Harunobu

Umagae from Hyogo-ya (House of Hyogo)

JP-211383

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Michiura from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

Harunobu

Michiura from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

JP-211382

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Karasaki from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

Harunobu

Karasaki from Wakana-ya (House of Young Greenery)

JP-211381

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Oshu from Hyogo-ya (House of Hyogo)

Harunobu

Oshu from Hyogo-ya (House of Hyogo)

JP-211380

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Shikitae from Ichimonji-ya (House of the Written Character)

Harunobu

Shikitae from Ichimonji-ya (House of the Written Character)

JP-211379

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Hanamino from Ichimonji-ya ( House of the Written Character)

Harunobu

Hanamino from Ichimonji-ya ( House of the Written Character)

JP-211378

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Misao from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

Harunobu

Misao from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

JP-211376

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Michiharu from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

Harunobu

Michiharu from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

JP-211375

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Shioginu from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

Harunobu

Shioginu from Tsuta-ya (House of Ivy)

JP-211373

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Hawk and Monkey

Shigenaga

Hawk and Monkey

JP-211885

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Two Chinese Lions with Peonies

Koryusai

Two Chinese Lions with Peonies

JP-211883

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Courtesan Komurasaki from Tamaya

Utamaro

Courtesan Komurasaki from Tamaya

JPR-207799

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Kabuki Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Osan

Sharaku

Kabuki Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Osan

JP-111014

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Choyo no Sekku: Two Beauties with a Jubako

Utamaro

Choyo no Sekku: Two Beauties with a Jubako

JP-212188

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Courtesan Adjusting Her Hairpin

Eishi

Courtesan Adjusting Her Hairpin

JP-212186

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Ohisa of Takashima Teahouse

Utamaro

Ohisa of Takashima Teahouse

JP-212185

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Woman Holding a Round Fan

Utamaro

Woman Holding a Round Fan

JP-212184

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Women Overnight Guests, a Triptych

Utamaro

Women Overnight Guests, a Triptych

JP-212183

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Courtesan and Attendant Playing Sugoroku as a Male Guest Looks On

Harunobu

Courtesan and Attendant Playing Sugoroku as a Male Guest Looks On

JP-211366

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Young Couple on the Veranda

Harunobu

Young Couple on the Veranda

JP-211353

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Two Women Struggle for a Fan

Harunobu

Two Women Struggle for a Fan

JP-211348

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The Lovers Shinanoya Ohan and Obiya Choemon

Utamaro

The Lovers Shinanoya Ohan and Obiya Choemon

JPR-211123

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The Sixth Month: Fashionable Scenes from the Twelve Months

Kiyonaga

The Sixth Month: Fashionable Scenes from the Twelve Months

JPR-209521

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Lovers by Candlelight

Utamaro

Lovers by Candlelight

JPR-208422

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Yoshitsune and Lady Shizuka at Horikawa Mansion

Settei

Yoshitsune and Lady Shizuka at Horikawa Mansion

JP-208230

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Kanbara

Utamaro

Kanbara

JP-208183

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