Japanese Woodblock Prints (1800 - 1868)

By the 19th century, Japanese woodblock prints achieved extraordinary popularity. While the shogunate issued a battery of censorship reforms throughout the 1800s, artists ignored and evaded restrictions with images of indulgent beauties and vibrant kabuki actors. As constraints tightened in the 1840s, bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) became earthier in prints by Eizan and Eisen, while kabuki actors persevered in the work of Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III). During this period, ukiyo-e artists also added landscapes, warriors, ghosts and scenes of everyday life to their oeuvre. Artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige indulged a national wanderlust through Meisho-e or “famous place pictures,” while Kuniyoshi championed musha-e, a genre of warrior and legendary pictures.

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Artist

  • Kyosai

Series

  • Famous Bridges in Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views in the Various Provinces
  • 100 Famous Views of Edo
  • 100 Ghost Stories
  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Poems Explained by the Nurse
  • 100 Poems by 100 Poets (Kuniyoshi)
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
  • 36 Views of Mt. Fuji (Hiroshige)
  • 36 Views of Mt. Fuji (Hokusai)
  • 47 Ronin (Yoshitora)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Eisen)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Hokusai)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Kuniyoshi)
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Gyosho
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Upright
  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido - chuban
  • 60 Odd Provinces of Japan
  • 68 Views of the Various Provinces
  • 69 Stations of the Kisokaido
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Biographies of the Loyal Retainers
  • Chushingura (Hiroshige)
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Edo Meisho
  • Eight Views of Omi (Hiroshige)
  • Eight Views of Omi (Hokusai)
  • Eight Views of Ryukyu
  • Famous Restaurants in Toto
  • Famous Views of 60-Odd Provinces
  • Famous Views of Kyoto (Hiroshige)
  • Famous and Heroic Leaders
  • Heroes of the Taiheiki (Kuniyoshi)
  • Heroes of the Taiheiki (Yoshiiku)
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Large Fish (Hiroshige)
  • Mountains upon Mountains
  • Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets
  • Shadow Pictures of a Benevolent Reign
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Snow, Moon and Flowers (Hiroshige)
  • Statues of the 47 Ronin
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • The 53 Stations by Two Brushes
  • Three Views of Japan
  • Toto Meisho
  • Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Tale of Genji
  • Waterfalls in Various Provinces

Subject

  • Animals & Fish
  • Birds
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Comic
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Extra Small (ie. Koban)

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A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

Kyosai

A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

JP-208824

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The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly

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The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly

JP-208817

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Hiding the Head but Not the Butt

Kyosai

Hiding the Head but Not the Butt

JP-208825

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Flower on a Withered Tree, Strolling Like a Dog on the River

Kyosai

Flower on a Withered Tree, Strolling Like a Dog on the River

JP-208823

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Oxen Prefer the Company of Oxen, Botange Shohaku, The Lovers of the Tanabata Festival, Sugawara Michizane and Kodomaru

Kyosai

Oxen Prefer the Company of Oxen, Botange Shohaku, The Lovers of the Tanabata Festival, Sugawara Michizane and Kodomaru

JP-208822

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Even Pigeons Roost at Different Heights According to Seniority; Even Crows Show Filial Piety When the Young Feed Their Parents

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Even Pigeons Roost at Different Heights According to Seniority; Even Crows Show Filial Piety When the Young Feed Their Parents

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Flowers Sprouting from Dried Beans, Getting a Headache from Worrying about Your Neighbor's Digestion

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Flowers Sprouting from Dried Beans, Getting a Headache from Worrying about Your Neighbor's Digestion

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The Fruit of the Tree Is Known from Its Flowers, Fighting Like Dogs and Monkeys

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The Fruit of the Tree Is Known from Its Flowers, Fighting Like Dogs and Monkeys

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Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant

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Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant

JP-208818

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A Day Late for the Festival: No Curse from the God You Don't Touch

Kyosai

A Day Late for the Festival: No Curse from the God You Don't Touch

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A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

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A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

JP-208815

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