1680s Japanese Woodblock Prints

18 prints from the 1680s in our collection, created during the Edo Period (1603–1868). The Edo period saw the rise of ukiyo-e, the iconic woodblock print tradition depicting the floating world of pleasure districts, kabuki actors, beautiful women, and landscapes. Under the Tokugawa shogunate's peaceful rule, a thriving urban culture in Edo (modern Tokyo) fueled demand for affordable printed art.

Top Artists of the 1680s

Yoshida Hambei(8)Hishikawa Moronobu(6)Sugimura Jihei(2)Hishikawa Moroshige(1)Furuyama Moroshige(1)

Prints (18)

A Beauty Walking by Sugimura Jihei

A Beauty Walking

17th century

Hand-colored woodblock print; o-oban, sumizuri-e

A Parade of Courtesans by Hishikawa Moronobu

A Parade of Courtesans

c. 1690

Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, kakemono yoko-e

Carp in Waterfall Pattern (Taki ni koi), from the book Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyo kinmo zui) by Yoshida Hambei

Carp in Waterfall Pattern (Taki ni koi), from the book Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyo kinmo zui)

女用訓蒙図彙・滝に鯉

1687

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Dalliance by Sugimura Jihei

Dalliance

c. 1685

Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

Edo Period Hairstyles for Wakashū, Adult Men, and Women, from Kōshoku kinmōzui (Illustrated Encyclopedia of Love) by Yoshida Hambei

Edo Period Hairstyles for Wakashū, Adult Men, and Women, from Kōshoku kinmōzui (Illustrated Encyclopedia of Love)

好色訓蒙図彙

c. 1664-1689

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Go to Takaoyama to see Maple Leaves having Twelve Points by Hishikawa Moronobu

Go to Takaoyama to see Maple Leaves having Twelve Points

ca. 1690

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Illustrations of Beautiful Women (Bijin e-zukushi) 美人絵づくし by Hishikawa Moronobu

Illustrations of Beautiful Women (Bijin e-zukushi) 美人絵づくし

1683, fifth month

Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper

Illustrations of Japanese Painting Themes (Yamato-e zukushi) 大和絵づくし by Hishikawa Moronobu

Illustrations of Japanese Painting Themes (Yamato-e zukushi) 大和絵づくし

1686, ninth month

Woodblock printed book; ink on paper

Korean Chrysanthemum Pattern (Koraigiku), from the book Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyo kinmo zui) by Yoshida Hambei

Korean Chrysanthemum Pattern (Koraigiku), from the book Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyo kinmo zui)

女用訓蒙図彙・高麗菊

1687

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Mermaid Encounter at Sea, from Ihara Saikaku's Budō denraiki by Yoshida Hambei

Mermaid Encounter at Sea, from Ihara Saikaku's Budō denraiki

武道伝来記・人魚

1687

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Narihira's Eastern Journey, from the illustrated book "Panorama of Paintings on Screens and Hanging Scrolls (Byobu kakemono ekagami)" by Hishikawa Moronobu

Narihira's Eastern Journey, from the illustrated book "Panorama of Paintings on Screens and Hanging Scrolls (Byobu kakemono ekagami)"

1682

Woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book

Nihon eitai-gura (Japan's Treasury for the Ages) by Yoshida Hambei

Nihon eitai-gura (Japan's Treasury for the Ages)

日本永代蔵

1688

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Reading a Letter by Furuyama Moroshige

Reading a Letter

c. 1688

Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

Reading a Letter by Hishikawa Moroshige

Reading a Letter

c. 1688

Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

Samurai Disguised as Monks Playing Music in a Boat, from Ihara Saikaku's Budō denraiki by Yoshida Hambei

Samurai Disguised as Monks Playing Music in a Boat, from Ihara Saikaku's Budō denraiki

武道伝来記

1687

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Sōgenbi, the Fiery Ghost of an Oil-Stealing Monk, from Shin Otogi Bōko by Yoshida Hambei

Sōgenbi, the Fiery Ghost of an Oil-Stealing Monk, from Shin Otogi Bōko

新御伽婢子・宗玄火

1683

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

The Tengu King Training his Pupils by Hishikawa Moronobu

The Tengu King Training his Pupils

c. 1690

Woodblock print

Toryu onna yo kagami (Mirror of Contemporary Women's Customs) by Yoshida Hambei

Toryu onna yo kagami (Mirror of Contemporary Women's Customs)

当流女用鑑

1687

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hanga catalogues 18 Japanese woodblock prints created during the 1680s (Edo Period, 1603–1868).

The 1680s fall within the Edo Period (江戸時代), which ran from 1603 to 1868.

Yoshida Hambei, Hishikawa Moronobu, and Sugimura Jihei are among the artists with the most 1680s prints in our collection.

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