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1690s Japanese Woodblock Prints

21 prints from the 1690s in our collection, created during the Edo Period (16031868). 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 1690s

Prints (21)

A Young Lady in a Garden by Nishimura Shigenaga

A Young Lady in a Garden

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Jurojin with crane and tortoise by Nishimura Shigenaga

Jurojin with crane and tortoise

18th century

Woodblock print; hashira-e, sumizuri-e

Lady Tamamushi raising a fan target by Sugimura Jihei

Lady Tamamushi raising a fan target

c. 1681/98

Hand-colored woodblock print; vertical o-oban, tan-e

Landscape with Heron and Boat by Nishimura Shigenaga

Landscape with Heron and Boat

18th century

Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

Portraits for One Hundred Poems about One Hundred Poets (Sugata-e hyakunin isshu) 姿絵百人一首 by Hishikawa Moronobu

Portraits for One Hundred Poems about One Hundred Poets (Sugata-e hyakunin isshu) 姿絵百人一首

1695, fourth month

Woodblock printed book; ink on paper

Serving tea under a willow tree by Nishimura Shigenaga

Serving tea under a willow tree

18th century

Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

Tanabata Dance by Torii Kiyonobu I

Tanabata Dance

Woodblock carved 1698, printed about 1915

Woodblock print; sumizuri-e

The Actor Bando Matakuro I by Torii Kiyonobu I

The Actor Bando Matakuro I

c. 1700

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Samurai in Fighting Trim by Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Samurai in Fighting Trim

ca. 1703

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

The Actor Nakamura Denkuro I by Torii Kiyonobu I

The Actor Nakamura Denkuro I

c. 1700

Woodblock print; hosoban, sumizuri-e

The Actor Sawamura Kodenji I by Torii Kiyonobu I

The Actor Sawamura Kodenji I

c. 1700

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo, 1690–1749 with Drawn Sword and Helmet by Nishimura Shigenaga

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo, 1690–1749 with Drawn Sword and Helmet

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

The Actor Shinomiya Heihachi I by Torii Kiyonobu I

The Actor Shinomiya Heihachi I

c. 1703

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

The Actor Tsutsui Kichijuro by Torii Kiyomasu I

The Actor Tsutsui Kichijuro

c. 1704

Hand-colored woodblock print: o-oban, tan-e

The Actors Matsumoto Hyozo as a woman holding an umbrella and Nakamura Shichisaburo I as a young boy by Torii Kiyonobu I

The Actors Matsumoto Hyozo as a woman holding an umbrella and Nakamura Shichisaburo I as a young boy

c. 1700

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

The love story of O-yuri and Ohara Iori (no title) by Torii Kiyomasu I

The love story of O-yuri and Ohara Iori (no title)

1696

Woodblock-printed book, sumizuri-e

The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage by Nishimura Shigenaga

The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage

18th century

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, beni-e

The Sumiyoshi Dance by Nishimura Shigenaga

The Sumiyoshi Dance

18th century

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

Visiting Kiyomizu Temple by Sugimura Jihei

Visiting Kiyomizu Temple

c. 1684/98

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

Yokei Tsukuri Niwa no Zu by Hishikawa Moronobu

Yokei Tsukuri Niwa no Zu

1695

Woodblock printed book, single volume

Yokihi (Chinese: Yang Guifei) with attendant by Nishimura Shigenaga

Yokihi (Chinese: Yang Guifei) with attendant

18th century

Woodblock print; hosoban, sumizuri-e

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hanga catalogues 21 Japanese woodblock prints created during the 1690s (Edo Period, 1603–1868).

The 1690s fall within the Edo Period (江戸時代), which ran from 1603 to 1868.

Nishimura Shigenaga, Torii Kiyonobu I, and Sugimura Jihei are among the artists with the most 1690s prints in our collection.

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