1690s Japanese Woodblock Prints
21 prints from the 1690s 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 1690s
Prints (21)

A Young Lady in a Garden
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Jurojin with crane and tortoise
18th century
Woodblock print; hashira-e, sumizuri-e

Lady Tamamushi raising a fan target
c. 1681/98
Hand-colored woodblock print; vertical o-oban, tan-e

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
1695, fourth month
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper

Serving tea under a willow tree
18th century
Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

Tanabata Dance
Woodblock carved 1698, printed about 1915
Woodblock print; sumizuri-e

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
ca. 1703
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

The Actor Nakamura Denkuro I
c. 1700
Woodblock print; hosoban, sumizuri-e

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
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

The Actor Shinomiya Heihachi I
c. 1703
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

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
c. 1700
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

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
18th century
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, beni-e

The Sumiyoshi Dance
18th century
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

Visiting Kiyomizu Temple
c. 1684/98
Hand-colored woodblock print; o-oban, tan-e

Yokei Tsukuri Niwa no Zu
1695
Woodblock printed book, single volume

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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