1770s Japanese Woodblock Prints
377 prints from the 1770s 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 1770s
Prints (377)
'Actor Segawa Kikunojō III'
1774-1880
A Courtesan of the Matsubaya
mid–late 1770s
Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e
A Fan Suggesting a Dispersed Storm (Sensu no seiran) from the series "Eight Scenes of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"
c. 1777
Color woodblock print; chuban
A Geisha and Her Maid
About 1777
Color woodblock print
A Girl and Four Servants, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"
c. 1783/84
Color woodblock print; oban
A Girl with a Fan
ca. 1780
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
A Lady with Three Servants, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"
c. 1783/84
Color woodblock print; oban
A Man and a Girl Walking in the Rice Fields
ca. 1780
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
A Mirror on a Stand Suggesting the Autumnal Moon (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"
c. 1777
Color woodblock print; chuban
A Young Nobleman, His Mother, and Three Servents, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"
c. 1783/84
Color woodblock print; oban
Act Eight: Bridal Journey, from the play "Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
c. 1779/80
Color woodblock print; chuban
Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)
c. 1779/80
Color woodblock print; chuban
Act Ten: The Amakawaya from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)
c. 1779/80
Color woodblock print; chuban
Act Two: The House of Kakogawa Honzo from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)
c. 1779/80
Color woodblock print; chuban
Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as the Monk Wantetsu
1778, 11th lunar month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Actor Ichikawa Yaozō II as Sakuramaru
1776
color woodblock print
Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as Ono Sadakurô in “Model for Kana Calligraphy: Treasury of the 47 Loyal Retainers” (“Kanadehon Chûshingura”)
About 1776
Color woodblock print; bai aiban
Actor Ôtani Hiroji III and (possibly) Satsuma Gengobei in “Green Willow Soga of Erotic Design” (“Iro Moyô Aoyagi Soga”) from the series Fans of the East (Azuma ôgi)
About 1775
Color woodblock print; bai aiban
Actor Ôtani Hiroji III in His Dressing Room, Assisted by (possibly) Ôtani Tokuji I and Observed by (possibly) Nakamura Nakazô I
About 1783
Color woodblock print; ôban
Actor Segawa Kikunojô III as a Shirabyôshi Dancer in “The Maiden at Dôjô Temple” (“Musume Dôjô-ji”)
About 1783
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Actor's dressing table, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"
1770
Color woodblock print; page from illustrated book
Actors Ichikawa Danjôrô V as Gokuin Sen’emon, Bandô Mitsugorô I as An no Heibei, and Nakamura Sukegorô II as Kaminari Shôkurô in “A Soga Drama on the First Festival Day in the Pleasure District” (“Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga”)
About 1780
Color woodblock prints; hosoban triptych
Actors Nakajima Mihoemon II as Fujiwara no Shihei, Ichikawa Ebizô III as Matsuo-maru, Ichikawa Yaozô II as Sakura-maru, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Umeo-maru in “Sugawara’s Secrets of Calligraphy” (“Sugawara denju tenarai kagami”)
About 1776
Color woodblock prints; hosoban triptych
Actors Onoe Tamizô I, Ichikawa Danjûrô V, and Osagawa Tsuneyo II, in (possibly) “A Dandyish Brocade: Opposing Warriors” (“Date Nishiki Tsui noYumitori”)
About 1778
Color woodblock prints; hosoban triptych
Actors Segawa Kikunojô III as Yasukata and Iwai Hanshirô IV as Utôin Performing a Hobbyhorse Dance (Harugoma odori) in “The Fifth Genji Mitsugi’s Robe (“Godai Genji Mitsugi no Furisode”)
About 1782
Color woodblock prints; hosoban diptych
Akiba, from the series "Three Evenings at Spots Famous for Snow Viewing (Meisho yukimi sanseki)"
c. 1780/1801
Color woodblock print; chuban
An Auspicious Dream
c. 1775/76
Color woodblock print; left sheet of double hashira-e
An outing at Hagidera, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"
c. 1783/84
Color woodblock print; oban diptych
An Outing in Spring, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku azuma no nishiki)
c. 1783/84
Color woodblock print; oban diptych
Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"
c. 1780/1801
Color woodblock print; chuban
Asuka no Suika, form the series "Eight Scenes of Edo (Koto hakkei)"
c. 1781
Color woodblock print; chuban
Bando Hikosaburo III Holding a Hand Pupper
mid 1770s
color woodblock print
Bando Mitsugoro I in the Role of Asahina no Saburo, Drama "Sono Kyodai Fuji no Sugatami"
1776
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Bando Mitsugoro II as Tennen no Mansaku-kitsune and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Nikaido Shinanonosuke and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okura no Kojoro-kitsune in the scene from the drama Moto Mishi Yuki Sakae Hachi-no-ki (Nidaime Bando Mitsugoro no Tennen no mansaku-kitsune, nidaime Ichikawa Monnosuke no Nikaido Shinanonosuke, yondaime Iwai Hanshiro no Okura no kojyoro-kitsune)
1778
Color woodblock print; hosoban, nishiki-e, triptych
Beauties Under a Maple Tree, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"
c. 1784
Color woodblock print; oban diptych
Buying Potted Plants, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"
c. 1783/84
Color woodblock print; oban
Carrying a Lantern Decorated with a Pavilion, Gohei, Flowers, and Fan (Sekiguchi-cho Rosoku-cho no banto), from the series "The Festival of the Kanda Shrine (Kanda go-sairei)"
1779
Color woodblock print; chuban, nishiki-e
Chofu no Tamagawa
ca. 1789
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Cock Flying Over Pot of Adonis
c. 1770s
Color woodblock print; chuban
Cocks Fighting near Bamboo Grove
c. 1770s
Color woodblock print; chuban
Cocks Fighting Under a Tree
c. 1770s
Color woodblock print; chuban
Cooling off at Nakasu (Nakasu no suzumi), from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"
c. 1783
Color woodblock print; oban
Cooling Off in the Evening at Shijogawara
c. 1784
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Couple Under a Tree
c. 1781
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan Admiring Morning Glories while Cleaning Her Teeth
c. 1775
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan and her Attendant under Cherry Tree
c. 1780/1800
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan and Young Man Under Umbrella
c. 1781/89
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan Descending Stairs
c. 1783
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan in Front of New Year's Decoration of Pine and Bamboo
c. early 1770s
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan Looks Down at Youth Dressed as Mendicant Monk
c. early 1770s
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan Playing a Hand Drum
c. 1775
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan Standing Beneath a Shelf for Talismans
c. 1783
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesan Washing her Hands
c. 1784
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesans Conversing through a Mosquito Net
c. 1782
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Courtesans of Maruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2
1776
Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Courtesans of the Chojiya, from the book "A Comparison of Beauties of the Green Houses: A Mirror of Their Forms (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
1776
Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Courtesans of the Shin Kanaya, from the series "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2
1776
Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Courtesans of the Yadaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
1776
Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Courtesans of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter, from the Series Seiro Kokon Hokku Awase
c. 1776
Color woodblock print; chuban
Crane, Bamboo and Iris
c. 1775
Color woodblock print; chuban
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hanga catalogues 377 Japanese woodblock prints created during the 1770s (Edo Period, 1603–1868).
The 1770s fall within the Edo Period (江戸時代), which ran from 1603 to 1868.
Katsukawa Shunshō, Torii Kiyonaga, and Isoda Koryūsai are among the artists with the most 1770s prints in our collection.
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