1800s Japanese Woodblock Prints

430 prints from the 1800s 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 1800s

Katsushika Hokusai(119)Kitagawa Utamaro(49)Totoya Hokkei(38)Ryūryūkyo Shinsai(36)Kikukawa Eizan(27)Kubo Shunman(24)Yashima Gakutei(18)Utagawa Toyokuni I(18)

Prints (430)

'A fashionable youth'

1804-1818

'Artist Checking a Preparatory Drawing'

c.1803

'Beauties for the Fifty-Three Stations'

1804

'Dyed Works of the Ebisuya Store'

1807-1809

'Examples of Mutal Love for the Five Festivals'

ca.1804

'In Front of the Toothbrush Shop'

ca.1800

A Couple

early 19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

A Couple Visiting the Wedded Rocks (Meoto Iwa) by Futamigaura

19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

A Diary of Travel from Edo to Nagasaki (Seiyūryōdan)

1803

Five volumes of woodblock printed books; ink on paper

A Gourd Flask, a Cup, a Writing Box, and a Book for Rokurokusai

19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

A Lady-in-Waiting with Waist as Slender as a Willow from the series Flowers and Modern Beauties

1807

color woodblock print

A Philosopher Watching a Pair of Butterflies, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

c. 1814

Color woodblock; album sheet

A Quiver of Arrows, a Potted Plum near a Low Screen

early 19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

A turner and his assistant, from the series "Thirty-six Poets as Craftsmen (Shokunin sanjurokuban)"

1802

Color woodblock print; surimono

A View of Takanawa

19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon hō kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ōgiya, Kamuro Menami and Onami, with Tomikawa, Kumegawa, Tamagawa, Tsugawa, Utagawa, and Kiyokawa

ca. 1800

Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

A Wayside Scene (Oji)

1801–04

Color woodblock print; oban surimono

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyōbō), from the series A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tōsei onna fūzoku tsū)

c. 1801–2

color woodblock print

A Woman and a Boy at Shrine

1804

Color woodblock print; surimono

Abalone (Awabi), Halfbeak (Sayori) and Peach (Momo), from the series A Shoal of Fishes (Uozukushi)

19th century

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Aburaya Osome and the Shop Boy Hisamatsu

Edo period, circa 1800

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hashira-e" format; ink and color on paper

Act Five from the series Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura: Go danme)

Late Edo period, circa 1801-1802

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

1807

Color woodblock print; oban

Act I, the Tsurugaoka Shrine (Shodan Tsurugaoka)

1803-05

Act X (Dai jūdanme)

1803-05

Actor Nakamura Utayemon with Two Women Preparing for the New Year Ceremony

19th century

Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Actor Playing Seigen Doshin in the play Hana butai banjaku soga

1802

Color woodblock print

Actor Sawamura Gennosuke Riding on Ox as Sugawara no Michizane

Early 19th century

Color woodblock print

Admiring wisteria

c. 1801-07

Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

c. 1806

Color woodblock print; chuban

Akutagawa

c. 1801/06

Color woodblock print; kokonotsugiri-ban, surimono

Album of Prints by Kikugawa Eizan, Utagawa Kunisada, and Utagawa Kunimaru

19th century

Album of 24 woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Album of Thirty Actor Prints

19th century

Album of 30 woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Amusements of Kabuki Actors of the “Third Floor” [Dressing Room], by Shikitei Sanba 俳優三階興

1801

First volume of a two-volume set of woodblock-printed books; ink and color on paper

An Attractive Woman Who Looks Like the Actor Iwai Hanshiro V

1806

color woodblock print

Arashi Kichisaburō II as Tsukushi no Gonroku (from Keisei hako denju)

1804 (first month)

Colour woodblock print

Ariwara no Narihira, from the series "Fashionable Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Furyu kodakara rokkasen)"

c. 1814/17

Color woodblock print; oban

Arranged Flowers for New Year

19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

Artisans, from the series "An Up-to-Date Parody of the Four Classes"

19th century

Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Asakusa Festival (Asakusa matsuri), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)"

c. 1802

Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book

Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Toto shokei ichiran)"

1800

Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book

At the Beach of Shichirigahama

1805

Color woodblock print; long surimono

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shūgetsu), from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)

Late Edo period, circa 1800-1802

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in the "chūban" format; ink and color on paper

Autumn Moon Over the Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku no shūgetsu), from the series Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Fūryū Tōto hakkei)

Late Edo period, circa 1803-1805

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Bamboo Shoot

ca. 1808-1809

Bando Mitsugoro IV in a Travelling Robe

early 1800s

color woodblock print

Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms

early 1800s

color woodblock print

Beauty in a Boat during a Rainstorm

early 19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

Beauty standing beside morning glories

c. 1814/17

Color woodblock print; center sheet of oban triptych (right sheet: 1963.613)

Bird cage and flowers

early 19th century

Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Bird Cage and Potted Plum

1804

Color woodblock print; surimono

Biwa with Brocade Cover, from the series Musical Instruments

probably 1808

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Black

19th century

Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Blossoming Cherry Trees

ca. 1805

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper

Boating parties on the Sumida River

c. 1808/12

Color woodblock print; nagaban, surimono

Boats transporting rice on the Sumida River

c. 1800/05

Color woodblock print; nagaban, surimono

Bon Festival Dance

c. 1804/06

Color woodblock print; surimono

Books

19th century

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Both Banks of the Sumida River in One View

ca. 1803

Box of Face Powder and Hair Ties; Specialities of Shimomura in Ryogaecho

19th century

Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hanga catalogues 430 Japanese woodblock prints created during the 1800s (Edo Period, 1603–1868).

The 1800s fall within the Edo Period (江戸時代), which ran from 1603 to 1868.

Katsushika Hokusai, Kitagawa Utamaro, and Totoya Hokkei are among the artists with the most 1800s prints in our collection.

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