1820s Japanese Woodblock Prints
466 prints from the 1820s 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 1820s
Prints (466)

(Transmitted from the Gods) Ippitsu Picture Book ((Denshin kaishu) Ippitsu gafu)
1823

A Court Lady as Daikoku, from the series "Seven Women as the Gods of Good Fortune for the Hanagasa Poetry Club (Hanagasaren shichifukujin)"
c. 1820
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

A Ferryboat Crossing the Sumida River
c. 1820s
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

A Keg of Sake and a Basket of Oranges
1820
Color woodblock print; surimono

A Lady Visiting a Shrine Followed by a Boy with Kite
early 19th century (possibly 1822 or 1834)
Color woodblock print; surimono

A Man Shooting with a Blowpipe, illustration for the Conch Shell (Horagai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"
1821
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Gaifu kaisei), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)
Woodblock print

A Modern Day "Clear Mirror" (Masukagami) 万寿嘉々見
1822
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper

A Mountainous Landscape with a Stream
1827
Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono

A painting of Daoist immortal Huang Chuping (Jp: Ko Shohei)
1823
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards
mid 1820s
color woodblock print (surimono) with gold, silver, and embossing

A Poet and Mount Fuji From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3
ca. 1820s
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

A Poet in the New Year
late 1820s
Color woodblock print; surimono

A Poet Looking out of his Lakeside Hut
c. 1820s
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; shikishiban, surimono

A View of the Great Bridge at Senju in Musashi Province
c. 1820s
color woodblock print

A Woman as Ebisu, from the series "Seven Women as the Gods of Good Fortune for the Hanagasa Poetry Club (Hanagasaren shichifukujin)"
c. 1820
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

A woman from Ohara leading an ox, from the series "Five Annual Festivals for the Katsushika Ciricle (Katsushika gosekku)"
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Abe no Nakamaro, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems
c. 1833
Color woodblock print; nagaban

Act 11, Part 1: The Approach to the Night Attack (Juichidanme ichi, yochi oshiyose), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
c. 1834/39
Color woodblock print; oban

Act Five (Godanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura)"
c. 1830/35
Color woodblock print; oban

Actor Arashi Kitsusaburō I as Chinzei Hachirō
c. 1821
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor as Kimon no Kihei
before 1826
Color woodblock print

Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
c. 1821
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Actor Ichikawa Danzō V as both Tsurifune no Sabu and Tamashima Isonojō
1824
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as both Yamauba and Kaidōmaru
c. 1823
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Kumagae Jirō
1825

Actors Asao Kuzaemon as Aogaishi Rokurōdayū and Nakamura Matsue III as his daughter Kozue
1821

Actors Asao Utashiro as Tedai Shinbei, Ichikawa Ichizo II as Gokumon Shobei and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kurofune no Chuemon

Actors Nakamura Matsue III as the Daughter Hinadori and Nakamura Utaemon III as the Dowager Sadaka
1821

Actors Sawamura Kunitarō II, Arashi Rikan II and Nakamura Matsue III
1829
Woodblock print on paper, in album; ōban format, nishiki-e

After Ike no Taiga's "Horse Market in a Mountain Village"
1820s
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Album of Prints by Kikugawa Eizan, Utagawa Kunisada, and Utagawa Kunimaru
19th century (1800–1868)
Album of 24 woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Album of Suikoden Portraits with Kyōka Poems (Kyōka suikoden gazōshū) 狂歌水滸伝画像集
1829
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper

Alone in the Cold Mountains
early 19th century
Ink on mica paper

Ama no Uzume, No. 3 (Sono san) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"
1820s
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido (Kisoji no oku Amidagataki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"
About 1833
Color woodblock print; ōban

An Actor's Image in a Sake Cup
ca. 1825
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

An Illustrated New Edition of the Water Margin (Shinpen Suikogaden)
1823/25
Ink on paper; woodblock-printed books

Ancient View of the Eight-planked Bridge in Mikawa Province (Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban

Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"
About 1833
Color woodblock print; ōban

Arashi Kitsusaburō II shuttlecock portraits
1824
Woodblock print on paper

Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke
1829
color woodblock print

Autumn Moon of the Jewel River, View of Fishermen Catching Sweetfish (Tamagawa shugetsu, Tamagawa ayukumi no zu), from the series "Eight VIews of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)"
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban

Autumn Poem in Cursive Script
early 19th century
Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Autumn Streams
early 19th century
Ink on mica paper

Autumnal Sky at Choko (Choko shusei), from the series "Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu hakkei)"
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban

Bai Juyi (Japanese: Hakurakuten), from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)"
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; vertical nagaban

Bai Sheng (Hakujisso Hakusho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
c. 1827/30
Color woodblock print; oban

Bamboo and rising sun
1829
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Bamboo Grove at Kume Village (Kumemura no chikuri), from the series “Eight Views of Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu hakkei)”
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban

Bat Flying Over the Moon
ca. 1824
Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Beauty representing autumn, from an untitled series of beauties representing the four seasons
c. 1818/30
Color woodblock print; oban

Beauty representing spring, from an untitled series of beauties representing the four seasons
c. 1818/30
Color woodblock print; oban

Beneath Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Beneath Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
c. 1830/33
Color woodblock print; oban

Benzaiten with monkey and rat
1828
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Boar (I)
ca. 1826

Bookcase with Writing Utensils, Books, and Potted Adonis
c. 1820s/30s
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Bottle with a goldfish design
c. late 1820s
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Brewing Tea in the Shade of Trees
1820s
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hanga catalogues 466 Japanese woodblock prints created during the 1820s (Edo Period, 1603–1868).
The 1820s fall within the Edo Period (江戸時代), which ran from 1603 to 1868.
Katsushika Hokusai, Totoya Hokkei, and Yashima Gakutei are among the artists with the most 1820s prints in our collection.
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