Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints

Lovers on a Verandah
From an album of 12 erotic prints
Hishikawa Moronobu (1618?-1694)
Woodblock print
Ca. 1685
Bequest of L. B. Gutman, New York
28 x 35.5 cm Wakamurasaki from the East (Edo)
Left section of triptych "Oiran from Three Capital Cities" (Keijo sangokushi)
Torii Kiyotada (active 1720-1750)
Signature: Yamatoeshi Torii Kiyotada hitsu
Seal: Kiyotada
Publisher: Kinoshita Jin Emon
Hosoban, beni-e, hand-coloured woodblock print
30.5 x 15.3 cm Third Act of the Drama Semimaru
Nishimura Shigenaga (ca. 1697-1756)
Signature: Gako Nishimura Shigenaga
Seal: Shigenaga
Publisher: Kinoshita (active 1690-1730)
Hosoban, urushi-e, hand-coloured woodblock print
1720s
31 x 16.2 cm Kabuki Actors Ogino Hanzaburo and Yamatogawa Tomigoro on Stage
Nishimura Shigenaga (ca. 1697-1756)
Signature: Gako Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
Publisher: Omiya Kuhei
Hosoban, beni-e, hand-coloured woodblock print
1730s
33 x 16.2 cm Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II in the role of Fujiya Izaemon
Okumura Toshinobu (ca. 1717-1750)
Signature: Yamato Gako Okumura Toshinobu hitsu
Hosoban, urushi-e, hand-coloured woodblock print
1730s
31 x 14.9 cm Kabuki Actor Ogino Isaburo I as Soga no Goro in the Play "Soga Brothers"
Torii Kiyotomo (active 1723-1750)
Signature: Torii Kiyotomo hitsu
Publisher: Igaya
Hosoban, beni-e, hand-coloured woodblock print
1830s
30.1 x 12.7 cm Kabuki Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu in the Role of Chujohime and Yamashita Kinsaku in the Role of Mandaramaru
From the Taimadera Mandala Legend
Torii Kiyomitsu (ca. 1735-1785)
Signature: Torii Kiyomitsu hitsu
Publisher: Urokogataya Magobei, Rikakudo
Hosoban, benizuri-e ,hand-coloured woodblock print
1757
31.6 x 14.5 cm Two Girls and a Letter
Torii Kiyohiro (active 1737-1776)
Signature: Torii Kiyohiro hitsu
Publisher: Emiya Kichiemon
Hosoban, benizuri-e, hand-coloured woodblock print
1750s
31.8 x 14.6 cm

Young Man Dreaming of Yoshiwara
Utagawa Toyonobu (active 1770-1880)
Signature: Utagawa Toyonobu ga
Hashira-e (pillar print)
Ca. 1770
69 x 12.1 cm
Shoki the Exorcist
Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764)
Signature: Hogetsudo Tanchosai Okumura
Bunkaku Masanobu Baio ga
Seal: Tanchosai
Hashira-e (pillar print), urushi-e
Ca. 1745
68.5 x 11.4 cm Bridal Procession to the Groom's Home (Koshi-Ire)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)
Signature: Harunobu ga
Chuban, woodblock colour print
Ca. 1767
20.9 x 28.2 cm



The River Ide-Tamagawa
From the series "Six Tamagawa Rivers"
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)
Chuban, woodblock colour print
Ca. 1768
28 x 19.5 cm

Hunting Fireflies
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)
Signature: Harunobu ga
Chuban, woodblock colour print
Ca. 1767 (first edition)
27.2 x 20.3 cm Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II on Stage
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I on Stage
Tatsumi (The Pleasure Quarter at Fukagawa, Edo)
Flowers of Doteshita (Dotebana)
Fishing at Sea
Three Beauties of Today
Takashima-Hisa (right), Naniwaya-Kita (center), Tomimoto Toyohina (left)
Ohisa of Takashimaya Ushiwaka, at the Gate of Yahagi no Choja Palace Serenades the Princess Joruri on His Flute
Toi no Tamagawa
From the series "Six Rivers Called Tamagawa" The Courtesan Kisegawa of Matsubaya
From the series "Beauties Likened to Flowers" (Bijin hana awase) Fishing Party