Ukiyo E School Collection

The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (colour woodblock print)
1766548 The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Actors performing stage dance of the four Onnagatas, c. 1800-05 (colour woodcut)
GLS314161 Actors performing stage dance of the four Onnagatas, c.1800-05 (colour woodcut) by Toyokuni, Utagawa (1769-1825); 22.3x23.5 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Geisha on the balcony of a cherry tree pavilion, c. 1830 (colour woodcut)
GLS314158 Geisha on the balcony of a cherry tree pavilion, c.1830 (colour woodcut) by Kuniyoshi, Ichiyusai (1797-1861); 20.3x17.8 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Courtesan holding a sake cup, c. 1790-1806 (colour woodcut)
GLS314162 Courtesan holding a sake cup, c.1790-1806 (colour woodcut) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.1x25.4 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Two warriors smoking a pipe at a bridge entrance, c. 1825 (colour woodcut)
GLS314159 Two warriors smoking a pipe at a bridge entrance, c.1825 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 20.9x17.8 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Artist standing on the back of a man and writing on a column, c. 1820 (colour woodcut)
GLS314150 Artist standing on the back of a man and writing on a column, c.1820 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 34.9x6.9 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Fisherman smoking beside a stream, c. 1835 (colour woodcut)
GLS314149 Fisherman smoking beside a stream, c.1835 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 21.6x21.6 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Shoki the Demon Queller, in Sumi, c. 1772-81 (colour woodcut)
GLS314148 Shoki the Demon Queller, in Sumi, c.1772-81 (colour woodcut) by Toyoharu, Utagawa (1735-1814); 66x11.4 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Seated courtesan with a book, c. 1804-29 (colour woodcut)
GLS314142 Seated courtesan with a book, c.1804-29 (colour woodcut) by Eizan, Kikukawa (1787-1867); 36.8x24.1 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Two courtesans, one with a sake cup, c. 1795-1804 (colour woodcut)
GLS314147 Two courtesans, one with a sake cup, c.1795-1804 (colour woodcut) by Kikumaro, Kitagawa (fl.c.1795-1804); 59.6x11.4 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Spectator watching a tiger being attacked by a dragon, probably 1910s (woodcut)
GLS314156 Spectator watching a tiger being attacked by a dragon, probably 1910s (woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 19.7x26.4 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Actor, Segawa Michinosuke, in the part of the Courtesan Omune, 1807 (colour woodcut)
GLS314145 Actor, Segawa Michinosuke, in the part of the Courtesan Omune, 1807 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 38.1x25.4 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Courtesan making a parade, c. 1816 (colour woodcut)
GLS314163 Courtesan making a parade, c.1816 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 35.5x16.5 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Maids in a snow-covered garden, 1859 (colour woodblock print)
UCL284455 Maids in a snow-covered garden, 1859 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (1786-1865) & Hiroshige II, Utagawa (1829-1869); UCL Art Museum, University College London

A full-length portrait of the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in a female role holding an incense burner
1766510 A full-length portrait of the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in a female role holding an incense burner (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

Foreigners with an Elephant (colour woodblock print)
1766570 Foreigners with an Elephant (colour woodblock print) by Yoshitora, Utagawa (fl.c.1836-87); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foreigners with an Elephant. Utagawa Yoshitora (fl.1840-1880)

The Daimyos entourage before Mount Fuji, 1858 (colour woodblock print)
XOT351153 The Daimyos entourage before Mount Fuji, 1858 (colour woodblock print) by Yoshitora, Utagawa (fl.c.1836-87); Civico Museo d Arte Orientale di Trieste, Italy

Full-length portraits of wrestlers from the Eastern Group, Uzugafuchi on the right and Onogawa on the left
1766511 Full-length portraits of wrestlers from the Eastern Group, Uzugafuchi on the right and Onogawa on the left (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

A Giant with Midgets (colour woodblock prrint)
1766569 A Giant with Midgets (colour woodblock prrint) by Yoshitora, Utagawa (fl.c.1836-87); 37.1x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Giant with Midgets. Utagawa Yoshitora (fl.1840-1880)

Young women with a basket of chrysanthemums (colour woodblock print)
XIR238640 Young women with a basket of chrysanthemums (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); Musee Guimet, Paris

Gentoku visits Komei in the snow, from "Illustrations for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
FIT277177 Gentoku visits Komei in the snow, from " Illustrations for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms", 1883 (woodblock print) by Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-92); Fitzwilliam Museum

Amida Waterfall on the Kiso Highway, from the series
1766521 Amida Waterfall on the Kiso Highway, from the series A Journey to the Waterfalls of all the Provinces (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

Mountains and Rivers of Kiso, 1857 (woodblock print)
1766599 Mountains and Rivers of Kiso, 1857 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); triptych, each 36.6xapprox. 24

The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province, from the series The Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji (colour woodblock print)
1766593 The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province, from the series The Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Fireworks at Ryogoku, from the Series, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (woodblock print)
1766588 Fireworks at Ryogoku, from the Series, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fireworks at Ryogoku)

Nekozane at Horikiri, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print)
1766566 Nekozane at Horikiri, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Original Fuji, Meguro, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print)
1766557 Original Fuji, Meguro, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

The Horse Market in the Fourth Month at Chiryu, from the Series The Fifty-Three Stations of The Tokaido, c
1766553 The Horse Market in the Fourth Month at Chiryu, from the Series The Fifty-Three Stations of The Tokaido, c.1834 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Morning Mist at Mishima, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of The Tokaido, c. 1834 (colour woodblock print)
1766550 Morning Mist at Mishima, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of The Tokaido, c.1834 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

The Lake at Hakone, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (colour woodblock print)
1766549 The Lake at Hakone, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Evening Bell, Kamakura, from the series Eight views of famous places
1766541 Evening Bell, Kamakura, from the series Eight views of famous places (woodblock print) by Toyokuni II, (Utagawa Toyoshige) (1777-1835); 26.4x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Autumn Moon, Tama River, from the series Eight views of famous places
1766537 Autumn Moon, Tama River, from the series Eight views of famous places (colour woodblock print) by Toyokuni II, (Utagawa Toyoshige) (1777-1835); 26.4x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Night Rain, Oyama, from the series Eight views of famous places
1766536 Night Rain, Oyama, from the series Eight views of famous places (woodblock print) by Toyokuni II, (Utagawa Toyoshige) (1777-1835); 26.4x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Night Rain)

Hunters by a Fire in the Snow, from the series
1766527 Hunters by a Fire in the Snow, from the series One Hundred Poems as told by the Nurse, published c.1835 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

The Exiled Poet Nakamaro, from the series One Hundred Poems as Told by
1766525 The Exiled Poet Nakamaro, from the series One Hundred Poems as Told by the Nurse, published c.1838 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

Woman with a lantern on a spring evening (colour woodblock print)
XOT361878 Woman with a lantern on a spring evening (colour woodblock print) by Shotei (Hiroaki), Takahashi (1871-1945); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Sawarabi, no. 48 in the series, Murasaki Shikibu Genji Cards
UCL284474 Sawarabi, no. 48 in the series, Murasaki Shikibu Genji Cards, 1857 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada II, Utagawa (1823-80); UCL Art Museum, University College London

Kararabi, no. 27 in the series Murasaki Shikibu Genji Cards
UCL284473 Kararabi, no. 27 in the series Murasaki Shikibu Genji Cards, 1857 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada II, Utagawa (1823-80); UCL Art Museum, University College London

Kingfisher in the Snow, 1935 (colour woodblock print)
UCL284464 Kingfisher in the Snow, 1935 (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; © UCL Art Museum

Sugatami Bridge, Omokage Bridge and Jariba at Takata, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
UCL284138 Sugatami Bridge, Omokage Bridge and Jariba at Takata, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Woman, child and moon (colour woodblock print)
LWR350138 Woman, child and moon (colour woodblock print) by Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871-1945); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Station 50, 1852 (colour woodblock print)
LWR350132 Station 50, 1852 (colour woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); Private Collection; (add.info.: series Kisokaido rokujukusugi no chi; Mitake (fushimi)

Onoe Kikugoro III as Nagoya Sanza in the Saya-ate (scabbards clashing) scene, c
FIT282753 Onoe Kikugoro III as Nagoya Sanza in the Saya-ate (scabbards clashing) scene, c.1827-30 (coloured woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Fitzwilliam Museum

Kominato Bay, Awa Province (woodblock print)
LMG144803 Kominato Bay, Awa Province (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 34.6x22.9 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Twilight Shower at Tadasu Bank, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858)
1766600 Twilight Shower at Tadasu Bank, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Portraits of their Imperial Majesties, Emperor and Empress Meiji (colour woodblock print)
1766589 Portraits of their Imperial Majesties, Emperor and Empress Meiji (colour woodblock print) by Watanabe Nobukazu (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Miyanokoshi, Station 27, from the series, Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido (colour woodblock print)
1766586 Miyanokoshi, Station 27, from the series, Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miyanokoshi)

Minister Toru from the series Poems of China and Japan Mirrored to Life
1766584 Minister Toru from the series Poems of China and Japan Mirrored to Life (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Step into the enchanting world of ukiyo-e school, where vibrant colors and intricate details come to life on delicate woodblock prints. In "The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu, " we are transported to a serene teahouse nestled along the Tokaido road, capturing a moment of tranquility amidst bustling travel. Experience the grace and beauty of traditional Japanese theater in "Actors performing stage dance of the four Onnagatas. " The performers' elegant movements and elaborate costumes transport us to a bygone era filled with captivating performances. In "Geisha on the balcony of a cherry tree pavilion, " we witness the ethereal charm of geishas as they adorn themselves with cherry blossoms. This exquisite woodcut captures their allure against a backdrop painted in shades of pink. Delve into the mysterious world of courtesans through "Courtesan holding a sake cup. " With her mesmerizing gaze and delicate features, she embodies both elegance and sensuality that were highly sought after during this period. "Two warriors smoking a pipe at a bridge entrance" offers an intimate glimpse into samurai culture. As they share moments of respite, their stoic expressions hint at untold stories hidden beneath their armor. Witness artistry in action as an artist stands atop another person while writing on a column in "Artist standing on the back of a man and writing. " This unique perspective showcases not only creativity but also physical strength required for such endeavors. Escape to nature's embrace with "Fisherman smoking beside a stream. " Amidst lush greenery, he finds solace in his surroundings as wisps from his pipe blend harmoniously with flowing water creating an atmosphere imbued with tranquility. Marvel at mythical creatures brought to life in "Shoki the Demon Queller. " Bold lines depict Shoki's fierce determination as he confronts otherworldly beings, showcasing ukiyo-e's ability to capture both beauty and the supernatural.