These 8 Japanese woodblock prints highlight the technical mastery, innovation, and cultural exploration inherent in Ukiyo-e prints and their profound impact on the development of art in Japan.
“The Great Wave off Kanagawa” by Katsushika Hokusai (1830-1833)
“The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife” by Hokusai (c. 1814)
“The Plum Garden in Kameido” by Hiroshige (1857)
“Woman Relaxing after Her Bath” by Kitagawa Utamaro c. (1615–1868)
“Beauty Looking Back” by Hishikawa Moronobu (c. 1680s)
“The Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake” by Hiroshige (1857)
“Actors Otani Oniji III as Edobei” by Toshusai Sharaku (1794)
“The Lovers” (Koi-zuru) by Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1765)