Hokusai

male, deceased (1849)
Fuji in Clear Weather, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, The Great Wave, woodblock printing in Japan, Japanese, Ukiyo-e artist…ukiyo-e, artist
Katsushika Hokusai, (1760-1849), was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. In his time he was Japan's leading expert...

Utamaro

male, deceased (1806)
painter, printmaker, Impressionism, woodcut, ukiyo-e, woodblock…Ukiyo-e artist
"' (ca. 1753 - 1806) (his name was archaically romanized as Outamaro"') was a Japanese printmaker and painter, and is considered one of the...

Toyokuni

male, deceased (1825)
nineteenth century, Ukiyo-e artist, kabuki, Go, ukiyo-e, Utagawa school
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese: 歌川豐國), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his "gō"...
Sharaku

Sharaku

male, deceased (1801)
ukiyo-e, Ukiyo-e artist, woodblock printing in Japan, Toshusai Sharaku
Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese: 東洲斎写楽) is widely considered to be one of the great masters of the woodblock printing in Japan. Little is known of h...
Suzuki Harunobu

Suzuki Harunobu

male, deceased (1770)
woodblock print, ukiyo-e, Japanese, Ukiyo-e artist, shunga, nishiki-e
Suzuki Harunobu was a Japanese woodblock print artist, one of the most famous in the Ukiyo-e style. He was an innovator, the first to produce...
Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

male, deceased (1861)
woodblock print, ukiyo-e, Japanese, Ukiyo-e artist, Utagawa school
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting and...
Hiroshige

Hiroshige

male, deceased (1858)
ando hiroshige, edo, ukiyo-e, Japanese, Ukiyo-e artist, Japanese writing system
Utagawa Hiroshige, (IPA pronunciation:, Japanese: 歌川広重; 1797 in Edo - October 12, 1858, also sometimes referred to as "Andō Hiroshige" (安藤広重) (a...
Kunisada

Kunisada

male, deceased (1865)
ukiyo-e, woodblock prints, Ukiyo-e artist, woodblock printing in Japan, Utagawa Toyokuni III, Utagawa Kunisada
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese: 歌川国貞, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国) was the most popular, prolific and financially successful designer...
Keisai Eisen

Keisai Eisen

male, deceased (1848)
ukiyo-e, Japanese, Bijinga, Ukiyo-e artist, okubi-e, Bunsei
Keisai Eisen was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in "bijinga" (woodcuts of beautiful women). His best works, including his "okubi-e"...
Torii Kiyonaga

Torii Kiyonaga

male, deceased (1815)
edo, ukiyo-e, Go, Bijinga, Ukiyo-e artist, art-name
Torii Kiyonaga was a Japanese "ukiyo-e" printmaker and painter of the Torii school. Originally Sekiguchi Shinsuke, the son of an Edo bookseller, he...