Yokohama-e (横浜絵, "Yokohama pictures") are Japanese woodblock prints depicting non-East Asian foreigners and scenes in the port city of Yokohama.

The port of Yokohama was opened to foreigners in 1859, and ukiyo-e artists, primarily of the Utagawa school, produced more than 800 different woodblock prints in response to a general curiosity about these strangers. The production of yokohama-e ceased in the 1880s.

The most prolific artists working in this genre were Utagawa Yoshitora, Utagawa Yoshikazu, Utagawa Sadahide, Utagawa Yoshiiku, Utagawa Yoshimori, Utagawa Hiroshige II, Utagawa Hiroshige III, Utagawa Yoshitoyo, and Utagawa Yoshitomi.

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  1. ^ "Isshinsai Yoshikata | Big Elephants Being Attacked | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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