New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

Japanese

8,941 works

Woodblock print of a rider on horseback and an attendant under kites flying above pine trees and a river.

Kakegawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of a pond with lotus leaves, a rowing boat, a bridge, and temple roofs among trees on a hillside.

Toeizan Temple Seen from Shinobazu Benten Shrine in Edo (Edo Shinobazu Benten yori Toeizan o miru zu), from a series…

Keisai Eisen, c.1830

Woodblock print of two women in kimono by a pine tree and fence, with a lake and distant boats behind them.

Evening bell at Mii Temple

Katsushika Hokusai, Unknown

Woodblock print of three women in kimono, one kneeling by a miniature landscape tray, beside painted screens and a sliding do

Women viewing miniature landscape, from the series "Furyu moro hanami uwari"

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Woodblock print of a couple embracing under a willow by a river at night, with a full moon and a Katsuragawa signpost.

The Elopement Scene in Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami (Katsuragawa renri no shigarami, michiyuki), from the series "A…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of a bay at Niigata with moored red boats, thatched houses, pine trees, and distant mountains under a pale sk

Niigata in Echigo Province (Echigo Niigata), from the series "Wrestling Matches between Mountains and Seas (Sankai mi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a bay with wooden boats, a tall sea rock, a torii gate and coastal village under a pale sky.

Tanokuchi in Bizen Province (Bizen Tanokuchi), from the series "Wrestling Matches between Mountains and Seas (Sankai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of sailing boats on a bay, with a thatched village, wooded hill, pines, and distant mountains under a pale sk

The Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Settsu Ajikawaguchi), from the series "Wrestling Matches between Mount…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of two laden cargo boats in a blue bay, with a green coastline and houses behind them.

Kisarazu in Kazusa Province (Kazusa Kisarazu), from the series "Wrestling Matches between Mountains and Seas (Sankai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of jagged pink peaks, green ridges, clouds and travelers on a cliff path in a misty valley.

Tateyama in Etchu Province (Etchu Tateyama), from the series "Wrestling Matches between Mountains and Seas (Sankai mi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a bay harbor with red boats, white sails, green hills and a sandy shore under a pale sky.

Harbor at Kokokufu in Etchu Province (Etchu Kokokufu minato), from the series "Wrestling Matches between Mountains an…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a man drawing a bow beside a reclining woman in a checkered kimono, with bamboo and calligraphy.

A Man and a Woman in a Fight

Utagawa Kunisada, 1832

Woodblock print of a standing man in a blue patterned over-kimono holding a sword, with calligraphy in the margins.

Standing Lord in Blue Over-Kimono

Utagawa Kunisada, 1825

Woodblock print of a seated woman in black robe with crests beside a wooden offering stand, with calligraphy above.

Woman Seated in Front of an Offering Stand

Utagawa Kunisada, 1834

Woodblock print of a fierce armored man in green and red patterned armor swinging a large axe, with a red-painted face.

A Man Swinging a Large Axe

Utagawa Kunisada, 1833

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a road by a river, with a pine tree, red building and pink cloud bands.

Fukoroi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a long wooden bridge over a river, with a man watering a horse below and a castle on th

Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge on the Yahagi River (Okazaki, Yahagigawa Yahagi no hashi), no. 39 from the series "Famous Sigh…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of travelers wading a river past cliffs, thatched houses and a mountain, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Kakegawa: Crossing the Forty-eight Rapids on the Akiba Road (Kakegawa, Akiba michi shijuhachi segoe), no. 27 from the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a sailing ferryboat with passengers and straw bales, a rowboat in the foreground, and a castle town at daw

Kuwana: Ferryboats at Shichiri (Kuwana, Shichiri no watashibune), no. 43 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of sailing ferryboats crossing calm sea toward a green cliffed headland under a yellow sunset sky.

Maisaka: Ferryboats Crossing the Sea at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri kaijo funewatashi), no. 31 from the series "Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of snowy pine trees, wooden bridges, and travelers with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Numazu: Mount Fuji and Mount Ashigara in Clear Weather after Snow, no. 13 (Numazu, Ashigarayama Fuji no yukibare), fr…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a street beside a stone torii gate and tall pine, with wooden townhouses and people walking.

Mishima: The First Gate of the Mishima Daimyojin Shrine, no. 12 from the series "Famous Sight of the Fifty-three Stat…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a flying robed woman above boys reaching upward beside a pavilion, with a ship on the sea.

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kaga…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Woodblock print of a boatman poling passengers beneath a wooden pier past sailing boats, with drifting paper and a moon.

Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Woodblock print of two fishermen casting rods from rocks beside a boat with a canopy on calm blue water.

Teppozu, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Woodblock print of a traveler with a staff beside a loaded horse, a pine tree and a winding river behind them.

Mitsuke, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of two women and three men by a river with bundled straw, from Hokusai's Tokaido series.

Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Two red-haired children in blue robes pound a large mochi rice cake on a mat, with calligraphy at left.

Mochi Making

Katsushika Hokusai, 1845

Woodblock print of a lake at Chuzenji framed by pine trunks, with a red torii gate, distant mountain and travelers on a path.

The Lake at Chuzenji in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke Chuzenji kosui), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono carrying a black portable case beside a bamboo blind and fence.

Hairdresser Gorôhachi carrying a portable case

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1812

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono with elaborate hair ornaments beside a gold screen with blossoms.

The Courtesan Nareginu of the Wakanaya

Attributed to Kikugawa Eishin, c. 1804/30

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one standing in a striped robe, one kneeling with hair ornaments.

Kiyokawa and Bunshichi, from the series "Elegant Dew of Flowers (Furyu hana no tsuyu)"

Kikugawa Eishin, c. 1804/30