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

National Diet Library, Japan

914 works

Featured

Filters

Works per page

Color

Shape

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black costume with white and red face paint, clenched fist, and a large drum behind him.

大鷲文吾

Utagawa Kunisada, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a checkered kimono holding a flower-painted fan beside a wooden bucket.

源氏後集余情とこなつ

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle and striped kimono, beside a hand mirror and calligraphy.

浮世人精天眼鏡

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print page with three kabuki actor portraits in framed panels on a yellow background.

古今俳優似顔大全元祖中村伝九郎・二代伝九郎・初代中村七三郎

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a woman pounding rice with a long mallet in a wooden mortar, with poem cards and text panels.

百人一首絵抄廿一素性法師

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a long pipe, seated on a checkered mat before a grid curtai

東京美女そろひよし丁おきん

Utagawa Kunisada, 1868

Woodblock print of a warrior clutching his wounded leg beside a sea of blue waves, with a sword and oar nearby.

豊国漫画図絵南郷刀丸

Utagawa Kunisada, 1860

Woodblock print of two men in a dark room, one standing with a knife, one kneeling with a sword, smoke rising behind them.

立場の太平次・小楊の孫七

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a cup, beside a railing, wisteria, pines and an arched red bridg

亀井戸

Utagawa Kunisada, 1854

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned purple kimono beneath a yellow canopy against a teal background.

弥生花くらべ

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside yellow chrysanthemums, with a red title cartouche.

召使おはつ

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors of the Nakamura family in bold costumes and makeup, with Japanese captions on yellow.

古今俳優中村家元祖歌右衛門・二代目歌右衛門・三代目歌右衛門

Utagawa Kunisada, 1862

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono reading a book on wooden stairs, with a theatre signboard above.

神楽月顔見せの光景

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a woman playing a koto beside an open book showing a seated poet and text.

五十五番大納言公任

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a reclining man in a floral kimono and a woman in green behind a patterned screen, with a red title cartou

源氏後集余情藤のうら葉

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of a woman in a chrysanthemum-patterned kimono holding a yellow parasol, with grasses and flowers behind her.

安部の保名河原崎権十郎・あべの童子・葛の葉姫中村芝翫

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono holding a yellow fan, with a golden pavilion vignette at upper left.

洛東白拍子

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robes with crossed arms, sword, and red leggings, with calligraphy text.

関三十郎

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock sugoroku board with numbered panels of women in kimono and household objects, centred on a seated woman.

〔奥勤奉公双六〕

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1843

Woodblock print of a woman standing in a rowboat on a river beside willow trees, with children on the shore and hills behind.

木母寺梅若の由来

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of travelers carrying loads on a grassy path toward a blue sea, with bare trees under an orange sky.

京都名所之内八瀬ノ里

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of snowfall over a river with people under yellow umbrellas on a landing and boat, pines and houses on the ba

鎧の渡し

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a veranda overlooking a bay with sailboats, birds over water, a paper lantern and a pine tree.

名所江戸百景月の岬

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with sailboats, a large wooden wheel in the foreground, and a cat by the shore.

名所江戸百景高輪うしまち

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of boats with harpooners chasing a large whale near rocky islands and pine trees at sea.

諸国名所百景肥前五嶋鯨漁の図

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue robe holding a pipe, with a river and torii shrine scene above.

墨田川真崎・惣ろく

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor raising a sword, with an inset river landscape showing a bridge and boats.

大七の河岸・緒川与右衛門

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a blue floral kimono with inset landscape and still life panels.

橋和屋・白井ごん八

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of men walking by a river under a pine tree, with green hills and a swimmer in the water.

東海道名所之内加茂川遊覧

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a mounted archer shooting demons among clouds, with a temple and pine trees in the upper panel.

観音霊験記秩父巡礼廿一番矢の堂要光山観音寺八幡宮の神鏑

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black crested costume with a drawn sword, with a rural landscape inset above.

双筆五十三次石薬師

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Japanese woodblock print of a bay with sailing boats, a man with a pole and a seated woman beside a palanquin.

双筆五十三次加奈川

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Woodblock print of a lake with a green hill and sandbar, and an elderly woman and young man with a basket in front.

双筆五十三次荒井

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print page of Mount Fuji over a bay with small boats, and dancers in robes performing beside pine trees in the fore

諸国名所百景薩州枕崎海門ヶ嶽寿星踊

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two women picking leaves from bushes into baskets, with an oval river and mountain view above.

東海道五十三対府中

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of travelers, a horse and a dog beside a river, with a moonlit wooden bridge and pine tree behind them.

二十八木曽海道六拾九次之内長久保

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with sailboats, a coastal village, and travelers with parasols in the foreground.

東海道五十三次細見図会神奈川

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a snowy night river scene with a full moon, a boat, pine trees and a poem cartouche.

江戸名勝図会昌平橋

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a black floral kimono beside a tray and kettle, with calligraphy.

譬論草をしへ早引ろ

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue striped kimono beside white plum blossoms against a dark night background.

梅の魁

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue patterned kimono feeding a seated child with chopsticks beside a low table.

幼童諸芸教草

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono by a chrysanthemum fence, with a shrine in a scroll cartouche.

源氏雲浮世絵合匂宮

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese print of a blue and white ceramic bowl with a river landscape and a small dish of figures above it.

瀬戸物隅田川の図

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a warrior in red armor drawing a sword, with a green bird on a branch and calligraphy above.

源氏雲浮世絵合初音

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with an inset of workers and a mountain landscape.

山海愛度図会月をながめたい

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Black ink Japanese print of two women by water with cloth, a hillside, a small boat and a title cartouche.

山海名産尽大和奈良さらし

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woman in patterned kimono looking over her shoulder beside a framed waterfall and carp scene, with Japanese calligraphy.

大願成就有ケ滝縞勢州五瀬乃屋

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue floral kimono seated by a black lacquer mirror stand, with calligraphy above.

譬論草をしへ早引は

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a man in a checked kimono, with a red banner, shrine, crowd under parasols and a distant mountain

江戸名所見立十二ケ月の内二月王子小さんの金五郎

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of an armored samurai by the sea under a full moon, with mountains behind and a kneeling attendant beside him

芳年武者无類山中鹿之助幸盛

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Woodblock print of a man carrying bamboo through snowfall past a wooden fence and thatched house.

撰雪六六談節義のすす竹

Utagawa Yoshimune, 1892

Woodblock print of a river ferry with parasol-holding passengers, swimmers, pine trees and a mountain at dusk.

諸国名所百景伊勢宮川の渡し場

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beneath blossoming branches, with vertical Japanese calligraphy beside her.

三津人形.子供踊尽昔絵すがた

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a man in blue robes poling a boat through waves, with a decorative calligraphy scroll above.

源氏雲浮世絵合葵

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in kimono with Mount Fuji, pine trees and travelers on a rural path.

目黒行人坂富士

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with yellow hairpins and a man in a blue patterned robe in oval medallions.

流行御好之盃姫君ゆうこん・巴の烝実ハ京の二郎祐重

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a man holding an umbrella in snowfall beside a house, a woman in the doorway, and travelers in a snowy fie

撰雪六々談佐野の夕暮

Utagawa Yoshimune, 1892

Woman in red and purple kimono rinsing her hands under a water spout by a stone basin, Japanese woodblock print.

風俗三十二相つめたさう文化年間めかけの風俗

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman and a child by a sliding screen with a fox shadow and climbing vine.

新形三十六怪撰葛の葉きつね童子にわかるゝの図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890

Japanese woodblock print of two samurai fighting with swords beside a fallen helmet, with calligraphy panel above.

誠忠義臣名々鏡〔し〕失間重太郎光与

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a robed woman seated on a rock by rough sea waves beneath a large moon and crescent moon.

月百姿南海月

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Japanese woodblock print of a village with thatched houses, a blossoming tree, a stream bridge, and figures working, with a p

百人一首うはかゑとき.小野の小町

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of two women in dark kimono beside a plum orchard in bloom, with figures and a bamboo fence behind.

梅やしき漬梅

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a straw-hatted swordsman fighting armored warriors on a grassy path beside a pine tree.

瓢軍談五十四場二十九久吉京都の密使を捕ゆる

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Woodblock print of a tiled-roof pavilion, pine trees, striped barriers and seated figures on a platform.

千代田之御表小金原牧狩立場之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono, one with a fan, surrounded by morning glories and carnations.

柳街梨園全盛花一対久喜楼粧ひ・中村福助

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woman in grey kimono adjusting her hair beside a basin, with a snowy mountain landscape vignette above, Japanese woodblock pr

山海愛度図会身まゝになりたい

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a sword, with an open book showing text and an illustration.

九十番殷富門院大輔

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a mounted officer with a red flag leading soldiers in battle before a castle at night.

鹿児島城激戦ノ図〔官軍城の橋を渡る〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Woodblock print of armed men fighting among smoke and pine trees before a wooden building and mountains, with a text panel.

皇国一新見聞誌甲州勝沼の戦争

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1876

Japanese woodblock print of men building a bamboo scaffold fort at night under a full moon, with pine branches and red lanter

瓢軍談五十四場第九此下宗吉郎再び須股の砦を築く

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Woodblock print of an elegantly dressed woman with gold hairpins and a young attendant against cherry blossoms.

佐野槌屋内綾機

Woodblock print of sixteen sumo wrestling bouts in colored grid cells, with two standing figures in the top corners.

新板取組大角力

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1852

Woodblock print of women in kimono and a blue-hooded figure beside potted plants and flowering branches at a street stall.

東風俗福つくし福寿草

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1890

Japanese woodblock print of a woman offering tea to a spotted, ailing man on a futon while a child reaches for a butterfly.

郵便報知新聞第五百六十六号

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas and straw raincoats walking through heavy rain past a thatched-roof house.

百人一首之内能因法師

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a night sea with a crescent moon, warships firing near a dark island, and text in the upper right.

朝鮮豊島海戦之図

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894

Color woodblock print of swordsmen in combat on a shore, with a warship, Japanese flag, and waves behind them.

鹿児嶋戦争図会〔八代港の戦〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono and men gathered beneath a pine tree, with calligraphy in the upper left corner.

百種接分菊

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped green kimono holding a long staff beneath a willow tree.

浪六中村芝翫・きよ姫中村福助

Toyohara Kunichika, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono beside a carp and gold coins, with an open poetry book abo

九十八番正三位家隆

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a figure with drawn sword at night under a willow, with a paper lantern and lit lantern nearby.

美盾十二史

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki figure in blue patterned robes beside a wooden pole, yellow rope and a frog.

天竺徳兵衛

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a red staircase under cherry blossoms, with a red shrine gate behind them.

やまと風俗上野清水ヨリ不忍の眺望

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1894

Japanese woodblock print of samurai-style figures, one with a white bird on his shoulder, beside a figure in yellow costume.

流行逢都絵希代稀物

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of figures dancing with fans under a full moon, in patterned kimono, with a sword and striped robes.

つき百姿盆の月

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1887

Woodblock print of a white-robed warrior with a sword among red flames and figures in reeds, with Mount Fuji inset at upper l

書画五拾三駅駿河原富士の根方古事

Utagawa Yoshitora

Woodblock print of two Western men on stone steps by a pavilion, with two Japanese women in kimono and trees behind.

武州横浜八景之内本村乃夕照

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a purple hair ribbon holding a green bamboo pipe against a red and blue background.

飯沼勝五郎中村福助梅雀

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1862

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono on a wooden veranda beside a willow tree.

清書七以呂波連理の柵お半・長右衛門

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese triptych print of a circus scene with an elephant, horse, clown, ringmaster and figures on red backgrounds.

[鳴響茶利音曲馬]

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1886

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono holding fans, with an open book showing a poem and seated figure.

五十二番藤原道信朝臣

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned blue kimono holding a striped box, with ornate hair pins and a green backg

当勢三十二想餝つて見た相

Toyohara Kunichika, 1868

Woodblock print of uniformed soldiers and drummers marching past willow trees, a lake, and a snow-capped mountain.

末広五十三次.御油

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned blue kimono with blue flowers in her hair, with a bridge landscape vignette above.

見立六哥仙千とり喜撰法沙

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of women on a balcony with shadow figures above, and a celebrating crowd around a seated merchant below.

江戸風俗十二ケ月の内十月豪商恵北寿講祝の図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1889