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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Lithograph of two reclining men on grass beside an easel and parasol, with trees and hills, satirizing landscape painters at

Landscape Painters at Work, plate 309 from Souvenirs d'artistes

Honoré Daumier, 1862

Woman in patterned kimono gathering colored cords of a flower ball ornament against a striped background.

Ornament Ball from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1906

Woman in grey kimono with red fan beside silhouettes of two figures walking under a full moon.

Young Woman Looks at Silhouette of a Male Prisoner being Led Away

Tomioka Eisen, early 20th century

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, one holding a large parasol, with a calligraphic cartouche at upper left.

Loving Couple with Theatre Puppets

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse under pine trees, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hodogaya), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of two figures on a riverbank under an autumn moon, with pines, willows, a pavilion and boats on the Sumida R

Autumn Moon over Sumida River (Sumida aki zuki), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)"

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Woodblock print of a kneeling samurai and two women carrying a lacquer box among pine trees, with text panels above.

First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono walking with a young girl holding a crane under bamboo.

Taking a Walk on New Year's Day

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1755

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in dark kimono holding a green parasol beside wooden water buckets, with calligraphy.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Sukeroku in the play "Choseiden Fudan-zakura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Woman in a kimono reading a book beside a lakeside view with a pavilion and hills, in a fan-shaped Japanese woodblock print.

Beauty Looking at Shinobazu Pond", illustration from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1906

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a striped parasol, beside a wooden house and bamboo.

Young Lady and Matron, from "Girls of Fukagawa - A Triptych (Fukagawa musume sanpukutsui)"

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1750s

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one standing with a raised sword and one crouched, with a f

The Actors Otani Hiroji II as Kawazu Saburo and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Matano Goro in the play "Kashiwa ga Toge Kichi…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1755

Woman in a patterned kimono leaning on a pine tree by the sea, gazing downward, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Mad Woman of Yawata (Yawata no kyōjo) from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1905

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned red kimono holding a sword and lantern beside a green railing.

The Actor Ichikawa Masuzo I as Soga no Goro in the play "Tokitsukaze Irifune Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1758

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono resting on tatami, with an inset of a seated woman and standing man.

Surgical Ward' (Gekashitsu) from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1906

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors under a parasol beside a willow tree, with a bird flying overhead.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Ohatsu and Ichikawa Yaozo II as her lover Tokubei in the play "Yoni Osaka Nitsui no…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1767

Woodblock print of a woman with long black hair in a white kimono, beside chrysanthemums and blue water.

Lady Kesa from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Tomioka Eisen, ca. 1906

Two women in patterned kimono read a handwritten letter together in a Japanese woodblock print.

Love Letter (Kesobumi)

Kajita Hanko, January 1906

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes, a woman gesturing near a pine tree and a seated man, with calligraph

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Sakura Hime and Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Priest Seigen in the play "Wada Sakamori Eiga…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1773

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a flowered kimono with a fan and one carrying a tall tea whisk, by Torii Kiyomit

The Actors Ichikawa Raizo I as a peddler of tea whisks and Nakamura Matsue I as Yuya Gozen in the play "Daijobu Takad…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a fighting pose, one raising a sword above a black background.

The Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III holding Sword Aloft, and Arashi Shichigorō III as Fighting Heroes

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a floral robe and a seated man with a fan beside a brazier and lacquer box.

The Actors Bando Aizo as the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho and Ichikawa Raizo I as Soga no Goro in the play "Satsuki…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1766

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe with gold tassels, holding a dark hat to his face, with a yellow name carto

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman in Black Robe Holding a Straw Hat

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one gazing up at a suspended bell and one kneeling with a sword, 1767.

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro III as Oroku and Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro in the play "Shomei Muken no Kane," per…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1767

Woman in a patterned kimono holding a poem sheet and brush, woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni I, ca. 1795.

“The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems,” from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata)

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in floral kimono drawing a bow beside shoji screens and a hanging quiver.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Ishi no Mae in the play "Hoshi Aikotoba Higashiyama no Sakae," performed at the Ichim…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Woodblock print of a woman with firewood on her head leading a black ox, with pink cherry blossoms behind her.

The Actor Segawa Roko as the Woodseller Ohara Leading an Ox

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1810

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono holding a cup, with calligraphy above her head.

The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the seco…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Woodblock print of a river gorge with boats, a bridge, pedestrians on a road, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

View of Ochanomizu in the Eastern Capital

Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810-1820

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a path above pink cherry blossoms, with temple roofs and a red torii gate.

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono holding a pipe beside a lacquer box and sword.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro in the play "Hatachiyama Horai Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theate…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1759

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor under a parasol beside a willow tree, in a patterned kimono and geta sandals.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Ono no Yorikaze in the play "Ono no Tofu Aoyagi Suzuri," performed at the Morita The…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1764