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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Japanese woodblock print of two women gathering abalone on a rocky shore with rolling waves and a poem inscription.

The Abalone (Awabi), from an untitled series of Shells

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a temple with a blue tiled roof, twisting pine trees, a waterway, and figures with umbrellas in snow.

Zojoji Temple at Shiba in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ink and wash drawing of a smiling bald man in a blue loincloth bending over a pole on a wooden raft.

Man on a Raft

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reading a scroll, the other holding a broom beside a potted bonsai.

Poem by Chunagon Asatada, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Ink drawing of a large curling wave with foam and streaks of spray, with a short Japanese inscription in the upper left.

Wave

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of rain falling on a large pine tree over a lakeshore, with boats and a shrine at right.

Evening Rain on the Karasaki Pine

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a woman and attendant on a boat on a river, with geese flying overhead and a passenger boat beyond.

Geese Descending on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa no rakugan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a long wooden bridge, sailboats on calm water, and a conical mountain under a golden sunset sky.

Sunset at Seta

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of horses grazing on a grassy plain by the sea, with a large pine tree and travelers under umbrellas.

Chiriu, Station No. 40

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a blossoming hillside with footbridges, a pavilion, boats on the bay, and distant islands under a pale sky

Tenpōzan at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshū Ajikawaguchi Tenpōzan), from the series Remarkable…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Woodblock print of two women by a stream under plum blossoms, with a child and a poet writing in the background.

The Third Month (Yayoi), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse crossing a wooden bridge over a river toward hills and village rooftops.

Fukui Bridge in Echizen Province (Echizen Fukui no hashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Pro…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind tea fields, with workers, pack horses, a wooden bridge and a pine tree in the foreground

Fuji from the Katakura Tea Fields in Suruga (Sunshū Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Moun…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of three figures releasing a bird from a cage beside a tree, with a poem inscribed above.

Freeing a captured bird

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of two women on a red platform beneath a moon, with a poem in the sky and autumn branches nearby.

The Eighth Month (Chushu), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Woodblock print of snowy rooftops, a pine tree, figures in a pavilion, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Morning after the Snow at Koishikawa in Edo (Koishikawa yuki no ashita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fu…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a purple kimono with topknot, hand to chin, within a patterned oval border.

Kabuki-näyttelijän kuva peilissä sarjasta Tosei sugata miai

Woodblock print of red-tinged Mount Fuji above clouds, with red lightning bolts striking the dark foreground below.

Storm below Mount Fuji (Sanka no haku u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a woman with a green hat beside a fence and blooming shrubs, with two women at a window and a stream.

The Fourth Month (Uzuki), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a waterwheel and workers by a river, with Mount Fuji in the distance under a blue sky.

The Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers resting in an inn courtyard with blue crest curtains, lanterns, and a tall pine tree.

Seki, Stations No. 48

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with travelers on a misty river, with porters and boats crossing a sandbank beyond.

Mitsuke; Tenryugawa Ferry, Station No. 29

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge under a full moon, with a pine tree, horse, dog and children on the ban

Nagakubo, Station No. 28

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a woman in green pointing to a town street while a child in striped kimono looks up at her.

Going to the Theater

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1770/71

Japanese woodblock triptych of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono in interiors with blossoms, bamboo and pine.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VIII, Onoe Baiko ja Ichikawa Kodanji IV näytelmässä Kagamiyama kokyo no nishikie (Vanha…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1853

Woodblock print of a man holding a yellow parasol over a woman with a model boat beside a seashore, with poem text above.

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a seaside village with a pagoda, figures on tidal flats, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Two women in kimono play battledore on a veranda beside blossoming plum branches and a lattice window.

Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765/70

Japanese woodblock print of a young man with a sword seated on a red-orange ox beside a stream.

Young Man Seated on an Ox

Shichu, 1765

Monochrome print of two seated old women in dark bonnets on a grassy bank, with two standing figures on a path behind them.

Old Women of Arles, from the Volpini Suite

Paul Gauguin, 1889, printed after 1911

Woodblock print of a bearded man in a red dragon robe looking up beside a censer with rising smoke.

Incense That Revives the Image of the Dead - Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

Attributed to Komatsuya Hyakki, 1765

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a path, with Mount Fuji rising across a blue river and green fields.

Senju in Musashi Province (Bushū Senju), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32