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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Multi-panel Japanese woodblock print of elegant women in kimono playing music among folding screens and lanterns.

Parody of The Book of Joruri

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/1801

Japanese woodblock print of women on crowded pleasure boats on a river, with a wooden bridge and townscape behind.

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1792

Japanese print of a hairy caterpillar on morning glory vines, with a bee nest and flying bee beside calligraphy text.

Caterpillar and Bees

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

Woodblock print of a high arched wooden bridge over a river with boats, a fisherman, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

View from under Mannenbashi Bridge at Fukagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1985

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of court ladies, a child, and an ox-drawn carriage in a procession by a garden wall.

Parody of Prince Genji and his procession

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1790/1800

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot, blue patterned robe with gold motifs, and calligraphic labels.

Kataoka Gado II, roolihenkilö Washino Saburo, sarjasta Kokon Yujin-ki

Diptych woodblock print of a red-faced kabuki warrior with a sword and a woman in a floral kimono under cherry blossoms.

Näyttelijät Onoe Kikugoro IV ja Ichikawa Kodanji IV näytelmässä Utsunoya toge (Utsunoyan vuoritie)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Ink print of two armored warriors fighting with spears, surrounded by flying arrows and weapons in a battle scene.

Taistelukohtaus Yekon Vakan Shohonkvaista, Osaka 1836

Katsushika Hokusai, 1836

Triptych woodblock print of women cleaning a Japanese house, sweeping, carrying tea and hanging lanterns.

House cleaning in preparation for the New Year

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797/99

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono in a crowded interior with tatami floors and sliding screens.

New Year's Day at Ogi-ya brothel

Katsushika Hokusai, 1811

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in patterned kimono with cranes, bamboo and peonies in green and black tones.

A Triptych of Fashionable No Plays (Furyu Utai Sambukutsui)

Miyagawa Shunsui, c. late 1750s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and orange obi, holding a sword behind his back, glaring over his shoulder.

Actor Ichikawa Raizô I as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in “The Soga Play: Announcement of the Spring Season by the Bush War…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1764

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green checked kimono and orange robe, glaring over his shoulder, with a sword at his s

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Onio Shinzaemon (?) in the Play Bunshin Sugatami Soga (?), Performed at the Morita Thea…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1765

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan and two attendants by a lattice window with an incense burner.

The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya House and Her Kamuro Namiji and Kashiko

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1771

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono, the central figure holding a sword, in an interior setti

Actors Onoe Tamizô I, Ichikawa Danjûrô V, and Osagawa Tsuneyo II, in (possibly) “A Dandyish Brocade: Opposing Warrior…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and white robe with a sword and elaborate headdress, against a beige background.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a "Shibaraku" Role, Possibly from the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Cla…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a nude woman washing her neck at a wooden tub while a kimono-clad woman stands nearby beside a screen.

Woman Washing Her Neck

Japanese print of morning glory vines over a patterned porcelain bowl beside a clear glass goblet, on pale paper.

Plants, Porcelain Bowl, and Glass Goblet

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1789

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in kimono beside a black ox and a waterfall.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Princess Hatsune (Hatsune Hime) (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1785

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red face paint holding a striped parasol and patterned kimono.

Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in Act Three of the play Kitekaer…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a flame-patterned kimono with long dark hair and a fan crest on the chest.

Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku

Katsukawa Shunkō, About 1780

Two-panel woodblock print of kabuki actors: a man leading an ox with a maple branch, and a hooded woman in a patterned kimono

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okume (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Koshiba Yukienojo Disguised as the Eboshi…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1779

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom at night under a full moon, with lanterns, pedestrians and a balcony teahouse.

Night Viewing of Cherry Blossoms along the Nakano-chō at Shin Yoshiwara, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840

Japanese woodblock print of a youth dancing with a spear, wearing a pink floral kimono and black sleeved overgarment.

Youth Dancing with a Spear

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and red hakama holding a katana, glancing sideways with a stern expression.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theat…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Line print of a standing man and seated woman in an interior, with a figure peeking through a curtain at left.

Act Ten: The Amakawaya House from the play Chushingura (Treausry of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Black-and-white Japanese woodblock print of three figures on a veranda beside bamboo, one in patterned armor with swords.

Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Woodblock print of three women in kimono in a room with patterned screens, a bamboo plant and a hanging lantern.

Courteousness (Rei), from the series "Five Virtues in the Manners of Women (Fuzoku onna gojo)"

Katsukawa Shunzan, c. 1781/1801

Japanese kabuki print of a samurai actor with a sword in front of a pale ghostly spirit in a white robe, c. 1771.

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Koga Saburo, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Devil of Kogakeyama, the Spirit of Wakasa…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a figure in white robes with red lining, raising a hood, beside bamboo and a snowy fence.

The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo I as the Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono holding a fan and sword, standing on a green stage floor.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Thea…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a wild-haired hermit holding a red staff, in grey and orange patterned robes.

Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IV as an Immortal Hermit in “Tenjiku Tokubei Turns the Helm toward Home” (“Tenjiku Tokubei kok…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768