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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Woodblock print of a bald kabuki actor in a red dotted kimono with a fan, glancing sideways with a stern expression.

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the play "Edo no Hana Ako no Shiogama," performed at the Kiri T…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Japanese woodblock portrait of a figure in striped grey kimono and pink sash, wearing a towel headwrap.

Nakayama Tomisaburo. Dressed as a Woman Wearing a Towel on Her Head

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of two women beside wooden buckets in a bathhouse, one wringing cloth, with patterned kimonos and ca

A Public Bath House

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono clutching his throat, with a woman in patterned robes behind him.

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Kojoro of the Mikuniya and Arashi Sanpachi I as her elder brother Kuj…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a red patterned robe holding a fan, the other in a striped kimono with a headban

The actors Arashi Sanpachi I and Ichikawa Omezo I

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors: a woman with a yellow hairpin and a man in a green robe with a floral sleeve.

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Takebe Genzo and Iwai Kiyotaro in the Role of Tonami

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one holding a raised sword and the other scowling beside him against a black background

The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as Satsuma Gengobei and Arashi Ryuzo II as Mawashi-otoko Yasuke in the play "Edo Sunago…

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1795

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a green checked robe and one in a brown robe with a yellow hair ornament, by Uta

The actors Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kojoro-gitsune of Okazaki in the play "Seiwa N…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a peony-patterned kimono gripping a wooden post, with dramatic red face makeup.

The actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the play "Hatsumonbi Yosooi Soga," performed at the Kawarazaki…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1802

Woodblock print of a woman and a man in kimono looking up at a moon and ball beside bamboo stalks.

The actor Segawa Kikunojo and a young woman kicking a ball

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in samurai dress beside a rooster, with a standing woman in a kimono behind him.

The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide, the sister of Rokurozaemo…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Woodblock print of a long-haired ghost in white robes and a startled man in a green patterned kimono beside a lattice.

Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of the Wet-Nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro as Mokuemon, in “Tokubei of India: Tales o…

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1804

Woodblock print of a seated man in pale robes and striped hakama holding prayer beads, with calligraphy above.

Memorial portrait of the actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo I

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1805

Woodblock print of a seated woman playing a koto, wearing a patterned kimono and ornate hair pins, with calligraphy at upper

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, and Attendants Wakagi and Wakaba, from the series "A Comparison of Contemp…

Chokosai Eisho, c. 1796/97

Woodblock print of two women at a writing table, one brushing calligraphy while the other watches, with a blossom sprig in th

The Second Month (Ni gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a fan, brushes, inkstone and basket beside her.

The Fourth Month (Shi gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a lantern and fan beside a basin of reeds.

The Sixth Month (Roku gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woman kneeling beside bamboo hung with paper poem slips and fans, in a purple kimono, Japanese woodblock print.

The Seventh Month (Shichi gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a checked kimono playing a shamisen beside a flowering arrangement on a lacquer table.

The Eighth Month (Hachi gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman in black kimono reading a scroll beside a yellow vase with a leafy branch.

The Ninth Month (Ku gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a purple kimono beside a kettle, brazier and rabbit figure, with Japanese calligraphy.

The Tenth Month (Ju gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a pink patterned kimono sewing beside a lacquer box and ruler.

The Twelfth Month (Goku getsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of two elderly figures greeting a red rising sun over waves, beside a pine tree and a broom on sand.

Jo and Uba Greeting the Rising Sun

Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1770/81

Woodblock print of a Japanese reception room with seated figures, paper lanterns, a folding screen, and a dancer in the cente

Views of Reception Rooms in Japan - Entertainments on the Day of the Rat in the Modern Style (Uki-e wakoku keiseki oz…

Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1771/76

Woodblock print of a pavilion on a wooded hill overlooking a bay with boats and townspeople, from Eight Views of Edo.

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"

Utagawa Toyohiro, c. 1804/18

Woodblock print of two wild geese among reeds and a bamboo branch, in black and grey on pale paper.

Wild Geese and Reeds

Utagawa Toyohiro, About 1810

Two white rabbits gaze up at a full moon above reeds on a grassy bank in a blue night sky, Japanese woodblock print.

Rabbits under full moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono near an ornate red-canopied railing, with a pine tree and temple buildings behind

New Year's Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi no zu)

Utagawa Toyohiro, c. 1804/10

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono admiring a flowering branch in a fish-decorated vase on a low table.

Viewing Ikebana

Utagawa Toyohiro, c.1802

Woodblock print of a figure in striped robe holding a sword beside a lattice wall and tiled-roof house.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman of a Samurai Family

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1786

Japanese triptych print of women and men at a riverside banquet with lanterns, boats, and a shamisen player on a veranda.

A Banquet in a Pleasure House on the Bank of the Okawa (Okawa bata giro jo no yusen)

Angyusai Enshi, c. 1792

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers grappling in a ring, one holding the other from behind, with patterned loincloths.

The Sumo Wrestlers Uzugafuchi Kandayu and Takasaki Ichijuro

Katsushika Hokusai, 1783-84