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Japanese Prints

11,173 works

Japanese print of a red lobster on folded paper beside pine and plum branches, with calligraphy and a red seal.

New Year's decoration

Niwa Tōkei, 1801

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a field toward snowy Mount Fuji, with a crane flying and the sea at left.

Hara

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of porters loading boxes onto a packhorse before a wooden inn, with a woman in a white hat nearby.

Fujieda

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of travelers, horses and porters crossing a sandy riverbank with blue water channels and a pine tree.

Shimada

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a long wooden bridge over a river, with mountains and a temple complex behind.

Okazaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Black and grey lithograph of a bowed seated woman beside a standing man, with a tree and a figure in its branches above.

Human Misery, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques

Paul Gauguin, 1889

Woodblock print of travelers in yellow umbrellas wading a river toward thatched houses, trees and mountains at dusk.

Fujieda

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of ferry boats crossing a river with poled boatmen and travelers under yellow umbrellas, hills beyond.

Mitsuke

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of a thatched roadside stall under a large tree, with travelers and children on a dirt road.

Futagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of travelers on a red bridge over a river, with sailboats, a castle, and hills in the background.

Yoshida

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of travelers and shopkeepers on a stone-paved road beside wooden shops hung with cords, by Hiroshige.

Fujikawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of travelers resting at a thatched teahouse beside a waterfall and misty mountains.

Sakanoshita

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Hiroshige woodblock print of travelers with hats passing a thatched house and tree, with the sea visible in the distance.

Minakuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Black and white woodcut of cattle beside a wooden cross, with three hooded figures at left and a hillside behind.

Le Calvarie Breton

Paul Gauguin, 1898-99

Black-and-white woodcut of a crucified Christ figure with a halo, framed by tall decorative panels with carved motifs and mas

Christ on the Cross

Paul Gauguin, 1926

Ink drawing of a snowman beneath a snow-laden pine branch with a bird, with columns of Japanese text on the left.

Snowman under a Pine

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Woodblock print of a Tokaido roadside with pine trees, thatched buildings, and travelers by Hiroshige, 1848.

Futagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1848

Woodblock print of a dancing woman in a red skirt holding a wand, with vertical calligraphy text beside her.

Amenouzumi no Mikoto from the Kojiki

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Dark incised print with glowing pale forms, a winged figure and a hunched figure, with Tahitian title text below.

The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Ink and color print of a man leaning on a waterwheel by rocks and grass, with Japanese calligraphy text above.

Waterwheel

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Japanese print of children holding fighting roosters beside a woven basket, with calligraphy text and red seals on the page.

Cockfight

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Japanese print of fishermen in straw capes carrying a fish on a pole across snow, with calligraphy and red seals.

Ice fishing trip

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Woodblock print of two riders on galloping horses beside a shrine on rocks, with Japanese text columns above.

Ayō (Tokushima-ken) Shrine festival race horse

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Woodblock print of a temple complex among blooming cherry trees, with red halls, tiled roofs and red clouds in the foreground

Hasedera in Yamato Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodcut print of a standing woman beside large pink flowers and foliage, with a seated figure at left, in black and cream ton

Fragrance (Noa Noa), small block

Paul Gauguin, 1894-95

Woodblock print of pink cherry blossoms on a green hillside, a blue waterfall, and two travelers on a winding path.

Yoshino Mountain in Yamato Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a steep cliff with blossoming trees, a narrow path with travelers, and a distant sea and coast.

Mount Kaito in Iga Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861

Woodblock print of a mountain path lined with blooming wisteria, travelers, stone lanterns, and a pagoda above a river.

Path to Zenkōji Temple on Kusuri Mountain in Shinshū

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of boats moored in a bay below rooftops and pine-covered hills, with a red-tinted horizon.

View of Niigata in Echigo Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a red-railed stone arch bridge over a river, with pink blossoms, willows, pines and mountains behind.

Megane Bridge at Ōtani in Yamashiro Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Japanese print of a treasure ship on waves with a flying crane, a tortoise, and vertical calligraphy at right.

Treasure ship with crane and tortoise

Niwa Tōkei, 1810

Woodblock print of dried flatfish hung on poles by the sea, with workers tending them and boats on the water.

Conquered Wakasa dried flatfish

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859