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Japanese Prints

11,173 works

Woodblock print of a bay harbor with red boats, white sails, green hills and a sandy shore under a pale sky.

Harbor at Kokokufu in Etchu Province (Etchu Kokokufu minato), from the series "Wrestling Matches between Mountains an…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a road by a river, with a pine tree, red building and pink cloud bands.

Fukoroi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a long wooden bridge over a river, with a man watering a horse below and a castle on th

Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge on the Yahagi River (Okazaki, Yahagigawa Yahagi no hashi), no. 39 from the series "Famous Sigh…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of travelers wading a river past cliffs, thatched houses and a mountain, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Kakegawa: Crossing the Forty-eight Rapids on the Akiba Road (Kakegawa, Akiba michi shijuhachi segoe), no. 27 from the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a sailing ferryboat with passengers and straw bales, a rowboat in the foreground, and a castle town at daw

Kuwana: Ferryboats at Shichiri (Kuwana, Shichiri no watashibune), no. 43 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of sailing ferryboats crossing calm sea toward a green cliffed headland under a yellow sunset sky.

Maisaka: Ferryboats Crossing the Sea at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri kaijo funewatashi), no. 31 from the series "Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of snowy pine trees, wooden bridges, and travelers with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Numazu: Mount Fuji and Mount Ashigara in Clear Weather after Snow, no. 13 (Numazu, Ashigarayama Fuji no yukibare), fr…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a street beside a stone torii gate and tall pine, with wooden townhouses and people walking.

Mishima: The First Gate of the Mishima Daimyojin Shrine, no. 12 from the series "Famous Sight of the Fifty-three Stat…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a flying robed woman above boys reaching upward beside a pavilion, with a ship on the sea.

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kaga…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Woodblock print of a boatman poling passengers beneath a wooden pier past sailing boats, with drifting paper and a moon.

Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Woodblock print of two fishermen casting rods from rocks beside a boat with a canopy on calm blue water.

Teppozu, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Woodblock print of a crowded ferry crossing a wide river, with Mount Fuji rising on the distant horizon.

View of the Rokugo River Crossing at the Kawasaki Station (Kawasaki-juku Rokugo kawa watashi no zu), from the series…

Shōtei Hokuju, c. 1789/1818

Woodblock print of a traveler with a staff beside a loaded horse, a pine tree and a winding river behind them.

Mitsuke, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Japanese woodblock print of figures on a wooden veranda with a striped-robed man, kneeling man, hooded woman and child by a r

Act Ten: Amakawaya House from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1807

Woodblock print of two women and three men by a river with bundled straw, from Hokusai's Tokaido series.

Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Two red-haired children in blue robes pound a large mochi rice cake on a mat, with calligraphy at left.

Mochi Making

Katsushika Hokusai, 1845

Woodblock print of a lake at Chuzenji framed by pine trunks, with a red torii gate, distant mountain and travelers on a path.

The Lake at Chuzenji in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke Chuzenji kosui), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green bamboo-patterned kimono holding a white cloth, with a stern expression.

The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigoro

Toyohara Kunichika, 1867

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman and a bearded foreign man smoking a pipe, with geese in the foreground.

Russian's Love for a Lady (Oroshiyajin fujin wo aisu)

Utagawa Yoshitoyo, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in checkered kimono beside a sword-bearing man under pink cherry blossoms.

Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi

Utagawa Kuniyasu, c. 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono beside a man in purple with a sword, under pink peony blossoms.

Woman holding puppet of actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Gokuin Sen'emon

Utagawa Kuniyasu, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono with elaborate hair ornaments beside a gold screen with blossoms.

The Courtesan Nareginu of the Wakanaya

Attributed to Kikugawa Eishin, c. 1804/30

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one standing in a striped robe, one kneeling with hair ornaments.

Kiyokawa and Bunshichi, from the series "Elegant Dew of Flowers (Furyu hana no tsuyu)"

Kikugawa Eishin, c. 1804/30

Woodblock print of two pack horses and travelers at a seaside teahouse, with yellow hills and calm sea behind.

Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Japanese woodblock print of a seated figure in a patterned kimono among yellow blossoms and mountains, with butterflies.

The Actor Nakamura Karoku I as Fujiya Azuma

Shunshosai Hokuchō, 1827

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and red robe beneath cherry blossoms on a yellow background.

The Actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Sukeroku

Shunshosai Hokuchō, early 19th century

Woodblock print of samurai attacking in a snowy courtyard at night, with lanterns, pine trees and drawn swords.

Goal Attained: Night Attack III in Act XI from the series The Loyal League of Forty Seven Rōnin

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1843

Woodblock print of travelers on a coastal path with pine trees, rolling hills, and sea waves beneath pale clouds.

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers, a horse, and a wooden bridge by a river with hills and pines behind them.

Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of four travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with hills and pink clouds in the distance.

Yoshida, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of porters and travelers by a river with a stone milestone, pink clouds and hills, from Hokusai's Tokaido ser

Goyu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of a seated man and standing woman at a Tokaido roadside inn with bamboo and a hanging curtain.

Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806