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Japanese Prints

11,173 works

Woodblock print of a woman riding a horse led by an attendant in a straw hat, with pine trees and a river beside them.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a long bridge toward a town with a pagoda, hills and pine trees under red clouds.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of three fishermen on a shore with a net, a carp, a basket, pine trees and hills in the background.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of a roadside inn with a seated woman, a seated man, and a porter carrying baggage on a pole.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of crowds on an arched bridge and lantern-lit boats at dusk, with red fireworks over the river.

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryôgoku Bridge in Edo (Edo Ryogokubashi yusuzumi no kei)

Kitao Masayoshi, Unknown

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a rose kimono beside a pine arrangement and lantern, with a fan cartouche.

The First Month (Sho gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume holding a sword over his shoulder, with a crest on his robe.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Osada no Taro (?) in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (?), Performed at the Nakamur…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors on galloping horses, one standing on a grey horse with a sword, beside a bamboo fence.

The Actor Akizuki Sampei from Osaka Standing on a Galloping Horse (right), in the Play Dai Kyokuba

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda beneath a moon, with a river and hills beyond a bamboo blind.

Tamashima River in Hizen Province (Tamashimagawa, Hizen), from the series "Fashionable Mirrors of Famous Places (Fury…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Woodblock print of a woman adjusting her hair at a mirror beside an attendant, with a winding river and reeds behind them.

Mimosuso River in Ise Province (Mimosusogawa, Ise), from the series "Fashionable Mirrors of Famous Places (Furyu meis…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Woodblock print of a young woman in a striped kimono working at a loom beside a basket of thread.

Young Woman at a Loom

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woman on a white horse led by an attendant past yellow flowers and mountains, with calligraphy, Japanese woodblock print.

The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ide no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Two women beat cloth at a wooden frame by a river, with straw bundles and a thatched hut under a pine tree.

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Toi no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Japanese woodblock print of a woman under a pavilion beside plum blossoms, with a river and mountains in the distance.

The Koya Jewel River in Kii Province (Kii Koya no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a bucket and a child by a river, with thatched houses and distant mountains.

The Jewel River of Bush Clovers in Omi Province (Omi Hagi no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Black and white woodcut of stylized animals and human figures packed together, including a lion, zebra, giraffe and elephant.

Tiere und Menschen (Beasts and Men)

Maria Uhden, 1917

Woodblock print of two sailing boats on rippling pink-tinged water with green hills on the distant shore.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Hand-colored woodblock print of a procession of samurai retainers in black cloaks carrying swords, one holding a tall standar

Procession of a Daimyo

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1681/84

Woodblock print of travelers and villagers beside thatched houses, straw stacks, and a river bridge under pink clouds.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats passing a teahouse and stone marker beside a river on the Tokaido road.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of two travelers approaching a thatched teahouse by a stream, with pink blossoms and pine trees.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of a child riding a white ox led by a man past a stone marker, with a river and blossoming trees.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers resting at a riverside teahouse, a woman serving tea beneath willow branches.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats passing pine trees and a red wooden building beneath green hills.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of a seated man on a veranda, a woman and child below, a basket, tree and hillside.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Etching of a large elephant facing a group of robed figures at left, against a dark hatched background.

Animal Folly, from Disparates

Francisco Goya, 1816-17, published 1877

Black-and-white print of a painter at an easel with a bourgeois man leaning over him and a woman watching in a studio.

Painter and the Bourgeois

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Etching of a bearded painter with palette beside an admiring man, both facing a canvas showing a candlestick and pipe.

One Realist Will Always Find Another Realist who Admires His Work

Etienne, 1869, printed 1920

Lithograph of two top-hatted men looking up as one points toward an ornate shape, with onlookers and a draped curtain behind.

At the Universal Exposition: The Perfect Guide

Julien Antoine Peulot, 1867, printed 1920

Print of two standing men in robes beside a woman in a long dress walking past an arched building with a crowd behind.

At the Universal Exhibition: Who are the real Chinese?

Charles Maurand, 1867, printed 1920

Engraving of a top-hatted man, a woman in a headscarf, and a child viewing Egyptian relief carvings in an exhibition hall.

At the Universal Exposition: The Egyptian Section

Julien Antoine Peulot, 1867, printed 1920

Print of top-hatted visitors resting on a bench in a crowded salon lined with framed paintings, with a child at right.

Paris, The great Art exhibition: In the Great Salon, A moment of reflection

Etienne, 1868, printed 1920