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Japanese Prints

11,195 works

Two samurai crouch in tall grass pointing toward mounted archers, with mountains and sea behind them in a Japanese woodblock

Soga no Juro and Soga no Goro pursuing Suketsune's hunting party at Miharano, from the series "Illustrated Tale of th…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a blue-kimono dancer with a fan before seated courtiers on a veranda, with bamboo and calligraphy.

Sukenari (Soga no Juro) dancing before Suketsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monoga…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Two samurai in straw cloaks walk a snowy rocky path past pine trees and distant fires, with Japanese text above.

Onio and Dozaburo leave their master, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman pointing to armored samurai peering through a doorway, with calligraphy above.

Oiso no Tora telling Soga Brothers where to find Suketsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (S…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of two samurai raising swords over a seated man in grey robes, with calligraphy above and name labels beside

Sukenari (Soga no Juro) and Tokimune (Soga no Goro) assasinating Suketsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of four samurai fighting with swords in the rain beside a wooden fence, with text in the upper left.

Tokimune, Sukenari, Kikko Kojiro and Aiko Saburo fighting in the rain, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a samurai in armor with a raised sword facing a kneeling warrior in a rainy night scene beside a fire.

Juro Sukenari fighting Nitta Shiro Tadatsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of two samurai in a wooden interior, one kneeling and one standing with a drawn sword, beside a blue curtain.

Goro Tokimune and Goromaru, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda at night, with a moon, willow tree and calligraphic text.

Tora Gozen, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a samurai on a veranda with a sword, garden shrubs, bamboo fence, and travelers on a mountain road.

Zenjibo, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of two travellers near a shrine with a pine branch and snowy Mount Fuji behind, by Hiroshige.

The Soga Shrine, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a multi-tiered pagoda among blue trees and cherry blossoms, with a vertical title cartouche on the left.

Cherry blossoms at Ueno, wrapper for the series "One Hundred Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto hyakkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, early 1830s

Blue woodblock print of a crowd on Nihonbashi Bridge with rooftops and trees behind, and a Japanese title cartouche.

Nihonbashi Bridge, wrapper for the series "One Hundred Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto hyakkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of red hibiscus blossoms and green leaves on a pale blue background, with a signature and seal.

Envelope with hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Print of an envelope with a pink mountain, pine trees, blue water and blue-roofed buildings in a small landscape.

Envelope with landscape

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Narrow Japanese woodblock print fragment showing a boatman in pink holding an oar beside a grey sail and mast lines.

Envelope with hand shadow of boatman

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Narrow print of shoji sliding screens with grey shadows above a pink threshold, fading to blue and green below, with a signat

Envelope of woman behind sliding screens

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a man with a pole crossing a bridge at dawn, with pine trees, a red sun, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Man Crossing a Bridge as the Sun Rises, from an untitled edition (without poetry) of the illustrations for the series…

Attributed to Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830

Woman in red kimono at a water's edge, with a white horned demon mask figure behind her in a ukiyo-e print.

Shizuka Gozen, section of a sheet from the series "A Harimaze Mirror of Joruri Plays (Harimaze joruri kagami)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1854

Woodblock print of a robed man balancing on a sword over blue waves, with clouds and a dark gradient sky.

Joriken riding his sword across water, section of a sheet from an untitled harimaze series

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1858

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman holding a flowering branch and red fan beside a seated man with a sword.

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lovers Seijuro (right) and Onatsu (left), in the Elop…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black updo holding a round fan, wearing a dotted patterned kimono.

Woman Holding a Round Fan

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Japanese woodblock triptych of women in kimono on a veranda with lanterns, a shamisen, and boats on water beyond.

The Four Seasons in the South (Minami Shiki): Summer Scene

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono on river pleasure boats at dusk, with a crescent moon and riverbank buildings.

Pleasure-Boating on the Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788/90

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a river with bush clover.

The Jewel River of Bush Clovers (Hagi no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu T…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki performers in patterned robes with fans beside a pine tree, with text below.

The Saruwaka Dance

Torii Kiyonaga, 1804

Woodblock kabuki playbill with four costumed performers, including a monkey figure and a samurai, above columns of Japanese t

Program of the ten day performance celebrating the succession of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII

Torii Kiyomine, 1851

Japanese woodblock announcement with four kabuki actors in colored robes, a family crest, and vertical text beside pine and b

Announcement of the ten day performance celebrating the succession of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII

Torii Kiyomine, 1851

Japanese woodblock print of six kabuki actor bust portraits inside folding fan shapes, with pink fans between them.

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top…

Katsukawa Shunsei, c. 1788

Woodblock print of a court lady in patterned robes with a fan, beside a panel of handwritten calligraphy and clouds.

The Poetess Ukon, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in patterned kimono beside a calligraphy poem panel over waves and clouds.

The Poetess Michitsuna no Haha, from the series "The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woman in a patterned kimono with long black hair beside a panel of Japanese calligraphy on a cloud-patterned background.

The Poetess Shunzei no Musume, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801