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Japanese Prints

11,195 works

Japanese woodblock print of a temple with a pagoda, pine trees and green hills in a circular vignette with calligraphy.

Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii no bansho), from an untitled series of Eight Views of Omi

Utagawa Toyohiro, n.d.

Woodblock print of two women with an umbrella and a figure in straw raincoat crossing a snowy bridge beside pines.

Travelers in Snow

Katsukawa Shunsen, early 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in blue kimono before a night view of a bridge, river boats and rooftops.

Evening Amusements at Ryogoku in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogoku yoasobi no zu)

Toyohara Kunichika, 1859

Woodblock print of an Edo street with dark wooden buildings, walking figures, grazing sheep and a lantern at right.

The New Mint in Shiba (Shiba shin zeniza no zu), from the series "Exceptional Views of Edo (Koto shokei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Japanese woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono with a kneeling man beside her, rain falling outside.

The Courtesan Yugiri and Her Lover Fujiya Izaemon, from the series "Tokiwazu Hakkei"

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, wearing wooden geta sandals.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

Ippitsusai Bunchō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a fan, beneath a plum branch, with water and a grassy bank

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, with water and a blossoming branch behind h

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor drawing a sword, with autumn maple leaves and reeds behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Kamei Rokuro Disguised as the Servant Dadahei in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba,…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1791

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing on a boat beside a figure in a gold robe and wide hat.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Minamoto no Yorinobu in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono holding a bamboo pole beside potted plants, c. 1776.

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Taira no Tadamori Disguised as a Potted-Plant Seller in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no K…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki-style male figure in layered robes with a sword, by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1779.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Prince Takanori in the play "Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in green kimono holding a folding fan beside a latticed screen.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

Katsukawa School, 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono with a sword, standing before a snowy bamboo fence.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo

Katsukawa Shunkō I, late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a robe gesturing up to a woman on a wooden balcony beside a pine tree.

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru and Onoe Kikugoro I (?) as Yuranosuke

Katsukawa Shunkō I, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a kneeling figure in a floral kimono beside a picket fence under cherry blossom branches.

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Onoe in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red striped robe holding a pole and sword, with floral pattern above.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as An no Heibei in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theat…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1789

Woman in striped kimono reading a paper menu at a wooden teahouse counter beside a kettle, Japanese woodblock print.

Waitress at the Minatoya Teahouse

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a woman with umbrella and a man on snowy ground, a woman at a lattice window above, with calligraphy.

Chizuka no Fumi no Bosetsu (The Evening Snow of a Thousand Bundles of Love-Letters), the Lovers Ohatsu and Tokubei, f…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a fan, with a sword and straw hat beside him.

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no su…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a bald kabuki actor with red eye makeup and a checked kimono against a black background.

The actor Sawamura Sojuro lll as the lay priest Kiyomori

Utagawa Kunimasa, c. 1795

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/04

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beneath a maple tree with red autumn leaves and poem text.

Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Versions of the Six Immortal Poets (Imayo fuzoku rokkasen)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of a man, a child and a woman in kimono by a stone wall, with a river and boats behind them.

The View from Komagata Hall, from the series "Eight Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan hakkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Woodblock print of three figures in patterned kimono in an interior, one in an orange hood looking down at two people studyin

The Daruma Overcoat (Haori Daruma), from "Three Pictures of Harmony (Waki sanpukutsui)"

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1725/30

Pencil sketch of a courtroom with a judge at a bench and spectators in top hats on a tan paper.

The Arton Trial (third plate)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned black kimono holding white cloth near the face, against a striped background

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami Disguised as the Dragon Princess in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Per…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Etching of a calm pond bordered by trees and reeds, with a bird flying at right and reflections in the water.

Shere Mill Pond

Francis Seymour Haden, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of an actor as a samurai in rain, holding a sword beneath willow branches, in a black cloak.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Chuko Ryogoku Ori, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in layered floral kimono and hair ornaments, standing before pink patterned panels.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Perform…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure balancing on a box with a fan and staff beside a bamboo railing.

Young Man Playing Ushiwaka

Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1725

Hand-colored woodblock print of a kabuki actor playing flute while riding a black ox beside a fence and flowering branches.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kumenosuke in the play "Nanohana Akebono Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater i…

Okumura Masanobu, 1741