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Japanese Prints

11,195 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned blue kimono holding a sword, with calligraphic inscriptions beside the figur

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Momozono in the play "Katakiuchi Mogami no Inabune," performed at the Ichimura Thea…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1759

Woodblock print of a woman on horseback with attendants and Mount Fuji in the background, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black and floral robe holding a fan beside a pillar, c. 1768.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a drawn sword, with striped props at his feet.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Tezuka no Taro Mitsumori Disguised as the Monkey Trainer Tonkichi Tochibei, in the Pla…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a samurai, two women and a palanquin bearer beneath a pine, with a temple vignette above.

Tokaiji no Bansho, from the series "Shinagawa Hakkei (Eight Views of Shinagawa)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono with elaborate hairpins, one holding a bamboo-patterned fan.

Kaoru of the Shin-Kanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana…

Isoda Koryusai, 1780

Woodblock print of two seated figures in patterned kimono, one holding a red fan, beside a reed-filled pond.

Shingen and Kenshin, from the series "Mirrors of Warriors in Fashionable Parodies (Furyu yatsushi musha kagami)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1769

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono walking before Mount Fuji under a yellow sky, one holding a green parasol.

Act Eight: Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a sieve and an old man pounding grain in a mortar beside a blossoming tree.

Act Six: Yoichibei's House from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Woodblock print of a standing samurai with a sword and a kneeling woman beside a white crane under a pink sunset.

Act Two: The House of Kakogawa Honzo from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe holding a plum branch against swirling rain and wind.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as The Thunder God, an Incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kaga…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral grey kimono with long wild hair, holding a staff, sword and fan.

Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as Monk Shunkan in “Outing to Pick Pine Seedlings on the Rat-Day of the New Year” (“Hime Koma…

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono raising a white cup under plum blossom branches.

The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a stand of sweets, with a folded cloth and scroll behind her.

Hotei, from the series "Comparison of the Treasures of the Gods of Good Fortune (Fukujin takara awase)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1795

Woodblock print of a kneeling beggar reaching toward elegant women in kimono beside a child and a red veranda.

Begging for Alms

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one holding a large woven hat, in pink and plaid kimono.

Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Ukiyo-e print of a man in red kimono beside a woman with ornate hairpins, with a go board in the foreground.

Ohan and Choemon, from the series "Fashonable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Ukiyo-e print of a woman with hairpins glancing back, and a young man resting his head on his hand in front.

Sankatsu and Hanshichi, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of two women, one in a pink floral kimono pouring from a black kettle, the other in a striped black robe.

Komurasaki and Gonpachi, from the series "Fashonable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Japanese woodblock print of two women close together, one in a black kimono with an ornate hair pin and one under a pale veil

Koharu and Jihei, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a woman with a hairpin leaning over a man in patterned kimono, with calligraphy at upper right.

Ohatsu and Tokubei, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono carrying a smiling child holding a yellow chrysanthemum.

Chrysanthemum Festival, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo matsu)"

Torii Kiyomine, early 19th century

Woodblock print of a striped-sail boat on blue waves, with hills, village houses and a poem cartouche at upper right.

Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woman in pink kimono tossing a ball over a railing to a man in striped robe below, Japanese woodblock print.

Young Woman Throwing a Ball at a Young Man

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono beneath blossoming cherry branches, with vertical calligraphy.

Woman Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a fan beside a seated companion, cherry blossoms overhead and sailing boats behind.

Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1788/89

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a pole beside a wooden tub, one seated.

Washing Clothes

Chokosai Eisho, c. 1780/1800

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with ornate hair pins, hand to cheek, in a patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a green bell tower, with plum branches and scattered coins.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Katakai in the play "Mugen no Kane Omoi no Akatsuki," performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1746

Ukiyo-e triptych of women at work in a printmaking workshop, carving blocks, sizing paper and drawing designs.

Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints,…

Kitagawa Utamaro, About 1803

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono holding an inscribed folding fan, wearing a broad white hat.

The Style of a Feudal Lord’s Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tosei fuzoku tsu)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800/01

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black hairstyle and gold hairpins, looking down at a cup and paper in her hands.

Geisha of the West District

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.