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Japanese Prints

11,210 works

Woodblock print of a white rooster beside a black and yellow umbrella with purple and blue morning glories.

Rooster, umbrella, and morning glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Two shrine maidens in white and ochre robes carry branches on a shrine veranda beside red railings and paper streamers.

Shrine Maidens Onami and Ohatsu Dancing at Yushima Tenjin Shrine

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono beside a screen, bed, and lacquer box, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Courtesan Standing by Screen and Bed

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of two kneeling courtiers in patterned robes on a veranda beside shoji screens, with a poem above.

The Filial Son of Kamakura from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Kamakura koshi, Shasekishu), from the series "Twent…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of three seated figures beside a hanging iron kettle, bamboo screen and snowflake-patterned wall, with callig

Satsuma no Fukuyorime from the Veritable Records of Emperor Montoku (Satsuma no Fukuyorime, Montoku jitsuroku), from…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of a seated man and a child reading a scroll beside a sword, with a plum branch outside a window.

The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the ser…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono with a walking stick on a path beside rice stalks, with calligraphy above.

Nibu Hiroyoshi from the Veritable Records of Three Reigns (Nibu Hiroyoshi, Sandai jitsuroku), from the series "Twenty…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned robe pointing at a waterfall beside a rocky cliff, with calligraphy at left.

The Filial Son of Yoro from the Ten Moral Lessons (Yoro koshi, Jikkinsho), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Para…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of a seated courtly man in a black crested robe examining paper at a low writing table.

Paper: Fujiwara no Sadaie (Kami: Teika), from the series "The Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Circle…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1827

Woodblock print of a seated man in a green robe writing at a desk among books, a screen, and calligraphy.

Hojo Tokiyori, from the series "Twenty-four Generals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika nijushisho)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Japanese print of a coin purse with white braided cord beside a picture book showing an actor portrait, with calligraphy abov

Picture Books and Coin Purse

Utagawa Kunimitsu I, 1824

Woodblock print of a woman with a naginata beside a woman pouring tea, with bows, arrows and a bucket on the floor.

The Wife of Izumi no Saburo Tadahira, from the series Lives of Wise and Heroic Women (Kenjo reppu den)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, about 1842

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beneath a fan-shaped view of cherry blossoms and a seashore.

Two states of same print showing a woman apparently a seamstress who stands isolated on the page with a landscape fan…

Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1841-1899

Japanese woodblock print of a coastal landscape with a cliffside shrine, village houses, fields, and sailboats on the sea.

View of Yokohama (Yokohama fukei), from the series "Famous Places along the Tokaido (Tokaido meisho no uchi)"

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a veranda scene with seated and reclining figures, a pine tree, and travelers by a river.

The Domyoji Scene (Domyoji no dan), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

Japanese woodblock print of men writing and conversing on a pavilion veranda above a pond, framed by a blue patterned border.

The Transmission Scene (Denjuba), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

Japanese woodblock print of seated courtiers in a courtyard before a palace, with a pine tree and blossoming tree.

The Opening Scene (Daijo), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors around an ornate cart wheel, with a costumed figure above and a torii gate at night

The Carriage-pulling Scene (Kurumabiki no dan), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling samurai on a veranda with onlookers, a bamboo fence, and a river landscape.

The Village School Scene (Terakoya), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of a bay with sailing ships, rowboats, and a resting ox in the foreground at dusk.

The Beach at Takanawa (Takanawa kaigan), from the series "Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862

Japanese woodblock print of a man in blue robes and a woman beside baskets of chrysanthemums and peonies.

Actors Kataoka Gado II as Florist (Hanaya) Tokubei (R) and Nakamura Daikichi III as Tokubei's Wife (Tsuma) Ofusa (L)

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1855

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with black topknot and checkered robe, beside a pink panel of plum blossoms and calligraphy

The actor Morita Kan'ya, from the series "Pictures and Calligraphy of Kabuki Actors-Poets (Haika shoga kyodai)"

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1847/50

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in courtesan costume with ornate hairpins and a patterned green and pink kimono.

The actor Iwai Hanshiro as a courtesan

Utagawa Toyokuni, Unknown

Ukiyo-e print of two women in kimono, one with a tall pink and gold hair ornament, against a pale grey background.

Beauty and Attendant on New Year’s Day, from the series “Pleasures for Beauties on the Five Festival Days" ("Bijin go…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle playing a shamisen, with an open book of birds and river above her.

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori Tamagawa), from the series "Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)"

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1804/18

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with stylized makeup and topknot in an oval frame, with calligraphy on a cream background.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII (Ebizo V) as Shirafuji Genta in the play "Sono Uwasa Sakura no Irodoki," from the seri…

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1825

Woodblock print of a moonlit river with geese, men pounding grain near a thatched hut, and a temple beyond.

Ariwara no Narihira, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red headscarf and striped robe gripping an ornate sword, with a stern expression.

Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka disguised as the farmer Tsuchizo in the play "Intercalary Year Praise of a Famo…

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe and black hat, holding a sword beside a wooden fence.

The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1786

The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III as Onayo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of passengers huddled under umbrellas in a boat during heavy rain on a river with houses and trees.

The Sumida River in Musashi Province (Musashi Sumidagawa), from the series "Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku m…

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1834/35

Woodblock print of two figures struggling against a towering blue wave beside a rocky green shore.

The Seaweed-gathering Ritual in Nagato Province (Nagato mekari no shinji), from the series "Famous Places in the Prov…

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1834/35