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Japanese Prints

11,210 works

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden arched bridge beside a torii gate and pine trees, with mountains behind.

Kakegawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido wi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in patterned kimono with wisteria blossoms above her head.

The courtesan Hanaōgi of the house of Ōgi

Chobunsai Eishi, 1794

Color print of three carved seal stones, one topped with a monkey figure, beside vertical Japanese calligraphy on cream paper

The Monkey Seal

Osa Toho, spring 1884

Japanese woodblock print of samurai fighting in heavy rain beneath a pine tree, with fallen warriors and labeled cartouches.

Scene from a Soga play

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1858

Woodblock print of armored samurai on horseback fighting in battle before a red and blue roofed gate with banners.

Battle between the Minamoto and the Taira at Taiken Gate

Utagawa Kunisada, 1817

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a black kimono with fan patterns beside a latticed screen.

Courtesan

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1786

Japanese print of plum blossoms and a folded almanac beside a column of handwritten Japanese verse, with a red seal.

Almanac

Matsui Toka, 1883

Japanese woodblock print of a muscular warrior hurling men into a river beside a waterfall, 1813.

The warrior Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo

Katsukawa Shuntei, 1813

Japanese woodblock print of pine trees, thatched houses, and a loaded pack horse beside calm water and distant hills.

Fukuroi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido wit…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Two-panel woodblock print of kabuki actors: a man in a checked robe beside flames and a pine, and men in blue and striped kim

Actors in the roles of Oyone Magoshichi and Taheiji

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a seated man beside a painted screen with pine branches, interior scene.

House of Daifuku

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Japanese woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a riverbank, with boats crossing a river under pine trees.

Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations o…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of Hamamatsu: travelers and horses on a road past inns, with a multi-tiered castle, pines, and sea beyond.

Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido w…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock diptych of samurai warriors and a demon, with a mounted warrior in patterned robes and a snarling figure with a swo

Raikō Shitennō (Minamoto Yorimitsu and his fellow warriors, ) and Kidōmaru

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1811

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai costume against stylized blue waves, 1815.

The actors Seki Sanjūrō and Sakata Hangurō

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Japanese print with calligraphy columns and a gold cloud-shaped border holding flowering grasses and plants.

Clouds of Prince Genji

Shibata Zeshin, summer 1885

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one kneeling with a hairpin beside a wooden box.

A courtesan and her apprentice (Shinzo)

Isoda Koryusai, 1774

Woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono reading a letter, with ornate hair combs.

Young lady reading a letter

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844

Woodblock print of a red bowl with gold characters, a black lacquer box with green cord, and white blossoms on blue cloth, be

The Cup of Long Life

Shibata Zeshin, spring 1883

Multi-panel Japanese woodblock print of women bathing nude in a crowded public bathhouse with wooden tubs and attendants.

Naked bodies compared to irises in hot water, comparing hips to a snow laden willow in hot water

Toyohara Kunichika and Ochiai Yoshiiku, 1868

Print of an inkstone, brush rest and red and green silk cloths beneath columns of Japanese calligraphy, by Shibata Zeshin.

Layers of Kikaku Poetry

Shibata Zeshin, 8th month, 1885

Triptych Japanese print of elegant figures on a boat with Mount Fuji, a hawk and eggplants, by Utamaro, 1798.

First dream: Fuji, hawks, and eggplants

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Japanese print of a sailboat with a red sail showing landscape scenes, beside reeds, with columns of calligraphy filling the

Poetic Travel

Shibata Zeshin, 1st month, 1883

Triptych woodblock print of armored samurai fighting in a mountain valley with red banners and pine trees.

The great battle at Kurikara Valley

Katsukawa Shuntei, 1810

Print of green bamboo stalks and leaves on the right, with columns of Japanese calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Bamboo Poetry Sheet

Shibata Zeshin, fall 1860

Woodblock print of sailing ferry boats on water with misty mountains and pine trees, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (T…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Colored print of a dragon-headed halberd with blue blade and striped handle, surrounded by Japanese calligraphy columns.

Dragon head halberd

Shibata Zeshin, 1885

Hiroshige woodblock print of travelers and a palanquin on a pine-lined shore with sailboats on calm water.

Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with P…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a seated man by a river beneath willow branches, with stepping stones in water.

On the way to Tamagawa

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Japanese print of cherry blossoms over a wooden shelf with tea utensils, a jar and bowl, with calligraphy on the left.

Utensils for picnic tea ceremony

Niwa Tōkei, 1819

Print of pink magnolia buds on a branch beside a grey incense burner on a red cushion, with Japanese text at left.

Memorial Surimono

Shibata Zeshin, 2nd month, 1883

Japanese woodblock print of windswept pines, travelers on a coastal road, a thatched rest stand, and sailboats on blue sea.

Shirasuka: View of Shiomi Slope (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42