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Japanese Prints

11,214 works

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one in green striped robe, one in red floral robe, with calligraphy

The Actors Anegawa Daikichi as Sankatsu and Bando Hikosaburo II as Hanshichi in the play "Soga Mannen Bashira," perfo…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1760

Woodblock print of a samurai in floral armor on a white horse riding through blue waves, with a bow raised.

The actor Iwai Shijaku in the role of Mukan Tayū Atsumori

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a standing samurai watching a kneeling craftsman repair high wooden clogs on a stand.

Repairing Ushiwakamaru's high clogs (takageta)

Utagawa Toyohiro, 1804

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned blue kimono adjusting her hair, with an inset scene of figures in a room.

Tatsunokoku Asa Itsutsu (8 am): the courtesan Kashiku of Tsuru-ya

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of a white rabbit peering beneath red amaranth leaves and curving grass on a pale ground.

White Rabbit and Amaranth

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Japanese woodblock print of a man stretching threads beside a spinning wheel, plum blossoms, and a cat, with calligraphy.

Hair ties

Tachibana Minkō, 1770

Woodblock print of two white egrets over snowy reeds and rippling green water beneath a pink sky.

Two Egrets in the Snow

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773

Woodblock print of Kyoto's imperial palace gate with a procession of robed figures, parasols, and a palanquin in the foregrou

Kyoto: The Imperial Palace (Kyo, Dairi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of festival dancers with fans and swords beneath a large red parasol, by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804.

Sumiyoshi festival dance

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804

Woodblock print of three women in kimono with a parasol and fan beside a pine tree and stone monument.

Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a man beneath a blossoming cherry tree on a grassy hill.

Toei Hill (Toeizan), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

The Sumo Wrestler Tanikaze and the Waitress Okita of the Naniwaya

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1794

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers in patterned aprons, one beside a black bear and bamboo leaves.

Sumo Wrestlers of the Western Group: (right) Kashiwado Kandayu from Edo, (left) and Inagawa Masaemon from Osaka

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of a steamship, horse-drawn carriage, covered carts and porters pushing goods along a harbor shore.

New forms of transportation

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1871

Japanese woodblock print of two standing men in kimono, one holding a fan, the other with a sword, against a pale green backg

The Sumo Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburo of the Eastern Group, with an Attendant

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1782/86

Woodblock print of women in kimono and flower-decorated hats in a festival procession before a Edo-period building with lante

Sanno Festival in front of Kame-ya Department Store

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1804

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono at a wooden pier, with birds flying over a blue bay and distant mountains.

Young woman at Sanbashi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844

Japanese woodblock print of a reclining courtesan beside a young man, with a standing woman at a patterned screen and plum br

Courtesan watching a young apprentice in bed

Kitao Shigemasa and Isoda Koryūsai, 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in elaborate hairpins and checkered kimono against a grey background.

The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III as the Gion prostitute Onayo in the play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga," performed at the…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1794

Woodblock print of three women in kimono among bushclover shrubs beside a stream, with a bamboo fence and pine trees behind.

Bushclover at Tamagawa

Kubo Shunman, 1780

Two women in kimono at a teahouse, one serving tea beside a brazier and kettle, with a blossom-patterned cloth above.

The Sakuragawa Teahouse

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1777

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji with red slopes, white clouds, green hillside and diagonal rain streaks below the summit.

Shower below the summit

Katsushika Hokusai, 1826

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and yellow hairpins, looking down beside a decorated fan.

The Courtesan Hanahito of the Ogiya and attendants Sakura and Momiji, from the series "Beauties of the Five Festivals…

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1795/1800

Japanese woodblock print of a seated man in red and plaid robes with a sword beside a standing woman in a black kimono.

Tachibana-ya and Ōmi-ya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of an arched wooden bridge over a river with boats, people crossing, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Beneath Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1826

Woodblock print of a large blue wave curling over boats, with snow-capped Mount Fuji visible in the distance under a grey sky

The great wave off shore of Kanagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1826

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan, beside a snowy fence under plum blossoms.

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Roug…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checked robe raising a sword before bamboo stakes against a dark background.

Actors Nakamura Nakazô I as Danshichi Kurobei and Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Issun Tokubei in “Mirror of Osaka in the Summ…

Katsukawa Shunkō, About 1779

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a floral kimono with a black cloak and ornate hair ornaments on a silver ground.

Yamatoya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with crest motifs against a dark gradient background.

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the shop boy Chokichi

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow floral kimono and chrysanthemum robe, holding an open fan.

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Print of a bearded man sitting up in bed in a dim room, with a shadowy figure beside the iron bedframe.

Portrait of Charles Meryon Sitting Up in Bed

Léopold Flameng, 1858