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Japanese Prints

11,210 works

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

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono holding up a letter, with a title cartouche at upper right.

Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon) (Fumi yomu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a woman with a topknot gazing into a black hand mirror, wearing a pale green patterned kimono.

The Interesting Type (Omoshiroki so), from the series “Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women" ("Fujin sogaku j…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a courtesan reading a scroll beside a young attendant holding a lantern, in patterned kimono.

Courtesan of Osaka and Her Attendant, left sheet of a triptych of beauties of the three capitals (Sanpukutsui Osaka h…

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1745

Black ink woodblock print of the fierce bearded figure Shoki standing in a flowing robe with a sword.

Shoki, the Demon Queller

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1745

Shoki the Demon Queller Marching to the Left

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1745

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono releasing a bird near a willow and birdcage.

Young woman releasing a bird

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1760/65

Woodblock print of the deity Jurojin with a crane, tortoise, and pine branches against a pale sky.

Jurojin with crane and tortoise

Nishimura Shigenaga, 18th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono adjusting her hair beneath blooming plum branches on a veranda.

Woman on a Veranda About to Open a Love-letter

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-late 1770s

Woodblock print of a woman in a black hood and patterned robe standing in windblown leaves beneath a pine branch.

Woman with Black Hood in Windblown Leaves, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fuzoku juni tsui)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a floral kimono descending past a lattice screen and wooden pillar.

Courtesan Descending Stairs

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of a woman dressing beside a mirror and screen, with a flowering branch behind her.

Woman Dressing

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young man with a topknot arranging an orange iris in a crackled vase.

Young man arranging irises in a vase

Utagawa Toyohiro, n.d.

Vertical Japanese print of two women leading a grey horse beneath Mount Fuji and pine trees.

Parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east

Masunobu, c. early 1770s

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women standing under a parasol, wearing patterned kimono and ornate hairpieces.

Two Girls under an Umbrella

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1788/89

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a veranda, one standing with a fan and staff, one kneeling beside bamboo.

The Dance of the Shrine Maidens Ohatsu and Onami

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a sailing boat battered by waves under dark rainy clouds, with a mountain and pine trees on the shore.

View of an Afternoon Downpour at Mount Tenpo in Osaka (Osaka Tenpozan yudachi no kei), from the series "Famous Places…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1834

Triptych woodblock print of women gathering shellfish on a rocky shore with woven baskets and fish, by Utamaro.

Abalone Divers

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797/98

Etching of Old Chelsea Church across a river, with rowing boats, masts, trees and a wooden jetty under a cloudy sky.

Old Chelsea Church

Francis Seymour Haden, 1865

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red robe with a nested square pattern, face in white and red makeup, holding a striped

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane, Performed at the Ichimura The…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Etching of a calm river at dusk with a rowboat, reeds, a dark tree line, and billowing clouds above.

An Autumn Evening: Near Rossillon

Adolphe Appian, 1874

Woodblock print of a sumo ring entrance under a red ceremonial gate, with wrestlers and crowds filling the stands.

Procession of Wrestlers for a Fundraising Match (Kanjin ozumo dohyo-iri no zu)

Utagawa Yoshimune, early 1850s

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in grey kimono with blue face makeup and wooden sandals.

Actors as Hotei Ichiemon and Gokuin Chiemon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors: a man in blue robe with parasol and a crouching long-haired figure holding a straw doll

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the ghost of Naruto no Mae

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1847

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a dragon-patterned kimono flanked by two young attendants, with calligraphy beside them.

Courtesans with Kamuro

Utagawa Kunisada, 1820

Black-and-white woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a folding screen with plum blossoms and a moon.

Behind the Screen

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1673/81

Etching of a narrow Venetian canal with dark mooring posts, reflections in the water, and old buildings with chimneys.

Canal in Venice

Gustave Leheutre, 1892