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Japanese Prints

11,210 works

Woodblock print of a woman embracing a man in striped robes by a river under willows and a full moon.

Ohan and Obiya Choemon eloping in the drama Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami, from the series "A Collection of Ancient…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1849/50

Woodblock print of a samurai leaping from a pine branch over a rooftop with a drawn sword, guards below with spears at night.

Yoshioka Kenbo, from the series "Five Heroic Men (Eiyu gonin otoko)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms at a bay shore, with picnickers on mats and sailboats on blue water under a pink sky.

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Goten Hill (Gotenyama no hanazakari), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo mei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Woodblock print of pedestrians on a bridge over blue bay water, with masted fishing boats and a full moon above.

Fishing Boats near Eitai Bridge in Tsukuda Bay (Eitaibashi Tsukuda oki isaribune), from the series "Famous Places in…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Woodblock print of women in kimono walking by plum trees and a teahouse with red lanterns beside a pond in spring.

Spring View of the New Embankment at Shinobazu Pond (Shinobazu ike shin dote haru no kei), from the series "Newly Sel…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/42

Woodblock print of a moonlit riverside embankment with palanquins, pedestrians, willow trees and a full moon over rooftops.

Nihon Embankment near the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihon-zutsumi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of people with parasols walking under a wisteria trellis near an arched bridge and pines.

Wisteria in Full Bloom in the Precincts of the Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (Kameido Tenmangu keidai fuji hanazakari no zu…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/42

Loose dark lithograph of a standing nude woman with flowing hair, draped cloth, and a wing-like arc behind her, on pale paper

La Fortune [Fortune]

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1895

Charcoal sketch of a courtroom with robed figures conferring over papers at a railing, and a uniformed officer standing at le

Legal Advice

Jean-Louis Forain, 1915

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over blue waves and boats, with travelers on a green hillside path at right.

Poem by Yamabe no Akahito, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Triptych print of a Noh dancer in an Okina mask and robe, flanked by seated musicians and courtiers beneath a pine tree.

Okina, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"

Tsukioka Kogyo, 1898/1903

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono holding a red fan with a grasshopper, fireflies and flowers at night.

Jewels in the Cool Light of Evening Dew (Ryoko yotsuyu no rama)

Kunisada Utagawa I, 1859

Woodblock print of a seated bugaku dancer in red patterned robes and ornate headdress, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Bugaku Dancer in Genjōraku Role

Katsushika Hokusai, 1809

Triptych woodblock print of a young warrior on a bridge confronting Benkei and tengu spirits in dramatic Japanese style.

The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848

Woodblock print of a long-haired warrior with a sword beside a crouching tiger under a willow tree.

Yang Zhi (Seimenju Yoshi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikode…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Etching of a seated man in a fur-trimmed robe with a ledger and scales, while a kneeling boy hands him a bundle.

Jan Uytenbogaert, Receiver-General ("The Goldweigher")

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639

Etching of a seated man in evening dress beside a nude woman holding a drape, with a clothed woman behind them under a lamp.

Between Acts or the Englishwoman of the New Ballet

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Woodblock print of samurai scaling a snowy compound wall by moonlight, with retainers in the courtyard below.

Act 11: The Night Attack (Juichidanme, youchi no zu), from the series "Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1831/32

Panoramic Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama with rooftops, a walled compound, canals, piers and harbor boats.

Revised Panoramic View of Yokohama (Saikai Yokohama fukei)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861 and 1873

Etching of a stone fortress wall with towers and a low building beside an open field, with a distant town under a hatched sky

Grim Spain

Francis Seymour Haden, 1877

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono reaching for yellow flowers by a fence in the rain, beneath a bamboo blind.

Woman Holding a Branch of Kerria Flowers in the Rain (parody of Ota Dokan)

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Woodblock print of two women under a snowy eave with a monk crouching in snow, winter garden and stone lantern behind.

The Eleventh Month (Juichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84

Etching of a shadowed stone archway under leafy branches, with slender trees at right and figures seated near a building.

Traghetto

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of a cobbled old town street with tall houses, chimneys and small figures, framed by dark foreground architecture.

Old La Roche, plate seven from the Belgian Set

David Young Cameron, 1907

Etching of a woman seen from behind, wearing a hat with a ribbon and a dark dress with a light collar, against a black backgr

The Model

Félicien Rops, 1874

Woodblock print of farmers planting rice in flooded paddies, with a man carrying seedlings on a pole among rocks and pines.

Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1730s

Woodblock print of three women in kimono under blossoming branches while a gibbon dangles a kettle above them.

Gibbon snatching sake pot from flower-viewing party

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with an attendant beneath a hanging lantern, both in patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya and Her Attendant

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat seated in a high-backed chair beside a table with an inkwell.

Jan Lutma

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1656

Woodblock print of a scowling muscular warrior holding a long staff over his shoulder, with patterned robe and inscribed cart

Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Black ink cover of Paris Intense showing a row of Parisian pedestrians on a street, with the title and artist name.

Cover for Paris Intense

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1894

Black-and-white woodcut of a horned devil head, a seated woman, a bird and tropical leaves in a stylized landscape.

Plate with the Head of a Horned Devil, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

Paul Gauguin, 1898/99