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Japanese Prints

11,206 works

Two Maoris

Paul Gauguin, 1896/97

Ink sketch of a temple on a rocky cliff above a lake, with a crescent moon, flying geese and calligraphy.

Sketch for Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi h…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1859

Ink sketch of women in a boat among reeds and trees, with another boat and a wading figure on distant water.

Gathering Seaweed at Omori

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beside a pine branch, with a lattice screen behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Tsunewaka-maru in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a vase with a flowering branch, in soft colors.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke I in a Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of two Japanese women in patterned kimono, one tall with fish-patterned sleeve, one younger beside her, with

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a yellow paper umbrella in the rain, with bamboo beside her

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Nijo no Kisaki (?) in the Play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (?), Performed at the Mo…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono reading a letter beside a lantern at night, with wooden barrels at left.

The Courtesan Chibune of the Ebiya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on stepping stones beside a red fence with a flowering vine.

Meeting her Lover (parody of the Yugao chapter of "Tale of Genji")

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of two figures in kimono picking persimmons from a branch over a red bamboo fence.

Picking Persimmons

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two women at night, one holding a paper lantern and one crouching beside a flowering shrub and cage.

Searching for Fireflies

Suzuki Harunobu, 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a hooded man with a sword, a woman in a patterned kimono, and two children near a building.

Lovers Parting in the Morning

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765/70

Woodblock print of two women and a child on a veranda gazing at a full moon beside bamboo.

Two Women and a Child Viewing the Full Moon

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with a man reaching toward her, bamboo and tiled roof behind.

Man Pulling at a Woman's Kimono

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono playing with a small cat beside a paper lantern.

Girl Playing with a Cat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a red lacquer box and a pine tree.

The Waitress Osen of the Kagiya Teahouse Holding a Fan

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a crane standing on a blue wave beside reeds, with a large pink sun in the upper left.

Crane, waves, and rising sun

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a mallard duck swimming past snowy reeds and a snow-covered bank while snow falls over pale blue water.

A Wild Duck Swimming by a Snow-covered Bank beneath Snow-laden Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of three mandarin ducks on blue water beneath drooping willow branches, with calligraphy at upper left.

Mandarin ducks

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a pine tree and bench, one seated with robe loosened, one standing.

Sunset Glow of Late Summer (Choka no sekisho), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Four Seasons (Shiki hakkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1779

Tall Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in patterned kimono beneath a shelf with vases and a shoji screen.

Courtesan Standing Beneath a Shelf for Talismans

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a courtesan in black bamboo-patterned kimono with two young attendants and a standing man.

Manzan of the Chojiya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1778/80

Woodblock print of two women, one holding a calligraphy scroll and one reading a book, with a flowering branch in a vase.

Calligraphy, from the series "Fashionable Versions of the Four Accomplishments (Furyu kinkishoga)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of two courtesans in patterned kimono leaning toward a seated attendant holding a red stick.

Two Courtesans Watching an Attendant Play with a Rat

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a veranda and tatami floor, with a lattice window and clouds behind them.

Yu Kinro (Chinese: Yu Qianlou), from the series "Fashionable Japanese Versions of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Woodblock print of a red-crowned crane beside bamboo and purple irises on a yellow bank, with calligraphy above.

Crane, Bamboo and Iris

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a cuckoo flying over deutzia shrubs with pink and white flowers, with poem text in the sky.

Cuckoo flying over deutzia flowers

Komatsuya Hyakki, c. 1766

Narrow Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono standing beside a decorated folding screen.

Taking Leave

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770

Woodblock print of travelers on a road crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with trees and rice fields beyond.

Tōkaidō gojo santsugi. Yokkaichi. Plate No 44. From the series: Fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e print of a kabuki actor in plaid robes and white outer garment, crouching against a yellow background, 1794.

The actor Ichikawa Tomiemon as Inokuma Monbei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped red kimono beside a stone marker and bamboo grove.

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono beside two men, one seated on a bench, near a lattice screen.

The Actors Onoe Matsusuke I and Ichikawa Omezo I at a Teahouse

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801