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Japanese Prints

11,206 works

Woodblock print of men in formal kimono seated on a red platform at a theatre opening ceremony, with a crowd below.

久松座開業式之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1879

Reflective Love, from the series "Anthology of Poems: The Love Section (Kasen koi no bu) (Mono-omou koi)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793/94

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a bird-patterned kimono holding a pipe, with paper streamers and a moon window behind hi

成びしゃ駒中村芝翫

Toyohara Kunichika, 1864

Japanese woodblock print of two armored samurai on a plank bridge, one brandishing a sword, with a figure submerged in river

東海道五十三対川崎

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese print of a woven basket with peony, iris and plum blossoms, red tassel, and black calligraphy on the left.

安津末風俗目録

Toyohara Chikanobu

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman offering a chestnut burr to a reaching young boy against a pale background.

Yamauba Holding Chestnuts while Kintaro Reaches for Them

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a lantern and bundle under a crescent moon, with a poem cartouche above.

小倉擬百人一首三條院

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a Nagasaki street with pedestrians, parasols, tiled roofs, pine and blossoming trees, and a balcony scene.

肥前崎陽〔玉浦風景之図〕・〔肥前崎陽〕玉浦風景之図

Utagawa Sadahide, 1865

Narrow vertical woodblock print of a woman in a checkered red kimono and black hood beside a figure holding an umbrella.

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei from the Courier Service (Umegawa, Chubei)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Japanese woodblock sugoroku board with grid panels of women in kimono and warriors, title cartouche at right.

本朝賢貞勇女双六

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1843

Woodblock print of travelers in snowy pines beside a river and bridge, with thatched houses and a pink dawn sky.

No. 15: Itahana (Jugo: Itahana), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no…

Keisai Eisen, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of two standing men in Qing dress, one holding a pink folding fan, with vertical Japanese text beside them.

生写異国人物清朝南京人感賞●州扇之図

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of three women by a bamboo fence with a flowering branch and a bird overhead.

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1791

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono seated on patterned cushions beside a lacquer table, with a mountain l

契情道中双〔ロク〕見立よしハら五十三つゐ玉屋内花紫程ケ谷

Japanese woodblock print of a mounted archer in red armour beside a veranda where three women in kimono look on.

其姿紫の写絵卅四

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock sugoroku game board with bird figures, a central phoenix, and cranes beside a pine tree.

名鳥双六

Utagawa Kunimasa

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono walking beside a tree and stream, with mountains and a deer behind.

The Priest Kisen, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Woodblock print of armored samurai pounding rice cake in a mortar, with a calligraphy verse above.

道外武者御代の若餅

Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese print of three women in an interior with bamboo screens, a sea view, and a pine tree beyond the veranda.

Henjo, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Japanese woodblock print of a wedding procession with a palanquin, lantern bearers and attendants in kimono beside a tiled wa

〔春信婚姻之図〕

Suzuki Harunobu

Ukiyo-e print of a standing man with a sword, two women on a veranda, peonies and a pine branch with calligraphy.

Narihira, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue floral kimono beside yellow flowering branches, with calligraphy above.

花競今様姿

Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese woodblock print of three women on a veranda by a lake, one pouring tea from a kettle, with pine and bamboo.

Kuronushi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Woodblock print of nobles seated on a wooden stage watching a crowd of spectators in blue kimono below.

鎌倉殿御能興行之図

Utagawa Yoshikata, 1863

Woodblock print of an old woman holding a torch at a doorway under a full moon, with pampas grass and a bamboo fence.

月百姿孤家月

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890

Woodblock print of three women in kimono on a veranda by a pine, one tending pink flowers, with a river and bridge behind.

Komachi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a round fan, seated on a bench beside a paper lantern.

十二ケ月の内六月門ト涼

Four kabuki actor portraits in a Japanese woodblock print, with bold makeup, elaborate wigs and patterned kimono on colored b

江戸の花錦絵くらべ

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of three women on a veranda beside willows and a river, one holding a fan, one holding a cup.

Yasuhide, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Woodblock print of two women with a parasol on a pier, speaking to a boatman in a covered boat on a river.

よし町河内屋やつこ・よし町万屋福助

Toyohara Kunichika, 1881

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue floral kimono reaching for cherry blossoms as a kneeling man looks up beside her.

十二ケ月の内三月花見

Woman with long black hair and red patterned kimono touching her hair, with a small scene of figures in the upper background.

時代かゞみ元和之頃

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897