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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Woodblock print of two women in a boat on water, one playing a lute, under a crescent moon and clouds.

Genji ukifune

Okumura Masanobu, 1742

Woodblock print of two women under a patterned parasol beside a blossoming cherry tree, in blue and tan kimono.

Right

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1748

Woodblock print of a kneeling man in a patterned kimono beside a plum branch, with calligraphy and a red seal.

It is good to open for business (Akinai hajime yoshi), from the series "A Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono ban…

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1822

Woodblock print of a long boat with a thatched cabin among reeds, with Mount Fuji and flying cranes in the background.

Shibori of Jōshū

Katsushika Hokusai, 1900

Woodblock print of a woman in kimono at a doorway beside a seated monkey figure in a patterned green robe, with calligraphy.

Visiting the Sanno Shrine

Totoya Hokkei, 1824

Two Japanese courtesans in patterned kimono, one reading a book and one reclining beside scattered papers.

The Yoshiwara in Edo, from the series "Seven Courtesans (Nana yujo)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1807/08

Japanese woodblock print of a river with a blue mountain, village rooftops, boats, birds and two horse riders on an embankmen

View of the Sumida River

Totoya Hokkei, n.d.

Four-panel Japanese woodblock print with kabuki actor portraits, one with red face makeup and white beard, and handwritten ca

The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V as the woodcutter Nekko no Yokizo

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1833

Woman in a green patterned kimono walks past pine trees and a red torii gate in a Japanese woodblock print.

Woman on her way to visit a shrine

Utagawa Kunisada I, early 1830s

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono playing a shamisen, with calligraphy and a boxed object in a red cart

Flowers: Onoe Kikugoro III, from an untitled series of actors representing snow, moon, and flowers

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono seated in a boat on a river, with small boats and a bridge behind her.

Oteiroku, from the series "Fashionable Women as the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin (Fuzoku onna Sui…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1828/30

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono, one in a conical hat playing a lute and one holding a shamisen, by Ishika

The actors Onoe Kikugorō and Nakamura Kiyosaburō

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1750

Print of two koi fish swimming beneath a pine branch with needles, beside a rock with blue-green spots.

Koi under a pine branch

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1890

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role holding a monkey mask, in a red dragon-patterned kimono before a dark sky.

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830s

Woodblock print of a dark carp leaping up through blue water with white spray, with Japanese calligraphy on the left.

Carp Ascending Waterfall

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad man bent against driving rain beside a tree, with a blue cloth on the ground.

Gathering salt

Katsukawa Shunsen, 1820

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono beside a fence under a pine branch, with calligraphy.

No. 3: Silent Flower (Mono iwanu hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II, late 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of figures on a shore beside a red sun, rocks, monkeys, a palanquin and distant islands.

Futamigaura

Katsukawa Shunsen, 1804

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman by a railing with bonsai pots, a blue sea at left, and calligraphy.

No. 6: Flower of the Capital (Miyako no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II, late 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a blossoming plum branch and wooden fence, with calligraphy.

Yellow (Ki), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, c. 1820

Woodblock print of a samurai on a red horse crossing a rushing river past wooden bridge pilings, holding a bow.

Sasaki no Takatsuna at the Battle of Uji River

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Japanese woodblock print of an ornate boat with a cabin and banners on waves, pine trees and distant mountains behind.

Jewel of the Full Tide (Manju), from the series "The Palace of the Dragon King (Ryugu)"

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1820

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a black and red kimono on a veranda at night, beside a koi pond under a full moon.

The courtesan Azumaji of Kadoebi-ya

Utagawa Sadahide, 1830

Japanese print still life of a plum branch, writing case, paper slips, ink stone and a white rabbit figurine on a mat.

Seaweed, portable writing case, and plum branch, no. 5 from the series "The Rabbit's Boastful Exploits (Usagi tegarab…

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1819

Japanese print of a large fish above shells, seaweed, a striped fish, and a squid on rocks, with calligraphy at upper left.

Fish and shells

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1821

Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a dark kimono on a veranda, with a kneeling attendant beside a koi fish.

The Courtesan Taisei of Kadoebi-ya

Utagawa Sadahide, 1830

Woodblock print of two seated figures in patterned kimono beneath a large butterfly, with inscribed paper slips beside them.

Soga no Goro, Oiso no Tora, and Kewaizaka no Shosho

Kubo Shunman, 1809

Japanese woodblock print of samurai and travelers on a path past a thatched house, bamboo, and a wooden bridge.

Act six [of the Kanadehon Chushingura]

Utagawa Sadahide, 1830

Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in kimono in a garden with bare plum branches and a tiled-roof building.

The actors Seki Sanjuro II, One Kikugoro III, and Ichikawa Danjuro VII on a Kabuki stage

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1822

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a striped kimono holding a fan, with lacquer boxes and a patterned window behind her.

The actor Segawa Kikunojō V in the role of Koharu

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Japanese print of a dark cormorant diving into water beside two pale herons, with small fish and a misty grey sky.

Cormorant and white heron

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a temple with a lantern, pine trees and a floral border.

Monkey: Koshindo Hall at Takanawa (Saru, Takanawa Koshindo), from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared to the Tw…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1827