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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Japanese woodblock print of two birds on autumn maple branches, one black and white, one rust-red, with calligraphy.

Two birds on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a reddish sparrow flying above pink clematis flowers and green vine leaves on a pale background.

Sparrow and clematis

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of two swallows flying near hanging wisteria blossoms, with a yellow bird perched on a branch above.

Swallow, yellow bird, and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Japanese woodblock print of a bullfinch on a branch with pink blossoms and falling petals beneath a blue sky.

Bullfinch on aronia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a great tit clinging upside down to a branch of pink weeping cherry blossoms against a pale background.

Great tit and cherry blossoms

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of two sparrows near a red camellia in falling snow, with green leaves and snowy branches.

Sparrows and Camellia in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/48

Woodblock print of a blue kingfisher perched among white viburnum flowers and green leaves, with a red seal and calligraphy.

Kingfisher and viburnum

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Japanese woodblock print of a small bird on a branch beneath hanging blue wisteria blossoms and green leaves.

Bird and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a green bush warbler on a plum branch with pink blossoms, with calligraphy and red seals.

Bush warbler on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Three grey and black geese flying downward diagonally across a stippled pale background, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Descending Geese

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono and elaborate hairstyle against a gray background.

The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the wet nurse Shigenoi

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in orange kimono with elaborate black hairstyle and gold ornaments against gray background.

The actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Osan, Ippei’s elder sister

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a lantern, against a gray background.

The actor Bando Hikosaburo III as Sagisaka Sanai

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of three Japanese figures, one offering a sake cup, with elaborate hairstyles and patterned kimono.

Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya and the Maidservant Suki, (Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya, gejo Suki) from the series…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800

The actor Morita Kan'ya VIII as the Palanquin-bearer Uguisu no Jirosaku

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of stacked figures in patterned kimono holding parasols and fans, with an elder under a decorated um

Bon Festival Dance

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804/06

Ukiyo-e print of two kabuki actors, one kneeling in a patterned kimono holding a sword, one standing behind him.

The actors Ichikawa Yaozo lll (R) as Fuwa Banzaemon and Sakata Hangoro lll (L) as Kosodate Kannonbo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one with shaved blue-tinted head and red eye makeup, the other with long black

The actors Sawamura Yodogoro II (R) as Kawatsura Hogen and Bando Zenji (L) as Onisadobo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot holding a folding fan, wearing a pink and green patterned kimono.

Tachibanaya Chusha (The actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Hachiman Taro Minamoto no Yoshiie)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a hexagonal patterned robe with a sword, by Toshusai Sharaku, c. 1794.

Morita Kan'ya Vll in the Role of Yura Hyogonosuke Nobutada

Tōshūsai Sharaku, c. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of a kabuki actor in a courtesan's elaborate hairpins and patterned kimono against a grey background.

The actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Shinobu in the guise of the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a snowy lake with pine-covered banks, a path with travelers, distant hills and small boats under a pale sk

Evening Snow at Hira (Hira bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure walking past a fence and lantern, with a palanquin shown in a circle above.

Visiting (Kayoi) - a parody of Shosho visiting Komachi

Attributed to Mangetsudo, c. 1740s

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, two holding roosters, before striped curtains.

The Cock Fight - Ohisa of the Takashimaya and Okita of the Naniwaya

Eishosai Choki, c. 1791

Japanese triptych print of a teahouse interior with kimono-clad women serving customers, a child, and a dog.

The Front Room of the Naniwaya (Naniwaya misesaki)

Eishosai Choki, c. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono on a veranda beside a cherry tree and lattice screen.

Sugawara of the Tsuruya with Attendants Mumeno and Takeno

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1787

Woodblock print of three women and a child with a parasol walking past a tree in a rural landscape with fields.

Parrot Komachi, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1788

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of seated figures in kimono with a peacock feather and calligraphy above.

The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated

Chokosai Eisho, c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a standing samurai facing a kneeling old man beside a stone statue and rice fields.

Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1807

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman offering a flower sprig to a standing figure in patterned kimono.

Onoe Shōroku I as the Ghost of the Shirabyōshi Hanako Standing over Osagawa Shichizō II as Tsumagi, Maid Servant to S…

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1810

Etching of gondolas moored before an arched Venetian palace entrance, with reflections rippling on the canal water.

Gondolas and Venetian Palace

Robert Frederick Blum, c. 1880

Japanese woodblock print of women in a hairdressing room, one standing in pink kimono while others kneel attending to hair.

Hairdressing Room (Kamibeya), from the series "Ten Kinds of Incense in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro jisshu ko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1793/94