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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Omiya Kinsha (The actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Ohide, wife of Sazanami Tatsugoro [actually Teriha, younger sister o…

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of two women in kimono under cherry blossoms, one writing, with boats on water behind them.

Goten Hill (Gotenyama), from the series "Famous Places for Flowers in the Eastern Capital (Toto hana meisho)"

Attributed to Kitao Masanobu, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a sleeping woman in a floral kimono, with a flowering branch and Mt. Fuji visible in the distance.

Sleeping Young Woman with Mt. Fuji Above

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1740s

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow patterned kimono holding a garment on a rack, with Mount Fuji above and plum branches

Woman Holding Kimono with Mt. Fuji above

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1740s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a white robe holding a tall staff against a blue background, c. 1768.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV possibly as Tenjiku Tokubei in the play "Tenjiku Tokubei Turns the Helm toward Home (Te…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and striped hakama, with a sword, against a blue background.

Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as Osada no Tarô in The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith (Ima o sakari suehiro Genji)

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono in an autumn setting, one holding a bamboo flute and yellow basket hat.

Lovers Dressed as Komuso Monks in an Autumn Landscape

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a black horse with ornate saddle tethered beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

Black Horse Tethered under a Blossoming Cherry Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a brown kimono with a sword and green basket before a lattice screen.

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Furisode Kisaragi Soga, Performed at…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a standing figure in patterned kimono beside a green bamboo lattice fence, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Hakata no Kojoro (?) in the Play Shitenno-ji Nobori Kuyo, Performed at the Ichimura Thea…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one crouching in a yellow patterned kimono and one standing with a sword in fl

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Hata Rokurozaemon Disguised as the Samurai's Manservant (Yakko) Igaguri Hanehei (left…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono with star-motif obi beside a red lattice window and bamboo blind.

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as the Courtesan Miyagino (?) in the Play Go Taiheiki Shiraishi-banashi (?), Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in a red costume with white trim, holding a staff against a pale backdrop.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a "Shibaraku" Role, Probably as Kato Hyoeisa Shigemitsu, in the Third Scene of the Pl…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a ginkgo-patterned robe holding a long pole beneath maple branches, c. 1779.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Katsuhei, Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Uta Kurabe Tosei Moyo, Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in white and black robes holding a fan beneath cherry blossom branches.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Monk Renseibo in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of two standing figures in patterned kimono before striped sliding screens, c. 1781.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (right), a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red floral kimono and tall red hat holding a fan beside a blossoming branch.

Actor Segawa Kikunojô III as a Shirabyôshi Dancer in “The Maiden at Dôjô Temple” (“Musume Dôjô-ji”)

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in pale kimono and dark hakama bowing beneath cherry blossoms, with a striped screen behind

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as the Monk Izayoibo in the Play Keisei Katabira ga Tsuji, Performed at the Ichimura Theat…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a grey kimono and black cloak, arms folded, standing before a patterned red screen.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Perf…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a pale ghostly woman beside a pink flame, and a man falling backward in fright on a riverbank at night.

Man Falling Backward, Startled by a Woman's Ghost over a River

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1782

Triptych Japanese print of four kabuki actors in patterned robes with swords, a large wheel and a wooden gate behind them.

Actors Nakajima Mihoemon II as Fujiwara no Shihei, Ichikawa Ebizô III as Matsuo-maru, Ichikawa Yaozô II as Sakura-mar…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1776

Triptych print of kabuki actors: two bare-chested men lift a beam while a woman in patterned kimono stands before an orange h

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Yokambei (right), Nakamura Tomijuro I as Kuzunoha (center), and Bando Mitsugoro I as Y…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor with wild hair and black robe standing beside a blossoming plum tree.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Renegade Buddhist Monk Wantetsu from Okamidani, in the Fifth Scene of the Play Da…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in kimono beside pine trees, one holding a fan, another tending a kettle.

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Matsukaze (right), Ichikawa Komazo II as Ariwara no Yukihira (center), and Iwai Hansh…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of red, purple, and blue morning glories climbing a bamboo trellis among green leaves, with calligraphy at to

Morning Glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840s

Woodblock print of pink plum blossoms and buds on slender branches rising from a gnarled trunk, with calligraphy at upper lef

Blossoming plum branches

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a grosbeak with red beak perched on a plum branch with green blossoms and buds, with calligraphy.

Grosbeak on plum

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Blue woodblock print of a sparrow flying beside a white iris with tall green leaves and calligraphy at upper left.

Sparrow and iris

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Woodblock print of a rooster on a bamboo trellis beside pink roses and a rose bud, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854.

Rooster perched on rose trellis

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Woodblock print of pine trees, a wooden footbridge over a blue inlet, two women on the bank, and a moored boat.

Mokubo Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, and Gozensaihata (Mokuboji Uchigawa Gozensaihata), from the series "One Hundred Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of Kiyomizu Hall at Shinobazu Pond with cherry blossoms, pines and visitors on a red veranda.

Kiyomizu Hall and Shinobazu Pond at Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo Shinobazu no ike), from the series "One Hundred Famous View…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Engraving of the Nativity: a woman in bed under a canopy, a ray of light, winged angels above, and standing women at left.

The Nativity

John La Farge, n.d.