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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Woodblock print of workers hauling a load by rope past a thatched house, with a smoking red volcano behind.

Kakinomoto Hitomaro from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Woodblock print of a standing court noble on a rock by a moonlit bay, with kneeling attendants, pine trees and two boats.

Abe no Nakamaro, seventh poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of travelers on an arched bridge over a rushing river, with autumn maples and hills in the background.

Ariwara no Narihirafrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Woodblock print of travelers on a wooden bridge over a blue river, with red autumn maples and rocky cliffs.

Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River (Takinogawa momiji), from the album "The Eternal Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Woodblock print of a river between green and blue mountains, with two boats and a pine tree, and Chinese calligraphy in the u

Crossing the Yellow River, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of green cliffs, a waterfall, and a boatman in a small boat, with calligraphy at upper right.

Clear autumn sky over a mountain temple, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of a robed figure standing on a blue rocky peak beside steep mountains and pink clouds, with calligraphy.

Climbing a mountain in Liuzhou, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Japanese woodblock print of a bay with moored boats, travelers on a shore road, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Takanawa Okido at the Shinagawa Station (Shinagawa-juku Takanawa Okido), from the series "Eastern Capital (Toto)"

Shōtei Hokuju, c. 1789/1818

Woodblock print of the Sumida River with boats, a bridge pillar on the left, and riverside houses and trees.

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1800/05

Japanese print of a bearded man in a patterned robe carving a wooden mask, with tools and wood shavings on the floor.

The Mask Carver

Katsushika Hokumei, Early 19th century

Woodblock print of fishermen catching sweetfish in a river under a full moon, with weeping willows and a footbridge.

Catching Sweetfish in the Tama River under the Autumn Moon (Tamagawa aki no tsuki ayuryo no zu), from the series "Sno…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844/45

Woodblock print of a woman washing cloth at a river bend beside a wooden tub, under a drooping willow branch.

Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of two women beside a pine under a full moon, one raising a fulling mallet, with calligraphy above.

Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of a samurai on a white horse led through yellow flowering shrubs beside blue water, with calligraphy at uppe

Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ide), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of a woman with a green umbrella on a riverbank, birds flying over a blue river, reeds in foreground.

Noda Jewel River in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Noda), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of two seated figures by a river with flowering branches, a reflected moon, and vertical calligraphy at upper

Noji Jewel River in Yamato Province (Yamato Noji), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woman in red kimono on a wooden bridge beside a waterfall, with pine trees and a calligraphy inscription in the upper left.

Koya Jewel River in Kii Province (Kii Koya), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of pink and cream peonies with green leaves and a red bud on a golden background, with calligraphy.

Peonies

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Blue woodblock print of a snowy riverbank with rooftops, pine trees, a torii gate, and a boatman poling a small boat.

Snow on the Sumida River

Keisai Eisen, early 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan seated in a boat beside a willow tree, with hills and a village on the river.

Shirabyoshi Dancer in Asazuma Boat (Asazuma-bune), from an untitled series of landscapes

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1830/34

Woman and two boys gathering abalone on rocks beside a woven basket, with calligraphy above, Japanese print by Kubo Shunman.

Woman and two boys gathering abalone, from the series "The Tosa Diary (Tosa nikki)"

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan and attendant in a circle beside an inset view of a crowded gate in the Yoshiwara dis

Courtesan and Kamuro Strolling at the Entrance Gate of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s/30s

Woodblock print of an iron teakettle and red lacquer tray dusted with snow, with Japanese calligraphy beside it.

New Year’s Sake

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1810-20 (Meiji Facsimilie)

Woodblock print of two women in kimono playing koto and shamisen before a screen with green foliage.

No. 2 (Sono ni), from the triptych "Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1825

Japanese woodblock print of two women playing koto and shamisen beside a gold screen with a potted plant.

No. 1 (Sono ichi), from the triptych "Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1825

Japanese print still life of hair ornaments with a lacquer box, red coral sprig, floral comb and patterned bowl, with calligr

Hair Ornaments

Kikugawa Eishin, c. 1804/30

Woodblock print of an actor in a female kimono with a fan, beside a blossoming branch and a tea bowl on a railing.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Female Fox-Fairy Otatsu-gitsune Disguised as Shizuka Gozen in the Play Kogane Sa…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1792

Woodblock print of sailboats on blue sea under a pink dawn sky, with birds flying above rocks and pine branches.

Nagoya in Owari Province, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harim…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Hand-colored woodblock print of two kneeling figures in patterned robes and conical hats, with Japanese characters beside the

Thunder Gate (Kaminarimon), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho h…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of brown sake bottles and gourd vessels with calligraphy, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852.

Bizen, section of sheet no. 14 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a blue cloud-patterned cloth tied with a green ribbon beside a railing, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Hyuga, section of sheet no. 18 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of three women in pink kimono with patterned hems gesturing with outstretched arms against a grey background.

Ise, section of sheet no. 3 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852