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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono embracing a man among grasses, with calligraphy at upper left.

The Elopement

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1750

Woodblock print of two robed figures beside a screen with a crane and waves, with calligraphy text at left.

History of Kamakura (where Minamoto Shogunate was Established)

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated woman in patterned robes beside a dragon coiled around a rocky cliff above waves.

History of Kamakura

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white face makeup and red eye markings, holding a sword in a red kimono.

The actor Ichikawa Omezo as the manservant Ippei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of samurai with a banner and sword on wavy water, with handwritten calligraphy above.

History of Kamakura

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a red lacquer stand with a rock, a writing box, patterned paper, a brush, and a potted plant.

Stand, Box and Writing-Paper

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1816

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green kimono holding a folding fan, with a sword hilt and gray background.

The actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinoshin

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a black topknot and grey patterned kimono against a purple background.

The actor Sakata Hangoro III as Fujikawa Mizuemon

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of an actor with yellow umbrella and sword walking in rain past a pine tree and waterfall, within a round fra

Evening Rain at Shukaku - the actor Nakamura Nakazo as Sadakuro, from an untitled series of actor prints

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of a flower-patterned box with a printed sheet of three figures and Japanese calligraphy around it.

Surimono and a Box

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1808

The actor Otani Oniji III as Edobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese print of a folded kimono with fur collar beside a black teapot decorated with pine, with calligraphy on the left.

Outfit for the New Year Ceremony

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a crane-decorated bowl of New Year food and a red dish with an egg, with chopsticks and calligraphy.

Bowl of New Year Food

Teisai Hokuba, probably 1808

The actors Ichikawa Tomiemon (R) as Kanisaka Toma and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III (L) as the Gion Prostitute Onayo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese print of New Year decorations: an iron kettle, patterned lidded container, pine arrangement and fan on a red tray.

New Year Decorations and Tablewares

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of an open lacquered box with plum blossoms, a folded paper package, and Japanese calligraphy.

Plum Blossoms and Cake-Box

Yashima Gakutei, 1819

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in elaborate hairpieces and patterned kimonos against a dark grey background.

The actors Segawa Tomisaburo II (R) as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando, and Nakamura Manyo (L) as the servant Wakakusa

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woman in patterned kimono pointing at plum branch on arched bridge, seated man with basket beside her, Japanese woodblock pri

History of Kamakura: Poem-bridge of Egara Tenjin Shrine

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of carpenters shaping timber beams with mallets and chisels beside a tall tree and red fence.

History of Kamakura: Building Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with an elaborate black hairstyle and pink kimono against a yellow background.

Tennojiya Riko (The actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Ebizo Okane of the Ouchiya [actually Iwate, wife of Sadato])

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a dark patterned vase, a kitchen knife and a plant sprig, with calligraphy on a cream background.

Vase and Kitchen Knife

Totoya Hokkei, 1816

Hamamuraya Roko

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green kimono and red cloak holding a fan, with white face makeup and black topknot.

Naritaya Sansho (The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Arakawa Taro Takesada)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a seated red-haired deity on a rock receiving incense from a kneeling woman, with calligraphy beside them.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: “Offering Incense to the Deity of the Stone” (Yōgōishi), from the seri…

Kubo Shunman, early to mid-1810s

Japanese woodblock print of a blooming plum tree with red blossoms over green rocks, with poem columns at left.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Plum Tree in Bloom

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1805-10

Japanese print of courtiers in formal robes leading a white horse past a wooden veranda and a pine tree.

Hakuba no Sechie

Kitao Shigemasa

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono gripping a sword hilt, with a yellow background and calligraphy.

Kinokuniya Tosshi (The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese print of courtiers on a wooden veranda with plum blossoms, a reading figure, and a standing woman in patterned robes

An Incident from the Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari)

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned black kimono holding a sword over his shoulder against a yellow background.

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Fuwa no Banzaemon Shigekatsu

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned green kimono with calligraphy inscription above her.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Genroku-style Courtesan

Utagawa Kuninao, probably 1810s

Woodblock print of two women and an infant on a veranda beside a garden tree with a hanging wind-bell.

The Evening Wind-bell

Santō Kyōden, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a sword, with rocks and calligraphy behind him.

Sakata Hangoro III in the Role of Yahazu no Yadahei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794