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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Woodblock print of a white and grey cat with a red ribbon sitting on a patterned box, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: “Books from Kanazawa Library” (Kanazawa Bunko) and “Foreign Cat of Shō…

Kubo Shunman, early to mid-1810s

Woodblock print of a duck lying beside two bundles of scallions, with calligraphy verses on the left.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Duck and Scallions

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1810s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in monk's robes holding a staff, leaning against a wooden pillar with Japanese text.

The actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Abe no Sadato in the guise of the itinerant monk Ryozan

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of two women and a man with a basket approaching a stone well marked by a wooden sign.

History of Kamakura: Visitors to Hoshinoi Well

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a fan-patterned robe beneath a flowering branch and pine tree.

The actor Sakakiyama Sangoro as Princess Odae, the daughter of the Senior Regent Michinaga

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese print of a wooden stool, cushion and floor mat beside a striped blind, with calligraphy on the left.

Eight Views of the Genji Story: Still Life

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a black court hat, folding fan, crane-patterned robe and cherry blossom sprig with calligraphy above.

Cherry Blossoms and Court Hat

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1816

Woodblock print of three folded pocket-books in orange, maroon and grey-green with plum blossom and floral motifs.

Pocket-Books

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono beside a glowing lantern at night, with calligraphy.

Courtesan by a Lantern, “Fire,” from the series Five Elements for the Bunsai Poetry Group, a Guide to the Yoshiwara P…

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a sandy beach with fishermen hauling ropes, beached boats, baskets, and sailboats on blue sea.

Shirosato Beach in Kazusa Province (Kazusa Shirosato kaihin), section of sheet no. 7 from the series "Cutout Pictures…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a grey monkey king in a red robe with a staff, reaching toward leaping figures under a dark sky.

The Monkey King Songokū, from the Chinese novel Journey to the West

Yashima Gakutei, probably 1824

Woodblock print of a sparrow beside blue morning glories and green vine leaves, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sparrow and morning glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two young attendants in patterned kimono, with calligraphy in the upper left.

The Oiran Shirayu of Wakanaya attended by Two Kamuro and Shinzo

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a black-naped oriole on a branch beside purple wisteria, with calligraphy and a blue sky.

Black-naped oriole and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of Benzaiten playing a biwa lute while seated on a white dragon against dark clouds.

Benzaiten (Goddess of Music and Good Fortune) Seated on a White Dragon

Aoigaoka Keisei, 1832

Japanese woodblock print of a red and teal bird perched on a bamboo branch with grey ink foliage and calligraphy.

Macaw and bamboo

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two attendants in patterned kimonos against a plain tan background.

The Oiran Wakoku of Echizen-ya attended by a Shinzo and a Kamuro

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a warrior with a bow confronting a long-haired ghostly woman holding a fan under a full moon.

The Warrior Miura-no-suke Confronting the Court Lady Tamamo-no-mae as She Turns into an Evil Fox with Nine Tails

Yashima Gakutei, late 1820s

Edo-period woodblock print of a couple in a room overlooking a lotus pond and riverside houses, with poem cartouche.

The Evening Mistress at Ueno (Ueno no bansho), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of four colored thread spools in pink, yellow, blue-green and black, with handwritten Japanese calligraphy ab

Spools

Kubo Shunman, 1814

Woodblock print of a kneeling actor in patterned robes holding a raised sword, with calligraphy at upper left.

Actor as Tokihira

Utagawa Kunisada, probably 1815

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned samurai robes holding a katana, with calligraphy at upper right.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Fuwa no Bansaku

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black patterned kimono with two young attendants in striped robes, ca. 1788.

The Oiran Utagawa of Matsubaya attended by Her Kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1788

Japanese print of two white mice on a ladder beside a patterned cage and green stand, with calligraphy at upper right.

White Mice Playing

Kubo Shunman, probably 1816

Japanese print of two figures on a veranda beside a river, pine tree and plum blossoms, with calligraphy above.

Samurai Admiring Pine-Tree and Plum Blossoms

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Japanese print of a patterned leather purse with floral motifs and a buckle, resting on red cloth, with calligraphy.

Leather Purse with a Buckle in the Shape of a Puppy

Ryūgetsusai Shinkō, probably 1814

Woodblock print of three women by a incense burner, one holding a string of shell beads, with calligraphy at upper right.

The Willow Shell (Yanagi-kai), from an Untitled Set of Beauty Prints on the Theme of Shells

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a bush warbler beside a plum branch with red buds and white blossoms, with a poem column at left.

Bush Warbler on a Plum Branch (Ume ni uguisu)

Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered kimono and headcloth, holding a pipe to his mouth against a gray background.

The actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Print of peaches in a bronze bowl on a red lacquer table, with a blossoming tree, rock, fan and calligraphy.

Peaches on a Table

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of two bald men with topknots, one in a checked green kimono and one in a red robe, by Sharaku, 1794.

The actors Nakajima Wadaemon (R) as Bodara Chozaemon and Nakamura Konozo (L) as Gon of the boat-keeper Kanagawaya

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of women and a child on a balcony, one pointing at a long-tailed bird in the sky.

A Long-Tailed Fowl (Onagadori), from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochō jūnikin)

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791