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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono examining a spray of green leaves, with a signature in the margin.

Tomimoto Toyohina

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black updo and hairpins, wearing a checkered collar, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Ha... of the Southern Station (Nan'eki ha-jirushi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a courtesan with long black hair and yellow hairpins, holding a patterned red fan, by Utamaro.

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Sasano, Takeno (Matsubaya uchi Kisegawa, Sasano, Takeno), from the…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan and attendant gazing up at a hanging bamboo vase with flowering vines.

The Courtesan Yoso-oi of the Pine Needle House in the Yoshiwara and Her Attendant (Matsubaya Yoso-oi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c.1802

Ukiyo-e print of two women and a child in kimono, one standing in a patterned pink robe, one seated in orange.

The Poet Fun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

Woodblock print of two men in kimono with swords, one in green with chrysanthemums, beneath pine and bamboo branches.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III and his attendant making cermonial rounds at New Year's

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of four kabuki actors in costume, one standing in a green robe and one crouching with a drawn sword.

The Actors Nakayama Kojuro VI (Nakamura Nakazo I) as Hatchotsubute no Kiheiji, Otani Hiroji III as Miura Arajiro, Ich…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Ukiyo-e print of three kabuki actors in colorful kimono under willow branches, with a puppeteer, kneeling samurai, and woman.

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shiragiku, Ichikawa Danjuro V as the puppeteer Dekurokubei, and Sawamura Sojuro III…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of two women in kimono riding a ferry on a river with sailboats and reeds in the background.

A Ferry on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Woodblock print of three women in kimono under red maple leaves beside a stream, one holding a fan and one holding a lantern.

Beauties Under a Maple Tree, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei y…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a courtesan with elaborate black hair and hairpins, holding a chrysanthemum-patterned garment.

The Courtesan Senzan of the Chojiya, from the series "Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)"

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1795/1800

Woodblock print of women in kimono in an interior room with a tea service, looking out over a harbor with boats.

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)

Chobunsai Eishi, n.d.

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in colorful robes with fans and swords against stylized waves.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI, Kataoka Ichizo ja Bando Tamasaburo näytelmässä Kazashi no hana megumi no Takatsuna (Ku…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Ukiyo-e print of a kneeling man looking up at a standing woman in ivy-patterned kimono holding a lacquer tray.

Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series "Fuji in Summer Matched with Beautiful…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1801

Woodblock print of fishermen on rocks hauling lines before crashing blue waves, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Koshu Kajikazawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a temple on a cliff above a moonlit lake, with a full moon in the sky and a long bridge.

Autumn Moon over Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a red bridge over a lake at sunset, with sailboats, rowboats, pines and a distant mountain.

Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of white-sailed red boats returning over blue water toward a pine-lined shore and green mountains.

Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase kihan), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a lake under a dark mountain, with cherry blossoms, pine trees, thatched houses and a poem in the sky.

Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii bansho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a lake shore with pine trees, sailboats, white buildings, distant mountains and a pale sunset sky.

Clearing Weather at Awazu (Awazu seiran), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of pine trees and a sailboat on a bay under night rain, with a mountain and village in the distance.

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a river with reeds, pines, small boats and a red sunset sky.

The Sagami River (Sagamigawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a pine-lined path with travelers, a thatched hut, and sailboats on a bay.

Satta Peak in Suruga Province (Suruga Satta mine), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of armored warriors on a platform, a servant with a broom, pagoda and mountains, with calligraphy above.

The Vision of Kumagai Renshobo

Attributed to Sugimura Jihei, c. 1690

Japanese woodblock print of swimmers, boats and women on a rocky cliff above blue waves, by Hokusai.

Sangi Takamura, from the series "One Hundred Poems as Explained by the Wet Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835/36

Hokusai woodblock print of two court ladies on a red-railed veranda with seated attendants and a cherry tree in a garden.

Sojo Henjo, twelfth poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a misty mountain with windblown grass, calligraphy and a red seal, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Hiratsuka, section of sheet no. 2 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print of a cauldron under a full moon, with a creature pointing at a struggling bald man holding a pole.

A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Woodblock playbill with crest and four scenes of costumed kabuki actors in interiors and combat.

A Playbill for the Ichimura Theater

Torii Kiyomasu I, 1715

Japanese woodblock playbill with four panels of kabuki actors, a boat scene, and a vendor, above calligraphic text.

A Poster for the Ichimura Theatre (Ichimuraza tsuji banzuke)

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1715

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor dancing with three flower-patterned parasols in a purple robe against blue striped lines.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Hanagasa Dance in the Play Iromi-gusa Shiki no Somewake, Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shunjo, c. 1781

Japanese triptych print of three figures in a winter garden with plum blossoms, camellias, and a stone lantern.

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Utagawa Kunisada, 1853