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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Woodblock print of tall fishing nets on a bay shore with Mount Fuji and flying birds in the background.

Tago Bay in Suruga Province (Suruga Tago-no-ura), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Black and white Japanese print of elegant women in kimono under cherry blossoms, with a child reaching up beside them.

Flirtation under the Cherry Tree

Attributed to Sugimura Jihei, c. 1684/98

Woodblock print of a sparrow perched on a hanging planter among teal and pink leaves, with trailing vines and pine.

Sparrow on a hanging planter

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Black and white woodblock print of a flower-viewing party under a cherry tree, with court ladies and seated men on a platform

Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series "Flower Viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1681/84

Woodblock print of a Japanese white-eye perched on a branch among pink blossoms and green leaves.

Japanese white-eye on flowering branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Woodblock print of a black rooster on a snowy green hillside, with falling snow and calligraphy on a yellow background.

Rooster on a hillside in winter

Utagawa Hiroshige, mid-1830s

Black-and-white woodblock print of a man and woman seated on a veranda with a round latticed window and flowering plant.

Dalliance

Attributed to Sugimura Jihei, c. 1685

Woodblock print of a snow-capped mountain with orange lightning bolts striking below its summit under a dark sky.

Thundershower beneath the Summit

Katsushika Hokusai, 1994

Black-and-white woodblock print of two seated women in patterned kimono, one reading a long letter in an interior with screen

Reading a Letter

Furuyama Moroshige, c. 1688

Three white birds with grey wings swim on blue rippling water beside green reeds, with Japanese calligraphy at left.

Oystercatchers

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of a goose with dark head and mottled grey-brown body on a green riverbank, with blue water and calligraphy.

Goose on riverbank

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of a small blue bird perched on a branch beside pale blossoms, with calligraphy at the top.

Red-Flanked Bluetail on a Cherry Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830

Woman in a lavender kimono pulls back red cloth beside a screen with a moonlit mountain landscape.

Geisha

Chobunsai Eishi

Four kabuki actors in colorful robes and samurai dress on a stage with a patterned screen and lake view.

Näyttelijät Nakayama Nanshi II Chidorin, Gentan rakastetun roolissa, Jitsukawa Enzaburô I Kajiwara Gentan roolissa, N…

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned robes, one raising a sword on a wooden stage.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI, Ichikawa Ichizo, Enjaku ja Nakamura Fukusuke näytelmässä Dan-no-ura kabuto gunki (Dan-…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono with an attendant bowing, beside lanterns and a painted screen.

Thirty-six Selected Famous Courtesans: Wakatae

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of a temple beside a canal with pedestrians crossing a wooden bridge under pine trees.

Myoken Temple in Yanagishima (Yanagishima Myoken), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/38

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned costume with red face makeup, raising a sword before stylized blue waves.

Näyttelijä Arashi Kanjuro näytelmässä Yoshitsune sembonzakura (Tuhat kirsikkapuuta)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Woodblock print of snowfall over a river with a torii gate, stone lanterns, pine trees, a boat, and a distant snowy mountain.

Evening Snow at Mimeguri, Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei, Mimeguri bosetsu), from the series "Fam…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840/42

Woodblock print of a snowy shrine on an islet in a pond, with snow-laden pines and a figure in a hat on a bridge.

Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei), from the series "Sn…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844/45

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono walking through snow beneath a snow-laden tree and beside a fence.

Matsuchi Hill after Snowfall

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Japanese woodblock print of thirteen haloed Buddhist figures in tiers among swirling clouds, with a patterned border.

The Thirteen Buddhas

Unknown artist, 16th century

Pen and ink sketch of a nude woman standing among grapevines inside a rectangular frame on cream paper, signed Renoir.

Woman with Grapevine, 2nd variant

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1904, published 1919

Woodblock print of an actor in a flowered kimono holding a fan, wearing a tall green headdress, with calligraphy beside.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shirabyoshi Renri in the play "Imayo Dojoji" performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1756

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two young attendants in floral kimono beside a wooden building, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red costume and patterned robe, kneeling with a sword and staff.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa (?) in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe (?), Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of two women and a red horse pausing on a shore, gazing toward snow-capped Mount Fuji under a pale sky.

Pausing to admire Mt. Fuji (parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east)

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of two cranes on a shore with reeds and a third crane flying over a pink sky with calligraphy.

Cranes at the Sea Shore

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Vertical Japanese print of a woman in a pink kimono with cranes and pines, holding a fan and a decorated wand.

The Kagura Dance

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Early Japanese woodblock print of a man and woman with a parasol below two women on a wooden veranda in patterned kimono.

On the Yoshida Highway

Attributed to Sugimura Jihei, c. 1685

Woodblock print of a procession with palanquin, mounted riders, attendants with poles, and an ox-drawn carriage under a canop

Korean Embassy Parade

Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu, 1682

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print with Mount Fuji, a river with boats, and pine trees with travelers on a road.

Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations: No. 7 Fujisawa; No. 8 Hiratsuka

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855