Best Woodblock Print
The Temple Zōjōji in Shiba, also known as Snow at Zōjōji Temple, is a color woodblock print by Kawase Hasui. It depicts the temple grounds in Shiba, Tokyo, during snowfall and belongs to Hasui's series Twenty Views of Tokyo. The work exemplifies shin-hanga, a twentieth-century Japanese print movemen...
Plum Estate, Kameido is an ukiyo-e woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige, issued in 1857 as number 30 in the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. The composition uses a close view of a flowering plum tree, with a large curving branch and trunk crossing the foreground while people and the surroundi...
Created by Utagawa Hiroshige in 1857 for the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, this ukiyo-e print depicts a sudden rainstorm over the Shin-Ohashi Bridge and the Atake district. Figures on the bridge hurry beneath umbrellas or carry coverings as wind-driven rain cuts across the scene. The compo...
Shono: Sudden Rain is a design by Utagawa Hiroshige from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, a series depicting places along the major route between Edo and Kyoto. The image shows travelers and porters struggling through a heavy downpour near the station of Shono, with slanting rain and bent fi...
Rainstorm Beneath the Summit is a multicolor ukiyo-e woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai, made around 1830 as part of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. The composition shows Mount Fuji beneath a dark, angular storm cloud while diagonal bands of rain cut across the surrounding landscape. Its subject...
South Wind, Clear Sky, commonly called Red Fuji, is a multicolor ukiyo-e woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai, published around 1831 in the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It presents Mount Fuji in warm red and orange tones beneath a clear blue sky, with a dark band of vegetation at the base...
This woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi belongs to One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, a series issued between 1885 and 1892. It depicts Fujiwara no Yasumasa, a Heian-period courtier, playing the flute outdoors under moonlight. The subject combines a historical or literary figure with the series' r...
Kajikazawa in Kai Province is an ukiyo-e landscape print by Katsushika Hokusai, made around 1830 as part of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It depicts a fisherman casting a net from a rocky position beside a river, with Mount Fuji visible in the distance. The composition links the human figure, the...
Mishima: Dawn is an ukiyo-e landscape print by Utagawa Hiroshige from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido, published in the 1830s. It depicts travelers setting out from Mishima in the early morning, with figures and a packhorse moving through a cool, mist-filled scene. The composition uses the station ga...
The Ghost of Oiwa is a woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi from One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, a series issued between 1885 and 1892. It draws on Yotsuya Kaidan, the Japanese ghost story centered on Oiwa, whose death and betrayal lead to her return as a vengeful spirit. The print connects late...
Yoro Waterfall in Mino Province is an ukiyo-e woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai, made around 1832 for the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces. The image presents Yoro Falls as a tall cascade descending through a steep, wooded landscape, with small human figures providing scale near...
Jigoku Dayu is a woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, published between 1885 and 1892. It depicts the legendary courtesan Jigoku Dayu, whose name means Hell Courtesan, in a richly patterned kimono incorporating skeleton imagery. The figure is associ...
The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife is a shunga ukiyo-e woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai, published in 1814 in the illustrated book Kinoe no Komatsu. It depicts a nude woman entwined with two octopuses in an intimate scene combining erotic fantasy and marine imagery. The print is a single-page de...
Nihonbashi: Morning View is an ukiyo-e woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige, published in 1833 as the opening image of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido. It shows the Nihonbashi bridge in Edo at the beginning of the road, with travelers, porters, and early-morning activity moving through the foreground...
Yui: Satta Peak is an ukiyo-e landscape print by Utagawa Hiroshige from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido, issued in the 1830s. It depicts the steep coastal route near Yui, where the elevated viewpoint looks across Suruga Bay toward Mount Fuji. The composition emphasizes the contrast between the narrow...
Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital is a multicolor ukiyo-e woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai, made around 1830 to 1832 during Japan's Edo period. It belongs to the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and presents the Honganji temple in Asakusa, Edo, with workers active on the broa...
Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa is a color woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai, made around 1830 to 1832 in Japan's Edo period. It is one of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, a series that places the mountain in varied settings. Here, the broad Mannen Bridge frames a distant view of Fuji; fi...
Hara: View of Mount Fuji is a color woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road, the series depicting stops along the route between Edo and Kyoto. The design was published in the 1830s and shows the Hara post station in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, wher...
Moon at Matsushima is a color woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige, issued in 1853 as part of his series Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces. It depicts Matsushima Bay in northeastern Japan, where pine-covered islands and rocky outcrops appear beneath a bright moon. The print belongs to the ukiy...
Tsuchiyama: Spring Rain is a landscape print by Utagawa Hiroshige from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, the series he designed in the 1830s. It represents the Tsuchiyama station on the road between Edo and Kyoto, with travelers and a long procession moving through driving rain near the Tamur...
The Death of Soga no Goro is a woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi from One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, a series produced between 1885 and 1892. It presents the final episode of the Soga brothers' revenge story, in which Soga no Goro pursues the killing of his father's enemy and dies after the a...
Hamamatsu: Winter Scene is a color woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, the landscape series based on the road between Edo and Kyoto. The design dates to about 1833 to 1834 and represents Hamamatsu, the route's twenty-ninth station. Travelers warm themse...
Kanagawa: View of the Coast is a color woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige associated with the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, the series depicting travel along Japan's eastern coastal road. Made in the 1830s, it presents the Kanagawa station from above, with the coast and Edo Bay beyond the r...
Mount Fuji from Tagonoura is a shin-hanga landscape print by Kawase Hasui. It shows Mount Fuji from the Tagonoura coast in Shizuoka Prefecture, placing the mountain beyond a broad coastal or watery foreground. Hasui's controlled composition, quiet weather, and carefully graded color combine a modern...
Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province is a color woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, produced during Japan's Edo period. The composition presents Mount Fuji beyond a coastal or rural landscape, with cranes providing a prominent foreground motif. It belong...
Kyoto: The Great Bridge is a nineteenth-century Japanese ukiyo-e landscape print associated with Utagawa Hiroshige's views of the Tokaido road. It depicts travelers on or near Sanjo Bridge in Kyoto, the bridge traditionally treated as the road's western terminus. The composition combines a busy cros...
Kuwana: Shichiri Crossing is a Japanese ukiyo-e landscape print from Utagawa Hiroshige's views of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido. It represents the Shichiri no Watashi, a water crossing linking the Tokaido station at Kuwana with the route toward Nagoya. Boats, waves, passengers, and the bro...
Mishima Pass in Kai Province is a color woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, made during Japan's Edo period. The scene shows travelers resting beside a large tree at Mishima, while Mount Fuji appears in the broader landscape. The print combines a rout...
Kawasaki: Ferry Boat is a color woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, a series depicting places along the road between Edo and Kyoto. The image presents travelers crossing the Tama River by ferry near Kawasaki, the second station on the route. Hiroshige c...
Okabe: Utsu Mountain is a color woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, his series on sites along the route between Edo and Kyoto. It depicts travelers moving through the steep terrain of Utsu Mountain near Okabe, with a narrow path cut into rocky slopes. T...
