1960s Japanese Woodblock Prints
488 prints from the 1960s in our collection, created during the Shōwa Era (1926–1989). The Shōwa era encompassed Japanese printmaking's greatest upheavals and triumphs. Pre-war, shin-hanga flourished with Hasui, Yoshida, and Koitsu producing iconic landscapes.
Top Artists of the 1960s
Prints (488)
"A"
1964
Woodblock Print
"Birthmark" Abstract Lithograph
1968
Lithograph
"Some Town without a Name" - Signed Screen Print
1969
Screenprint on Laid Paper
"Yama No Michi"
1969
Woodblock Print on Paper
○ (Red)
○ (赤)
Screenprint
63 - B
1963
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
65 - 7
1965
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
8
November 1968
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
A Clear Day
1963
Color woodblock print
À la Maison de M. Civeçawa (Rose-Colored Dance) — installation view
腰巻お仙
1965
Silkscreen poster (commercial silkscreen process)
A Piece of Poetry, Drawing, Assemblage
March 1965
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
A Woman A
Contemporary - Circa 1968
Woodblock print
A Woman in Western Dress
1960
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Abstract Composition (Blue)
抽象 (青)
1968
Color woodblock print
Abstruse
1964
Woodblock Print
Abstruse
1964
Woodblock Print
Aerial: Night
1964
Color woodblock print
After the Rain
1968
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Airplane
c. 1965
Color woodblock print
Aizu Fukushima
1963?
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Aloneness (Hitori to iu koto)
1960
Color woodblock print
Ancient No. 1 (Mukashi No. 1)
1960
Color woodblock print; edition 4/20
Ancient Tree in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
1965
Woodcut print
Angel Dreaming Room
1971
Woodblock print
Angel's Shoe
Drypoint and etching
Anticipation (Uchinarumono)
1961
Color woodblock print; artist’s proof
Artemis (Arutemisu)
1966 (?)
Woodblock print; edition 12/50
Asakusa Scene
1962
Stencil print (kappazuri), ink and color on paper
Assemblage (Yellow)
October 1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
At the beautiful gate
1968
Stencil print, ink and color on paper
Autumn Colors, Arashiyama
1968
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Away from the Herd
1965
Woodblock print
Bamboo (right)
1960
Woodblock print
Bamboo sprout
1969
Etching and aquatint, ink on paper
Beauty（柳湯）
1960
Original Woodcut print
Beauty（波枕）
1960
Original Woodcut print
Bellerophon
Shōwa period, dated 1965?
Woodblock print; ink on paper with signature reading "Hideo Hagiwara"
Bellerophon
1965
Bendbo
1963
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
Benibe B
1961
Color woodblock print; edition 1/20
Benten (One of the Seven Gods of Happiness)
Contemporary - 1968
Woodblock print
Bijin on red seat
1960
Woodblock print
Bird
1962
Woodblock print
Bird (Tori)
1960
Color woodblock print
Bird and a Tool (Tori to dogu)
1969
Color woodblock print; edition 168/185
Birds flying over Forest (Jukai o tobu tori)
1967
Color woodblock print; edition 26/50
Birth A
1964
Woodblock Print
BIZEN
1966
Japanese woodblock print
Black Cat
黒猫
1960
Color woodblock print
Black Cherries
circa 1960
Mezzotint and drypoint
Black Cherry
ca. 1960-1961
Blue Chair
1966
Dry point, Roulette, Engraving
Blue Freeze
1960
Color woodblock print; edition 2/50
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Blue Moon (A) [Aoi tsuki (A)]
1962
Color woodblock print; edition 1/50
Bouteilles et noix
1961
Breeze
1968
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Brilliance
1961
Color woodblock print; edition 10/100
Brilliance
1968
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Butterfly
1964
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Butterfly
1965
Oil on canvas
Nearby Decades
Frequently Asked Questions
Hanga catalogues 488 Japanese woodblock prints created during the 1960s (Shōwa Era, 1926–1989).
The 1960s fall within the Shōwa Era (昭和時代), which ran from 1926 to 1989.
Saito Kiyoshi, Hiratsuka Un'ichi, and Hideo Hagiwara are among the artists with the most 1960s prints in our collection.
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