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Autumn Foliage Prints (486)

Vivid depictions of autumn foliage (koyo) in Japanese woodblock prints, featuring fiery maple leaves, golden ginkgo trees, and the changing colors of the Japanese countryside. Autumn scenes are among the most celebrated subjects in shin-hanga and ukiyo-e traditions.

Artists Known for Autumn Foliage

A Farmhouse in Autumn, Ayashi, Miyagi Prefecture (Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi) by Kawase Hasui

A Farmhouse in Autumn, Ayashi, Miyagi Prefecture (Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi)

Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi

1946

Color woodblock print

Yoro Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no kuni Yoro no taki), from the series Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku Takimeguri) by Katsushika Hokusai

Yoro Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no kuni Yoro no taki), from the series Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku Takimeguri)

Woodblock print

Tengui Rock, Autumn in Shiobara (Shiobara no aki (Tenguiwa)) by Kawase Hasui

Tengui Rock, Autumn in Shiobara (Shiobara no aki (Tenguiwa))

1950

Color woodblock print

Autumn at the Arayu Hot Spring, Shiobara by Kawase Hasui

Autumn at the Arayu Hot Spring, Shiobara

Autumn 1920

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Autumn Tints by Tadashige Ono

Autumn Tints

Woodblock print

Late Autumn at Lake Yamanaka (Yamanakako no banshu) by Kawase Hasui

Late Autumn at Lake Yamanaka (Yamanakako no banshu)

1947

Color woodblock print

Late Autumn Rain, Nanzen Temple, Kyoto (Shigure no ato (Kyoto Nanzenji)) by Kawase Hasui

Late Autumn Rain, Nanzen Temple, Kyoto (Shigure no ato (Kyoto Nanzenji))

1951

Color woodblock print

Maple Leaves at Tsu-u-ten Bridge by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Maple Leaves at Tsu-u-ten Bridge

Woodblock print

'Night Falls, a Dog Howls Deep in the Mountains, the God of the Hunt Appears', from Ryuri Hanga Saku by Shiko Munakata

'Night Falls, a Dog Howls Deep in the Mountains, the God of the Hunt Appears', from Ryuri Hanga Saku

1959

Woodblock print

Blue bird on maple tree (title not original) by Ito Sozan

Blue bird on maple tree (title not original)

Woodblock print

Autumn Color along the Moat at Hanzo Gate (Hanzomon go-horihata no aki iro), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)" by Kishio Koizumi

Autumn Color along the Moat at Hanzo Gate (Hanzomon go-horihata no aki iro), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)"

1934

Color woodblock print; oban

Woman Bucking Autumn Wind by Utagawa Kunisada

Woman Bucking Autumn Wind

1786–1864

color woodblock print

Imaibashi Bridge in Late Autumn by Shiro Kasamatsu

Imaibashi Bridge in Late Autumn

Woodblock print

Ohara in Autumn by Shiro Kasamatsu

Ohara in Autumn

Woodblock print

Autumn at Tsutenkyo by Miki Suizan

Autumn at Tsutenkyo

Woodblock print

Key block for Autumn at Tsutenkyo by Miki Suizan

Key block for Autumn at Tsutenkyo

Woodblock print

Tsutenbashi at Tofukuji Temple in Autumn by Miki Suizan

Tsutenbashi at Tofukuji Temple in Autumn

Woodblock print

Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 1, Nanchi in Autumn, After a Bath (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ichi Aki [Nanchi], Yuagari) by Kitano Tsunetomi

Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 1, Nanchi in Autumn, After a Bath (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ichi Aki [Nanchi], Yuagari)

Woodblock print

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple

1933

Color woodblock print

Autumn Moon at Ishiyamadera by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Autumn Moon at Ishiyamadera

Woodblock print

Autumn in the Hyakka-en by Hiroshi Yoshida

Autumn in the Hyakka-en

1926

Color woodblock print

Ijin Pond in Autumn (Ijin ike shukei), from the series "Scenery of Niigata (Gashu Niigata fukei)" by Oda Kazuma

Ijin Pond in Autumn (Ijin ike shukei), from the series "Scenery of Niigata (Gashu Niigata fukei)"

1929

Color lithograph

Late Autumn at Itako (Itako banshu) by Henmi Takashi

Late Autumn at Itako (Itako banshu)

1939 (printed 1940s)

Color woodblock print

Autumn leaves by Komura Settai

Autumn leaves

Not set

Woodblock print

(Outing in the Autumn Filed) by Tsuruya Kokei

(Outing in the Autumn Filed)

c. 1830-1844

Woodblock print

Blue birds and maple by Watanabe Seitei

Blue birds and maple

Not dated (1930's)

Woodblock print

Autumn Flowers — 秋草 by Miyagawa Shuntei

Autumn Flowers — 秋草

Not set

Woodblock print

October - Maple Viewing by Miyagawa Shuntei

October - Maple Viewing

1899

Woodblock print

October — 其十 紅葉 by Miyagawa Shuntei

October — 其十 紅葉

1898

Woodblock print

Beauty and Autumn Garden by Miyagawa Shuntei

Beauty and Autumn Garden

1904

Woodblock print

A Walker in Autumn by Miyagawa Shuntei

A Walker in Autumn

1898

Woodblock print

Autumn Flowers (17/69) by Mayumi Oda

Autumn Flowers (17/69)

Woodblock print

Autumn Adagio by Ryusei Okamoto

Autumn Adagio

Woodblock print

Autumn Scene by Insho Domoto

Autumn Scene

Woodblock print

Autumn in Kyoto by Tatsuo Kawashima

Autumn in Kyoto

Woodblock print

Single block print, maple tree by Inagaki Toshijiro

Single block print, maple tree

Woodblock print

Autumn by Maeda Toshiro

Autumn

Woodblock print

Takao Autumn View — 高雄秋景 by Nomura Yoshimitsu

Takao Autumn View — 高雄秋景

Woodblock print

Autumn Pianissimo by Okamoto Yoshimi

Autumn Pianissimo

Woodblock print

Autumn Adagio by Okamoto Yoshimi

Autumn Adagio

Woodblock print

Shower in late autumn — 時雨 by Miyamoto Shufu

Shower in late autumn — 時雨

Woodblock print

Late Autumn at Yachi in Towadako National Park by Henmi Takashi

Late Autumn at Yachi in Towadako National Park

Woodblock print

Okuirise in Late Autumn by Henmi Takashi

Okuirise in Late Autumn

Woodblock print

Mt Fuji in autumn with bridge by Yuhan Ito

Mt Fuji in autumn with bridge

Woodblock print

Bridge in Autumn by Yuhan Ito

Bridge in Autumn

Woodblock print

Autumn by Yamakawa Shuho

Autumn

1927

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Late Autumn at Yachi in Towadako National Park by Ito Takashi

Late Autumn at Yachi in Towadako National Park

Woodblock print

Autumn Scene — 秋風景 by Ohno Bakufu

Autumn Scene — 秋風景

Woodblock print

Japanese garden in Autumn - Emperor's Garden 2 — 秋の庭園風景 by Ohno Bakufu

Japanese garden in Autumn - Emperor's Garden 2 — 秋の庭園風景

Woodblock print

Shower in late autumn — しぐれ by Uemura Shoen

Shower in late autumn — しぐれ

Woodblock print

Poetry of Early Autumn (B) by Gen Yamaguchi

Poetry of Early Autumn (B)

1947

Color print with leaves

Autumn at Himeji Castle, Shôwa period, dated 1949 by Okiie Hashimoto

Autumn at Himeji Castle, Shôwa period, dated 1949

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

Autumn Colors, Arashiyama by Okiie Hashimoto

Autumn Colors, Arashiyama

1968

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Maple Trees at Kyoko Pond (Kyokochi koyo) by Okiie Hashimoto

Maple Trees at Kyoko Pond (Kyokochi koyo)

1968

Color woodblock print; edition 16/80

Autumn Colors at Nikko by Gihachiro Okuyama

Autumn Colors at Nikko

Woodblock print

Autumn Leaves by Ito Shinsui

Autumn Leaves

紅葉

1925

Color woodblock print

Two Pigeons on Branch of Maple by Ohara Koson

Two Pigeons on Branch of Maple

紅葉に二羽の鳩

c. 1912

Color woodblock print

Autumn at Arayu by Takahashi Shotei

Autumn at Arayu

新湯の秋

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

Lake Chuzenji in Autumn by Takahashi Shotei

Lake Chuzenji in Autumn

中禅寺湖の秋

c. 1930

Color woodblock print

Returning woman in an autumn evening — Tasogare by Takahashi Shotei

Returning woman in an autumn evening — Tasogare

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Vivid depictions of autumn foliage (koyo) in Japanese woodblock prints, featuring fiery maple leaves, golden ginkgo trees, and the changing colors of the Japanese countryside. Autumn scenes are among the most celebrated subjects in shin-hanga and ukiyo-e traditions.

Kawase Hasui, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Katsushika Hokusai are among the artists most associated with autumn foliage in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 486 prints tagged with autumn foliage, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.