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Autumn Foliage Prints (453)

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

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BUNAHAYASHI-AKI (Beech Forest Autumn)

Woodblock print

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BUNARIN AKI (forest of beech in autumn)

Woodblock print

Late Autumn by Fumio Kitaoka

Late Autumn

1960

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

MOMIJINORINDO B (path to the maple tree) by Fumio Kitaoka

MOMIJINORINDO B (path to the maple tree)

Woodblock print

By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882 by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882

February 1883

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Pond with Autumn Foliage by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Pond with Autumn Foliage

Woodblock print

Viewing autumn leaves (title not original) by Ogata Gekko

Viewing autumn leaves (title not original)

Woodblock print

Autumn — 秋 by Paul Binnie

Autumn — 秋

Woodblock print

Maple Leaves (Momoji) by Paul Binnie

Maple Leaves (Momoji)

Woodblock print

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

c. 1834

Color woodblock print; oban

Tsukasa and Other Courtesans of the Ogiya Watching the Autumn Moon Rise Over Rice Fields from a Balcony in the Yoshiwara by Katsushika Hokusai

Tsukasa and Other Courtesans of the Ogiya Watching the Autumn Moon Rise Over Rice Fields from a Balcony in the Yoshiwara

1799

Surimono; color woodblock print

Autumn by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Autumn

Woodblock print

Diary: Nov. 8th, '10 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Nov. 8th, '10

2010

Woodcut, silkscreen

Lanterns and Red Maples by Toshi Yoshida

Lanterns and Red Maples

Woodblock print

Diary Nov 12th '75 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary Nov 12th '75

1975

Woodblock print

Diary: Nov. 25th, '98 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Nov. 25th, '98

1998

Woodcut, silkscreen

Shiogama, Shiobara by Kawase Hasui

Shiogama, Shiobara

Autumn 1918

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Diary: Sep. 28th, '03 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Sep. 28th, '03

2003

Woodcut, silkscreen

14. Oji-takinokawa by Utagawa Hiroshige

14. Oji-takinokawa

Woodblock print

Musashino by Hiroshi Yoshida

Musashino

1928

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Diary: Nov. 3rd, '12, in Hangzhou by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Nov. 3rd, '12, in Hangzhou

2012

Woodcut, silkscreen

Yamashiro Arashiyama Togetsukyo / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Yamashiro Arashiyama Togetsukyo / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

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Late fall — 晩秋

Woodblock print

Late fall — 晩秋 by Kusaka Kenji

Late fall — 晩秋

Woodblock print

October by Miyamoto Shufu

October

Woodblock print

Fallen Leaves by Komura Settai

Fallen Leaves

1942

Painting

Autumn Moon of the Jewel River, View of Fishermen Catching Sweetfish (Tamagawa shugetsu, Tamagawa ayukumi no zu), from the series "Eight VIews of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)" by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Autumn Moon of the Jewel River, View of Fishermen Catching Sweetfish (Tamagawa shugetsu, Tamagawa ayukumi no zu), from the series "Eight VIews of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)"

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

Composition with Leaves by Gen Yamaguchi

Composition with Leaves

Woodblock print

Nihonmatsu by Takahashi Shotei

Nihonmatsu

Woodblock print

Kaki To Yonashi by Toru Mabuchi

Kaki To Yonashi

Woodblock print

Bar-tailed Godwits and Reeds by Ohara Koson

Bar-tailed Godwits and Reeds

1926

Color woodblock print; oban

Ishiyakushi: Fall Colors by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Ishiyakushi: Fall Colors

Woodblock print

September; Chrysanthemums by Yoshitoshi Mori

September; Chrysanthemums

Woodblock print

Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Ichikawa Yaozo III in a Confrontation Beside a Waterfall by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Ichikawa Yaozo III in a Confrontation Beside a Waterfall

c. 1797

color woodblock print

Carp ascending waterfall by Yashima Gakutei

Carp ascending waterfall

19th century

Print

Musashi Arashiyama by Shiro Kasamatsu

Musashi Arashiyama

Woodblock print

Sanzen'in ,Ohara, 1960 by Shiro Kasamatsu

Sanzen'in ,Ohara, 1960

Woodblock print

Zoo in Early Fall by Onchi Koshiro

Zoo in Early Fall

Woodblock print

Aspens by Fumio Kitaoka

Aspens

Woodblock print

Kaki by Maki Haku

Kaki

Woodblock print

Lament — 愁 by Takasawa Keiichi

Lament — 愁

1980

Woodblock print

Kitayama Autumn by Brian Williams

Kitayama Autumn

Lithograph

Autumn Shapes by Gen Yamanaka

Autumn Shapes

Woodblock print

Cosmos by Nishimura Hodo

Cosmos

Woodblock print

Dahlias by Nishimura Hodo

Dahlias

Woodblock print

Withered Leaf by Kimura Yoshiharu

Withered Leaf

Woodblock print

September — 其九 秋の庭 by Miyagawa Shuntei

September — 其九 秋の庭

1898

Woodblock print

Dead Leaves by Hideo Hagiwara

Dead Leaves

Woodblock print

Lanterns and Maples by Toshi Yoshida

Lanterns and Maples

Woodblock print

Woman Calendar Big, September Afternoon (27/50) by Mayumi Oda

Woman Calendar Big, September Afternoon (27/50)

Woodblock print

Moorland by Hideo Hagiwara

Moorland

Woodblock print

Aspen by Toshi Yoshida

Aspen

Woodblock print

Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima) by Nakajima Kiyoshi

Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima)

Woodblock print

Cosmos No 8 by Sugiura Kazutoshi

Cosmos No 8

Woodblock print

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Three Autumn Trees by Ed Miliano

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Three Autumn Trees

Celebrated Waterfall by Yanagawa Shigenobu

Celebrated Waterfall

1820–1830

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

[Pomegranate and grapes] by Henmi Takashi

[Pomegranate and grapes]

early 20th century

Woodblock print, ink on paper

November by Maekawa Senpan

November

Woodblock print

Quails and Bush Clover by Kotozuka Eiichi

Quails and Bush Clover

Not set

Woodblock print

Fallen Leaves A by Hiroyuki Tajima

Fallen Leaves A

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 453 prints tagged with autumn foliage, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.