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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

Autumn in Kozandera by Ido Masao

Autumn in Kozandera

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Autumn moon over Ishiyama temple by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Autumn moon over Ishiyama temple

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Multicoloured autumn - Himeji Castle by Okiie Hashimoto

Multicoloured autumn - Himeji Castle

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Late autumn - Komoro Castle by Okiie Hashimoto

Late autumn - Komoro Castle

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Clear autumn day by Okiie Hashimoto

Clear autumn day

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Late autumn in Ôyama (Tottori) by Okiie Hashimoto

Late autumn in Ôyama (Tottori)

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

The preparatory drawing/watercolour of Himeji Castle multicolour autumn by Okiie Hashimoto

The preparatory drawing/watercolour of Himeji Castle multicolour autumn

Drawing

Multicoloured autumn - Himeji Castle by Okiie Hashimoto

Multicoloured autumn - Himeji Castle

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Autumn castle by Okiie Hashimoto

Autumn castle

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Autumn near the Prefectural border by Hideo Hagiwara

Autumn near the Prefectural border

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mild autumn weather by Hideo Hagiwara

Mild autumn weather

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Ono no Komachi by the Waterfall (Shimizu), from the series The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi (Furyu yatsushi nana Komachi) by Suzuki Harunobu

Ono no Komachi by the Waterfall (Shimizu), from the series The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi (Furyu yatsushi nana Komachi)

Edo period (1615–1868), 1751/64

Color woodblock print; hosoban

A Mirror on a Stand Suggesting the Autumnal Moon (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)" by Torii Kiyonaga

A Mirror on a Stand Suggesting the Autumnal Moon (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

c. 1777

Color woodblock print; chuban

Geese Descending in Mid Autumn (Seishu no rakugan), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Four Seasons (Shiki hakkei)" by Torii Kiyonaga

Geese Descending in Mid Autumn (Seishu no rakugan), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Four Seasons (Shiki hakkei)"

c. 1779

Color woodblock print; chuban

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fall, 1768 by Ippitsusai Buncho

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fall, 1768

c. 1768

Color woodblock print; hosoban

Gazing at a Waterfall by Tani Bunchō

Gazing at a Waterfall

観瀑図

1790

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Cottages in Autumn by Maruyama Banka

Cottages in Autumn

秋の家

c. 1900

Watercolor on paper

Waterfall by Konoshima Ōkoku

Waterfall

瀑布図

late 1910s

Ink and color on silk; hanging scroll

A Collection of Flower and Bird Paintings (Keinen kachō gafu), vol.3 (Autumn) by Imao Keinen

A Collection of Flower and Bird Paintings (Keinen kachō gafu), vol.3 (Autumn)

景年花鳥畫譜 秋之部

1892

Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper

The Poet Li Bo Gazing at a Waterfall by Tomioka Tessai

The Poet Li Bo Gazing at a Waterfall

李白観瀑図

early 20th century

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Recesses of Shiobara (Autumn), panel 3 by Yamamoto Shunkyo

Recesses of Shiobara (Autumn), panel 3

塩原の奥(秋)・第三扇

1909

Pair of six-panel screens (one of four panels shown); color on silk

Flowers of Autumn and Winter by Suzuki Kiitsu

Flowers of Autumn and Winter

19th century

Six panel screen; ink, colors and gold leaf on paper

Recesses of Shiobara (Autumn), panel 4 by Yamamoto Shunkyo

Recesses of Shiobara (Autumn), panel 4

塩原の奥(秋)・第四扇

1909

Pair of six-panel screens (one of four panels shown); color on silk

Autumn Shower, Illustration from Bungei Kurabu (Literary Club) by Suzuki Kason

Autumn Shower, Illustration from Bungei Kurabu (Literary Club)

1904

Frontispiece; woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Autumn Showers (Shigure), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu 10, no. 13 by Suzuki Kason

Autumn Showers (Shigure), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu 10, no. 13

1904

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

White Clouds and Trees in Autumn by Tsuji Kakō

White Clouds and Trees in Autumn

白雲秋樹

c. 1914

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Kiyomizu Temple in Autumn by Yamamoto Shunkyo

Kiyomizu Temple in Autumn

秋の清水寺

1891

Ink and color on silk

M-25 Late Autumn in a village- peasant girl by Takahashi Shotei

M-25 Late Autumn in a village- peasant girl

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)" by Utagawa Toyohiro

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"

c. 1804/18

Color woodblock print; oban

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji by Kitao Shigemasa

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

early 1760s

Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e

Autumn Moon over Sumida River (Sumida aki zuki), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)" by Kitao Shigemasa

Autumn Moon over Sumida River (Sumida aki zuki), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)"

early 1760s

Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e

Viewing Maple Leaves (Momijigari), from the series "Dance Customs of Captivating Figures (Adesugata odori fuzoku)" by Kitao Shigemasa

Viewing Maple Leaves (Momijigari), from the series "Dance Customs of Captivating Figures (Adesugata odori fuzoku)"

c. 1772/80

Color woodblock print; aiban

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no aki no tsuki), No. 8 from the series "Eight Views of Omi" by Nishimura Shigenaga

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no aki no tsuki), No. 8 from the series "Eight Views of Omi"

c. 1716/36

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

Narihira at the Nunobiki Waterfall, from the Episode 87 of Tales of Ise by Totoya Hokkei

Narihira at the Nunobiki Waterfall, from the Episode 87 of Tales of Ise

early 19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

Waterfall by Mochizuki Gyokusen

Waterfall

滝図

1910

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Evening Glow of Yosemite Fall by Obata Chiura

Evening Glow of Yosemite Fall

1930

Color woodblock print

Recesses of Shiobara (Autumn), panel 1 by Yamamoto Shunkyo

Recesses of Shiobara (Autumn), panel 1

塩原の奥(秋)・第一扇

1909

Pair of six-panel screens (one of four panels shown); color on silk

Waterfall by Yamamoto Shunkyo

Waterfall

瀧図

circa 1900

Color woodblock print

Autumn Village with Figure by Nakagawa Hachirō

Autumn Village with Figure

before 1923

Watercolor on paper

Autumn Landscape by Tomita Keisen

Autumn Landscape

秋景図

1921

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Autumn Shower by Suzuki Kason

Autumn Shower

1904

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Recesses of Shiobara (Autumn), panel 2 by Yamamoto Shunkyo

Recesses of Shiobara (Autumn), panel 2

塩原の奥(秋)・第二扇

1909

Pair of six-panel screens (one of four panels shown); color on silk

The Yoshiwara Parade in Autumn by Chōbunsai Eishi

The Yoshiwara Parade in Autumn

ca. 1793

Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Women Chasing Crickets on an Autumn Moor by Chōbunsai Eishi

Women Chasing Crickets on an Autumn Moor

early 1790s

color woodblock print

Go to Takaoyama to see Maple Leaves having Twelve Points by Hishikawa Moronobu

Go to Takaoyama to see Maple Leaves having Twelve Points

ca. 1690

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Autumn Season by Hodaka Yoshida

Autumn Season

Autumn colors at Takinokawa by Inoue Yasuji

Autumn colors at Takinokawa

The Autumn Moon at Tokaiji (Tokaiji no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of the Shinagawa (Furyu Shinagawa hakkei)" by Isoda Koryūsai

The Autumn Moon at Tokaiji (Tokaiji no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of the Shinagawa (Furyu Shinagawa hakkei)"

c. 1773/75

Color woodblock print; hashira-e

Cherry Tree in Autumn Colors at Joshoko Temple (Sakura momiji Joshokoji) by Shiro Kasamatsu

Cherry Tree in Autumn Colors at Joshoko Temple (Sakura momiji Joshokoji)

1967

Color woodblock print; edition 204/300

Beauties Under a Maple Tree, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)" by Torii Kiyonaga

Beauties Under a Maple Tree, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"

c. 1784

Color woodblock print; oban diptych

Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1835/38

Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

Tanuki with Autumn Moon by Mori Kansai

Tanuki with Autumn Moon

秋月狸図

1873

Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Old Monkey with Cherry in Autumn by Hashimoto Kansetsu

Old Monkey with Cherry in Autumn

老猿桜秋

1938

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Autumn Farm by Hashimoto Kansetsu

Autumn Farm

秋圃

1939

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Funya no Yasuhide, Two Women in a Gusty Autumn Landscape, from the series "Rokkasen (The Six Immortal Poets)" by Katsukawa Shunshō

Funya no Yasuhide, Two Women in a Gusty Autumn Landscape, from the series "Rokkasen (The Six Immortal Poets)"

c. 1771

Color woodblock print; chuban

Nunobiki Falls at Jakko Shrine (Jakko Nunobiki no taki), from the series "Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nikkosan meisho no uchi)" by Keisai Eisen

Nunobiki Falls at Jakko Shrine (Jakko Nunobiki no taki), from the series "Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nikkosan meisho no uchi)"

1843/46

Color woodblock print; oban

Courtesan on Parade in Falling Snow by Suzuki Harunobu

Courtesan on Parade in Falling Snow

c. 1765

Color woodblock print; hashira-e

Viewing Maple Trees by Utagawa Kunisada

Viewing Maple Trees

1835

Color woodblock print

Winter Farming Scene; (verso) Autumn Farming Scene by Katsushika Isai

Winter Farming Scene; (verso) Autumn Farming Scene

冬耕図/秋耕図

Edo period (1615–1868)

Folding fan; ink and color on paper, with mounting in ivory

Autumn in Ohara (right screen) by Tomita Keisen

Autumn in Ohara (right screen)

大原の秋

1921

One of a pair of folding screens; ink and color on paper

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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.