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

"Na": Nunobiki Waterfall, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
c. 1772/73
Color woodblock print; koban

Night Watchmen Under Maple Tree
19th century
Color woodblock print; long surimono

Red Maple Trees at the Tsuten Bridge (Tsutenkyo no momiji), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)"
c. 1834
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo as a Woman at a Picnic under Autumn Maple Trees
ca. 1792
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô V as the Spirit of the Monk Seigen and Nakamura Noshio I as the Spirit of the Courtesan Takao in “Courtesan in a Maple-Leaf-Pattern Over-Kimono” (“Keisei Momiji no Uchikake”)
About 1772
Color woodblock prints; hosoban diptych

Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1926
Color woodblock print; oban

Kegon Waterfall
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Beauty representing autumn, from an untitled series of beauties representing the four seasons
c. 1818/30
Color woodblock print; oban

Hanging Poem Cards (tanzaku) from a Maple Tree
c. 1903-1905
Color woodblock print; kuchi-e frontispiece

Backward-viewing Falls, One of the Three Waterfalls (Urami-ga-taki, santaki no sono ikkei), from the series "Famous Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nikkosan meisho no uchi)"
1843–1847
Color woodblock print

Autumn Moon at the Temple Ishiyamadera from the series Fashionable Eight Views
c. 1814–17
Color woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Willow and Waterfall
1847
Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Butterflies and Autumn Grasses
蝶秋草図
1873
Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Hermit and Waterfall
高士観瀑図
Taishō–early Shōwa period (c. 1920s–1930s)
Color woodblock print

The Autumn Moon in the Mirror (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"
c. 1766
Color woodblock print; chuban

Autumn Maples with Poem Slips
c. 1675
Six-panel screen (one of pair); ink, colors, gold leaf, and gold powder on silk

Autumn Streams
early 19th century
Ink on mica paper

A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thousand Years on Tokiwa Bridge
early 1790s
color woodblock print

Looking at Falling Snow

Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River, from the album "The Eternal Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)"
1833
Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from album

A Sage Fallen Asleep Over His Books
ca. 1820
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Red Carp Ascending a Waterfall
late 1820s
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maples with Poem Slips
1654/81
Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, gold and silver on silk

Waterfall in Spring and Autumn
春秋瀑布図
1893
Color on silk; pair of hanging scrolls

Autumn at Lake Hibara
檜原湖の秋
1907
Watercolour on paper

Lovers Dressed as Komuso Monks in an Autumn Landscape
c. 1770
Color woodblock print; chuban

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shūgetsu), from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)
Late Edo period, circa 1800-1802
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in the "chūban" format; ink and color on paper

Matsuchi Hill after Snowfall
c. 1785
Color woodblock print; oban diptych

Autumn

Morning Glories, Pinks, and Maiden Flower, from the series "Seven Autumn Flowers in Moonlight"
1830/44
Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e

Bird on a Maple Branch
楓に小鳥
before 1915
Ink and color on silk; hanging scroll

Meeting with a Friend on an Autumn Day
1822
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Autumn Clouds
秋の雲
1904
Watercolour on paper

Autumnal Scenery
秋景図
1919
Ink and color on paper; hanging scroll

'Celebration of Autumn Foliage'
1818-1823

Imaibashi in Late Autumn, from the series "Eight Views of the Environs of Tokyo"
1939
Color woodblock print

Quail and Autumn Flowers
second half of 17th century
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

A Young Male Actor on Parade in Autumn Rain
c. 1765/70
Color woodblock print; chuban

Clear autumn sky over a mountain temple, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"
c. 1830/44
Color woodblock print; chuban

Autumn Moon at Seto (Seto shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)"
c. 1835/36
Color woodblock print; oban

Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province
c. 1832
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Ono Waterfall on the Kiso Road (from the series a Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces)
early 1830s
color woodblock print

Burning Autumn Maple Leaves
1765
Color woodblock print; chuban

Autumn
1843-1847

Eight Indoor Scenes (Zashiki Hakkei): A Mirror Stand-The Autumn Moon (Kyôdai no shûgetsu)

Autumn Leaves and the Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Kyoto
ca. 1840-1842

Autumn Moon of Matsukaze
1765-70

Burning Autumn Leaves

Painting of Peacocks, Pines, a Waterfall, and a Roll of Red Fabric
ca. 1818
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Hata Rokurozaemon Disguised as the Samurai's Manservant (Yakko) Igaguri Hanehei (left), and Nakamura Noshio I as the Lady-in-Waiting Koto no Naishi (right), in the Dance Sequence "Sodegasa Momiji no Tekuda" (Umbrella Sleeves: Coquettish Tricks at Maple Time), from the Fourth Act of the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki (The War Tale Taiheiki: With Din and Clamor of Battle), Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776
c. 1776
Color woodblock print; aiban

Yoro Falls in Mino Province (Mino no Yoro no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"
c. 1833
Color woodblock print; ōban

Shrine Attendant Raking Maple Leaves
c. 1830 or early 1830s
color woodblock print
Waterfall of Flowers: Caring for the Aged in the Quarter (Hana no taki sato no yoro), from the series Comical Dances of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara niwaka)
Late Edo period, circa 1795
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

Sparrows Flitting about Snow-covered Nandina as More Snow Falls
c. 1840
Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

Cockerel, Hen and Autumn Flowers
1837

View of Autumn Maples at Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province
1843-1847

Kirifuri Falls at Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"
c. 1833
Color woodblock print; oban

Matsuchiyama afer a Snowfall (Matsuchiyama no yuki mi)

The Great Waterfall at Oyama in Sagami Province
1855

Autumnal Sky at Choko (Choko shusei), from the series "Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu hakkei)"
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
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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.





