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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 Moon Over the Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku no shūgetsu), from the series Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Fūryū Tōto hakkei) by Katsushika Hokusai

Autumn Moon Over the Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku no shūgetsu), from the series Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Fūryū Tōto hakkei)

Late Edo period, circa 1803-1805

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Winter: Falling Snow by Suzuki Harunobu

Winter: Falling Snow

1765-1770

Print

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shingen in “A String of Prayer Beads Shaken at a Ribbon of Waterfall” by Katsukawa Shunshō

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shingen in “A String of Prayer Beads Shaken at a Ribbon of Waterfall”

1775

color woodblock print

Landscape with waterfall, from an untitled series of chuban prints by Katsushika Hokusai

Landscape with waterfall, from an untitled series of chuban prints

c. 1831

Color woodblock print; chuban

Sketch for Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi hakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sketch for Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi hakkei)"

c. 1859

Ink on paper

Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido (Kisoji no oku Amidagataki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido (Kisoji no oku Amidagataki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

About 1833

Color woodblock print; ōban

Autumn Moon over Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Autumn Moon over Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

1857

Color woodblock print; oban

Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

About 1833

Color woodblock print; ōban

Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province (Soshu Oyama Roben no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province (Soshu Oyama Roben no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

c. 1833

Color woodblock print; oban

Burning Maple Leaves to Heat Sake by Suzuki Harunobu

Burning Maple Leaves to Heat Sake

c. 1768

Color woodblock print; chuban

The Kegon Waterfall at Nikko by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Kegon Waterfall at Nikko

ca. 1848-1850

Print

Autumn View of Takanawa (Takanawa aki no kei), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Autumn View of Takanawa (Takanawa aki no kei), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Kirifuri Fall in Kurokami Mountain, Shimotsuke Province by Katsushika Hokusai

Kirifuri Fall in Kurokami Mountain, Shimotsuke Province

ca.1827

Print

Carp Ascending Waterfall by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

Carp Ascending Waterfall

19th century

Color woodblock print

Waterfall in the Cascades by Takashima Hokkai

Waterfall in the Cascades

1906

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk

Autumn Poem in Cursive Script by Rai San'yō

Autumn Poem in Cursive Script

early 19th century

Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Landscape with Waterfall by Kameda Bōsai

Landscape with Waterfall

ca. 1817

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Autumn Moon at Matsuchiyama by Utagawa Hiroshige

Autumn Moon at Matsuchiyama

1843-1847

Print

Prow of a Boat, from the Aomomiji (Blue Maple Leaves) series by Tsuda Seifū

Prow of a Boat, from the Aomomiji (Blue Maple Leaves) series

青紅葉 — 舳先

circa 1900-1910

Color woodblock print with silver powder on paper

Aomomiji (Blue Maple Leaves) by Tsuda Seifū

Aomomiji (Blue Maple Leaves)

青紅葉

1901

Color woodblock print on paper

Fallen Leaves (Ochiba) by Hishida Shunsō

Fallen Leaves (Ochiba)

落葉

1909

Pair of six-panel folding screens; color on paper

The Festival (Fall) by Hasegawa Konobu (Sadanobu IV)

The Festival (Fall)

祭り 秋

c. 1950s

Color woodblock print

Landscape with Moon, from the Aomomiji (Blue Maple Leaves) series by Tsuda Seifū

Landscape with Moon, from the Aomomiji (Blue Maple Leaves) series

青紅葉 — 月の風景

circa 1900-1910

Color woodblock print with silver powder on paper

Carp in Waterfall Pattern (Taki ni koi), from the book Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyo kinmo zui) by Yoshida Hambei

Carp in Waterfall Pattern (Taki ni koi), from the book Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyo kinmo zui)

女用訓蒙図彙・滝に鯉

1687

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Autumn by Ikeda Shōen

Autumn

About 1911

Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and gold on silk

Kinkakuji seen in Falling Snow by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

Kinkakuji seen in Falling Snow

1836-1870

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

A Spray from Waterfall by Mishima Shōsō

A Spray from Waterfall

瀧しぶき

1905

Color woodblock print (kuchi-e frontispiece for Bungei Kurabu)

Clamdigging at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari), Waterfall River at Ōji (Ōji Taki-no-kawa), and Suijin Wood and the Shrine at Massaki (Suijin mori Massaki yashiro), from the series Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Clamdigging at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari), Waterfall River at Ōji (Ōji Taki-no-kawa), and Suijin Wood and the Shrine at Massaki (Suijin mori Massaki yashiro), from the series Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Cherry and Maple Trees by Sakai Hōitsu

Cherry and Maple Trees

Early 1820s

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper

Autumn Melodies (from Shōjo gahō, September 1931) by Takabatake Kashō

Autumn Melodies (from Shōjo gahō, September 1931)

秋の調べ(少女画報1931年9月号より)

September 1931

Magazine illustration; color lithograph after painting

Flowers and Grasses of Autumn by Yamamoto Baiitsu

Flowers and Grasses of Autumn

秋草図

1843, 8th month

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Autumn Landscape by Okada Beisanjin

Autumn Landscape

19th century

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Waterfall by Tsutsui Toshimine

Waterfall

1903

color woodblock print (kuchi-e)

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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.