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)
Late Edo period, circa 1803-1805
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Winter: Falling Snow
1765-1770

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
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)"
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)"
About 1833
Color woodblock print; ōban

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)"
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)"
c. 1833
Color woodblock print; oban

Burning Maple Leaves to Heat Sake
c. 1768
Color woodblock print; chuban

The Kegon Waterfall at Nikko
ca. 1848-1850
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
ca.1827

Carp Ascending Waterfall
19th century
Color woodblock print
Waterfall in the Cascades
1906
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk

Autumn Poem in Cursive Script
early 19th century
Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Landscape with Waterfall
ca. 1817
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Autumn Moon at Matsuchiyama
1843-1847

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)
青紅葉
1901
Color woodblock print on paper

Fallen Leaves (Ochiba)
落葉
1909
Pair of six-panel folding screens; color on paper

The Festival (Fall)
祭り 秋
c. 1950s
Color woodblock print

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)
女用訓蒙図彙・滝に鯉
1687
Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Autumn
秋
About 1911
Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and gold on silk

Kinkakuji seen in Falling Snow
1836-1870
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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)
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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)
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
秋草図
1843, 8th month
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Autumn Landscape
19th century
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

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.





