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Boats & Ships Prints (162)

Boats, ships, and maritime vessels in Japanese woodblock prints. From traditional fishing boats and sailing junks to modern steamships, watercraft appear as both primary subjects and atmospheric elements in coastal and river scenes.

Artists Known for Boats & Ships

Ship Alongside Dock, Shôwa period, dated 1954 by Fumio Kitaoka

Ship Alongside Dock, Shôwa period, dated 1954

Woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"

Hansen, yoru

1926

Color woodblock print

J

Junk at Sea

1915

Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"

Hansen, asa

1926

Color woodblock print

Hamaotsu Yacht Harbor by Takeji Asano

Hamaotsu Yacht Harbor

Woodblock print

Kuri Ferry, Funabori by Kawase Hasui

Kuri Ferry, Funabori

[May 1932]

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Kuri Ferry, Funabori (Kuriwatashi, Funabori) by Kawase Hasui

Kuri Ferry, Funabori (Kuriwatashi, Funabori)

n.d. [May 1932]

Color woodblock print

Mt. Fuji and Ship - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Mt. Fuji and Ship - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

Woodblock print

Yanagi Ferry, Yoshino River (Yoshino Yanagi no watashi) by Kawase Hasui

Yanagi Ferry, Yoshino River (Yoshino Yanagi no watashi)

1950

Color woodblock print

Ferry in Edogawa Imai by Shiro Kasamatsu

Ferry in Edogawa Imai

Woodblock print

Treasure Ship by Kaburaki Kiyokata

Treasure Ship

before 1973

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Woman in a Boat — 舟の中 by Komura Settai

Woman in a Boat — 舟の中

Not set

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms on a boat on Oi River by Miki Suizan

Cherry Blossoms on a boat on Oi River

Woodblock print

BOYS PULLING TOY SHIP by Tsuchiya Koitsu

BOYS PULLING TOY SHIP

Woodblock print

A Junk, Plate No. 4 by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Junk, Plate No. 4

1939

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

A Junk, printing order no. 2 by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Junk, printing order no. 2

1939

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

No Series Shadow Of A Boat by Miyamoto Shufu

No Series Shadow Of A Boat

Woodblock print

Bijin in a boat with a Biwa by Miyagawa Shuntei

Bijin in a boat with a Biwa

1897

Woodblock print

On the Boat — 舟中 by Miyagawa Shuntei

On the Boat — 舟中

Not set

Woodblock print

Ferry in Snow by Narazaki Eisho

Ferry in Snow

Not set

Woodblock print

Fujimi Ferry at Honjo, from by Inoue Yasuji

Fujimi Ferry at Honjo, from

Woodblock print

Treasure Ship, Goddess of all Animals (4/50) by Mayumi Oda

Treasure Ship, Goddess of all Animals (4/50)

Woodblock print

Treasure Ship, Goddess of Earth (AP) by Mayumi Oda

Treasure Ship, Goddess of Earth (AP)

Woodblock print

Ferry at Odai, Tokyo by Henmi Takashi

Ferry at Odai, Tokyo

Woodblock print

Odai Ferry in Tokyo by Henmi Takashi

Odai Ferry in Tokyo

Woodblock print

Ferry in Snow at Akabane, Tokyo by Henmi Takashi

Ferry in Snow at Akabane, Tokyo

Woodblock print

A Ferry Boat- large size by Yoshimune Arai

A Ferry Boat- large size

Woodblock print

A Fishing Boat by Yoshimune Arai

A Fishing Boat

Woodblock print

Sailboat at Miyajima by Yuhan Ito

Sailboat at Miyajima

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms and boat by Yuhan Ito

Cherry Blossoms and boat

Woodblock print

Sail Boat by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sail Boat

1923

Dry point

Ferry at Odai, Tokyo by Ito Takashi

Ferry at Odai, Tokyo

Woodblock print

Ferry in Snow at Akabane, Tokyo by Ito Takashi

Ferry in Snow at Akabane, Tokyo

Woodblock print

Odai Ferry in Tokyo by Ito Takashi

Odai Ferry in Tokyo

Woodblock print

Man in an outrigger canoe 45/75 by Charles W. Bartlett

Man in an outrigger canoe 45/75

1923-27

Etching

A Boat Laden with Masonry, Awa Province (Ishizumu fune [Boshu]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" by Kawase Hasui

A Boat Laden with Masonry, Awa Province (Ishizumu fune [Boshu]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"

Ishizumu fune [Boshu]

1920

Color woodblock print; oban

Skin Ship (B) by Tadashige Ono

Skin Ship (B)

Woodblock print

April;Flwer Viewing Boat by Yoshitoshi Mori

April;Flwer Viewing Boat

Woodblock print

Arrival of Portuguese Ship, Shôwa period, dated 1952 by Sumio Kawakami

Arrival of Portuguese Ship, Shôwa period, dated 1952

Woodblock print

Dutch ship by Sumio Kawakami

Dutch ship

Woodblock print

European Ship Entering Port (Group of People) by Sumio Kawakami

European Ship Entering Port (Group of People)

1953

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Black Vessel (Kuroi utsuwa) by Toru Mabuchi

Black Vessel (Kuroi utsuwa)

1959

Color woodblock print; edition 20/20

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Fujimi Ferry, Honjo by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Fujimi Ferry, Honjo

Woodblock print

Skin Ship (B) by Tadashige Nishida

Skin Ship (B)

Woodblock print

Bijin on pleasure boat in rain storm by Igawa Sengai

Bijin on pleasure boat in rain storm

Woodblock print

A Ferry on the Sumida River in the Cherry Season by Koho Shoda

A Ferry on the Sumida River in the Cherry Season

Woodblock print

Fish Boat by Koho Shoda

Fish Boat

Woodblock print

Fuji and sail boat by Koho Shoda

Fuji and sail boat

Woodblock print

Unknown night boat scene by Koho Shoda

Unknown night boat scene

Woodblock print

Afternoon, from the series "Sailboat Boats" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Afternoon, from the series "Sailboat Boats"

1926

Color woodblock print

Fukakusayama- Treasure Ship — 宝舟・ふかくさ山 by Insho Domoto

Fukakusayama- Treasure Ship — 宝舟・ふかくさ山

Woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Afternoon (Hansen, gogo), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sailing Boats: Afternoon (Hansen, gogo), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"

Hansen, gogo

1926

Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Evening (Hansen, yu), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sailing Boats: Evening (Hansen, yu), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"

Hansen, yu

1926

Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Fog (Hansen, kiri), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sailing Boats: Fog (Hansen, kiri), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"

Hansen, kiri

1926

Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Forenoon (Hansen, gozen), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sailing Boats: Forenoon (Hansen, gozen), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"

Hansen, gozen

1926

Color woodblock print

SAILING BOATS by Fritz Capelari

SAILING BOATS

1915

Woodblock print

Sailboat by Bertha Lum

Sailboat

1900

Drawing

Mitate No.16 - Boat (Fune) by Nana Shiomi

Mitate No.16 - Boat (Fune)

1999

Print

Kurohune, An Alien Vessel by Takahashi Shotei

Kurohune, An Alien Vessel

Woodblock print

Sailboat by Maki Haku

Sailboat

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Boats, ships, and maritime vessels in Japanese woodblock prints. From traditional fishing boats and sailing junks to modern steamships, watercraft appear as both primary subjects and atmospheric elements in coastal and river scenes.

Hiroshi Yoshida, Kobayashi Kiyochika, and Kawase Hasui are among the artists most associated with boats & ships in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 162 prints tagged with boats & ships, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.