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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

Sōgo at the Ferry Landing—An Authentic View by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Sōgo at the Ferry Landing—An Authentic View

1884 (Meiji 17)

Woodblock-print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Spring Rain at the Takeya Ferry Crossing, Matsuchiyama — 待乳山、竹屋ノ渡の春雨 by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Spring Rain at the Takeya Ferry Crossing, Matsuchiyama — 待乳山、竹屋ノ渡の春雨

Woodblock print

Ferry boat for Samurai, farmers, artisans and merchants by Ogata Gekko

Ferry boat for Samurai, farmers, artisans and merchants

Woodblock print

Japanese Warship, Sinking Qing Ship by Toyohara Chikanobu

Japanese Warship, Sinking Qing Ship

August 1894

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Night scence aboard a pleasure boat by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Night scence aboard a pleasure boat

c. 1830's

Color woodblock print; shikishiban diptych, surimono

Boats of Hong Kong by Clifton Karhu

Boats of Hong Kong

1987

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Tomonoura Godowns by Hiroshi Yoshida

Tomonoura Godowns

1930

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1832/33

Color woodblock print; oban

#39. Akabane by Utagawa Hiroshige

#39. Akabane

Woodblock print

Triptych: Sôgô Watashiba no zu, from the series Chôga Kyoshinkai, Meiji period, dated 1884 by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Triptych: Sôgô Watashiba no zu, from the series Chôga Kyoshinkai, Meiji period, dated 1884

Woodblock print

Mirozu, Wakayama Prefecture (Mirozu (Wakayama ken)) by Kawase Hasui

Mirozu, Wakayama Prefecture (Mirozu (Wakayama ken))

1950

Color woodblock print

Ushibori (Ushibori) by Kawase Hasui

Ushibori (Ushibori)

1930

Color woodblock print

Mito, Izu (Izu no Mito) by Kawase Hasui

Mito, Izu (Izu no Mito)

1930

Color woodblock print

#23. Yanagijima by Utagawa Hiroshige

#23. Yanagijima

Woodblock print

#30. Tsukudajima by Utagawa Hiroshige

#30. Tsukudajima

Woodblock print

South Wind by Wada Sanzo

South Wind

南風

1907

Oil on canvas

#17. Sumidagawa by Utagawa Hiroshige

#17. Sumidagawa

Woodblock print

Kajiyashiki by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kajiyashiki

1929

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Teppozu, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Teppozu, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1832/33

Color woodblock print; oban

Red Hook by Daniel Kelly

Red Hook

2005

Woodcut, hand-colored

Kozuke Sano fune-bashi no kozu / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Kozuke Sano fune-bashi no kozu / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

Ferryboat by Katsushika Hokusai

Ferryboat

c. 1798

Color woodblock print

Tomonoura by Hiroshi Yoshida

Tomonoura

1927

Color woodblock print

Fishing Boats at Tsukuda by Takahashi Shotei

Fishing Boats at Tsukuda

佃の漁船

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

Banyugawa by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Banyugawa

Woodblock print

Shibaura by Ishii Hakutei

Shibaura

c. 1914–1916

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Boats of Shinagawa by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Boats of Shinagawa

Woodblock print

Tsukishima by Fujimori Shizuo

Tsukishima

1929

Woodblock print

Fishing Nets at Tsukuda by Takahashi Shotei

Fishing Nets at Tsukuda

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Leaving the Dock by Miyamoto Shufu

Leaving the Dock

Woodblock print

Woman on Deck by Kanae Yamamoto

Woman on Deck

1912

Color woodblock print

Kofunecho-gashi, from by Oda Kazuma

Kofunecho-gashi, from

Woodblock print

Moro vintas, Jolo Sulu by Elizabeth Keith

Moro vintas, Jolo Sulu

Woodblock print

Sumidagawa by Fujimori Shizuo

Sumidagawa

1933

Woodblock print

Boats at Sunset by Takahashi Shotei

Boats at Sunset

Woodblock print

Kobe by Charles W. Bartlett

Kobe

1916

Woodblock print

Tsukishima by Fujimori Shizuo

Tsukishima

Japanese, Shôwa era, 20th century

Woodblock print

Fishing for Cormorants at Nagaragawa by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Fishing for Cormorants at Nagaragawa

Woodblock print

Sailboats at Matsushima by Fritz Capelari

Sailboats at Matsushima

1915

Woodblock print

F

Fishing Boats

c. 1916

Color woodblock print

The Dock by Walter J. Phillips

The Dock

1922

Print

Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

early 1830s

Color woodblock print

Fire - The fishing fire by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Fire - The fishing fire

Woodblock print

Yoichi, Hokkaido by Tadashige Ono

Yoichi, Hokkaido

Woodblock print

Ine 5 by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Ine 5

Woodblock print

Kuwana by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kuwana

Woodblock print

Following the Dawn Mist by Shiro Kasamatsu

Following the Dawn Mist

Woodblock print

The Boatman Zhang Heng by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Boatman Zhang Heng

1868, 8th lunar month

Preparatory drawing for a print, ink and color on paper

In the Great Sino-Japanese War, Our Navy Has a Great Victory by Toyohara Chikanobu

In the Great Sino-Japanese War, Our Navy Has a Great Victory

Woodblock print

Kaijo anzen by Kawanabe Kyosai

Kaijo anzen

Woodblock print

Shimoda, numbered by Shiro Kasamatsu

Shimoda, numbered

Woodblock print

Congratulations on Maritime Security for All Eternity! (Kaijô anzen bandai kotobuki) by Kawanabe Kyosai

Congratulations on Maritime Security for All Eternity! (Kaijô anzen bandai kotobuki)

Woodblock print

Imayo Genji 今様げんじ / Miyashima senchu asobi 宮しま船中遊 by Toyohara Chikanobu

Imayo Genji 今様げんじ / Miyashima senchu asobi 宮しま船中遊

Woodblock print

Nobleman Boating by Toyohara Chikanobu

Nobleman Boating

Woodblock print

One of the Officers of the Warship Akagi ... by Ogata Gekko

One of the Officers of the Warship Akagi ...

March 1895

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Two Mechanics of the Warship Matsushima … by Ogata Gekko

Two Mechanics of the Warship Matsushima …

August 1895

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Boats Moored at Piers by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Boats Moored at Piers

Woodblock print

Sailor Third Class Nishikawa Hatsutarō of the Warship Katsuragi by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Sailor Third Class Nishikawa Hatsutarō of the Warship Katsuragi

May 1895

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Venice by Yoshijiro Urushibara

Venice

Woodblock print

Sail boats by Maki Haku

Sail boats

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.