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
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
Woodblock print

Ferry boat for Samurai, farmers, artisans and merchants
Woodblock print

Japanese Warship, Sinking Qing Ship
August 1894
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Night scence aboard a pleasure boat
c. 1830's
Color woodblock print; shikishiban diptych, surimono

Boats of Hong Kong
1987
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Tomonoura Godowns
1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1832/33
Color woodblock print; oban

#39. Akabane
Woodblock print

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

Mirozu, Wakayama Prefecture (Mirozu (Wakayama ken))
1950
Color woodblock print

Ushibori (Ushibori)
1930
Color woodblock print

Mito, Izu (Izu no Mito)
1930
Color woodblock print

#23. Yanagijima
Woodblock print

#30. Tsukudajima
Woodblock print

South Wind
南風
1907
Oil on canvas

#17. Sumidagawa
Woodblock print

Kajiyashiki
1929
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Teppozu, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1832/33
Color woodblock print; oban

Red Hook
2005
Woodcut, hand-colored

Kozuke Sano fune-bashi no kozu / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran
Woodblock print

Ferryboat
c. 1798
Color woodblock print

Tomonoura
1927
Color woodblock print

Fishing Boats at Tsukuda
佃の漁船
c. 1920
Color woodblock print

Banyugawa
Woodblock print

Shibaura
c. 1914–1916
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Boats of Shinagawa
Woodblock print

Tsukishima
1929
Woodblock print
Fishing Nets at Tsukuda
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Leaving the Dock
Woodblock print

Woman on Deck
1912
Color woodblock print

Kofunecho-gashi, from
Woodblock print

Moro vintas, Jolo Sulu
Woodblock print

Sumidagawa
1933
Woodblock print

Boats at Sunset
Woodblock print

Kobe
1916
Woodblock print

Tsukishima
Japanese, Shôwa era, 20th century
Woodblock print

Fishing for Cormorants at Nagaragawa
Woodblock print

Sailboats at Matsushima
1915
Woodblock print
Fishing Boats
c. 1916
Color woodblock print

The Dock
1922

Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
early 1830s
Color woodblock print

Fire - The fishing fire
Woodblock print

Yoichi, Hokkaido
Woodblock print

Ine 5
Woodblock print

Kuwana
Woodblock print

Following the Dawn Mist
Woodblock print

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
Woodblock print

Kaijo anzen
Woodblock print

Shimoda, numbered
Woodblock print

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
Woodblock print

Nobleman Boating
Woodblock print

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 …
August 1895
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Boats Moored at Piers
Woodblock print

Sailor Third Class Nishikawa Hatsutarō of the Warship Katsuragi
May 1895
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Venice
Woodblock print

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.




