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Children Prints (494)

Children (kodomo) in Japanese woodblock prints, depicted at play, in festivals, or in genre scenes of daily life. Child subjects appear across all periods, from Edo-era prints to modern sosaku-hanga compositions celebrating childhood innocence.

Artists Known for Children

Black Boy Hope II by Jennifer Mack-Watkins

Black Boy Hope II

2020

Color Lithograph

Space Boy by Jennifer Mack-Watkins

Space Boy

2021

Color Lithograph ( Produced in Collaboration with Jungle Press Editions)

Space Boy by Jennifer Mack-Watkins

Space Boy

2022

Color lithograph

Space Boy by Jennifer Mack-Watkins

Space Boy

2021

Lithograph

Space Girl by Jennifer Mack-Watkins

Space Girl

2022

Color lithograph

South Island Festival Girl by Ryusei Okamoto

South Island Festival Girl

1982

Woodblock

Girl (D) by Saito Kiyoshi

Girl (D)

1967

Woodblock Print

Chrysanthemum Boy leaning on a rock, from the series "Five Prints on Longevity (Kotobuki goban no uchi)" by Yanagawa Shigenobu

Chrysanthemum Boy leaning on a rock, from the series "Five Prints on Longevity (Kotobuki goban no uchi)"

mid–1820s

Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

The Bird Girls (installation view) by Alisa Tanaka-King

The Bird Girls (installation view)

2016-2017

Sumi-ink portrait series on paper (74 sheets)

"american girl" doll is a woodcut print by artist charles spitzack printmaking fine art printmaker spitzak bikini stars and stripes by Charles Spitzack

"american girl" doll is a woodcut print by artist charles spitzack printmaking fine art printmaker spitzak bikini stars and stripes

Small Girl Seated by Ryoji Ikeda

Small Girl Seated

1983

Etching and aquatint

Cosmic Girl Eyes Open by Yoshitomo Nara

Cosmic Girl Eyes Open

Offset print

Girl's Festival by Ray Morimura

Girl's Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Home for Runaway Girls - Clubs are A Desire for Knowledge by Nana Shiomi

Home for Runaway Girls - Clubs are A Desire for Knowledge

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl startled by the cry of a cuckoo by Komura Settai

Girl startled by the cry of a cuckoo

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

German Girl by Toshi Yoshida

German Girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

German Girl by Toshi Yoshida

German Girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Two Girls by Yamamoto Shoun

Two Girls

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl Reading a book by Uemura Shoen

Girl Reading a book

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Picture of the priest Dainin killing the girl Umegae by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Picture of the priest Dainin killing the girl Umegae

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl In profile by Saito Kiyoshi

Girl In profile

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl Combing her hair by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Girl Combing her hair

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Student girl by Kogan Tobari

Student girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girls of the twelve months: June by Taki Shusui

Girls of the twelve months: June

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Two Girls warming themselves in winter by Takehisa Yumeji

Two Girls warming themselves in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Dancing girl by Takehisa Yumeji

Dancing girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl Reading a book by Takehisa Yumeji

Girl Reading a book

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl In front of a window by Takehisa Yumeji

Girl In front of a window

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Dancing Girl by Takehisa Yumeji

Dancing Girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Boy On ox by Koho Shoda

Boy On ox

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Child of the sea by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Child of the sea

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Rooster and boy by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Rooster and boy

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mother And child walking along a forest road by Kihei Sasajima

Mother And child walking along a forest road

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mother And child by Kihei Sasajima

Mother And child

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl With fruit basket by Kihei Sasajima

Girl With fruit basket

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Boy With cat by Kihei Sasajima

Boy With cat

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Boy by Kihei Sasajima

Boy

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl And flowers by Saito Kiyoshi

Girl And flowers

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Child In Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

Child In Aizu

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Child In Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

Child In Aizu

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl in flower-patterned kimono by Saito Kaoru

Girl in flower-patterned kimono

Etching

Night guard and child by Tadashige Ono

Night guard and child

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Flower Girl by Maekawa Senpan

Flower Girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Children by Tadashige Ono

Children

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Little Girl with rice bunny by Onchi Koshiro

Little Girl with rice bunny

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

White Fox girls by Ryusei Okamoto

White Fox girls

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Flower girls - Cherry branch by Ryusei Okamoto

Flower girls - Cherry branch

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Flower girls - Morning by Ryusei Okamoto

Flower girls - Morning

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Flower girls by Ryusei Okamoto

Flower girls

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Boy Washing horse by Ohara Koson

Boy Washing horse

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Doll selling girl by Oda Kazuma

Doll selling girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Dancing Girl by Oda Kazuma

Dancing Girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Boy's Day by Norikane Hiroto

Boy's Day

Etching

Sleeping Girl by Hiromitsu Nakazawa

Sleeping Girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Young Girl with poppies by Tadashi Nakayama

Young Girl with poppies

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Flower and girl by Tadashi Nakayama

Flower and girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl With violets by Tadashi Nakayama

Girl With violets

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl With two birds by Tadashi Nakayama

Girl With two birds

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl With birds by Tadashi Nakayama

Girl With birds

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl In the wind by Tadashi Nakayama

Girl In the wind

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Children (kodomo) in Japanese woodblock prints, depicted at play, in festivals, or in genre scenes of daily life. Child subjects appear across all periods, from Edo-era prints to modern sosaku-hanga compositions celebrating childhood innocence.

Kitagawa Utamaro, Jun'ichiro Sekino, and Kaoru Kawano are among the artists most associated with children in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 494 prints tagged with children, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.