Daily Life Prints (80)

Scenes of everyday Japanese life and traditional occupations in woodblock prints — craftsmen at work, street vendors, domestic interiors, and the rhythms of urban and rural daily existence.

Artists Known for Daily Life

Rice Cake Making by Takeji Asano

Rice Cake Making

Woodblock print

Monkey with Bell and Lantern by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Monkey with Bell and Lantern

20th century

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Woman Washing Hair by Maekawa Senpan

Woman Washing Hair

髪を洗う女

c. 1932

Color woodblock print

Blacksmith by Wada Sanzo

Blacksmith

鍛冶屋

c. 1940

Color woodblock print

Charcoal Maker by Wada Sanzo

Charcoal Maker

炭焼き

c. 1940

Color woodblock print

Bamboo Craftsman by Wada Sanzo

Bamboo Craftsman

竹細工師

c. 1940

Color woodblock print

Great Lantern at the Asakusa Kannondo by Shiro Kasamatsu

Great Lantern at the Asakusa Kannondo

Woodblock print

Lantern at Asakusa by Shiro Kasamatsu

Lantern at Asakusa

Woodblock print

Lantern - 行燈 by Shimura Tatsumi

Lantern - 行燈

1940

Woodblock print

C

Carpenter

大工

c. 1940

Color woodblock print

D

Dyer

紺屋

c. 1940

Color woodblock print

T

Tile Maker

瓦職人

c. 1940

Color woodblock print

S

Spinning Tops

独楽回し

c. 1906

Color woodblock print

Great Lantern at Asakusa Temple by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Great Lantern at Asakusa Temple

Woodblock print

Lantern Maker (Chôchinya), Taishô period, dated 1926 by Hiroshi Yoshida

Lantern Maker (Chôchinya), Taishô period, dated 1926

1926

Woodblock print

Sewing — 裁縫 by Miyagawa Shuntei

Sewing — 裁縫

Not set

Woodblock print

Woman Sewing Kimono (descriptive title) by Miyagawa Shuntei

Woman Sewing Kimono (descriptive title)

1898

Woodblock print

Cleaning the Tea Service (descriptive title) by Miyagawa Shuntei

Cleaning the Tea Service (descriptive title)

1898

Woodblock print

A Stone-Lantern on the Seashore by Koho Shoda

A Stone-Lantern on the Seashore

Woodblock print

Bijin Sewing by Hirezaki Eiho

Bijin Sewing

Woodblock print

Washing At The Bank- women doing laundry by Hiyoshi Mamoru

Washing At The Bank- women doing laundry

Woodblock print

Koreans Washing Clothes by Hiyoshi Mamoru

Koreans Washing Clothes

Woodblock print

A Straw Sandle Maker by Hiyoshi Mamoru

A Straw Sandle Maker

Woodblock print

Unknown- Cleaning temple grounds by Nishimura Hodo

Unknown- Cleaning temple grounds

Woodblock print

Washing Hair by Nakao Yoshitaka

Washing Hair

Woodblock print

Blowfish Lantern No. 8 by Norikane Hiroto

Blowfish Lantern No. 8

Woodblock print

Blow Fish Lantern No.8 by Norikane Hiroto

Blow Fish Lantern No.8

Woodblock print

Children making a Snowman in the Northeast District by Henmi Takashi

Children making a Snowman in the Northeast District

Woodblock print

Village with torii gate and lantern by Yuhan Ito

Village with torii gate and lantern

Woodblock print

Children making a Snowman in the Northeast District by Ito Takashi

Children making a Snowman in the Northeast District

Woodblock print

L

Lantern Seller, Japan

c. 1924

Color woodblock print

Garden with Stone Lantern, Shôwa period, before 1978 by Okiie Hashimoto

Garden with Stone Lantern, Shôwa period, before 1978

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

Stone Lantern (E) by Okiie Hashimoto

Stone Lantern (E)

61/70, 1964

Woodblock print

Cat Making Up by Tomoo Inagaki

Cat Making Up

1962

Color woodblock print

Woman Washing Her Hair by Ito Shinsui

Woman Washing Her Hair

洗い髪

1936

Color woodblock print

Great Lantern at Asakusa Kannon Temple by Shiro Kasamatsu

Great Lantern at Asakusa Kannon Temple

浅草観音堂大提灯

1934

Color woodblock print

Great Lantern at Sensoji Temple by Shiro Kasamatsu

Great Lantern at Sensoji Temple

Woodblock print

Red Lantern Shop by Tadashige Ono

Red Lantern Shop

Woodblock print

Red Lantern Shop by Hiroyuki Tajima

Red Lantern Shop

Woodblock print

Washing the Feet by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Washing the Feet

1975

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Ceramic craftsmen by Yoshitoshi Mori

Ceramic craftsmen

Woodblock print

Lantern Maker by Yoshitoshi Mori

Lantern Maker

Woodblock print

Tatami-mat Maker by Yoshitoshi Mori

Tatami-mat Maker

Woodblock print

Red Lantern Shop by Hideo Hagiwara

Red Lantern Shop

Woodblock print

Red Lantern Shop by Maki Haku

Red Lantern Shop

Woodblock print

Good Artisan Working Hard by Watanabe Seitei

Good Artisan Working Hard

1898

Woodblock print

Maiko Girl, washing hand by Hasegawa Sadanobu III

Maiko Girl, washing hand

Woodblock print

Dancing Girl by Lantern by Kanpo Yoshikawa

Dancing Girl by Lantern

Woodblock print

Autumn Weaving, Shôwa period, by Naoko Matsubara

Autumn Weaving, Shôwa period,

Woodblock print

Red Lantern Shop by Saito Kaoru

Red Lantern Shop

Woodblock print

Sewing and Knitting — 第七編 by Kajita Hanko

Sewing and Knitting — 第七編

Woodblock print

Women sewing — 仕立てる女 by Kajita Hanko

Women sewing — 仕立てる女

Woodblock print

Mitate No.8 - Spinning Top (Koma) by Nana Shiomi

Mitate No.8 - Spinning Top (Koma)

1998

Print

Red Lantern Shop by Tadashi Nakayama

Red Lantern Shop

Woodblock print

Red Lantern Shop by Fukita Fumiaki

Red Lantern Shop

Woodblock print

Doll Maker by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Doll Maker

1956

Woodblock print

The Doll-maker by Jun'ichiro Sekino

The Doll-maker

Woodblock print

The Puppet Maker by Jun'ichiro Sekino

The Puppet Maker

Woodblock print

Charcoal-making at Hino by Ito Shinsui

Charcoal-making at Hino

1939

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Gifu-style Paper Lantern by Ito Shinsui

Gifu-style Paper Lantern

Summer 1930

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

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