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Festivals Prints (58)

Depictions of Japanese matsuri and festival celebrations, including processions, portable shrines, fireworks, and communal gatherings that animate communities throughout the year.

Artists Known for Festivals

Den'en no matsuri, No. 2 (Village Festival, No. 2) by Hideo Hagiwara

Den'en no matsuri, No. 2 (Village Festival, No. 2)

Woodblock print

Asakusa Rice Field during the Cock Festival by Utagawa Hiroshige

Asakusa Rice Field during the Cock Festival

Woodblock print

Fireworks by Fumio Fujita

Fireworks

Woodblock print

Fall Firework by Katsunori Hamanishi

Fall Firework

2018

Mezzotint

Parade 2 by Elspeth Lamb

Parade 2

Collage

Winter Firework by Katsunori Hamanishi

Winter Firework

2018

Mezzotint

Large Kite Festival at Hamamatsu by Masaaki Tanaka

Large Kite Festival at Hamamatsu

Silkscreen print

Salt Ritual by Paul Furneaux

Salt Ritual

Mixed media collage on board

Autumn Festival by Ray Morimura

Autumn Festival

2008

Woodblock

South Island Festival Girl by Ryusei Okamoto

South Island Festival Girl

1982

Woodblock

Fireworks by Hideo Hagiwara

Fireworks

Woodblock print

Kyoto Port Festival — 神戸港祭 by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kyoto Port Festival — 神戸港祭

Woodblock print

Daimonji Festival - 大文字 (1) by Kamei Tobei

Daimonji Festival - 大文字 (1)

Woodblock print

August Festival by Kanamori Yoshio

August Festival

Woodblock print

Dance of the Harvest Festival (Hônen mansaku odori) by Kawanabe Kyosai

Dance of the Harvest Festival (Hônen mansaku odori)

Woodblock print

Dancing Festival by Takumi Kimoto

Dancing Festival

踊る祭

2024

Lithograph

Fireworks at Ike-no-hata (Ike-no-hata hanabi) by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Fireworks at Ike-no-hata (Ike-no-hata hanabi)

Woodblock print

Fireworks at Ikenohata by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Fireworks at Ikenohata

Woodblock print

Fireworks at Nakasu on the Sumida Rive by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Fireworks at Nakasu on the Sumida Rive

Woodblock print

Fireworks at Nakasu on the Sumida Rive by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Fireworks at Nakasu on the Sumida Rive

Woodblock print

Fireworks at Ryôgoku (Ryôgoku hanabi no zu), Meiji period, dated 1880 by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Fireworks at Ryôgoku (Ryôgoku hanabi no zu), Meiji period, dated 1880

Woodblock print

Star Festival (Hoshi Matsuri) by Koji Ikuta

Star Festival (Hoshi Matsuri)

七夕

2021

Mezzotint

Doll festival — 雛祭 by Ogata Gekko

Doll festival — 雛祭

Woodblock print

Fireworks in the distance by Ogata Gekko

Fireworks in the distance

Woodblock print

Girl's Festival by Ray Morimura

Girl's Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Autumn Festival by Ray Morimura

Autumn Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Kurayami Festival by Ray Morimura

Kurayami Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Dolls Festival by Yamamoto Shoun

Dolls Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Festival by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fireworks At Ryogoku-bashi bridge by Takahashi Shotei

Fireworks At Ryogoku-bashi bridge

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Onoe Shoroku II as Danshichi Kurobe in the play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami by Ota Masamitsu

Onoe Shoroku II as Danshichi Kurobe in the play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

South Island Festival by Ryusei Okamoto

South Island Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fireworks by Ryusei Okamoto

Fireworks

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Tanabata Festival in Hida by Doshun Mori

Tanabata Festival in Hida

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Preparing Tea  at Miyako Odori Festival by Miki Suizan

Preparing Tea at Miyako Odori Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Preparing Tea  at Miyako Odori Festival by Miki Suizan

Preparing Tea at Miyako Odori Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Preparing Tea  at Miyako Odori Festival by Miki Suizan

Preparing Tea at Miyako Odori Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Tanabata Festival by Maekawa Senpan

Tanabata Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Gion festival by Maekawa Senpan

Gion festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Festival In Urasa by Maekawa Senpan

Festival In Urasa

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fall festival at Yasukuni shrine by Kishio Koizumi

Fall festival at Yasukuni shrine

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Anjo Tanabata festival by Fumio Kitaoka

Anjo Tanabata festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Harbour festival by Hide Kawanishi

Harbour festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

New year's festival fire by Shiro Kasamatsu

New year's festival fire

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Milky way festival by Ito Shinsui

Milky way festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fire for the Bon Festival by Ito Nisaburo

Fire for the Bon Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Cat and fireworks by Tomoo Inagaki

Cat and fireworks

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fire festival by Ido Masao

Fire festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nebuta festival by Ido Masao

Nebuta festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Sansa festival by Ido Masao

Sansa festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Tanabata festival by Ido Masao

Tanabata festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Festival boat in Amatsu by Okiie Hashimoto

Festival boat in Amatsu

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fireworks by Hideo Hagiwara

Fireworks

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fireworks by Hideo Hagiwara

Fireworks

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Street with children in festival dress by Ogata Gekko

Street with children in festival dress

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Festival by Ogata Gekko

Festival

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

The City Flourishing, Tanabata Festival (Shichu han'ei Tanabata Matsuri), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)” by Utagawa Hiroshige

The City Flourishing, Tanabata Festival (Shichu han'ei Tanabata Matsuri), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

1857

Color woodblock print; oban

Dance of the Harvest Festival (Hônen mansaku odori) by Kawanabe Kyosai

Dance of the Harvest Festival (Hônen mansaku odori)

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Depictions of Japanese matsuri and festival celebrations, including processions, portable shrines, fireworks, and communal gatherings that animate communities throughout the year.

Kobayashi Kiyochika, Hideo Hagiwara, and Ray Morimura are among the artists most associated with festivals in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 58 prints tagged with festivals, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.