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Fish Prints (244)

Fish and aquatic life in Japanese woodblock prints. From Ohno Bakufu's celebrated series of 72 fish prints to Koson's leaping carp, fish symbolize perseverance, abundance, and the bounty of Japan's surrounding seas.

Artists Known for Fish

Kingfisher on Flowering Branch by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kingfisher on Flowering Branch

Koinobori by Emiko Aida

Koinobori

鯉のぼり

Aquatint

Carp Ascending Falls by Kawanabe Kyosai

Carp Ascending Falls

late 19th century

Color woodblock print

Sea Fish by Toshi Yoshida

Sea Fish

Woodblock print

Two Fish by Utagawa Hiroshige

Two Fish

19th century

Paper

Goldfish Scooping by Yamamoto Shoun

Goldfish Scooping

金魚すくい

c. 1910

Color woodblock print

Children and Carp Streamer by Yamamoto Shoun

Children and Carp Streamer

鯉のぼりと子供

c. 1906

Color woodblock print

Playing Fish — 遊魚 by Shiro Kasamatsu

Playing Fish — 遊魚

Woodblock print

Birds and Fish by Shiro Kasamatsu

Birds and Fish

Woodblock print

Two Carp, Koi by Shiro Kasamatsu

Two Carp, Koi

Woodblock print

Carp and Cherry by Ohno Bakufu

Carp and Cherry

c. 1949

Color woodblock print

Fish - C by Amano Kunihiro

Fish - C

1957

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Catching Goldfish (Kingyo sukui), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo jûnidai), Shôwa period, dated 1928 by Hiroshi Yoshida

Catching Goldfish (Kingyo sukui), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo jûnidai), Shôwa period, dated 1928

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

Carp under wisteria by Ito Sozan

Carp under wisteria

ca. 1915

Print

Rabbit and Fish by Shiko Munakata

Rabbit and Fish

spring 1855

Woodblock print

Looking at the carp in a pond by Miyagawa Shuntei

Looking at the carp in a pond

Not set

Woodblock print

Fish Overland in Rain Diptych (20/40) by Mayumi Oda

Fish Overland in Rain Diptych (20/40)

Woodblock print

Tsukiji fish market, from by Oda Kazuma

Tsukiji fish market, from

Woodblock print

Two Fish by Kimura Yoshiharu

Two Fish

Woodblock print

Blow Fish Lantern No.8 by Norikane Hiroto

Blow Fish Lantern No.8

Woodblock print

Leaping Carp by Komori Soseki

Leaping Carp

Woodblock print

Goldfish by Komori Soseki

Goldfish

c. 1928–1930

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Carp in Pond by Komori Soseki

Carp in Pond

c. 1928–1930

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Sun & Fish by Ouchi Makoto

Sun & Fish

c. 1980

Mezzotint, ink and color on paper

Brocade Carp from the series "Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection (Dai nihon gyorui gashu)" by Ohno Bakufu

Brocade Carp from the series "Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection (Dai nihon gyorui gashu)"

1937

Color woodblock print

Brocade Carp- Higoi — ヒゴイ by Ohno Bakufu

Brocade Carp- Higoi — ヒゴイ

Woodblock print

Catfish — なまず (Namazu) by Ohno Bakufu

Catfish — なまず (Namazu)

Woodblock print

Goldfish by Ohno Bakufu

Goldfish

Woodblock print

Gonzui- Striped Catfish — ゴンズイ by Ohno Bakufu

Gonzui- Striped Catfish — ゴンズイ

Woodblock print

Squid by Ohno Bakufu

Squid

Woodblock print

Three Fish by Ohno Bakufu

Three Fish

Woodblock print

Hayakawa Ayunosuke Damming the Ayukawa River in Order to Strand Fish in the Open Fields by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Hayakawa Ayunosuke Damming the Ayukawa River in Order to Strand Fish in the Open Fields

Woodblock print

Cat Watching Goldfish by Ohara Koson

Cat Watching Goldfish

金魚鉢を見つめる猫

c. 1931

Color woodblock print

Leaping Carp by Ohara Koson

Leaping Carp

跳ね鯉

c. 1926

Color woodblock print

Goldfish (Kingyo) by Kaoru Kawano

Goldfish (Kingyo)

1958

Color woodblock print

Unknown- girl and goldfish- oban by Kaoru Kawano

Unknown- girl and goldfish- oban

Woodblock print

#98 tsukiji fish market by Kishio Koizumi

#98 tsukiji fish market

Woodblock print

Fan print- shrimp and fish by Tsuchiya Rakuzan

Fan print- shrimp and fish

Woodblock print

Lobster by Tsuchiya Rakuzan

Lobster

Woodblock print

Fish Boat by Koho Shoda

Fish Boat

Woodblock print

Dipping for Goldfish, Tokyo, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Dipping for Goldfish, Tokyo, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo"

1928

Color woodblock print on silk

Poissons et feuilles mortes (Fish and dead leaves) by Keiko Minami

Poissons et feuilles mortes (Fish and dead leaves)

1960

Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper

Dry fish by Tanaka Ryohei

Dry fish

1967

Soft-ground etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Mitate No.26 - Carp (Koi) by Nana Shiomi

Mitate No.26 - Carp (Koi)

2000

Print

Playing Fish B by Amano Kunihiro

Playing Fish B

Woodblock print

Carp and Tortoises by Hiroshi Yoshida

Carp and Tortoises

after 1940

Color woodblock print

Carp by Ohara Koson

Carp

1926

Color woodblock print; oban

Carp Leaping by Ohara Koson

Carp Leaping

c. 1928–1930

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Cat and Goldfish by Ohara Koson

Cat and Goldfish

c. 1928–1930

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Leaping Fish by Ohara Koson

Leaping Fish

before 1912

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Two Carp by Ohara Koson

Two Carp

c. 1928–1930

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Ebi (shrimp) and plant leaves by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi

Ebi (shrimp) and plant leaves

c. 1930's

Woodblock print

Carp by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Carp

1952

Woodcut print

Christ of the Miracle of Loaves and Fish, Shôwa period, dated 1967 by Sadao Watanabe

Christ of the Miracle of Loaves and Fish, Shôwa period, dated 1967

Woodblock print

Totsuka : Carp Streamers by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Totsuka : Carp Streamers

Woodblock print

Kintaro Captures the Carp (Kintaro rigyo o torau) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Captures the Carp (Kintaro rigyo o torau)

July 1885

Color woodblock prints; oban diptych

Lobster and Abalone by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Lobster and Abalone

late 1880s

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

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, from the series "New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, from the series "New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts"

1889

Color woodblock print

Study of a leaping carp by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Study of a leaping carp

19th century

Preparatory drawing for a print, ink on paper

Old Catfish (Oinamazu): Geisha Playing Samisen and Clown Imitating Catfish by Kawanabe Kyosai

Old Catfish (Oinamazu): Geisha Playing Samisen and Clown Imitating Catfish

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fish and aquatic life in Japanese woodblock prints. From Ohno Bakufu's celebrated series of 72 fish prints to Koson's leaping carp, fish symbolize perseverance, abundance, and the bounty of Japan's surrounding seas.

Ohno Bakufu, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Katsushika Hokusai are among the artists most associated with fish in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 244 prints tagged with fish, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.