Insects Prints (107)
Insects and small creatures in Japanese woodblock prints. Dragonflies, butterflies, crickets, and fireflies appear frequently in kacho-e compositions, each carrying seasonal associations — fireflies for summer evenings, crickets for autumn.
Artists Known for Insects
Ochanomizu hotaru
Woodblock print
Fireflies at Ochanomizu — 御茶水螢
Woodblock print
Love Beyond Reason
2017
Mokuhanga
Cranefly Moon
2016
Mokuhanga
Spider Biter
2018
Mokuhanga
Pests of Public Importance
2017
Mokuhanga
Crane Fly Mandala
2005
Mokuhanga
Cranefly Solstice
2016
Woodcut on mura washi
FUTATSU NO CHO (two betterflies)
Woodblock print
Butterfly
Etching
Insects, from Signs of Seasons
Woodblock print
Insects Seller in Summer Evening
Woodblock print
Leaf and Butterfly
Woodblock print
Butterfly
2017
Woodblock print
Iris and Dragonfly
Woodblock Print
Sleep Butterfly
Acrylic on Canvas
Butterfly A
1953
Woodblock print
Butterfly B
1953
Woodblock print
Butterfly Dance - Summer
1984
Zinc plate and woodblock print
Butterfly Dance - Winter
1985
Zinc plate and woodblock print
Butterfly・A
1965
Oil on panel
Dragonfly Pond
2015
Color woodcut
Butterfly
1965
Oil on canvas
Cat and Butterfly
2014
Chinese brush painting
2024 spitzack fort worden butterfly cosmos flower blooming fly bug woodcut print woodblock mokuhanga seattle art artist relief printmaking lino linocut
Beetle Puppet
2020
Solar plate etching
Tombo (Dragonfly) - Kirifuri
2009
Mezzotint
Tombo (Dragonfly) - Kyoto I
2010
Mezzotint
Dream of a Butterfly (2)
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cicada (439)
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Birds And butterfly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Firefly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Gate With grasshopper
Etching
Lion and butterfly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Twelve tattoos - Butterfly and peony
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Twelve tattoos - Butterfly and peony
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Butterfly Poem No.8
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Hawk Chasing an insect
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Butterfly and girl
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Blue & Gold Butterfly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Blue & Gold Butterfly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Butterfly-shaped fish
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Firefly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Firefly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Firefly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Resting dragonfly
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Butterfly and nandina
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Insects and small creatures in Japanese woodblock prints. Dragonflies, butterflies, crickets, and fireflies appear frequently in kacho-e compositions, each carrying seasonal associations — fireflies for summer evenings, crickets for autumn.
Nana Shiomi, Chizuko Yoshida, and April Vollmer are among the artists most associated with insects in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 107 prints tagged with insects, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.