Literary Prints (98)
Prints inspired by literary works, poetry, and written narratives. Japanese printmakers have drawn on classical texts, haiku, and modern literature as source material for visual compositions.
Artists Known for Literary
Orchis (book five)
2015
Screenprint and monoprint, accordion-fold artist's book
The Tale of Genji - Vol.4
Mezzotint
Poetry Of early autumn
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Leaves from Sketch book
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Girl Reading a book
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Genji and Dame Murasaki
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Girl Reading a book
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Genji Kashiwagi
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Genji Monogatari
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Fairy tale of the sea
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Poem No.8: Season of Butterflies
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Art print book
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Butterfly Poem No.8
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Kyokuba Shaseicho Book
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Woodblock book Carmen
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Woodblock book Circus
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Kyokuba Shaseicho Book
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Woodblock Picture Book : Alaskan Tale
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat town - a fantasy in the manner of a prose poem
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
One year of Izu in pictures and poetry
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
One year of Izu in pictures and poetry
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Poetry of the Katsura river I
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Poem of the Katsura river V
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Poetry of the Katsura river
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
c. 1837/42
Color woodblock print; chuban
Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
c. 1837/42
Color woodblock print; chuban
Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
c. 1837/42
Color woodblock print; chuban
Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
c. 1837/42
Color woodblock print; chuban
Futakawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
c. 1837/42
Color woodblock print; chuban
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Prints inspired by literary works, poetry, and written narratives. Japanese printmakers have drawn on classical texts, haiku, and modern literature as source material for visual compositions.
Hiroaki Miyayama, Saito Kaoru, and Wuon-Gean Ho are among the artists most associated with literary in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 98 prints tagged with literary, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.