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Lithograph Prints (180)

Lithographic prints by Japanese artists, created by drawing on limestone or metal plates with greasy media. Some sosaku-hanga and contemporary artists work in lithography alongside or instead of woodblock, including Toko Shinoda's celebrated sumi ink lithographs.

Artists Known for Lithograph

View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)" by Oda Kazuma

View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"

1928

Color lithograph

Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)" by Oda Kazuma

Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"

1930

Color lithograph

Rabbit and Boy by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Rabbit and Boy

1964

Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36

Wink by Daniel Kelly

Wink

2005

Lithograph and woodcut, color

M

Maiko Beach near Kobe

舞子の浜

c. 1922

Lithograph

Breeze by Toko Shinoda

Breeze

1968

Woodblock print, ink on paper

A

Asakusa Temple at Night

浅草寺の夜

c. 1917

Lithograph

D

Dotonbori Canal, Osaka

道頓堀

c. 1920

Lithograph

E

Evening at Eitaibashi

永代橋の夕

c. 1916

Lithograph

F

Factory Chimneys, Osaka

大阪の煙突

c. 1922

Lithograph

K

Kobe Harbor in the Morning

神戸港の朝

c. 1918

Lithograph

R

Ryogoku Bridge

両国橋

c. 1915

Lithograph

S

Shimbashi Station

新橋ステーション

c. 1916

Lithograph

T

Tram at Shinagawa

品川の電車

c. 1919

Lithograph

A Grove by Toko Shinoda

A Grove

20th century

Lithograph on paper; edition 32/50

Nexus No. 0 by Toko Shinoda

Nexus No. 0

1965

Lithograph on paper; edition 6/15

Untitled by Toko Shinoda

Untitled

1965

Lithograph on paper; edition 10/15

Landscape of Susaki (Susaki no kei), from the series "Views of Tokyo (Tokyo fukei)" by Oda Kazuma

Landscape of Susaki (Susaki no kei), from the series "Views of Tokyo (Tokyo fukei)"

1916

Lithograph on paper

Fruit by Oda Kazuma

Fruit

1918

Color lithograph

Carnation by Oda Kazuma

Carnation

1922

Color lithograph

Bar Bacchus in Ginza, from the series Pictures of Ginza, First Series by Oda Kazuma

Bar Bacchus in Ginza, from the series Pictures of Ginza, First Series

January 1929

Color lithograph

Bar Sourire, no. 3 from the series Pictures of Ginza, Second Series by Oda Kazuma

Bar Sourire, no. 3 from the series Pictures of Ginza, Second Series

1929

Color lithograph

Ijin Pond in Autumn (Ijin ike shukei), from the series "Scenery of Niigata (Gashu Niigata fukei)" by Oda Kazuma

Ijin Pond in Autumn (Ijin ike shukei), from the series "Scenery of Niigata (Gashu Niigata fukei)"

1929

Color lithograph

Shinjuku Station (Shinjuku eki), from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)" by Oda Kazuma

Shinjuku Station (Shinjuku eki), from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"

1930

Color lithograph

Nude by Oda Kazuma

Nude

1932

Color lithograph on paper; edition 15/20

Shichiri Beach (Shichirigahama), from the series "Landscapes Prints (Gashu fukei hanga)" by Oda Kazuma

Shichiri Beach (Shichirigahama), from the series "Landscapes Prints (Gashu fukei hanga)"

1932

Color lithograph

Hankei 板勁 (Strength of the Board) by Shiko Munakata

Hankei 板勁 (Strength of the Board)

1944

Lithograph

Amity by Toko Shinoda

Amity

Contemporary.

Woodblock print

An Ode by Toko Shinoda

An Ode

1988

Woodblock print

Sad Love — 哀しい恋 by Takasawa Keiichi

Sad Love — 哀しい恋

Not set

Lithograph

Morning View of the Numazu Station on Tōkaidō Road by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Morning View of the Numazu Station on Tōkaidō Road

19th century

Lithograph on paper

Summer Stream by Ansei Uchima

Summer Stream

1962

Color lithograph

Rihaku by Toko Shinoda

Rihaku

1990

Lithograph, ink on paper with hand coloring

Shrine of the Rock (Iwa no hokora) by Hiroyuki Tajima

Shrine of the Rock (Iwa no hokora)

1965

Color lithograph on paper; edition 1/50

Cherries by Yozo Hamaguchi

Cherries

n.d.

Color lithograph on cream wove paper, laid down on mat board

Diary' Sept.1st '74 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary' Sept.1st '74

1974

Lithograph

Blessing C by Toko Shinoda

Blessing C

20th century

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Friendship by Toko Shinoda

Friendship

Contemporary.

Woodblock print

From a Distance by Toko Shinoda

From a Distance

Contemporary.

Woodblock print

Michinoku by Toko Shinoda

Michinoku

Contemporary

Woodblock print

New Illusion (11/38) by Toko Shinoda

New Illusion (11/38)

1985

Woodblock print

Nexu's No O, Shôwa period, dated 1965 by Toko Shinoda

Nexu's No O, Shôwa period, dated 1965

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

SHINODA TOKO by Toko Shinoda

SHINODA TOKO

c. 1940–2020

Woodblock print

Source by Toko Shinoda

Source

1980s

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Sprout D by Toko Shinoda

Sprout D

1980s

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Sprout D, Shôwa period, by Toko Shinoda

Sprout D, Shôwa period,

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

Title unknown [Abstract image with lines] by Toko Shinoda

Title unknown [Abstract image with lines]

1968

Lithograph, ink on paper (?)

TotalCount by Toko Shinoda

TotalCount

1985

Woodblock print

Fossil "A Flower and the Birds" (8) by Amano Kunihiro

Fossil "A Flower and the Birds" (8)

1968

Color lithograph with embossing; edition 9/60

No Series Lady In Heian Court Litho by Chigusa Kotani

No Series Lady In Heian Court Litho

Woodblock print

Untitled (kazuma-oda) by Oda Kazuma

Untitled (kazuma-oda)

Woodblock print

Nexus by Toko Shinoda

Nexus

Sumi-e painting

Saga by Toko Shinoda

Saga

Lithograph with hand-applied sumi-e ink

Road by Toko Shinoda

Road

Color lithograph

Take II (Bamboo B2) by Toko Shinoda

Take II (Bamboo B2)

竹 B2

Sumi ink on paper mounted on plywood

Sound by Toko Shinoda

Sound

Lithograph

Snow Window by Akihiro Misaki

Snow Window

Lithograph

Sprout No. 5 by Toko Shinoda

Sprout No. 5

Lithograph

Music-4 by Akihiro Misaki

Music-4

Lithograph

A Job in City by Brian Williams

A Job in City

Lithograph

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lithographic prints by Japanese artists, created by drawing on limestone or metal plates with greasy media. Some sosaku-hanga and contemporary artists work in lithography alongside or instead of woodblock, including Toko Shinoda's celebrated sumi ink lithographs.

Toko Shinoda, Oda Kazuma, and Akihiro Misaki are among the artists most associated with lithograph in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 180 prints tagged with lithograph, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.