Night Scenes Prints (106)
Evening and nighttime compositions (yoru no keshiki) in Japanese woodblock prints. Night scenes showcase the printmaker's mastery of bokashi gradation, using deep indigo and black inks to create atmospheric depth and mood.
Artists Known for Night Scenes
Lantern Seller, Japan
c. 1924
Color woodblock print
Twilight at Miyajima
c. 1925
Color woodblock print
Cherry Blossoms at Night
c. 1916
Color woodblock print
Cherry Blossoms at Night
夜桜
1920
Color woodblock print
![[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi) by Hiroshi Yoshida](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/230993a7-d4f0-c979-c267-127d48e1ef1c/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi)
Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
![A Little Restaurant [at Night] (Ryoriya no yoru) by Hiroshi Yoshida](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e0e87290-6b97-4999-6986-731f7a56bbc9/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
A Little Restaurant [at Night] (Ryoriya no yoru)
Ryoriya no yoru
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening in Nara (Nara no yube)
Nara no yube
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening in Nara, from the series "Kansai District"
1933
Color woodblock print
Fujiyama-First Light of the Sun, from the series "Ten Views of Fuji"
1926
Color woodblock print
Night in the Harbor (Minato no yoru)
Minato no yoru
1938
Color woodblock print; oban
Sailing Boats: Evening (Hansen, yu), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, yu
1926
Color woodblock print
Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, asa
1926
Color woodblock print
Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, yoru
1926
Color woodblock print
Sphinx - Night (Sufinkusu yoru), from the series "Europe"
Sufinkusu yoru
1925
Color woodblock print
The Evening in Venice
Woodblock print
The Taj Mahal Gardens at Night, from the series "India and Southeast Asia"
1931
Color woodblock print
Yomei Gate
1937
Color woodblock print
Cotton Kimono
浴衣
1922
Color woodblock print
Crescent Moon
三日月
1934
Color woodblock print
Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira
近江八景 比良の暮雪
1917
Color woodblock print
Evening Make-Up
夕化粧
1930
Color woodblock print
A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji)
Ashino no yu Fuji
1935
Color woodblock print
Appoaching Dusk on Furukawa Embankment (Kure iku Furukawazutsumi)
Kure iku Furukawazutsumi
1919
Color woodblock print; nagaban
Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Shower, Teradomari (Teradomari no yō), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishū)
Teradomari no yō
1921
Color woodblock print
Evening Snow at Sanjugen Canal (Sanjugenbori no bosetsu), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"
Sanjugenbori no bosetsu
1920
Color woodblock print
![Misty Night at Miyajima (Oboroyo [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/5824b40b-c8ce-25e6-e625-9bde604539e6/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Misty Night at Miyajima (Oboroyo [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Oboroyo [Miyajima]
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori)
Ame no Ushibori
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Shinkawa at Night (Yoru no Shinkawa), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Yoru no Shinkawa
1919
Color woodblock print; oban
Shinobazu Pond at Night
April 1932
Color woodblock print
Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo no shunsho)
Kintaikyo no shunsho
1947
Color woodblock print
![Starlit Night at Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu) by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f570c5b4-b857-817b-b674-bf6c8f1576a6/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Starlit Night at Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)
Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
Summer Evening
夏の夕べ
c. 1930
Color woodblock print
Asakusa Temple at Night
浅草寺の夜
c. 1917
Lithograph
Evening at Eitaibashi
永代橋の夕
c. 1916
Lithograph
Ginza in the Rain
銀座の雨
c. 1918
Lithograph
Sumida River at Twilight
隅田川の黄昏
c. 1916
Lithograph
Yanagibashi at Night
柳橋の夜
c. 1915
Lithograph
Dancing Foxes
踊る狐
c. 1931
Color woodblock print
Snowy Night, Tokyo (Nuit de Neige, Tokyo)
1939
Color woodblock print
Twilight, Saipan (Crépuscule, Saipan)
1939
Color woodblock print
Bird in the Night - B
Woodblock print
Evening at Ueno Park
上野公園の夕
1934
Woodblock print
Evening Rain, Yanaka Pagoda, Tokyo
Woodblock print
Evening Sky at Suwa Shrine, Nippori
日暮里 諏訪神社の夕空
1932
Color woodblock print
Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond
Woodblock print
Misty Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond
霞む夕 不忍池畔
1932
Color woodblock print
Misty Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (second impression)
霞む夕 不忍池畔
1932
Color woodblock print
Night Rain
Woodblock print
Night Rain at Maekawa
前川の夜雨
1938
Woodblock print
Pagoda in Evening Rain
Woodblock print
Rainy Evening at the Yasaka Pagoda
八坂の塔 雨の夕
1932
Color woodblock print
Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond
不忍池の雨夜
1938
Color woodblock print
Spring Dusk at Yumoto Hot Springs, Hakone
箱根湯本 春の夕
1953
Color woodblock print
Spring Evening at Tokyo Ueno Park
東京上野公園 春の夕
1948
Color woodblock print
Summer Night
Woodblock print
Evening at Ushibori
牛堀の夕
c. 1930
Color woodblock print
Moon at Arakawa River
荒川の月
c. 1924
Color woodblock print
Moon at Sekiguchi
関口の月
c. 1920
Color woodblock print