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Nude Prints (136)

Nude and semi-nude figure studies in Japanese woodblock prints. While classical bijin-ga occasionally depicted partial nudity in bathing scenes, the nude as an artistic subject became more prominent in modern sosaku-hanga and contemporary printmaking.

Artists Known for Nude

Tsuta Hot Springs in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Tsuta onsen), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Tsuta Hot Springs in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Tsuta onsen), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"

Mutsu Tsuta onsen

1919

Color woodblock print; oban

Namari Spa, Iwate Prefecture (Iwate ken Namari onsen) by Kawase Hasui

Namari Spa, Iwate Prefecture (Iwate ken Namari onsen)

1943

Color woodblock print

Autumn at the Arayu Hot Spring, Shiobara by Kawase Hasui

Autumn at the Arayu Hot Spring, Shiobara

Autumn 1920

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Arifuku Spa, Iwami, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Iwami Arifuku onsen) by Kawase Hasui

Arifuku Spa, Iwami, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Iwami Arifuku onsen)

1924

Color woodblock print

Shirahama Hot Spring by Takeji Asano

Shirahama Hot Spring

Woodblock print

Myoko Hot Spring by Toshi Yoshida

Myoko Hot Spring

1955

Color woodblock print

Ten Types of Female Nudes: Bored (Rajo jusshu: Tsurezure) title on original tissue paper cover by Ishikawa Toraji

Ten Types of Female Nudes: Bored (Rajo jusshu: Tsurezure) title on original tissue paper cover

Woodblock print

B

Bathing Women

入浴する女

c. 1930

Color woodblock print

Nude by Hashiguchi Goyo

Nude

Early 20th century

Graphite on paper

Onsen in the Evening — いで湯の夕べ by Kaburaki Kiyokata

Onsen in the Evening — いで湯の夕べ

1912

Woodblock print

Leisure Hours (Nude and Cat) by Ishikawa Toraji

Leisure Hours (Nude and Cat)

Woodblock print

Nude at Her Bath by Ishikawa Toraji

Nude at Her Bath

Woodblock print

Nude on a beach (keyblock for an unpublished print) by Ishikawa Toraji

Nude on a beach (keyblock for an unpublished print)

Woodblock print

Yokushitsu nite (In the Bathroom) / Rajo jushu no uchi (Ten Types of Female Nude, No. 5) by Ishikawa Toraji

Yokushitsu nite (In the Bathroom) / Rajo jushu no uchi (Ten Types of Female Nude, No. 5)

Woodblock print

Yūfuku Hot Spring in Iwami by Oda Kazuma

Yūfuku Hot Spring in Iwami

1925

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Nude by Oda Kazuma

Nude

1932

Color lithograph on paper; edition 15/20

Atami, Hot Spring by Hiroshi Yoshida

Atami, Hot Spring

Not set

Woodblock print

Sea Bathing — 海水浴 by Miyagawa Shuntei

Sea Bathing — 海水浴

1897

Woodblock print

Nude Woman 2 — 裸婦 by Takasawa Keiichi

Nude Woman 2 — 裸婦

Not set

Woodblock print

Nude figure of a woman reclining by Kogan Tobari

Nude figure of a woman reclining

Japanese, Taishô era, 20th century

Woodblock print

Half-Nude Woman Kneeling by Kogan Tobari

Half-Nude Woman Kneeling

Japanese, Taishô era, 20th century

Woodblock print

A Fowl Couple Bathing in Sand by Jun'ichiro Sekino

A Fowl Couple Bathing in Sand

Woodblock print

Evening in a Hot Spring by Hiroshi Yoshida

Evening in a Hot Spring

1939

Woodblock print

Bather on the Rocks by Kanae Yamamoto

Bather on the Rocks

1918

Woodblock print

Bathing by Kanae Yamamoto

Bathing

1918

Color woodblock print

Hot Spring at Noboribetsu in Hokkaido by Maekawa Senpan

Hot Spring at Noboribetsu in Hokkaido

Woodblock print

Hot Spring at Yunohama, Yamagata Prefecture by Maekawa Senpan

Hot Spring at Yunohama, Yamagata Prefecture

Woodblock print

Woman from Hot Spring Inn by Hashiguchi Goyo

Woman from Hot Spring Inn

温泉宿の女

1920

Color woodblock print

Nude Woman Holding a Black Cat by Fritz Capelari

Nude Woman Holding a Black Cat

1915

Woodblock print

Noboribetsu Onsen (Hot Springs) by Maeda Masao

Noboribetsu Onsen (Hot Springs)

Woodblock print

Onsen in the Snow (Fukushima) by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Onsen in the Snow (Fukushima)

Woodblock print

After bathing — 浴後 by Ito Shinsui

After bathing — 浴後

Woodblock print

Bathing in Early Summer by Ito Shinsui

Bathing in Early Summer

Woodblock print

Seated Nude by Hashiguchi Goyo

Seated Nude

Not set

Woodblock print

Two Women Bathing by Hashiguchi Goyo

Two Women Bathing

early 20th century

Graphite on paper

Woman at a Hot Spring by Hashiguchi Goyo

Woman at a Hot Spring

1953

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Fragrance of the Hot Spring — 湯の香 by Torii Kotondo

Fragrance of the Hot Spring — 湯の香

1930

Drawing

Nude in a square by Shiko Munakata

Nude in a square

1960

Woodblock print

Untitled (Seated Nude Female with Birds) by Shiko Munakata

Untitled (Seated Nude Female with Birds)

1930-1974

Woodblock print

Greek Nude and Tang Period Flying Horse (Rafu To Temma) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Greek Nude and Tang Period Flying Horse (Rafu To Temma)

1974

Woodblock print

Moonlight Over Kinugawa Hot Springs (Kinugawa Onsen) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Moonlight Over Kinugawa Hot Springs (Kinugawa Onsen)

1940

Woodblock print

Nude at Studio by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Nude at Studio

1972

Woodblock print

Nude (Rafu) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Nude (Rafu)

1967

Woodblock print

Nude (Sitting on a Rock) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Nude (Sitting on a Rock)

1925

Color woodblock print

Road to Izumo Mountain Hot Spring by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Road to Izumo Mountain Hot Spring

1942

Color woodblock print

Nude by Hideo Hagiwara

Nude

Woodblock print

Bathing by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Bathing

Woodblock print

Yumoto Hot Spring, Nikko, from by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Yumoto Hot Spring, Nikko, from

Woodblock print

Relaxing (Ikoi), from the series "Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jusshu)" by Ishikawa Toraji

Relaxing (Ikoi), from the series "Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jusshu)"

1935

Color woodblock print

Tinkle of a Bell (Suzu no ne), from the series "Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jusshu)" by Ishikawa Toraji

Tinkle of a Bell (Suzu no ne), from the series "Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jusshu)"

1935

Color woodblock print

Bored (tsurezure), from the series "Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jusshu)" by Ishikawa Toraji

Bored (tsurezure), from the series "Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jusshu)"

1935

Color woodblock print

After the Bath by Ishikawa Toraji

After the Bath

Woodblock print

Ten Types of Female Nudes: Reading (Rajo jusshu: Dokusho) by Ishikawa Toraji

Ten Types of Female Nudes: Reading (Rajo jusshu: Dokusho)

Woodblock print

Ten Types of Female Nudes: At the Bath (Rajo jusshu: Yokushitsu nite) by Ishikawa Toraji

Ten Types of Female Nudes: At the Bath (Rajo jusshu: Yokushitsu nite)

Woodblock print

Unknown, woman and breast by Nakao Yoshitaka

Unknown, woman and breast

Woodblock print

The Bathers by Kanae Yamamoto

The Bathers

c. 1910

Color woodblock print

Woman after the Bath (Yokugo no onna) by Hashiguchi Goyo

Woman after the Bath (Yokugo no onna)

1920

Woodblock print

Two Women After Bath by Hashiguchi Goyo

Two Women After Bath

designed: 1920 (Taishō 9), July; printed: c. 1950 (Shōwa 25)

Woodblock print; ink and mica on paper

Woman Kneeling in the Bath and Combing Her Hair by Hashiguchi Goyo

Woman Kneeling in the Bath and Combing Her Hair

1920

Woodblock print

Two Female Bathers, One Kneeling and Giving Herself a Pedicure, One Seated and Looking at Her Reflection in a Mirror, Taishô period, dated 1918 (7th month of Taishô 9) by Hashiguchi Goyo

Two Female Bathers, One Kneeling and Giving Herself a Pedicure, One Seated and Looking at Her Reflection in a Mirror, Taishô period, dated 1918 (7th month of Taishô 9)

Taishô period, 1912-1926

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nude and semi-nude figure studies in Japanese woodblock prints. While classical bijin-ga occasionally depicted partial nudity in bathing scenes, the nude as an artistic subject became more prominent in modern sosaku-hanga and contemporary printmaking.

Hashiguchi Goyo, Hiratsuka Un'ichi, and Ishikawa Toraji are among the artists most associated with nude in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 136 prints tagged with nude, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.