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)"
Mutsu Tsuta onsen
1919
Color woodblock print; oban

Namari Spa, Iwate Prefecture (Iwate ken Namari onsen)
1943
Color woodblock print

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)
1924
Color woodblock print

Shirahama Hot Spring
Woodblock print

Myoko Hot Spring
1955
Color woodblock print
Ten Types of Female Nudes: Bored (Rajo jusshu: Tsurezure) title on original tissue paper cover
Woodblock print
Bathing Women
入浴する女
c. 1930
Color woodblock print

Nude
Early 20th century
Graphite on paper

Onsen in the Evening — いで湯の夕べ
1912
Woodblock print

Leisure Hours (Nude and Cat)
Woodblock print

Nude at Her Bath
Woodblock print

Nude on a beach (keyblock for an unpublished print)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)
Woodblock print

Yūfuku Hot Spring in Iwami
1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Nude
1932
Color lithograph on paper; edition 15/20

Atami, Hot Spring
Not set
Woodblock print

Sea Bathing — 海水浴
1897
Woodblock print

Nude Woman 2 — 裸婦
Not set
Woodblock print

Nude figure of a woman reclining
Japanese, Taishô era, 20th century
Woodblock print

Half-Nude Woman Kneeling
Japanese, Taishô era, 20th century
Woodblock print

A Fowl Couple Bathing in Sand
Woodblock print

Evening in a Hot Spring
1939
Woodblock print

Bather on the Rocks
1918
Woodblock print

Bathing
1918
Color woodblock print

Hot Spring at Noboribetsu in Hokkaido
Woodblock print

Hot Spring at Yunohama, Yamagata Prefecture
Woodblock print

Woman from Hot Spring Inn
温泉宿の女
1920
Color woodblock print

Nude Woman Holding a Black Cat
1915
Woodblock print

Noboribetsu Onsen (Hot Springs)
Woodblock print

Onsen in the Snow (Fukushima)
Woodblock print

After bathing — 浴後
Woodblock print

Bathing in Early Summer
Woodblock print

Seated Nude
Not set
Woodblock print

Two Women Bathing
early 20th century
Graphite on paper

Woman at a Hot Spring
1953
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Fragrance of the Hot Spring — 湯の香
1930
Drawing

Nude in a square
1960
Woodblock print

Untitled (Seated Nude Female with Birds)
1930-1974
Woodblock print

Greek Nude and Tang Period Flying Horse (Rafu To Temma)
1974
Woodblock print

Moonlight Over Kinugawa Hot Springs (Kinugawa Onsen)
1940
Woodblock print

Nude at Studio
1972
Woodblock print

Nude (Rafu)
1967
Woodblock print

Nude (Sitting on a Rock)
1925
Color woodblock print

Road to Izumo Mountain Hot Spring
1942
Color woodblock print

Nude
Woodblock print

Bathing
Woodblock print

Yumoto Hot Spring, Nikko, from
Woodblock print

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)"
1935
Color woodblock print

Bored (tsurezure), from the series "Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jusshu)"
1935
Color woodblock print

After the Bath
Woodblock print

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

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

Unknown, woman and breast
Woodblock print

The Bathers
c. 1910
Color woodblock print

Woman after the Bath (Yokugo no onna)
1920
Woodblock print
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
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)
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.





