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
After the Bath
湯上がり
1917
Color woodblock print
Woman Preparing to Bathe, Her Image Reflected in the Water, Taishô period, dated 1918 (8th month of Taishô 9)
Taishô period, 1912-1926
Woodblock print
No. 12 - Combing In The Bath - 裸婦髪梳き
1929
Woodblock print
Steam (Yuge)
1929
Color woodblock print
After a Bath (Yugaeri)
1933
Woodblock print
Steam
October 1929
Woodblock print
After the Bath
湯上がり
1930
Color woodblock print
Vapor
October 1929
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Vapour- Yuge — ゆげ
1929
Woodblock print
Bathers
浴女
1915
Color woodblock print
Vapor (Yuge)
1929
Woodblock print
Rafu to joyu (Nudes and Actresses)
Woodblock print
After A Bath — 湯上がり
Woodblock print
Venus
1947
Color woodblock print
Total Abandon (Mukotai no saku), from a series iIllustrating Tanizaki Junichiro's "The Key (Kagi)"
1956 (printed 1958)
Woodblock print
Femme Tatouee de Falalap, Oest Carolines
1935
Woodblock print
Aspirations (Kibo)
Woodblock print
Ten Types of Female Nudes: Reading (Rajo jusshu: Dokusho)
Woodblock print
A Bath
Woodblock print
After the Bath (Tokyo)
Woodblock print
In the bath
Woodblock print
Hot Springs Inn
Woodblock print
After the bath
Woodblock print
Bathing Beauties
2026
2026 Unique, Drypoint and relief print on Japanese paper H43 x W36 cm (framed dimensions)
Hot Spring Inn
1921
Japanese woodblock print
Nozawa Hot Spring in the Morning, Shinshu
Woodblock
At a Hot Spring Inn
1920
N/A
Moga Reclining (Nude)
Oil on canvas
Sakunami Hot Spring
1954
Woodblock
Shirahone Onsen/信州白骨温泉
1935
Woodblock Print
Nude in Bath
Woodblock print
Nude 1
Woodblock print
Nude woman — 裸婦
Woodblock print
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Small Standing nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude With incense burner
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Semi-abstract Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude and actresses
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude In bath
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Standing Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Standing Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude At bath
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude Combing her hair
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude in a spa
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude in a spa
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude and vase
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude and jar
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude Test 2 Bardot
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude Test 2 Bardot
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude Test 1 Grable
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Nude
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
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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.