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Pagodas Prints (90)

Pagodas in Japanese woodblock prints, from Kyoto's five-story Toji pagoda to Nikko's ornate structures. These multi-tiered Buddhist towers serve as dramatic vertical elements in landscape compositions, often silhouetted against sky or framed by seasonal foliage.

Artists Known for Pagodas

Five Storey Pagoda by Ito Nisaburo

Five Storey Pagoda

Woodblock print

Negoro Pagoda of Mt. Koya by Takeji Asano

Negoro Pagoda of Mt. Koya

Woodblock print

Pagoda of Mt. Koya by Takeji Asano

Pagoda of Mt. Koya

高野山塔

Woodblock print

Pagoda in Snow by Takeji Asano

Pagoda in Snow

Woodblock print

Red Pagoda by Takeji Asano

Red Pagoda

Woodblock print

May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion)

五月 (祇園八坂の塔)

second half 20th century

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Yasaka Pagoda by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Yasaka Pagoda

Woodblock print

Pagoda at Mt. Koya by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Pagoda at Mt. Koya

Woodblock print

Pagoda, Nara by Saito Kiyoshi

Pagoda, Nara

塔 奈良

1964

Color woodblock print

Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to) by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to)

1920

Color woodblock print; oban

Five-storied Pagoda at Nikkō [bright sky] by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Five-storied Pagoda at Nikkō [bright sky]

c. 1928–1930

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Nikko 5 Story Pagoda by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Nikko 5 Story Pagoda

Woodblock print

Pagoda of Toji Temple - Winter by Okumura Koichi

Pagoda of Toji Temple - Winter

Woodblock print

Pagoda by Asada Benji

Pagoda

Woodblock print

A pagoda in the country by Hiromitsu Nakazawa

A pagoda in the country

Woodblock print

Single block print, Pagoda by Inagaki Toshijiro

Single block print, Pagoda

Woodblock print

Snowy Day - Five-story Pagoda at Ueno by Okazaki Shintaro

Snowy Day - Five-story Pagoda at Ueno

Woodblock print

Pagoda — 塔 by Sugiura Kazutoshi

Pagoda — 塔

Woodblock print

Pagoda At Nikko by Yuhan Ito

Pagoda At Nikko

Woodblock print

Distance View of Nara Pagoda from the Pond of Sarusawa and Willow Trees on the Right at Evening by Yuhan Ito

Distance View of Nara Pagoda from the Pond of Sarusawa and Willow Trees on the Right at Evening

Woodblock print

Pagoda in mist by Yuhan Ito

Pagoda in mist

Woodblock print

Postard pagoda and pine tree by Kamei Tobei

Postard pagoda and pine tree

Woodblock print

Pagoda in Kyoto- Goju no To by Hiroshi Yoshida

Pagoda in Kyoto- Goju no To

1942

Woodblock print

Old Pagoda, Shôwa period, dated 1960 by Kihei Sasajima

Old Pagoda, Shôwa period, dated 1960

Woodblock print

The Old Pagoda (Koto) E by Kihei Sasajima

The Old Pagoda (Koto) E

1966

Woodblock print; edition 13/50

Pagoda at Honmon Temple, Ikegami (Ikegami Honmonji no to) by Kawase Hasui

Pagoda at Honmon Temple, Ikegami (Ikegami Honmonji no to)

Ikegami Honmonji no to

1954

Color woodblock print

Rain at Nara, the Pagoda at Kofuku Temple (Nara no ame Kofukuji no to) by Kawase Hasui

Rain at Nara, the Pagoda at Kofuku Temple (Nara no ame Kofukuji no to)

Nara no ame Kofukuji no to

1951

Color woodblock print

Pagoda in Evening Rain by Shiro Kasamatsu

Pagoda in Evening Rain

Woodblock print

Rainy Evening at the Yasaka Pagoda by Shiro Kasamatsu

Rainy Evening at the Yasaka Pagoda

八坂の塔 雨の夕

1932

Color woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Three-Story Tower in the Inner Keep by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Three-Story Tower in the Inner Keep

Woodblock print

Pagoda at Ikaruga J by Fumio Fujita

Pagoda at Ikaruga J

Woodblock print

No Series Pagoda Of Ninnaji Temple In Snow by Ito Nisaburo

No Series Pagoda Of Ninnaji Temple In Snow

Woodblock print

Pagoda of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto by Ito Nisaburo

Pagoda of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto

Woodblock print

Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring by Ito Nisaburo

Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring

Woodblock print

Five Storied Pagoda in Winter by Kotozuka Eiichi

Five Storied Pagoda in Winter

Not set

Woodblock print

Kofukuji Temple Pagoda - 興福寺塔 by Kotozuka Eiichi

Kofukuji Temple Pagoda - 興福寺塔

1950

Woodblock print

Nikko no to (Nikko Pagoda) by Kotozuka Eiichi

Nikko no to (Nikko Pagoda)

1950

Woodblock print

Omuro Pagoda and Cherry Blossoms by Kotozuka Eiichi

Omuro Pagoda and Cherry Blossoms

Not set

Woodblock print

Pagoda by Kotozuka Eiichi

Pagoda

Not set

Woodblock print

Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring by Kotozuka Eiichi

Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring

Not set

Woodblock print

Toji 5-Storey Pagoda — 東寺五重塔 by Kotozuka Eiichi

Toji 5-Storey Pagoda — 東寺五重塔

Not set

Woodblock print

Toji Tempe Five-Storey Pagoda - 東寺五重塔 by Kotozuka Eiichi

Toji Tempe Five-Storey Pagoda - 東寺五重塔

1930

Woodblock print

The Pagoda by Bertha Lum

The Pagoda

1909

Color woodcut

Mitate No.70 - Pagoda (To) by Nana Shiomi

Mitate No.70 - Pagoda (To)

2004

Print

C-24- View from the top of a pagoda by Takahashi Shotei

C-24- View from the top of a pagoda

Woodblock print

Five-storied Pagoda (Goju no to) by Takahashi Shotei

Five-storied Pagoda (Goju no to)

c. 1936

Color woodblock print

Five Story Pagoda by Takahashi Shotei

Five Story Pagoda

Woodblock print

Pagoda and Crows at Sunset by Takahashi Shotei

Pagoda and Crows at Sunset

Woodblock print

Pagoda and Trees in the Snow (Yuki no tō) by Takahashi Shotei

Pagoda and Trees in the Snow (Yuki no tō)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Pagoda in Snow by Takahashi Shotei

Pagoda in Snow

Woodblock print

Old Pagoda in Clearing Snow, Mount Koya by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Old Pagoda in Clearing Snow, Mount Koya

1942

Color woodblock print

Pagoda Tyoyo, in Early Spring, Manchuria by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Pagoda Tyoyo, in Early Spring, Manchuria

1948

Woodblock print

Pagoda by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Pagoda

Woodblock print

Pagoda at Jōruriji, Yamashiro by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Pagoda at Jōruriji, Yamashiro

1960

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Pagoda of Joruriji (Joruriji no to, Yamato) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Pagoda of Joruriji (Joruriji no to, Yamato)

1960

Woodblock print

Pagoda Reflected in Sarusawa Pond, Nara, from the series "Ten Views of Nara" by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Pagoda Reflected in Sarusawa Pond, Nara, from the series "Ten Views of Nara"

1960

Woodblock print

Yakushiji Temple Pagoda West of Nara (Nara Nishi-no-kyo, Yakushiji to) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Yakushiji Temple Pagoda West of Nara (Nara Nishi-no-kyo, Yakushiji to)

1962

Woodblock print

Kanaya: Five-Storied Pagoda by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kanaya: Five-Storied Pagoda

Woodblock print

Pagoda at Ikaruga J by Fumio Kitaoka

Pagoda at Ikaruga J

Woodblock print

No Series Nikko No To by Kotozuka Eiichi

No Series Nikko No To

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pagodas in Japanese woodblock prints, from Kyoto's five-story Toji pagoda to Nikko's ornate structures. These multi-tiered Buddhist towers serve as dramatic vertical elements in landscape compositions, often silhouetted against sky or framed by seasonal foliage.

Kotozuka Eiichi, Hiratsuka Un'ichi, and Kihei Sasajima are among the artists most associated with pagodas in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 90 prints tagged with pagodas, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.