Religious Prints (319)
Religious and spiritual subjects in Japanese woodblock prints, encompassing Buddhist deities, Shinto mythology, Christian themes (as in Sadao Watanabe's biblical prints), and scenes of worship, pilgrimage, and sacred ritual.
Artists Known for Religious

Buddha Asyura Nara (A)
Woodblock print

Buddha Miroku
Woodblock print

Buddhist statue
Woodblock print

Korean Statue of a Seated Bodhisattva, Shôwa period,
Woodblock print

Hexagonal Hall for Buddhist Scriptures at Kokei-zan Temple, Gifu
1952
Woodblock print

Statue of of Jizo at Jurin-in in Takahata, Nara, from the series "Ten Views of Nara"
1960
Woodblock print

Stone Bodhisattva at Datong
Woodblock print

Stone Bodhisattva in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1971
Woodblock print

Stone Buddha "Vishnu" Yungkang Cave Temple, Mongolia
1949
Woodblock print

Sutra Depository at Iwayaji Temple, Aichi Prefecture
1940
Woodblock print

Biblical Prints- Reference book
Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Christ and Cross
Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Flight to Egypt
Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Last Supper
Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Morning of ressurection
Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Moses in the reeds
Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Three Wisemen
Woodblock print

Christ and Disciples on Sea of Galilee(?)
Woodblock print

Christ of the Miracle of Loaves and Fish, Shôwa period, dated 1967
Woodblock print

Christ, Shôwa period, dated 1960
Woodblock print

Christ Washing the Feet of Saint Peter
Woodblock print

Nativity
1963
Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 4/50

Nativity '75
1975
Stencil print, ink and color on paper

Nativity Scene
Woodblock print

Kakegawa: Mountain-Top Kannon
Woodblock print

Odawara: Dharma Market
Woodblock print

Flying Angel, No. 8
Woodblock print

Buddha
Contemporary - Circa 1976.
Woodblock print

Kannon Temple (Kannon), from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei)
Woodblock print

Kisoji no oku Amida no taki 木曽路ノ奥阿弥陀ヶ瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り
Woodblock print

Tokaido Sakanoshita Kiyotaki Kannon / Shokoku taki-meguri
Woodblock print

Benten (One of the Seven Gods of Happiness)
Contemporary - 1968
Woodblock print

Hagoromo
Contemporary - 1969
Woodblock print

Jōruriji-Kyoto
1974
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Nichiren Shonin, from the series Mantai Suriutsuchi No Uchi
1937
Woodblock print

Ashikaga Gyodosan Kumo-no-kake-hashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran
Woodblock print

#27. Suzaki Benten
Woodblock print

#26. Gohyakurakan
Woodblock print

Nigatsudö
1926
Woodblock print

Ghat in Benares (Benaresu no gatto)
Benaresu no gatto
1931
Color woodblock print; oban

Visitors to Enoshima
c. 1801/04
Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

#38. Megurofudo
Woodblock print

Sunrise Rite
1928
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Koyasan - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places
Woodblock print

The Wedded Rocks of Futamigaura (Futamigaura)
1936
Color woodblock print

Hiraga Nyüdö
Woodblock print

Haniwa (A)
埴輪 (A)
1962
Color woodblock print

Jabara-mon hara no hakacho
Woodblock print

Offering Pails of Water
c. 1790
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Soshu Oyama Roben no taki 相州大山ろうべんの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り
Woodblock print

Cemetery at Sengakuji, from the series Recollections of Tokyo
1945
Color woodblock print

The gods of fortune Ebisu and Daikoku
1797
Color woodblock print; surimono, egoyomi

Saint's Answer
1964
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

A parody of Hanshin and Shide, two chinese monks
1941
Woodblock print

Ghat in Benares
1931
Woodblock print

Benaras, Early Morning
1919
Woodblock print

Old North Church in Boston
Woodblock print

#7. Kandamyojiu
Woodblock print

Kamakura Daibutsu
Woodblock print

Etchu Tateyama shinkei 越中立山真景 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景
Woodblock print
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Frequently Asked Questions
Religious and spiritual subjects in Japanese woodblock prints, encompassing Buddhist deities, Shinto mythology, Christian themes (as in Sadao Watanabe's biblical prints), and scenes of worship, pilgrimage, and sacred ritual.
Shiko Munakata, Sadao Watanabe, and Hiratsuka Un'ichi are among the artists most associated with religious in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 319 prints tagged with religious, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.




