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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) by Saito Kiyoshi

Buddha Asyura Nara (A)

Woodblock print

Buddha Miroku by Saito Kiyoshi

Buddha Miroku

Woodblock print

Buddhist statue by Saito Kiyoshi

Buddhist statue

Woodblock print

Korean Statue of a Seated Bodhisattva, Shôwa period, by Saito Kiyoshi

Korean Statue of a Seated Bodhisattva, Shôwa period,

Woodblock print

Hexagonal Hall for Buddhist Scriptures at Kokei-zan Temple, Gifu by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

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" by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

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

1960

Woodblock print

Stone Bodhisattva at Datong by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Stone Bodhisattva at Datong

Woodblock print

Stone Bodhisattva in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

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

1971

Woodblock print

Stone Buddha "Vishnu" Yungkang Cave Temple, Mongolia by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Stone Buddha "Vishnu" Yungkang Cave Temple, Mongolia

1949

Woodblock print

Sutra Depository at Iwayaji Temple, Aichi Prefecture by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Sutra Depository at Iwayaji Temple, Aichi Prefecture

1940

Woodblock print

Biblical Prints- Reference book by Sadao Watanabe

Biblical Prints- Reference book

Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Christ and Cross by Sadao Watanabe

Biblical Scene - Christ and Cross

Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Flight to Egypt by Sadao Watanabe

Biblical Scene - Flight to Egypt

Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Last Supper by Sadao Watanabe

Biblical Scene - Last Supper

Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Morning of ressurection by Sadao Watanabe

Biblical Scene - Morning of ressurection

Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Moses in the reeds by Sadao Watanabe

Biblical Scene - Moses in the reeds

Woodblock print

Biblical Scene - Three Wisemen by Sadao Watanabe

Biblical Scene - Three Wisemen

Woodblock print

Christ and Disciples on Sea of Galilee(?) by Sadao Watanabe

Christ and Disciples on Sea of Galilee(?)

Woodblock print

Christ of the Miracle of Loaves and Fish, Shôwa period, dated 1967 by Sadao Watanabe

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

Woodblock print

Christ, Shôwa period, dated 1960 by Sadao Watanabe

Christ, Shôwa period, dated 1960

Woodblock print

Christ Washing the Feet of Saint Peter by Sadao Watanabe

Christ Washing the Feet of Saint Peter

Woodblock print

Nativity by Sadao Watanabe

Nativity

1963

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

Nativity '75 by Sadao Watanabe

Nativity '75

1975

Stencil print, ink and color on paper

Nativity Scene by Sadao Watanabe

Nativity Scene

Woodblock print

Kakegawa: Mountain-Top Kannon by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kakegawa: Mountain-Top Kannon

Woodblock print

Odawara: Dharma Market by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Odawara: Dharma Market

Woodblock print

Flying Angel, No. 8 by Hideo Hagiwara

Flying Angel, No. 8

Woodblock print

Buddha by Clifton Karhu

Buddha

Contemporary - Circa 1976.

Woodblock print

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

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 by Katsushika Hokusai

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 by Katsushika Hokusai

Tokaido Sakanoshita Kiyotaki Kannon / Shokoku taki-meguri

Woodblock print

Benten (One of the Seven Gods of Happiness) by Clifton Karhu

Benten (One of the Seven Gods of Happiness)

Contemporary - 1968

Woodblock print

Hagoromo by Clifton Karhu

Hagoromo

Contemporary - 1969

Woodblock print

Jōruriji-Kyoto by Clifton Karhu

Jōruriji-Kyoto

1974

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Nichiren Shonin, from the series Mantai Suriutsuchi No Uchi by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Nichiren Shonin, from the series Mantai Suriutsuchi No Uchi

1937

Woodblock print

Ashikaga Gyodosan Kumo-no-kake-hashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

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

Woodblock print

#27. Suzaki Benten by Utagawa Hiroshige

#27. Suzaki Benten

Woodblock print

#26. Gohyakurakan by Utagawa Hiroshige

#26. Gohyakurakan

Woodblock print

Nigatsudö by Hiroshi Yoshida

Nigatsudö

1926

Woodblock print

Ghat in Benares (Benaresu no gatto) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Ghat in Benares (Benaresu no gatto)

Benaresu no gatto

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Visitors to Enoshima by Katsushika Hokusai

Visitors to Enoshima

c. 1801/04

Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

#38. Megurofudo by Utagawa Hiroshige

#38. Megurofudo

Woodblock print

Sunrise Rite by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sunrise Rite

1928

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Koyasan - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Koyasan - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places

Woodblock print

The Wedded Rocks of Futamigaura (Futamigaura) by Kawase Hasui

The Wedded Rocks of Futamigaura (Futamigaura)

1936

Color woodblock print

Hiraga Nyüdö by Yoshimune Arai

Hiraga Nyüdö

Woodblock print

Haniwa (A) by Saito Kiyoshi

Haniwa (A)

埴輪 (A)

1962

Color woodblock print

Jabara-mon hara no hakacho by Katsushika Hokusai

Jabara-mon hara no hakacho

Woodblock print

Offering Pails of Water by Katsushika Hokusai

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 by Katsushika Hokusai

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 by Umetaro Azechi

Cemetery at Sengakuji, from the series Recollections of Tokyo

1945

Color woodblock print

The gods of fortune Ebisu and Daikoku by Katsushika Hokusai

The gods of fortune Ebisu and Daikoku

1797

Color woodblock print; surimono, egoyomi

Saint's Answer by Takahashi Rikio

Saint's Answer

1964

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

A parody of Hanshin and Shide, two chinese monks by Komura Settai

A parody of Hanshin and Shide, two chinese monks

1941

Woodblock print

Ghat in Benares by Hiroshi Yoshida

Ghat in Benares

1931

Woodblock print

Benaras, Early Morning by Charles W. Bartlett

Benaras, Early Morning

1919

Woodblock print

Old North Church in Boston by Naoko Matsubara

Old North Church in Boston

Woodblock print

#7. Kandamyojiu by Utagawa Hiroshige

#7. Kandamyojiu

Woodblock print

Kamakura Daibutsu by Elizabeth Keith

Kamakura Daibutsu

Woodblock print

Etchu Tateyama shinkei 越中立山真景 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景 by Utagawa Hiroshige

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.