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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

Mount Tsukuba by Komura Settai

Mount Tsukuba

1942

Woodblock print

Prayer by Kusaka Kenji

Prayer

Woodblock print

Hallelujah by Naoko Matsubara

Hallelujah

Woodblock print

Shimosa Naritasan keidai 下総成田山境内 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景 by Utagawa Hiroshige

Shimosa Naritasan keidai 下総成田山境内 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景

Woodblock print

Kamakura by Charles W. Bartlett

Kamakura

1916

Woodblock print

ZAO GONGEN by Kihei Sasajima

ZAO GONGEN

Woodblock print

Quaker Meeting, Shôwa period, dated 1967 by Naoko Matsubara

Quaker Meeting, Shôwa period, dated 1967

Woodblock print

Arakida by Uemura Shoen

Arakida

Woodblock print

EBISU ON HORSEBACK by Tsuchiya Koitsu

EBISU ON HORSEBACK

Woodblock print

Taj Mahal at Dawn by Charles W. Bartlett

Taj Mahal at Dawn

1916

Drawing

KISSHOTEN A by Kihei Sasajima

KISSHOTEN A

Woodblock print

Viewing votive paintings by Katsushika Hokusai

Viewing votive paintings

c. 1800

Color woodblock print; nagaban, surimono

Kaijin by Shiko Munakata

Kaijin

1937

Woodblock print

Parody of Kanzan and Jittoku by Komura Settai

Parody of Kanzan and Jittoku

1942

Color woodblock print

Quaker Meeting by Naoko Matsubara

Quaker Meeting

Woodblock print

Sesshu Nunobiki no taki 摂州布引の滝 / Shokoku Meisho Hyakkei 諸国名所百景 by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sesshu Nunobiki no taki 摂州布引の滝 / Shokoku Meisho Hyakkei 諸国名所百景

Woodblock print

Mt Ontake, Kiso — 木曽御嶽 by Ito Takashi

Mt Ontake, Kiso — 木曽御嶽

Woodblock print

Muroto Peninsula, Tosa — 土佐室戸岬 by Yamakawa Shuho

Muroto Peninsula, Tosa — 土佐室戸岬

Woodblock print

Title unknown [Hermit's Cell in a Forest] by Kihei Sasajima

Title unknown [Hermit's Cell in a Forest]

1948

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Quaker's Meeting by Naoko Matsubara

Quaker's Meeting

c. 1967

Woodblock print

Offering by Mitsuaki Sora

Offering

Woodblock print

Hymns by Ansei Uchima

Hymns

Woodblock print

Koma-inu by Tomoo Inagaki

Koma-inu

Woodblock print

Untitled- church by Gihachiro Okuyama

Untitled- church

Woodblock print

Maeda Masao by Ebina Masao

Maeda Masao

Woodblock print

Worship by Liao Shiou-Ping

Worship

1963

Oil on canvas

Praying by Liao Shiou-Ping

Praying

1966

Oil on canvas

Prayer by Liao Shiou-Ping

Prayer

2004

Mixed media

Blessing by Liao Shiou-Ping

Blessing

祈求

c. 1970

Color intaglio on BFK Rives wove paper

Sacred Day by Fukita Fumiaki

Sacred Day

1970

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Comic One Hundred Turns of the Rosary (Dôke hyakumanben), from the series One Hundred Wildnesses by Kyôsai (Kyôsai hyakkyô) by Kawanabe Kyosai

Comic One Hundred Turns of the Rosary (Dôke hyakumanben), from the series One Hundred Wildnesses by Kyôsai (Kyôsai hyakkyô)

Woodblock print

Nichiren Shoin by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Nichiren Shoin

1937

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Hōrinji in Yamato by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Hōrinji in Yamato

1946

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Nippori Hotei / Toto Shichi-fuku-juku by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Nippori Hotei / Toto Shichi-fuku-juku

Woodblock print

Inner Sanctuary of Kōya-san by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Inner Sanctuary of Kōya-san

1941

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Kanagawa: Foreigner’s Cemetery by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kanagawa: Foreigner’s Cemetery

Woodblock print

Stone Image of Bishunu by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Stone Image of Bishunu

20th century

Woodblock print

Saint Nichiren by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Saint Nichiren

1937

Woodblock print

Daruma Doll Game by Torii Kotondo

Daruma Doll Game

1930

Watercolor

Maria by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Maria

Woodblock print

Kodomo asobi nagauta zukushi / Kashima odori by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kodomo asobi nagauta zukushi / Kashima odori

Woodblock print

Wedding Rocks- Futamigaura by Koho Shoda

Wedding Rocks- Futamigaura

Woodblock print

The Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami

February 1882

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Ema- F by Tadashi Nakayama

Ema- F

Woodblock print

Annual Edo Customs: Tenth Month, Prosperous Merchants Worship the God of Wealth by Toyohara Chikanobu

Annual Edo Customs: Tenth Month, Prosperous Merchants Worship the God of Wealth

Woodblock print

Rosei’s dream by Ogata Gekko

Rosei’s dream

Woodblock print

Miroku by Shiro Kasamatsu

Miroku

Woodblock print

Negoro no Komitsucha by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Negoro no Komitsucha

1868, 9th lunar month

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

The Austerities of Saint Mongaku by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Austerities of Saint Mongaku

1885

Color woodblock print

Uto monogatari Saginuma Taro Etchu Tateyama jigoku o hiru zu by Kawanabe Kyosai

Uto monogatari Saginuma Taro Etchu Tateyama jigoku o hiru zu

Woodblock print

Nothingness (Kyomu) by Hidehiko Goto

Nothingness (Kyomu)

2010

Color woodblock print

Picture of Mongaku’s Penitence by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Picture of Mongaku’s Penitence

April 1885

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Congratulations on Maritime Security for All Eternity! (Kaijô anzen bandai kotobuki) by Kawanabe Kyosai

Congratulations on Maritime Security for All Eternity! (Kaijô anzen bandai kotobuki)

Woodblock print

Shunkan in exile by Ogata Gekko

Shunkan in exile

Woodblock print

Susano-o no Mikoto, Shinto's Mythical Ruler of the Tides by Ogata Gekko

Susano-o no Mikoto, Shinto's Mythical Ruler of the Tides

Woodblock print

Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess and Sister of Susan-o Before She Hid in Her Cave by Ogata Gekko

Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess and Sister of Susan-o Before She Hid in Her Cave

Woodblock print

God of Wealth Daikokuten�fs Lucky Drawing by Kawanabe Kyosai

God of Wealth Daikokuten�fs Lucky Drawing

Woodblock print

Mitate No.43 - Sacred Ropes (Shime-nawa) by Nana Shiomi

Mitate No.43 - Sacred Ropes (Shime-nawa)

2001

Print

Kaijo anzen by Kawanabe Kyosai

Kaijo anzen

Woodblock print

Mitate No.85 - Dai Monji (Daimonji) by Nana Shiomi

Mitate No.85 - Dai Monji (Daimonji)

2010

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.