Seascapes Prints (108)
Ocean, coastal, and maritime scenes in Japanese woodblock prints. From dramatic wave studies to tranquil fishing harbors, seascapes capture Japan's identity as an island nation surrounded by water.
Artists Known for Seascapes

Shuzenji Hot Springs
修善寺温泉
1937
Color woodblock print

Snow at Matsushima
Woodblock print

Snow at Matsushima (first edition)
Woodblock print

The Sea of Echigo
Woodblock print

Yokohama Harbor
Woodblock print

Evening at Ushibori
牛堀の夕
c. 1930
Color woodblock print

Fishing Boats at Tsukuda
佃の漁船
c. 1920
Color woodblock print

Snowfall at Edo River
江戸川の雪
c. 1924
Color woodblock print

Hamaotsu Yacht Harbor
Woodblock print

Ki no Matsushima Islands
Woodblock print

Lighthouse at Shima
Woodblock print

Matsushima
松島
Woodblock print

Matsushima (first edition)
Woodblock print

Shirahama Hot Spring
Woodblock print

Silver Pavilion in Snow
銀閣寺雪
Woodblock print

Tojinbo Cliff
Woodblock print

Tozinbo
Woodblock print

Waka no Ura Bay
和歌浦
Woodblock print

Mt. Fuji and Ship - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print

Cormorant Island
Woodblock print

Cormorant Island
Woodblock print

Cormorant Island (large size)
Woodblock print

Hope Bay - Glacier and Orca
Woodblock print

Peggy's Cove, Canada
Woodblock print

Sea Fish
Woodblock print

Sea Gull of Antarctic
Woodblock print

Sea Horses
Woodblock print

Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century)
東京百景 21世紀へのメッセージ
1989-99
Woodblock print, zinc anastic plate on paper

Akashi Beach
明石の浜
c. 1930s
Woodblock print

Fisherman
漁夫
c. 1940
Color woodblock print
South Wind
南風
1907
Oil on canvas

Dawn Snow at the Port of Ogi, Sado (Yuki no akebono, Sado Ogi wan), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
1921
Color woodblock print

Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
![A Boat Laden with Masonry, Awa Province (Ishizumu fune [Boshu]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1d1e45a7-2153-e530-e16e-4ea11472525c/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
A Boat Laden with Masonry, Awa Province (Ishizumu fune [Boshu]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
1920
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Bando Shucho III as Shizuka Gozen, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Nakamura Kichiemon I as Mitsuhide, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Sawada Shojiro as the Swordsman Hayashi Buhei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1927
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV as Naozamurai, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Nakamura Kichiemon I as Mitsuhide, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Otani Tomoemon VI as Kan Shojo (Sugawara Michizane), from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1927
Color woodblock print; oban

The Actor Onoe Baiko VI as Sayuri, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban

Yūgure no hansen (Evening sailboats)
1900-1915
Color woodcut

Yūgure no hansen (Evening sailboats - alternate impression)
1900-1915
Color woodcut

Portrait of a Woman
1945
Color woodblock print

Illusion of the Sea (Umi no Genso)
1950
Color woodblock print

Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan)
1920
Color woodblock print; oban

Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan)
1920
Color woodblock print; oban




