Temples & Shrines Prints (238)

Sacred architecture and spiritual sites in Japanese woodblock prints. Temples, shrines, pagodas, and torii gates appear throughout shin-hanga and ukiyo-e, often set within seasonal landscapes that emphasize their harmony with nature.

Artists Known for Temples & Shrines

East Gate, Seoul (Dongdaemun) by Elizabeth Keith

East Gate, Seoul (Dongdaemun)

1921

Color woodblock print

M

Monks at Prayer, Korea

c. 1921

Color woodblock print

Temple Gate, Japan by Elizabeth Keith

Temple Gate, Japan

c. 1925

Color woodblock print

Temple Steps, Japan by Elizabeth Keith

Temple Steps, Japan

c. 1925

Color woodblock print

T

Twilight at Miyajima

c. 1925

Color woodblock print

T

Temple in Rain

c. 1916

Color woodblock print

T

Torii Gate

鳥居

1915

Color woodblock print

[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi) by Hiroshi Yoshida

[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi)

Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon) by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon)

Sanchi no mon

1932

Color woodblock print; oban

A Little Temple Gate by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Little Temple Gate

1933

Color woodblock print

Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai)

Romon

1935

Color woodblock print

Diabutsu Temple Gate by Hiroshi Yoshida

Diabutsu Temple Gate

1940

Color woodblock print

Ellora, Cave Temple No. 3 (Erora dai sango kutsuin) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Ellora, Cave Temple No. 3 (Erora dai sango kutsuin)

Erora dai sango kutsuin

1933

Color woodblock print; oban

Gion Shrine Gate by Hiroshi Yoshida

Gion Shrine Gate

1935

Color woodblock print

Great Temple in Madura (Madeyura no shinden) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Great Temple in Madura (Madeyura no shinden)

Madeyura no shinden

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Great Temple in Madurai by Hiroshi Yoshida

Great Temple in Madurai

1931

Color woodblock print

Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"

1935

Color woodblock print

In a Temple Yard, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms" by Hiroshi Yoshida

In a Temple Yard, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"

1935

Color woodblock print

Moonlight of Taj Mahal, No. 4 (Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, dai yon) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Moonlight of Taj Mahal, No. 4 (Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, dai yon)

Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, dai yon

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go)

Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go

1932

Color woodblock print; double oban

Nigatsudo Temple by Hiroshi Yoshida

Nigatsudo Temple

1926

Color woodblock print

Omuro by Hiroshi Yoshida

Omuro

Woodblock print

Sacred Bridge by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sacred Bridge

Woodblock print

The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku) by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku)

Kinkaku

1933

Color woodblock print

The Taj Mahal Gardens at Night, from the series "India and Southeast Asia" by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Taj Mahal Gardens at Night, from the series "India and Southeast Asia"

1931

Color woodblock print

Toshogu Shrine (Toshogu) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Toshogu Shrine (Toshogu)

Toshogu

1937

Color woodblock print

Way to the Kasuga Shrine by Hiroshi Yoshida

Way to the Kasuga Shrine

1938

Color woodblock print

Yomei Gate by Hiroshi Yoshida

Yomei Gate

1937

Color woodblock print

Monk at a Mountain Temple by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Monk at a Mountain Temple

20th century

Color woodblock print

Statue of Christ in Montmartre by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Statue of Christ in Montmartre

1959

Woodblock print

Temple Compound in the Mountains by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Temple Compound in the Mountains

Woodblock print

A Section of the Byodo Temple at Uji (Uji Byodoin no ichibu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui

A Section of the Byodo Temple at Uji (Uji Byodoin no ichibu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"

Uji Byodoin no ichibu

1921

Color woodblock print; oban

Chion Temple, Kyoto, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Kyoto Chionin) by Kawase Hasui

Chion Temple, Kyoto, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Kyoto Chionin)

August 1933

Color woodblock print

Daigo Denpo Temple, Kyoto (Daigo Denpoin Kyoto) by Kawase Hasui

Daigo Denpo Temple, Kyoto (Daigo Denpoin Kyoto)

Daigo Denpoin Kyoto

1950

Color woodblock print

Hall of the Golden Hue, Chuson Temple, Hiraizumi, from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition” (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hiraizumi Chusonji Konjikido) by Kawase Hasui

Hall of the Golden Hue, Chuson Temple, Hiraizumi, from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition” (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hiraizumi Chusonji Konjikido)

October, 1935

Color woodblock print

In the Snow, Nakayama-Shichiri Road in Hida Province (Hida Nakayama-Shichiri), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" by Kawase Hasui

In the Snow, Nakayama-Shichiri Road in Hida Province (Hida Nakayama-Shichiri), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"

Hida Nakayama-Shichiri

1924

Color woodblock print; oban

Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"

Abuto no Kannon

1922

Color woodblock print; oban

Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"

Tazawako Kansanomiyagu

1927

Color woodblock print; oban

Kikyo Gate (Kikyomon), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Kikyo Gate (Kikyomon), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Kikyomon

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Lake Chuzenji, Nikko (Nikko Chuzenjiko) by Kawase Hasui

Lake Chuzenji, Nikko (Nikko Chuzenjiko)

Nikko Chuzenjiko

1930

Color woodblock print; oban

Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima) by Kawase Hasui

Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)

Yuki no Miyajima

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

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

Pulguk Temple, Kyongiu, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Keishu Bukkokuji) by Kawase Hasui

Pulguk Temple, Kyongiu, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Keishu Bukkokuji)

September 1939

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

Snow at Hie Shrine (Shato no yuki (Hie jinja)) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Hie Shrine (Shato no yuki (Hie jinja))

Shato no yuki (Hie jinja

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki)

Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at the Shin Bridge, Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at the Shin Bridge, Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo no yuki)

Nikko Shinkyo no yuki

1930; edition:178/350

Color woodblock print; Oban

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji)

Yuki no Zojoji

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Spring Rain at the Gokoku Temple (Harusame (Gokokuji)) by Kawase Hasui

Spring Rain at the Gokoku Temple (Harusame (Gokokuji))

Harusame (Gokokuji

April 1932

Color woodblock print

Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu]) by Kawase Hasui

Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu])

Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu]

April, 1932

Color woodblock print; oban

Starlit Night at Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu) by Kawase Hasui

Starlit Night at Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)

Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]

1928

Color woodblock print; oban

Tenno Temple, Osaka (Osaka Tennōji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu) by Kawase Hasui

Tenno Temple, Osaka (Osaka Tennōji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)

Osaka Tennōji

1927

Color woodblock print

The Great Buddha, Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu) by Kawase Hasui

The Great Buddha, Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu)

Kamakura Daibutsu

1930

Color woodblock print

The Inokashira Benten Shrine in Snow (Shato no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

The Inokashira Benten Shrine in Snow (Shato no yuki)

Shato no yuki

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike) by Kawase Hasui

The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike)

Shiba Benten ike

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"

Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu

1926

Color woodblock print; oban

Zojoji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Zojoji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Shiba Zojoji

1925

Color woodblock print

Temple Garden by Maekawa Senpan

Temple Garden

寺の庭

c. 1940

Color woodblock print

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Asakusa Temple at Night

浅草寺の夜

c. 1917

Lithograph

Winter in Shiba Park by Oda Kazuma

Winter in Shiba Park

芝公園の冬

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

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