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Waterfalls Prints (127)

Waterfall scenes (taki) in Japanese woodblock prints. From Hokusai's famous series to modern interpretations, waterfalls are celebrated for the technical challenge of depicting cascading water and for their spiritual associations with purification and natural power.

Artists Known for Waterfalls

Celebrated Waterfall by Yanagawa Shigenobu

Celebrated Waterfall

1820–1830

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Gazing at a Waterfall by Tani Bunchō

Gazing at a Waterfall

観瀑図

1790

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Hokusai's Waterfalls (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Hokusai no Taki) by Paul Binnie

A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Hokusai's Waterfalls (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Hokusai no Taki)

Woodblock print

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Waterfall by Ed Miliano

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Waterfall

The Fall of Jinzhou by Toyohara Chikanobu

The Fall of Jinzhou

Woodblock print

Ashura-O from Kegon fu by Shiko Munakata

Ashura-O from Kegon fu

Woodblock print

Nachi Falls by Ray Morimura

Nachi Falls

2019

Woodblock on washi paper

Nachi Waterfall by Ray Morimura

Nachi Waterfall

2019

Woodblock

Fall Kegon by Kawase Hasui

Fall Kegon

1928

Woodblock Print

The Falls by Elspeth Lamb

The Falls

2023

Collage

Nana Shiomi The Sound of Waterfall, Jumper by Nana Shiomi

Nana Shiomi The Sound of Waterfall, Jumper

Woodcut (in the ukiyo-e tradition)

The Sound of Waterfall, Thinker by Nana Shiomi

The Sound of Waterfall, Thinker

2015

Woodcut (in the ukiyo-e tradition)

Kegon by Shiko Munakata

Kegon

1970

Brush Painting

Seeing the Waterfall of Mount Lu by Yuki Ideguchi

Seeing the Waterfall of Mount Lu

2017

Newspaper, Gesso, Ink Stick, Acrylic Paint, Spray Paint

This is a mokuhanga print of a a frozen waterfall, called Hossawa Falls. by Jason Fujiwara

This is a mokuhanga print of a a frozen waterfall, called Hossawa Falls.

Yûhi Falls at Shiobara (Shiobara Yûhi no taki), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshû) by Kawase Hasui

Yûhi Falls at Shiobara (Shiobara Yûhi no taki), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshû)

Woodblock print

Owl with Waterfall by Koji Ikuta

Owl with Waterfall

2002

Mezzotint

Margaret White Art - Sanctuary - Waterfall linocut by Margaret White

Margaret White Art - Sanctuary - Waterfall linocut

Ohtsu - Nachi Falls, Seigantoji by Ray Morimura

Ohtsu - Nachi Falls, Seigantoji

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Ohtsu -Nachi Falls,-Seigantoji by Kazuyuki Ohtsu

Ohtsu -Nachi Falls,-Seigantoji

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

The Sound of Waterfall Jumper and Thinker by Nana Shiomi

The Sound of Waterfall Jumper and Thinker

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Shomyo Waterfall by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Shomyo Waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Waterfall by Tadashige Nishida

Waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

White waterfall by Tadashige Nishida

White waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nachi Waterfall by Miyamoto Shufu

Nachi Waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Waterfall by Kishio Koizumi

Waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Waterfall by Kishio Koizumi

Waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Dragonhead waterfall by Kishio Koizumi

Dragonhead waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nanushi Waterfall by Kishio Koizumi

Nanushi Waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Waterfall by Fumio Kitaoka

Waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nunobiki waterfall by Hide Kawanishi

Nunobiki waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Kegon waterfall, Nikko by Shiro Kasamatsu

Kegon waterfall, Nikko

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mt. Fuji reflected in a waterfall by Ogata Gekko

Mt. Fuji reflected in a waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mt Fuji reflected in a waterfall by Ogata Gekko

Mt Fuji reflected in a waterfall

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Ono no Komachi by the Waterfall (Shimizu), from the series The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi (Furyu yatsushi nana Komachi) by Suzuki Harunobu

Ono no Komachi by the Waterfall (Shimizu), from the series The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi (Furyu yatsushi nana Komachi)

Edo period (1615–1868), 1751/64

Color woodblock print; hosoban

Narihira at the Nunobiki Waterfall, from the Episode 87 of Tales of Ise by Totoya Hokkei

Narihira at the Nunobiki Waterfall, from the Episode 87 of Tales of Ise

early 19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

Waterfall by Mochizuki Gyokusen

Waterfall

滝図

1910

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Waterfall by Yamamoto Shunkyo

Waterfall

瀧図

circa 1900

Color woodblock print

Backward-viewing Falls, One of the Three Waterfalls (Urami-ga-taki, santaki no sono ikkei), from the series "Famous Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nikkosan meisho no uchi)" by Keisai Eisen

Backward-viewing Falls, One of the Three Waterfalls (Urami-ga-taki, santaki no sono ikkei), from the series "Famous Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nikkosan meisho no uchi)"

1843–1847

Color woodblock print

"Na": Nunobiki Waterfall, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)" by Katsukawa Shunshō

"Na": Nunobiki Waterfall, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

c. 1772/73

Color woodblock print; koban

Willow and Waterfall by Tsubaki Chinzan

Willow and Waterfall

1847

Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Waterfall in Spring and Autumn by Kishi Chikudō

Waterfall in Spring and Autumn

春秋瀑布図

1893

Color on silk; pair of hanging scrolls

Hermit and Waterfall by Komuro Suiun

Hermit and Waterfall

高士観瀑図

Taishō–early Shōwa period (c. 1920s–1930s)

Color woodblock print

Kegon Waterfall by Keisai Eisen

Kegon Waterfall

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River, from the album "The Eternal Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)" by Totoya Hokkei

Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River, from the album "The Eternal Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)"

1833

Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from album

Red Carp Ascending a Waterfall by Yashima Gakutei

Red Carp Ascending a Waterfall

late 1820s

Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

The Kegon Waterfall at Nikko by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Kegon Waterfall at Nikko

ca. 1848-1850

Print

Kirifuri Falls at Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Kirifuri Falls at Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

c. 1833

Color woodblock print; oban

Waterfall of Flowers: Caring for the Aged in the Quarter (Hana no taki sato no yoro), from the series Comical Dances of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara niwaka) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Waterfall of Flowers: Caring for the Aged in the Quarter (Hana no taki sato no yoro), from the series Comical Dances of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara niwaka)

Late Edo period, circa 1795

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido (Kisoji no oku Amidagataki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido (Kisoji no oku Amidagataki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

About 1833

Color woodblock print; ōban

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shingen in “A String of Prayer Beads Shaken at a Ribbon of Waterfall” by Katsukawa Shunshō

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shingen in “A String of Prayer Beads Shaken at a Ribbon of Waterfall”

1775

color woodblock print

Ono Waterfall on the Kiso Road (from the series a Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces) by Katsushika Hokusai

Ono Waterfall on the Kiso Road (from the series a Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces)

early 1830s

color woodblock print

Landscape with waterfall, from an untitled series of chuban prints by Katsushika Hokusai

Landscape with waterfall, from an untitled series of chuban prints

c. 1831

Color woodblock print; chuban

Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province (Soshu Oyama Roben no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province (Soshu Oyama Roben no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

c. 1833

Color woodblock print; oban

Painting of Peacocks, Pines, a Waterfall, and a Roll of Red Fabric by Totoya Hokkei

Painting of Peacocks, Pines, a Waterfall, and a Roll of Red Fabric

ca. 1818

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

About 1833

Color woodblock print; ōban

Yoro Falls in Mino Province (Mino no Yoro no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Yoro Falls in Mino Province (Mino no Yoro no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

c. 1833

Color woodblock print; ōban

A Spray from Waterfall by Mishima Shōsō

A Spray from Waterfall

瀧しぶき

1905

Color woodblock print (kuchi-e frontispiece for Bungei Kurabu)

Waterfall in the Cascades by Takashima Hokkai

Waterfall in the Cascades

1906

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk

Carp in Waterfall Pattern (Taki ni koi), from the book Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyo kinmo zui) by Yoshida Hambei

Carp in Waterfall Pattern (Taki ni koi), from the book Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyo kinmo zui)

女用訓蒙図彙・滝に鯉

1687

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

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Waterfall scenes (taki) in Japanese woodblock prints. From Hokusai's famous series to modern interpretations, waterfalls are celebrated for the technical challenge of depicting cascading water and for their spiritual associations with purification and natural power.

Katsushika Hokusai, Shiko Munakata, and Kawase Hasui are among the artists most associated with waterfalls in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 127 prints tagged with waterfalls, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.