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
Landscape with Waterfall
ca. 1817
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
The Great Waterfall at Oyama in Sagami Province
1855
Clamdigging at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari), Waterfall River at Ōji (Ōji Taki-no-kawa), and Suijin Wood and the Shrine at Massaki (Suijin mori Massaki yashiro), from the series Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Carp Ascending Waterfall
19th century
Color woodblock print
The Poet Li Bo Gazing at a Waterfall
李白観瀑図
early 20th century
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Waterfall
1903
color woodblock print (kuchi-e)
Waterfall
瀑布図
late 1910s
Ink and color on silk; hanging scroll
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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.