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Winter Prints (389)

Winter scenes in Japanese woodblock prints beyond snow alone — including bare branches, frozen streams, cold moonlight, figures bundled against the chill, and the stark, contemplative beauty of the Japanese winter landscape.

Artists Known for Winter

A dancing girl, maiko, in winter by Hasegawa Sadanobu III

A dancing girl, maiko, in winter

Woodblock print

Winter Forest I, Shôwa period, circa 1967-1968 by Naoko Matsubara

Winter Forest I, Shôwa period, circa 1967-1968

Woodblock print

Late Winter by Joshua Rome

Late Winter

Woodblock print

Winter, Shôwa period, dated 1957 by Amano Kunihiro

Winter, Shôwa period, dated 1957

Woodblock print

Twilight Snow at Uchikawa (Uchikawa bosetsu), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Twilight Snow at Uchikawa (Uchikawa bosetsu), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

View of Asakusa in Snow (Asakusa secchū no zu), from the series Famous Places of Edo (Edo meisho no uchi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

View of Asakusa in Snow (Asakusa secchū no zu), from the series Famous Places of Edo (Edo meisho no uchi)

19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Fine Weather after Snow at Masaki by Utagawa Hiroshige

Fine Weather after Snow at Masaki

Sengakuji Temple in Snow (Yuki no Sengakuji), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)" by Kishio Koizumi

Sengakuji Temple in Snow (Yuki no Sengakuji), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)"

1932

Color woodblock print; oban

Winter in Miyama by Tatsuo Kawashima

Winter in Miyama

Woodblock print

Kanbara: Evening Snow (Kanbara, yoru no yuki), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kanbara: Evening Snow (Kanbara, yoru no yuki), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

The Drum Bridge in Snow #11 by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Drum Bridge in Snow #11

Snow at Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Snow at Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa

19th century

Print

View of Tokyo, Snow Scene by Utagawa Hiroshige

View of Tokyo, Snow Scene

19th century

The Imperial Palace in Snow, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei) by Insho Domoto

The Imperial Palace in Snow, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)

Woodblock print

Winter Landscape by Maekawa Senpan

Winter Landscape

冬景色

c. 1936

Color woodblock print

Winter at Lake Ashino (Ashinoko no fuyu) by Kawase Hasui

Winter at Lake Ashino (Ashinoko no fuyu)

1949

Color woodblock print

Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)" by Kawase Hasui

Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"

1933

Color woodblock print; oban

The Snowy Garden by Utagawa Kunisada

The Snowy Garden

1854

Triptych of color woodblock prints, ink and color on paper

Bijin and Peony in Mid-Winter - 寒牡丹美人娘図 by Yamakawa Shuho

Bijin and Peony in Mid-Winter - 寒牡丹美人娘図

Woodblock print

Winter Dreams by Yamakawa Shuho

Winter Dreams

Woodblock print

no. 4, Shinchi in Winter, Before the Mirror (Dai-yon, fuyu [Shinchi], Kagami no mae) by Kitano Tsunetomi

no. 4, Shinchi in Winter, Before the Mirror (Dai-yon, fuyu [Shinchi], Kagami no mae)

Woodblock print

Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 4, Shinchi in Winter, Before the Mirror (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-yon, fuyu [Shinchi], Kagami no mae) by Kitano Tsunetomi

Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 4, Shinchi in Winter, Before the Mirror (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-yon, fuyu [Shinchi], Kagami no mae)

Woodblock print

Lake Yamanaka in Winter by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Lake Yamanaka in Winter

Woodblock print

Hamamatsu: Winter Scene (Hamamatsu, fuyugare no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige

Hamamatsu: Winter Scene (Hamamatsu, fuyugare no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

No Series House In The Snowy Grip Of Winter by Katsuyuki Nishijima

No Series House In The Snowy Grip Of Winter

Woodblock print

Winter in Taguchi (Later printing by Toshi Yoshida) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Winter in Taguchi (Later printing by Toshi Yoshida)

1927

Woodblock print

Winter in Taguchi (Taguchi no fuyu), Shôwa period, dated 1927 by Hiroshi Yoshida

Winter in Taguchi (Taguchi no fuyu), Shôwa period, dated 1927

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

Peony Under Winter Straw Shelter - 藁ぼっち牡丹 (1) by Watanabe Seitei

Peony Under Winter Straw Shelter - 藁ぼっち牡丹 (1)

1890

Woodblock print

A Winter Day by Kunio Kaneko

A Winter Day

1988, unlimited

Woodblock print

Morning Crows, Winter Scarf — 明けからす お高祖頭巾 by Miyagawa Shuntei

Morning Crows, Winter Scarf — 明けからす お高祖頭巾

Not set

Woodblock print

Winter Forest I by Naoko Matsubara

Winter Forest I

Woodblock print

February, Winter Sky by Yamamura Toyonari

February, Winter Sky

Woodblock print

MAIKO (Winter) by Hasegawa Sadanobu III

MAIKO (Winter)

Woodblock print

Pagoda of Toji Temple - Winter by Okumura Koichi

Pagoda of Toji Temple - Winter

Woodblock print

Kiyomizu Temple in Winter by Aoyama Masaharu

Kiyomizu Temple in Winter

Woodblock print

Winter, poem at night. Series: Tsukinami. by Sakuichi Fukazawa

Winter, poem at night. Series: Tsukinami.

Woodblock print

Okuirise in Winter by Henmi Takashi

Okuirise in Winter

Woodblock print

Winter by Walter J. Phillips

Winter

1920s

Print

Winter Moon over Toyama Plain (Fuyu no tsuki (Toyamagahara)) by Kawase Hasui

Winter Moon over Toyama Plain (Fuyu no tsuki (Toyamagahara))

Fuyu no tsuki (Toyamagahara

December 1931

Color woodblock print

Winter Mansion by Kaoru Kawano

Winter Mansion

n.d.

Color woodblock print

Mountainman in Winter by Umetaro Azechi

Mountainman in Winter

1955

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Lake in Winter by Maekawa Senpan

Lake in Winter

20th century

Color woodblock print

Saruhashi Bridge in Winter by Kishio Koizumi

Saruhashi Bridge in Winter

1939

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Winter in Paris (C) by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter in Paris (C)

Woodblock print

Winter Sky by Joshua Rome

Winter Sky

Woodblock print

Geisha Girl in Winter by Hasegawa Sadanobu III

Geisha Girl in Winter

Woodblock print

Ducks in Winter by Ito Nisaburo

Ducks in Winter

Woodblock print

Torii Gate in Winter by Ito Nisaburo

Torii Gate in Winter

Woodblock print

Winter Peony by Ito Nisaburo

Winter Peony

Woodblock print

Nijo Castle - Winter by Okumura Koichi

Nijo Castle - Winter

Woodblock print

Winter 2 by Tsuchiya Rakuzan

Winter 2

Woodblock print

Ducks in Winter by Kotozuka Eiichi

Ducks in Winter

Not set

Woodblock print

Five Storied Pagoda in Winter by Kotozuka Eiichi

Five Storied Pagoda in Winter

Not set

Woodblock print

Kasuga Shrine in winter — 春日神社 by Kotozuka Eiichi

Kasuga Shrine in winter — 春日神社

circa 1950-1970

Woodblock print

Torii Gate in Winter by Kotozuka Eiichi

Torii Gate in Winter

Not set

Woodblock print

No Series Winter In Manchukuo Early Morning Sleighride by Pieter Irwin Brown

No Series Winter In Manchukuo Early Morning Sleighride

Woodblock print

Winter by Bertha Lum

Winter

1909

Color woodcut

Mt. Fuji- V2- Winter by Maeda Masao

Mt. Fuji- V2- Winter

Woodblock print

Winter (Fuyu) by Ansei Uchima

Winter (Fuyu)

1954

Color woodblock print

Hatagoh, Early Winter by Tanaka Ryohei

Hatagoh, Early Winter

1980

Etching

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Frequently Asked Questions

Winter scenes in Japanese woodblock prints beyond snow alone — including bare branches, frozen streams, cold moonlight, figures bundled against the chill, and the stark, contemplative beauty of the Japanese winter landscape.

Utagawa Hiroshige, Suzuki Harunobu, and Saito Kiyoshi are among the artists most associated with winter in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 389 prints tagged with winter, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.