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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

Winter Orchard No. 1 (Fuyu no Kaki) (artist's proof) by Tanaka Ryohei

Winter Orchard No. 1 (Fuyu no Kaki) (artist's proof)

1967

Etching

Winter Tree by Tanaka Ryohei

Winter Tree

1967

Etching, ink on paper

Winter Tree, Shôwa period, dated 1967 by Tanaka Ryohei

Winter Tree, Shôwa period, dated 1967

Woodblock print

Winter - Cold Camellia Road by Katsunori Hamanishi

Winter - Cold Camellia Road

2022

Mezzotint

Winter's Day — 冬の日 by Sano Seiji

Winter's Day — 冬の日

1999

Woodblock print

Winter in Okusaga (Fuyu no Okusaga) by Tatsuo Kawashima

Winter in Okusaga (Fuyu no Okusaga)

20th century

Color woodblock print; edition 72/100

No Series Camellia In Winter by Waichi Hayashi

No Series Camellia In Winter

Woodblock print

Winter Self by Micah Schwaberow

Winter Self

1984

Woodblock print, ink and colors on paper

Winter (Fuyu) by Amano Kunihiro

Winter (Fuyu)

1957

Color woodblock print

Tohoku no irori ha (Home-life in Winter-time (Northern Japan)) / Nihon jozoku sen (Woman's Customs in Japan) by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Tohoku no irori ha (Home-life in Winter-time (Northern Japan)) / Nihon jozoku sen (Woman's Customs in Japan)

Woodblock print

Winter Moon at Toyamagahara (Fuyu no tsuki [Toyamagahara]) by Kawase Hasui

Winter Moon at Toyamagahara (Fuyu no tsuki [Toyamagahara])

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Deep Winter in Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

Deep Winter in Aizu

mid 20th century

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Winter in Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter in Aizu

1907

Color woodblock print

Winter in Aizu (11) by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter in Aizu (11)

1967

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Winter in Aizu (Aizu no fuyu) by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter in Aizu (Aizu no fuyu)

1938

Woodblock print

Winter in Aizu (Gobodo) by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter in Aizu (Gobodo)

1938

Woodblock print

Winter in Giö-ji by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter in Giö-ji

Woodblock print

Winter in Jacko-in (Kyoto) by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter in Jacko-in (Kyoto)

Woodblock print

Winter in Tsuruga-jyo Aizu Wakamatsu by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter in Tsuruga-jyo Aizu Wakamatsu

Woodblock print

Three People Walking in Snow by Utagawa Hiroshige

Three People Walking in Snow

Winter Day by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Winter Day

Woodblock print

Winter Mountain by Umetaro Azechi

Winter Mountain

1962

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Early Winter in Gotenba by Hideo Hagiwara

Early Winter in Gotenba

1981–86

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Winter Tree (work 74-72) by Maki Haku

Winter Tree (work 74-72)

Woodblock print

Fuyu no Inabanuma (Winter at Inabanuma) by Fumio Kitaoka

Fuyu no Inabanuma (Winter at Inabanuma)

Woodblock print

Frozen: The Appearance of a Fukagawa Nakamichi Geisha of the Tempo Era (1830-44) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Frozen: The Appearance of a Fukagawa Nakamichi Geisha of the Tempo Era (1830-44)

1888

Woodblock print

Winter by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Winter

Woodblock print

Northern Winter - 北方の冬 by Takehisa Yumeji

Northern Winter - 北方の冬

Woodblock print

Takasegawa-Winter by Clifton Karhu

Takasegawa-Winter

1990

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Four Seasons: Winter (Shiki: Fuyu) by Paul Binnie

Four Seasons: Winter (Shiki: Fuyu)

Woodblock print

The Monkey Bridge in Winter by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Monkey Bridge in Winter

Mid-19th century

Woodblock print; hashira-e

Japan Alps by Clifton Karhu

Japan Alps

1989

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Diary: February 11th, 1995 (b), Sleeping Man and Newspaper by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: February 11th, 1995 (b), Sleeping Man and Newspaper

1995

Woodblock print

Diary: Feb. 23rd '02, in London by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Feb. 23rd '02, in London

2002

Screenprint

Cardinals by Toshi Yoshida

Cardinals

Woodblock print

Diary: Feb. 2nd, '78 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Feb. 2nd, '78

1978

Woodcut, silkscreen

Kotatsu- Japanese warmer by Shimura Tatsumi

Kotatsu- Japanese warmer

Not set

Woodblock print

Diary Jan. 9 1976 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary Jan. 9 1976

description

Woodblock print

Descending Geese by Utagawa Hiroshige

Descending Geese

c. 1830

Woodblock print; nagaban, surimono

Diary: March 5th, '79 (b) by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: March 5th, '79 (b)

1979

Woodblock and silkscreen

Diary: March 5th, '05 in Kashiwa by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: March 5th, '05 in Kashiwa

2005

Woodblock and silkscreen

Frosty Morn by Ansei Uchima

Frosty Morn

1962

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with embossing

Hatsumode — 初詣 by Shimura Tatsumi

Hatsumode — 初詣

Not set

Woodblock print

Two Blind Men and Snowman by Katsushika Hokusai

Two Blind Men and Snowman

1780s

Woodblock print (surimono), ink and color on paper

K

Kite Flying

凧揚げ

c. 1906

Color woodblock print

Snowballs by Bertha Lum

Snowballs

1912

Color woodcut on Japan paper

House in Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

House in Aizu

1972

Color woodblock print

Koishikawa yuki no tan / Fugaku Sanju Rokkei by Katsushika Hokusai

Koishikawa yuki no tan / Fugaku Sanju Rokkei

Woodblock print

Kinae, Kinere by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kinae, Kinere

Not set

Woodblock print

Diary: Jan. 19th, '98, 1998 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Jan. 19th, '98, 1998

description

Woodblock print

Frosty Morning at Nagaoka, Izu (Izu Nagaoka no Asa) by Kawase Hasui

Frosty Morning at Nagaoka, Izu (Izu Nagaoka no Asa)

February 1939

Color woodblock print

February - Wintry Sky by Ishii Hakutei

February - Wintry Sky

Woodblock print

Kameido Tenmangu keidai yuki / Toto Meisho by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kameido Tenmangu keidai yuki / Toto Meisho

Woodblock print

Courtesans and Attendants Making a Giant Snowball by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Courtesans and Attendants Making a Giant Snowball

ca. 1796

Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

North Country A by Kusaka Kenji

North Country A

Woodblock print

Snowstorm by Sentaro Iwata

Snowstorm

Woodblock print

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru) by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru)

c. 1844

Color woodblock print; oban triptych

Ice Floe, Utoro (Utoro ryūhyō) by Chizuko Yoshida

Ice Floe, Utoro (Utoro ryūhyō)

1995

Photoetching and color woodblock print; artist’s proof

White Wilderness by Walter J. Phillips

White Wilderness

1920s

Print

Charcoal Footwarmer by Ito Shinsui

Charcoal Footwarmer

Woodblock print

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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.