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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

Kotatsu by Ito Shinsui

Kotatsu

Woodblock print

Woman Sitting by a Brazier by Watanabe Seitei

Woman Sitting by a Brazier

February 1925

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Charcoal Foot Warmer by Ito Shinsui

Charcoal Foot Warmer

January 1923

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Snowflake by Ito Shinsui

Snowflake

1923

Color woodblock print

February - Wintry Sky by Torii Kotondo

February - Wintry Sky

1924

Woodblock print

Geese Christmas Card by Ohara Koson

Geese Christmas Card

description

Woodblock print

Fushimi no Yuki by Torii Kotondo

Fushimi no Yuki

Not set

Woodblock print

January by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

January

Woodblock print

Snow View (Yuki no nagame), from the series Fashionable Genji (Furyu Genji) by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Snow View (Yuki no nagame), from the series Fashionable Genji (Furyu Genji)

about 1853

Color woodblock print

Returning Sails (Kihan), from the series "Eight Views of Snow Scenes (Yukimi hakkei)" by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Returning Sails (Kihan), from the series "Eight Views of Snow Scenes (Yukimi hakkei)"

c.1810s

Color woodblock print; oban

Aterazawa by Shiro Kasamatsu

Aterazawa

Woodblock print

Battledore by Toyohara Chikanobu

Battledore

1896

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Echigo Kashiwazaki, Niigata by Shiro Kasamatsu

Echigo Kashiwazaki, Niigata

Woodblock print

New Year’s Day by Toyohara Chikanobu

New Year’s Day

Woodblock print

Blue Freeze by Umetaro Azechi

Blue Freeze

1960

Color woodblock print; edition 2/50

Ochanomizu yuki by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Ochanomizu yuki

Woodblock print

Mountaineer and skier by Umetaro Azechi

Mountaineer and skier

20th century

Color woodblock print

Skier (Sukiya) by Umetaro Azechi

Skier (Sukiya)

1955

Color woodblock print; edition 14/50

Braving the Bitter Cold, Our Troops Set Up Camp at Yingkou by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Braving the Bitter Cold, Our Troops Set Up Camp at Yingkou

1895 (Meiji 28)

Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper

A Man Skiing (Sukii no otoko) by Umetaro Azechi

A Man Skiing (Sukii no otoko)

1955

Color woodblock print; edition 10/50

A hood — Okoso-Zukin by Ito Shinsui

A hood — Okoso-Zukin

Woodblock print

Skater (Descriptive Title) by Onchi Koshiro

Skater (Descriptive Title)

Woodblock print

Skier by Umetaro Azechi

Skier

Woodblock print

Daffodil by Nishimura Hodo

Daffodil

Woodblock print

Woman and Snowflakes by Takasawa Keiichi

Woman and Snowflakes

Not set

Woodblock print

Woman and Snowflakes by Takasawa Keiichi

Woman and Snowflakes

Not set

Woodblock print

North Wind, Shôwa period, dated 1965 by Kimura Yoshiharu

North Wind, Shôwa period, dated 1965

Woodblock print

MIBORO-NO-MINKA (One's House) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

MIBORO-NO-MINKA (One's House)

Woodblock print

Frosty Morning by Hideo Hagiwara

Frosty Morning

Woodblock print

MATSUNOUCHI by Katsuyuki Nishijima

MATSUNOUCHI

Woodblock print

Tenno-Ji in the Sno by Yuhan Ito

Tenno-Ji in the Sno

Woodblock print

TANBI (Short Day) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

TANBI (Short Day)

Woodblock print

Hagoita- Badminte- Shuttlecock — やり羽子 by Miyagawa Shuntei

Hagoita- Badminte- Shuttlecock — やり羽子

Not set

Woodblock print

January — 其一 追羽子 by Miyagawa Shuntei

January — 其一 追羽子

1898

Woodblock print

Burning Meadows at Asagiri by Hideo Hagiwara

Burning Meadows at Asagiri

1981–86

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

KATASHIGURE (It rains off and on) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

KATASHIGURE (It rains off and on)

Woodblock print

February by Maeda Masao

February

Woodblock print

Kuta no Yuki by Katsuyuki Nishijima

Kuta no Yuki

Woodblock print

December — 其十二 ゆき見 by Miyagawa Shuntei

December — 其十二 ゆき見

1898

Woodblock print

Mistletoe by Maeda Masao

Mistletoe

Woodblock print

February by Katsuyuki Nishijima

February

Woodblock print

Camelia (I) by Kaoru Kawano

Camelia (I)

Woodblock print

January; Kite and Battledore by Yoshitoshi Mori

January; Kite and Battledore

Woodblock print

White Morning by Kunio Kaneko

White Morning

20/200, 2005

Woodblock print

SHIRAKABARIN B (forest of white birch) by Fumio Fujita

SHIRAKABARIN B (forest of white birch)

Woodblock print

Camelias by Kotozuka Eiichi

Camelias

1941

Woodblock print

December by Sumio Kawakami

December

Woodblock print

Fukujuso and Stones by Ohno Bakufu

Fukujuso and Stones

Woodblock print

Winter by Fukita Fumiaki

Winter

Woodblock print

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Winter Blackbird by Ed Miliano

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Winter Blackbird

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Winter-Tree-831x1024 by Ed Miliano

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Winter-Tree-831x1024

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Winter Tree (Framed) by Ed Miliano

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Winter Tree (Framed)

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Ed-miliano-winter tree-mokuhanga-gallery-dublin-ireland by Ed Miliano

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Ed-miliano-winter tree-mokuhanga-gallery-dublin-ireland

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Ed-miliano-winter tree with berries-mokuhanga-gallery-dublin-ireland by Ed Miliano

Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Ed-miliano-winter tree with berries-mokuhanga-gallery-dublin-ireland

The End of Winter II by Eva Pietzcker - Davidson Galleries by Eva Pietzcker

The End of Winter II by Eva Pietzcker - Davidson Galleries

Winter Lake by Eva Pietzcker - Davidson Galleries by Eva Pietzcker

Winter Lake by Eva Pietzcker - Davidson Galleries

Winter by Helen Hyde

Winter

1901

Color woodcut on paper

Three Friends of Winter by Helen Hyde

Three Friends of Winter

1913

Color woodcut on cream Japanese paper

Quiet Moment, in Winter by Shigeki Tomura

Quiet Moment, in Winter

Drypoint etching

Butterfly Dance - Winter  by Chizuko Yoshida

Butterfly Dance - Winter

1985

Zinc plate and 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.