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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 Firework by Katsunori Hamanishi

Winter Firework

2018

Mezzotint

Winter Fireworks by Katsunori Hamanishi

Winter Fireworks

2019

Mezzotint

The Monkey Bridge in Winter by Kishio Koizumi

The Monkey Bridge in Winter

1939

Japanese Color Woodblock Print

Plovers Flying Across a River above Snow-Laden Reeds (Fuyu no Kawa), from the series Worlds of Things (Momoyogusa) by Kamisaka Sekka

Plovers Flying Across a River above Snow-Laden Reeds (Fuyu no Kawa), from the series Worlds of Things (Momoyogusa)

百々世草 冬の川

1909-10

Color woodblock print

January by Kobayashi Kiyochika

January

Woodblock print

End of January / Trump by Tongji Philip Qian

End of January / Trump

2017

Reduction woodblock print

Japanese Garden Portland - Winter by Ray Morimura

Japanese Garden Portland - Winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Ohtsu- Winter River by Kazuyuki Ohtsu

Ohtsu- Winter River

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Ohtsu Fuyu Kazaru (Winter Decorations) by Kazuyuki Ohtsu

Ohtsu Fuyu Kazaru (Winter Decorations)

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter Light by Joel Stewart

Winter Light

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Hanase Winter (2) by Brian Williams

Hanase Winter (2)

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter Scene on a beach by Yamamoto Shoun

Winter Scene on a beach

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter Landscape by Yamamoto Shoun

Winter Landscape

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter Trees by Tanaka Ryohei

Winter Trees

Etching

Two Girls warming themselves in winter by Takehisa Yumeji

Two Girls warming themselves in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Miniature Print of a plant in winter by Takahashi Shotei

Miniature Print of a plant in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

February Flower wind by Jun'ichiro Sekino

February Flower wind

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mountain lake in early winter by Kihei Sasajima

Mountain lake in early winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Ouchi-juku in winter by Sano Seiji

Ouchi-juku in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter In Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter In Aizu

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter In Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter In Aizu

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter In Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter In Aizu

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter In Aizu by Saito Kiyoshi

Winter In Aizu

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter day by Joshua Rome

Winter day

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Calendar Sheet December 1941 by Onchi Koshiro

Calendar Sheet December 1941

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mountain field in winter by Ryusei Okamoto

Mountain field in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter day by Norikane Hiroto

Winter day

Etching

Winter Landscape by Miyamoto Shufu

Winter Landscape

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter Landscape by Maekawa Senpan

Winter Landscape

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Calendar Sheet January by Maekawa Senpan

Calendar Sheet January

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Aoki harbour in winter by Maeda Masao

Aoki harbour in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Dead field in winter by Kishio Koizumi

Dead field in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Lake Shikotan in winter by Fumio Kitaoka

Lake Shikotan in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter in Yamasato by Tatsuo Kawashima

Winter in Yamasato

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Scenes of Kobe in the 12 months: December by Hide Kawanishi

Scenes of Kobe in the 12 months: December

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter sky by Shiro Kasamatsu

Winter sky

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter composition 2 by Reika Iwami

Winter composition 2

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter composition No. 2 by Reika Iwami

Winter composition No. 2

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter evening by Tomoo Inagaki

Winter evening

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter scene by Tomoo Inagaki

Winter scene

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Toriimoto in Winter by Ido Masao

Toriimoto in Winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Matsuyama castle in winter by Ido Masao

Matsuyama castle in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Matsuyama castle - winter by Ido Masao

Matsuyama castle - winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Kyoto street in winter by Ido Masao

Kyoto street in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Winter trees by Joichi Hoshi

Winter trees

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nagoya castle in winter by Fumio Fujita

Nagoya castle in winter

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Young woman in winter dress by Fujimori Shizuo

Young woman in winter dress

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

A Pilgrim Praying through the Night to the Buddha (kannenbutsu) is Startled by a Ghostly Head Lying on the Snow-Covered Ground by Katsukawa Shunshō

A Pilgrim Praying through the Night to the Buddha (kannenbutsu) is Startled by a Ghostly Head Lying on the Snow-Covered Ground

c. 1768

Color woodblock print; hosoban

Actor Bandô Matatarô IV as Gempachibyôe in “Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise” (“Mutsu no hana ume no kaomise”) by Katsukawa Shunshō

Actor Bandô Matatarô IV as Gempachibyôe in “Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise” (“Mutsu no hana ume no kaomise”)

About 1769

Color woodblock print; hosoban

Evening Snow at Kinryuzan Temple (Kinryuzan no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)" by Torii Kiyonaga

Evening Snow at Kinryuzan Temple (Kinryuzan no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

c. 1778

Color woodblock print; half hosoban (right side)

Warriors Fighting in the Snow by Utagawa Kunisada

Warriors Fighting in the Snow

19th century

Color woodblock print; shikishiban diptych; surimono

Snowman (Winter) by Hasegawa Konobu (Sadanobu IV)

Snowman (Winter)

雪だるま

c. 1950s

Color woodblock print

Actors Arashi Sangorô II asMinamoto no Yoritomo and Segawa Kikunojô II as the Snow Woman in “Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysanthemums” (“Myôto- giku Izu no Kisewata”) by Ippitsusai Buncho

Actors Arashi Sangorô II asMinamoto no Yoritomo and Segawa Kikunojô II as the Snow Woman in “Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysanthemums” (“Myôto- giku Izu no Kisewata”)

About 1770

Color woodblock print; aiban

Shrine in Snow by Katsushika Hokuga

Shrine in Snow

Edo period, c. 1820

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Kameyama: Weather Clearing after Snow (Kameyama, yukibare), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kameyama: Weather Clearing after Snow (Kameyama, yukibare), 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

Deer in the Snow by Tomita Keisen

Deer in the Snow

雪中鹿図

1930

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Snowy Day by Tomioka Eisen

Snowy Day

The snowy lake by Kasamatsu Mihoko

The snowy lake

Travelers in Snow by Katsukawa Shunkō

Travelers in Snow

early 19th century

Color woodblock print

Onoe Matsusuke as Man Armed with a Sword, Standing in Snow before a Fence by Katsukawa Shunkō

Onoe Matsusuke as Man Armed with a Sword, Standing in Snow before a Fence

1786

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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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.