Winter Prints (377)
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 Snowy Gorge on the Fuji River
c. 1842
Color woodblock print; vertical oban diptych

Clear Skies after Snow--Ryogoku in Moonlight
1843-1847
Clear Weather after Snow in the Precincts of the Kanda Myōjin Shrine (Kanda Myōjin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho)
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Snow Scene in Paris
パリ雪景
1925
Oil on canvas

Winter Mansion (Girinsô), Shôwa period,
Woodblock print
Mandarin Duck on Snowbank
Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Snow, Moon, and Flowers in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro setsugekka) : Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya with Attendants Shirabe and Teriha
n.d.
Color woodblock print; oban

Three Flowers in Snow (Centre Scroll)
雪中三花図 中幅
before 1924
Hanging scroll; ink and colour on silk

Evening Snow on Mt. Hira (Hira bosetsu), from an untitled series of Eight Views of Lake Biwa (Ōmi hakkei)
比良暮雪
c. 1854-59
Color woodblock print; ōban
Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi yukibare no asa), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Kinryūzan Temple at Asakusa in Snow (Asakusa Kinryūzan setchū no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho no uchi)
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Kinkakuji seen in Falling Snow
1836-1870
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Travelers in Snow
early 19th century
Color woodblock print

Man Riding Horse in Snow, from Bunpō gafu, vol. 1
1807
Woodblock-printed book illustration

Snow in the Garden (Teichū no yuki)
1859

Beauty on a Veranda in Snow
ca. 1794-95
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Two Huts in Snow
雪中草庵図
about 1779–1843
Hanging scroll; ink and light 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 377 prints tagged with winter, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.





