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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 by Utagawa Hiroshige

A Snowy Gorge on the Fuji River

c. 1842

Color woodblock print; vertical oban diptych

Clear Skies after Snow--Ryogoku in Moonlight by Utagawa Hiroshige

Clear Skies after Snow--Ryogoku in Moonlight

1843-1847

Print

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) by Utagawa Hiroshige

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 by Yūzō Saeki

Snow Scene in Paris

パリ雪景

1925

Oil on canvas

Winter Mansion (Girinsô), Shôwa period, by Kaoru Kawano

Winter Mansion (Girinsô), Shôwa period,

Woodblock print

Mandarin Duck on Snowbank by Utagawa Hiroshige

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 by Kitagawa Utamaro

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) by Matsumoto Fūko

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) by Utagawa Fusatane

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) by Utagawa Hiroshige

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) by Utagawa Hiroshige

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 by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

Kinkakuji seen in Falling Snow

1836-1870

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Travelers in Snow by Katsukawa Shunsen

Travelers in Snow

early 19th century

Color woodblock print

Man Riding Horse in Snow, from Bunpō gafu, vol. 1 by Kawamura Bunpō

Man Riding Horse in Snow, from Bunpō gafu, vol. 1

1807

Woodblock-printed book illustration

Snow in the Garden (Teichū no yuki)  by Utagawa Hiroshige

Snow in the Garden (Teichū no yuki)

1859

Print

Beauty on a Veranda in Snow by Sakai Hōitsu

Beauty on a Veranda in Snow

ca. 1794-95

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Two Huts in Snow by Matsumura Keibun

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.