Public-domain art from Japan

200 public-domain plates · 24th century BCE to 20th century · 4963 attributed

• Symplocos lancifolia Siebert & Zucc. 38 - Eastern Asia1892
• Styrax obassia Siebold & Zucc. 38 - Eastern Asia17 Aug 1914
• Torilis scabra (Thunb.) DC. 38 - Eastern Asia188
• Styrax suberifolius Hook. & Arn. 38 - Eastern AsiaJan 1958
• Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude 38 - Eastern Asia
• Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet 38 - Eastern Asia1866 to 1874
• Hypericum monogynum L. 38 - Eastern AsiaJun 1888
• Hypericum monogynum L. 38 - Eastern Asia30 Jun 1910
• Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. 38 - Eastern Asia1853 to 1856
• Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. 38 - Eastern Asia19 Jul 1910
• Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. 38 - Eastern Asia1878
• Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino 38 - Eastern Asia5 Jun 1946
• Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. 38 - Eastern AsiaJun 1887
• Syringa reticulata (Blume) H. Hara 38 - Eastern Asia3 Jun 1878
• Pine Tree (obverse); Landscape (reverse) Kano School17th century
• Two Women in a Room Opening on a Verandah Hasegawa Mitsunobuca. 1730
• Young Lady Playing a Musical Instrument Chōbunsai Eishi
• Station Forty-Eight: Seki, Early Departure from the Headquarters Inn, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Utagawa Hiroshigeca. 1833–34
• Kabuki Actors Segawa Kikunojō III and Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Two Courtesans Celebrating the New Year Katsukawa Shunkōca. 1790s
• Konosato of Takeya Seated, Holding an Incense Burner Chōbunsai Eishi
• Two Cranes Itō Jakuchū1795
• Chinese Beauty Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷8th month, 1797
• Scenic View of Yabakei Gorge, Ōita Prefecture Hoashi Kyōumid–late 19th century
• Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women) Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu1895
• Vase with Carps in Waves Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke)late 19th–early 20th century
• Poem by Funya no Asayasu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by a Nurse (Hyakunin isshu ubaga etoki) Katsushika Hokusai1760–1849
• Handayu, An Actor in a Female Role Ippitsusai Bunchō1723–1792
• Saucer Hichozan Shinpoca. 1830
• Courtesan Yashima Gakutei19th century
• The Daoist Immortal Liezi Kano Schoolca. 1606
• Palindromic Poems (Kaibunka): Kyo Suzuki Harunobuca. 1768
• Sea-Side Landscape with Pine Trees and Flying Cranes Kubo Shunman19th century
• Three Women on a Veranda Overlooking a Bay Katsukawa Shunzan
• The Tale of Bunshō (Bunshō monogatari) ぶん志やう物語 Hishikawa Moronobuca. 1685
• Foreigners from the Five Nations Enjoying a Banquet Utagawa Yoshikazu3rd month, 1861
• Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi/Yanagibashi: 12 Noon. (Shinyanagi nijūyo-ji, gozen jūni-ji) Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1880
• Cup Korenearly 19th century
• Chinese Boys at Play Kano Motonobu 狩野元信first half 16th century
• In the Kitchen Kitagawa Utamaroca. 1794–95
• Still life: a drum and a bookcase for the Noh Dance Kubo Shunman
• Print Utagawa Kunisada
• Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) Katsushika Hokusaica. 1830–32
• Tea jar Tôshiroca. 1245
• Flowers in Jardenierres Shibata Zeshin
• Spring Landscape Kawabata Gyokushō20th century
• Paintings and Calligraphy by Literati of Iga Ueno Fifty-six artistsearly 19th century
• Illustration of the Great Korean War (Chōsen dai sensō no zu) Kobayashi KiyochikaAugust, 1882
• A Pair of Dragons Kano Tan'yū1666
• Hanshan and Shide (Japanese: Kanzan and Jittoku) Itō Jakuchūlate 18th century
• Plum Blossoms Yamamoto Baiitsudated 1851
• Sea Bream (Tai) on Nabeshima Porcelain Dish, Sake Cup on Stand, and Painting of a Peony Ryūryūkyo Shinsaica. 1820
• Chats on Novelties of Foreign Lands (Kōmōzatsuwa) 紅毛雑話 Shiba Kōkan 司馬江漢1797
• Courtesan and New Year Decoration Katsukawa Shunteica. 1816
• A Hawk Perched on a Snow-covered Pine Tree Isoda Koryūsaiprobably 18th century
• Descending Geese at Katada, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei) Utagawa Hiroshigeca. 1834–35
• Portable Writing Cabinet with Tokugawa Family Crests, Chrysanthemums, and Foliage Scrolls Kōami Schoollate 17th century
• Seaweed Shibata Zeshin
• The Filial Son at Kamakura, From the Book: Sasekishu Yashima Gakuteica. 1835
• Wild Geese Flying Down the Sumida River Suzuki Harunobuca. 1769
• Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) Katsushika Hokusaica. 1830–32
• Landscape Watanabe Shikō 渡辺始興first half of the 18th century
• Various Plants and Grass Shibata Zeshinlate 19th century
• A Banquet in a Joroya Hishikawa Moronobuca. 1680
• The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Wrestler Standing in an Arena Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章1770
• Roshungi (Chinese, Lu Zhunyi) as a Woman with a Pipe Riding on a Buffalo Utagawa Kuniyoshi
• Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide1860
• Cynoglossum zeylanicum Thunb. ex Lehm. 38 - Eastern Asia
• Vitis flexuosa Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia1 Jul 1892
• Vitis amurensis Rupr. 38 - Eastern Asia1880 to 1889
• Vitis quinquangularis Rehder 38 - Eastern Asia18 Jun 1910
• Dendropanax trifidus (Thunb.) Makino & Hara 38 - Eastern Asia10 Dec 1890
• Aralia cordata subsp. continentalis (Kitag.) J. Wen 38 - Eastern Asia1860
• Cycas revoluta Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia11 Mar 1917
• Cycas revoluta Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia4 Jul 1951
• Cycas revoluta Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia19 Jun 1956
• Cycas celebica Miq. 38 - Eastern Asia10 Jul 1956
• Cycas revoluta Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia19 Jun 1956
• Aralia elata var. subinermis Ohwi 38 - Eastern Asia1871
• Aralia cordata Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia1888
• Vitis quinquangularis Rehder 38 - Eastern Asia10 Jun 1854
• Vitis thunbergii Siebold & Zucc. 38 - Eastern Asia12 Dec 1929
• Beauties Utagawa Yoshiiku1st month, 1861
• An Oiran Holding a Black Dog Suzuki Harunobuca. 1769
• Inrō with Bamboo Grove Yūtokusai Gyokkeimid-19th century
• Daikoku (God of Luck) with Radish Katsushika Hokusai18th–19th century
• Poem by Onakatomi Yoshinobu with Underpainting of Hollyhocks Shōkadō Shōjōearly 17th century
• Ichikawa Ebizō (Danjūrō V) in the Role of Mongaku Shonin Disguised as Yamagatsu from the Play Kin no Menuki Minamotoya Kakutsuba Katsushika Hokusai1781–1801
• The Story of Aoto Fujitsuna (Aoto Fujitsuna moryōan) 青砥藤綱模稜案 Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎1811
• The Nantei Picture Album, Supplementary Volume (Nantei gafu kōhen) 楠亭画譜後篇 Nishimura Nantei 西村 楠亭1826, third month (Bunsei 9)
• Letters by Courtesans Unidentified artistlate 18th or early 19th century
• Flowers and Goldfish Sō Shizan18th century
• A Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei Tanehiko Utagawa Kunisada1829–42
• Honganji at Asakusa in Edo (Tōto Asakusa Honganji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) Katsushika Hokusaica. 1830–32
• Scene of Foxfire (Kitsunebi) from the Play Honchō nijūshikō Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu1898
• Toys of Papier-Mache Kubo Shunman19th century
• Fantastic Rocks with Cascading Waterfall; Fishing Boats by a Lake Hamlet Aisekifirst half of the 19th century
• Kurahashi Densuke Kiyohara Takeyuki Tsukioka Yoshitoshi19th century
• Random Sketches by Hokusai Katsushika Hokusaiprobably 1834
• Hiratsuka; Banyugawa Funa Watashi no Zu Utagawa Hiroshigeca. 1842
• Kiyotaki Kannon Waterfall at Sakanoshita on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Sakanoshita Kiyotaki kannon), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri) Katsushika Hokusaica. 1832
• Poppies Kitagawa Sōsetsumid-17th century
• Shin Yoshiwara Utagawa Hiroshigeca. 1840
• View of the Issuance of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace Adachi GinkōMarch 2, 1889 (Meiji 22)
• Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Yaozō II, Nakajima Mihoemon II, Ichikawa Ebizō III, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Play Sugawara’s Secrets of Calligraphy (Sugawara denju tenarai kagami) Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章7th month, 1776
• Ferry Boat Crossing the Rokugo River Utagawa Hiroshigeca. 1834
• Inrō with Rinpa Style Kanzan and Jittoku Ogata Kōrinfirst half of the 19th century
• Cherry Shell, from the series Genroku Poetry Shell Games Katsushika Hokusaiprobably 1821
• "Refined Elegance in the Four Seasons" (Shiji seiga), Album of Flower Paintings Yamamoto Baiitsu1844
• The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon Eighth as a Samurai Carring a Basket Hat Torii Kiyomasu Ica. 1752
• Promenade of Famous Beauty Escorted by Many Female Attendants Kikugawa Eizan
• The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Kyokaku Katsukawa Shunkōca. 1777
• The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro in the Role of Yahei-byoe Munekiyo Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章12th month, 1768
• Ise-ebi and Shiba-ebi, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish) Utagawa Hiroshige1830s
• Cricket pot Renpō18th–19th century
• Books and Brush-Stand Kubo Shunman19th century
• 東海道五十三次之内　荒井 Utagawa Hiroshigeearly 20th century
• Print Utagawa Kunisada
• Print Utagawa Kunisada
• Englishmen Utagawa Yoshikazuca. 1862
• The Servants of the Dragon King of the Sea: Fish and Shells (Tatsu no miyatsuko gyokai fu) 龍の宮津子魚貝譜 Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎1802, early autumn, (Kyōwa 2)
• Album of Ichiryusai Hiroshige's Sketches Utagawa Hiroshigeca. 1850
• Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō I Yamamoto Yoshinobuca. 1750
• The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Samurai of High Rank Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章1773 or 1774
• Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women) Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu1895
• The Actors the Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro and the Arashi Sangoro Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章1776
• Landscape in the Moonlight Yōgetsuprobably 18th or 19th century
• The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing Near the Engawa Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章ca. 1775
• Prosperity of the Family (Ehon sakae gusa) 絵本栄家種 Katsukawa Shunchō 勝川春潮1790
• Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers Shibata Zeshinlate 19th century
• Dish with Bamboo Leaves Ogata Kenzan18th century
• Vitis thunbergii Siebold & Zucc. 38 - Eastern Asia2 Apr 1918
• Vitis amurensis Rupr. 38 - Eastern Asia1934 to 1935
• Vitis flexuosa Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia21 Jun 1892
• Cycas revoluta Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia15 Oct 1945
• Cycas revoluta Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia7 Nov 1953
• Sanguisorba obtusa Maxim. 38 - Eastern Asia1865
• Cycas revoluta Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia14 Aug 1956
• Cycas revoluta Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia15 Jun 1963
• Aralia elata var. subinermis Ohwi 38 - Eastern Asia1871
• Berberis amurensis Rupr. 38 - Eastern Asia18 Oct 1914
• Vitis flexuosa Thunb. 38 - Eastern Asia1862
• Vitis coignetiae Pulliat ex Planch. 38 - Eastern Asia3 Jul 1907
• Aralia chinensis L. 38 - Eastern Asia5 Aug 1909
• Primula japonica A. Gray 38 - Eastern Asia1853 to 1856
• Lonicera morrowii A. Gray 38 - Eastern Asia01 Jun ----
• Azalea japonica A. Gray 38 - Eastern Asia1853 to 1856
• Capsicum boninense Koidzumi 38 - Eastern Asia
• Caryopteris incana f. macrophylla Moldenke 38 - Eastern Asia20 Sep 1910
• Euodia kumagaiana Rehder & E.H. Wilson 38 - Eastern Asia3 May 1917
• Corydalis hondoensis Ohwi 38 - Eastern Asia9 Jun 1937
• Zanthoxylum ailanthoides var. inerme Rehder & E.H. Wilson 38 - Eastern Asia29 Apr 1917
• Lycopodium sieboldii Miq. 38 - Eastern Asia
• Rubus hydrastifolius A. Gray 38 - Eastern Asia
• Rodgersia podophylla A. Gray 38 - Eastern Asia1853 to 1856
• Conandron ramondioides Siebold & Zucc. 38 - Eastern AsiaAug 1892
• Conandron ramondioides Siebold & Zucc. 38 - Eastern AsiaAug 1887
• Vitis leeoides Maxim. 38 - Eastern Asia25 Aug 1892
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet 38 - Eastern Asia24 Sep 1910
• Bredia hirsuta Blume 38 - Eastern Asia
• Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi 38 - Eastern Asia1 Sep 1907
• Phaseolus angularis W.W. Wight 38 - Eastern Asia188
• Phaseolus vulgaris L. 38 - Eastern Asia16 Aug 1909
• Chrysophyllum augustini Nakai 38 - Eastern Asia
• Lespedeza anthobotrya Ricker 38 - Eastern Asia29 Aug 1934
• Parasenecio nipponicus (Miq.) H. Koyama 38 - Eastern Asia10 Oct 1981
• Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. 38 - Eastern Asia27 Jun 1909
• Chrysanthemum boreale (Makino) Makino 38 - Eastern Asia11 Oct 1972
• Chrysanthemum nipponicum (Franch.) Matsum. 38 - Eastern Asia12 Oct 1970
• Parasenecio yatabei (Matsum. & Koidz.) H. Koyama 38 - Eastern Asia17 Aug 1986
• Tanacetum coccineum (Willd.) Grierson 38 - Eastern Asia18 Jun 1910
• Sawamura Tosshō II (1838–86), from the series Mirror of Photographs Backstage (Shashin gakuya kagami - Sawamura Tosshō nisei) Toyohara Kunichikaca. 1859–61
• Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari) Kitagawa Utamaroca. 1796–97
• Letter-Box with Letter and Potted Flower Kubo Shunman19th century
• Big Elephants Being Attacked Isshinsai Yoshikata2nd month, 1863
• Man with Broken Umbrella Hokusai School19th century
• Kabuki Actor Nakamura Sukegorō II as Kaminari Shōkurō Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章2nd month, 1780
• Case (Inrō) with Design of Bird in Flight above Rice Fields (obverse); Trees and Clouds (reverse) Hogen Eisen19th century
• A Young Man at the Side of a House Kitagawa Utamaro
• Irises Suzuki Kiitsu 鈴木基一mid-1850s
• Bedroom Scene Okumura Masanobuca. 1739
• Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing Form of Things: Picture Album of Drawings at One Stroke (Denshin kaishu ippitsu gafu) 伝神開手 一筆画譜 Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎1823 (Bunsei 6)
• Cock on Drum Totoya Hokkeica. 1825
• Print Utagawa Kunisada19th century
• View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) Katsushika Hokusaica. 1830–32
• Cloth Bag with Cords and Plum Blossoms Ryūryūkyo Shinsai19th century
• Amusements of Kabuki Actors of the “Third Floor” [Dressing Room] (Yakusha sangaikyō), by Shikitei Sanba 俳優三階興 Utagawa Toyokuni I 歌川豊国一世1801
• The Actor Iwai Hanshiro as a Courtesan Reading a Love Letter while Mounted on a Black Ox Torii Kiyomitsuca. 1763
• The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Kudo Suketsune Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章probably 1775
• Clearing Weather at Awazu Utagawa Hiroshigeca. 1832
• Seiei: A Design Book 精英 Yamada Naosaburō 山田直三郎1907
• The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Man Dressed in a Short Kimono Katsukawa Shunjō1779
• Dance Robe and Koto (Zither) Representing the Wealthy Man of Yahagi from the Jōruri Play Ushiwaka (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) Ryūryūkyo Shinsaiprobably 1810
• Nine-Tailed Golden Fox Katsushika Hokusai18th–19th century
• Birds and Narcissus Suzuki Harunobu
• Mallard and Snow-covered Reeds Utagawa Hiroshigeca. 1843
• Incense box Minpei19th century
• Purification Rite Ōtagaki Rengetsu
• Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 4 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, yonhen) Katsushika Hokusai1819
• Three Types of Drunks: The Angry Drunk, the Weepy Drunk, and the Giggly Drunk Isoda Koryūsaica. 1770 (Meiwa 7)
• Parakeet Itō Jakuchūca. 1900