Kyoto (京都)
41 prints by 8 artists
About Kyoto
The ancient imperial capital of Japan for over a thousand years. Renowned for its temples, shrines, gardens, and traditional arts, and a primary subject for woodblock print artists.
Prints Depicting Kyoto (41)

April (Arashiyama Park, a Famous Scenic Resort)
四月 (嵐山)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Arashiyama, from the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms"
1935
Color woodblock print

Arashiyama, Kyoto
n.d. [1952]
Color woodblock print

August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge)
八月 (三条大橋より大文字)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Bamboo Grove of Saga
嵯峨竹林
1952
Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Heian Jingu Shrine
Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Maruyama Park
円山公園桜
Woodblock print

Chion Temple, Kyoto, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Kyoto Chionin)
August 1933
Color woodblock print

Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai)
Romon
1935
Color woodblock print

Daigo Denpo Temple, Kyoto (Daigo Denpoin Kyoto)
Daigo Denpoin Kyoto
1950
Color woodblock print

December (Snow Scene at the Golden Pavilion)
十二月 (金閣寺雪景)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

February (The Annual Festival of the Fushimi Inari)
二月 (伏見稲荷大社祭)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Fushimi Dolls
Woodblock print

Fushimi Inari Temple
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print

Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi
1924
Color woodblock print; oban

Gion Festival
Woodblock print

Gion Shrine Gate
1935
Color woodblock print

Golden Pavilion
Woodblock print

Golden Pavilion - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places
Woodblock print

Heian Shrine
Woodblock print

Heian Shrine - Seichi Shiseki Meisho
Woodblock print

Heian Shrine in the Spring
Woodblock print

July (Gorgeous Procession of Yama-hoko or the Floats at the Gion Festival)
七月 (祇園祭山鉾巡行)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa)
Kamogawa
1933
Color woodblock print; oban

Kamogawa in Kyoto
1933
Color woodblock print

Kiyamachi Street, Kyoto
木屋町
ca. 1950s
Woodblock print

Kiyomizu Temple in the Snow
Woodblock print

Kyoto House
Woodblock print

May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion)
五月 (祇園八坂の塔)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

October (The Full-Moon Night at the Gate of the Chionin Monastery)
十月 (知恩院山門月夜)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Pagoda in Kyoto
Woodblock print

Pontocho, Kyoto
Woodblock print

Rain in Sanjusangendo Temple, Kyoto
三十三間堂雨
Woodblock print

Rain in Sanjysangendo Temple - Kyoto
Woodblock print

Roof of Kyoto
Woodblock print

Snow at Chion-in Temple
知恩院雪
ca. 1950s
Woodblock print

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki)
Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
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Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu])
Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu]
April, 1932
Color woodblock print; oban

Tea Shop at Kiyomizu
清水の茶店
c. 1930s
Woodblock print

The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku)
Kinkaku
1933
Color woodblock print

Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Artists Who Depicted Kyoto (8)
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