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) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Arashiyama, from the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms"

1935

Color woodblock print

Arashiyama, Kyoto by Kawase Hasui

Arashiyama, Kyoto

n.d. [1952]

Color woodblock print

August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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 by Takeji Asano

Bamboo Grove of Saga

嵯峨竹林

1952

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Heian Jingu Shrine by Shiro Kasamatsu

Cherry Blossoms at Heian Jingu Shrine

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Maruyama Park by Takeji Asano

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) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Hiroshi Yoshida

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) by Kawase Hasui

Daigo Denpo Temple, Kyoto (Daigo Denpoin Kyoto)

Daigo Denpoin Kyoto

1950

Color woodblock print

December (Snow Scene at the Golden Pavilion) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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 by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Fushimi Dolls

Woodblock print

Fushimi Inari Temple by Takeji Asano

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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 by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Gion Festival

Woodblock print

Gion Shrine Gate by Hiroshi Yoshida

Gion Shrine Gate

1935

Color woodblock print

Golden Pavilion by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Golden Pavilion

Woodblock print

Golden Pavilion - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Golden Pavilion - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places

Woodblock print

Heian Shrine by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Heian Shrine

Woodblock print

Heian Shrine - Seichi Shiseki Meisho by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Heian Shrine - Seichi Shiseki Meisho

Woodblock print

Heian Shrine in the Spring by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Heian Shrine in the Spring

Woodblock print

July (Gorgeous Procession of Yama-hoko or the Floats at the Gion Festival) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa)

Kamogawa

1933

Color woodblock print; oban

Kamogawa in Kyoto by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kamogawa in Kyoto

1933

Color woodblock print

Kiyamachi Street, Kyoto by Takeji Asano

Kiyamachi Street, Kyoto

木屋町

ca. 1950s

Woodblock print

Kiyomizu Temple in the Snow by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Kiyomizu Temple in the Snow

Woodblock print

Kyoto House by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kyoto House

Woodblock print

May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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 by Toshi Yoshida

Pagoda in Kyoto

Woodblock print

Pontocho, Kyoto by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Pontocho, Kyoto

Woodblock print

Rain in Sanjusangendo Temple, Kyoto by Takeji Asano

Rain in Sanjusangendo Temple, Kyoto

三十三間堂雨

Woodblock print

Rain in Sanjysangendo Temple - Kyoto by Takeji Asano

Rain in Sanjysangendo Temple - Kyoto

Woodblock print

Roof of Kyoto by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Roof of Kyoto

Woodblock print

Snow at Chion-in Temple by Takeji Asano

Snow at Chion-in Temple

知恩院雪

ca. 1950s

Woodblock print

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki)

Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu]) by Kawase Hasui

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 by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Tea Shop at Kiyomizu

清水の茶店

c. 1930s

Woodblock print

The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku) by Hiroshi Yoshida

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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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