Rivers & Lakes Prints (125)
Freshwater scenes and waterways in Japanese woodblock prints. Rivers and lakes serve as both subjects and compositional devices, reflecting sky, foliage, and architecture while guiding the viewer's eye through the landscape.
Artists Known for Rivers & Lakes
Japanese Garden
c. 1925
Color woodblock print
Lake Scene
1915
Color woodblock print
Kominato in Rain
小湊の雨
1918
Color woodblock print
Woman Drying Her Hair
髪を乾かす女
1920
Color woodblock print
![[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi) by Hiroshi Yoshida](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/230993a7-d4f0-c979-c267-127d48e1ef1c/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi)
Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Chikugo River
Woodblock print
Ghat in Benares (Benaresu no gatto)
Benaresu no gatto
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Hayase
Woodblock print
Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"
1935
Color woodblock print
Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa)
Kamogawa
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Kamogawa in Kyoto
1933
Color woodblock print
Moraine Lake
1925
Color woodblock print
Nakabusa River Rapids
1926
Color woodblock print
Rapids
1928
Color woodblock print
Sacred Bridge
Woodblock print
Sarusawa Pond
1933
Color woodblock print
Shinobazu Pond
1928
Color woodblock print
The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku)
Kinkaku
1933
Color woodblock print
The Kiso River, from the series "Hotei #85"
1927
Color woodblock print
The Sumida River in Mist (Sumidagawa, kiri), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Sumidagawa, kiri
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
The Taj Mahal Gardens at Night, from the series "India and Southeast Asia"
1931
Color woodblock print
Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira
近江八景 比良の暮雪
1917
Color woodblock print
Eight Views of Omi: Returning Sails at Yabase
近江八景 矢橋の帰帆
1917
Color woodblock print
A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji)
Ashino no yu Fuji
1935
Color woodblock print
Autumn at Fukuroda Falls, Ibaraki Prefecture (Fukuroda-no-taki no aki (Ibaraki ken)
Fukuroda-no-taki no aki (Ibaraki ken
1954
Color woodblock print
Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama)
Chuzenji Utagahama
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Snow at Sanjugen Canal (Sanjugenbori no bosetsu), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"
Sanjugenbori no bosetsu
1920
Color woodblock print
Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Tazawako Kansanomiyagu
1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Karasu Marsh, Akita (Akita Karasunuma), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Akita Karasunuma
1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Lake Chuzenji, Nikko (Nikko Chuzenjiko)
Nikko Chuzenjiko
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Moon over the Ara River, Akabane, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane))
Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane
1929
Color woodblock print
![Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/7e4f83a5-694d-1634-1447-b94df2154699/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori)
Ame no Ushibori
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Senju Waterfall, Akame (Akame Senjudaki)
Akame Senjudaki
1951
Color woodblock print
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
Senzokuike
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
Shinkawa at Night (Yoru no Shinkawa), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Yoru no Shinkawa
1919
Color woodblock print; oban
Shinobazu Pond at Night
April 1932
Color woodblock print
Snow at a Guest House Overlooking a Pond, from an untitled series of views of the Mitsubishi villa in Fukagawa
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki)
Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Snow at the Shin Bridge, Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo no yuki)
Nikko Shinkyo no yuki
1930; edition:178/350
Color woodblock print; Oban
Some River, Koshu (Koshu Somegawa), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Koshu Somegawa
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
The Hori River at Obama (Obama Horikawa), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Obama Horikawa
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike)
Shiba Benten ike
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Tsuta Hot Springs in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Tsuta onsen), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Mutsu Tsuta onsen
1919
Color woodblock print; oban
Riverside in Summer
夏の川辺
c. 1928
Color woodblock print
Winter Landscape
冬景色
c. 1936
Color woodblock print
Dotonbori Canal, Osaka
道頓堀
c. 1920
Lithograph
Evening at Eitaibashi
永代橋の夕
c. 1916
Lithograph
Ryogoku Bridge
両国橋
c. 1915
Lithograph
Snow at Matsuchiyama
待乳山の雪
c. 1917
Lithograph
Sumida River at Twilight
隅田川の黄昏
c. 1916
Lithograph
Yanagibashi at Night
柳橋の夜
c. 1915
Lithograph
Egrets in Rain
雨中白鷺
c. 1926
Color woodblock print
Frog on Lotus Leaf
蓮の葉の蛙
c. 1930
Color woodblock print
Kingfisher on Reed
葦に翡翠
c. 1910
Color woodblock print
Peacock on Cherry Tree
桜に孔雀
c. 1925
Color woodblock print
Rooster and Hen
鶏
c. 1912
Color woodblock print
Benten Shrine at Inokashira Pond
井之頭弁天
1953
Woodblock print