Seascapes Prints (108)
Ocean, coastal, and maritime scenes in Japanese woodblock prints. From dramatic wave studies to tranquil fishing harbors, seascapes capture Japan's identity as an island nation surrounded by water.
Artists Known for Seascapes

Singapore Street
c. 1927
Color woodblock print
Harbor View
c. 1916
Color woodblock print
Junk at Sea
1915
Color woodblock print
Coastal Scene at Shimoda
下田の海岸
1918
Color woodblock print
Kominato in Rain
小湊の雨
1918
Color woodblock print

Pine Tree at Kominato
小湊の松
1918
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

Fujiyama from Okitsu
1928
Color woodblock print

Glittering Sea
Woodblock print

Nakabusa River Rapids
1926
Color woodblock print

Night in the Harbor (Minato no yoru)
Minato no yoru
1938
Color woodblock print; oban

Sailing Boats: Afternoon (Hansen, gogo), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, gogo
1926
Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Evening (Hansen, yu), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, yu
1926
Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Fog (Hansen, kiri), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, kiri
1926
Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Forenoon (Hansen, gozen), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, gozen
1926
Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, asa
1926
Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, yoru
1926
Color woodblock print

Shirahama Beach
Woodblock print

The Taj Mahal Gardens at Night, from the series "India and Southeast Asia"
1931
Color woodblock print

Tomonoura
1927
Color woodblock print

Warehouses at Tomonoura, from the series "Inland Sea (Seto naikai)"
Seto naikai
1930
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

Child of the Sea
1940
Woodblock print

Minoguchi Harbor
Woodblock print
![A Boat Laden with Masonry, Awa Province (Ishizumu fune [Boshu]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1d1e45a7-2153-e530-e16e-4ea11472525c/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
A Boat Laden with Masonry, Awa Province (Ishizumu fune [Boshu]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Ishizumu fune [Boshu]
1920
Color woodblock print; oban

Abumi Promontory (Abumisaki)
Abumisaki
1950
Color woodblock print

Dawn Snow at the Port of Ogi, Sado (Yuki no akebono, Sado Ogi wan), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Yuki no akebono, Sado Ogi wan
December 1921
Color woodblock print

Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban

Futago Islands, Matsushima (Matsushima Futagojima), from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
Matsushima Futagojima
December 1933
Color woodblock print

Katsura Island, Matsushima (Matsushima Katsurashima), from the series “Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)”
Matsushima Katsurashima
summer 1919
Color woodblock print; oban

Kojaku Cavern, Oga Peninsula (Oga hanto Kojaku no iwaya), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Oga hanto Kojaku no iwaya
1926
Color woodblock print; oban

Mihogaseki Beach in Izumo Province (Izumo Mihogaseki), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Izumo Mihogaseki
1924
Color woodblock print; oban

Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
![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

Morning at Mito Beach (MItohama no asa)
MItohama no asa
December 1953
Color woodblock print

Nishimikawazaka on Sado Island (Sado Nishimikawazaka), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Sado Nishimikawazaka
1921
Color woodblock print; oban

Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori)
Ame no Ushibori
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki)
Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan))
Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan
March 1932
Color woodblock print
![Starlit Night at Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu) by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f570c5b4-b857-817b-b674-bf6c8f1576a6/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Starlit Night at Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)
Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
Fishing Village
漁村
c. 1938
Color woodblock print
Harbor Scene
港の風景
c. 1936
Color woodblock print
Kobe Harbor in the Morning
神戸港の朝
c. 1918
Lithograph
Maiko Beach near Kobe
舞子の浜
c. 1922
Lithograph

Rain at Tsukudajima
佃島の雨
c. 1917
Lithograph

The Inland Sea from Shimonoseki
下関から見た瀬戸内海
c. 1924
Lithograph

The Port of Yokohama
横浜港
c. 1925
Lithograph

Poem No. 22: A Seashell
抒情 No.22 貝殻
1953
Color woodblock print

The Sea
海
1945
Color woodblock print

Sea Butterflies, Saipan (Papillons de Mer, Saipan)
1935
Color woodblock print

Girl on the Shore
Woodblock print

Inubosaki Cape
Woodblock print

Misty Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond
霞む夕 不忍池畔
1932
Color woodblock print

Misty Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (second impression)
霞む夕 不忍池畔
1932
Color woodblock print

Moon over Matsushima
松島の月
1957
Woodblock print

Moon Over Zaimoku Island at Marsushima
Woodblock print

Morning Waves
Woodblock print

Rain at Shuzenji
修善寺の雨
1933
Woodblock print




