Temples & Shrines Prints (238)
Sacred architecture and spiritual sites in Japanese woodblock prints. Temples, shrines, pagodas, and torii gates appear throughout shin-hanga and ukiyo-e, often set within seasonal landscapes that emphasize their harmony with nature.
Artists Known for Temples & Shrines

East Gate, Seoul (Dongdaemun)
1921
Color woodblock print
Monks at Prayer, Korea
c. 1921
Color woodblock print

Temple Gate, Japan
c. 1925
Color woodblock print

Temple Steps, Japan
c. 1925
Color woodblock print
Twilight at Miyajima
c. 1925
Color woodblock print
Temple in Rain
c. 1916
Color woodblock print
Torii Gate
鳥居
1915
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

A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon)
Sanchi no mon
1932
Color woodblock print; oban

A Little Temple Gate
1933
Color woodblock print

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

Diabutsu Temple Gate
1940
Color woodblock print

Ellora, Cave Temple No. 3 (Erora dai sango kutsuin)
Erora dai sango kutsuin
1933
Color woodblock print; oban

Gion Shrine Gate
1935
Color woodblock print

Great Temple in Madura (Madeyura no shinden)
Madeyura no shinden
1931
Color woodblock print; oban

Great Temple in Madurai
1931
Color woodblock print

Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"
1935
Color woodblock print

In a Temple Yard, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"
1935
Color woodblock print

Moonlight of Taj Mahal, No. 4 (Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, dai yon)
Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, dai yon
1931
Color woodblock print; oban

Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go)
Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go
1932
Color woodblock print; double oban

Nigatsudo Temple
1926
Color woodblock print

Omuro
Woodblock print

Sacred Bridge
Woodblock print

The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku)
Kinkaku
1933
Color woodblock print

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

Toshogu Shrine (Toshogu)
Toshogu
1937
Color woodblock print

Way to the Kasuga Shrine
1938
Color woodblock print

Yomei Gate
1937
Color woodblock print

Monk at a Mountain Temple
20th century
Color woodblock print

Statue of Christ in Montmartre
1959
Woodblock print

Temple Compound in the Mountains
Woodblock print

A Section of the Byodo Temple at Uji (Uji Byodoin no ichibu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban

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

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

Hall of the Golden Hue, Chuson Temple, Hiraizumi, from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition” (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hiraizumi Chusonji Konjikido)
October, 1935
Color woodblock print

In the Snow, Nakayama-Shichiri Road in Hida Province (Hida Nakayama-Shichiri), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Hida Nakayama-Shichiri
1924
Color woodblock print; oban

Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
Abuto no Kannon
1922
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

Kikyo Gate (Kikyomon), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
Kikyomon
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

Lake Chuzenji, Nikko (Nikko Chuzenjiko)
Nikko Chuzenjiko
1930
Color woodblock print; oban

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

Pagoda at Honmon Temple, Ikegami (Ikegami Honmonji no to)
Ikegami Honmonji no to
1954
Color woodblock print

Pulguk Temple, Kyongiu, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Keishu Bukkokuji)
September 1939
Color woodblock print

Rain at Nara, the Pagoda at Kofuku Temple (Nara no ame Kofukuji no to)
Nara no ame Kofukuji no to
1951
Color woodblock print

Snow at Hie Shrine (Shato no yuki (Hie jinja))
Shato no yuki (Hie jinja
1931
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

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji)
Yuki no Zojoji
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

Spring Rain at the Gokoku Temple (Harusame (Gokokuji))
Harusame (Gokokuji
April 1932
Color woodblock print
![Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu]) by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/07f4e5b6-3545-ecef-6d04-6f5741e62c38/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu])
Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu]
April, 1932
Color woodblock print; oban
![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

Tenno Temple, Osaka (Osaka Tennōji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)
Osaka Tennōji
1927
Color woodblock print

The Great Buddha, Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu)
Kamakura Daibutsu
1930
Color woodblock print

The Inokashira Benten Shrine in Snow (Shato no yuki)
Shato no yuki
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike)
Shiba Benten ike
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

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

Zojoji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
Shiba Zojoji
1925
Color woodblock print

Temple Garden
寺の庭
c. 1940
Color woodblock print
Asakusa Temple at Night
浅草寺の夜
c. 1917
Lithograph

Winter in Shiba Park
芝公園の冬
c. 1920
Color woodblock print





