→ A Searchable Database of Japanese Woodblock Prints

I usually include a woodblock print with each of my haiku translations. It is a fading artform, so most woodblock prints are well outside of copyright restrictions, making them free to use, they are beautiful, and they fit the theme of Japanese haiku pretty well.

Here is one of the resources I use to find them. A nice perk is it sometimes offers alternative prints from the same woodblock. As one can imagine, no two prints from a woodblock are the same. Depending on what the printer is going for, different prints can be radically different.

I won't search out my favorite artists to include in this post, but just a glance at the main page, these jump out at me:

Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic by Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Jumantsubo Plain at Suzaki, Fukagawa by Hiroshige

Rainstorm by Watanabe Shotei

Follow the link for many many more.

LINK: Japanese Woodblock Print Search

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