Japanese Wall Art

Browse 312 public-domain artworks in the Japanese culture, available as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas and framed prints.

Japanese works here are mostly woodblock prints and illustrated books from the Edo and Meiji periods. Ukiyo-e was a commercial art made by a team, the designer providing the drawing, the block-cutter and printer producing the edition, and sold cheaply enough to reach ordinary townspeople. Its subjects were landscape and travel, Kabuki actors, courtesans, ghosts and legends, birds and flowers. Utagawa Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi are the most represented artists, and their flat colour and bold cropping had a direct effect on European art after the 1860s.

What's in here

The most represented artists here are Utagawa Hiroshige (2,076), Katsushika Hokusai (1,000), Kitagawa Utamaro (649).

By movement: Japanese (culture or style) (6,301), Edo period (1615–1868) (4,359), Neoclassicism (1,106).

By orientation: 6,737 landscape, 11,492 portrait, 110 square.

Japanese by subject

The largest subject groups within Japanese:

• Japanese Prints — 10,995 artworks
• Japanese Illustration — 3,562 artworks
• Japanese Paintings — 1,544 artworks
• Japanese Landscape — 1,041 artworks
• Japanese Plants & Animals — 874 artworks
• Japanese Drawings — 155 artworks

Japanese by movement

The largest movement groups within Japanese:

• Japanese Japanese (culture or style) — 6,301 artworks
• Japanese Neoclassicism — 1,106 artworks
• Japanese Impressionism — 746 artworks
• Japanese Academic — 664 artworks
• Japanese Romanticism — 594 artworks
• Japanese Expressionism — 583 artworks

Japanese by museum

The largest museum groups within Japanese:

• Japanese Art Institute of Chicago — 5,844 artworks
• Japanese The Metropolitan Museum of Art — 4,475 artworks
• Japanese Wikimedia Commons — 584 artworks
• Japanese Cleveland Museum of Art — 494 artworks
• Japanese Finnish National Gallery — 461 artworks
• Japanese Wellcome Collection — 439 artworks

Prints of these artworks

Prints of any artwork on this page are made to order at the production partner closest to you, starting from $21.99 including shipping, in Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.

Frequently asked questions

How many artworks are in Japanese?

There are 312 public-domain artworks in the Japanese culture on Archive Lane.

Can I download these as digital files?

Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.

Can these be printed and framed?

Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.

Are these artworks copyright-free?

Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.

Can I narrow these results further?

Yes, use the filters above the grid to narrow by artist, colour, orientation and, where available, movement or room.