Skip to content
Skip to secondary content
The British Museum
Search:
Perform search
Home
Visiting
What's on
Explore
Research
Learning
The Museum
Join in
Shop online
Introduction
Themes
Highlights
World cultures
Online tours
Galleries
Families and children
Home
>
Explore
>
Highlights
See all
Related content for the article "Japanese art: the formats of 2-dimensional works"
Related highlight objects
Sugimura Jihei (attributed to), 'Tokiwa at Fushimi' (Fushimi Tokiwa), a woodblock print
Kaigetsudo Ando, Courtesan entering a mosquito net, a hanging scroll painting
The river festival at Tsushima shrine, a pair of 8-fold screen paintings
Battles of Ichinotani and Yashima, a pair of 6-fold screen paintings
Views of Ueno and Asakusa, a pair of handscroll paintings
Shell game box decorated with scenes from Genji monogatari ('The Tale of Genji')
Bodhidharma (Daruma), a hanging scroll painting
Mori Yoshitoshi, Mie o kiru ('Posturize'), a stencil print
Munakata Shiko, 'Kanaya' (Kanaya), a woodblock print
Onchi Koshiro, The Sea, a triptych, 1 painted study and 2 colour woodblock prints
Kano Eisen'in Michinobu, Cranes, a handscroll painting
Hanabusa Itcho, Xiwangmu, Butterflies around Bamboo and Chrysanthemums and Butterfly over Cotton Roses, a triptych of ha
Kano Josen Chikanobu, a handscroll painting of Giga (Comic Pictures)
Kano Ryusetsu Hidenobu, Genji monogatari ('The Tale of Genji');, a pair of handscroll paintings
Kano Tanshin Morimasa, Tao Yuanming, a hanging scroll painting
Kano Yoboku Tsunenobu, Hotei / Pheasant / Cock and Hen, a triptych of hanging scroll paintings
Kano Tan'yu, a handscroll of shukuzu
Kano Tan'yu, Miscellaneous Subjects, a handscroll painting
Kano school, Ibuki-doji ('Boy from Mt. Ibuki'), a set of 3 handscroll paintings
Kano Yukinobu (attributed to), Bird and Flowers, a hanging scroll painting
Hosokawa Honzo Yorinao, a woodblock print from Karakuri zui ('Illustrated Compendium of Clever Machines'
Xu You and Qao Fu, a 2-fold screen painting
Unkoku Toki, Hawk on a Willow, a hanging scroll painting
Sumiyoshi Keishu, Falcons on Perches, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Sumiyoshi Keishu, Birds and Flowers in Four Seasons, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Sumiyoshi Jokei (paintings) and various courtiers (calligraphy), pages from an album of Ise monogatari ('Tales o
Tosa Mitsusada, Quails and Wheat, a hanging scroll painting
Tosa Mitsunari, Monk Saigyo, a hanging scroll painting
Tosa Mitsumochi, Horse-breaking, a 2-fold screen painting
Kantei, Landscapes, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Sesso Toyo, Haboku-style landscape, a hanging scroll painting
Okumura Masanobu (after), a wooden printing block for two illustrations from the album Yukun Sennin ('Courtesans
Saigyo monogatari emaki ('Illustrated Life of Monk Saigyo'), a handscroll painting
Kitano tenjin engi ('Origins of the Kitano Tenjin shrine'), a 6-fold screen painting
Poetry Contest of Forty-two Matches, a handscroll painting
The Six Realms of Birth, 10 hanging scroll paintings
Kato Nobukiyo, Descent of the Buddha Amida with two attendant bodhisattvas, a hanging scroll painting
Life of Shaka, a set of 3 handscroll paintings
Mokuan Shoto, Sei ('Essence'), a calligraphic hanging scroll
Benzaiten, a hanging scroll painting
Mandala of the Kasuga Shrine Deity in the form of the bodhisattva Jizo, a hanging scroll painting
The bodhisattva Jizo, a hanging scroll painting
Dutch Woman with a Parrot, a colour woodblock print
Heart Sutra of the Chuson-ji Temple, a handscroll painting on indigo-dyed paper
Yokoi Kinkoku, Lakeside village in the mountains, a hanging scroll painting
Utagawa Toyokuni, The Kabuki actor Segawa Ronosuke as Shizuka Gozen, a hanging scroll painting
Utagawa Hiroshige, 'The Sea at Satta, Suruga Province' (Suruga Satta kaijo), a colour woodblock print
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Princess Takiyasha summons a skeleton spectre to frighten Mitsukuni, a triptych of colour woodblock p
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, A farewell surimono for Ichikawa Danjuro VIII, a colour woodblock print
Utagawa Kunisada, Beauty beside a standing lantern, a colour woodblock print
Utagawa Kunimasa, The actor Ichikawa Ebizo in a shibaraku role, a colour woodblock print
Utagawa Hiroshige II, Two views of Mt. Fuji from the Sumida River, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Utagawa Hiroshige, 'Evening bell at Mii Temple' (Mii bansho), a colour woodblock print
Go Shun, Hare with Pestle in the Full Moon, a woodblock print surimono
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Courtesan with a pillow, a hanging scroll painting
Toshusai Sharaku, The Actors Nakamura Wadaemon and Nakamura Konozo, a woodblock print
Torii Kiyonaga, A girl dancing with shell clappers under her feet, a woodblock print
Torii Kiyomasu I, The actors otani Hiroji and Ichikawa Danzo in an 'armour-tugging' (kusazuri-biki) scene, a woodblock p
Suzuki Kiitsu, Flowers and grasses of the Four Seasons, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Suzuki Harunobu, Hunting for insects, a colour woodblock print
Sugawara no Michizane in Chinese dress, a hanging scroll painting
Shuten Doji ('Yorimitsu and the drunken monster of Mount Ibuki'), a handscroll painting
Shiokawa Bunrin, Fireflies, a hanging scroll painting
Scenes from Ise monogatari ('Tales of Ise'), a 6-fold screen painting
Ki Baitei, Shrine servant, a colour woodblock surimono print
Saito Shuho, Kishi empu ('Mr. Aoi's Chronicle of Charm'), a colour woodblock printed book
Rabbits and autumn grasses, a 6-fold screen painting
Angaja (Ingada), a hanging scroll painting
Okumura Masanobu, Two geisha and a boy carrying a shamisen case, a woodblock print
Okumura Masanobu, Courtesans as Three Sake Drinkers, a woodblock print
Nishimura Shigenaga, The actor Sanjo Kantaro as a tea-seller, a woodblock print
Kei Shokei (attributed to), Mountain landscape, a hanging scroll painting
Matsumura Keibun, Morning glory, a hanging scroll painting
Moritoshi, Courtesan in a white kimono, a hanging scroll painting
Mori Sosen, Monkeys, a hanging scroll painting
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Empress Jingu leading the invasion of Korea, a preparatory drawing and colour woodblock print
Mori Ippo, Pine trees at Maiko-no-Hama beach, a pair of 6-fold screen paintings
Miyagawa Choshun, Pastimes of the new year and flower viewing, a pair of handscroll paintings
Matsuno Chikanobu, Standing courtesan, a hanging scroll painting
Maruyama okyo, Cracked ice, a 2-fold screen painting
Kubo Shumman, A party in 'Shikian' Restaurant at Nakazu, a diptych of woodblock prints
Gen Ki, Haunted palace, a handscroll painting
Kitao Masayoshi, Partridges, a colour woodblock print
Kitao Masanobu, The courtesans Hinazuru and Chozan a coloured woodblock print
Kitagawa Utamaro, Woman at her morning toilette, a hanging scroll painting
Kitagawa Utamaro, Women sewing, a triptych of colour woodblock prints
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Yuki ('Snow'), a colour woodblock print
Kitagawa Utamaro, Lovers in an upstairs room, from Uta makura ('Poem of the Pillow'), a colour woodblock
Kitagawa Utamaro, Ohisa of the Takashima tea-shop, a colour woodblock print
Kitagawa Tsukimaro, Geisha, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Gan Ku, Cat Killing a Bird, a hanging scroll painting
Keisai Eisen, Young woman arranging her hair, a hanging scroll painting
Kawanabe Kyosai, Susano'o no Mikoto subduing the eight-headed serpent, a hanging scroll painting
Katsushika Hokusai, Tametomo and the inhabitants of Onigashima Island, a hanging scroll painting
Katsushika Hokusai, 'The Talisman' (Mayoke), a colour woodblock print
Katsushika Hokusai, 'Under the Wave, off Kanagawa' (Kanagawa oki nami-ura), a colour woodblock print
Katsushika Hokusai, Dragon ascending Mount Fuji from 'One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji' (Fugaku hyakkei),
Kobayashi Kiyochika, The journalist Fukuchi Gen'ichiro, a colour woodblock print
Katsukawa Shunsho, The actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Fudo Myo-o, a colour woodblock print
Kaigetsudo Anchi, Courtesan, a woodblock print
Hosoda Eishi, The Chinese beauty Yang Guifei, a hanging scroll painting
Mori Shuho, Horses, a 4-fold screen painting
Hishikawa Moronobu, Scenes in a theatre tea-house, a handscroll painting
Hashiguchi Goyo, Kamisuki (Combing the hair), a colour woodblock print
The four seasons with the sun and moon, a pair of 6-fold screen paintings
Sumiyoshi Hirosada, Court amusements in spring and autumn, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Kano school, Birds and Flowers of Autumn and Winter, 4 fusuma (sliding door panel) paintings
Utagawa Toyoharu (attributed to), Courtesans of the Tamaya House, a screen painting
Utagawa Sadahide, European Toy Stall, a woodblock print
Fukukensaku Kannon with two Guardian Deities, a hanging scroll painting
Tosa school, Ise monogatari ('Tales of Ise'), a set of 5 handscroll paintings
Hanging scroll painting with a portrait of the young Prince Shotoku Taishi
Hanging scroll painting with a portrait of the monk Jion Daishi
Minamoto no Yoritomo in court dress, a hanging scroll painting
The Death of the Buddha, a hanging scroll painting
Saru no soshi ('Illustrated Tale of Monkeys'), a handscroll painting
Shotoku Taishi e-den ('Illustrated biography of Prince Shotoku Taishi'), fragments from a set of hanging
Scenes of Foreigners: England, a colour woodblock print by Utagawa Yoshitora
Shiba Kokan, 'Tweelandbruk', a hand-coloured copperplate etching
Shimomura Kanzan, Diogenes, a hanging scroll painting
Watanabe Shotei, Swallows on a Willow, a hanging scroll painting
Suzuki Kason, Pine, Bird and Spider, a 2-fold screen painting
Morikawa Sobun, Spring Scenery, a hanging scroll painting
Morikawa Sobun, Deer and Pine in the Snow, a pair of 6-fold screen paintings
Kubota Beisen and others, Myriad Fish, a handscroll painting
Suzuki Shonen, Composing a Poem among the Pines, a hanging scroll painting
Suzuki Hyakunen, Planting Rice Seedlings in the Rain, a hanging scroll painting
Kawanabe Kyosai, Female Ghost, a hanging scroll painting
Shibata Zeshin, Kamo Festival, a hanging scroll painting
Shibata Zeshin, Eagle in the Snow, a hanging scroll painting
Jichosai, Chushingura ('Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers'), a handscroll painting
Comic pictures and verses (toba-e), a handscroll painting
Suminoe Buzen, Mt Fuji and Shiraito Falls, a hanging scroll painting
Ukita Ikkei, Annual Events at the Imperial Court, an album of paintings
Tosaka Bun'yo, Hawk and a Bear, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Tsubaki Chinzan, Flowers and Plants in the Style of Chen Shun, a handscroll painting
Tsubaki Chinzan, Bird and Flowers, a hanging scroll painting
Katagiri Ranseki, A sage pointing at the moon, a painting
Tani Buncho, Kazan en'u ('Summer Mountains and Misty Rain'), a hanging scroll painting
Tani Buncho, Dragon in Clouds, a hanging scroll painting
Tani Buncho, Earthly Paradise of Wuling, a handscroll painting
Nukina Kaioku, Landscape, a hanging scroll painting
Yokoi Kinkoku, Orchid Pavilion Poem Competition, a hanging scroll painting
Gessen, Landscapes with Figures, a handscroll painting
Aiseki, Hermitage by the Shaxi River, a hanging scroll painting
Kishi Chikudo, Cherry Blossoms on a Spring Evening, a pair of 2-fold screen paintings
Gan Rei, Panorama of Higashiyama, a handscroll painting
Yokoyama Kazan, Enjoying the Evening Cool Beneath Moonflowers, a hanging scroll painting
Kawamura Bumpo, Scattered Fans over Waves
Kawamura Bumpo, Chinese Scholars and Japanese Festival Scenes, a pair of handscroll paintings
Gan Tai, Eagle and a Monkey, a hanging scroll
Gan Ku, One Hundred Old Men, a pair of 6-fold screen paintings
Gan Ku, Tiger, a hanging scroll painting
Hara Zaichu, Chinese Sages at Wuyu, a hanging scroll painting
Hara Zaichu, Tiger, a hanging scroll painting
ohara Donshu, Priest Xuan-zhuang and his attendants from the Xijouji, a hanging scroll painting
Shiokawa Bunrin, Moon over Lake Biwa, a hanging scroll painting
Nishiyama Kan'ei, Scenes of Daily Life in Osaka, a handscroll painting
Nishiyama Hoen, Various Birds, a handscroll painting
Nishiyama Hoen, Procession of Insects, a hanging scroll painting
Mori Shuho and others, Turtles, a hanging scroll painting
Oda Kaisen, Egret on a Willow, a hanging scroll painting
Shibata Gito, Acrobats, a 2-fold screen painting
Okamoto Toyohiko, Mountain Village, a 2-fold screen painting
Okamoto Toyohiko, Seashore and Mountains in the Seasons, a pair of 6-fold screen paintings
Matsumura Keibun and Shibata Gito, Geese and Full Moon, a hanging scroll painting
Matsumura Keibun, View of Arashiyama, a 6-fold screen painting
Maruyama oshin, Cherry Trees at Arashi-yama, and Otoko-yama by Moonlight, a pair of hanging scroll paintings
Azuma Toyo, Plum tree, a 4-fold screen painting
Yamamoto Shurei, Beauties, a hanging scroll painting
Mori Tetsuzan, Xiwangmu, a hanging scroll painting
Watanabe Nangaku, Beauty and Attendant, a hanging scroll painting
Maruyama okyo, Nine Old Men of Mt. Xiang, a 2-fold screen painting
Views of Tomogashima, a handscroll painting
Kawahara Keiga (attributed to), Genre scenes, paintings
The Dutch and Chinese Settlements at Nagasaki, a pair of handscroll paintings
Mori Ransai, Birds and Flowers, a hanging scroll painting
Masuyama Sessai, Birds and Flowers, a hanging scroll painting
Katsukawa Shun'ei (attributed to), Ten scenes of lovemaking, a handscroll painting
Hishikawa Moronobu, Craftsmen of Various Trades, a pair of handscroll paintings
Sakai Doitsu, Mt Fuji and Pines, a hanging scroll painting
Ikeda Koson, Shrike and Autumn Plants, a hanging scroll painting
Nozaki Shin'ichi, Paper Hina Dolls and Cherry Blossoms, a triptych of hanging scroll paintings
Suzuki Shuitsu, Enjoying the Evening Cool by the Dry Riverbed at Shijo, a hanging scroll painting
Suzuki Kiitsu, The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, a hanging scroll painting
A Battle between the Minamoto and Taira Clans, a 6-fold screen painting on paper
Iwasa Matabei, Monk Mongaku, from Heike Monogatari ('Tale of the Heike')
Hirasawa Byozan (attributed to), Scenes of Daily Life of the Ezo, a handscroll painting
Kano Shunko, Procession of an Embassy from the Ryukyu Kingdom, a pair of handscroll paintings
Ko Sukei, Shrine Festival, a hanging scroll painting
Kano Tosen Nakanobu, Birds and Flowers after Classical Chinese Paintings, a hanging scroll painting
Kano Seisen'in Osanobu, copy after the handscroll Landscapes of the Four Seasons by Sesshu
Kano Torin Yoshinobu, Yang Guifei and Peonies, a triptych of hanging scroll paintings
Kano Isen'in Naganobu, Twelve Famous Places in Japan, an album of 12 paintings
Ishida Yutei, Deer and Japanese Cypress, a 2-fold screen painting
Igarashi Shummei, Lao Zi, a hanging scroll painting
Kano Kyuei, Scenes along the Length of the Sumida River, a set of 3 handscroll paintings
Browser does not support script.
Browser does not support script.
Browser does not support script.