Japanese Woman Wall Art

What's in the collection

Each print follows one woman through an ordinary moment. One turns a grey paper parasol, another kneels to whisk matcha beside an open shoji screen, and a third stands with a round fan next to a steaming iron kettle. Some are drawn in the manner of Edo woodblock beauty prints, with fine black outlines and patterned silk; others use loose ink washes, a bold red circle or a lake with Mount Fuji behind the figure. Kettles, fans, hairpins and tea bowls give each scene its own small story.

One house style

The palette stays close to aged paper: cream grounds, black hair and obi, and one strong accent in red, lilac or teal. Faces are calm and turned slightly away, so the prints read as portraits of a mood rather than of a person. Hang two facing each other for a quiet pair, or mix one with blossom branches from our Japanese botanical wall art. For more woodblock-style scenes, browse ukiyo-e wall art, and see the full range in our Japanese wall art.

Sizes, paper and framing

Every design is offered on archival matte paper in nine sizes from 8" x 12" to 30" x 40", plus A4-A1 for European frames, and on matte canvas either stretched on a wooden bar or set in a solid wood floating frame in white, black, espresso or natural. Printed with pigment-based archival inks, rated to resist fading for decades indoors.

Questions about Japanese woman wall art

What is bijin-ga?

Bijin-ga means pictures of beautiful women, a genre of Japanese painting and woodblock printing. The prints in this collection are new illustrations made in that tradition, not reproductions of historical works.

Which room suits Japanese woman wall art?

Bedrooms and living rooms suit the softer palettes, and the tea ceremony scenes also sit well in a dining area.

What size works above a dresser?

A portrait print a little narrower than the dresser looks balanced. The wall art size guide shows each size in a room.