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10,328 works

Woodblock print of a large torii gate in a bay with farmers, boats, green hills, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Noboto Bay (Noboto no ura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of fishermen hauling lines on a rocky shore by blue waves, with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers with a standing attendant holding a fan, in front of straw bales.

The Wrestlers

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1785

Fan-shaped Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a brown kimono with patterned obi, with calligraphy at left.

Fan Print of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo III

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a red patterned kimono holding a scroll, with her head bowed.

Woman in Red

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of two women on a shore pointing at two birds flying over reeds and water, with a poem above.

Autumn Evening ( A Poem by Saigyō), from the series Sanseki waka

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one kneeling over a game board while another stands and looks on.

Analogy

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Blue woodblock print of Lake Suwa with twisted pines, a thatched hut, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwako), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a great blue wave curling over boats, with snowy Mount Fuji in the distance under a pale sky.

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuj…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle, yellow hairpins, and a green checkered kimono.

A Courtesan

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woman in red kimono serving a cup to a seated samurai beside a red pine tree in a Japanese interior.

Osen Waiting on a Young Samurai

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a sword and a woman in kimono on a veranda, with a plum tree and a rooster.

Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a golden pheasant with long tail on a pine branch, with falling snow in a grey-blue sky.

Golden Pheasant and Pine Shoots in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono riding a golden phoenix with long trailing feathers, holding a fan.

Young Woman Riding a Phoenix

Suzuki Harunobu, 1766

Woodblock print of two sea rocks joined by a rope at dawn, with rays of light, waves, and distant coastline.

Futami-ga-ura Rocks at Ise, Land of Dawn

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a straw rain cape and black kimono, holding a walking stick, in diagonal rain.

The Actor Ōtani Tomoemon in the Role of Ono Sadakurō, from the series Image of Actors on Stage

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a samurai in black and white robes peering at a red lantern with morning glories and a blue bird.

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852-53

Woodblock print of an old man in orange slipping a letter into a young woman's red kimono sleeve, with irises at her feet.

“The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816-890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the…

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1798

Woman in a dark kimono holding a pipe beside a patterned folding screen, Japanese woodblock print.

The Hour of the Ox (1 A.M.-3 A.M.)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of a man in a black robe holding the wrist of a woman in a green kimono who looks up at him.

The Lovers Oshichi and Kichisaburo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a seated woman with hairpins and a standing figure in a patterned robe, with a landscape vignette above.

Shared Feelings in the Bedchamber of Komurasaki and Gompachi

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and a child reaching up to her robe, with teal cloth behind.

Woman and Child

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woman in patterned kimono holding a lacquer tray with a tea bowl, with calligraphy at upper left, Japanese woodblock print.

Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of two mallard ducks beside tall reeds on blue water, with Japanese calligraphy in the upper left.

Mallard Ducks and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of a long-tailed tit hanging upside down from autumn ivy with red leaves against a blue-to-cream sky.

Long-tailed Tit on Autumn Ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a waterfall over red rocks, with two men washing a brown horse in the rapids below.

The Waterfall Where Yoshitsune Washed His Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washū Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no t…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Black ink woodblock theater program with text columns above and a crowd of kabuki actors in costume below.

Program for Kawarazaki Theater

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1800

Two women in patterned kimono carry buckets on yoke poles beneath a pine branch by the sea, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Dance of the Beach Maidens from the series Brocade of the East

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women carrying buckets on a yoke along a beach, with sea, hills and a mountain behin

Dance of the Beach Maidens

Torii Kiyonaga, late 18th century

Woodblock print of two women in a boat beneath a striped sail, with a moon and island over calm water.

Takasago Harbor

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1760

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman leaning to walk a small white dog on a leash beside a veranda with blossom screens.

Onna San no Miya (the Third Princess)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1768-70

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono under a parasol beside cherry blossoms, with a poem cartouche above.

Poem by the Monk Sosei (act. 850-97)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767-68