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10,328 works

Woodblock print of a sandy beach with fishermen hauling ropes, beached boats, baskets, and sailboats on blue sea.

Shirosato Beach in Kazusa Province (Kazusa Shirosato kaihin), section of sheet no. 7 from the series "Cutout Pictures…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a sparrow beside blue morning glories and green vine leaves, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sparrow and morning glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a black-naped oriole on a branch beside purple wisteria, with calligraphy and a blue sky.

Black-naped oriole and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a red and teal bird perched on a bamboo branch with grey ink foliage and calligraphy.

Macaw and bamboo

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Edo-period woodblock print of a couple in a room overlooking a lotus pond and riverside houses, with poem cartouche.

The Evening Mistress at Ueno (Ueno no bansho), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kneeling actor in patterned robes holding a raised sword, with calligraphy at upper left.

Actor as Tokihira

Utagawa Kunisada, probably 1815

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned samurai robes holding a katana, with calligraphy at upper right.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Fuwa no Bansaku

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of three women by a incense burner, one holding a string of shell beads, with calligraphy at upper right.

The Willow Shell (Yanagi-kai), from an Untitled Set of Beauty Prints on the Theme of Shells

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered kimono and headcloth, holding a pipe to his mouth against a gray background.

The actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of two bald men with topknots, one in a checked green kimono and one in a red robe, by Sharaku, 1794.

The actors Nakajima Wadaemon (R) as Bodara Chozaemon and Nakamura Konozo (L) as Gon of the boat-keeper Kanagawaya

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of women and a child on a balcony, one pointing at a long-tailed bird in the sky.

A Long-Tailed Fowl (Onagadori), from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochō jūnikin)

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a seated nobleman and attendant under a pine, with Mount Fuji and a shoreline behind them.

Yamanobe no Akahito, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1842

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe seated on a black ox, with a Japanese name cartouche at upper right.

Actor Sawamura Gennosuke Riding on Ox as Sugawara no Michizane

Utagawa Toyokuni, Early 19th century

Ink drawing of banana leaves above white chrysanthemums with pale green foliage and calligraphy at left.

Banana Plant and Chrysanthemum

Tsubaki Chinzan, c. 1845-54

Woodblock print of a moat, castle walls, red gate, kites and Mount Fuji by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857.

Hibiya and Soto-Sakurada from Yamashita-cho (Yamashita-cho Hibiya Soto-Sakurada), from the series "One Hundred Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of women with parasols at a tea stall beneath cascading wisteria, with red bridges over a pond.

Wisteria at Kameido (Kameido Tenjin fuji hana), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/42

Ink drawing of a kabuki stage with costumed performers, a dense audience, and a samurai figure with a sword in the foreground

Design for Fan-shaped Print of Kabuki Theater

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830s-60s

Ink drawing of a bald man in a dark robe carrying a long-handled shrimp net, rendered in grey wash on pale paper.

The Shrimp Fisherman

Kôno Bairei, c. 1880-95

Ink and light color drawing of a songbird perched on a branch above pink plants, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper rig

Strawberry Spinach and Nightingale

Tsubaki Chinzan, c. 1845-54

Sketch of a temple and cherry trees with people viewing blossoms on a hillside, in soft grey and pink washes.

Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Temple on Mt. Suribachi after a Design in Volume 5 of Picture Book of the Souvenirs of…

Utagawa Hiroshige, after 1850

Ink and watercolor botanical study of a lotus root with seed pods, green leaves, and a curled sprout, with red seal.

Lotus Root and Adder's Tongue

Tsubaki Chinzan, c. 1845-54

Woodblock print of people with umbrellas crossing a bridge in heavy rain, with boats on the river and Mount Fuji behind.

Sunshower at Nihonbashi, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Ink sketch of a man in robes carrying a large bundle of branches on his back, sandals visible, on pale paper.

The Faggot Bearer

Kôno Bairei, c. 1880-95

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono walking with a blossoming branch and a wrapped box, with a fan above.

Hina Doll Festivity from the Five Festivals

Ink and color drawing of loquat branches with pale yellow fruit and green leaves, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper le

Loquat Tree of Japan

Tsubaki Chinzan, c. 1845-54

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hairpins resting her cheek on a cloth beside two men in kimono.

The Loyal League of Forty-seven Rōnin (Chūshingura), Act VI

Kitagawa Utamaro

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in striped and patterned kimono before a bamboo backdrop.

Näyttelijä Nakamura Fukusuke näytelmässä Nanomi yaoya ryori no tsunataki (Vihanneskauppias on kehno kokki)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one holding a sword, one beside a glowing brazier.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI ja Ichikawa Ichizo näytelmässä Dan-no-ura kabuto gunki (Dan-no-uran taistelu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Line drawing in fan shape of a cat on a window ledge overlooking a landscape with mountain and fields.

Cat in the window

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1807

Ink and watercolor drawing of a bird of prey with spread wings and yellow talons perched on a rock above waves.

Bird of prey on rock

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Ink and wash drawing of a grey carp swimming upward among green weeds and two small fish, with a signature at lower right.

Carp swimming among weed and three small fish

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono with grey pine motifs, posed against a pale cloud shape on grey.

Näyttelijä Ichikawa Ichizo näytelmässä Irifune Soga Nihon no torikachi (Sogan suku valloittaa Japanin)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857