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Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a circular frame, one in a blue robe and one in a patterned pink costume.

Actors Matsumoto Koshiro V and Ichikawa Danjuro VII

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1850

Woodblock print of a warrior in red and green armor wrestling a red-faced tengu with a long nose.

Sakata Kintoki Wrestling with a Tengu

Torii Kiyomasu I, 1715-18

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a peony-patterned kimono with a red lion mask and green robe.

Näyttelijä Ichikawa Danjuro VII. Leijona-tanssi shosagoto-näytelmässä

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1817

Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a bamboo-patterned kimono beside a kneeling attendant tending a brazier.

A Courtesan and her Attendant

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803/04

Woodblock print of travelers and pack horses crossing a frozen lake toward a snowy shore, with Mount Fuji and a castle in the

Crossing the Frozen Suwa Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Suwa kosui kori watari)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Japanese woodblock print of a flowering tree in a pot on a yellow-wheeled cart, with handwritten inscription above.

Flower Wagon

Hanegawa Chincho, c. 1730

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono reading a paper, with a flowering plant cartouche at upper left.

Komurasaki of the Kadotamaya, from the series Six Flowery Immortals of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin rokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono reading a calligraphy scroll beside an ink stone and brush.

Hanamurasaki of the Kadotamaya, from the series Six Flowery Immortals of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin rokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of Kannon beside a willow tree above a reclining man, with a temple scene and text panels.

Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jugoban Yamashiro Kyo…

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a temple above a boy riding a turtle and two figures in a boat on water.

Soji Temple in Settsu Province, No. 22 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijuniban Settsu no kuni Sojij…

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1859

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe with painted face, holding two swords before a yellow curtain.

The actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the fisherman Fukashichi, actually Kanawa Goro Imakuni (Ryoshi Fukashichi jitsu wa K…

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of a courtesan with tall hairpins holding a pink patterned robe over her shoulder, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from a…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one playing a shamisen, with snowy plum branches and calligraphy beside them.

Geisha Playing the Shamisen

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1822

Japanese woodblock triptych showing women on a red platform, a man beside a pine tree and waves, with red parasols below.

Genjin tarinasta. Genji junikagetsu no uchi/Banshu

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Two Japanese woodblock prints of kabuki actors in samurai costume beside blossoming plum branches.

Näyttelijät Nakamura Shikan ja Mimasu Gennosuke näytelmässä Furisode Soga (Soga liehuvahihaisessa kaavussa)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Surimono print of a lidded cream bowl on a black lacquer tray with red roundels, with calligraphy and small fruits.

Surimono

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Woodblock print of red-tinted Mount Fuji under blue sky with streaked white clouds and dark green forest below.

South Wind at Clear Dawn, also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai, 1831

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji over a river plain with pine trees, travelers, and pack horses under a red sky.

River Landscape at the Bottom of Mount Fuji

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono by a harbor with sailing boats, a cart wheel, and a white dog.

Shinagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of two women in kimono by a wooden bridge, with a boatman, red boat and warehouses along a canal.

Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman with a parasol, two porters with packs, pine trees and a mountain.

Hara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinb…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock triptych of kabuki actors in colorful costumes, with a seated couple at center and a fan-holding figure at

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI, Shiko, Bando Tamasaburo(?) ja Nakamura Fukusuke näytelmässä Toki ni minna Minobu no ry…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling samurai attended by two women beneath drooping cherry blossoms and a bamboo fence.

Scene at the Ishido Mansion (Ishido yakata no dan), from the series "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Japanese woodblock print of women and children with chrysanthemums, one woman playing a shamisen and a figure holding a flowe

Chrysanthemum festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1801

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in checkered kimono by a riverbank with irises and fireflies.

Näyttelijät Nakamura Fukusuke ja Seki Sanjuro III (?) näytelmässä Gonin otoko isoji no tateire (Viiden miehen viisiky…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Japanese woodblock title page with a central fan, plum blossoms, calligraphy panels and a red vertical title banner.

Title page and list of contents for "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1858/59

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono with a glaring expression, with willows and travelers behind him.

Tokaido Hizakurige of the Fifty-three Stations: Fujieda, Kumagai Naozane

Utagawa Kunisada II

Woodblock print of three elegant women in patterned kimono with a peacock, by Torii Kiyonaga, 1783.

The Courtesan Takigawa of the Ogiya with Her Attendants Onami and Menami, from the series "Models for Fashion: New De…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Woodblock print of whalers in boats chasing a breaching whale past green islands in blue sea.

Whaling at Gotō in Hizen Province, from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimonos beside a black ox and a willow tree.

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke, Segawa Kikunojo III as Hatsune-hime, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ninn…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of a full moon over a rocky hillside with pines, a pagoda, and a long bridge across calm water.

Syksyinen kuutamo Ishiyamalla

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Ink drawing of two Japanese women in patterned kimono embracing, one leaning against the other, on pale paper.

A sheet from a shunga album

Unknown artist, 1679