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Woodblock print of boats and travelers at a shoreline beside a large torii gate, with blue sea and sails in the distance.

Miya

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a sword and carrying a wicker basket.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in checkered kimono and striped garment readying to wade into the sea with a sword.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Man Ready to Wade into the Sea with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of a woman washing clothes on a rock in a stream beneath a drooping willow tree.

A Woman Stands on a Rock in a Stream Washing Clothes

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1828

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate updo holding a long pipe, wearing a red floral kimono with teal trim.

Geisha Holding a Pipe

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of two women in a boat, one holding a basket of mussels, with sailing ships in a harbor behind them.

Two Women in a Boat; One Holding a Basket of Mussels

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1798

Japanese woodblock triptych of a full moon over rice fields, with women in kimono under a red autumn maple tree.

Moon Reflected in the Rice Fields at Sarashina in Shinano Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of kimono-clad figures in a theatrical scene, with a woman carrying a basket and musicians behind a railing.

Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors, one on horseback with a sword and one leaping over a blossoming landscap

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI, Nakamura Fukusuke ja Kataoka Ichizo näytelmässä Irifune Soga Nihon no torikachi (Sogan…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Woman in green kimono holding a cord to a monkey climbing a fruit tree, in a tall vertical Japanese woodblock print.

A Woman Playing with a Monkey which Has Climbed a Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a couple with a monkey beneath drooping willow branches, by Torii Kiyonaga.

A Couple of Lovers Playing with a Monkey

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in kimono beside lanterns and a wooden screen.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Gado, Morita Kanya ja Ichikawa Kodanji IV näytelmässä Hana shobu otoko-kagami (Kukkivat kurjenmi…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a woman with a parasol and a man holding a sickle, among bamboo.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VII ja Iwai Shijaku näytelmässä Date moyo kedatsu no Kinugawa(Kinugawan virttynyt silkki…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1821

Woodblock print of two women in patterned robes crouching in grass at night, with a torch-bearing figure on a distant hill.

A Young Man and Women in the Moor of Musashino; Parody of the Akuta River episode of the Tale of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765-66

Woodblock print of a two-story temple gate with blue roof, pedestrians, vendors and sparrows in a courtyard under tall trees.

Mount Atago in Shiba

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, one holding a large parasol, with a calligraphic cartouche at upper left.

Loving Couple with Theatre Puppets

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse under pine trees, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hodogaya), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a kneeling samurai and two women carrying a lacquer box among pine trees, with text panels above.

First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a snowy landscape with a snowcapped mountain, pine trees, a frozen pond, and travelers on a bridge.

Mount Fuji and Mount. Ashigara from Numazu in Clear Weather after a Snowfall

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a snowy mountain above a blue sea, with a torii gate, pine trees and falling snow.

Mount Yuga in Bizen Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a tall pine, a torii gate, a rider on horseback, and Mount Fuji rising over a lake.

Mt. Rokuso in Kazusa Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a fighting pose, one raising a sword above a black background.

The Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III holding Sword Aloft, and Arashi Shichigorō III as Fighting Heroes

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe with gold tassels, holding a dark hat to his face, with a yellow name carto

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman in Black Robe Holding a Straw Hat

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Woman in a patterned kimono holding a poem sheet and brush, woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni I, ca. 1795.

“The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems,” from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata)

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of women in kimono among grasses and flowers, with a central figure holding a patterned robe over her head be

Murasaki Shikibu in Hiding, from the Tale of Genji chapter, "Red Plum"

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman with firewood on her head leading a black ox, with pink cherry blossoms behind her.

The Actor Segawa Roko as the Woodseller Ohara Leading an Ox

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1810

Woodblock print of a figure with a parasol standing in snow beside bamboo and a lantern, with a snowy landscape behind.

Murasaki and Genji Viewing the Snow

Utagawa Kunisada, 1853

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a path above pink cherry blossoms, with temple roofs and a red torii gate.

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of a wooden bridge, temple roofs and boats on a canal, with pedestrians along the bank.

Myōkendō Hall, Yanagishima

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1839

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors: a standing man with a sword and a seated woman in a floral kimono, besid

Näyttelijät Nakamura Fukusuke ja Onoe Kikujiro näytelmässä Motomishi hana bunbu no norikake (Rauhan ja sodan taidot)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856

Woodblock print of horse legs in straw sandals in front of an Edo street with shops, pedestrians and a bamboo grove.

Naitō Shinjuku, Yotsuya

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue headwrap and patterned blue and orange kimono, with calligraphy panels.

Nakamura Kuzō II Portraying Seller of Birds for Release, from the play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847