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Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in heavy rain, one kneeling in a straw hat, the other standing with a drawn sword.

Kataoka Nizaemon VIII näytelmässä Kanadehon chusingura (Uskolliset vasallit)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1860

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women working on fishing boats with nets beneath a crowded wooden bridge over a river

Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Woodblock print of a seated woman and a child under gourd vines, with calligraphy at upper left and birds in the sky.

Tama-joen kuutamo

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral red kimono with a horned headdress, surrounded by fox silhouettes.

Princess Yaegaki

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono standing on a grassy riverbank, one holding a fan.

Three Young Women Strolling on the Bank of the Sumida River

Woodblock print of five figures in patterned kimono, one holding an open fan and another pointing, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Ichikawa Danjūrō V and His Family

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of two women at a temple shrine with a kneeling figure, stone lantern, and Jizo image.

Enmei Jizo

Woodblock print of falling snow at a Japanese shrine, with umbrella-carrying figures and snow-covered pine trees.

Famous Places of Edo: Shiba Shinmei

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 19th century

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji above mountains, with travelers and a horse on a river plain below.

Numazu, Number 13, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847-52

Woodblock print of two windblown pines over a wave-lapped beach, with travelers and small boats on the sea.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of men in festival garb running and pulling ropes beside a horse near a red torii gate.

Festival at Atsuta Temple

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a steep pine-lined mountain path, with a distant blue peak and sea.

Station Twenty-six: Nissaka, Sayo no Nakayama, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a woman in a snowy bamboo grove digging with a tool, wearing a patterned kimono and woven hat.

Gathering Bamboo Shoots

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Woodblock print of porters carrying a palanquin through morning mist past a torii gate and pine trees.

Morning Mist

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas in heavy rain beside trees and a blue stream on the Tōkaidō road.

Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama (50th Station of the Tōkaidō)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono beside a pine tree and a yellow pillar, with rippling water behind her.

Casting a curse at the hour of the ox (ushi no koku mairi)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms on a riverbank with two boatmen poling a raft down a blue river.

Full Blossom at Arashiyama on the Oi River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of women in kimono passing a wooden gate at night under a crescent moon, with a large traditional building be

Gate of the Shimbara

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in red kimono and a seated child with a washbasin on a veranda, with a bamboo railing.

Ono no Komachi Washing the Book

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a mallard duck in flight beside snow-covered reeds, with falling snow against a blue and grey sky.

Mallard and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of a man in a striped kimono smoking a pipe and carrying a bundle, with a stream and reeds behind him.

The Actor Danjuro III as an Itinerant Peddler

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki-style figures in kimono beneath cherry blossoms, one in a tall gold headdress.

Drama of Hikeyahike Kanhiki Dojoji

Katsukawa Shunshō, third month of 1780

Woodblock print of a standing man in a green kimono carrying a basket with a large fish on a pole.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as a Fish Peddler

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of two women in kimono indoors by a lattice window, one working with floss silk, the other resting her head.

Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a drawn sword and a defiant glare, standing beside a bamboo grove.

The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro I with His Sword Drawn in a Defiant Attitude

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of an actor in monk's robes and wide hat standing under a willow tree, with a stern sidelong glance.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as a Monk under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a room with a koto zither, one reading a book beside a lattice screen.

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Two women in kimono beside a paper lantern and sliding screen, with autumn maple and a river visible through a window.

Evening Glow of a Lamp (Andon no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Two women in kimono sit on a veranda beside a clock and shoji screen, with ivy and bamboo, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Evening Bell of the Clock (Tokei no bansho), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and wave-motif robe, standing by water with reeds behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Aragōrō as Yoshida no Matsuwaka-Maru

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1769-1825

Woodblock print of two women in a parlor, one combing the other's hair beside a folding screen and reed-filled window.

Autumn Moon in the Mirror (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Japanese print of chrysanthemums in an ornate footed bowl beneath a rising moon and soft clouds.

Chrysanthemums and the Rising Moon

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766