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Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a pink bush clover plant, with a stream and a calligraphy poem.

Bush Clover (Hagi), from an untitled series of Flowers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in samurai costume, one standing and one seated on a wooden bench.

Näyttelijät Bando Minosuke ja Bando Mitsugoro III

Utagawa Kunisada, 1825

Black-and-white woodblock print of a seated woman in patterned kimono pouring tea beside a lantern and futon.

Courtesan or Actor as Courtesan Pouring Tea by the Light of a Lantern

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woman in white kimono and man in black robe stand in a traditional room with a folding screen and brazier, with poem text abo

Poem by Chunagon Yakamochi, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda beside a potted cherry tree, with boats on water and calligraphy above.

Double-Flowered Cherry: Motoura of the Minami Yamasakiya (Minami Yamasakiya uchi Motoura, Yaezakura), from the series…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768-1769

Ink line drawing of a woman in layered robes tending a sleeping baby, with hair ornaments and a comb.

A Woman and Baby

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830s

Ink outline of a warrior in patterned armor raising a long sword overhead, with bare feet planted wide.

A Warrior

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of a woman in a canopied carriage under a pine tree, with an attendant holding the pole.

Lady in a Chariot

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one seated, one standing with a fan, and a kneeling attendant.

Kolme naista

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen over blossoming cherry trees, travelers on a hill, and a teahouse beside the bay.

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woman smoking a pipe by a window with a cat, sailing boats on the bay beyond, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Returning Sails at Shinagawa (Shinagawa no kihan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a tall multi-stream waterfall over a cliff, with travelers at its base and climbers on the forested slope.

Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series A T…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall with travelers on a bridge, a red hut on a cliff, and green hills.

Ono Waterfall on the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono and a child in a striped robe beside a shoji window, with poem text above.

Poem by Nakatsukasa, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a calligraphy panel, with plum blossoms and a water bucket.

Poem by Chosui, from the series "Five Fashionable Colors of Ink (Furyu goshiki-zumi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Woodblock print of two men washing a horse in a rushing waterfall beside a red cliff and green hills.

“The Waterfall Where Yoshitsune Washed His Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province,” from the series A Tour of Waterfalls…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of two women working outdoors beside a bamboo-screened house, with a bucket, basket and poem text above.

Poem by Henjo Sojo, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall beside a cliff where three travelers rest near a pine tree, in blue and green tones.

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki), from the series A Tour of Wat…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall over green cliffs, with travelers holding umbrellas on a path below.

Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no Yōrō no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Sh…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of porters carrying a green palanquin and baskets over a plank bridge above a winding river at dusk.

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga e…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1845

Two figures in patterned kimono stand in a room with a lattice screen; one holds a small mouse while the other holds a brush.

Couple with a Pet Mouse

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of figures in a red boat poling through lotus-covered water beside a grassy bank, with a poem cartouche.

Poem by Funya no Asayasu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by a Nurse (Hyakunin isshu ubaga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Woman standing on a boat gazing at a full moon over a bay, with a second figure playing a lute beneath the roof.

Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of figures gathering grass with parasols in a field, a farmer carrying baskets, and a distant mountain and se

Spring in the Rice Fields

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of two women in kimono seated on a veranda beside willows and a flowering shrub, with calligraphy above.

Sumirena: The Mistress of Yojiya (Yojiya musume, Sumirena), from the series "Beauties of the Floating World Compared…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe lifting a large beam overhead against stylized clouds.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro I 1660-1704

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a woman in green and a man with swords seated on a veranda beside a willow tree and shop shelves.

Clearing Weather at Asakusa (Asakusa no seiran), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Brown ink sketch of three sparrows around ripples on water, with a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Sparrows

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1825

Japanese woodblock print of two women gathering abalone on a rocky shore with rolling waves and a poem inscription.

The Abalone (Awabi), from an untitled series of Shells

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a temple with a blue tiled roof, twisting pine trees, a waterway, and figures with umbrellas in snow.

Zojoji Temple at Shiba in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ink and wash drawing of a smiling bald man in a blue loincloth bending over a pole on a wooden raft.

Man on a Raft

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reading a scroll, the other holding a broom beside a potted bonsai.

Poem by Chunagon Asatada, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68