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10,328 works

Woodblock print of a sumo wrestler beside a giant black handprint with white creases, red mawashi and inscriptions.

Ikezuki Geitazaemon naast een afdruk van zijn hand

Utagawa Kunisada, 1842

Woodblock print of a seated man in a pink kimono holding prayer beads, with calligraphy inscriptions beside him.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Sawamura Sojuro IV

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1812

Triptych woodblock print of three actors in kimono in a snowy garden with plum blossoms, bamboo and a pine tree.

Acteurs in een sneeuwscene

Utagawa Kunisada, 1850

Woodblock print of a woman in white before a blue waterfall, with a red inscription cartouche and mountains in the background

Hatsuhana in Hakone

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of a fierce kabuki-style man in black kimono holding a raised sword, with a castle wall and pine tree behind

Fujikawa Mizuemon in Kameyama

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai mansion courtyard at New Year, with seated men, servants, and a garden pine.

New Year in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, New Year, 1789

Woodblock print of a monkey performing for seated women and musicians in a room with a folding screen and veranda.

Performance of a Trained Monkey, from an illustrated poetry anthology entitled "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Japanese woodblock print of a green lion dance with red mask on a street, onlookers at a window, and a New Year pine decorati

New Year Street-Performers, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, New Year, 1789

Japanese woodblock print of a seated man in blue robes reading a scroll beside an incense burner and prayer beads.

Memorial portrait of the actor Arashi Rikan III

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1863

Japanese print of figures in snow near plum blossoms, a pine-decorated gate, and a woman at a latticed window.

Delivering New Year Gifts in the Snow, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, New Year, 1789

Woodblock print of a seated bald man in blue robes beside a red stool and tea bowl, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of Utagawa Kunisada I (Kochoro Toyokuni shozo)

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1864

Monochrome print of two people towing a covered barge along a snowy river bank, with willows and distant pine-covered hills.

Towing a Barge in the Snow, from the album The Silver World

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom above a riverbank, with two women and a seated man near wooden pilings.

The Embankment at Mimeguri

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a seated man in a patterned kimono looking up at a framed portrait of a kabuki actor holding beads.

Memorial portrait: Ichikawa Ebizo V (Danjuro VII) looking up at a painting of the late Danjuro VIII

Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada I, 1854

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman with a teapot on a veranda, a shadow on a shoji screen behind her, and a pine branch.

The Nakadaya teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Monochrome print of a snowy mountain above storm clouds, with a village of snow-covered thatched houses below.

Storm in the Mountains

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a black dragon-patterned kimono beside a fan with calligraphy and blue tassels.

Tamaya-talon kurtisaani

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono beside a bamboo blind, with a seated figure visible behind the blind.

Drying and stretching cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796-97

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black carp-and-wave kimono with two child attendants in pale patterned robes.

The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsubaya in Edo-machi Itchome, with her Child Attendants Tamamo and Mitsumo

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume beside stylized blue pine trees on gold.

Twee acteurs als hovelingen

Utagawa Kunisada, 1849

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a child watching butterflies near a pond, beneath a blossoming tree.

Uitvliegende vlinders

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1765

Japanese woodblock print of a waterfall into a pool, pine trees, clouds, and a small pavilion on a hillside.

De heilige bron van Jogaku

Katsushika Hokusai, 1829

Japanese woodblock print of white-sailed boats on blue water at sunset, with pine trees and a lookout tower on the shore.

Terugkerende zeilen naar Yabase

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1810

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's robe holding a sword, with ornate hair pins.

Acteur met zwaard in vrouwenrol

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1860

Woodblock print of porters and horses unloading cargo boxes beside a wooden inn, with a teal sky and trees above.

Het verwisselen van kruiers en paarden te Fujieda

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Woodblock print of three riders in court dress crossing a blue river past blossoming shrubs and hills.

Yamashiro in de provincie Ide

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan smoking a pipe beneath a hanging boat planter with pink flowers.

The Courtesan Hisui of the Fan House (Ogiya uchi Hisui), from the series The Five Festivals Flower Competition (Gosec…

Kitagawa Utamaro, About 1789-1801

Woodblock print of a blue bay with pine-covered hills, a sailboat, thatched houses, and two travelers on the shore.

Noda, in de provincie Mutsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of fireworks over the Ryogoku bridge at night, with crowded boats on the blue river below.

Vuurwerk bij de Ryogoku brug

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of kimono-clad figures before a wooden gate and willow tree, with a palanquin, rooftops, and a crescent moon.

De wilg bij de poort van Shimabara

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Woodblock print of a bay with reeds, small boats with figures, sailboats, a shoreline village and a distant mountain.

De kust bij Samezu in Zuid Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono looking into a hand mirror beside a bamboo blind, with a red obi and lacquer box.

Takashima Ohisa

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795