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Woodblock print of samurai gathered before a castle with stone walls, moat and bridge, under a pale sky.

Act 3 (Sandanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Woodblock print of armed retainers crossing a snowy wooden bridge at night, with two men in straw hats by a boat.

Act 11, Part 1: The Approach to the Night Attack (Juichidanme ichi, yochi oshiyose), from the series "The Revenge of…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Japanese print of a samurai with an umbrella in rain beside a kneeling figure, with pines and mountains behind.

Act 5 (Godanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono watching a child tend to a kneeling woman's hair beside a lattice w

Suzuki Harunobu - Zashiki Hakkei - Night Rain on the Daisu

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of a shrine attendant walking through rainy cedar grove beside a red torii gate and lanterns.

Night Rain in the Grove at Gion Shrine (Gion bayashi yau), from the series "Selected Eight Views (Mitate hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a checkered kimono, with a circular inset of geese over rice fields and palanquin bearer

Descending Geese at the Rice Fields (Tanbo no rakugan) and Evening Bell of the Morning After (Kinuginu no bansho), fr…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of an armored samurai with a drawn sword beside a seated flute player, a willow tree and a wooden br

Killing One Thousand People at Gojo Bridge (Gojo no hashi sennin kiri), from the series "Scenes from the Life of Yosh…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1849/52

Japanese woodblock print of a blue flying fish with spread fins above a grey fish and a red lily on blue water.

Flying fish and Ichimochi, from an untitled series of fish

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840/42

Woodblock print of a striped blue bonito fish beside a sprig of saxifrage leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Bonito and saxifrage, from an untitled series of fish

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/33

Japanese woodblock print of a pink and blue macaw perched on a pine branch with ivy and calligraphy.

Macaw on pine branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840/44

Woodblock print of two sparrows on a branch beneath drooping lavender wisteria blossoms against a pale sky.

Sparrows and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a green warbler flying beside a plum branch with pink and white blossoms and buds.

Warbler on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a blue bird perched on a thorny branch above purple clematis flowers against a pale background.

Blue bird on clematis

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over a lake ringed by mountains, with small boats and a pagoda at lower left.

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinano Suwako), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1851/1852

Japanese woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen above clouds through a steep valley, with a red torii gate on the right cliff.

Raigo Valley at Oyama in Sagami Province (Sagami Oyama Raigodani), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (F…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji beyond a blue lake with green hills, rocks, pine trees and a figure in a hat on the shore.

Lake in the Hakone Mountains (Hakone sanchu kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1851/52

Woodblock print of three turtles swimming in a blue swirling stream among green water plants, with Japanese calligraphy.

Turtles swimming in a stream

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840

Woodblock print of a crescent moon over a gorge with a wooden bridge, waterfall and pine trees at night.

Bow-shaped Moon (Yumiharizuki), from the series "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijuhakkei no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832

Woman with a bucket on her head walks holding a child's hand beside flowers and a rock, with a poem cartouche above.

Ono no Komachi at Seki Temple (Seki), from the series The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi (Furyu yatsushi nana K…

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese woodblock print of elegant women in kimono strolling by a wooden bridge, with pink blossoms and pines behind.

Strolling near Mihashi in Ueno

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th-early 19th century

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a veranda watching a boy with a performing monkey beside a stream.

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1789

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing in a patterned robe and one kneeling with a sword, with calligraphy.

Twee kabuki acteurs

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1800

Ukiyo-e woodblock print of a woman in a white headdress and dark kimono, with a small picture-riddle panel in the upper right

Tomimoto Toyohina, from the series Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen) (Tomimo…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a seated woman with a mirror beside a monkey in a patterned robe, with calligraphy and scattered cards.

Vrouw speelt met aap

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Japanese woodblock print of two boys with a dog on a leash beside bamboo and a firewood bundle, in muted colors.

Twee jongens met hond

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a boat with two figures, pine branches, a bamboo fence and calligraphy by Hokusai, 1821.

De eik onder de golven

Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

Woodblock print of a night street lined with striped wooden buildings, a hanging lantern, figures walking, and a starry sky.

Yoshiwara bij nacht

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of a woman with an ornate black hairstyle and gold hairpins, with a small inset landscape of birds and an isl

Takashima Ohisa, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a man in a straw rain cape walking through diagonal rain beneath plum branches, with calligraphy.

A Man in Nightly Rain

Utagawa Kunisada, 1835

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a black coiffure holding a tea bowl on a pink saucer, with an inset landscape.

Appearing Again: Naniwaya Okita, from the series “Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets" ("Komei bijin…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red and patterned robes with red face makeup, swords at his back, on a yellow floor.

Actor as evil imperial messenger

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a rocky cove with pine-covered cliffs, a sailing boat on the sea, and figures on the sandy shore.

De elegante prins Genji te Suma

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853