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Woodblock print of a stern man in a dog-patterned kimono beside a net with crabs, against blue sky.

Inuta Kobungo Yasunori

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

Woodblock print of an armored samurai with a drawn katana on rocks beneath a pine branch, with Japanese text.

Sasai Ukon Masanao armed near pine trunk

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1846

Japanese woodblock print of a warrior crouching in tall grass beside a blown-off hat, with vertical calligraphy above.

Man met afgewaaide hoed verstopt zich tussende struiken

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1846

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a yellow fan, with Japanese calligraphy beside her.

忠孝加々見山

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Nine panels of kabuki actors in varied costumes and makeup, including one with a bold red face, in a Japanese woodblock print

Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII in eight different roles

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1849

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style man in a dark kimono biting a red scroll, with a red inscription panel at upper right.

Nikki Danjô with scroll between teeth

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1849

Woodblock print of a fierce warrior in a striped robe holding a red patterned handscroll against a grey background.

Benkei holding a handscroll

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1849

Polychrome woodblock print of women in patterned kimono seated before a bamboo-patterned screen with paper lanterns.

江戸風俗十二ケ月之内十二月諸侯之奥年忘之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1889

Woodblock print of armored samurai marching past pine trees and banners, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the background.

瓢軍談五十四場五十四大尾久吉公目出度小田原を凱陣し給ふ

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors: one seated in blue robes with a fan and sword, one reclining in striped kimono.

番頭与九郎片岡十蔵・玉嶋逸当実ハ日本駄右衛門関三十郎・娘おなみ実ハ弁天小僧菊之助市村羽左衛門・鳶の者六吉嵐吉六・若従四十八実ハ南郷力丸中村芝翫

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1862

Woodblock print of a man in striped kimono looking up beside a willow, with a woman and river, facing printed Japanese newspa

錦画百事新聞.第百七十八号

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1876

Japanese woodblock print of a rider in blue robes on a dark horse, with mounted archers and attendants in a roped arena.

千代田之御表犬追物

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Hiroshige woodblock print of robed figures processing past pine trees, a blue-stone wall and tiled buildings beneath hills.

Precincts of Zōjōji in Shiba

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1839

Woodblock print of swordsmen in blue and red attacking a wounded man in a purple robe beside a red lantern.

西海暴動電信紀聞〔神風連の輩種田政明少将の私邸を襲う〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono resting her head on her hand beside a red box and calligraphy.

見立多以尽ゆめにも見たい

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1878

Woodblock print of two women under blooming plum trees beside a bamboo fence, with figures and distant pines behind.

江戸自慢三十六興梅やしき漬梅

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1864

Woodblock print of three women in kimono at a railing beneath cherry blossoms, with a red-trimmed veranda and a handwritten t

千代田之大奥船あそび

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1896

Woman in black kimono on a veranda in falling snow, with writing tablets and a brush beside her, in a Japanese woodblock prin

雪見八景帰帆

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of two women in kimono preparing raw fish and radish beside a patterned plate and wooden stool.

Preparing Raw Fish

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside blossoming cherry trees, a large lantern and a palanquin.

新よし原仲の町の桜

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a blue kimono beside a lattice screen, with a pine landscape inset and calligra

契情道中双〔ロク〕見立よしハら五十三つゐ尾張屋内重咲由井

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned robe and red kimono, seated beside a sword, with a text panel above.

善悪三拾六美人鬼神のお松

Toyohara Kunichika

Triptych woodblock print of kimono-clad figures, a green palanquin, and cherry blossoms beside wooden screens.

Present-day Genji Visiting the Rokujō Mansion

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856

Woodblock print of red maple leaves framing a waterfall, river, green hills and mountains at sunset, from an open book.

諸国名所百景泉州牛滝丹楓

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle and gold hairpin, holding a pipe, with a street scene above.

時代かゞみ天明之頃

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1896

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with red maple trees and distant hills behind her.

東海道五十三次之内二川小冬

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of an armored samurai with a spear bursting from a dark swirling wave under a pale moon.

新形三十六怪撰布引滝悪源太義平霊討難波次郎

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889

Woodblock print of women in kimono viewing a painting in a veranda interior with a writing desk and tea set.

[琴棋書画]

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of travelers wading a river beside a wooden bridge, with pine trees and a village in the distance.

Fujieda, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido wit…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a yellow parasol, with hibiscus, bellflowers and chrysanthem

葛の葉狐市川團十郎

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1891

Woodblock print of Meiji-era officials in gold-braided uniforms and fur-trimmed hats, with a map and text panel behind them.

征韓論之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Japanese woodblock print of two costumed figures, one grimacing and crouched, one standing, with a blue fan above.

ざしきげい茶番の当振三

Utagawa Toyokuni