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Woodblock print of two blue birds on a flowering camellia branch against a yellow-green background, with calligraphy.

Birds on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird perched on a bamboo stalk, in blue-green ink on cream paper.

Long-tailed bird and bamboo

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a small teal-headed bird hanging upside down from branches with red ivy leaves and calligraphy.

Small bird and ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a grey sparrow on a branch with pink camellia flowers and teal leaves, with Japanese calligraphy.

Sparrow on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1847/52

Red parrot with teal and grey wings perched on a plum branch with pink blossoms, Japanese woodblock print.

Parrot on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of a blue-green white-eye bird on a branch beside pink persimmons and green leaves, with calligraphy.

Japanese white-eye and persimmons

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of a cuckoo flying above purple iris flowers and green leaves, with calligraphy at left.

Cuckoo flying over iris

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Blue woodblock print of a flying kingfisher with monochoria flowers, buds and reeds above dark rocks.

Kingfisher and monochoria

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of a macaw perched on a bare branch beside an ivy-covered tree trunk, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Macaw on ivy-covered tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Monochrome woodblock print of a sparrow flying above morning glories and grasses inside a fan-shaped frame.

Autumn Flower and Sparrow

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835

Circular Japanese woodblock print of a red temple on a cliff under a pale moon, with pines and blue water below.

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a boat past snowy pines and thatched houses while a passenger holds an umbrella in fallin

The Sumida River in Winter (Fuyu, Sumidagawa), from the series "Views of the Four Seasons in Famous Places (Meisho sh…

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1840s

Woodblock print of picnickers under pink cherry trees beside a blue bay, with pine trees and moored boats.

Cherry-blossom Viewing at Goten Hill (Gotenyama hanami), section of a sheet from the series "Famous Places in the Eas…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of masted boats on a blue bay, with travelers, a pack horse, and a lantern-lit teahouse on the shore.

True View of Takanawa (Takanawa shinkei), section of a sheet from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (T…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Japanese woodblock print of travelers and porters outside a two-story roadside inn beneath a pine tree, with poem text.

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

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of travelers and bearers with palanquins at a draped checkpoint platform, Seki station on the Tokaido road.

Seki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with P…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of an inn veranda with a bather in a wooden tub, seated figures, and a blossoming plum tree by a pond.

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

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined path near a wooden gate and tiled building, with a mountain behind.

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

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of a Japanese roadside inn with travelers, a pack horse, and a poem inscription beside the road.

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

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined path below steep layered mountains, with Japanese calligraphy at top.

Sakanoshita: View of Mount Fudesute (Sakanoshita, Fudesuteyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the T…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats crossing a steep mountain valley with a poem inscribed in the sky.

Tsuchiyama: View of Suzuka Mountains (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tok…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of porters and packhorses at a Tokaido post station, with officials working in a wooden office under a pine t

Ishiyakushi: The Post House (Ishiyakushi, toiyaba no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red eye makeup in a red and black floral kimono, with poem text beside him.

Actor Ichikawa Yaozô III and poem

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1804

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a black kimono with birds, holding a fan beside a sword and gold box.

Bandô Mitsugorô III in the role of Jûrô Sukenari

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1807

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a straw cape holding a burning fuse against a dark background.

Kanpei hunting with burning fuse

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1808

Woodblock print of a woman in green and black robes holding a candle, with a small rodent at lower left.

Segawa Senjo in the role of nurse Masaoka

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1810

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a bonsai pine on a yellow stand.

Nakamura Utaemon III holds bonsai tree

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1808

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda, holding a letter behind her back beside a staircase and lanter

Waitress Oritsu hiding a letter behind her back

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1812

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor seated on rice bales under willow branches, wearing a striped red and black robe.

Tanabe Bunzo on bales of rice

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1812

Woodblock print of a standing man in a green patterned kimono holding a letter and two swords, with calligraphy above.

Onoe Matsusuke II holding a letter

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1811

Japanese woodblock print of a woman kneeling and holding a hand mirror while adjusting her hair beside a black lacquer stand.

Takashima, from the series "A Collection of Flower-like Faces of Beauties (Bijin kagan shu)"

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th/early 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a pleasure boat beside a black cabin, with other boats on a river behind.

Women on a Pleasure Boat

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1790