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Woodblock print of pine trees, a wooden footbridge over a blue inlet, two women on the bank, and a moored boat.

Mokubo Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, and Gozensaihata (Mokuboji Uchigawa Gozensaihata), from the series "One Hundred Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of Kiyomizu Hall at Shinobazu Pond with cherry blossoms, pines and visitors on a red veranda.

Kiyomizu Hall and Shinobazu Pond at Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo Shinobazu no ike), from the series "One Hundred Famous View…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of palanquin bearers and travelers crossing a river on a wooden walkway at dusk, with poem cartouches.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of women with baskets walking a hill path past thatched houses and autumn maples under a pink sky.

Poem by Sarumaru Dayu, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Ukiyo-e print of three figures on a yellow ground: a woman with a red lantern, a man in a striped kimono, and a woman in brow

A Young Man Dressed as an Actor of the Ichikawa Family (by Shunsho), a Maid and a Geisha (by Shuncho)

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 1780s

Woodblock print of two comic performers in patterned kimono, one holding a white fan, against an ochre background with pine b

Comic Dancers in Mikawa Province (Mikawa, manzai), section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Pro…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of Mishima with cedar trees, thatched roofs, a mountain, and calligraphy in an oval frame.

Mishima, from the series "Fifty-three Pairings for the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsui)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1845/46

Blue Japanese woodblock print of two pale bats flying near a crescent moon in a night sky.

Bats and Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

White badger curling upward in brushstrokes against black ground, with a gourd and characters at upper left.

Badger, from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a white tea kettle on a stone pedestal with a leaf and dish beside it, on a black background.

Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu i…

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Vertical woodblock print of Arashiyama with pines, red trees, a river, a rowboat, and a figure crossing a wooden bridge.

Arashiyama, Kyoto (Keishi Arashimine)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, Unknown

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside dark bamboo stalks, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Hara, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Black and white Japanese print of snow-capped Mount Fuji above water with boat masts along the right shore.

Seikenji Fuji, from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a pine tree, figures on a shore, sailboats on a bay, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Konodai in Shimosa Province (Shimosa Konodai), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a blue bird perched on a branch beside red maple leaves, with Japanese calligraphy.

Blue bird on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a songbird perched on a maple branch with autumn leaves against a blue gradient sky.

Bird on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Woodblock print of a Java sparrow perched on a branch of pink plum blossoms against a yellow background.

Java sparrow on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird above pink peach blossoms on a branch, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Long-tailed bird and peach blossoms

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a black-naped oriole perched on a branch beside white camellia flowers and green leaves.

Black-naped oriole on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a red kingfisher perched on a branch beside yellow dayflowers, with Japanese calligraphy at upper right.

Kingfisher and dayflower

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Two sparrows on a branch beside blue and purple morning glories and green leaves, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sparrows and morning glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of three trout in a stream, a dark duck and green bush clover with red blossoms on the right.

Trouts, duck, and bush clover

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840

Woodblock print of a kingfisher perched on a vine with blue morning glory flowers, with calligraphy at upper right.

Kingfisher and bellflowers

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Bullfinch in flight beside blue clematis blossoms and green leaves on a cream background, Japanese woodblock print.

Bullfinch and clematis

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of a teal bush warbler singing on a branch beside pink camellia blossoms and dark leaves.

Bush warbler and camellia

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a yellow canary perched on a vine beside blue morning glory flowers, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Canary and morning glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a sparrow flying past cherry blossoms and pink buds, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Cherry and sparrow

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono leaning on a railing beside a girl, against a yellow background.

Hour of the Sheep [2 pm] (hitsuji no koku), from the series “Sundial of Young Women" ("Musume hi-dokei")

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Monochrome woodblock print of pale dragons flying among dark clouds above stylized waves, with a red seal in the corner.

Dragons Among Clouds

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1844

Two grey horses, one grazing beside tall grass with reddish plumes, with calligraphy and red seals on a pale background.

Horses and grasses

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Woman in blue hood riding a grey water buffalo loaded with firewood, beside blossoming plum branches, Japanese woodblock prin

Peasant Woman on buffalo

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Woodblock print of a garden at sunrise with a pine, plum blossoms, a red sun, stone lantern and thatched house.

Sunrise in a garden

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown