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Woodblock print of a moonlit lake with a rocky hillside, temple buildings, and a long wooden bridge under a full moon.

The Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind misty hills, with pampas grass, yellow flowers and a winding stream in the foreground.

Kai, Otsuki no Hara

Utagawa Hiroshige, 4th month horse year 1858

Woodblock print of three figures under a full moon and blossoming tree beside a wooden bridge and riverside veranda at night.

Sumidagawa, Mimeguri

Utagawa Hiroshige, 3rd month dragon year 1868

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

Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of autumn maple branches framing a pond, thatched houses and distant mountains by Hiroshige.

Maples at Mama, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Woodblock print of an actor in white and pink costume standing in snow beside a wooden fence at night.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Shizuka (Shizkua Gozen) Disguised as Tamazusa in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri K…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a long kimono beside reeds, waves, and flying birds, with a wooden cage.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, Performed at the Nakamur…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a wooden bridge with parasols, fans, and a mother holding a baby.

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono playing a flute beside a garden fence and flowering shrub.

A Young Man Standing before a Garden Fence

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1763

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono posed beside a snowy plum branch.

Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Fox-Wife from Furui in “First Performance Day of the Izu Calendar” (“Izu-goyomi Shibai…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1772

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono climbing a ladder to reach a flowering branch with green leaves.

Young Woman Climbing a Ladder

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono standing on a boat and holding a long pole over water.

The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Princess Yosooi (Yosooi Hime) in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Mo…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one seated, beside a wooden pillar.

Visiting

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Colored woodblock print of a canal with sailing boats, an arched bridge, walkers on embankments, and a pagoda by the shore.

View of Fukagawa, Edo

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1764

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry branch, with a small temple vignette in a cartouche at upp

Shimizu Temple

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a kimono playing a bamboo flute beside a lattice screen and flowering branches.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as Misao Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Kosode-gura no Tekubari, Performed at the Mori…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Two kabuki actors in samurai costume with swords, one standing and one seated, in a colourful Japanese woodblock print.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a round window with bamboo, c. 1779.

The Actor Tsuneyo II as Okaru in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month,…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Woodblock print of a costumed man with exaggerated expression seated on a large mochi cake among green leaves, holding a swor

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Yakko (servant) seated upon a Large Cake of Mochi Prepared for the New Yer Celebration

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

Woodblock print of a woman in a black robe with an umbrella and a man in a red and yellow kimono with two swords.

Scene from a Drama

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role under a maple tree, with a seated man holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman Standing under a Maple Tree in the Autumn

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a woman in a black patterned robe adjusting her obi beneath willow branches, with a fan on the floor.

The Actor Nakamura Riko as an Oiran Tying Her Obi

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of women in kimono and a seated man on a balcony, with a lantern, fan and a kneeling child beside tea things.

Sashiye (name of a place in Edo)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1782

Woodblock print of a standing man in a floral yellow kimono with a sword, and a kneeling attendant beside bamboo blinds.

The Actor Nakamura Rikō I with an Attendant

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a round fan beside a lattice window and folding stand.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a drum on a balcony above two men in armor and patterned robes.

On a Balcony a Woman is Seated Playing a Tsuzumi, below a Man in Daimyo Costume is Seated upon a Black Lacquer Box

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned courtesan kimono holding a steaming cup, c. 1776.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Sono Kyodai Fuji no Sugatami, Perfor…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot, red kimono and blue sleeve, dramatic wide-eyed expression, grey background.

Ichikawa Ebizo IV in the role of Takemura Sadanoshin

Tōshūsai Sharaku, Probably late 1880s or early 1890s

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono walking with two attendants under cherry blossom branches.

The Oiran Kasugano of Ōgiya on Parade

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan standing on futon with attendants, blossoms and a candle behind her.

The Oiran Hinazuru of Chojiya Standing upon a Pile of Futon

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1794

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers, one bent forward in a red and yellow mawashi, the other standing behind him on sand.

The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1790-93

Woodblock print of a misty village landscape with bare trees, a river and bridge, and Mount Fuji on the horizon.

View of Koganei (Koganei no kei), from an untitled series of famous views of the Edo suburbs

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/40