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Japanese woodblock triptych of women in kimono on a veranda with lanterns, a shamisen, and boats on water beyond.

The Four Seasons in the South (Minami Shiki): Summer Scene

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono on river pleasure boats at dusk, with a crescent moon and riverbank buildings.

Pleasure-Boating on the Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788/90

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a river with bush clover.

The Jewel River of Bush Clovers (Hagi no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu T…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki performers in patterned robes with fans beside a pine tree, with text below.

The Saruwaka Dance

Torii Kiyonaga, 1804

Woodblock print of a court lady in patterned robes with a fan, beside a panel of handwritten calligraphy and clouds.

The Poetess Ukon, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in patterned kimono beside a calligraphy poem panel over waves and clouds.

The Poetess Michitsuna no Haha, from the series "The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woman in a patterned kimono with long black hair beside a panel of Japanese calligraphy on a cloud-patterned background.

The Poetess Shunzei no Musume, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woodblock print of an Edo street with dark wooden buildings, walking figures, grazing sheep and a lantern at right.

The New Mint in Shiba (Shiba shin zeniza no zu), from the series "Exceptional Views of Edo (Koto shokei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Japanese woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono with a kneeling man beside her, rain falling outside.

The Courtesan Yugiri and Her Lover Fujiya Izaemon, from the series "Tokiwazu Hakkei"

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor leaping through a torn wall with a raised sword, with bamboo in the foreground.

Matsumoto Koshiro leaping through a wall

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing on a boat beside a figure in a gold robe and wide hat.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Minamoto no Yorinobu in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono holding a bamboo pole beside potted plants, c. 1776.

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Taira no Tadamori Disguised as a Potted-Plant Seller in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no K…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki-style male figure in layered robes with a sword, by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1779.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Prince Takanori in the play "Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Misty Edo-period painting of boats, a wooden bridge, village houses and pine trees along a river.

Matsuchiyama on the Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, 1856

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a fan, with a sword and straw hat beside him.

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no su…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/04

Woodblock print of a grimacing samurai in blue armor, with arrows around him and soldiers on a distant battlefield.

Yamamoto Kansuke, wounded by arrows

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as Priest Narukami gripping a wooden pole in anger amid falling rain.

Priest Narukami clutching pole, in angerPriest Narukami clutching pole, in anger

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1851

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai in tall grass by a pine tree, with a flute player and a mountain inset.

Yasusuke sneaking upon Yasumasa with flute

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a man, a child and a woman in kimono by a stone wall, with a river and boats behind them.

The View from Komagata Hall, from the series "Eight Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan hakkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a floral kimono holding a fan, with mist and rocks and a village vignette above.

Yamauba as courtdancer with fan

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a man in rain holding an umbrella beside a farmer in a field, with a mountain vignette above.

Sadakurô in the rain and farmer Joichibei

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned black kimono holding white cloth near the face, against a striped background

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami Disguised as the Dragon Princess in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Per…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Two-panel screen: a moonlit summer night with misty hills and trees, and a snowy winter landscape with a village.

Summer Night; Winter Day

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1784

Woodblock print of a pagoda behind pines and willows beside a pond, with small figures on the shore.

De Sarusawa vijver

Yoshida Hiroshi, 1933

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in layered floral kimono and hair ornaments, standing before pink patterned panels.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Perform…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a woman on horseback with attendants and Mount Fuji in the background, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a drawn sword, with striped props at his feet.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Tezuka no Taro Mitsumori Disguised as the Monkey Trainer Tonkichi Tochibei, in the Pla…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a samurai, two women and a palanquin bearer beneath a pine, with a temple vignette above.

Tokaiji no Bansho, from the series "Shinagawa Hakkei (Eight Views of Shinagawa)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono walking before Mount Fuji under a yellow sky, one holding a green parasol.

Act Eight: Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a sieve and an old man pounding grain in a mortar beside a blossoming tree.

Act Six: Yoichibei's House from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Woodblock print of a standing samurai with a sword and a kneeling woman beside a white crane under a pink sunset.

Act Two: The House of Kakogawa Honzo from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80