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Woodblock print of a full moon over a river at night, with a bridge pillar and a boatman poling a cargo boat.

Moon over Ryogoku Bridge in Summer (Natsu Ryogoku no tsuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Season…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a mountain road above the sea, with pine trees and colorful hills.

No. 43: Tsumagome, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with a thatched house and bamboo grove beyond.

No. 25: Yawata, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of a dragon with horns and whiskers twisting among clouds, with red accents on its body.

Dragon in clouds

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Woodblock print of a cuckoo flying past a pine branch under a pale full moon against blue sky.

Cuckoo, Pine Brach, and Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of travelers carrying straw bundles past pine trees, with village houses, rice fields and blue mountains behi

No. 65: Takamiya, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with a black ox and pine trees in the foreground.

No. 66: Echikawa, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas on a road by a river, pine trees and mountains in the background.

No. 68 (sic; actually 69): Crossroad at Kusatsu (Kusatsu oiwake), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of travelers on a steep mountain path flanked by pine-covered cliffs, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

No. 29: Wada, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of a wooden bridge over a blue river with pedestrians, a log raft, pines, blossoms and green hills.

Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Arashiyama no Togetsukyo), from the series "Unusual Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one standing with a fan and two seated in green robes with crane

A Fashionable Female Version of the Shikisanban Dance (Furyu onna shikisanban)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1788/89

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms on a hill above a bay, with picnicking figures, pine trees and sailboats on the water.

Cherry Blossoms at Goten Hill (Gotenyama no hana), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of Eitai Bridge with pedestrians, masted cargo boats and rowboats on a blue river at dusk.

View of Eitai Bridge (Eitaibashi no zu), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of a young man with a fishing rod and net and a boy in pink holding a fish.

Young Man and Boy Returning from Fishing

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a woman in a swirl-patterned kimono beside a lacquer tray of sweets and a pine tree.

The Tea Stall - Kagiya Osen

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a costumed figure with a fan beneath a red maple branch, on a green hillside.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Princess Sakura (Sakura Hime) in the Play Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami, Performed at the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black floral kimono holding a fan beneath a blossoming branch.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (?), in the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono holding an umbrella and wooden bucket beside a sliding door.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of two women in a room with a shoji screen, one seated holding a hand mirror, the other standing in green kim

Ono no Komachi, from the series A Collection of Fashionable Beauties of Japan (Wakoku bijin ryaku shu)

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking past fields, a red torii gate and river boats.

Women Visiting Mimeguri Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono with elaborate hairstyles, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800.

Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo (Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women with chrysanthemums, a kettle and a zither, with calligraphy in the upper right.

The Chrysanthemum Festival in the Ninth Month, from an untitled pentaptych of the five festivals

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803

Japanese woodblock diptych of women and a man picnicking by a winding stream under blossoming trees, with poems above.

A Winding Stream Party (Kyokusui no en)

Kubo Shunman, Edo period

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a straw cape holding a parasol and basket with greenery in falling snow.

The actor Segawa Senjo as Shirotae

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Woodblock print of workers at a riverside lumberyard with timber stacks, rooftops, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Tatekawa River Lumberyard at Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurok…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman in purple kimono pointing upward, with samurai, masked figures and a red demon.

Knielende vrouw

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a court woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda, with a white cat at her trailing robe.

The Third Princess (Nyosan no miya)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1792

Woodblock print of a white rooster beside a black and yellow umbrella with purple and blue morning glories.

Rooster, umbrella, and morning glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Two shrine maidens in white and ochre robes carry branches on a shrine veranda beside red railings and paper streamers.

Shrine Maidens Onami and Ohatsu Dancing at Yushima Tenjin Shrine

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono beside a screen, bed, and lacquer box, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Courtesan Standing by Screen and Bed

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a woman with a naginata beside a woman pouring tea, with bows, arrows and a bucket on the floor.

The Wife of Izumi no Saburo Tadahira, from the series Lives of Wise and Heroic Women (Kenjo reppu den)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, about 1842

Woodblock print of a bay with sailing ships, rowboats, and a resting ox in the foreground at dusk.

The Beach at Takanawa (Takanawa kaigan), from the series "Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862