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Woodblock print of two women in purple kimono under cherry blossoms, with a river, boats, pagoda and Mount Fuji behind.

The Sumida Embankment in the Eastern Capital (Toto Sumida-zutsumi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of autumn maples on a hill above a river, with snow-capped Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Yuhi Hill at Meguro in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meguro Yuhigaoka), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of sailboats on a river with thatched houses, pine trees and Mount Fuji in the distance.

The Tone River at Konodai (Konodai Tonegawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of large blue waves breaking near a rocky shore, with snowy Mount Fuji and a sailboat in the distanc

The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province (Suruga Satta kaijo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanj…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of porters carrying travelers across a river, with bathers nearby and Mount Fuji in the distance.

The Oi River between Suruga and Totomi Provinces (Sun-En Oigawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fu…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a figure poling a raft through falling snow along a river, with snowy pilings and a bent tree.

The Sumida River in Winter Snow (Fuyu Sumidagawa no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834/35

Woodblock print of snowy mountains above a lakeside village with boats on blue water and a poem cartouche upper left.

Lingering Snow on Mount Hira (Hira no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi Province (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834

Woodblock print of a crowded wooden bridge over blue water, with white-sailed boats and a waterfront town behind it.

Eitai Bridge and New Land at Fukagawa (Eitaibashi Fukagawa shinchi), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Ca…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of a long wooden bridge over a blue river, with workers repairing a roof in the foreground.

Yoshida: The Toyo River Bridge (Yoshida, Toyokawabashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaid…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833/34

Woman in yellow kimono holding a tray beside a seated figure preparing herbs under pine branches, Japanese woodblock print.

Preparing Seven Herbs on the Seventh Day of the New Year

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woodblock print of a turner at a lathe with an assistant in a kimono, with vertical calligraphy at left.

A turner and his assistant, from the series "Thirty-six Poets as Craftsmen (Shokunin sanjurokuban)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1802

Japanese triptych print of three women in kimono walking through falling snow, one holding a parasol, with snowy pines behind

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru)

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1844

Ink wash sketch of a smiling seated priest in a large robe, head turned toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Zittende priester

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Ink sketch with light color washes of a dancer wearing a lion mask, holding sticks and a drum, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

Danser met leeuwenmasker en trom

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Ink and watercolor sketch of a man in a black hat and patterned robe holding a huge fan.

Man met reusachtige waaier

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Ink wash drawing of the seated god Ebisu in a tall hat, smiling, with loose robes in soft grey tones.

Zittende geluksgod Ebisu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Two grey ink-wash birds in flight, one diving downward and one spreading its wings, on a pale stained sheet.

Twee vliegende vogeltjes

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Ink sketch of a seated figure in a kimono at a low table with green leaves and a basket beside it.

Zittende figuur bij een tafeltje

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Ink sketch with light colour of two dancing men in green and brown robes and a child in red at lower right.

Twee dansers en een kind

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on choppy water, one standing in a pink checked kimono, two seated with ro

Fishing Excursion

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1799

Line drawing of a woman and children on a veranda, with a figure sweeping a landscape and geese flying overhead.

Min Ziqian (Binshiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doj…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1842

Japanese paper stencil with a dense repeating pattern of mallow leaves cut out of dark brown paper.

Stencil with Design of Mallows

Unknown artist, Late 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in pink robes with a white horse beneath plum blossoms, and a seated woman beside a scre

The Harugoma Dance

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking past dark-blue shops with white signboards along an Edo street.

Cotton-goods Lane, Odenma-cho (Odenma-cho momendana), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hy…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a butterfly-patterned kimono holding an open painted scroll.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kazoe Uta Ta Ue Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Thea…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono with plum branch, two swords and wooden clogs.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matano no Goro in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding two swords beneath a hanging curtain with a flower motif.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a red kimono with checkered sleeves, by Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1814.

Courtesan of the Chikiriya in Furuichi, Ise Province, from the series "Comparison of Proverbs and Customs (Tatoegusa…

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1814

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono standing before a bamboo fence and blooming chrysanthemums.

Fashionable Beauties in a Chrysanthemum Garden (Furyu bijin kikubatake)

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1810

Woodblock print of two women and two men viewing hanging votive paintings on a wooden gallery beside a pine tree.

Viewing votive paintings

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1800

Ukiyo-e print of two women with elaborate hairpins and striped and patterned kimono, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801.

Tsukioka of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya uchi tsukioka), from the series "Seiro bijin meika awase"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono leaning toward a child holding a staff, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Ginjuro's Wife Oyumi from the Play "Whirlpools of Awa" (Awa no naruto, Ginjuro nyobo Oyumi), from the series "Bamboo…

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806