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Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle biting thread while holding a needle, in a patterned kimono.

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairpins, one in a pink floral kimono and one in a dark kimono.

The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1799

Woodblock print of a woman in a checked kimono tuning a shamisen, with an elaborate black hairstyle and red hair ornaments.

Turning a Shamisen (Shamisen no nejime), from the series "Chanting to Shamisen by Young Women of Today (Tosei musume…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/06

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins and a black hairstyle, holding a round fan and looking to the side.

Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Two wild geese fly past a large full moon against a blue-to-turquoise night sky in a Japanese woodblock print.

Wild Geese Flying Across Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, late 1830s

Woodblock print of visitors strolling past a fenced plum garden with gnarled branches and a thatched hut.

Plum Garden in Full Bloom (Ume yashiki manka no zu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of a red arched bridge with pedestrians and a boat, with Mount Fuji and pine trees in the background.

View of Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1840s

Woodblock print of a figure poling a bamboo raft through reeds, with snow-capped Mount Fuji rising behind green hills.

View of Mt. Fuji from the Sagami River

Ichirusai Hiroshige, Unknown

Woodblock print of a night river scene with a pine branch, a bamboo-screened boathouse, rowboats and a starry sky.

The Pine of Success and Onmayagashi, Asakusa River (Asakusagawa shubi no matsu Oumayagashi), from the series One Hund…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Hanging scroll of a white crane beside a twisting tree trunk with red plum blossoms on a pale ground.

Red Plum Branch and a Crane

After Ogata Kenzan, 19th century

Woodblock print of samurai retainers crossing a snowy wooden bridge, with a mounted rider at left and a red title cartouche.

The Night Attack, Part 4 [sic; actually 5]: The Retreat across Ryogoku Bridge (Youchi yon, Ryogoku hikitori), from th…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Woodblock print of blossoming cherry trees, a teahouse and torii gate along the Sumida River embankment, with boats and pedes

The Mimeguri Embankment on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Mimeguri tsutsumi), from the series "Famous Places in the Eas…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862

Woodblock print of Edo harbor with cargo ships, shrine on shore, and three women in kimono in a boat in the foreground.

The Sumiyoshi Shrine on Tsukuda Island (Tsukuda Sumiyoshi no yashiro), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo mei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of visitors walking past a stone torii gate toward a red shrine, with cherry trees and pines in view.

The Precincts of the Hachiman Shrine in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman no keidai), from the series "Famous Places in Edo…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/42

Woodblock print of travelers and horses walking through snowfall along a road lined with pine trees, with mountains behind.

No. 47: Oi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of travelers on a snowy road beside tall trees, with fields and a pink horizon by Hiroshige.

Ejiri: Distant View of Shimizu Harbor in Clear Weather after Snowfall (Ejiri, Shimizu no minato enbo, yukibare), from…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1841/44

Woodblock print of travelers resting at a tea house beside blossoming plum trees, with a flowering branch in the foreground.

Mariko, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Gyos…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1841/44

Woodblock print of travelers and shops on a stone-paved mountain road, with straw-hatted figures and hanging goods.

Fujikawa: Lodgings and Shops on the Mountainside (Fujikawa, sanchu shuku shoka), from the series "Fifty-three Station…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1841/44

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse walking through falling snow beneath a snow-laden pine tree.

Ishiyakushi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1841/44

Woodblock print of palanquin bearers in straw raincoats crossing a rainy mountain road beneath a leaning pine tree.

Tsuchiyama: Suzuka Mountains in the Rain (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama uchu no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations o…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1841/44

Woodblock print of travelers on a pink road past thatched houses, bare trees on green hills, and terraced rice fields.

No. 16: Annaka, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of a full moon over a blue bay with moored boats, teahouses with lanterns, and figures on the shore.

Moon at Takanawa (Takanawa no tsuki), from the series "Three Views of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho mittsu no naga…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/42

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue patterned kimono with a yellow fan and tall headdress on a green background.

Hamamatsu, no. 9 from the series Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a stooped man with a bundle of brooms on his back, carrying a gourd, against a cream background.

A Hachi-tataki Peddlar of Chazen

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Woodblock print of a woman in a green jacket and red skirt gathering seaweed in shallow water beside a basket and shrubs.

Woman gathering seaweed

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of two figures in conical hats planting rice in a field, with calligraphy above and a blue-toned landscape.

Planting rice

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono walking with a child under a willow tree beside a bamboo fence.

Yamashiro Province, section of sheet no. 1 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wide blue river toward a forested hill under a pink dawn sky.

The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no. 6 from the series "Cutout Picture…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of a torii gate, cherry blossoms, a blue river with boats, and a pine grove by Hiroshige, 1857.

Suijin Woods and the Shrine at Massaki (Suijin no mori, Massaki yashiro), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a large blue fish above a bamboo tray of fish pieces on a pink background, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Morning Market at Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi, asaichi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a bearded scholar in a dragon-embroidered blue robe beside an armillary sphere under a starry sky.

Wu Yong (Chitasei Goyo), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Woodblock print of a tattooed muscular warrior in a patterned robe, gripping a figure below, with text panels.

Yan Qing (Roshi Ensei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden g…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30