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Woodblock print of a man in a dragon-patterned blue kimono holding a sword against a dark night sky with pine branches.

当世好男子伝九紋竜支進に比すのざらし語助

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono reading a letter beside a well, with a riverside scene inset at upper right.

ふる川

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with face paint holding an orange parasol and lantern, wearing a patterned kimono.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of travelers on a snowy path beside pine trees, with a gated building above and a valley of rooftops below.

東海道五拾三次亀山・雪晴

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a snowy shrine beside a pond, with snow-covered pines, an arched bridge, and a figure in a hat.

井の頭の池弁財天の社雪の景

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a cliffside temple with red roofs, stone stairs, pine trees and a waterfall beside steep rock.

六十余州名所図会但馬岩井谷窟観音

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of Nihonbashi bridge in Edo with pedestrians, rooftops, and Mount Fuji on the left horizon.

Famous Places in Edo: Nihonbashi

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a woman on a verandah holding a letter, beneath a branch of plum blossoms, in a grey kimono.

Woman on a Verandah About to Open a Letter

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-late 1770s

Woodblock print of fireworks over a river at night, with boats and a wooden bridge below.

名所江戸百景両国花火

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of an Edo street with a merchant shop, red and blue noren curtains, pedestrians, and birds in a dusky sky.

江戸名勝図会大門通

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a tall pine, torii gate, horse with travelers, and Mount Fuji across a lake under a pale sky.

上総鹿楚山

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of two costumed figures on a stairway above a crowd, with kites flying over an Edo landscape.

江戸名所.芝愛宕山吉例正月三日毘沙門之使

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a street with parasol-carrying figures, pine trees, and a view of sailboats on the sea.

江都名所.かすみかせき

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a mountain road beside a blue river, with travelers, thatched houses, cedar trees and a red-leaved tree.

東海道五拾三次岡部・宇津之山

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of court ladies on a veranda beside a paulownia tree, with a reclining figure in an interior above.

源氏物語五十四帖桐壷

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a red sea bream and a dark mottled fish above green seaweed on a pale blue ground.

〔あまだい・めばる・わさび〕

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a steep gorge with a blue river, cliffs, and two baskets hanging from ropes crossing between thatched huts

六十余州名所図会飛弾籠わたし

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a brown kimono holding a katana, glancing downward, with Japanese inscriptions.

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

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of Tanabata bamboo with paper streamers over rooftops, with Mount Fuji on the horizon at dusk.

名所江戸百景市中繁栄七夕祭

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman tending snow-covered bonsai beside a low table, with pine branches and a round lattice wi

Mitate Hachinoki 見立鉢の木 - Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 (Minneapolis Institute of Art)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of three fishermen hauling a net from a boat beside a pine tree, with a red sunset over marsh reeds.

浅草金竜山観世音由来

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a wide stance with outstretched arms, wearing a black robe and holding a katana.

Masatsuya: Otani Oniji III as Ono Sadakuro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of Oji Inari shrine grounds with halls, torii gates, stairs, cherry trees and pedestrians.

東都名所王子稲荷境内全図

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad actor with a striped parasol and sword, with an inset of a sailing boat on a harbor.

双筆五十三次宮

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and yellow obi, holding a sword, standing in geta sandals.

Koraiya: Ichikawa Komazo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1794

Two Japanese woodblock-style panels showing red and blue parrots perched on pine branches, one on yellow and one on pale grou

(松にインコ),(松にインコ)

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a warrior with a raised sword beside a bucket, with a landscape of a castle and travelers above.

双筆五十三次亀山

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins holding a round fan with morning glories, with a river roundel above.

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Five Beauties (Gonin bijin aikyo kurabe)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Japanese woodblock print of travelers and porters on a hillside road beneath pine trees, with a distant blue mountain.

四拾三木曽海道六拾九次之内妻篭

Utagawa Hiroshige

Two woodblock portraits of figures in patterned kimono with elaborate hairstyles, labeled with Japanese calligraphy on a crea

白夕／阿古屋後ニ小糸

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of two women with upswept hair and ornaments, one holding a green wrapped packet, the other looking down at i

Okita and Ofuji

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793/94

Colored woodblock print of a Western household interior with men cooking at a stove and a woman in a red blouse and blue skir

横浜異人屋敷之図

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861