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Colored Japanese sugoroku board game of the Tokaido road with travelers at a Kyoto gate in the center and scenic stations aro

五拾三次新版道中双六

Utagawa Yoshitsuna, 1852

Woodblock print of a red temple with blue roof, pine and cherry trees, strollers, market stalls, and sea beyond.

Shiba Atagoyama

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853

Woodblock print of men in formal kimono seated on a red platform at a theatre opening ceremony, with a crowd below.

久松座開業式之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1879

Reflective Love, from the series "Anthology of Poems: The Love Section (Kasen koi no bu) (Mono-omou koi)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793/94

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a bird-patterned kimono holding a pipe, with paper streamers and a moon window behind hi

成びしゃ駒中村芝翫

Toyohara Kunichika, 1864

Woodblock print of a lantern-lit open restaurant overlooking a bay with sailboats, figures on stone steps, and a pine tree.

Restaurant Overlooking Tokyo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1900

Japanese woodblock print of two armored samurai on a plank bridge, one brandishing a sword, with a figure submerged in river

東海道五十三対川崎

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese print of a woven basket with peony, iris and plum blossoms, red tassel, and black calligraphy on the left.

安津末風俗目録

Toyohara Chikanobu

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman offering a chestnut burr to a reaching young boy against a pale background.

Yamauba Holding Chestnuts while Kintaro Reaches for Them

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a lantern and bundle under a crescent moon, with a poem cartouche above.

小倉擬百人一首三條院

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a Nagasaki street with pedestrians, parasols, tiled roofs, pine and blossoming trees, and a balcony scene.

肥前崎陽〔玉浦風景之図〕・〔肥前崎陽〕玉浦風景之図

Utagawa Sadahide, 1865

Narrow vertical woodblock print of a woman in a checkered red kimono and black hood beside a figure holding an umbrella.

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei from the Courier Service (Umegawa, Chubei)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Japanese woodblock sugoroku board with grid panels of women in kimono and warriors, title cartouche at right.

本朝賢貞勇女双六

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1843

Woodblock print of sailboats returning across a lake toward a village, with hills, a causeway, and travelers.

Returning Sails at Yabase

Katsushika Hokusai, 1802

Woodblock print of two standing men in Qing dress, one holding a pink folding fan, with vertical Japanese text beside them.

生写異国人物清朝南京人感賞●州扇之図

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of three women by a bamboo fence with a flowering branch and a bird overhead.

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1791

Woodblock print of white-sailed boats on blue water, with a pine-lined village and layered mountains behind.

Returning Sails at Yabase

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono seated on patterned cushions beside a lacquer table, with a mountain l

契情道中双〔ロク〕見立よしハら五十三つゐ玉屋内花紫程ケ谷

Japanese triptych print of three women in patterned kimono on a veranda, with a sea view, sailboats and swallows.

Returning Sails from Yabase

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1847

Japanese woodblock print of a mounted archer in red armour beside a veranda where three women in kimono look on.

其姿紫の写絵卅四

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock sugoroku game board with bird figures, a central phoenix, and cranes beside a pine tree.

名鳥双六

Utagawa Kunimasa

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono walking beside a tree and stream, with mountains and a deer behind.

The Priest Kisen, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a dragon-patterned kimono beside a fan showing ships at sea, by Kikukawa Eizan.

Returning Sails of Akashi: Koimurasaki of theTamaya, kamuro Chidori and Momiji

Kikukawa Eizan, 1814

Woodblock print of armored samurai pounding rice cake in a mortar, with a calligraphy verse above.

道外武者御代の若餅

Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese print of three women in an interior with bamboo screens, a sea view, and a pine tree beyond the veranda.

Henjo, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Japanese woodblock print of a wedding procession with a palanquin, lantern bearers and attendants in kimono beside a tiled wa

〔春信婚姻之図〕

Suzuki Harunobu

Ukiyo-e print of a standing man with a sword, two women on a veranda, peonies and a pine branch with calligraphy.

Narihira, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue floral kimono beside yellow flowering branches, with calligraphy above.

花競今様姿

Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese woodblock print of three women on a veranda by a lake, one pouring tea from a kettle, with pine and bamboo.

Kuronushi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Woodblock print of nobles seated on a wooden stage watching a crowd of spectators in blue kimono below.

鎌倉殿御能興行之図

Utagawa Yoshikata, 1863

Woodblock print of an old woman holding a torch at a doorway under a full moon, with pampas grass and a bamboo fence.

月百姿孤家月

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890

Woodblock print of three women in kimono on a veranda by a pine, one tending pink flowers, with a river and bridge behind.

Komachi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90