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Woodblock print of river boats with thatched cabins and poling boatmen beneath a full moon at night.

De Yodo rivier

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of three women in kimono among blossoming cherry trees beside a garden stream and veranda.

Viewing cherry blossoms in the garden

Chobunsai Eishi, 1788

Japanese woodblock print of a crowded market in front of a red temple gate with guardian statues and a pagoda.

Perspective picture of the market at Kinryūzan Temple

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1792

Woodblock print of two armored warriors under a crescent moon, with mountains and water behind them.

The warriors Sanata no Yoichi and Matana no Gorō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770

Japanese woodblock print of six figures in period robes, including a monk, an archer and a woman, with calligraphy above.

An updated version of the six poets

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of women bathing and dressing in a Japanese bathhouse with wooden tubs, a child, and patterned red panels.

Bathhose women

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins across a rough blue river, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Fuji at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad procession with a palanquin and parasol, townhouses and a shrine among pines beyond.

Brocade parade of the eastern capital: a view of Hachiman Shrine at Ichigaya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor crouching with a sword in a patterned red kimono, before a lattice fence and red building.

The actor Bandō Minosuke in the role of Rikiya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1801

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned robe beside a young attendant with a sword, among blue irises.

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Narihira at Yatsuhashi from "A Six-fold Screen of Famous Pictures (Meiga rokushi byobu)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847-1852

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji reflected in a lake, with a thatched village, pine trees and a rowing boat in the foreground.

The water's surface at Misaka in Koshu

Katsushika Hokusai, 1832

Woodblock print of a seated man and standing woman in kimono beside a painted screen with a bird and a pine arrangement.

Transformed armor pulling incident [kusazuri biki]

Suzuki Harunobu and Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1769

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying a red tray of bowls and a lacquer box through an interior.

A waitress carrying a tray of food

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1830

Japanese woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers embracing, with patterned ceremonial aprons and a Japanese title cartouche.

A charming sumo match

Utamaro II, 1806

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono on a boat, one holding a parasol, with stylized waves behind.

Princess cruising on the royal boat

Utamaro II, 1806

Woodblock print of a woman with a lantern descending stairs while another figure peers from a screened balcony.

Secret love

Shiba Kōkan and Suzuki Harunobu and Suzuki Harushige, 1770

Woodblock print of a woman adjusting her hair ornament beside a lantern while a seated man looks up at her.

Page 21

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman on a veranda beside a seated man, with a river landscape and poem text above.

Nu: Crossing over to Kawachi

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of Daikoku, god of good fortune, holding a mallet beside a rice bag and a rat, in blue and

The god of good fortune, Daikoku

Utamaro II, 1806

Woodblock print of Ebisu, god of good fortune, holding a large sea bream and a fishing rod, with a bamboo sprig behind him.

The god of good fortune, Ebisu

Utamaro II, 1806

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned robe, with calligraphy above her head.

Courtesan

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1775

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono standing by a latticed screen with irises below.

Courtesan gazing at Nihon embankment

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of performers in patterned kimono beside a pine decoration, with fans and a lacquered box.

A saruwaka performance before a New Year's decoration

Torii Kiyonaga, 1804

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a pink kimono picking chrysanthemums beside rushing river rapids.

Transformation of Kikujirō

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda by a lake, one standing with a pipe, one reclining reading a book.

Jakuren Hōshi

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink floral kimono holding a fan beneath a pine branch, by Hosoda Eishi, 1793.

Sotoori hime

Chobunsai Eishi, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of an intimate couple on a floral mat, with handwritten text columns and folded clothing nearby.

Badhuis bediende en naakte vrouw

Katsushika Hokusai, 1815

Japanese woodblock print of two figures embracing on patterned bedding, with calligraphy in the upper left corner.

Getrouwde vrouw met geliefde

Katsushika Hokusai, 1815

Japanese woodblock print of an embracing couple, a nude woman with long black hair and a man in a patterned robe, beside a ba

Zoenende visser en duikster

Katsushika Hokusai, 1815

Woodblock print of an intertwined couple on a patterned mat, with hair pins, a fan and vertical Japanese text above.

Man en vrouw de liefde bedrijvend op vloerkleed

Katsushika Hokusai, 1815

Woodblock print of two figures in close embrace, patterned kimono fabrics in grey and pink, with calligraphy above.

Met gesloten ogen

Katsushika Hokusai, 1815