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Woodblock print of a couple sharing an umbrella under a snowy willow tree, the woman in white and the man in black.

Lovers Beneath an Umbrella in the Snow

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Woodblock print of an actor in a patterned kimono holding a staff, with floral hair ornaments, on a grassy field.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as Princess Usuyuki (Usuyuki Hime) in the play "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari," performed at th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Color woodblock print of red and pink peonies with green leaves and buds, with a Japanese title cartouche at center.

Color-Printed Wrapper for the series "Furyu Nishiki-e Ise Monogatori"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a courtly woman facing two armored guards beside a wooden fence and pine tree, with calligraphy above.

"Ha": Guards at the "Love Passage," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Is…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji under a red sky with a horseback rider and attendants in the foreground.

"He": Mt. Fuji, Suruga Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise m…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a nobleman and attendants in a boat with a poler, ducks on a river, and a green bank.

"To": Sumida River, Musashi and Shimosa Provinces, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Fur…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woman and boy in kimono beside grass, with torch-bearing men on a green hill and calligraphy above, Japanese woodblock print.

"Chi": Musashi Plain, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of two women in kimono leaning over a well curb beneath an ivy-covered tree, with calligraphy above.

"Ri": The Well Curb, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned kimono with seated musicians playing shamisen on a raised stage.

The Actors Nakayama Kojuro VI (Nakamura Nakazo I) as Chidori, Sawamura Sojuro III as Shigemori, and Ichikawa Yaozo II…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woman in red kimono seated by a stream beneath a red maple, with a Japanese poem written above in the sky.

"O": Catalpa Bow, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woman in white and red robes stands by a stream under a drooping willow, with poem calligraphy above.

"Ka": A Court Lady Thinks Disconsolately of Her Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a seated man, a kneeling attendant with a brazier, and a woman in a floral kimono on a veranda.

"Yo": A Man Meets a Former Lover, now Serving in a Provincial Household, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a courtier reading a scroll by a river beside a pine, with an elderly man and child and purification wands

"Ta": Purification Ceremony to Remove the Pains of Love, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Picture…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of courtiers with a pink parasol in snow beneath a pine tree, with calligraphy above.

"Tsu": Narihira in the Snow at Ono, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Is…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and patterned kimono standing before a diagonally striped background.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped robe beside a pine tree, with a basket holding an infant and a river lan

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as the Woodcutter Gankutsu no Gorozo, in Act Four…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a room, with a figure peering through a lattice screen behind them.

Visiting (Kayoi), from the series "Floating World Versions of the Seven Komachi (Ukiyo Nana Komachi)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1780

Five kabuki actors in black and striped kimono stand in a row before pink blossoming plum branches on a pale background.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Karigane Obun, Nakayama Tomisaburo I as An no Oyasu, Iwai Kiyotaro II as Kaminari n…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1792

Woodblock print of two women on a teahouse veranda overlooking rice fields, one seated in blue and one standing in a patterne

Teahouse overlooking rice fields, from the series "Ten Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan jik…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Triptych print of courtesans and attendants walking past blooming peonies beside a bamboo fence, in patterned kimono.

Courtesans of Yoshiwara and their attendants viewing the peonies on Nakanocho

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Woodblock print of women in kimono with a parasol and a child walking past a lantern on a shopping street.

The Nakamise Shopping Street, from the series "Eight Precincts of the Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Woman in patterned kimono with parasol on stone steps beside red gate, snowy mountain and pine behind, Japanese woodblock pri

Evening Snow at Kinryuzan Temple (Kinryuzan no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo h…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1778

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in kimono beside a screen, looking out at geese descending over a field.

Descending Geese at Mimeguri (Mimeguri no rakugan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1778

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women and a child in an interior beside a birdcage and screen.

Two Women and a Child after a Bath

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Vertical woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono looking up at a shuttlecock near bamboo and pine.

Geisha Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a fan beside a lantern, a child sleeping under a mosquito net below.

Mother Watching her Son Sleeping under a Mosquito Net

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of a man writing at a desk, a woman in kimono kneeling beside him, and a child reading a book.

The First Work in the New Year (Saiko hajime)

Kubo Shunman, c. 1790s

Woodblock print of a hawk perched on a plum branch with white blossoms, gripping a small bird.

Hawk on a Plum Branch

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate updo holding a red tray with a tea bowl, wearing a grey kimono with red collar.

Southern Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman with an updo looking into a round hand mirror, wearing a pink patterned kimono and green striped f

Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Tomimoto Toyohina, from the series "Famous Beauties of Edo (Edo komei bijin)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793/94

Ukiyo-e print of two women with elaborate hairpins, one whispering close to the other's ear, in pink and floral kimonos.

The Habit of Criticizing Others (Ta o soshiru kuse), from the series "Seven Bad Habits (Nakute nana kuse)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797