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Ukiyo-e print of a woman reading a letter while a man kneels beside her, with patterned kimonos and calligraphic text.

The joruri, Nure tsubame negura no karakasa, from the series Joruri libretti (Joruri-bon) (Nure tsubame negura no kar…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/06

Ukiyo-e print of two women with a child in a red robe, one holding a folding fan, against a pale background.

The Poet Sojo Henjo, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

Woodblock print of a comic male poet in black robe sticking out his tongue beside two women in patterned kimono.

The Poet Otomo no Kuronushi, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a glass bowl of goldfish, the other reaching toward a basin of fish.

Goldfish

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hair looking down at a child in a patterned blue and green kimono.

Mother Nursing Child

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1806/31

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role with an elaborate hairstyle and floral black kimono.

The actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a blue-tinged shaved head, glaring, holding a green sword hilt in a tan kimono.

The actor Tanimura Torazo as Washizuka Hachiheiji

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock portrait of a kabuki actor with white face makeup, black kimono and topknot against a grey background.

The actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Shiga Daishichi

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of women gathered in a room with screens, a crane, pine landscape and plum blossoms, by Chobunsai Eishi.

A Woman's Poetry Party

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono by a stone wall and stream, with a pine tree on a green hill.

Kiyomizu, from the series "Seven Komachi (Nana Komachi)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1791/92

Japanese woodblock print of a banquet with two women in kimono, a man in a black robe, and lacquer trays with fish.

A Banquet Scene

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a purple patterned kimono with pink and green lining, hair pinned with ornaments.

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no suga…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of two Edo-period women in kimono, one holding a paper lantern on a pole, the other in a patterned black robe

Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series Seven Fashionable Figures of Ono no Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi yat…

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of women in kimono at a garden tea house with birds in latticed aviaries and a server with a tray.

Kacho chaya

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of kimono-clad women and men visiting a temple with pine trees, stone lanterns, and stalls.

New Year's Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi no zu)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1804/10

Woodblock print of palanquin bearers and robed courtiers crossing a bridge, with children on a hill and a temple among pines.

Frontispiece to the illustrated album "Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets" ("Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen")

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

Woodblock print of farmers carrying straw across a bridge in a rice field, with thatched houses and hills under a red dawn sk

Tenji Tenno (The Emperor Tenji), first poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of workers hauling a load by rope past a thatched house, with a smoking red volcano behind.

Kakinomoto Hitomaro from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Woodblock print of a standing court noble on a rock by a moonlit bay, with kneeling attendants, pine trees and two boats.

Abe no Nakamaro, seventh poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of travelers on an arched bridge over a rushing river, with autumn maples and hills in the background.

Ariwara no Narihirafrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Woodblock print of the Sumida River with boats, a bridge pillar on the left, and riverside houses and trees.

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1800/05

Woodblock print of fishermen catching sweetfish in a river under a full moon, with weeping willows and a footbridge.

Catching Sweetfish in the Tama River under the Autumn Moon (Tamagawa aki no tsuki ayuryo no zu), from the series "Sno…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844/45

Woodblock print of a woman washing cloth at a river bend beside a wooden tub, under a drooping willow branch.

Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of two women beside a pine under a full moon, one raising a fulling mallet, with calligraphy above.

Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of a samurai on a white horse led through yellow flowering shrubs beside blue water, with calligraphy at uppe

Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ide), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of a woman with a green umbrella on a riverbank, birds flying over a blue river, reeds in foreground.

Noda Jewel River in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Noda), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of two seated figures by a river with flowering branches, a reflected moon, and vertical calligraphy at upper

Noji Jewel River in Yamato Province (Yamato Noji), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woman in red kimono on a wooden bridge beside a waterfall, with pine trees and a calligraphy inscription in the upper left.

Koya Jewel River in Kii Province (Kii Koya), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of pink and cream peonies with green leaves and a red bud on a golden background, with calligraphy.

Peonies

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan seated in a boat beside a willow tree, with hills and a village on the river.

Shirabyoshi Dancer in Asazuma Boat (Asazuma-bune), from an untitled series of landscapes

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1830/34

Woman and two boys gathering abalone on rocks beside a woven basket, with calligraphy above, Japanese print by Kubo Shunman.

Woman and two boys gathering abalone, from the series "The Tosa Diary (Tosa nikki)"

Kubo Shunman, 1810s