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Japanese print still life of hair ornaments with a lacquer box, red coral sprig, floral comb and patterned bowl, with calligr

Hair Ornaments

Kikugawa Eishin, c. 1804/30

Woodblock print of sailboats on blue sea under a pink dawn sky, with birds flying above rocks and pine branches.

Nagoya in Owari Province, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harim…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Hand-colored woodblock print of two kneeling figures in patterned robes and conical hats, with Japanese characters beside the

Thunder Gate (Kaminarimon), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho h…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of brown sake bottles and gourd vessels with calligraphy, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852.

Bizen, section of sheet no. 14 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a blue cloud-patterned cloth tied with a green ribbon beside a railing, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Hyuga, section of sheet no. 18 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of three women in pink kimono with patterned hems gesturing with outstretched arms against a grey background.

Ise, section of sheet no. 3 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in red patterned kimonos, one seated and one kneeling, with calligraphy.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Takamoto no kitsune and Segawa Kikunojo V as Izumi no Chieda-gitsune

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1818

Woodblock print of a man and woman watching a boy practice calligraphy on a red mat, with brushes, fans and an ink stone.

The actor Ichikawa Dajuro VII and a woman watching boy write first calligraphy of the New Year

Utagawa Kunisada, 1831

Woodblock print of a snowy canal with bare trees, an arched bridge, small boats, and snow-covered rooftops under grey sky.

Sanya Canal and Matsuchi Hill (Sanyabori Matsuchiyama), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print with four panels: rainy mountains, a rocky cliff by water, and two figures at work.

Sakanoshita, Minakuchi, Tsuchiyama, and Ishibe, no. 13 from the series "Cutouts for the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print with a flock of birds over a mountain, a snowy village by the sea, and an old man beside bamboo.

Yoshiwara, Hara, and Kambara, no. 4 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print with three panels: waves on rocks, a woman picking leaves, and a figure under an umbrella in rain.

Okitsu, Ejiri, Yui, and Fuchu, no. 5 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of pine trees by a plain with Mount Fuji, travelers wading a river, and decorative panels with calli

Shimada, Fujieda, Okabe, and Mariko, no. 6 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harima…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of travelers under a pine tree wrapped in ivy, with a snowy mountain behind them.

Act 8 (Hachidanme), from the series "Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Woodblock print of figures in a snowy garden beside a veranda, with bare plum trees, bamboo, and a kneeling samurai.

Act 9 (Kyudanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall cascading down dark rocks framed by pine trees, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854.

Nunobiki Waterfall in Settsu Province (Sesshu Nunobiki no taki), from an untitled series of views of the provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Woodblock print of courtly women on a moonlit veranda beside a folding screen, with a full moon over dark water.

Poem by Sanjo-in, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of three kneeling women in kimono, one passing an object to another, with calligraphy at upper right.

Uur van het schaap: Toekomst voorspellen

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a long-haired woman in a patterned kimono with a boy and grey animal, plus inset scene.

Kintoki en Yamauba

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Woman in headscarf seated on grass smoking a pipe beside a teapot and basket, Japanese woodblock print.

Rijst plantend meisje

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Courtisane Hitomoto uit het Daimonjiya huis

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Woodblock print of a courtesan with decorated hair reading a letter, with a fan-shaped landscape vignette above.

Courtisane en de Toi Tama rivier

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda beside a yellow flowering yamabuki shrub, one in a black patterned robe.

Twee vrouwen bij een bloeiende yamabuki struik: de tweede akte

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Woodblock print of a courtesan with elaborate hairpins and patterned kimono, with a fan-shaped landscape vignette in the uppe

Courtisane en de Ide Juwelen rivier

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one holding a sword aloft, with pine trees behind a garden railing.

Courtisane een hoveling imiterend

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Woodblock print of blooming plum branches rising from a low wooden stand over water, with black calligraphy beside it.

Pruimentakken

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1808

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of mandarin ducks on a rock beside water with reeds, colored red and black.

Twee mandarijneenden

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1808

Monochrome print of chrysanthemums in a dragon-decorated vase on a cloud base, with loose blossoms to the right.

Chrysanten in vaas

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1808

Round Japanese woodblock print of three figures in kimono under pink cherry blossoms, with a kneeling man, standing figure, a

Drie acteurs onder bloesemboom

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono, a man carrying a child, a fish seller, and dogs in an interior.

Visverkoper

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1801

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono seated by a waterfall with a golden dragon, with a poem cartouche above.

Dainagon Kintô

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1843

Woodblock print of a fierce samurai warrior with staff and sword, beside a poem cartouche showing a seated court lady.

Izumi Shikibu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1843