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Triptych woodblock print of Otsu-e folk figures, demons, samurai, and a kneeling woman in colorful robes.

The Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Popular Otsu Picture (Tokini otsue kidai no maremono)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Three women in kimono wade through a rippling river beside a bank of yellow flowers, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Jewel River at Ide, from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Triptych woodblock print of women and men relaxing on an evening riverside platform beneath hanging lanterns, in soft colors.

Cooling Off in the Evening at Shijogawara

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a black kimono reaching for a red ball beside a blue wave-patterned screen.

New Year in Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara seiyo), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Painter with brush and palette beside an easel holding a portrait of an older woman in a white headdress.

Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen Painting a Portrait of His Wife

Dirck Jacobsz, 1530

Japanese surimono print of a woman drawing water from a well with a long pole, beside calligraphy columns.

Surimono for the New Year

Ônishi Chinnen, Possibly 1836

Woodblock print of several river trout swimming diagonally through blue water, with black calligraphy at upper left.

River trout

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/44

Woodblock print of a fierce warrior in a dragon-patterned robe raising a sword overhead against a black background.

Lu Junyi (Gyokukirin Roshungi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Su…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Woodblock print of travelers at a dock with moored boats, pine trees, and hills along a coastline under a pale sky.

Miya, Kuwana, Yokkaichi, and Ishiyakushi, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido,…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of snowfall at a temple in Asakusa, with a pagoda, snowy trees, figures with umbrellas and a blue pond.

Snow on Benten Hill at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan Bentenyama setchu no zu)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853

Line drawing of two kabuki actors in costume, one holding a staff and one holding a fan, with crane-patterned robes.

Ichikawa Ebizô V as Togashi Saemon and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Musashibô Benkei in Kanjinchô (The Subscription List)…

Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada, About 1852

Woodblock print of a robed priest at a boat's prow calming large blue waves while frightened passengers cling to the vessel.

Casting a Mantra on the Waves at Kakuta on His Exile to Sado Island (Sashu rukei Kakuta nami daimoku), from the serie…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Two women in kimono on a grassy bank watch a red sunrise over a calm sea with boats and a distant mountain.

Sunrise on New Year's Day at Susaki (Susaki hatsu hinode no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capita…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Woodblock print of two women in a boat among tall reeds on calm water, with a pale sky and distant shoreline.

Omori, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Woodblock print of women with parasols walking along a street between tiled walls under a blue sky with birds.

Kasumigaseki, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Woodblock print of a man in a conical hat walking through snow past thatched houses and snow-covered bamboo.

Meng Zong (Moso), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kaga…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Woodblock print of misty mountains, a river, and two travelers on a hillside path beside a windswept pine.

Shono, Kameyama, Seki, Sakanoshita, and Tsuchiyama, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a coastal road, with a tall pine and travelers carrying baskets in the foreground.

Hara, Yoshiwara, and Kanbara, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Three Statio…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of mountains, a windswept pine, and a river valley in green, yellow and blue tones.

Nissaka, Kakegawa, Fukuroi, Mitsuke, and Hamamatsu, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of travelers and workers by a river with hanging blue cloth and layered mountains behind them.

Akasaka, Fujikawa, Okazaki, Chiryu, and Narumi, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tok…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of a kingfisher in flight above reeds and yellow water flowers on a pond.

Kingfisher above a Yellow-flowered Water Plant

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853, third month

Woodblock print of a winding road climbing green hills past willow trees, with two travelers and a distant thatched roof.

Hill at Fujikawa (Fujikawa sakamichi), section of sheet no. 10 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Black woodblock print with pale stylized pine trees and a small square seal with Japanese characters in the lower right.

Miya, section of sheet no. 10 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of pagodas, temple roofs and pines above wavy pink water, with Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

Yokkaichi, section of sheet no. 10 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of a lake with mountains, travelers on a hillside path, and sailboats on blue water.

Minakuchi, Ishibe, Kusatsu, Otsu, and Kyoto, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaid…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Japanese woodblock print of two men fighting with swords, with an inset portrait and calligraphy in the upper left.

Two Young Men in A Fight

Utagawa Kunisada, 1825

Multi-panel Japanese woodblock print with a woman, a boy, a bearded man, and handwritten calligraphy panels.

A Woman, a Boy and a Man

Utagawa Kunisada, 1833

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono reading a letter, with a lacquered box and calligraphy beside her.

Woman Reading a Letter

Utagawa Kunisada, 1825

Hanging scroll of a seated hooded figure with closed eyes beside grass, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Fox

Tanaka Nikka, 19th century

Woodblock-style print of red-crowned cranes standing on a grassy bank and flying across a pale sky, with reeds at left.

Herons Among Grasses

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Japanese fan-shaped woodblock print of two rabbits on a hill under a full moon with grasses in a blue night sky.

Rabbits in moonlight

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1849/52

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono at a red railing, with a river and hills behind her.

Saishin, from the series "Fashionable Women as the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin (Fuzoku onna Suik…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1828/30