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Woodblock print of yellow-sailed boats on a river with a mountain peak rising under an orange sunset sky.

View of Mogami River and Gassan mountain, Dewa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of a bay with a green mountain, sailboats with white sails, moored boats and a red sunset sky.

Echizen

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Japanese woodblock print of a cherry blossom picnic with figures in kimono, a shamisen player, and Mount Fuji behind.

江戸名所道戯尽五飛鳥山の花見

Utagawa Hirokage, 1859

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in circular medallions on a red background, one with a fan and one in checkered kimono.

松王丸／安倍保名

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a rocky coast with a sea arch, cherry blossoms, a waterfall and pine trees above blue waves.

Noto, taki no ura

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in blue checkered kimono with boats and rocky coast in an inset above.

山海愛たい図会しまたになってみたい

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a curved boat bridge over a blue river with travelers, pine trees, thatched roofs, and mountains.

Etchū

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono in a circular frame, with a snowy mountain and pine trees behind them.

Act eight [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in grey kimono with gold crests, biting a red tube, with a second figure behind him.

見立十二支の内子仁木弾正・荒獅子男之介

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Japanese woodblock print in a circular frame: a woman, a dark-robed man holding a bundle, and an elderly man in pink kimono.

Act eleven [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a sumo wrestler in a blue mawashi and straw rope, standing barefoot against a blue background.

猪王山森右エ門

Utagawa Yoshimori, 1853

Woodblock print of a woman in a checked kimono leaning from a wooden boat above rough sea waves, holding a red-edged cloth.

見立多以尽手があらひたい

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1878

Ukiyo-e print of a seated courtesan in patterned kimono beside a bronze vase of plum blossoms, with an inset interior scene.

The Courtesan Karakoto of the house of Chōji-ya at New Years

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Circular Japanese woodblock print of three figures, a woman in front, a man in a green patterned robe, and a figure peering f

Act seven [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a boy in a blue kimono with a bow, a cat, arrows, and children beside a painted folding screen.

見立石橋山子供遊之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1888

Circular Japanese woodblock print showing a woman with a sword, an older man in green, and a woman with ornate hairpins.

Act two [of the Chushingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Japanese woodblock print of pine trees, a wooden house and a red sun, with men and a palanquin along a stone wall below.

義士評定之図

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of two monks praying on a rocky riverbank by a tree, with pink smoke curling in the night scene.

日蓮上人石和河にて鵜飼の迷魂を済度したまふ図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Three figures in black floral kimono carry a large round lantern sign beside a red placard, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Small festival lantern

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1779

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in a circle: a woman with an ornate hairpin and two men in striped robes.

Act six [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a riverbank, with moored ships and a rowboat on the water behind them.

Sixth Month, Visit to View Fuji, Teppozu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Woodblock print of a man in a blue robe with a sword beside bamboo and snowy rocks, with Japanese text panel.

劉公島官舎ニ丁汝昌遺書ヲ程壁光ヘ托シ衆ニ代リテ決死ヲ計ル図

Migita Toshihide

Ukiyo-e print of a woman in a plum-patterned kimono looking down at a young man touching his chin.

The Joruri characters, Oume and Kumenosuke

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a man in a wide hat and yellow cloak holding a smoking cannon, with Japanese text at upper right.

近世義勇伝大関和七郎

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Japanese woodblock print of a hooded woman beside a sliding screen, with two men looking up at a sword-holding actor.

Act ten [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of armored samurai, one kneeling over a wounded warrior, with a tiger pelt and vertical text panel.

太平記英勇傳阿佐井備前守仲政

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

Woodblock print of a woman watching a child hold an oni demon mask, with a second figure behind and a Japanese title at upper

Ten erotic names

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Woodblock print of soldiers climbing a stormy mountain slope with red banners and bursts of fire under driving rain.

皇国一新見聞誌米舩鹿児嶋戦争

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1876

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in kimono writing at a desk, with a travelers scene inset on a screen beside her.

契情道中双〔ロク〕見立よしはら五十三つゐ姿海老屋内七人ごゆ

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in dark costumes and patterned robes, with a large paper lantern held aloft.

下手勘太・夏目四郎三郎・自来也実ハ鬼神お松・下手光蔵・下手衆三

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of two women in an interior with a child outside beneath a maple tree with red leaves.

同薄雲・吉原大文字歌之助・同千とり

Toyohara Kunichika, 1881

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a garden with yellow shrubs, pink blossoms and stepping stones.

千代田の大奥お庭あるき

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1896