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Japanese woodblock print of a man in a dark kimono holding a pole with a large white paper tassel, peach background.

南組六組

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman in blue kimono and a man in striped robe beside a stone lantern and pine tree.

皇都会席別品競深川平清

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1878

Woman smoking a pipe

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1791

Woodblock print of a procession with red and blue banners passing pine trees, a rice field and rooftops beyond.

末広五十三次.四十池鯉鮒

Utagawa Sadahide, 1865

Woodblock print of Daikoku, god of fortune, grinning beside a treasure sack as a child kneels with toys.

The god of good fortune, Daikoku and Chinese children

Utamaro II, 1806

Woman in striped kimono lighting a candle beside a shoji screen, in a Meiji-era Japanese woodblock print.

風俗三十二相暗さう明治年間妻君の風俗

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Woollen-robed courtesan in black and teal kimono with ornate hair combs, standing in a Japanese woodblock print.

The courtesan Takihashi of Ōgi-ya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a purple robe with a blue collar, with calligraphy and birds in a side panel.

東花坊市川羽左衛門

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior, one reading a long paper, with a river view and chrysanthemum

Temporary brothel at San'ya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono walking by reeds and sea, with a blue mountain and a bird above.

名所あわせ六玉川きのくに高野

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a court procession of robed nobles and horses passing a pavilion beneath pine-covered hills at dusk.

源氏五十四帖廿九御幸

Ogata Gekkō, 1892

Woodblock print of five women warriors in kimono with swords and a polearm under a large moon.

鹿児島勇婦揃

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one holding a sword before a red disc, the other in a plaid kimono.

直助権兵衛中村仲蔵

Toyohara Kunichika

Woodblock print of a uniformed rider on a white horse beside a striped flag, with an attendant in blue standing at its head.

外国人物尽英吉利

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins and a patterned kimono, mounted on an album page with a color scale.

風俗三十二相しなやかさう天保年間傾城之風俗

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji with red-orange slopes, white streaked clouds across blue sky, and dark trees at its base.

South Wind, Clear Dawn

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Woodblock print of armored warrior Benkei standing beside a crouching demon playing a samisen, with calligraphy.

Souvenir Print from Ōtsu: Benkei with Weaponry and a Demon with a Samisen

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle adjusting her hair, wearing a gray patterned kimono with lavender collar

廿五〔婦人〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Woodblock print of a samurai in a blue checkered kimono holding a drawn sword, with red bloodstains and calligraphy on a blue

誠忠義士銘々伝.早野勘平

Toyohara Kunichika, 1866

Woodblock print of a procession with banners and streamers, boats on a river, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Kawasaki

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned kimono with a large pale headdress and sword, with Japanese text labels.

北組十三組

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono walking past snowy pine trees at night in Ueno Park.

上野公園の夜景

Toyohara Chikanobu

Woodblock print of a courtier with a fan on a veranda beside a reclining woman, with misty mountains and a poem in the sky.

夕霧

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a man in dark robes holding a tall pole with white paper streamers, beside a red lantern and calligraphy.

三番組本組

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1858

Woodblock print of a reclining woman with an updo and gold hairpin, with vertical Japanese calligraphy beside her.

見立多以尽どうもねむッたい

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1877

Triptych print of three kimono-clad figures among blooming plum branches against a golden background.

Spring Flowers at their Height

Utagawa Kunisada, 1850

Woodblock print of boatmen in straw hats sheltering under a blue sail in heavy rain beside willow trees and calm water.

Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of women and pedestrians under blossoming plum trees by a lake, with a teahouse and wooden bridge.

Spring View of the New Embankment at Shinobazu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1839

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a teal kimono with white butterflies, holding a blossom fan, 1842.

Standing Beauty with Butterfly Pattern Kimono

Utagawa Kunisada, 1842

Woodblock print of travelers, a pack horse and a rider on a road past pine trees, a hut and distant mountains.

Station 17, Matsuida

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats passing a teahouse and gate beneath tall pine trees.

Station 38, Fukushima

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of a striped sea bream and rock trout on blue water with nandina branches and calligraphy.

Striped Sea Bream, Rock Trout and Nandina

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840