Japanese Prints

Three-panel woodblock print of a formal ceremony in an ornate hall with a red carpet, throne, and uniformed officials.

Woodblock print of a crested jay perched beside pink hibiscus flowers and dark green leaves on a rose-to-cream background.

Woodblock print of porters fording rough blue waves with palanquins, Mount Fuji rising in the background beyond fields.

Woodblock print of a canal in Edo with boats and warehouses, a crowd in the foreground, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Woodblock print of two men flying a kite from a rooftop, with Mount Fuji and shop signs in the foreground.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red costume holding a drawn sword, with a scowling expression and striped background.

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in checkered costumes, one kneeling with a katana, beside a patterned curtain and screen

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding an open fan under cherry blossom branches, wearing a patterned kimono and sword.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono gripping a tall banner pole with calligraphy, against a fence and patterned

Woodblock print of a kabuki onnagata actor in a patterned kimono and ornate hairpins, standing with a fan.

Woodblock triptych of officials gathered in an ornate Meiji-era state chamber with a red carpet and throne.

Triptych woodblock print of officials in uniform seated at a flower-draped table during an interrogation, dated 1877.

Triptych woodblock print of a Meiji-era interrogation with officials in black uniforms at a table and a kimono-clad man stand

Japanese woodblock triptych of a circus with acrobats, horses and an elephant, beside an imperial pavilion with seated dignit

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officers, a mounted standard bearer, a carriage, and soldiers at a parade g

Triptych woodblock print of a harbor with a steamship, crowded rowing boats, and an ornate barge with a golden dragon prow.

Triptych woodblock print of a marching military drill with rifles, brass band, American flag, and pine trees.