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Woodblock print of a bearded Western man holding a pocket watch beside a reclining woman on a bed, yellow background.

True Picture of the French (Shosha Furansujin)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a youth in patterned kimono holding an umbrella and a hanging lantern, 1740s.

Youth Carrying a Lantern and an Umbrella

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1740s

Japanese triptych print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with attendants under plum, willow and cherry blossom branche

A Triptych (Sanpukutsui): Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters of the Three Cities

Torii Kiyomitsu I, second half of 18th century

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono with a green sleeve and bird motif, adjusting her sleeve.

A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-late 1770s

Japanese woodblock print of a Dutch couple drinking wine at a table, the woman in red pouring and the man in a green hat rais

Dutch Couple Drinking Wine (Orandajin sakamori)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono with bamboo staffs and baskets beneath cherry blossom bra

Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1792

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono beside a well curb and blossoming plum tree, with poem inscriptions.

Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/1801

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one leaning her forehead against the other, with yellow hair ornaments.

Messenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797/98

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a paper lantern and the other a striped parasol, against a grey backgroun

Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san’yu")

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a giant figure with a smoking censer towering over Dutch ships entering a harbor.

Dutch Ships Entering the Port of the Island of Rhodes (Rokosuto minato Oranda fune nyushin no zu)

Utagawa Kunitora, c. 1818/30

Japanese woodblock print of snowy riverbank with a boat, pine-covered shrine, and two walking figures under a pale sky.

Snow on the Sumida River, from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833

Woodblock print of a Western man pointing beside a woman in a yellow patterned gown, with Japanese buildings behind them.

French in Miyozakimachi (Furansujin, Miyozakimachi), from the series "Famous Places in Yokohama (Yokohama meisho)"

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of cargo boats on a moonlit river beside a castle with a waterwheel, by Hokusai.

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsugekka)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse on a path beside pink cherry blossoms, with a torii gate and rooftops above.

Yoshino, from the series "Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsugekka)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833

Woodblock print of foreign men cooking in a kitchen with a stove, hanging baskets, shelves of pots, and a dog in the foregrou

Preparing Meals in a Foreign Residence (Ijin yashiki ryori no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of purple irises and a grasshopper among tall green leaves above blue water.

Iris and Grasshopper, from an untitled series of large flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Japanese woodblock print of a foreign merchant shop interior in Yokohama with men at a counter and women working.

Sales Room at a Foreign Merchant Shop in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan uriba no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of two men setting up a large wooden camera in a room, watched by a woman in green and a child in a purple ha

A Foreign Camera (Gaikoku shashinkyo no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned cape playing an accordion beside a man in a teal coat and a dog.

American Woman Playing an Accordion (Amerika nyokan akodeon wo hiku no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from Li…

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Woodblock print of two men in Chinese robes, one holding a red folding fan while the other with a long braid looks at it.

Chinese Man from Nanking Admiring a Fan (Shincho Nankinjin kansho Koshu ogi no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn…

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a tall American merchant in a black coat and cap with a woman and a black-and-white dog.

American Merchant Traveling in Yokohama (Yokohama torai Amerika shonin ryoko no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of Western figures on stilts and children skipping rope, in pink, blue and orange colors.

Foreign Children at Play (Gaikoku kodomo yugi no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860

Woodblock print of a Western man with a parasol and a woman in a patterned skirt, with ships on the harbor behind them.

Russians (Oroshiajin)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with a sword, standing before a pale backdrop, c. 1789.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Rantokusai Shundô, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a foreign woman in a pink gown and red headscarf holding a child, with a woman and toddler beside her.

Foreigner Caring for Her Children (Gaikokujin kodomo choai no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono holding a sword, standing before a shoji screen and staircase.

Actors Nakamura Sukegorô II as Sasano Sangobei (Left) and Ôtani Hiroji III as Satsuma Gengobei (Right) in “Green Will…

Rantokusai Shundô, About 1775

Woodblock print of a Dutch woman in a pink gown raising a glass beside two children in colorful dresses.

Dutch Woman Making a Toast to Her Children (Oranda fujin kyosho aijido no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from…

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Woodblock print of a Russian man in green coat and tricorn hat beside an older man feeding a sheep.

Russians raising sheep for wool (Roshiajin rashamen kau no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from Life (Ikiutsus…

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman holding a child by a window, a girl with a toy fish nearby, and ships in the harbor beyond.

Russians Drawn from Life (Oroshiajin no sho utsushi)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing in a checkered robe and one crouching with a sword, against a pat

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Tenjiku Tokubei (?) (right) and Bando Kumajuro as the Shopman Dempachi (?) (left), in…

Katsukawa Shunjo, c. 1783