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Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono adjusting her hair ornaments, with calligraphy at upper right.

Takigawa of the Ogiya in the First Sale of the New Year (Hatsu uri zashiki no zu), from the series "A Comparison of S…

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of two men in patterned kimono crossing a wooden bridge with a servant, river and village behind.

Ichikawa Omezō and Sawamura Gennosuke crossing Azuma Bridge

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1804

Woodblock print of two women standing on a pier beside a seated man, with rippling water and a boat behind them.

A young man at Sanbashi

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of two women in kimono washing and stretching cloth beneath a weeping willow tree.

Washing and stretching cloth

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of a woman in a red robe on a veranda gazing at a moonlit bay with boats and a bridge.

Chinese Poet

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1761/65

Woodblock print of a reclining woman and sleeping child in a room with shoji screens, a seated attendant, and bamboo outside.

Taira no Kanemori

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and two children looking into a peep box showing a landscape scene.

Viewing a peep box show

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Woodblock print of a seated robed nobleman and attendant before a moonlit sea and distant hills, with an inscription.

Sugawara Michizane Going into Exile

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1763/64

Japanese woodblock print of a woman reading by a shelf of ceramics, with a small inset of figures on a ladder.

Shaving a monk's head [Daikoku shaving Fukurokujin's head]

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of poets seated on a rock by the sea under a full moon, with pine branches and a distant pavilion.

The Poet Nakamaro (Abe no Nakamaro), from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1763/64

Woodblock print of women washing cloth by a river under willow trees, with a child and a distant bridge.

Washing clothes in the river

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded poet in yellow robes writing by lantern light, with a pheasant, reeds and full moon.

Kakinomoto no hitomaro

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844

Woman in a floral robe riding a golden phoenix with long feathered tail, with a flowering plant in the lower right corner.

Young Woman Riding a Phoenix

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woman in a pink kimono smoking a pipe on a bench under willow branches, with a bird and drifting smoke above.

Smoking on a Bench

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a curved bridge over a river, with rooftops and a mountain behind and poem text above.

Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo (Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaid…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of a woman in a plum-patterned kimono reading a scroll while kneeling on a large white crane.

Girl Riding a Crane (parody of Hi Chobo [Chinese: Fei Zhangfang])

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda by a lattice window with a hanging lantern, with poem text above.

Poem by Sanjo'in no Nyokurodo Sakon, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two costumed figures gathering shells on a tidal flat with boats and birds in the sky.

Segawa Kikunojō and Bandō Minnosuke collecting seashells

Utagawa Kunisada, 1825

Woodblock print of a tattooed warrior with a sword leaping over rippling water, with arrows and a dragon ornament nearby.

Lang Libai and Fei Zhangfan

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1826

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a boat under willow branches by a river, one holding a parasol.

Two Girls Leaving a Boat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a young man with a sword and a woman in a kimono on a veranda beside roosters and plum blossoms.

Young dandy and a beauty on a veranda

Suzuki Harunobu, 1750

Woodblock print of two women in rain, one with a yellow parasol, the other poling a toy boat on a pond.

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, Edo period (1615-1868), 1766

Black ink print of a mythical Chinese lion dog with a swirling tail and curled mane, drifting among stylized clouds.

Chinese lion dog

Katsushika Hokusai, 1880

Woodblock print of a woman in green and pink robes holding a fan, standing in a boat beneath drooping willow branches.

Shirabyoshi Dancer standing in Asazuma Boat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono and a seated child beside a slatted wall and pine branch.

The Hole in the Wall

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one in green striped robe, one in red floral robe, with calligraphy

The Actors Anegawa Daikichi as Sankatsu and Bando Hikosaburo II as Hanshichi in the play "Soga Mannen Bashira," perfo…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1760

Woodblock print of a samurai in floral armor on a white horse riding through blue waves, with a bow raised.

The actor Iwai Shijaku in the role of Mukan Tayū Atsumori

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned blue kimono adjusting her hair, with an inset scene of figures in a room.

Tatsunokoku Asa Itsutsu (8 am): the courtesan Kashiku of Tsuru-ya

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of a white rabbit peering beneath red amaranth leaves and curving grass on a pale ground.

White Rabbit and Amaranth

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Woodblock print of two white egrets over snowy reeds and rippling green water beneath a pink sky.

Two Egrets in the Snow

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773