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Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with an attendant beneath a hanging lantern, both in patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya and Her Attendant

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of a scowling muscular warrior holding a long staff over his shoulder, with patterned robe and inscribed cart

Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Night seascape print of moonlit clouds over calm water, with a moored sailing boat and a rowboat with figures and lantern.

Moonlight through the Clouds off the Haneda Coast

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1929 (original design by Kiyochika; published posthumously)

Woodblock print of an elderly man with white beard in a colorful robe holding a staff, with falling petals above.

Evening Snow on White Hair (Shiraga bosetsu), from the series "Personal Encounters from Eight Performances (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of a tattooed monk beneath a waterfall, with a red demon and a floating woman in blue above.

The Austerities of Saint Mongaku

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Woodblock print of a fisherman riding a sea turtle through waves toward a palace with attendants on the right.

Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro no ko kikoku ju Ryugujo no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Japanese woodblock triptych of a river boating party with lanterns, a shamisen player, women in kimono, and small boats below

An Actors' Boating Party on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki-style figure in a patterned kimono with a sword, by Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1706.

The Actor Uemura Kaemon (?)

Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1706

Woodblock print of a courtesan with a parasol and a young man with a sword beside a pine tree and railing.

The Actors Matsumoto Hyozo as a courtesan and Nakagawa Hanzaburo as a young man

Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1700

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in striped kimono beside a shop sign, with vertical calligraphy on the left.

Two Lovers, Oshichi and Kichisaburo

Attributed to Okumura Masanobu, c. 1708

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a parasol beside two lacquered boxes with calligraphy.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Female Beancake Peddler Hyugaya in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Perform…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a seated man with a parasol gazing at a rising sun over a misty mountain landscape with a pagoda.

Saigyo Hoshi

Okumura Masanobu, 1730s

Woodblock print of bearded Shoki in a wide hat standing on a bridge while a small demon crouches in rushing water below.

Shoki (Chinese: Zhong Kui), the demon queller, standing on a bridge

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765/70

Woodblock print of a courtesan and two attendants walking by a stream beneath blossoming branches and hills.

Courtesan and Two Attendants Parading by a Stream

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles and ornaments, with a pink banner behind them.

Two Girls, from the series "Twelve Physiognomies of Beautiful Women Representing Views of Famous Places (Meisho fukei…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803

Woodblock print of three women in kimono making music with drums and a shamisen in a traditional room.

Drums and Shamisen

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.

Woodblock print of two women under a yellow and blue umbrella in diagonal rain, wearing patterned kimono.

Two girls under an umbrella, from the series "Contemporary Flowers of the Southeast (Tosei Tatsumi no hana)"

Kikukawa Eizan, 1807

Japanese woodblock print of a swallow in flight beside drooping pale wisteria blossoms and dark leaves.

Swallow and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a golden pheasant perched on a rock beside bamboo, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Golden pheasant

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a blue Java sparrow perched on a branch with cherry blossoms in blue tones on cream paper.

Sakura ni Buncho

Utagawa Hiroshige, c.1833

Woodblock print of a red parrot perched on a plum tree branch with green-tinted blossoms and calligraphy at upper left.

Parrot on plum tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Blue woodblock print of two mice gnawing a radish root beneath its leafy top, with a signature at left.

Mice and radish

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840s

Woodblock print of two blue birds on a flowering camellia branch against a yellow-green background, with calligraphy.

Birds on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird perched on a bamboo stalk, in blue-green ink on cream paper.

Long-tailed bird and bamboo

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a small teal-headed bird hanging upside down from branches with red ivy leaves and calligraphy.

Small bird and ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a grey sparrow on a branch with pink camellia flowers and teal leaves, with Japanese calligraphy.

Sparrow on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1847/52

Red parrot with teal and grey wings perched on a plum branch with pink blossoms, Japanese woodblock print.

Parrot on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of a blue-green white-eye bird on a branch beside pink persimmons and green leaves, with calligraphy.

Japanese white-eye and persimmons

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of a cuckoo flying above purple iris flowers and green leaves, with calligraphy at left.

Cuckoo flying over iris

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Blue woodblock print of a flying kingfisher with monochoria flowers, buds and reeds above dark rocks.

Kingfisher and monochoria

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830/44