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Woodblock print of a standing figure in a brown kimono holding a pipe and a tray with cups, with a crest above.

The actor Ichimura Uzaemon in the role of Osugi

Suzuki Harunobu, 1761

Woodblock print of two standing sumo wrestlers, one wearing a green patterned sash and one a black sash with a dragon.

The west side: Mikuniyama Heidayū and Edosaki Genji

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1781

Woodblock print of two women with shoulder-pole buckets beside a pine tree on a shore, with a red sun over the sea.

The brine maidens

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one resting her chin on her hand and the other holding a green fan.

The courtesans Hinatsuru and Hinamatsu of Chōji-ya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange floral kimono holding a folding fan and wearing two swords.

The actor Bandō Hikosaburo III in the role of Saemon Suketsune

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1807

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of people playing koto, shamisen and flute before a plum blossom screen.

Haru no yoru no on-asobi (Music on a spring evening)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Woodblock print of a kneeling young man in a patterned kimono holding a drum in a traditional room with a potted chrysanthemu

Young man striking a drum

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764

Woodblock print of travelers on a bridge over a blue river, with autumn maples on a cliff and a red torii gate at right.

Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River, from the album "The Eternal Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Woodblock print of a noblewoman in patterned robes beside a screen decorated with a phoenix and feathers.

Noblewoman

Chobunsai Eishi, 1796

Woodblock print of a noblewoman seen from behind with long black hair, patterned kimono, and folding screen.

Back view of a noblewoman

Chobunsai Eishi, 1796

Woodblock print of travelers in a boat with umbrellas crossing choppy blue water toward a village and trees.

Rokugo, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima, A Set of Sixteen (Enoshima kiko, jurokugban tsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Woodblock print of a monkey in a pink floral robe holding a fan and striped parasol, with calligraphy at left.

Monkey performing Sanbaso dance

Totoya Hokkei, 1824

Woodblock print of a woman with a red fan and pink kimono, with an iris roundel and calligraphy in the upper right.

The Waitress Ohisa of the Takashimaya

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of three women in kimono among blossoming cherry trees beside a garden stream and veranda.

Viewing cherry blossoms in the garden

Chobunsai Eishi, 1788

Japanese woodblock print of a crowded market in front of a red temple gate with guardian statues and a pagoda.

Perspective picture of the market at Kinryūzan Temple

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1792

Japanese print of a tiger seated before a folding screen, with plum branches, scrolls, brushes and a flower basket on a red c

Standing Screen (Tsuitate) of a Tiger

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1878

Woodblock print of two armored warriors under a crescent moon, with mountains and water behind them.

The warriors Sanata no Yoichi and Matana no Gorō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770

Japanese woodblock print of six figures in period robes, including a monk, an archer and a woman, with calligraphy above.

An updated version of the six poets

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of women bathing and dressing in a Japanese bathhouse with wooden tubs, a child, and patterned red panels.

Bathhose women

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins across a rough blue river, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Fuji at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad procession with a palanquin and parasol, townhouses and a shrine among pines beyond.

Brocade parade of the eastern capital: a view of Hachiman Shrine at Ichigaya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Woodblock print of ten bearded men in robes gathered together, with calligraphy in the upper corners, by Yashima Gakutei.

The Ten Great Disciples of Confucius (Komon jittetsu), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushik…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor crouching with a sword in a patterned red kimono, before a lattice fence and red building.

The actor Bandō Minosuke in the role of Rikiya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1801

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned robe beside a young attendant with a sword, among blue irises.

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Narihira at Yatsuhashi from "A Six-fold Screen of Famous Pictures (Meiga rokushi byobu)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847-1852

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji reflected in a lake, with a thatched village, pine trees and a rowing boat in the foreground.

The water's surface at Misaka in Koshu

Katsushika Hokusai, 1832

Woodblock print of a seated man and standing woman in kimono beside a painted screen with a bird and a pine arrangement.

Transformed armor pulling incident [kusazuri biki]

Suzuki Harunobu and Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1769

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying a red tray of bowls and a lacquer box through an interior.

A waitress carrying a tray of food

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1830

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a checkered kimono with floral patterns, holding a folded paper.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Hisamatsu

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1748

Japanese woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers embracing, with patterned ceremonial aprons and a Japanese title cartouche.

A charming sumo match

Utamaro II, 1806