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755 works

Woodblock print of a woman in green and a man with swords seated on a veranda beside a willow tree and shop shelves.

Clearing Weather at Asakusa (Asakusa no seiran), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of women on a veranda beside a folding screen, overlooking boats on a river with a pine tree at left.

Evening Glow at Matsusaki (Matsusaki no sekisho), from the series "Eight Fashionabe Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of bridge pillars in rippling water, a red sunset between crossbeams, shoreline trees and boat masts in the d

Pillars of Eitai Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1785

Woodblock print of a woman and attendant on a boat on a river, with geese flying overhead and a passenger boat beyond.

Geese Descending on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa no rakugan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of women in kimono walking on a bridge, with rooftops, boats, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Women Crossing Nihonbashi Bridge

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1786

Triptych woodblock print of women on boats beneath and beside a wooden bridge over a river, by Utamaro.

On top and beneath Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi no ue, shita)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Hand-colored print of a busy 1865 Chicago street corner with carriages, streetcar, pedestrians and hotel facades.

Corner of State and Washington Streets, Chicago, in the Year 1865

Raoul Varin, 1928

Japanese triptych print of women on pleasure boats beneath a lattice bridge, with river and trees in the background.

Pleasure Boats below Azuma Bridge

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a lion mask holding a peony branch, seated among peonies and rocks.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I in a "Shak-kyo Odori" (Stone Bridge Dance), in the Play Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Pe…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Sepia drawing of a stone arch bridge with a waterfall, two figures beneath the arch, and overhanging foliage.

The Bridge of San Paolo

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1793

Woodblock print of an armored warrior with a halberd, winged tengu figures and a robed monk against a dark night sky.

The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woven hat and patterned kimono holding a fan, with waves behind him.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kume no Heinaizaemon Disguised as the Street Fortune-teller Kosaka Jinnai, in the Play…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a mounted rider and attendant crossing a wooden bridge over water in a snowy landscape with pines.

Crossing the Bridge at Sano

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1774

Two women and a girl stand in front of dark wooden shutters, one carrying a bundled child, in a grey lithograph with soft col

On the Bridge of Europe, plate nine from Landscapes and Interiors

Edouard Vuillard, 1899

Colored drawing of a village street with two elderly walkers, a soldier in blue escorting a woman, and thatched cottages.

Street Scene with Two Couples

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, n.d.

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior, one seated by a window overlooking a rainy street, one standing by a b

Yoshiwara, from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Koto hakkei)"

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Ukiyo-e print of two women and a man in patterned kimono conversing, one holding a round fan, on a cream background.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Street Attire (by Shun'ei) Conversing with Two Women (by Shuncho)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1788

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a red arched bridge over a steep mountain gorge beneath a red sun.

Crossing the Monkey Bridge

Totoya Hokkei, 1824

Triptych print of women in patterned kimono walking past a riverside with a wooden arched bridge and boats.

Crossing Nihonbashi Bridge

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1790

Blue woodblock print of a bridge finial above a river with riverside houses and hills, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Sanjo Bridge (Sanjo Ohashi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Miyako meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1849/50

Japanese woodblock print of a green lion dance with red mask on a street, onlookers at a window, and a New Year pine decorati

New Year Street-Performers, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, New Year, 1789

Charcoal drawing of a dark standing figure in a pale field with a moored boat and dark trees beyond.

The Zone (Outside the City Walls)

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Woodblock print of women and a child on a pier with sailing boats returning across a blue bay at dusk.

Returning Sails at Tsukuda (Tsukuda no kihan), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844/46

Woodblock print of a woman with a fishing rod and a man leaning over a boat, his reflection in the water below.

Fishing beneath a Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of a pavilion on a wooded hill overlooking a bay with boats and townspeople, from Eight Views of Edo.

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"

Utagawa Toyohiro, c. 1804/18

Fan-shaped woodblock print of a long bridge over a lake with sailboats, pines, and a conical mountain under a pale sky.

Long Bridge at Seta (Seta no nagahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a busy Edo canal with boats and warehouses, a stone bridge, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodcut of a city surrender with a mounted ruler, kneeling figures, cannons, tents and armored soldiers beneath a Latin inscr

Capitulation of a French City, plate 12 from Historical Scenes from the Life of Emperor Maximilian I from the Triumph…

Wolf Traut, 1515-17, printed c. 1520

Woodblock print of a temple with a pagoda above riverside houses and moored boats on a blue river under grey sky.

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of a crowded river boat with Mount Fuji and a long bridge in the background at twilight.

Fuji from Ommayagashi with Twilight over Ryogoku Bridge (Ommayagashi yori ryogokubashi sekiyo o miru), from the serie…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33