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Narrow Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one with an elaborate hairstyle and hairpins.

Sakurahime and Kiyoharu (Sakurahime Kiyoharu)

Eishosai Choki, c. 1794-5

Woodblock print of two smiling figures tasting sake beside a wooden barrel, with rice bales and coins in the background.

Ebisu and Daikokuten tasting Sake

Eishosai Choki, c. 1794-5

Japanese woodblock print of Shichiri Beach with waves, red cliffs, travelers with horses, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Shichiri Beach at Enoshima (Enoshima Shichirigahama)

Shōtei Hokuju, c. 1789/1818

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe holding a katana, standing on a yellow ground.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II (?)

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono beside a pine tree, with a wooden table and calligraphy.

The First Evening in the Mountains (Yamabiraki no yûhi)

Katsukawa Shuncho, Late 18th century

Woodblock print of a red two-story temple gate with lanterns, a crowd of visitors, a pagoda and market stalls.

A Perspective View: The Two Deva Kings Gate of Kinryuzan Temple (Ukie: Kinryuzan niomon no zu)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1781/89

Woodblock print of sawyers cutting a huge plank on trestles, with Mount Fuji and smoke clouds in the background.

In the Mountains of Totomi (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a hanging bridge spanning a misty gorge between green cliffs, with wooden buildings on the slopes.

The Hanging-Cloud Bridge at Mount Gyodo near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi), from the series "Unusual…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of travelers on an arched bridge above a rushing river, with autumn trees and hills behind them.

Poem by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a samurai in purple battling a kneeling attacker beneath a pine tree, with a bridge and hills behind.

Act Five (Godanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura)"

Keisai Eisen, c. 1830/35

Japanese woodblock print of a woman tending a sleeping child, with ghostly figures floating in a cloud above.

Child's nightmare of ghosts

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800/01

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one bowing her head, with pink and blue garments.

Lovers Parting in the Morning, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797/98

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono adjusting her hair with both arms raised.

A Dancer

Nishikawa Sukenobu, Late 17th to 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono with a stern look, against a red dragon-patterned backdrop.

Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Hida no kami Masakiyo

Utagawa Kunisada I, Edo period (1603-1867)

Vertical Japanese print of two red-haired shōjō drinking sake beside a large jar, with swirling wave lines in the background.

Drunken Goblins (Shôjô)

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of a teahouse waitress in patterned kimono carrying a cup of tea beside a kettle, with a distant island view

The Waitress Osen of the Kagiya teahouse Carrying a Cup of Tea

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of women and a man in kimono on a terrace before a two-story teahouse with a bamboo fence and trees.

Outdoor Amusements at the Kankanro Teahouse in Yoshiwara

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of costumed figures at a sake party with blue ceramic bowls, lacquer trays and calligraphic panels.

Drinking Sake at a Housewarming Party (Takubiraki shuen no zu)

Toyohara Kunichika, 1863

Woodblock print of a horseback rider passing a pine tree with Mount Fuji behind, attendants nearby in patterned robes.

Ariwara no Narihira passing Mount Fuji on his journey to the East

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1845/46

Woodblock print of travelers before a wooden inn with bare trees and a dark mountain range under a pale sky.

Ishibe: Megawa Village (Ishibe, Megawa no sato), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusa…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of travelers on a wooden bridge above a blue bay with moored fishing boats and tall poles.

Fishing Boats near Eitai Bridge in Tsukuda Bay (Eitaibashi Tsukuda oki isaribune), from the series "Famous Places in…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1852/58

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a lake with rocky islands, pine trees and green hills under a pale sky.

Lake at Hakone (Hakone no kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of cargo boats and reeds on water, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance under a pink dusky sky.

Off Tsukuda Island in the Eastern Capital (Toto Tsukuda oki), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji s…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Night woodblock print of a pine branch over a river with moored and rowing boats and a distant shoreline.

Pine of Success and Oumayagashi at Asakusa River (Asakusagawa shubi no matsu Oumayagashi), from the series "One Hundr…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of travelers beside a willow and river with Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Kanbara: View of the Fuji River from Iwafuchi (Kanbara, Iwafuchi yori Fujikawa o miru zu), from the series "Fifty-thr…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1841/44

Japanese woodblock print of a pale ghostly woman holding a child amid dark pine branches and lightning bolts.

Inue Shinbyoe Masashi, from the series "Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Water Margin (Honcho Suikoden goyu happy…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1836

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono leaning over a flowered brazier in a room with floral screens and a lantern.

A Spring Night (Yayoi no yube)

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1847-52

Woodblock print of a standing Japanese woman in a checkered kimono holding a cup, with an orange robe and teal sash.

Image of a Japanese Woman (Fujo Yamato sugata)

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black floral kimono holding a sword in a snowy landscape with bamboo and willows.

The Governor Hida no Kami Masakiyo Kataoka Nizaemon

Utagawa Toyokuni III, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a blue patterned kimono beside a red screen and willow branches, c. 1848.

Actor Bando Shuka I as Jujibei's Wife Ohaya (Jujibei nyobo Ohaya)

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1848