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13,151 works

Grey wash drawing of a haloed seated monk with a book beside a standing monk, a crown on the floor, and cherubs above.

King Henry of France and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Possibly Johann Christoph Lischka, n.d.

Woodblock print of two Western men in a kitchen beside a brick bread oven, with a charcoal stove and shelves.

Portrait of Americans: Oven for Breadmaking (Amerika-jin no zu, pansei no kamato)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a folding fan, beside a shoji screen and pine branch.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kneeling courtier in a yellow robe facing two women on a veranda beneath maple branches, with poetry ins

"I": Coming of Age, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woman in patterned robes on a veranda with an attendant holding a box, beneath a bamboo blind and inscribed verse.

"Ro": Seaweed, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded man with a pipe and a seated woman in red with an ornate headdress.

Illustration of English People (Igirisujin no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitoyo, 1861

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned robes by a river under a drooping willow, with calligraphy above.

"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of three figures beside irises and a plank bridge over a stream, with a poem above.

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nish…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woji print of a woman riding a horse beside a bearded man in a black coat, with a green patterned cape and plaid skirt.

Merchants of Yokohama: French Woman on Horseback (Yokohama shokan, Furansujin umanori no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a standing woman and a seated man on a wooden veranda, with poem text in cloud cartouches above.

"Wa": Young Grass, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a Russian rider in a black coat and tall hat on a grey horse, against a yellow background.

Russian (Oroshiajin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku no uchi)"

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Woodblock print of a man and woman seated in a pavilion with a child and a brazier, with a poem in calligraphy above.

"Re": The Imperial Huntsman, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monog…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a seated man and a standing woman in kimono with a child beside a shoji screen, with poem text above.

"Ra": Narihira Requests a Painting from a Former Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a seated courtier receiving a plum branch with a bird from a kneeling attendant in a tatami room.

"U": Narihira Presents a Chancellor with a Model of a Pheasant, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of three kneeling courtly figures beside a stream, with a waterfall, pine and maple trees and calligraphy abo

"No," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a thatched house by a bay with workers drying grain, pine and willow trees, and a pink sunset sky.

"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of courtiers beneath pine trees by a river with a wooden bridge and carriage, with calligraphy above.

"Ko," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of three robed figures beside a winding river, snowy mountains and pine trees beneath a rose sky.

"Me," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of a Russian man in a spotted fur coat and tall hat beside a woman in a striped skirt.

Russians (Roshiajin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku no uchi)"

Utagawa Kunihisa II, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated nobleman and a child with a sword beside an ox carriage, with a pine tree behind.

"Shi," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of a woman on a veranda being attended, with a seated man and child below by a fence.

"Ki," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a man with a telescope and dog beside a woman in a blue hat, with Japanese text above.

Holland (Oranda koku), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku jinbutsu zue)"

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated Western man in a top hat being served wine at a table by attendants in a yellow room.

Banquet at a Foreign Merchant House in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shoka shuen no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated woman by a goldfish tank, with a framed portrait of a man holding a glass above her.

French Woman Admiring Goldfish at a Shop in Yokohama (Yokohama no shokan ni Furansujin kingyo wo moteasobu zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two bearded men in red caps washing cloth in a wooden tub, one seated and one standing.

Among the Five Nations: Americans (Gokakoku no uchi, Amerikajin)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a tall man in a green coat beside small figures and a fruit basket, with handprints and text.

Island of Little People (Kobitojima)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a large brown camel with a red strap beside a man in a yellow checkered robe, with calligraphy.

True Drawing of a Newly Arrived Camel (Shinto rakuda shashin)

Utagawa Yoshitoyo, 1863

Woodblock print of two Western men in period dress, one holding a black umbrella, with Japanese text on a yellow background.

Dutch (Orandajin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku no uchi)"

Utagawa Kunihisa II, 1861

Woodblock print of a photographer under a cloth at a large camera, with a woman in a bonnet standing behind him.

French photographer

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two Western men dining at a round table while a woman pours tea in an interior room.

Foreigners Drinking Wine (Gaikokujin shuen no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860