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Woodblock print of a bird among pink wild carnations and green leaves, with calligraphy at upper left and a red seal.

Bird and wild carnation

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Japanese print of a green bird above a branch of pink gentian flowers and green leaves on a tan background.

Bird and gentian

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Japanese woodblock print with panels of moon and flowers, a seated woman, a pier, a sailboat, and a large tuna fish.

Eitai Bridge, Nihon Bridge, Susaki, Flower Garden, and Dokan Hill (Eitaibashi, Nihonbashi, Susaki, Hanayashiki, Dokan…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Hiroshige Tokaido cutout print with actor, willow, Mount Fuji, pine branch and wrestling figures in fan panel.

Ejiri, Fuchu, Mariko, Okabe, and Fujieda, no. 5 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print with a sea view and sailboats, a woman in red kimono, a horse, a fan, and a foliage panel.

Oiso, Odawara, Hakone, Mishima, and Numazu, no. 3 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze z…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Brown wash drawing of a crowned female saint beside a tall cross, with cherub heads and clouds in an arched frame.

Saint Helena and the True Cross

Unknown artist, 1580/90

Japanese woodblock composite print with a koto player, a hillside road, white birds over waves, and a seated man by irises.

Okazaki, Fujikawa, Narumi, and Chiryu, no. 10 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi har…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print with a cherry blossom fan, a monk portrait, a landscape panel, and a black decorative cartouche.

Kameyama, Seki, Shono, and Ishiyakushi, no. 12 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi ha…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print with a koto player, a bell, and a river scene with travelers and a green hill.

Shimada, Kanaya, and Nissaka, no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print with pheasant, coastal seascape, seated woman in robe, bird in flight, and mushrooms in cutout panel

Kakegawa, Fukuroi, Mitsuke, Hamamatsu, and Maisaka, no. 7 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido Road (Tokai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print with cutout panels showing a woman at a basin, a monk with banner, pines, a pagoda and pink vine.

Kameyama, Seki, Sakanoshita, Tsuchiyama, and Minakuchi, no. 11 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print with a river mountain landscape, a woman in a red kimono, pine branches, and a fan with flowers.

Ejiri, Fuchu, Mariko, and Okabe, no. 6 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Japanese woodblock print with a fan-shaped Mount Fuji, a grapevine panel, and two sumo wrestlers in combat.

Suruga, Kai, and Izu, no. 5 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a green-maned lion on a rock above a waterfall, with a cub clinging to vines below.

Lion training a cub

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840

Woodblock print of a green mountain over a waterfall and rocky river, with pine trees and a wooden walkway.

Takino in Harima Province (Harima Takino), no. 44 from the series "Sixty-eight Views of the Various Provinces (Shokok…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862

Lithograph of a man leaning toward a seated woman in an armchair, with a caption below reflecting their dialogue.

Husband: “My dear, how about a first kiss on my chin?” The wife (aside): “To think that I am married to this face!,”…

Honoré Daumier, published March 29, 1840

Pen and brown ink drawing of tall grasses, flowering plants and broad leaves growing at the edge of a pond with lily pads.

Plants at Water's Edge

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, c. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman and child in kimono seen from behind, with a fishmonger holding a red fish at right.

Musashi, section of sheet no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of purple bellflowers and green leaves on a trailing stem, with calligraphy and red seal.

Chinese Bell Flowers

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Lithograph of a stooped old man lifting his gown to look at his thin legs and a fallen slipper in a dark room.

The Gown Falls, Man Remains, and the Legs are Shaking. (J.B. Rousseau), plate 10 from Coquetterie

Honoré Daumier, published October 18, 1840

Lithograph of a standing woman leaning on a counter beside a seated woman, with a vase, from Daumier's Moeurs Conjugales.

“- Arthur, you had promised me a throne and all you did is put me behind a counter. - Eloise, remember Napoleon's def…

Honoré Daumier, published April 11, 1841

Woodblock print of white egrets over a blue river with reeds, boats, pine trees and thatched houses on the far bank.

Ferry Crossing at Sakasai (Sakasai no watashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of cherry blossom trees with strolling visitors, a pond, and a hillside pavilion with stone steps.

The Flower Pavilion on Dango Slope, Sendagi (Sendagi Dangozaka Hanayashiki), from the series "One Hundred Famous View…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a river with rafts and a ferry, willows and pines in the foreground, and a temple on a wooded hill.

Zenkoji Temple and the Ferry at Kawaguchi (Kawaguchi no watashi Zenkoji), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views o…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a man with a large oar on a rooftop, overlooking a blue bay with boats, kites and pine trees.

Mount Atago, Shiba (Shiba Atagoyama), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden arched bridge over a winding river, with green hills and pine trees beyond.

Furukawa River, Hiroo (Hiroo Furukawa), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Lithograph of a man in a nightshirt and spectacles reading a letter beside a bed, with French caption below.

(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband…

Honoré Daumier, published May 14, 1840

Woodblock print of a waterfall, cherry blossoms and pines beside a rippling pond, with figures on a rocky islet.

Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro (Meguro Chiyogaike), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a leaning pine over a slope, figures at tea tables under autumn trees, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Original Fuji, Meguro (Meguro Moto-Fuji), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a twisted pine tree on a hillside path, with travelers, a teahouse, and sailboats on a bay below.

The Armor-hanging Pine at Hakkeizaka (Hakkeizaka Yoroikakematsu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (M…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856