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Woodblock print of two women in kimono riding a ferry on a river with sailboats and reeds in the background.

A Ferry on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Woodblock print of three women in kimono under red maple leaves beside a stream, one holding a fan and one holding a lantern.

Beauties Under a Maple Tree, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei y…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a courtesan with elaborate black hair and hairpins, holding a chrysanthemum-patterned garment.

The Courtesan Senzan of the Chojiya, from the series "Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)"

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1795/1800

Woodblock print of women in kimono in an interior room with a tea service, looking out over a harbor with boats.

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)

Chobunsai Eishi, n.d.

Ukiyo-e print of a kneeling man looking up at a standing woman in ivy-patterned kimono holding a lacquer tray.

Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series "Fuji in Summer Matched with Beautiful…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1801

Woodblock print of fishermen on rocks hauling lines before crashing blue waves, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Koshu Kajikazawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a temple on a cliff above a moonlit lake, with a full moon in the sky and a long bridge.

Autumn Moon over Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a red bridge over a lake at sunset, with sailboats, rowboats, pines and a distant mountain.

Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of white-sailed red boats returning over blue water toward a pine-lined shore and green mountains.

Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase kihan), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a lake under a dark mountain, with cherry blossoms, pine trees, thatched houses and a poem in the sky.

Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii bansho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a lake shore with pine trees, sailboats, white buildings, distant mountains and a pale sunset sky.

Clearing Weather at Awazu (Awazu seiran), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of pine trees and a sailboat on a bay under night rain, with a mountain and village in the distance.

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a river with reeds, pines, small boats and a red sunset sky.

The Sagami River (Sagamigawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a pine-lined path with travelers, a thatched hut, and sailboats on a bay.

Satta Peak in Suruga Province (Suruga Satta mine), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of armored warriors on a platform, a servant with a broom, pagoda and mountains, with calligraphy above.

The Vision of Kumagai Renshobo

Attributed to Sugimura Jihei, c. 1690

Japanese woodblock print of swimmers, boats and women on a rocky cliff above blue waves, by Hokusai.

Sangi Takamura, from the series "One Hundred Poems as Explained by the Wet Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835/36

Hokusai woodblock print of two court ladies on a red-railed veranda with seated attendants and a cherry tree in a garden.

Sojo Henjo, twelfth poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a misty mountain with windblown grass, calligraphy and a red seal, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Hiratsuka, section of sheet no. 2 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print of a cauldron under a full moon, with a creature pointing at a struggling bald man holding a pole.

A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Woodblock playbill with crest and four scenes of costumed kabuki actors in interiors and combat.

A Playbill for the Ichimura Theater

Torii Kiyomasu I, 1715

Japanese woodblock playbill with four panels of kabuki actors, a boat scene, and a vendor, above calligraphic text.

A Poster for the Ichimura Theatre (Ichimuraza tsuji banzuke)

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1715

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor dancing with three flower-patterned parasols in a purple robe against blue striped lines.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Hanagasa Dance in the Play Iromi-gusa Shiki no Somewake, Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shunjo, c. 1781

Hand-colored caricature of a tall dandy smoking a pipe beside a smiling uniformed officer, with a horse in a stable yard behi

The Dandy Lion an Exotic lately Discovered in a Stable Yard

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, published December 8, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of two dandies, one in 1519 plumed Renaissance dress with a sword, one in 1819 Regency dress with a r

1519 Dandies 1819

Attributed to William Heath, published January 20, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of two dandies at a tea table in a cluttered room, one pouring tea, with a dome seen through a window

Dandies at Tea

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of a melting pillar labeled Obstinacy, with two stout men in period dress beneath a sun and crown.

The Pillar of Salt

Thomas Rowlandson, published April 11, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a startled cook in a smoky kitchen, a man peering from a salt box and a barking dog nearby.

Billy in the Salt Box

Charles Williams, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue coat gesturing toward a blazing, sun-like caricatured face with yellow rays.

The Ex-Minister and the Meteor

Charles Williams, published April 13, 1804

Hand-coloured caricature print of political figures as bees and wasps attacking a beehive beside a bench of gold coins.

Broad Bottom Drones Storming the Hive

James Gillray, published May 2, 1808

Hand-colored caricature of liberty hanging on a gallows above a stage, with soldiers and a crowd below, by George Cruikshank,

Liberty Suspended! With the Bulwark of the Constitution!

George Cruikshank, published March 1817