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24,211 works

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono holding an umbrella beside a blossoming plum branch and a wooden bucket.

The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku as a woman walking in the snow

Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1742

Woodblock print of women in kimono in a boat on a harbor with cargo ships, a shrine, and pine trees on shore.

The Sumiyoshi Shrine at Tsukuda Island, from the series Famous Places in Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor under a striped parasol, wearing a patterned kimono and carrying two swords.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo I as Soga no Goro

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1752

Woodblock print of a misty mountain valley with cliffs, a pine tree, and a pale blue stream.

Mountain Landscape in the Mist (Muchu no sansui)

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of a young woman with an umbrella in a kimono beside a latticed wooden building with hanging curtains.

Young Woman Holding an Umbrella

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1750

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono playing sugoroku, one standing and smoking a pipe.

Sugoroku Players

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1750

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono carrying buckets on a pole beneath a pine tree.

The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku II and Segawa Kikunojo II

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1757

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange plum-blossom kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy beside the figure.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Omi no Okane in the play "Kongen Okuni Kabuki" performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono beside blossoming trees, a willow, and a stream.

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu (right), Nakamura Tomijuro (center), and Nakamura Kumetaro (left), from A Comparison -…

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1753

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in costume, one on a spotted horse, with swords and patterned robes in green and cream

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo I as Miura Osuke, Ichikawa Danjuro lV as Okazaki Akushiro, and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Kato…

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe holding a long spear, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I performing the spear dance

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1756

Japanese woodblock print of three children by a cauldron, with a tortoise in waves, monkeys on rocks, and women in kimono.

Three Young Dreamers

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1760

Etching of an arched doorway with a recessed panel holding a faint figure, set against a hatched, softly toned wall.

Wool Carders

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Woodblock print of a woman in floral kimono pulling a large fan held by a striped-robed man beside a railing.

Beauty of Ibarakiya Pulling at a Man's Umbrella - a Parody of the Legend of Watanabe no Tsuna and the Ibaraki Demon

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1759

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimonos, with a woman holding a fan beside a dark horse.

The Actors Segawa Kichiji II as Okichi, Bando Hikosaburo II as Shuntokumaru, and Onoe Kikugoro I as Sagizaka Bannai i…

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Etching of a woman's bowed head at upper left, hair trailing down, on a large pale plate with handwritten inscriptions below.

Jo's Bent Head

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor with a fan, two kneeling figures, a hanging lantern and blossoming branch

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II, Ichikawa Komazo II, and Arashi Otohachi I in the play "Fude Hajime Soga no Tamazusa,"…

Torii Kiyotsune, 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned costume with crests, carrying a young figure on his shoulders.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Usami no Saburo in the play "Yukun Yoroi Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in t…

Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II, 1736

Woodblock print of a woman carrying flowers on a pole, standing among bamboo screens and blossoming chrysanthemums.

A Flower Vendor

Nishimura Shigenobu, 1737-38

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing with a sword and one kneeling beside a pine arrangement, in yellow and bla

The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Oshichi and Sanjo Kantaro II as Kichisaburo in the play "Shochikubai Kongen Soga," pe…

Nishimura Shigenobu, 1732

Japanese woodblock print of a figure holding a pink parasol, wearing a patterned kimono with a black outer robe.

The Actor Anegawa Chiyosaburo from Kyoto

Nishimura Shigenobu, 1734

Hand-colored woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying a tray with a miniature pine and figurines.

Beauty Carrying a Wedding Decoration

Nishimura Shigenobu, c. 1735

Japanese woodblock print of a blue macaw and a red macaw perched on a branch with green leaves and white blossoms.

Blue and Red Macaws

Shunko, early 20th century

Engraving of an elderly man with a staff addressing a kneeling woman and child before a brick tower and wooden fence.

The Prophet Elijah Arriving at the House of the Widow of Sarepta

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Four arched panels by Mucha showing women personifying winter, spring, summer and autumn with flowing hair and drapery.

The Seasons

Alphonse Mucha, 1897

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono facing a full moon beside billowing orange flames and smoke.

Moon and Smoke (Enchu no tsuki), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Japanese woodblock print of a waterfall beside a shrine with a torii gate, set among blue misty mountains and pines.

Nunobiki Falls at Jakko Shrine (Jakko Nunobiki no taki), from the series "Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nik…

Keisai Eisen, 1843/46

Woodblock print of a grotesque old figure with wide eyes and open red mouth peering from a doorway in a garden.

Amago buyuden

Hosai Shugetsu, c. 1880-90

Woodblock print of a red parrot with blue wings perched on a branch against a black background with grey leaves.

Red Parrot on the Branch of a Tree

Itō Jakuchū, c. 1905

Woodblock print of a waterfall below a high wooden arch bridge with travelers, set among green mountains and trees.

No. 41: Distant View of the Ina River Bridge at Nojiri (Yonjuichi: Noriji Inagawabashi enkei), from the series "[Sixt…

Keisai Eisen, c. 1835/36