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Watercolor of a white-walled coastal city with a tall tower and red roofs, seen across calm blue sea under a pale sky.

Sketch Taken at Algiers, North Africa, Travel Sketch

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1896

Watercolor of a sea and hills at sunset seen through a circular porthole against a dark background.

Bay of Tunis Through Porthole of Steamship Fürst Bismark, Tunisia, North Africa, Travel Sketch

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1896

Woodblock print of a pavilion on a wooded hill overlooking a bay with boats and townspeople, from Eight Views of Edo.

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"

Utagawa Toyohiro, c. 1804/18

Three women in kimono beneath a blossoming plum tree with a lantern, beside a bamboo fence and garden gate.

Three women beneath a plum tree at night

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1796

Woodblock print of cranes in a marsh with Mount Fuji rising behind green hills and stylized clouds.

Umezawa Marsh in Sagami Province (Soshu Umezawa hidari), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanj…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above clouds, with a dense cushion pine grove, a stone lantern and travelers in the foreground.

Cushion Pine Tree at Aoyama (Aoyama Enza no matsu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokk…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of galloping horsemen on a winding road past a pine tree, with red Mount Fuji in the distance.

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the seriesThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-33

Woodblock print of cherry trees and travelers on a hill, with Mount Fuji rising over a blue bay in the distance.

Goten Hill at Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a shore of thatched houses, with boatmen rowing wooden boats through blue waves.

Tagonoura Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tagonoura ryakuzu), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a rippling river, with a boat, a horse and a figure on the sandy shore.

Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a green hillside with pack horses and travelers on a path.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Lake Suwa with two pine trees, a thatched hut, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshu Suwako), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of boats on a river beside a wooden bridge, a lantern-hung shop, and figures with a bonsai tree.

Boating parties on the Sumida River

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1808/12

Night landscape woodblock print with tall pines, a waterfall, a thatched house on a cliff, and a traveler with a bundle.

Landscape (Sansui)

Utagawa Sadahide, About 1840

Pencil drawing of a thatched rustic cottage with a worker, wooden cart and tall trees under a sky with birds.

Landscape with Rustic Cottage

François Boucher, c. 1760

Japanese woodblock print of a misty river landscape with a distant mountain, a wooden bridge, and framing pine trees.

Landscape in Mist (Muchu no sansui), from an untitled series of landscapes

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1832

Woodblock print of travelers on a hillside path among autumn maple trees, with a bay, boat, mountains, and river below.

Viewing Maple Trees

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1835

Three women in kimono walk under a cherry tree in bloom, one reaching toward a branch, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Famous Trees in the Eastern Capital: The Cherry Tree at Naruko (Toto meiboku Naruko no sakura)

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1807

Woodblock print of a boatman poling through heavy rain on a river toward a pagoda and temple roofs.

Distant View of Kinryuzan Temple from Asakusa River, from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of snowfall over rooftops, a wooden bridge and small boats on a river beside bare trees.

Matsuchi Hill seen from the Sumida River in the Eastern Capital (Toto Sumidagawa Matsuchiyama), from an untitled seri…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854, second month

Woodblock print of a coastal bay with sailing boats, rooftops along the shore, and travelers on a hillside path.

View of Goten Hill (Gotenyama no zu), from the series "Thirteen Views of the Environs of Edo"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/44

Woodblock print of morning glories in blue, purple and pink climbing green ivy leaves on a cream background.

Morning Glories and Tree-frog, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of a waterfall, pine grove and blue-roofed pavilion among green hills and winding water.

The Sacred Spring on Fortress Mountain (Jogaku reisen), from the series "Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu ha…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1832

Woodblock print of a stone causeway, blue-roofed buildings, a small boat and islands on calm water by Hokusai.

The Sound of the Lake at Rinkai (Rinkai kosei), from the series "Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu hakkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1832

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall cascading over rocks, with travelers at its base and figures on the wooded slope.

Kirifuri Falls (Kirifuri no taki), from the series Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Katsushika Hokusai, About 1833

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall beside a path with travelers, thatched houses and a pond in the foreground.

Kannon Shrine at Kiyo Falls at Sakanoshita on the Tōkaidō, from the series Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Province…

Katsushika Hokusai, About 1833

Woodblock print of a waterfall over a rocky cliff beside a temple, with travelers on a path and a bather below.

Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provi…

Katsushika Hokusai, About 1833

Woodblock print of two men washing a horse in a cascading waterfall among rocks and green trees.

Yoshitsune’s Horse-Washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washū Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki), from the…

Katsushika Hokusai, About 1833

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall with a swirling pool at top, three travelers resting on a mat at left, pines and cliffs.

Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido (Kisoji no oku Amidagataki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in…

Katsushika Hokusai, About 1833

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall with travelers on a path, framed by green cliffs and pine trees.

Yoro Falls in Mino Province (Mino no Yoro no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shoko…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833