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24,211 works

Two samurai crouch in tall grass pointing toward mounted archers, with mountains and sea behind them in a Japanese woodblock

Soga no Juro and Soga no Goro pursuing Suketsune's hunting party at Miharano, from the series "Illustrated Tale of th…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a blue-kimono dancer with a fan before seated courtiers on a veranda, with bamboo and calligraphy.

Sukenari (Soga no Juro) dancing before Suketsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monoga…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Two samurai in straw cloaks walk a snowy rocky path past pine trees and distant fires, with Japanese text above.

Onio and Dozaburo leave their master, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Pen and ink drawing of a mounted preacher gesturing to a walled city as kneeling figures and armored knights with spears gath

Church of England

Edward Zier, c. 1875

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman pointing to armored samurai peering through a doorway, with calligraphy above.

Oiso no Tora telling Soga Brothers where to find Suketsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (S…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of two samurai raising swords over a seated man in grey robes, with calligraphy above and name labels beside

Sukenari (Soga no Juro) and Tokimune (Soga no Goro) assasinating Suketsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of four samurai fighting with swords in the rain beside a wooden fence, with text in the upper left.

Tokimune, Sukenari, Kikko Kojiro and Aiko Saburo fighting in the rain, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a samurai in armor with a raised sword facing a kneeling warrior in a rainy night scene beside a fire.

Juro Sukenari fighting Nitta Shiro Tadatsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of two samurai in a wooden interior, one kneeling and one standing with a drawn sword, beside a blue curtain.

Goro Tokimune and Goromaru, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda at night, with a moon, willow tree and calligraphic text.

Tora Gozen, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a samurai on a veranda with a sword, garden shrubs, bamboo fence, and travelers on a mountain road.

Zenjibo, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of two travellers near a shrine with a pine branch and snowy Mount Fuji behind, by Hiroshige.

The Soga Shrine, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Etching of a dark, dense forest over a marsh pool, with a distant hilltop town beneath a glowing cloudy sky.

The Cities Beyond the Marsh

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1868

Woodblock print of a multi-tiered pagoda among blue trees and cherry blossoms, with a vertical title cartouche on the left.

Cherry blossoms at Ueno, wrapper for the series "One Hundred Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto hyakkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, early 1830s

Blue woodblock print of a crowd on Nihonbashi Bridge with rooftops and trees behind, and a Japanese title cartouche.

Nihonbashi Bridge, wrapper for the series "One Hundred Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto hyakkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of red hibiscus blossoms and green leaves on a pale blue background, with a signature and seal.

Envelope with hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Print of an envelope with a pink mountain, pine trees, blue water and blue-roofed buildings in a small landscape.

Envelope with landscape

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Narrow Japanese woodblock print fragment showing a boatman in pink holding an oar beside a grey sail and mast lines.

Envelope with hand shadow of boatman

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Narrow print of shoji sliding screens with grey shadows above a pink threshold, fading to blue and green below, with a signat

Envelope of woman behind sliding screens

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Etching of a carpenter swinging an axe in a workshop, with tools hanging on the wall and wood shavings on the floor.

The Carpenter

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, c. 1635

Woodblock print of a man with a pole crossing a bridge at dawn, with pine trees, a red sun, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Man Crossing a Bridge as the Sun Rises, from an untitled edition (without poetry) of the illustrations for the series…

Attributed to Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830

Woman in red kimono at a water's edge, with a white horned demon mask figure behind her in a ukiyo-e print.

Shizuka Gozen, section of a sheet from the series "A Harimaze Mirror of Joruri Plays (Harimaze joruri kagami)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1854

Woodblock print of a robed man balancing on a sword over blue waves, with clouds and a dark gradient sky.

Joriken riding his sword across water, section of a sheet from an untitled harimaze series

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1858

Monochrome print of a reclining woman on a bed beside a bottle and a glowing round vessel, in soft dark tones.

Woman Reclining on Her Bed

Edgar Degas, c. 1885

Watercolor and graphite landscape of tall trees, a misty lake and mountains, with sunbeams breaking through clouds.

Scottish Landscape

Gustave Doré, 1873

Engraving of courtiers in procession watching workmen repair an aqueduct, with a city and dome in the distance.

Restoration of the Aqueduct of Pisa, from The Life of Ferdinand de' Medici

Jacques Callot, 1616/20

Engraving of an elderly couple seated together under a radiant dove, with fruit, vegetables and bread beside them.

The Pious Old Couple

Jacques de Gheyn III, c. 1618

Etching of a wooden pier in Honfleur harbor with moored sailing ships, figures on the quay, and a lighthouse under a cloudy s

Wooden Pier, Honfleur Port

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1865; published January 1866

Engraving of a robed woman holding a basket beside a tree and dog, with a sunlit town in the distance, dated 1516.

The Cumaean Sibyl

Agostino Veneziano, 1516

Etching of a family resting by a ruined inn, with a maypole, dancers and a piper in the background.

The Resting Gypsy Family in Front of a Ruined Inn

Gerrit de Heer, 1630/60