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24,211 works

Japanese woodblock print of two figures beneath a pine tree with plovers flying overhead and a reed fence below.

The Jewel River of Plovers in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Woodblock print of travelers on a steep mountain path flanked by pine-covered cliffs, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

No. 29: Wada, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Grey wash drawing of a rocky pool with boulders on the right, trees and a fence on the left, and a wooded background.

Rocky Pool

Thomas Monro, n.d.

Woodblock print of travelers on a frozen lake with snowy mountains and Mount Fuji, with pilgrims on a steep path in the foreg

No. 31: View of Lake Suwa from Shiojiri Pass (Sanjuichi: Shiojiri toge Suwa no kosui chobo), from the series "[Sixty-…

Keisai Eisen, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a wooden bridge over a blue river with pedestrians, a log raft, pines, blossoms and green hills.

Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Arashiyama no Togetsukyo), from the series "Unusual Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Watercolor of a church interior with tall columns, arched vaults, and small figures near a railing in the foreground.

Church Interior

Johannes Bosboom, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman with yellow hair combs, looking down, wearing a pink patterned robe against a gray background.

Kokonoe of the Maruya, from the series Beauties of the Licensed Quarter (Kakuchu bijin kurabe)

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1798

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one standing with a fan and two seated in green robes with crane

A Fashionable Female Version of the Shikisanban Dance (Furyu onna shikisanban)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1788/89

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms on a hill above a bay, with picnicking figures, pine trees and sailboats on the water.

Cherry Blossoms at Goten Hill (Gotenyama no hana), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of Eitai Bridge with pedestrians, masted cargo boats and rowboats on a blue river at dusk.

View of Eitai Bridge (Eitaibashi no zu), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of a young man with a fishing rod and net and a boy in pink holding a fish.

Young Man and Boy Returning from Fishing

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a woman in a swirl-patterned kimono beside a lacquer tray of sweets and a pine tree.

The Tea Stall - Kagiya Osen

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a costumed figure with a fan beneath a red maple branch, on a green hillside.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Princess Sakura (Sakura Hime) in the Play Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami, Performed at the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black floral kimono holding a fan beneath a blossoming branch.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (?), in the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono holding an umbrella and wooden bucket beside a sliding door.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blossom-patterned kimono beside a lattice fence and a pine tree.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Moshio, Wife of Ito Sukekiyo, in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1772

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono beside pine and bamboo New Year decoration.

Courtesan in Front of New Year's Decoration of Pine and Bamboo

Isoda Koryusai, c. early 1770s

Woodblock print of two women in a room with a shoji screen, one seated holding a hand mirror, the other standing in green kim

Ono no Komachi, from the series A Collection of Fashionable Beauties of Japan (Wakoku bijin ryaku shu)

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking past fields, a red torii gate and river boats.

Women Visiting Mimeguri Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Three women in kimono stand beneath a cherry tree in bloom, in a Japanese woodblock print with calligraphy.

Cherry Blossoms in Spring, from the series "Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shuku awase, shiki no hana)"

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1792

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women, one kneeling with a temari ball, beside a lattice window overlooking a rice f

Playing Temari

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Orange woodcut print of an animal and carved swirling patterns, with a small pink shape at center, on cream paper.

Maoris and Animals

Paul Gauguin, 1896/97

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono with elaborate hairstyles, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800.

Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo (Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women with chrysanthemums, a kettle and a zither, with calligraphy in the upper right.

The Chrysanthemum Festival in the Ninth Month, from an untitled pentaptych of the five festivals

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803

Japanese woodblock diptych of women and a man picnicking by a winding stream under blossoming trees, with poems above.

A Winding Stream Party (Kyokusui no en)

Kubo Shunman, Edo period

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a straw cape holding a parasol and basket with greenery in falling snow.

The actor Segawa Senjo as Shirotae

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Woodblock print of workers at a riverside lumberyard with timber stacks, rooftops, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Tatekawa River Lumberyard at Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurok…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a robed man riding a turtle past a pavilion gate under heavy rain, with a sign reading Ryugu.

Newly Published Perspective Picture of the Gate of the Palace of the Dragon King (Shinpan uki-e Ryugu karamon no zu)

Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1772/89

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen across a bay with sailboats, pine trees, thatched houses and a pink sunset sky.

Newly Published Perspective Picture of Mount Fuji in Spring from Tagonoura (Shinpan uki-e Tagonoura haru no Fuji)

Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1772/89

Engraved landscape of the Flight into Egypt with the Holy Family, a donkey, tall trees, a river, a town and distant hills.

Flight into Egypt, from The Large Landscapes

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1555/56