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24,212 works

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a boat past snowy pines and thatched houses while a passenger holds an umbrella in fallin

The Sumida River in Winter (Fuyu, Sumidagawa), from the series "Views of the Four Seasons in Famous Places (Meisho sh…

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1840s

Woodblock print of picnickers under pink cherry trees beside a blue bay, with pine trees and moored boats.

Cherry-blossom Viewing at Goten Hill (Gotenyama hanami), section of a sheet from the series "Famous Places in the Eas…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of masted boats on a blue bay, with travelers, a pack horse, and a lantern-lit teahouse on the shore.

True View of Takanawa (Takanawa shinkei), section of a sheet from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (T…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Japanese woodblock print of travelers and porters outside a two-story roadside inn beneath a pine tree, with poem text.

Minakuchi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido w…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of travelers and bearers with palanquins at a draped checkpoint platform, Seki station on the Tokaido road.

Seki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with P…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of an inn veranda with a bather in a wooden tub, seated figures, and a blossoming plum tree by a pond.

Ishibe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined path near a wooden gate and tiled building, with a mountain behind.

Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido wi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of a Japanese roadside inn with travelers, a pack horse, and a poem inscription beside the road.

Kusatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido wit…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined path below steep layered mountains, with Japanese calligraphy at top.

Sakanoshita: View of Mount Fudesute (Sakanoshita, Fudesuteyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the T…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats crossing a steep mountain valley with a poem inscribed in the sky.

Tsuchiyama: View of Suzuka Mountains (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tok…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Woodblock print of porters and packhorses at a Tokaido post station, with officials working in a wooden office under a pine t

Ishiyakushi: The Post House (Ishiyakushi, toiyaba no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokai…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Hand-colored print of nude souls spiraling in a whirlwind past a cloaked figure and a reclining man on a rock under a sun.

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca. Inferno, canto V

William Blake, 1827, printed c. 1892

Engraved ornament print of curling scrollwork with an owl at lower center and small birds among the foliage.

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds

Master F.V.B., c. 1480

Engraving of the Holy Family with the infant Saint John, with haloed figures in drapery against a hatched background.

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, 1500/10

Engraving of the Entombment: mourners carry Christ's body beside a rocky cave, with three crosses on a distant hill.

The Entombment

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, 1465/75

Engraving of a triumphal procession with elephants, torch bearers and classically dressed figures in a hatched style.

The Elephants, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1498

Etching of a windswept tree beside a large rock, with a grazing horse and a distant building in a hazy landscape.

The Big Rock

Francisco Goya, before 1810

Japanese woodblock print of a woman kneeling and holding a hand mirror while adjusting her hair beside a black lacquer stand.

Takashima, from the series "A Collection of Flower-like Faces of Beauties (Bijin kagan shu)"

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th/early 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a pleasure boat beside a black cabin, with other boats on a river behind.

Women on a Pleasure Boat

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a woman tossing discs from a cliff beside a pink bench, with pine trees and distant hills.

Tossing Dishes Over a Cliff

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Japanese woodblock print of a dense blue pine tree beside a fence, with an inn and figures in blue robes behind it.

The Naniwaya Pine Tree at Sakai in Izumi Province (Senshu Sakai Naniwaya no matsu), from the series "One Hundred Famo…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a temple precinct with a pagoda and pine forest above a street of lantern-lit shops and travelers.

The Precincts of Naritasan Temple in Shimosa Province (Shimosa Naritasan keidai), from the series "One Hundred Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a peasant carrying grain bundles over an arched bridge under a full moon, with reeds and river.

A Peasant Crossing a Bridge, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems

Katsushika Hokusai, late 1830s

Grid of eight small Japanese landscape prints of lakes, pavilions and mountains beside a central cover sheet with lettering.

Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of a wooden pavilion on a rocky cliff above a lake, with a pale moon over distant hills.

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shugetsu) from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Japanese woodblock print of a temple beside a lake with distant mountains, small figures walking on a path in the foreground.

Evening Bell at Mii (Mii no bansho), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of geese flying over a lake beside a red-roofed pavilion on a wooden walkway, with mountains behind.

Descending Geese at Katada (Katada no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of a lake with boats, thatched roofs, rocky shore and a red-tinted mountain under a pale sky.

Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kiban), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of an arched bridge over water with a small boat, hills and trees beyond.

Evening Glow at Seta (Seta no sekisho), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16

Woodblock print of a lakeside pagoda with rocky mountains, pine trees, small boats and figures on a red shore.

Clearing Weather at Awazu (Awazu no seiran), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804/16