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Woodblock print of three women on a veranda overlooking a snow covered garden with bamboo fencing.

Viewing a snow covered garden

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman tending a brazier with charcoal fire and a small pan, with calligraphy at upper

Brazier

Eishosai Choki, 1794

Woodblock print of a tall pine, torii gate, horseback rider and cherry blossoms, with Mount Fuji beyond a lake at dusk.

Mount Kanō in Kazusa Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a woman with a green basket beside a fence, two women watching from a barred window, and calligraphy above

April

Suzuki Harunobu, 1769

Woodblock print of a woman holding an umbrella in snow while another kneels to clear snow from her clog.

Removing snow from one's clogs

Isoda Koryusai, 1776

Woodblock print of crashing waves on a rocky coast, travelers on a cliff path, a boat on the bay, and Mount Fuji in the dista

The coast at Hota in Boshu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink and white kimono holding a striped parasol beside chrysanthemums and straw bundles.

Segawa kikunojō

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1769

Woman in green kimono with pink obi holding a fan beside a shamisen, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Itsutomi

Chobunsai Eishi, 1793

Woodblock print of a leaning pine on a cliff path above a bay with sailboats, travelers, and a teahouse.

Armor-Hanging Pine, Hakkeizaka

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Japanese woodblock print of an actor with pale makeup, ornate hair ornaments, and a black chrysanthemum-patterned kimono with

Segawa tomisaburō [as yadorigi, wife of ogishi kurando]

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a paper lantern and hanging cloths.

Ōmando ogie oiyo takeji

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1785

Woodblock print of a curving moat with stone banks, pine trees, tiled buildings, and parasol-carrying pedestrians.

Benkei Moat from Soto-Sakurada to Kojimachi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a kneeling man in a grey kimono with floral crests, grimacing, against a plain grey background.

Kataoka nizaemon

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a checkered pink kimono blowing a golden popper against a silver background.

Young lady blowing on a poppin

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of a man poling a raft on a river beneath willow branches, with a red sunset horizon.

Ayase River and Kanegafuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one standing with a sword, one seated in black with a cres

The actors Sawamura Sōjūrō and Segawa Kikunogō

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman reading a scroll beside a young attendant, with a lacquer writing box on a red mat.

The hour of the dog

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Woodblock print of a shrine among pines beside a lake with reeds, flying geese, and mountains under a dusk sky.

Bentei Shrine, Inokashira Pond

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking along a river bank with reeds and houses behind them.

Cooling off near the river bank

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle wiping her face with a patterned cloth, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Woman wiping sweat

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Woodblock print of a waterfall over a cliff beside a river, with bathers, a pavilion, a wooden bridge and pine trees.

Takinogawa, Ōji

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of two women and a man in kimono walking in snow beside a red pillar and snow-covered tree branches.

Viewing snow at Mount Matchi

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784

Woodblock print of a woman in purple kimono at a doorway and a man with a sword below a red calligraphy banner.

Correspondence of Rajōmon

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Woodblock print of a river with a yellow-sailed boat, pine trees, a teahouse, and distant hills under a red sunset sky.

Niishuku Ferry

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a checked summer kimono holding a round fan, with hair combs and bare feet.

Standing beauty in a summer gown

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one pointing toward a shop street scene with lanterns, with calligraphy above.

Chrysanthemum viewing

Suzuki Harunobu and Shiba Kōkan and Suzuki Harushige, 1771

Woodblock print of two women with an umbrella and a child with a second umbrella walking in rain past a red fence and a dog.

Rain in May

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Woodblock print of a samurai in orange armor facing a clawed demon emerging from dark clouds above a tiled floor.

Rajōmon

Torii Kiyonobu, 1711

Woodblock print of three women on a veranda beside a river, one standing with a pipe and two tending a teapot on a brazier.

Otomo no Kuronushi

Chobunsai Eishi, 1795

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a fence and bamboo grove, with a bird and a riverbank behind them.

Bush warbler in bamboo

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770