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Woodblock print of a bay with a green mountain, sailboats with white sails, moored boats and a red sunset sky.

Echizen

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of a rocky coast with a sea arch, cherry blossoms, a waterfall and pine trees above blue waves.

Noto, taki no ura

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of a curved boat bridge over a blue river with travelers, pine trees, thatched roofs, and mountains.

Etchū

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono in a circular frame, with a snowy mountain and pine trees behind them.

Act eight [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Japanese woodblock print in a circular frame: a woman, a dark-robed man holding a bundle, and an elderly man in pink kimono.

Act eleven [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Ukiyo-e print of a seated courtesan in patterned kimono beside a bronze vase of plum blossoms, with an inset interior scene.

The Courtesan Karakoto of the house of Chōji-ya at New Years

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Circular Japanese woodblock print of three figures, a woman in front, a man in a green patterned robe, and a figure peering f

Act seven [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Circular Japanese woodblock print showing a woman with a sword, an older man in green, and a woman with ornate hairpins.

Act two [of the Chushingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Three figures in black floral kimono carry a large round lantern sign beside a red placard, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Small festival lantern

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1779

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in a circle: a woman with an ornate hairpin and two men in striped robes.

Act six [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Ukiyo-e print of a woman in a plum-patterned kimono looking down at a young man touching his chin.

The Joruri characters, Oume and Kumenosuke

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Japanese woodblock print of a hooded woman beside a sliding screen, with two men looking up at a sword-holding actor.

Act ten [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a woman watching a child hold an oni demon mask, with a second figure behind and a Japanese title at upper

Ten erotic names

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Tan 1916 British recruitment poster in dark blue type urging starred or badged single men to attest under the Group System.

To starred or badged single men or single men in reserved occupations. Have you attested under the group system? [...…

Unknown artist, 1916

Tan WWI recruitment poster in bold black type announcing group system enlistment reopening January 10, 1916.

Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. [...]

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster of a zeppelin with a searchlight over a dark city skyline, with text urging men to join the army to stop air raids.

It is far better to face the bullets than to be killed at home by a bomb. Join the army at once & help to stop an air…

Unknown artist, 1915

Woodblock print of a seated man in a patterned purple robe and black court hat, with calligraphy above him.

Ōtomo no kuronushi

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of an arched wooden bridge with travelers, a conical mountain and wooded hills across the water.

Okazaki

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of a green temple roof with figures, a kite, bamboo scaffolding, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Hongan-ji Temple at Asakusa in the Eastern Capital

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan at a writing desk with brushes and a book, a servant beside a lacquer tray with flowers

The courtesan Chōzan of Chōji-ya

Santō Kyōden, 1784

Woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono holding a koto zither, with a signature at left.

Young maiden holding a zither (koto)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Woodblock print of a crowded Edo street at dusk with theater banners, lanterns and people in kimono.

Perspective picture of night show at the opening-of-the-season performance at Fukiyacho and Sakaicho

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1767

Colored woodblock print of a long hall with tiled roof, crowded street with pedestrians, pine trees, and distant hills.

Perspective picture of hall of thirty-three bays, Fukagawa in Edo

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1767

Woman smoking a pipe

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1791

Woodblock print of Daikoku, god of fortune, grinning beside a treasure sack as a child kneels with toys.

The god of good fortune, Daikoku and Chinese children

Utamaro II, 1806

Woollen-robed courtesan in black and teal kimono with ornate hair combs, standing in a Japanese woodblock print.

The courtesan Takihashi of Ōgi-ya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior, one reading a long paper, with a river view and chrysanthemum

Temporary brothel at San'ya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of red sea cliffs with rock arches, blue waves, pine-covered slopes and small figures on the shore.

Echigo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of a bay at sunset with sailboats, reeds, pines and a shrine, framed by a foreground oar and rope.

Haneda ferry and Benten shrine

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of boats and rowers on a dark blue river at night, with a pine branch and starry sky above.

Pine of success and Oumayagashi, Asakusa River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Night woodblock print of pedestrians on an arched bridge over a river, with a boatman poling a bamboo-laden boat beneath a fu

Bamboo yards, Kyō bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of pine trees on a hill, a thatched teahouse, travelers on a path, and Mount Fuji at dusk.

Grandfather's teahouse, Meguro

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Night woodblock print of a moonlit harbor with a red bridge pillar, lantern-lit boats, and tall masts along the shore.

Tsukuda island from Eitai bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman in blue kimono and a seated man in red robe beneath a blossoming tree.

The couple Osome and Hisamatsu viewing the mid-August moon

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1788

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono within a circular frame, one holding a sword beside a green patterned screen.

Act nine [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

The actor Nakmura Matsue

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1758

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and a man with a red fan inside a circular frame, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799.

Act three [of the Chūshingura]

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned costume with arrows, pushing a stone block in a wooden tub, 1815.

Yanone gorō

Torii Kiyomine, 1815

Woman in patterned kimono holding a round fan beneath wisteria, beside irises, in a 1770 Japanese woodblock print.

The actor Yamashita Kinsaku in the role of Omiya, seller of green tea (senji-cha)

Torii Kiyotsune, 1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned blue kimono holding a red scroll beside a black lacquer table with books.

Princess Minatsuru, daughter of Kiichi Hōgen

Utagawa Kunisada, 1843

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume with two swords, a fan, and a patterned blue robe, before a lattice scre

The actor Onoe Kikugoro in the role of Ōboshi Yuranosuke

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of a woman in an indigo kimono seated beside paper butterflies, bamboo and a flower arrangement.

The young maiden Omiwa of the liquor store Sugizake-ya

Utagawa Kunisada, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of two armored samurai under cherry blossoms on a green hillside with a wooden fence.

Yoshiie composing poetry at the barrier Nakoso

Utagawa Kunisada, 1843

Woodblock print of a fierce warrior in armor and checkered hakama holding a banner with a black horse emblem.

The warrior Heishino Masakado

Utagawa Kunisada, 1826

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono beside a lacquer box, with a standing woman at a screen.

Tale of the courtesan Shiratama

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a black kimono with two attendants in patterned robes, 1795.

The courtesan Shinateru of the Okamoto-ya

Chokosai Eisho, 1795

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a pipe, with a red box and vase beside him.

The actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in the role Konoju of Ebiza

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1818

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a fish-patterned kimono holding a red checkered curtain, with a sword at his waist.

An actor in the role of Danshichi Kurobei

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono carrying a child, with a calligraphy scroll and poem cards beside her.

The courtier Teishin

Utagawa Kunisada, 1843

Woodblock print of a woman in floral kimono holding a red robe beside a torii gate, with calligraphy above.

May

Utagawa Kunisada, 1843

Japanese woodblock print of a young figure with a fan beside a seated woman and child before a patterned screen.

Ushiwakamaru and Imawakamaru

Utagawa Kunisada, 1843

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono beside a calligraphy panel, umbrella and sword, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

One

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1843

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black cloak and green patterned robe holding a yellow staff, with red flecks.

The actor Mimasu Gennosuke in the role of Naniwa Jirosaku

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1830

Woodblock print of a figure in a black robe holding a parasol beside a river, with bamboo and calligraphy above.

The actor Iwai Hanshirō

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of a woman with a yellow umbrella in rain beside pines, a red fence, and water.

Evening rain at Karasaki

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with a parasol, with an inset view of a bridge and pagoda.

Ōkawa Bridge

Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Kunihisa, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe and sash with a sword, standing in snow beneath pine branches.

An actor in the role of Yoji of Tama-ya

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

Wartime poster titled Buy War Loan with a table of interest amounts in pounds and shillings and a patriotic slogan below.

Buy war loan and you will help your country and our brave troops in the fighting line

Unknown artist, 1915

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen in patterned kimono, with a framed panel of rape blossoms and a butterfly.

Butterfly on rape blossoms [nanohana]

Utagawa Kunisada, 1831

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple floral kimono walking in rain under a blue and white umbrella.

An actor in the role of Tegoshi Tsukuna

Utagawa Kunisada, 1844

Japanese print of a samurai under an umbrella in rain beside a pine tree, with a seated man holding a lantern.

Act five [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a woman in a striped blue robe and a man in a green checked kimono, beside a chest.

Actors in the roles of Ushiwaka Denji and Shinzo Shiratama

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono playing a shamisen beside a black lacquer box, under cherry blossoms.

Floating world beauties in a parody of three classic plays

Keisai Eisen, 1820

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles and hair ornaments, one in a green kimono and one in a black

July

Kikukawa Eizan, 1804