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Poster of children with French flags looking up at two wounded soldiers, 14 Juillet 1916 Journée de Paris, by Poulbot.

Journée de Paris. 14 Juillet 1916. Au profit des oeuvres de guerre de l'Hôtel de Ville

Francisque Poulbot, 1916

Japanese woodblock print of a Western family walking by a harbor with tall sailing ships and flags behind them.

Dutch people taking a Sunday walk in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1871

Woodblock print of a crowded Edo street with lanterns, banners, wooden buildings and pedestrians under a red sky.

Perspective picture of a night show of the opening-of-the-season performance at Fukiyachō and Sakaichō

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1764

Japanese print of a Western-style clock beside a rolled scroll showing a sailing ship on a patterned cloth.

Painting of a ship of treasures and a western clock

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1818

Woodblock print of two Russian sailors with a telescope on a harbor quay, a large sailing ship and small boat behind them.

Russians enjoying themselves on Sunday in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Japanese print of primroses in an open patterned box with name labels, beside a potted flowering plant, with calligraphy.

Primrose

Kubo Shunman, 1810

Woodblock print of a standing samurai figure in a striped robe, holding a sword, with a helmet and calligraphy on pale paper.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII

Utagawa Kunisada, 1823

Japanese woodblock print of two Western men in a carriage pulled by a horse, with a sailing ship in the harbor behind them.

Americans enjoying Sunday in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Poster showing a woman and two children beside a suitcase, with a ruined town behind them and French appeal text.

L'Aisne dévastée. Oeuvre de guerre pour la reconstitution des foyers détruits

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1919

Japanese print of a monkey warrior in armor riding clouds with a long black staff, with calligraphy below.

The monkey Songokū from travels to the west

Kubo Shunman, 1812

Woodblock print of two women walking a monkey beside a plum tree, with mountains and calligraphy on the left.

Young women walking a monkey under a plum tree

Keisai Eisen, 1824

Two French soldiers in military coats and kepis, one smoking a pipe, against a rural landscape with a farmhouse and smoke, 19

Journée du Poilu. 25 et 26 Décembre 1915. Organisée par le parlement

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1915

Japanese print of a red and gold armor helmet beside pink plum blossoms on a rocky cliff, with calligraphy at left.

Helmet on a Plum Tree

Ryūsai Shigeharu, 1828

Japanese print of a red lobster on folded paper beside pine and plum branches, with calligraphy and a red seal.

New Year's decoration

Niwa Tōkei, 1801

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a field toward snowy Mount Fuji, with a crane flying and the sea at left.

Hara

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Ink drawing of a snowman beneath a snow-laden pine branch with a bird, with columns of Japanese text on the left.

Snowman under a Pine

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Poster with a black eagle perched on a sword, orange flames behind it, smoke and small figures below, 1916 Stuttgart exhibiti

Württ. Kriegsausstellung, 1916 Stuttgart Mai-September

J. V. Cissarz, 1916

Woodblock print of porters loading boxes onto a packhorse before a wooden inn, with a woman in a white hat nearby.

Fujieda

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of a dancing woman in a red skirt holding a wand, with vertical calligraphy text beside her.

Amenouzumi no Mikoto from the Kojiki

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Woodblock print of a temple complex among blooming cherry trees, with red halls, tiled roofs and red clouds in the foreground

Hasedera in Yamato Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of travelers, horses and porters crossing a sandy riverbank with blue water channels and a pine tree.

Shimada

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Ink and color print of a man leaning on a waterwheel by rocks and grass, with Japanese calligraphy text above.

Waterwheel

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Woodblock print of pink cherry blossoms on a green hillside, a blue waterfall, and two travelers on a winding path.

Yoshino Mountain in Yamato Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a long wooden bridge over a river, with mountains and a temple complex behind.

Okazaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Japanese print of children holding fighting roosters beside a woven basket, with calligraphy text and red seals on the page.

Cockfight

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Woodblock print of a steep cliff with blossoming trees, a narrow path with travelers, and a distant sea and coast.

Mount Kaito in Iga Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861

Woodblock print of travelers in yellow umbrellas wading a river toward thatched houses, trees and mountains at dusk.

Fujieda

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Japanese print of fishermen in straw capes carrying a fish on a pole across snow, with calligraphy and red seals.

Ice fishing trip

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Woodblock print of a mountain path lined with blooming wisteria, travelers, stone lanterns, and a pagoda above a river.

Path to Zenkōji Temple on Kusuri Mountain in Shinshū

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of ferry boats crossing a river with poled boatmen and travelers under yellow umbrellas, hills beyond.

Mitsuke

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of two riders on galloping horses beside a shrine on rocks, with Japanese text columns above.

Ayō (Tokushima-ken) Shrine festival race horse

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Woodblock print of boats moored in a bay below rooftops and pine-covered hills, with a red-tinted horizon.

View of Niigata in Echigo Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a thatched roadside stall under a large tree, with travelers and children on a dirt road.

Futagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Japanese print of a treasure ship on waves with a flying crane, a tortoise, and vertical calligraphy at right.

Treasure ship with crane and tortoise

Niwa Tōkei, 1810

Woodblock print of a red-railed stone arch bridge over a river, with pink blossoms, willows, pines and mountains behind.

Megane Bridge at Ōtani in Yamashiro Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of travelers on a red bridge over a river, with sailboats, a castle, and hills in the background.

Yoshida

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Poster of a haloed robed figure with raised arms on a column above stylized flowers, with German welcome lettering.

Helden von der Front, die Heimat grüsst euch! Seid herzlich willkommen!

Walter Ditz, 1915

Woodblock print of dried flatfish hung on poles by the sea, with workers tending them and boats on the water.

Conquered Wakasa dried flatfish

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of travelers and shopkeepers on a stone-paved road beside wooden shops hung with cords, by Hiroshige.

Fujikawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Poster by Walter Ditz, 1919: a robed woman with open arms in a blue circle above snowy mountains, with German text.

Kriegsgefangenenhilfe. Deutsches Hilfswerk für die Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen

Walter Ditz, 1919

Woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, a red torii gate in the shallows, pine islands and a sandy shore with figures.

Kubodani Beach in Sanuki Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of travelers resting at a thatched teahouse beside a waterfall and misty mountains.

Sakanoshita

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono and ornate hairstyles walking together, with calligraphy above.

Whose sleeves? at Daimonji-ya

Isoda Koryusai, 1776

Japanese woodblock print of a snow-capped twin-peaked mountain above clouds, with masted boats in a bay and pine trees on the

Mount Chōkai in Dewa Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Hiroshige woodblock print of travelers with hats passing a thatched house and tree, with the sea visible in the distance.

Minakuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Poster of a helmeted soldier with rifle and grenade above barbed wire, with red banner reading Höllenkampf an d. Aisne.

Höllerkampf an d. Aisne

Hans Rudi Erdt, 1918

Japanese woodblock print of masked dancers on a shore with a snow-capped mountain and boats on a bay at dusk.

Celebratory dance (to the God of long life Jurojin) and Mount Kaimongatake in Makurazaki of Satsuma Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a Tokaido roadside with pine trees, thatched buildings, and travelers by Hiroshige, 1848.

Futagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1848

Woodblock print of a woman with a sword in a checkered kimono, with a pink Mount Fuji and porters behind her.

View of Hara

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Woodblock print of two figures in conical hats gathering mushrooms by rope down a steep gorge above a rushing river.

Iwatake mushroom gathering at Kumano in Kishū

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Woodblock print of a child kneeling by a carp near a pine tree, bridge and hills, with a fan-shaped inscription at upper righ

No. 15 Ōshō (Wang Xiang)

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Color woodblock print of a woman with a staff on a shore, with snow-capped Mount Fuji, pines and sailing boats behind her.

View of Yui

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Woodblock print of a covered bridge over a green ravine with red autumn maples and a temple on the hillside.

Tsūten Bridge, Tōfukuji Temple at Kyōto

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a seated woman beside a round patterned bag and colorful cloth, with calligraphy above.

Doll and money bag

Totoya Hokkei, 1818

Woman in blue kimono reading a letter by a screen, with travelers and porters on a sandy shore beyond, woodblock print.

View of Shimada

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Woodblock print of a coastal bay with pine trees, a man leading a loaded horse, smoke rising over hills and sailboats.

Okitsu

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861

Woodblock print of children in East Asian dress watching roosters in a courtyard beneath a pine tree.

Chinese children fighting cocks

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Woodblock print of a woman holding a blue-patterned cloth in a garden, with figures inside a traditional house behind her.

View of Akasaka

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Woodblock print of travelers wading across a river with a palanquin, a horse, and porters, with mountains behind.

Shimada

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861

Woodblock print of a red inro case with cords beside a folding fan with green and black patterns, with calligraphy above.

Inrō and fan

Totoya Hokkei, 1818

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono before a Japanese post town with travelers, horses, and tiled roofs.

View of Sakanoshita

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Japanese woodblock print of a wooden bridge, sailing boats on a river, a castle and pine trees under a mountain sky.

Yoshida

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a black lacquered object with a crest, draped in a patterned robe, with calligraphy above.

Kudō (suketsune) no isyō

Totoya Hokkei, 1818

Poster of an aviator in a flying helmet and coat before a propeller, with German text urging war loan subscription.

Und Ihr? Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe

Fritz Erler, 1918