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Japanese woodblock print of a lacquer tray with pine and plum, a black box, a glass sphere, and handwritten calligraphy.

Crescent moon in the footfall

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1815

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a pink kimono picking chrysanthemums beside rushing river rapids.

Transformation of Kikujirō

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink floral kimono holding a fan beneath a pine branch, by Hosoda Eishi, 1793.

Sotoori hime

Chobunsai Eishi, 1793

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one raising a cup on a tray beside a screen, with a red sun and calligraphy.

A New Year's toast

Kubo Shunman, 1789

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda by a lake, one standing with a pipe, one reclining reading a book.

Jakuren Hōshi

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760

Woodblock print of thatched village houses by a river, a boatman poling a boat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Horie and Nekozane

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

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

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 a propped pine over a canal, with a poled cargo boat and a distant town under a pale sky.

Five pines, Onagi Canal

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

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

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 travelers crossing a long wooden bridge over a blue river, with sailboats and distant mountains.

Senju great bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

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

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 Kanda Myōjin Shrine precinct with trees, a stone lion, strolling figures, stalls and city rooftops.

View from the precinct of Kanda Myōjin Shrine

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

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

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

Colour woodblock print of people and children in a shrine courtyard beside a red shrine hall, with tall trees and roosters.

Precinct of Shiba Shinmei Shrine

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1848

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

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 pine-covered hill above bay water, with a crowded street of shops and blue banners in the foreground.

Matsuchiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

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

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

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with sailboats, porters carrying boxes, a red-lantern teahouse, and a pack horse.

View of Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1837

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

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

Woodblock print of a red temple gate with blue roof, pedestrians, trees, and a pagoda at the right edge.

Kinryūzan Temple, Asakusa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1837

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

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

Woodblock print of cherry blossom trees on a grassy slope with picnickers, and sailing boats on water at sunset.

Blossoms at Gotenyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835