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Woodblock print of two sailboats on the Sumida River at dusk, with barges, a green embankment and distant mountains.

View of Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Woodblock print of a gorge with a river and workers hauling baskets along cables between cliffs, by Hiroshige.

Hida, kayo watashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of Matsushima bay with pine-covered islands, sailing boats on blue water, and distant mountains under a gradi

View of Matsushima and distant view of Tomiyama Mountain

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of yellow-sailed boats on a river with a mountain peak rising under an orange sunset sky.

View of Mogami River and Gassan mountain, Dewa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

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 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

Woman smoking a pipe

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1791

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 Kiyomitsu II, 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