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Woodblock print of a tall courtesan in a black patterned kimono walking with two attendants in pale robes.

The Courtesan Kinshū of Yotsumei-ya

Isoda Koryusai, 1775

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in patterned kimono beside a wooden fence and pine branch.

First scene

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1785

Japanese woodblock print of women, children and a man under yellow parasols walking in falling snow.

Snow

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a striped robe holding a folding fan, with a red Japanese cartouche.

Ichikawa Yaozō III in the role of Yoshida-ya Kizaemon

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1804

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a drawn sword above his head, with water in the background.

Ichikawa Danzō I

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Woodblock print of a mother and child behind teal mosquito netting, with a standing woman and paper lantern in a Japanese int

Mother and child behind mosquito netting

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Japanese woodblock print of a group of seated figures in kimono drawing lots near a brazier, with a crane screen behind.

Drawing lots [for pairing]

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one standing and two seated, with tall black hats and crane moti

Fūryū onna shikisanba

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1788

Hotei carries a child piggyback through shallow water beside a woman under a willow tree, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Hotei carrying a young girl piggyback

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of two women standing on a pier beside a seated man, with rippling water and a boat behind them.

A young man at Sanbashi

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of two men in patterned kimono crossing a wooden bridge with a servant, river and village behind.

Ichikawa Omezō and Sawamura Gennosuke crossing Azuma Bridge

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1804

Woodblock print of a man with a sword and a woman on a veranda, with a rooster and hen and blossoming plum branches.

A young dandy and a woman on a veranda

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and two children looking into a peep box showing a landscape scene.

Viewing a peep box show

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Japanese woodblock print of a woman reading by a shelf of ceramics, with a small inset of figures on a ladder.

Shaving a monk's head [Daikoku shaving Fukurokujin's head]

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of a courtesan and male guest reclining in an interior with a painted screen and lacquer boxes.

Courtesan and her guest in bed

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of a woman writing at a low table beside willow-framed windows, with a snowy pine landscape beyond an open sc

Kisaragi: the second month

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Woodblock print of women washing cloth by a river under willow trees, with a child and a distant bridge.

Washing clothes in the river

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one looking at a hanging scroll of a man, the other kneeling near plum blossoms.

Courtesans admiring a painting by Okumura Masanobu

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded poet in yellow robes writing by lantern light, with a pheasant, reeds and full moon.

Kakinomoto no hitomaro

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844

Woodblock print of two costumed figures gathering shells on a tidal flat with boats and birds in the sky.

Segawa Kikunojō and Bandō Minnosuke collecting seashells

Utagawa Kunisada, 1825

Woodblock print of two women in kimono washing and stretching cloth beneath a weeping willow tree.

Washing and stretching cloth

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of Susanoo standing on a rocky cliff above the sea with a sword, while a woman in pink sits above him.

Susanoo no mikoto

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Woodblock print of a tattooed warrior with a sword leaping over rippling water, with arrows and a dragon ornament nearby.

Lang Libai and Fei Zhangfan

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1826

Woodblock print of a reclining woman and sleeping child in a room with shoji screens, a seated attendant, and bamboo outside.

Taira no Kanemori

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Ink sketch of a man with a blue-clad monkey on his shoulder, walking beside a barking dog on a plain background.

Monkey trainer and a dog

Shibata Zeshin, 1880

Black ink print of a mythical Chinese lion dog with a swirling tail and curled mane, drifting among stylized clouds.

Chinese lion dog

Katsushika Hokusai, 1880

Woodblock print of a young man with a sword and a woman in a kimono on a veranda beside roosters and plum blossoms.

Young dandy and a beauty on a veranda

Suzuki Harunobu, 1750

Ink and color drawing of Fukurokuju, an elderly sage with a domed head and long white beard, beside a crane on a rock.

Fukurokuju

Shibata Zeshin, 1880

Woodblock print of a samurai in floral armor on a white horse riding through blue waves, with a bow raised.

The actor Iwai Shijaku in the role of Mukan Tayū Atsumori

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a standing samurai watching a kneeling craftsman repair high wooden clogs on a stand.

Repairing Ushiwakamaru's high clogs (takageta)

Utagawa Toyohiro, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of a man stretching threads beside a spinning wheel, plum blossoms, and a cat, with calligraphy.

Hair ties

Tachibana Minkō, 1770

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned blue kimono adjusting her hair, with an inset scene of figures in a room.

Tatsunokoku Asa Itsutsu (8 am): the courtesan Kashiku of Tsuru-ya

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of festival dancers with fans and swords beneath a large red parasol, by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804.

Sumiyoshi festival dance

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of a steamship, horse-drawn carriage, covered carts and porters pushing goods along a harbor shore.

New forms of transportation

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1871

Woodblock print of women in kimono and flower-decorated hats in a festival procession before a Edo-period building with lante

Sanno Festival in front of Kame-ya Department Store

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1804

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono at a wooden pier, with birds flying over a blue bay and distant mountains.

Young woman at Sanbashi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844

Japanese woodblock print of a reclining courtesan beside a young man, with a standing woman at a patterned screen and plum br

Courtesan watching a young apprentice in bed

Kitao Shigemasa and Isoda Koryūsai, 1768

Woodblock print of three women in kimono among bushclover shrubs beside a stream, with a bamboo fence and pine trees behind.

Bushclover at Tamagawa

Kubo Shunman, 1780

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji with red slopes, white clouds, green hillside and diagonal rain streaks below the summit.

Shower below the summit

Katsushika Hokusai, 1826

Japanese woodblock print of a seated man in red and plaid robes with a sword beside a standing woman in a black kimono.

Tachibana-ya and Ōmi-ya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a man poling a bamboo raft past tall reeds, with snow-capped Mount Fuji and green hills in the distance.

Sagami River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of an arched wooden bridge over a river with boats, people crossing, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Beneath Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1826

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a floral kimono with a black cloak and ornate hair ornaments on a silver ground.

Yamatoya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a seaside beach with Mount Fuji, a small island, a teahouse with banners, and figures on the sand.

Shichirigahama in Sagami Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a large blue wave curling over boats, with snow-capped Mount Fuji visible in the distance under a grey sky

The great wave off shore of Kanagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1826

Woodblock print of a figure in a red patterned kimono and white hooded cloak standing in snow beside bamboo and a wooden fenc

Ichikawa Monnosuke II

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Woodblock print of a snow-capped mountain above a lake with pine-covered rocky shores and yellow sky.

The lake in Hakone

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a plant seller with potted plants and bonsai, watched by two women in kimono and a man under a lantern.

Plant seller

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor carrying a wooden beam and raising a sword before a tiled roof and brick wall.

The actor Nakamura Nakazō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1760

Woodblock print of towering waves near a cliff with a sailboat and snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Sea at Satta in Suruga Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one kneeling in a patterned red kimono holding a sword, one standing bare-chested besid

Ichikawa Yaozō III in the role of Fuwa no Banzaemon and Sakata Hangorō III in the role of Kosodate no Kannonbō

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1795

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking through rain along a waterfront, one with a paper parasol and one with a blu

Three beauties in the rain

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1786

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over a bay with pine-lined shore, sailboats and a small red boat in the foreground.

Pine beach at Miho in Suruga

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono and striped hakama on a silver background, 1795.

Arashi Ryūzō I in the role of Yakko Ukiyo Matabei and Ōtani Hiroji III in the role of Yakko Tosa no Matabei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1795

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairdo holding a chrysanthemum fan, a small bird on her finger.

Suzume of Yoshiwara

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1780

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind pine trees, rice paddies, and two travelers on a path at dusk.

Fuji on the left side of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing in a red checked kimono and one kneeling with a sword, on silver backgroun

The actors Ōtani Oniji III and Ichikawa Omezō I

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle holding a yellow comb before a floral pink background.

Comb

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1780

Woodblock print of travelers on bamboo rafts and a palanquin crossing a river, with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Ōi River in Shun'en

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing in a striped red kimono and one kneeling in a patterned robe, on silver gr

Bando Hikosaburō III in the role of Obi-ya Chōeimon and Iwai Hanshirō IV in the role of Shinano-ya Ohan

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1795

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono beside a stone basin, facing a red sunrise over rippling sea waves.

First sunrise

Eishosai Choki, 1790

Woodblock print of rocky sea rocks with a torii gate and rope, waves in front, Mount Fuji on the horizon under red sky.

Futamigaura in Ise Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Sanogawa Ichimatsu III in the role of the courtesan Onnayo of Gion and Ichikawa Tomieimon in the role of Kanisaka Tōma

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1795

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins reading a book, wearing a striped kimono against a grey background.

Ochie of the Ko-ise-ya of the Arayashiki in Kobikichō

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1780

Woodblock print of a river gorge with travelers on a path and snow-capped Mount Fuji under a red and blue sky.

Inume Pass in Kai Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock portrait of a man with topknot holding a green spiral-patterned fan, in a reddish kimono against a grey background.

The actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III in the role of Ōgishi Kurando

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1795

Woodblock print of two women, one standing on a pier and one seated in a boat on a river.

Enjoying cool evening on a boat beneath Azuma Bridge

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of a horse grazing by a stream with red flowers, with Mount Fuji and pines in the distance.

Kogane fields in Shimosa Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a bald man in a red patterned kimono kneeling and holding up a large inscribed paper.

Shinozuka Uraeimon in the role of the announcer at Miyako-za

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1795

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono holding up an unrolled letter, with Japanese text at upper right.

Woman reading a letter

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1780

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over a calm bay with moored boats, rowing boats, and pine trees on the shore.

Kuroto no Ura in Kazusa Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of three women and a child by a pond beneath weeping willows, one seated on a wooden bench.

Willow garden

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1790

Woodblock print of a woman and child with fans watching fireflies over irises at night.

Fireflies

Eishosai Choki, 1793

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

April

Suzuki Harunobu, 1769

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono in a room with a sea view, a folding screen, and lacquer boxes.

A brothel in Shinagawa: first page of a Shunga set

Isoda Koryusai, 1774

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

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

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

Benkei Moat from Soto-Sakurada to Kojimachi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

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

Itsutomi

Chobunsai Eishi, 1793

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

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 women in patterned kimono beside a paper lantern and hanging cloths.

Ōmando ogie oiyo takeji

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1785

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

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

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

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

Woman wiping sweat

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798