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Woodblock print of women bathing and dressing in a Japanese bathhouse with wooden tubs, a child, and patterned red panels.

Bathhose women

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman and a child lying on the floor with an open book in a traditional room.

A mother and son [her son doesn't want her to read]

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 1716

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins across a rough blue river, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Fuji at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad procession with a palanquin and parasol, townhouses and a shrine among pines beyond.

Brocade parade of the eastern capital: a view of Hachiman Shrine at Ichigaya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Woodblock print of a lantern-lit interior hall with kimono-clad women and attendants on a matted floor, in orange and green.

Perspective picture of cleaning out in Shin-Yoshiwara

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1770

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji reflected in a lake, with a thatched village, pine trees and a rowing boat in the foreground.

The water's surface at Misaka in Koshu

Katsushika Hokusai, 1832

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned costumes with swords against a dark, cloudy night sky.

Arashi Rikan as Mashiba Hisatsugu [left]; Nakamura Utaemon as Hakusho, Gosaku who is actually Ishikawa Goeimon [cente…

Ryūsai Shigeharu, 1830

Colour woodblock print of townspeople walking a riverside railing beside a busy waterway filled with boats.

A view of Nakazu

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1772

Black and white Japanese woodblock print of a two-story building with lattice windows and figures in kimono on the street bel

Edochō, Shin-Yoshiwara

Okumura Masanobu, 1890

Woodblock print of performers in patterned kimono beside a pine decoration, with fans and a lacquered box.

A saruwaka performance before a New Year's decoration

Torii Kiyonaga, 1804

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

Matsuchiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

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 porters carrying palanquins through waves, with snow-capped Mount Fuji and thatched houses in the backgrou

Fuji at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

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

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in samurai costume with a lantern and swords before a red gate.

Act eleven [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

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

Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

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

Woodblock print of three figures in a screened interior, one standing with swords and two kneeling, snowy bamboo outside.

Act nine [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a bay, with boats on rippling water and thatched houses along the shore.

A sketch of Tago Bay at Ejiri along the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

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

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in black, yellow and red costumes before a stone wall, with a woman in kimono behind.

Act one [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Woodblock print of two fishermen on a cliff hauling lines over waves, with a conical mountain on the horizon.

Kōshū kajikazawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890