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Japanese woodblock print of an officer crouching by a pine tree as a horse and soldiers with rifles move through forest.

The daring Lt. General Tachimi

Mizuno Toshikata, 1895

Woodblock print of a samurai in blue hakama drawing a bow before a fire, with attendants holding spears at left.

Oda Nobunaga

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Woodblock print of blue-coated soldiers struggling through a snowstorm under orange explosions above a distant cliff.

Attack in a snowstorm on the 100 Shaku Cliff in Weihaiwei Bay

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1895

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji framed by a circular torii gate, with figures at a shrine basin and stone lanterns.

Mount Fuji framed by a fire circle

Katsushika Hokusai, 1836

Woodblock print of a bald, scowling man in a patterned kimono with a sword, seated beside a lantern and grass-decorated scree

Taira no Kiyomori

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Woodblock print of a pale dragon rising through dark clouds beside a snow-capped mountain under a grey sky.

Dragon rising to the heavens

Ogata Gekkō, 1897

Japanese woodblock print of blue irises in a patterned white pot beside pink pinks in a green pot on a yellow stand.

Potted irises and pinks

Keisai Eisen, 1818

Woodblock print of a woman with a brush and paper beneath a blooming plum tree and a full moon at night.

Sugawara no Michizane

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Japanese woodblock print of a crowded festival street leading to Shinmei Shrine, with lanterns, parasols and a torii gate.

New perspective print: festival at Shinmei Shrine in Shiba

Tamagawa Shūchō, 1795

Woodblock print of an armored archer beneath a pine tree with a kneeling companion and stylized waves behind.

The warrior Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo

Kitao Shigemasa, 1764

Woodblock print of a woman in flowing robes holding a small vessel, standing on dark clouds against a pink sky.

Taoist deity Chang-e who stole the elixir of immortality

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Woodblock print of pilgrims in white robes and yellow hats climbing rocky mountain paths above clouds, with the sea at left.

Pilgrims climbing

Katsushika Hokusai, 1834

Woodblock print of a woman on an upper veranda, a man with a fan beside a tub, and a child in red kneeling below.

Number 14

Utagawa Kunisada, 1848

Color woodblock print of a samurai clinging to a dark rock beside a full moon and grasses under a teal night sky.

Moon over Mount Inaba

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a potted plum tree in bloom.

The actor Onoe Kikugorō and a potted plum tree

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded samurai with sword seated among elegant women in kimono beneath cherry blossoms.

Hideyoshi and his wives

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of a courtier drawing a bow under a full moon beside a deer and red maple tree.

Moon over Jogan Hall of the palace

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Woodblock print of a fierce-faced man in blue kimono carrying a plank in snow, with a tiled building behind.

Mukōjima miyamoto musashi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white face makeup, black hair, a fan, and a red patterned kimono.

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo

Enkyō Kabukidō, 1796

Woodblock print of a kneeling man with a sword facing a large yellow-eyed cat beside a paper lantern.

Summer-like moon

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono on a veranda beside a pine tree, with Japanese text above.

Young attendants (Kamuro) celebrating the New Year

Katsushika Hokusai, 1791

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono holding a round black fan, with a decorative fan panel at left.

Kiyomizu Komachi

Kikukawa Eizan, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue and red patterned kimono gesturing toward a reed-lined lake vignette.

The young maiden Oshichi

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1867

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman reading a scroll beside a standing attendant holding a box, in a room with a go board and

Courtesan and Kamuro in a parlour

Kitao Shigemasa, 1764

Woodblock print of a reclining woman dreaming of a boat with two women and a poling boatman on waves.

Dream Ukihashi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1854

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned peony kimono, holding a raised sword against a plain background.

The actor Ichikawa Monnosuke

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1772

Japanese woodblock print of pink peonies and a yellow canary in flight, with vertical calligraphy and a red seal.

Peony and canary

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Woodblock print of a woman riding a black ox through a snowy village at night, with a mountain behind.

Picture of Kanbara

Utagawa Kunisada, 1836

Japanese woodblock print of still life with red shibori cloth, lacquer box, hairpin, patterned bowl and calligraphy, 1818.

Shibori, hairpin, and lip color bowl

Horai Hidenobu, 1818

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of samurai battling on a fortified mountain castle with banners and horsemen.

The warrior Kusunoki barricading himself into Akasaka Castle

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1804