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

Ōi River in Shun'en

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 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

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 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 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 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 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 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