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Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono beside a bamboo screen of flowers, with a mountain landscape behind.

Ichimura Takenojo IV as a flower vendor

Nishimura Shigenobu, 1726

Japanese print of a cooking pan with a black lid, a fish, pine sprigs and a tray, with calligraphy at upper left.

Baby whitefish

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804

Woodblock print of a giant hand in a military sleeve gripping a walled town and harbor with ships below.

Pressure from a heavy hand

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1904

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of camels with a rider, a handler, and columns of Japanese text.

A pair of camels

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1824

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono under willow branches, with scattered letters at her feet.

Shohei

Torii Kiyomasu, 1726

Ink-wash sketch of a grey cylindrical object beside a small outlined mouse with a long tail on cream paper.

Chinese sage

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Woodblock print of a large lion-decorated kite and many small kites over green fields, with pine trees and distant mountains.

Distant view of Akiba of Enshu: kites of Fukuroi

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a wooden veranda with a railing, blossoming branches below.

Viewing cherry blossoms

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woman warrior in red armor on a rearing white horse, holding a bow, with a quiver of arrows, against a patterned background.

The female warrior Hangaku

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dramatic pose with a sword, under a Japanese calligraphy banner.

Ichikawa Ebizō

Torii Kiyomasu, 1736

Japanese print of an old white-haired figure with a dragon staff beside two women holding flaming orbs, with calligraphy abov

The yokyoku tamanoi (jewelled well)

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black and brown robes holding a fan and sword, by Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794.

Kinokuniya Sawamura Sanj-ro III as Oboshi Yuranosuke

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Ink drawing of a seated woman in a striped kimono beside a child, with vertical calligraphy and a red seal on grey paper.

Mother and child

Baitei Kino, 1750

Woodblock print of a samurai facing an elderly monk holding a mirror, with a willow tree and text panel above.

Miyamoto musashi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

Woodblock print of a woman in a plaid and floral kimono reaching toward a lantern, with gold flecks on a pale background.

Volume one

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of three Japanese women in patterned kimono, one with a carp design, dated 1772 by Isoda Koryūsai.

Ukifune of the hōse of Kanaya

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Woodblock print of a warrior in a blue patterned robe wielding a fur-tasselled weapon among swirling leaves and reeds.

Kinhyōshi yōrin, hero of the Suikoden

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1826

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red floral kimono and blue hakama, holding a sword against a dark background.

Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the role of Kaja Yoshitaka

Utagawa Kunisada and Takizawa Bakin, 1854

Woodblock print of a seated samurai in blue robes surrounded by glowing skeleton warriors wielding swords and bows at night.

Ōya tarō mitsukuni

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865

Woodblock print of women in kimono and a man with a sword under cherry blossoms, with a temple in the background.

Cherry blossom viewing at Ueno

Katsukawa Shunzan, 1781

Woodblock print of sailboats near a hilly shore at dusk, with a calm sea stretching to a pale horizon.

Evening sailboats

Ohara Koson, 1900

Woodblock print of two fishermen on rocks hauling lines, with breaking waves and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Kōshū kajikazawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1900

Woodblock print of a red arched bridge over a river in rain, framed by dark trees and green foliage.

Rain over sacred bridge (shinkyō)

Uehara Konen, 1900

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono with a round fan, seated on a veranda with feet in water.

Evening cool

Otake Kokkan, 1900

Japanese woodblock print of travelers and porters with a palanquin, with the title Shimada in the upper right corner.

Shimada

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of a red five-storied pagoda and blue torii gate framed by tall cedar trees in green foliage.

Five-storied pagoda at Nikko

Uehara Konen, 1900

Woodblock print of a snipe bird standing on one leg among slender reeds beside a misty pool.

Snipe bird in reeds

Ohara Koson, 1900

Woodblock print of a temple beside waterfall and steep green mountains, with small figures on a path below.

Nihon Temple on Mount Yokogiri at Bōshū

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a torii gate in snow with snow-covered pine branches, a bridge, and distant trees under a grey sky.

Mimeguri Shrine in snow

Uehara Konen, 1900

Small colored sketch of a seated woman in a dark kimono beside a green shrub, wooden fence and pink flower.

Oiran zu

Katsushika Hokusai, 1900