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2,724 works

Woman kneeling in an interior gazing at a scroll painting of Fukurokuju with a crane and pine tree.

Courtesan Viewing a Painting of Fukurokuju

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of kabuki actor Iwai Hanshirō IV in a patterned kimono with carp and bamboo designs, c. 1778.

Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a rocky coast with waves, distant mountains, and sailboats on calm sea beneath a pale sky.

The Satta pass, Province of Sunshu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono hanging a mosquito net, with a cat and birdcage beside her.

A Girl Hanging up a Mosquito Net Canopy over Her Bed

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a patterned kimono adjusting a headcloth beside a wooden fence and pine branch.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as an Outlaw Looking at a Wooden Ninsogaki

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779-83

Woodblock print of a towering cliff above crashing waves, with small figures on rocks, boats on the sea, and a pavilion.

View of Enoshima in the Province of Soshu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword and lantern beside straw bundles and flowering plants.

The First Ichikawa Komazo (who in 1772 became the fourth Matsumoto Koshiro) in the Role of Yoemon

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned white robe, glaring with bared teeth, with a red sword behind him.

The Second Nakajima Mihoemon in the Role of Sadaijin Jihei

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Woodblock print of Nihonbashi bridge at dawn with palanquin bearers, fishmongers with baskets, and a dog.

Stations One: Morning View of Nihonbashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in armor gripping a spear beside a large block in a tub, with arrow banners behind.

Ichikawa Danjūrō II in the Role of Soga Gorō from the Play "Yanone"

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a green kimono holding a long calligraphy scroll before a shoji screen.

The Second Yamashito Kinsaku as a Courtesan Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with passengers crossing a blue river toward thatched houses, with Mount Fuji at right.

Ferry Boat Crossing the Rokugo River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of boats on a river with pink cherry trees and temple buildings along the far bank at dusk.

Sumidagawa Mimeguri Hana Zakari no Kei

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow kimono playing a bamboo flute, with a basket hat on the floor beside him.

Ichikawa Bennosuke as a Man in Komuso Attire

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of travelers on a road past pine trees, with a snowy peak and a dark hill rising behind flooded fields.

Hiratsuka; Nawate Do

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Monochrome woodblock print of women in kimono carrying buckets on yoke poles beside blossoming trees and a veranda.

Matsukaze Murasame

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1675-80

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono with floral hem and striped pink robe before an orange fence.

Kabuki Actor Azuma Tōzō III

Katsukawa Shunshō, probably 1782

Woodblock print of travelers in rain on a village road beside pine trees, thatched houses, and a sea at left.

Tiger Rain at Ōiso Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a woman in a tiger-patterned kimono and a man holding a parasol before a lattice window.

The Actor Ikushima Daikichi as an Oiran on Parade in the Streets of the Yoshiwara

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1701-06

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robes grimacing under a willow branch while holding up a small placard.

The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Outlaw Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 3rd month, 1777

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a shallow river toward a blue and pink mountain range under a yellow sky.

Odawara; Sakogawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beneath red and black blossoming branches, with a bird and rabbits on her ro

Dekishima Hanya Seated on a Cherry Tree

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1700-05

Woodblock print of a standing man in patterned robes with a sword, on a riverbank with reeds, by Katsukawa Shunshō.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Man Standing on the Bank of a River

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of travelers with a horse and palanquin in morning mist beside a torii gate and pine trees.

Mishima, Asa Kiri

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red robes holding a fan with a crane, with a fierce expression and tall black headdress.

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō 1st (?)

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1725

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned robe holding a fan, with maple branches overhead.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozō as a Daimyo Standing Under a Maple Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of travelers on a riverbank path under pines, with a full moon over a village and bridge.

Numazu Ki Kure

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Monochrome Japanese woodblock print of figures in kimono on a river boat, with irises and waves in the foreground.

An Actor's Boating Party on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1705

Woodblock print of a standing samurai in a patterned kimono with a sword at his waist and a staff in hand.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai of the Fujiwara Clan

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1782

Woodblock print of travelers with a palanquin on a grassy plain, with snow-capped Mount Fuji and flying cranes under a red sk

Hara: Mount Fuji in the Morning (Hara, Asa no Fuji), from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaid…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34