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Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse at a roadside teahouse with tiled roofs and red signs, by Hiroshige.

Kusatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a curving wooden bridge toward a town with a mountain behind it, in Hiroshige style.

Kyoto: Sanju Ohashi no zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one kneeling with a fan, one standing beside a striped curtain.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozo and Mimasu Tokujiro

Katsukawa Shunshō, probably 1785

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a floral kimono with one hand raised to the head, dark patterned robe at right.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshirō as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a maple-leaf kimono holding a fan, standing before a green lattice screen.

Ōtani Hiroemon in the role of Gokumon no Shobei

Katsukawa Shunshō, 9th month, 1774

Woodblock print of a long-haired man in a floral kimono with a staff beside a thatched veranda, with birds flying above.

The Ninth Ichimura Uzaemon in the role of Shunkan

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a blossom-patterned kimono beside a bamboo blind, with a fan hair ornament.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a kneeling samurai in a checkered kimono holding a sword, with stylized clouds above.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a wooden clapper against a pale background.

The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Yakko

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume holding a parasol and sword, with horse designs on his robe.

The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono playing a flute beside a bamboo vase with flowering branches.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a bird-patterned kimono holding a fan, with a sword at his waist.

Bando Mitsugoro in the role of Soga no Juro

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a red parasol beneath a plum tree, wearing a striped kimono and carrying a sword.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Denkurō II

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1770s

Woodblock print of women merrymaking in a tea-house, with a seated shamisen player and sailing boats on the shore beyond.

A Party of Merrymakers in a Tea-house at Shinagawa

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a seated young man in a red patterned kimono playing a flute, with a signature in the upper left.

A Doll Representing a Boy Playing a Flute

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a long pipe beside a flowering plum branch.

A Girl with a Pipe

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of two young men in kimono, one playing a bamboo flute, with calligraphy above and small figures below.

Two Young Men, One with a Priest's Robe, the Other Playing a Flute

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a hibachi fire-pot in an interior with shelves.

Two Girls Talking Near the Hibachi (Fire-Pot)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a crowded pleasure boat on a river with women, seated men, musicians, red lanterns and small rowboats belo

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788-90

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one leaning toward the other, with calligraphy above.

A Girl with an Attendant

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese print of two women in kimono under a pine tree, one holding a folded letter.

A Girl Brings a Love Letter to Another Girl Under a Pine-Tree

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of two pheasants with long tails on a snowy pine branch above a waterfall, with cloud streaks in the sky.

Pheasants in the Snow on a Pine Branch over a Waterfall

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese print of three women in kimono, one drinking from a dish beside a sake vessel, with calligraphy above.

Three Types of Drunks: The Angry Drunk, the Weepy Drunk, and the Giggly Drunk

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770 (Meiwa 7)

Woodblock print of two women in robes beside a folding screen, with a white cat tugging at one robe on a wooden floor.

Two Young Women Wrapped in Yukata After a Bath

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono and a man in a pale robe walking together in evening rain under an umbrella.

Couple in an Evening Shower, From the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a seated woman viewing her hairstyle in two mirrors beside a bamboo blind.

Takashima Ohisa Using Two Mirrors to Observe Her Coiffure

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of women on a covered pleasure boat on the Sumida River beneath a bridge, with a figure above and boats in th

Pleasure Parties in Boats on the Sumida River under the Ryogoku Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of three women working at a wooden loom weaving silk, with a Japanese title cartouche at upper left.

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono walking beneath blossoming trees by a stone wall, with calligraphic signs.

Display of Treasures at Mimeguri Shrine (Mimeguri jinja no onkaichō)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock triptych of elegant women in patterned kimono accompanying a palanquin with a yellow parasol.

Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806

Triptych print of women and a child catching fireflies at dusk beneath willow branches, with fans and kimono.

Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796-97

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono and headscarf working at a hand loom.

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a traditional interior, one drawing water from a basin on a veranda.

The Returning Sails of the Towel Rack

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one drawing water at a well beside a pine branch, with a bird and sun abo

Drawing the First Water of the New Year

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769-70

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young woman dressed as a komuso monk, holding a flute and basket hat.

A Girl as a Komuso

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a standing woman with a fan and bamboo flute, with a seated monk and distant mountains above.

A Young Komuso

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono holding a pestle beside a wooden mortar under a maple tree.

Iwai Kiyotaro in a Shosa Act, Holding a Kine (Pestle)

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a chrysanthemum fan on a veranda beside a pine and lantern

Arashi Ryuzo as a Tall Woman Standing on the Engawa

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath cherry blossoms beside a river.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green kimono with a black headdress, holding a fan, against a lattice background.

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Ko no Moronao

Katsukawa Shunkō, June 1786

Japanese woodblock print of a man in striped winter robes and a straw hat, with a sword and basket, in a snowy bamboo grove.

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Man in Winter Apparel

Katsukawa Shunkō, dated 1788

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in patterned kimono beneath a lattice ceiling, one holding a folding fan.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro in three roles of the shosa "Shichi Henge"

Katsukawa Shunkō, dated 1787

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume beside a stone lantern against a dark night background.

Scene from the Drama "Yuki-motsu-take Furisode Genji"

Katsukawa Shunkō, December 1785

Woodblock print of a man in patterned kimono holding an umbrella beside a dog in a snowy landscape with bare branches.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Man Walking under an Umbrella

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a kimono holding a parasol, with a mountain and rocks in the background.

Nakamura Noshio II in the Role of Imayō uta Bikuni

Katsukawa Shunkaku, 1796 (Kansei 8)

Japanese woodblock print of a man and three women in kimono under autumn maple trees, with a distant garden landscape.

A Young Man, Two Young Women and a Girl at a Picnic Party

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1789

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a sword and a woman in a kimono walking through rice fields beside a bare tree.

A Man and a Girl Walking in the Rice Fields

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a blossom-decorated fan beneath a red lantern.

A Girl with a Fan

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1780

Japanese woodblock diptych of elegant women in kimono with a parasol, carriage wheel, and wooden veranda among pine trees.

Fuji no Uraha

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1790

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of elegant women in patterned kimono walking under autumn maples and paper lanterns.

The Yoshiwara Parade in Autumn

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1793

Triptych print of courtesans and attendants in patterned kimono walking through a busy street toward a large gate.

Oiran and Attendants at the Ō Mon or Great Gate of the Yoshiwara

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1794

Triptych print of noble women and attendants beneath cherry trees beside an ox-drawn carriage, in soft pastel colors.

A Cherry-Viewing Excursion by a Noble Lady and Attendants

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1797

Large Head and Bust Portrait of the Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya

Chokosai Eisho, probably 1798

Woodblock print of three courtly figures in layered robes on a veranda beside a stone wall and a red chest.

Prince Genji Returning to His Palace where His Wife Awaits Him

Rekisentei Eiri, ca. 1797

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono with cherry blossoms, holding a battledore and a letter.

Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledore

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of women playing shamisen and drum on a veranda overlooking a river with boats and strollers.

Enjoying the Cool of Evening on a Pleasure Boat, Sheet Two of a Pentaptych (Suzumi-bune gomai-tsuzuki, ni)

Eishosai Choki, ca. 1796

Japanese woodblock print of elegantly dressed women and attendants in an interior with a painted scroll, screens, and a tub.

A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon hō kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ōgiya,…

Kitagawa Kikumaro, ca. 1800

Colorful Japanese woodblock print of a crowded night street lined with theater facades, banners and lantern-carrying figures

Perspective Print (Uki-e) of the Theaters in Sakaichō and Fukiyachō on Opening Night

Utagawa Toyoharu, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of two standing women in patterned kimono with elaborate hair ornaments, one holding folded paper.

Beauties of the East

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1782

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one seated with a fan and pipe, one standing and fixing her hair.

Picture of the Eastern Beauties

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1782

Woodblock portrait of a kabuki actor in pink kimono and black collar, gripping a sword, with a grey background.

Ichikawa Omezō I in the Role of Yakko Ippei from the Play "Koinyōbō somewake tazuna"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an elaborate hairstyle with ornamental pins, wearing a patterned kimono and holding a fa

Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, ca. 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a costume with a fan and sword, beside a golden bird, in yellow and black ink.

Second Ichikawa Danjuro after 1735

Torii Kiyomasu I, 5th month, 1736

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes carrying baskets and buckets on shoulder poles, with calligraphy.

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Raizō I and Bandō Hikosaburō II

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1767