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Ink drawing of two kabuki-style figures in samurai dress beneath a pine tree, one kneeling and one standing, with Japanese in

Scene from a Play

Katsukawa Shunshō

Ink drawing of a giant turtle with a dragon carrying figures across waves toward a bridge and riverbank.

Shinabazu Benten Kaicho: Ceremony of Worshipping Benten at Shinabazu Temple

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of four kabuki actors in costume on a wooden stage, one holding a sword and one holding a scroll.

Four Actors in Unidentified Roles

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of three women carrying water buckets along a shore at sunrise, with a red sun over calm sea.

Three Water Carriers at the Shore

Katsukawa Shunkō

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono at a hillside picnic under pine trees, with a teapot and lantern.

A Picnic Party at Hagidera

Katsukawa Shuncho

Ink line drawing of a kabuki-style figure in a patterned kimono holding a bottle, beside bamboo stalks and rocks.

Actor

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Ink line drawing of two kimono-clad figures on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with bamboo and a shell-strewn stream.

The Actors

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock-style print of a pheasant with long barred tail, red face patch and green feet, signed in ink at left.

Bird

Hakusanjin Hokui

Woodblock print of a bay with moored boats, travelers on shore, and a distant snow-capped mountain under clouds.

Shore Scene Showing European Influence

Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810-1820

Stylized print of blue morning glory vines with grey leaves beside red flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Design of Morning-glory and Other Flowers

Black-and-white woodblock print of three figures in an interior with a willow tree and sliding screen, one holding a sword.

Scene from a Drama: Matsumoto Koshiro I and Two Other Actors

Ink line drawing of a woman in layered robes tending a sleeping baby, with hair ornaments and a comb.

A Woman and Baby

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830s

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen over blossoming cherry trees, travelers on a hill, and a teahouse beside the bay.

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of porters carrying a green palanquin and baskets over a plank bridge above a winding river at dusk.

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga e…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1845

Woodblock print of figures in a red boat poling through lotus-covered water beside a grassy bank, with a poem cartouche.

Poem by Funya no Asayasu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by a Nurse (Hyakunin isshu ubaga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Woodblock print of figures gathering grass with parasols in a field, a farmer carrying baskets, and a distant mountain and se

Spring in the Rice Fields

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Brown ink sketch of three sparrows around ripples on water, with a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Sparrows

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a temple with a blue tiled roof, twisting pine trees, a waterway, and figures with umbrellas in snow.

Zojoji Temple at Shiba in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of rain falling on a large pine tree over a lakeshore, with boats and a shrine at right.

Evening Rain on the Karasaki Pine

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a long wooden bridge, sailboats on calm water, and a conical mountain under a golden sunset sky.

Sunset at Seta

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of horses grazing on a grassy plain by the sea, with a large pine tree and travelers under umbrellas.

Chiriu, Station No. 40

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a blossoming hillside with footbridges, a pavilion, boats on the bay, and distant islands under a pale sky

Tenpōzan at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshū Ajikawaguchi Tenpōzan), from the series Remarkable…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse crossing a wooden bridge over a river toward hills and village rooftops.

Fukui Bridge in Echizen Province (Echizen Fukui no hashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Pro…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind tea fields, with workers, pack horses, a wooden bridge and a pine tree in the foreground

Fuji from the Katakura Tea Fields in Suruga (Sunshū Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Moun…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of snowy rooftops, a pine tree, figures in a pavilion, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Morning after the Snow at Koishikawa in Edo (Koishikawa yuki no ashita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fu…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of red-tinged Mount Fuji above clouds, with red lightning bolts striking the dark foreground below.

Storm below Mount Fuji (Sanka no haku u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a waterwheel and workers by a river, with Mount Fuji in the distance under a blue sky.

The Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers resting in an inn courtyard with blue crest curtains, lanterns, and a tall pine tree.

Seki, Stations No. 48

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with travelers on a misty river, with porters and boats crossing a sandbank beyond.

Mitsuke; Tenryugawa Ferry, Station No. 29

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge under a full moon, with a pine tree, horse, dog and children on the ban

Nagakubo, Station No. 28

Utagawa Hiroshige