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15,015 works

Ukiyo-e print of two women beside a black lacquer box, one holding a fan with a caricatured face.

Fan Vendor

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1797

Woodblock print of a woman before a mirror with two girls playing nearby, one blindfolded, in patterned kimono.

Kiyomizu Komachi, from the series Futabagusa nana Komachi

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman tending a brazier while a standing man in a striped robe watches beside a screen.

The Seventh Hour of the Night

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a bowing young man, two women beside a shoji screen, and a framed inset scene with a samurai.

A Young Man at the Side of a House

Kitagawa Utamaro

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a net bag beside a kneeling child, with a samurai scene inset in the upper left.

A Woman Snatching a Bag of Sweetmeats from Her MotHer

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one playing a shamisen, with a parasol, a cat, and a mountain painting behind them.

Two Tori-oi, or Itinerant Women Musicians of the Eta Class

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of two women on a riverbank with a parasol, staff, mountains, a pagoda and a waterfall behind them.

The Kōya no Tamagawa, Province of Kii

Utamaro II, ca. 1806

Four women in kimono on a veranda overlooking a river and blossoming cherry trees, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Group of Women on the Engawa of a Country House, in the time of the Cherry Blossoming

Utamaro II, ca. 1806

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, a courtesan and two attendants, with elaborate yellow hairpins.

The Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya attended by Two Shinzo and Her Kamuro Yoshino

Utamaro II, ca. 1806

Triptych print of courtesans and attendants strolling a lantern-lit street of shops in Yoshiwara, in patterned kimono.

Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō in Yoshiwara

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Two-panel woodblock print of women in kimono walking past pine trees and a stone lantern at a temple grounds.

Horinouchi Myo-ho-ji Eho Mairi no Zu

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1804

Woodblock print of women in kimono at a temple with a pine tree, red altar, and courtyard, split across two sheets.

Pilgrimage to Myōhōji in Horinouchi, Edo

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1804

Woman in patterned kimono tying a curtain beside a hanging chrysanthemum vase and a narcissus arrangement, Japanese woodblock

A Woman Tying up a Curtain, a Flower Arrangement of Chrysanthemums in a Boat-shaped Hanging Vase, and Narcissus Arran…

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1805

Black and white woodblock print of an old man with a staff, a fox near a lantern, straw bundles and a crescent moon.

Trapping the Fox

Utagawa Toyohiro, 1808

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind clouds, with a rider on a white horse beside a pine tree and porters on a road.

The Top of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of workers carving wooden ornaments by a river, with boats, a pine tree, and a lion sculpture.

Imadogawa

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1801-4

Woodblock print of a fisherwoman beside a large basket, with two boys and shellfish on the ground, plus calligraphy.

Fisherwoman with a Basket and Two Boys

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Figures in robes sit and stand around a low table on rocks, gazing at a moon above distant mountains in a Japanese print.

Nanamaro and His Followers Looking at the Moon in China

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of men and women in layered court robes dancing, with vertical calligraphy and a folding fan at lower right.

Men and Women in Court Costume Dancing

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono and children among plum trees, with a pavilion and veranda at right.

Scene from the Chushihgura (Vendetta of the 47 Loyal Retailers)

Torii Kiyomine, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a bearded armored general seated before a pine tree, with a red railing and calligraphy.

Chinese General "Tiger" from the Story "Suikoden"

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a fan on a red verandah, with pine branches and calligraphy in the sky.

Lady with Fan Standing on Verandah

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman threading a needle on a verandah beside a red railing and pine branches.

Lady Threading Needle on Verandah

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Ink sketch of grinning men in kimono walking a rural path, with a calligraphy panel and pine tree behind them.

The Practical Jokers Yajirobei and Kitahachi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Black-and-white woodblock print of men seated at a wayside restaurant, an old man pointing with a cane, a woman at a counter.

The Famous Practical Jokers Yajirobei at a Wayside Restaurant

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Ink sketch of a Japanese teahouse with seated patrons, a brazier vendor, rice cakes and handwritten verses in the margins.

The Branch Road at Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Black-and-white Japanese print of porters and travelers on a road with a cart of straw, hills and rooftops behind.

Street in Kyoto

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of six bearded men in robes gathered among leafy bushes, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Six Superior Men of Reiraka

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of four bearded elderly men in patterned robes on a red bench among green foliage, with calligraphy above.

Four Hermits of Shozan

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese print of seven robed sages gathered among bamboo stalks, one playing a flute while others listen.

Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century