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1,431 works

Woodblock print of a white rooster and brown hen beneath a large red rising sun, with vertical Japanese calligraphy at left.

Rising Sun and Cock and Hen

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one dancing with a folding fan, with calligraphy above.

Three Girls Singing and Dancing

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Japanese print of a folding screen with a red sun and turtle beside stacked boxes and New Year gifts on a red mat.

Screen and Miscellaneous New Year Presents

Ishikawa Kazan, 19th century

Hokusai woodblock print of two women preparing tea beside a wooden box and folding screen, with calligraphy above.

Women Preparing Tea Around the Fire-Holder

Katsushika Hokusai, 1816

Two women and a girl in patterned kimono look at painted leaves, one holding a lacquer tray, in a Japanese print.

Two Women and a Girl Looking at Paintings

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Woodblock print of a black kimono on a clothes rack beside a red table with a bronze vase and a bare branch.

Flower Vase with Stand; Dress Hanging on a Clothesrack

Hachifusa Shūri

Woodblock print of an actor in a brown kimono with two women preparing New Year decorations, with calligraphy in the margins.

Actor Nakamura Utayemon with Two Women Preparing for the New Year Ceremony

Utagawa Toyokuni, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono playing a shamisen, with calligraphy beside her.

Woman Playing on the Shamisen

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Woodblock print of a courtesan bending beside a child attendant and a potted plum tree, with calligraphy above.

Courtesan and her Child Attendant with a Potted Plum Tree

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1815

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen beside a cat and a dog near a black lacquer box.

Woman Tuning a Shamisen and a Cat Looking at its Own Reflection

Yashima Gakutei, mid- 1820s

Woodblock print of dark and teal seaweed with red fronds and sprigs, with vertical calligraphy and a red seal above.

Various Seaweed

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of two swallows flying above white and red peonies with green leaves and calligraphy inscriptions.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Swallows and Peonies

Teisai Hokuba, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a red carp leaping up a blue waterfall, with calligraphy and a red seal at the left.

Red Carp Ascending a Waterfall

Yashima Gakutei, late 1820s

Two bullfinches on a branch beside pink cherry blossoms and a dark gnarled trunk, with Japanese calligraphy on pale paper.

Bullfinches and Cherry Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of two marsh-tits beside white crab apple blossoms and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Marsh-tits and Crab Apple Flowers

Teisai Hokuba, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a wine bottle, yellow cup and white cherry blossoms on a red cloth, with calligraphy at upper left.

Wine Bottle, Cup and Cherry Blossoms

Yashima Gakutei, probably 1817

Print of two swallows near drooping wisteria blossoms and blue-green leaves, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Swallows and Wisteria

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Print of two sparrows beside a dandelion with a round seedhead and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Sparrows and Dandelions

Teisai Hokuba, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of eggplants in a woven basket with a single eggplant beside it and handwritten calligraphy above.

Eggplants in a Basket

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of cherry blossom sprigs above a seal box with red stamp and ruler, with black calligraphy at top.

Cherry Blossoms and Seal-box with Ink and Ruler

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a mountain dove perched on a peach branch with pink blossoms and green leaves, by Teisai Hokuba.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Mountain Dove and Peach Flowers

Teisai Hokuba, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a lacquered cake bowl with yokan bean jelly, patterned paper wrapping, a pink flower and a knife.

Cake Bowl with Yokan (Bean Jelly); Specialities of Yatsuhashiya in Sagacho, Fukagawa

Hokucho Joren, 19th century

Woodblock print of a crowd carrying tall poles of paper lanterns through a hillside festival, with pine trees and calligraphy

People with Lanterns in Procession

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a large sea bream and a red lobster on a pale seabed, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Tai Fish and Lobster; Specialities of Yanagiya in Odawara-cho

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a parasol and white bird beside a wooden building, in a patterned black kimono.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (1791-1859) in the Role of Konoshita Tokichi from the Scene "Mountain Gate" in the Play Yakko Ya…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1819

Japanese print of tea utensils on a grey tray with a white camellia, dark leaves, a pink jar and a bamboo scoop.

White

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a patterned box tied with black ribbons beside a red cloth, with calligraphy above.

Box of Face Powder and Hair Ties; Specialities of Shimomura in Ryogaecho

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a snowy landscape with mountains, a river, an arched bridge, a thatched hut and a poled boat.

Snowy Landscape

Ishikawa Kazan, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of Otafuku holding a branch of white cherry blossoms, with long black hair and a red patterned kimono.

Otafuku Holding a Branch of Double White Cherry Blossoms

Watanabe Kazan, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of three stacked striped tobacco pouches with brown lids and handwritten Japanese calligraphy above.

Tobacco Pouches; Specialities of Takaya in Yokkaichi

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century