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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 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

Woodblock print of a small grey bird on a branch beside pink magnolia blossoms against a blue-to-cream gradient sky.

Purple Magnolia and Hornbill

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1830

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 a dark eagle with yellow talons perched on a rock beside orange azaleas and waves.

Eagle on a Rock; Flowering Azaleas

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a bullfinch on a branch of pink camellias with green leaves and fallen petals below.

Camellia and Bullfinch

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of a river landscape with travelers on horseback, boats, ducks, a village, and a blue mountain peak.

Sumida River

Totoya Hokkei, Year of the Dragon, probably 1832

Woodblock print still life of a red fan, green horse-patterned pouch, bird medallion and patterned box with calligraphy.

Horse Pattern (Koma shōbu), from the series Horses

Katsushika Hokusai, 1822

Two wild geese fly past a full moon above blue clouds in a Japanese woodblock print.

Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of a warbler hanging from a stem beside pink and white camellias and green reeds.

Warbler and Camellia

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1815-20

Two-panel woodblock print: a yellow bird on cherry blossoms at left, and an armored rider on a white horse beside a pine at r

Left: Bird on Branch of a Cherry Tree; Right: Minamotono Yoshiié on Horseback

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of two mallard ducks beside tall reeds on blue water, with Japanese calligraphy in the upper left.

Mallard Ducks and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of two mandarin ducks on a rock by water, with orange irises and green leaves, and calligraphy at left.

Pair of Mandarin Ducks and Iris Flowers

Woman playing a flute while riding a mythical bird with flowing robes and scarves among clouds, Japanese woodblock print.

Mystical Bird (Karyōbinga)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820-33

Woodblock print of a long-tailed tit hanging upside down from autumn ivy with red leaves against a blue-to-cream sky.

Long-tailed Tit on Autumn Ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Japanese woodblock print of two mandarin ducks in green, gray and pink, with vertical calligraphy and red seals.

Two Birds

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan beside a thatched house, with a boatman in a small boat below and birds in flight.

Scene from a Drama, probably "Musume Dojoji"

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1744

Woodblock print of wild geese flying past a full moon over a curved bay with boats and shoreline houses.

Full Moon at Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1831

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan, with a flying crane and calligraphy above.

The Second Segawa Sangoro in the Role of Kiyomihara Tengyoku

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1761

Woodblock print of three sparrows, two perched among plum blossoms and one flying, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sparrows and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a harbor at dusk with a crescent moon, tall masts, moored boats, riverside houses and red clouds.

The Year's First Song of the Cuckoo at Tsukudajima

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1831

Two women in kimono on a veranda look up at plum blossoms and geese flying overhead, in a Japanese woodblock print.

See Them Fly

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767

Woodblock print of a crane-decorated bowl of New Year food and a red dish with an egg, with chopsticks and calligraphy.

Bowl of New Year Food

Teisai Hokuba, probably 1808

Woodblock print of a mallard duck flying over snow-covered reeds and a frozen shore, with falling snow and a red seal.

A Wild Duck near a Snow-laden Shore

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of a duck lying beside two bundles of scallions, with calligraphy verses on the left.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Duck and Scallions

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1810s

Woodblock print of a bush warbler beside a plum branch with red buds and white blossoms, with a poem column at left.

Bush Warbler on a Plum Branch (Ume ni uguisu)

Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of women and a child on a balcony, one pointing at a long-tailed bird in the sky.

A Long-Tailed Fowl (Onagadori), from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochō jūnikin)

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a black court hat, folding fan, crane-patterned robe and cherry blossom sprig with calligraphy above.

Cherry Blossoms and Court Hat

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1816

Woodblock print of two sparrows in flight beside orange and white chrysanthemums and purple asters on a pale background.

Sparrows and Chrysanthemums

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1825

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono on an ornate boat, with a phoenix at left and bamboo at right.

The Treasure Boat

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1795