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15,015 works

Triptych woodblock print of a parliament chamber with seated members, a standing speaker, and printed member name lists.

Illustration of the Imperial Diet House of Commons with a Listing of all Members

Toyohara Kuniteru III, 10/1890

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in military uniforms with swords, before tents and a red sky.

Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Ki…

Toyohara Kunichika, March, 1878

Japanese woodblock print of a tall figure with a hat and fish, followed by two children, one with a parasol.

Buddhist Nun Speaking to Two Little Girls who are Following Her

Kondo Katsunobu, ca. 1730

Triptych woodblock print of women with parasols and a uniformed man beneath blossoming cherry trees, with Mount Fuji in the d

View of Benten Shrine on Nakanoshima Island in Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Park, from the series Famous Views of Tokyo (Tōky…

Utagawa Hiroshige III, May, 1881

Woodblock print of evening diners on riverside platforms and lantern-lit teahouses along a river, with mountains beyond.

Cooling off in the Evening at Shijogawara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a teahouse with travelers overlooking the sea and Mount Fuji, with a skeleton in the foreground.

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Yoshida), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Hokusai woodblock print: travelers cross wooden and rope bridges with Mount Fuji rising in the distance over fields.

Nakahara in Sagami Province (Sōshū Nakahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen across water, with a village, thatched huts and blue-coated porters carrying poles in the

Fuji Seen in the Distance from Senju Pleasure Quarter (Senju kagai yori chōbō no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vi…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a man in a red robe holding a sword, standing in falling snow before a bamboo fence at night.

Onoe Matsusuke as Man Armed with a Sword, Standing in Snow before a Fence

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered robe holding a small painting of a woman before bamboo.

Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788-90

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono riding a bullock under a snowy umbrella, with a plum branch.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV on a Bullock in a Snowstorm

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Triptych print of a soldier beside a stone wall as an explosion breaks a gate, with fallen figures and a flag at right.

Onoguchi Tokuji during the Siege of Jinzhou Fortress

Mizuno Toshikata, February 1895

Two kabuki actors with swords in dramatic poses under a crescent moon and streaking clouds in a night sky.

The Actors Otani Tomoemon I and Bando Mitsugoro I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1776

Woodblock print of a woman with dark hair in a blossom-patterned kimono holding a red pipe to her lips against yellow.

“High-Ranking Courtesan” (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi),

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794-95

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono holding a gray parasol and a red and yellow fan.

“Woman Holding Up a Parasol” from the series Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninsō juppen: Higasa o sasu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1792-93

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with cloud motifs, holding a fan, against a yellow background.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III as Fuwa Banzaemon in a Thunder Robe, Playing with a Fan

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor kneeling by a waterfall, holding a sword and raising a black hat, in red and striped robes.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Man Armed with a Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1789

Triptych woodblock print of uniformed officers receiving ceremonial cups from attendants in red and white robes in a formal i

Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinbu shoshō t…

Toyohara Chikanobu, July, 1877

Triptych woodblock print of women in long dresses and a bearded officer in uniform before screens, with a seated woman at a p

Illustration of the Empress Visiting the General Staff Headquarters [to present a tray of bandages] (Sanbō honbu gyōk…

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1895

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a samurai holding a raised sword, glaring, with a tree branch above and a yellow ground.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunsen, 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a drawn sword in his teeth-bitten stance beside a river bank.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo with Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a man in a blue checkered robe and black hat holding a brush, with blossoms behind him.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor posed as a samurai, holding a sword, in a red robe and floral patterned kimono.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai Ready to Fight

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1771

Three-panel woodblock print of sailing ships, a steamship, and people in Western dress on a harbor quay with a city beyond.

Sailing from a California Port

Utagawa Sadahide, 1862

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red court robe with green patterned garment, holding a staff, with stern painted face.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzō III as a Court Noble

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a sword and carrying a wicker basket.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in checkered kimono and striped garment readying to wade into the sea with a sword.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Man Ready to Wade into the Sea with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of many world monarchs in uniforms and gowns against a red background, labeled in Japane

Mirror of Portraits of All Sovereigns in the World (Sejō kakkoku shaga teiō kagami)

Toyohara Chikanobu, April, 1879

Woodblock print of two elegantly dressed figures under a parasol on a wooden veranda, one holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo II as a Girl and Ichikawa Tomiyeimon?

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a white robe holding plum blossoms, the other kneeling in a striped kim

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Woman

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770