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Woodblock print of a biwa lute in a dragon-patterned brocade cover beside a potted plant, with calligraphy above.

Biwa with Brocade Cover, from the series Musical Instruments

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1808

Head of a Salmon

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a dark court hat and gray hat with purple tassels and plum blossoms, with calligraphy at upper left.

Eboshi (a court hat)

Woodblock print of sushi rolls on a tray beside a patterned sake cup, with calligraphy above.

New Year’s Sake and Sushi

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1810

Cock and dog

Totoya Hokkei, probably 1814

Japanese woodblock print of two courtesans in patterned kimono, one seated with a fan and plum branch, beside calligraphy.

Two Courtesans

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of sake cups, a stemmed glass, and lacquer dishes with calligraphy, in soft pink, orange and grey tones.

Sake Cups for a New Year’s Toast

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1820

Two seated boys in patterned kimono beside a folding screen showing a moon over waves, with calligraphy on the left.

Two Boys and a Screen

Yashima Gakutei, early 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped green kimono with willow branches and a red poem panel.

Courtesan Dancing

Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century

Japanese print of two courtesans, one playing a koto and one reading a letter, with calligraphy above.

Two Courtesans, One Playing a Koto (Harp) and The Other Reading a Letter

Japanese print of winter cherries and pale leaves with red fruit, accompanied by vertical calligraphy and red seals.

Winter Cherries

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woman in a kimono leaning on a veranda railing beside plum branches, with distant hills and calligraphy, Japanese print.

Courtesan Leaning on the Railing of a Veranda

Kubo Shunman, probably 1816

Woodblock print of a feather-brush, a patterned medicine case and a white rat netsuke with calligraphy on cream paper.

Feather-Brush and Doran (a Kind of Medicine Case) with a Netsuke of a Rat

Totoya Hokkei, probably 1816

Woodblock print of a white rat on a gray fūchin ornament with red cord, handwritten poems, and a red seal.

Rat on a Fūchin, Ornament with a Design of Egoyomi (Pictorial Calendar)

Kubo Shunman, 1816

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a shell-patterned kimono with a fan, beside a New Year box of pine and lobster.

Courtesan and New Year Decoration

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1816

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a red pine-patterned kimono beside a brazier, with calligraphy and a screen beh

Courtesan

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a wooden box with red lacquer interior holding sword fittings, with loose fittings on cloth and calligraph

Set of Sword Fittings

Woodblock print of a standing man with a round fan and a seated child in a lattice-ceilinged room with tea utensils.

Scene from a Modified Soga Play

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1745

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, beside water buckets and plum blossoms unde

The Actor Oneo Kikugoro in the Role of Soga no Goro

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of two kimono-clad figures beside pine trees, rocks, and a shrine building in green and cream tones.

Ichimura Kamezo and Arashi Tomonosuke

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a samurai holding a basket hat before a bamboo fence with pine and hanging poem cards.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon Eighth as a Samurai Carring a Basket Hat

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1752

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono with raised swords beside a plum branch and a veranda.

Ogino Isaburo as Asamajiro; Sanogawa Ichimatsu as Fujitaro

Torii Kiyonobu I, 1748

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 two kimono-clad figures on a wooden stage with plum blossoms, a rock and a basin, in green and yellow.

Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of two kabuki figures in blue patterned kimono beside a shoji screen, pine and vine.

Scene from a Drama: Ichimura Uzaemon as a Samurai

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of a bearded man standing above a seated woman and child beside a waterfall, with a mountain behind.

Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1749

Woodblock print of a samurai youth in a yellow kimono with a sword, standing beside a screen with plum blossoms.

Actor as a Samurai Youth

Torii Kiyotada, ca. 1735

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a round mirror stand, chest, and bamboo screen.

Actor as a Woman Standing by a Mirror Stand

Torii Kiyotada, ca. 1735

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned green kimono with long sleeves and calligraphy beside her.

The Second Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of Tegoshi no Shosho

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1757

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 a kneeling kabuki actor in a bird-patterned kimono with crests, beside a wooden stand and calligraphy.

The Actor Ichimura Kamezo in the Role of Sogo no Juro Sukenari, in the Drama "Edo Murasaki Kongen Soga"

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1761

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki figure in a patterned kimono holding two swords, with calligraphy at upper left

The Second Segawa Kikunojo Commonly Known by His Literary Name, Roko

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1762

Woodblock print of a woman in a crane-patterned kimono carrying a basket and leading a horse beside flowering plants.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in the Role of the Famous Strong Woman Okane

Torii Kiyomitsu, probably 1765

Woodblock print of two figures in kimono under a green parasol beside a pine tree, one carrying two swords.

The Actor Arashi Otohachi as a Young Samurai in Woman's Clothes

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1756

Japanese print of a female warrior on a white horse grappling with a samurai in green armor beside a windswept pine tree.

Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Saburo Ieyoshi at the Battle of Awazu no Hara

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1750

Japanese woodblock print of a court lady in patterned robes with a cat at her feet and calligraphy at upper left.

Court Lady

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono seated in a palanquin, with a kneeling attendant in green beside her.

A Woman Seated in a Kago

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1752

Japanese woodblock print of folded blue bedding, a patterned pouch and a wooden rest on orange cloth, with calligraphy.

Bed-clothing

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Japanese print of a blue patterned wine pot beside a small cup and box, with vertical calligraphy above.

Wine Pot and Cup

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of a robed calligrapher with a brush in his mouth unrolling a scroll at a red writing table by a river.

The Chinese Calligrapher Boying (Japanese: Hakuei; also known as the “Sage of Cursive Script”); “Inkstone” (Suzuri),…

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1827

Woodblock print of women and a small boy gathering shells on a beach, with boats and waves on the sea behind them.

Women and a Small Boy Gathering Shells on a Beach by the Sea

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1758

Woodblock print of children playing games indoors with a standing woman, pine decorations, and New Year offerings on a tatami

The First Month

Ishikawa Toyomasa, ca. 1767

Woodblock print of four figures in kimono wrestling near a red torii gate and pine trees on a shrine ground.

The Second Month

Ishikawa Toyomasa, ca. 1767

Japanese woodblock print of a seated calligrapher in a patterned kimono beside a writing table with scroll and brushes.

The Heian Court Calligrapher Ono no Tōfū (894-966); “Calligraphy Brush” (Fude), from Four Friends of the Writing Tabl…

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1827

Woman seated at a writing table holding a sheet of paper, with scrolls, a candle stand and a large ceramic jar, Japanese prin

Nuji (Japanese: Joki; female attendant who compiled writings by Daoist sages); “Paper” (Kami), from Four Friends of t…

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1827

Woollen-robed scholar at a writing table, with a black ink-smoke trail rising to a small figure, in a floral-bordered Japanes

Emperor Xuanzong (Japanese: Gensō) and Daoist Magician Lo Gongyuan Arising from an Inkstone; “Ink” (Sumi), from Four…

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1827

Woodblock print of a woman beside a doll display while attendants carry a child in a palanquin across a wooden floor.

The Festival of Dolls (Third Month)

Ishikawa Toyomasa, ca. 1767

Surimono print of a rooster facing a folding screen painted with roosters and chicks, with poetry text beside it.

Cock Eyeing a Free-standing Screen Painted with Cock, Hen, and Chicks, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame suri…

Yanagawa Shigenobu, probably 1813

Japanese surimono page with peacock feathers and seal ink on the left and a rooster and hen before a bamboo screen on the rig

Seal-stone and Seal-ink with Peacock Feathers, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1

Totoya Hokkei, probably 1817

Surimono print of a writing set with brushes, inkstone and flower-patterned box beside a poem card in Japanese script.

Writing Set and Poem Card Box (Shikishi-bako), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1805-10

Japanese print of two men preparing for New Year beside a mortar, wooden board, and lattice screen, with calligraphy at left.

Preparations for the New Year, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 1)

Totoya Hokkei, 1817

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

Japanese print of a wooded island in calm water, a rocky shore with pines, distant Mount Fuji, and handwritten calligraphy.

Turtle Island and Fujiyama

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a robed figure in a gold crown beside rocks, with a white hare drawn at lower left.

Prince Okuni (?) and a Hare

Yashima Gakutei, probably 1819

Woodblock print of a saddle, coiled reins, whip and patterned cloth on a pale ground, with calligraphy above.

Saddle and Other Pieces of Harness

Kubo Shunman, probably 1810

Woodblock print of children in kimono playing on a riverbank, one pointing at a bird flying over water and flowering shrubs.

The Fourth Month

Ishikawa Toyomasa, ca. 1767

Woodblock print of an embroidered tobacco pouch, a pipe, and a dark oval ornament with yellow cord and calligraphy.

Tobacco Pouch and Pipe

Kubo Shunman, 1813

Print of a curved horn-shaped flower vase with a dark ring handle and red tip, beside Japanese calligraphy.

Horn Flower-Vase

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of an open red-faced folding fan with calligraphy columns above, by Totoya Hokkei.

Wine-Cup and Fan

Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century

Japanese print of two costumed manzai dancers beside pine decorations with gold streamers and calligraphy.

New Year's Decoration of Pine Trees and Manzai Dancers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in kimono beside bamboo, two children with a kite, and a dog, with calligraphy at upper left.

Street Scene in the New Year Season

Utagawa Kuninao, 1814

Woodblock print of a halberd lying across a dragon-patterned brocade robe, beside a carved seal and calligraphy.

Halberd, Brocade Robe and Seal

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of women and children on a veranda with lanterns, a man on a swing, and a flying crane.

The Eleventh Month

Ishikawa Toyomasa, ca. 1767

Woodblock print of two women in kimono playing a string game together in a room with a folding screen.

Young Women Playing Cat’s Cradle (Ayatori)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765-66