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14,994 works

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue striped kimono holding a folding fan and hand mirror against a red patterned background.

Woman with a Folding Fan and Hand Mirror, from the series Sensuous Young Women of Contemporary Times

Utagawa Kunisada, 1838

Woodblock print of a leaping tiger above a boy in red and yellow robes beside a pine tree and waterfall.

Yang Xiang (Yō Kō), from the series A Child’s Mirror of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijūshi kō dōji kag…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of figures strolling among irises near a tea house with lanterns, under a leaning pine, in blue tones.

View of Iris Gardens at Horikiri

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of Yokohama waterfront with Western buildings, flags, sailing ships, carriages and pedestrians.

View of the Seafront in Yokohama (Yokohama Kagandori no fūkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 5th month, 1870

Ink line-block proof of women with an umbrella on a riverbank beside boats and a sail, with a mountain in the distance.

Proof Line-Block Print for Fan

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Ink drawing of two women on a hillside under pine trees overlooking rooftops and the Zenpukuji Temple in the distance.

Two Women Admiring the Sights from a Vantage Point Overlooking the Zenpukuji Temple

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Three-panel black ink print of multi-masted foreign ships with rigging anchored in a harbor before a Japanese town.

Foreign Ships Offshore at Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of a procession passing a torii gate and bay with boats, framed by pine trees and village rooftops.

View of Kanagawa on the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō kanagawa no shōkei)

Utagawa Sadahide, ca. 1862-63

Triptych woodblock print of a crowded arched bridge over a river, with hundreds of boats and fireworks in a night sky.

Panoramic View of Ryōgoku Bridge in the Summer

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Three-panel woodblock print of a storm at sea with wrecked ships, armored warriors with banners, and divine figures in the cl

Defeat of the Mongols in the Western Sea

Utagawa Sadahide, 1863

Triptych woodblock print of a night street with blooming cherry trees, lanterns, carriages, and people in kimono.

Cherries at Night at New Shimabara

Utagawa Yoshitora, 19th century

Woodblock triptych of women bathing and dressing in a crowded Japanese public bath, with wooden tubs and hanging signs.

Interior of a Public Bath

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 19th century

Triptych print of a courtier in green robe on a moonlit beach with crescent moon, rocks, pine tree and calm sea.

Heian Period Courtier on a Moonlit Beach

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of a circus with horse riders, acrobats, clowns, tigers in a cage, and elephants on green ground.

Chiarini's Circus (Sekai daiichi charine daikyokuba)

Utagawa Masanobu, September 4, 1886

Surimono print of plum blossoms, a waterfall over a bamboo pipe, rock and bamboo, with calligraphy at left.

Surimono

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1860

Woodblock print of a steamship and crowded rowboats on choppy sea, with hills on the horizon and a text panel.

Chronicle of the Imperial Restoration (Kōkoku isshin kenbunshi)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, June, 1876

Triptych woodblock print of samurai troops with banners marching past a castle wall, ships and mountains in the distance.

Hideyoshi and His Troops Leaving Nagoya Camp (Mashiba Hideyoshi kō nagoya jin saki te no shoshō kuridashi no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 19th century

Pen drawing cutaway of a sailing ship showing crew working on several decks, with masts, rigging, and waves below.

Interior of a German Battleship

Unsen, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of a daimyo procession on a coastal road with cliffs, sea, pine tree and Mount Fuji.

Daimyo's Processions Passing along the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, Mount Fuji, and a crowded street of lantern-lit stalls and figures in kimon

A Distant View of Yokohama from Kanagawa (Kanagawa yōri Yokohama...ken no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 5th month, 1860

Ink drawing of a mounted rider, seated figures and a bearded ascetic beneath trees, with a distant army on a hill.

Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic

Nainsukh, ca. 1775-80

Two kabuki actor woodblock prints on checkered yellow ground; left in purple robe with crests, right raising a sword.

Kabuki Actors Asao Yūjirō as Sano Genzaemon and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Miura Arajirō, in the play Keisei Sano no Funab…

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1822

Two kabuki actor portraits in woodblock print, framed by cherry blossoms and blue patterned borders, one holding an open fan.

Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kitsune Tadanobu, in the play Yoshitsune…

Gyokuryūtei Shigeharu, 1830

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print with kabuki actor portraits in roundels and full figures, calligraphy, and bold colors.

Nine Prints Depicting Dual Portraits of Actors in Roles

Utagawa Hirosada, ca. 1852

Open album spread of two Japanese woodblock prints: a woman in a red floral kimono and a man in blue holding a sword.

Album of Forty Actor Prints

Utagawa Hirosada, ca. 1852

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in theatrical costume, one long-haired in patterned robes, one bald in a pale ga

Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left)

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1854

Woodblock print of a courtesan procession with four attendants in patterned yellow and white kimono, with calligraphy at righ

Procession of a Courtesan with Her Four Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1789

Woodblock print of a court lady standing under a blossoming plum tree, with poem text and lacquer cabinets on the left.

Court Lady Beneath an Old Plum Tree; Two Lacquer Cabinets for the Shell-matching Game

Kubo Shunman, 1793

Woman in kimono kneeling to write calligraphy at a low table, with brushes, an ink stone and a bamboo screen beside her.

Young Woman Writing Calligraphy

Kubo Shunman, 1793 (Year of the Goat)

Woodblock print of a large black lacquer sake cup beside stacked tiger-marked crates, a lattice fence, and a tiled roof.

Large Lacquer Sake Cup Reading "Full House"

Kubo Shunman, 1794, year of the tiger