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15,015 works

Woodblock print of a woman riding a white horse led by a man, with Mount Fuji and green fields behind them.

Twilight, Looking at Wild Geese Flying Down Toward Yoshida Bridge

Utagawa Yoshitora, January 1861

Woodblock print of a woman reading a letter beneath a blue mosquito net beside a folding screen.

Woman Reading a Letter under a Mosquito Net

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1798

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded man in a dark coat and woman in red seated at a tea table by a window.

Amerikajin

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1862

Woodblock print of a bearded man in a top hat on a brown horse beside an attendant with a furled umbrella.

An American on Horseback and a Chinese with a Furled Umbrella

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 12th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a bearded man with a rifle beside a woman in a fancy gown playing a flute, with Japanese text above.

An English Man and a Russian Woman

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 12th month, 1860

Woodblock print of sailing ships approaching a pine-covered headland beneath radiating sunburst rays and flying birds.

Tempozan Man-sen Nu-shin no Zu

Yashima Gakutei, 1838

Woodblock print of a boat passing under an arched bridge at night, with a full moon, pine trees and a boatman.

Moonlight View of Suihiro Bridge, Tempozan

Yashima Gakutei, 1838

Woodblock print of figures in a wooden shelter by a bay with sailboats, pines, and mountains beyond.

Shower-Shelter on the Shore of Tempozan Bay

Yashima Gakutei, 1838

Woodblock print of a lake with sailboats, layered mountains, and travelers on a hillside path in the foreground.

Minakuchi, Ishibe, Kusatsu, Otsu, Kyoto

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1840

Woodblock print of travelers on an arched wooden bridge over a rushing river, with autumn trees and hills under an orange sun

Poem by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Japanese woodblock print of a Western-dressed woman and a fur-coated man walking, with an attendant behind them.

Russians Strolling

Utagawa Yoshifuji, February 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a red screen, with a man with a sword visible at the window.

The Man Outside

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, a crane flying above, and a seated woman writing at a red table.

Three Beauties

Suzuki Haruji, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a man bent over a tripod camera under a green cloth, with a woman in a bonnet standing beside him.

French Photographer with His Wife

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861 (Bunkyu 1, 2nd month)

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in European dress riding a spotted horse, with a man and child beside her and text above.

France

Utagawa Yoshikazu

Woodblock print of two standing men in long robes, one holding a red and green folding fan, with calligraphy above.

Two Chinese Men

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a European rider in a black coat and top hat on a brown horse, led by a tattooed attendant.

An American Drawn from Life

Utagawa Yoshitomi, 1861 (2nd month)

Japanese triptych print showing Western men and women in period dress beside a harbor with sailing ships and steamers.

People of the Five Nations

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Woodblock print of a bearded American merchant in a black coat with a woman in red and a spotted dog, 1861.

American Merchant Strolling in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861 (1st month)

Woodblock print of a foreign woman in a red headscarf and striped skirt holding a child in a room with a window.

A Foreigner Enjoying Her Children

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860 (10th month)

Japanese woodblock print of a European woman, a child riding a red horse, and a boy in blue leading it beneath a tree.

French Pastimes (Furansu-jin yūkō)

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo, 1860 (Man’en 1)

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded Russian man in a fur-trimmed coat beside a woman with a parasol and striped skirt.

Russians

Kunihisa, 1861 (10th month)

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono, one with a yellow-brimmed hat and hair ornaments, by Utamaro.

O Shichi and Kichisaburo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of three women in kimono under a blossoming cherry tree by a stream, one holding a fan.

Ladies at a Picnic

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a woman at a curtained doorway with a seated woman and child in an interior room.

Domestic Scene

Yanagawa Shunsui, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and red lining, holding a sword, before a brushwood fence.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd as a Man who Stands with Arms Folded near a Brush Fence

Katsukawa Shunshō

Triptych woodblock print: moonlit riverside scene, woman in red gown beneath a tree, and uniformed man with woman before a we

Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1887

Woodblock print of five kabuki actors in patterned kimono with crests and swords, standing in a grouped pose.

Five Popular Actors as the Gonin Otoko or Five Otokodate, in "Ume Wakana Futaba Soga"

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red robes with a white crest, holding a sword beside a bamboo blind.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in Shibaraku in Deep Red Robes

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dark green robe with white crests, kneeling beneath a bamboo blind with a red tassel.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo in Shibaraku in Dark Green Robes

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781