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33,907 works

Woodblock print of a black letter box with red tassels and a branch of plum blossoms, with Japanese calligraphy.

Letter-Box and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of books, an inkstone with calligraphy, a brush vase, a teapot and cherry blossoms on a table.

Books and Brush-Stand

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a red-framed calligraphy screen beside a pine New Year decoration and hanging willow branches.

Screen of Calligraphy and New Year Decoration

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a black lacquer lidded bowl on a tray with a red ewer and chopsticks, with Japanese calligraphy.

Lidded Lacquer Bowl and Sake Ewer for a New Year Celebration

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1805-10

Woodblock print of a standing nobleman in patterned robes and a kneeling carpenter working on a wooden box, with calligraphy.

Young Nobleman and Carpenter

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Print of two seated figures in court dress on a wooden veranda above rippling water, with plum branches and calligraphy.

Young Nobleman and His Attendant

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print still life of a folding fan, cloth bag, and patterned incense tube with tassels and calligraphy.

Fan, Bag and Incense-Tube

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of a covered fire-holder, blue and white bowl of plants, kettle and cups on a patterned mat.

Fire-Holder and Flower-Pot

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of incense ceremony utensils, a patterned curtain, a black lacquer box, and a white bowl, with calligraphy.

Screen and Utensils for the Incense Ceremony

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a candle stand with lit candle beside a red fan decorated with bamboo and snow, with calligraphy above.

Candle-Stand and Fan

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a go board with stones, lacquered bowls, a fan and cushion, with calligraphy above.

Outfit for the Go Game

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Pale clam shells with pink markings beside cherry blossom sprigs, with vertical calligraphy on a cream background.

Cherry Blossoms and Shells

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a picnic still life with red polka-dot cloth, patterned bundle, fan and calligraphy.

Picnic Outfit

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a celestial maiden floating on clouds with flowing blue robe, scarf, and calligraphy above.

Girl In the Form of a Divinity Beating a Drum

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a gold lacquer food box with New Year's dishes and a white wine goblet with a paper ornament.

Wine Goblet and Lacquer Food Box with New Year’s Meal

Totoya Hokkei, 1811

Woodblock print of paper candles in open boxes with plum blossoms and patterned paper, with calligraphy at upper left.

Candles of Aizu

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a black court hat on a white stand above folded red and patterned court robes, with calligraphy.

Court Hat and Court Dress

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a red shrine beneath a large pine tree, with a torii gate, stone lanterns and calligraphy.

Shrine Under a Big Pine Tree

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Two oval gold coins on pale paper with a red seal and vertical Japanese calligraphy beside them.

Gold Coins

Asakura Sansho, 1813

Japanese print of a black bachi plectrum on a patterned silk pouch with green cloth, beside columns of handwritten Japanese t

Bachi (Plectrum) Used in Playing Shamisen

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a lobster with long antennae beside lotus root and leafy greens, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Lobster and Vegetables

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a red kettle, black lacquer stand, blue and white cup and ladle, with calligraphy beside them.

Wine-Set

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono approaching a shrine with a red lantern, a child at lower left, and a fern above.

Young Women Visiting a Shinto Shrine

Katsushika Hokusai, 1814

Woodblock print of two robed figures beside a screen with a crane and waves, with calligraphy text at left.

History of Kamakura (where Minamoto Shogunate was Established)

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated woman in patterned robes beside a dragon coiled around a rocky cliff above waves.

History of Kamakura

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of samurai with a banner and sword on wavy water, with handwritten calligraphy above.

History of Kamakura

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a red lacquer stand with a rock, a writing box, patterned paper, a brush, and a potted plant.

Stand, Box and Writing-Paper

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1816

Woodblock print of a flower-patterned box with a printed sheet of three figures and Japanese calligraphy around it.

Surimono and a Box

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1808

Japanese print of a folded kimono with fur collar beside a black teapot decorated with pine, with calligraphy on the left.

Outfit for the New Year Ceremony

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

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

Japanese print of New Year decorations: an iron kettle, patterned lidded container, pine arrangement and fan on a red tray.

New Year Decorations and Tablewares

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of an open lacquered box with plum blossoms, a folded paper package, and Japanese calligraphy.

Plum Blossoms and Cake-Box

Yashima Gakutei, 1819

Woman in patterned kimono pointing at plum branch on arched bridge, seated man with basket beside her, Japanese woodblock pri

History of Kamakura: Poem-bridge of Egara Tenjin Shrine

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of carpenters shaping timber beams with mallets and chisels beside a tall tree and red fence.

History of Kamakura: Building Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine

Woodblock print of a dark patterned vase, a kitchen knife and a plant sprig, with calligraphy on a cream background.

Vase and Kitchen Knife

Totoya Hokkei, 1816

Woodblock print of a seated red-haired deity on a rock receiving incense from a kneeling woman, with calligraphy beside them.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: “Offering Incense to the Deity of the Stone” (Yōgōishi), from the seri…

Kubo Shunman, early to mid-1810s

Japanese woodblock print of a blooming plum tree with red blossoms over green rocks, with poem columns at left.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Plum Tree in Bloom

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1805-10

Japanese print of courtiers in formal robes leading a white horse past a wooden veranda and a pine tree.

Hakuba no Sechie

Kitao Shigemasa

Japanese print of courtiers on a wooden veranda with plum blossoms, a reading figure, and a standing woman in patterned robes

An Incident from the Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari)

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned green kimono with calligraphy inscription above her.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Genroku-style Courtesan

Utagawa Kuninao, probably 1810s

Woodblock print of two women and an infant on a veranda beside a garden tree with a hanging wind-bell.

The Evening Wind-bell

Santō Kyōden, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a white and grey cat with a red ribbon sitting on a patterned box, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: “Books from Kanazawa Library” (Kanazawa Bunko) and “Foreign Cat of Shō…

Kubo Shunman, early to mid-1810s

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 two women and a man with a basket approaching a stone well marked by a wooden sign.

History of Kamakura: Visitors to Hoshinoi Well

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Japanese print of a wooden stool, cushion and floor mat beside a striped blind, with calligraphy on the left.

Eight Views of the Genji Story: Still Life

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

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 three folded pocket-books in orange, maroon and grey-green with plum blossom and floral motifs.

Pocket-Books

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono beside a glowing lantern at night, with calligraphy.

Courtesan by a Lantern, “Fire,” from the series Five Elements for the Bunsai Poetry Group, a Guide to the Yoshiwara P…

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a grey monkey king in a red robe with a staff, reaching toward leaping figures under a dark sky.

The Monkey King Songokū, from the Chinese novel Journey to the West

Yashima Gakutei, probably 1824

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two young attendants in patterned kimono, with calligraphy in the upper left.

The Oiran Shirayu of Wakanaya attended by Two Kamuro and Shinzo

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of Benzaiten playing a biwa lute while seated on a white dragon against dark clouds.

Benzaiten (Goddess of Music and Good Fortune) Seated on a White Dragon

Aoigaoka Keisei, 1832

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two attendants in patterned kimonos against a plain tan background.

The Oiran Wakoku of Echizen-ya attended by a Shinzo and a Kamuro

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a warrior with a bow confronting a long-haired ghostly woman holding a fan under a full moon.

The Warrior Miura-no-suke Confronting the Court Lady Tamamo-no-mae as She Turns into an Evil Fox with Nine Tails

Yashima Gakutei, late 1820s

Woodblock print of four colored thread spools in pink, yellow, blue-green and black, with handwritten Japanese calligraphy ab

Spools

Kubo Shunman, 1814

Woodblock print of a kneeling actor in patterned robes holding a raised sword, with calligraphy at upper left.

Actor as Tokihira

Utagawa Kunisada, probably 1815

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black patterned kimono with two young attendants in striped robes, ca. 1788.

The Oiran Utagawa of Matsubaya attended by Her Kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1788

Japanese print of two white mice on a ladder beside a patterned cage and green stand, with calligraphy at upper right.

White Mice Playing

Kubo Shunman, probably 1816

Japanese print of two figures on a veranda beside a river, pine tree and plum blossoms, with calligraphy above.

Samurai Admiring Pine-Tree and Plum Blossoms

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Japanese print of a patterned leather purse with floral motifs and a buckle, resting on red cloth, with calligraphy.

Leather Purse with a Buckle in the Shape of a Puppy

Ryūgetsusai Shinkō, probably 1814

Woodblock print of three women by a incense burner, one holding a string of shell beads, with calligraphy at upper right.

The Willow Shell (Yanagi-kai), from an Untitled Set of Beauty Prints on the Theme of Shells

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791

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

Print of peaches in a bronze bowl on a red lacquer table, with a blossoming tree, rock, fan and calligraphy.

Peaches on a Table

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 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

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of nymphs bathing, a horned hunter with a dog, and winged figures in clouds.

Diana and Actaeon

Bartholomeus Spranger, ca. 1580-85