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Woodblock print of two figures on a stone path above a lake, with red-roofed houses on stilts and a moon over a pavilion.

Poem by Sōsei Hōshi, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1921

Japanese woodblock print of courtesans and attendants under cherry blossoms, with patterned kimono and a lacquer box.

Portrait of the Courtesan Nioteru of the Ogiya, with Her Two Attendants Namiji and Aō-mi

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in an iris garden, one with a parasol hat and fan, the other kneeling by flowers.

The Iris Garden

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Woodblock print of elegant figures in an interior with a crane-patterned kimono, incense burner, and garden view through shoj

Interior Scene

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a man in hat and glasses holding a book, with soldiers wading and fighting on mountains behind him.

Portrait of Fukuchi Gen'ichiro (1843-?)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, October 1885

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono in a traditional interior, one playing a shamisen, with a veranda and garden beyo

Interior View

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of four women in kimono standing before a striped curtain and blooming peony plants.

The Bōtan Show

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a crowded parliamentary chamber with seated men at desks, balcony spectators, and uniformed officials unde

Illustration of The Imperial Assembly of the House of Peers (Teikoku gikai kizokuin no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1890

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beneath a pine branch, one holding a fan and one a parasol, beside a wooden fence.

Three Women at the Base of a Pine Tree

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono standing at a yellow railing under a pale moon.

Three Women on a Bridge

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robe and olive kimono holding a striped fan and sword.

The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō 3rd (Kinokuniya)

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of women with umbrellas in snowfall beside a river, wooden bridge, willows and small boats.

Meguro

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of women and children on a teahouse veranda overlooking a lake, with rooftops and trees beyond.

江戸高名会亭尽池之端蓬莱亭青楼花見の休み

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black leaf-patterned kimono holding a sword and fan against a gray background.

Kabuki Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III, from the series Portraits of Kabuki Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1794

Woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, rowboats, porters on a road, and a thatched teahouse by Hiroshige.

東海道五十三次か奈川

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a road lined with pine trees, with a village and mountains under an orange sunset sky.

東海道五十三次戸塚

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins up a stone mountain path past pines and steep gray peaks.

東海道五十三次箱根

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Japanese woodblock print of travelers crossing a shallow river below green mountains with golden rock faces.

東海道五十三次興津

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a road before thatched houses, green hills, pine trees and Mount Fuji in the distance.

東海道五十三次江尻

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of townspeople in a busy Edo street under a full moon, with willow trees and wooden buildings.

東海道五十三次府中二丁町廓之図

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers resting at a roadside teahouse beside a stone wall, a horse, and a large tree.

東海道五十三次鞠子

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined mountain road passing a thatched teahouse, with calligraphy in the sky.

東海道五十三次岡部

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers and porters crossing a sandy riverbank beneath a green hill with pine trees.

東海道五十三次金谷

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers in heavy rain beside a tall pine and a thatched stall, with a calligraphy poem at upper left.

Futakawa, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a pine-lined road with a packhorse, travelers, wooden buildings, and a full moon above.

Akasaka, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of porters and horses at a roadside inn beneath a tree, from Hiroshige's Tōkaidō series.

Ishiyakushi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Color woodblock print of porters carrying a palanquin past rice paddies, with a large pine tree and hills behind.

Shōno, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Japanese woodblock print of a checkpoint with kneeling figures, palanquin bearers and blue curtained building.

Seki, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a cliff path beside a pine tree, with layered mountains behind them, by Hiroshige.

Sakanoshita, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers and an inn along a road, with a large pine tree and two-story wooden buildings.

Mizukuchi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century