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33,907 works

Woodblock print of a horse with straw load, a man in a straw hat, women with parasols and a child by the sea.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1839

Japanese print of a rooster and hen beside pink fringed nadeshiko flowers on a pale gradient background.

Cock, Hen, and Nadeshiko (Dianthus Superbus)

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of straw, bamboo and clam shell objects with spiky green cutouts and Japanese calligraphy above.

Objects Representing the Ceremony of Exorcising Demons, One of the New Year Performances

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a papier-mache fish, eggplant and vegetables on a tray with Japanese calligraphy above.

Papier-Mache Fish and Various Vegetables

Takashima Chiharu, probably 1815

Fan-shaped Japanese print of an incense game board, patterned pouch and pine-patterned cloth with calligraphy.

Outfit for the Game of Incense

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a grey setting moon over stylized waves, with dark rocky shoreline and a small boat, plus calligraphy.

Setting Moon on Waves

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

A Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus)

Hans Hoffmann, 1584

Japanese woodblock print of a red lacquer cabinet, patterned bedding on a tray, iris plant, and pine sprig with calligraphy.

Cabinet for the Toilet and Bed-Clothes

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1819

Woodblock print of a folding screen with a peacock and plum blossoms beside a black lacquer box and calligraphy.

Screen and Lady's Work-Box

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of sweet fish on a bamboo tray with flowering branches and red basket, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Sweet Fishes of the Nagara River, with Baskets and Flowers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of two floral-patterned letter boxes with red cord, a potted yellow flower, and vertical calligraphy above.

Letter-Box with Letter and Potted Flower

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of shells, a sea urchin and seaweed on a pale ground, with calligraphy above.

Various Shells with Sea Weeds

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a pink dried cuttlefish beside a plum blossom branch, with Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

Dried Cuttle-Fish and Plum Blossoms

Teisai Hokuba, early 19th century

Woodblock print of a fisherwoman beside a large basket, with two boys and shellfish on the ground, plus calligraphy.

Fisherwoman with a Basket and Two Boys

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a windswept pine with flying white cranes above a striped sea and shoreline, with calligraphy at upper left

Sea-Side Landscape with Pine Trees and Flying Cranes

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a wooden boat with passengers beside a pine tree, with mountains and calligraphy in the backgroun

Boat Setting Sail for Tosa

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a large flounder and several fish arranged together, with Japanese calligraphy and red seals beside them.

Flounder and Other Fishes

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a sea bream beside two spiny top-shell snails and small pink shells, with calligraphy above.

Tai Fish and Top-Shells

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a black fan box with a crest, surrounded by colorful open fans on patterned cloth, with calligraphy above.

Fan-Box with Fans

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of spectacles, a patterned red telescope, cases and a fan on a pale ground, with Japanese calligraphy.

Spectacles and Telescope with Cases

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a honeycomb with wasps beside a patterned box, a spoon and a knife, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Hives with Wasps, and a Box with a Spoon for Honey

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a teapot, tea cups on a lacquer tray, and a wave-patterned bowl of sweets with calligraphy.

Utensils for Tea and a Cake-Bowl

Kikukawa Eizan, 19th century

Figures in robes sit and stand around a low table on rocks, gazing at a moon above distant mountains in a Japanese print.

Nanamaro and His Followers Looking at the Moon in China

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of men and women in layered court robes dancing, with vertical calligraphy and a folding fan at lower right.

Men and Women in Court Costume Dancing

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of two sparrows in flight beside orange and white chrysanthemums and purple asters on a pale background.

Sparrows and Chrysanthemums

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1825

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono and children among plum trees, with a pavilion and veranda at right.

Scene from the Chushihgura (Vendetta of the 47 Loyal Retailers)

Torii Kiyomine, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a bearded armored general seated before a pine tree, with a red railing and calligraphy.

Chinese General "Tiger" from the Story "Suikoden"

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen above forested mountains, with a rocky stream and travelers on winding paths.

View of Fuji san from the Mountains in the Province of Izu (Izu no Sanchu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of figures in kimono walking past cherry trees and a wooden gate under a dusk sky.

The Entrance to the Yoshiwara at Dawn

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a fan on a red verandah, with pine branches and calligraphy in the sky.

Lady with Fan Standing on Verandah

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman threading a needle on a verandah beside a red railing and pine branches.

Lady Threading Needle on Verandah

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a black lacquer mirror with gold plum motif, a rouge bowl, brush and calligraphy on cream paper.

Mirror with Cover, Bowl and Brush for Rouge

Woodblock print of a river at dusk seen through an oval frame, with boats, plum blossoms, pines and flying birds.

Susaki Hen-yori Suijin no Mori, Uchikawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese print of papier-mache toys: a horse-shaped toy and a tiger head with bells, in green and orange patterns.

Toys of Papier-Mache

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of two fans floating on a river, one with red wave pattern and calligraphy, one with a bowl and yellow flower

Conventionalized Design of Fans Floating on the River

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Ink sketch of grinning men in kimono walking a rural path, with a calligraphy panel and pine tree behind them.

The Practical Jokers Yajirobei and Kitahachi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a brass telescope lying across a floral patterned bag with a red cord, with Japanese calligraphy.

Telescope with Its Bag

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Black-and-white woodblock print of men seated at a wayside restaurant, an old man pointing with a cane, a woman at a counter.

The Famous Practical Jokers Yajirobei at a Wayside Restaurant

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Ink sketch of a Japanese teahouse with seated patrons, a brazier vendor, rice cakes and handwritten verses in the margins.

The Branch Road at Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a wooden measure of green peas, a cup on a red stand, holly sprigs and dried fish, with calligraphy.

Green Peas in a Measure and Sprays of Hollyhock with Heads of Sardines; Symbols Representing the Ceremony of Exorcisi…

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Black-and-white Japanese print of porters and travelers on a road with a cart of straw, hills and rooftops behind.

Street in Kyoto

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of three overlapping colored fans with dark patterns and handwritten Japanese calligraphy above.

Designs of Fans for Dance

Ishikawa Kazan, 19th century

Woodblock print of six bearded men in robes gathered among leafy bushes, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Six Superior Men of Reiraka

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of four bearded elderly men in patterned robes on a red bench among green foliage, with calligraphy above.

Four Hermits of Shozan

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese print of seven robed sages gathered among bamboo stalks, one playing a flute while others listen.

Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese print of ten bearded scholars in patterned robes gathered around a scroll, with calligraphy at upper right.

Ten Wise Men Among the Disciples of Confucious

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a crowded ferry poled across a blue river, with cranes flying overhead and travelers on the far bank.

Warabi no Eki, Todogawa Watashi

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1838

Japanese triptych print of women and children under cherry blossoms on a grassy hill, with distant boats on the sea.

Women and Children Viewing the Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1787

Woodblock print of three bearded Han dynasty wise men in patterned robes among green foliage, with vertical calligraphy above

Three Great Wise Men of the Han Dynasty

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Two women in patterned kimono stand on stylized waves, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper corners.

Two Ladies Walking on the Water

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of five bearded warriors in armor and robes among leafy foliage, one drawing a bow.

Five Great Soldiers of Shoku

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of kitchen utensils and green herbs on a wooden table, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Kitchen Utensils with Greens for the Ceremony on January 7th

Hachifusa Shūri, 19th century

Woodblock print still life of plum blossoms, a writing box, papers, inkstone and patterned pouch on a mat, with calligraphy.

Refined Lavers (A Kind of Sea Weed) and a Handy Writing Outfit with Pouch

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1819

Engraving of a hooded bearded man reading on a bank, with a walled town and castle on a hill behind him.

St. Anthony Reading

Albrecht Dürer, 1519

Woodblock print of a sea bream on a dish beside a sake cup, lacquer stand, and screen painted with a peony.

Sea Bream (Tai) on Nabeshima Porcelain Dish, Sake Cup on Stand, and Painting of a Peony

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a halfbeak fish on a lacquer tray with turnips, above a porcelain dish of white baits and calligraphy.

Halfbeak on a Lacquer Tray with Turnips and White Baits on a Porcelain Dish with Plum Blossoms on Broken Ice

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1815 (Year of the Boar)

Japanese woodblock print of a red table with fans, an inkstone, brushes in a vase, a peacock feather, and calligraphy.

Red Table with Fans and a Brush Stand

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a blue-and-white jar, red lacquer tray, tea bowl with a smiling face, and whisk, with poems above.

Tea Things

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of two patterned incense boxes, one red and one green, on a grey cloth with Japanese calligraphy above.

Incense Boxes with a Wrapping Cloth

Kubo Shunman, 1808

Japanese print of glass vessels, a folding fan and red plum blossoms on a pale ground, with vertical calligraphy above.

Glass-Wares with Plum Blossoms

Hachifusa Shūri

Japanese print of a patterned bowl, a plum wine bottle with a label, and a blossoming plum branch with calligraphy.

Specialities of Bizen Province

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese print of an ornate table clock beside a hanging scroll showing a treasure boat on patterned cloth.

Table-Clock and Kakemono of a Treasure Boat

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of a large abalone shell and smaller shells on pale green ground, with calligraphy and waves above.

Awabi (Ear-Shell) and Various Shells

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Japanese print of an orange, dried persimmons, herring roe and nuts arranged as New Year food.

Orange, Dried Persimmons, Herring-Roe and Different Nuts; Food Used for the Celebration of the New Year

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century