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1,270 works

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom over a river, with people on a bridge and boats on the water at dusk.

Mimeguri Zutsumi Matsuchiyama Embo

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of workers carving wooden ornaments by a river, with boats, a pine tree, and a lion sculpture.

Imadogawa

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1801-4

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 fireworks over Ryōgoku Bridge at night, with boats crowded on the blue river below.

Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

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 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

Woodblock print of a harbor at dusk with boats, a seated woman at a roadside stall, and travelers on the shore.

Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a boat with three women in kimonos reaching toward the water beside bare trees.

Gathering Sea-Weed

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a rowboat on a snowy river at night between snow-covered cliffs and trees.

Ochanomizu

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Woodblock print of passenger boats on a turquoise river with white sails, pine trees and reeds along the banks.

Kawasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded elder on a decorated treasure ship with patterned sails and seated attendants.

Boat of Good Fortune

Woodblock print of a steamship with smoke and sailing boats near a dark mountain, with a mounted warrior on a grassy hill.

Fifty-three Stations of Suehiro: Warrior Looks at Passing Steamship

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ca. 1865

Woodblock print of a striped-sail boat on blue water, with Mount Fuji and wooded hills in the background.

Okitsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of Western women playing music in a harbor sitting room, attended by Japanese women in kimono, ships visible

Yokohama Foreigners in the Sitting Room of a Merchant Ship

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861, 9th month

Woodblock print of a naval officer on a ship deck shading his eyes toward a smoking enemy ship amid rough seas.

Sakamoto Otasuku

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1894

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji above a bay with white-sailed boats and pine-lined shore.

Ejiri, Number 19, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi), also known as the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847-52

Japanese woodblock print of a river with boats, riverside houses, a bridge and a sailing vessel under a pale sky.

Ryogoku

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1845

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a village shoreline, with boatmen steering through choppy blue waves in the foreground.

Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fu…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers on a sandy shore under leaning pine trees, with boats on rough blue waves.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Triptych woodblock print of a harbor with a steamship, crowded rowing boats, and an ornate barge with a golden dragon prow.

View of Shibaura, from the series Eastern Capital (Tōto, Shibaura no fūkei)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 6th month, 1863

Woodblock print of a canal in Edo with boats and warehouses, a crowd in the foreground, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Nihonbashi in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of porters and sailboats at a coastal dock beneath pine trees and a green mountain, by Hiroshige.

Maizaka

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Three-panel woodblock print of Western men and women at a harbor with ships and in an interior with a tea table, in bright co

People of the Five Nations Drinking and Eating (Gokakoku jinbutsu dontaku no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861, 10th month

Woodblock print of an arched bridge over a river with boats below and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fug…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a sailing boat with white sail and crew carrying cargo across blue sea toward a walled shoreline.

Kuwana

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Three-panel woodblock print of sailing ships, a steamship, and people in Western dress on a harbor quay with a city beyond.

Sailing from a California Port

Utagawa Sadahide, 1862

Woodblock print of two women in a boat, one holding a basket of mussels, with sailing ships in a harbor behind them.

Two Women in a Boat; One Holding a Basket of Mussels

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of boats on a rainy river with a red banner, a flying bird, and a temple roof in the foreground.

“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatad…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a river gorge with boats, a bridge, pedestrians on a road, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

View of Ochanomizu in the Eastern Capital

Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810-1820

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