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Triptych woodblock print of a Meiji-era interrogation with officials in black uniforms at a table and a kimono-clad man stand

Oyama Tsunayoshi's Cross Examination

Toyohara Chikanobu, August 27, 1877 (Meiji 10)

Japanese woodblock triptych of a circus with acrobats, horses and an elephant, beside an imperial pavilion with seated dignit

Illustration of the Imperial Excursion to see the Charini's Circus (Charine daikyokuba goyūran no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, November, 1886

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officers, a mounted standard bearer, a carriage, and soldiers at a parade g

Review of Troops at the Aoyama Parade Grounds

Inoue Yasuji, June 1888

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

Triptych woodblock print of a marching military drill with rifles, brass band, American flag, and pine trees.

Great Military Drill

Utagawa Sadahide, 1866 (Keio 2, 2nd month)

Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama trading room with foreign merchants, Japanese clerks, cloth goods and a tiger in the c

Sales Room at the Foreign Trade Building in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

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

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officials and women in kimono sharing wine in an ornate interior with chrys

Leaders of the Pacification of the Kagoshima Rebels Celebrating with Cups of Wine from the Emperor (Kagoshima zokuto…

Toyohara Chikanobu, September 20th, 1877

Three-panel Meiji woodblock print of court attendants and uniformed officers in a formal palace interior with a floral screen

Commanders Receiving the Emperor's Drinking Cups

Yamazaki Toshinobu, 1886 (Meiji 19)

Triptych print of court ladies in red hakama and kimono at a station, with uniformed guards, carriage and flags.

Illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo sutēshon chakusha zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1879

Triptych woodblock print of an imperial carriage procession with white horses, flag-bearing guards, and figures in kimono bef

Visit of the Empress to the Third National Industrial Promotional Exhibition at Ueno Park (Ueno dai sankai naikoku ka…

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1889

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor swinging a large hatchet beside a pine tree and wooden fence.

The Actor Ichimura Kamezo Fighting with the Aid of a Large Hatchet

Torii Kiyomasu II, ca. 1748

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officers with plumed helmets and a woman in a red kimono holding a fan.

Civil and Military Officers

Toshimasa, December 1877

Triptych woodblock print of a parliament chamber with seated members, a standing speaker, and printed member name lists.

Illustration of the Imperial Diet House of Commons with a Listing of all Members

Toyohara Kuniteru III, 10/1890

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in military uniforms with swords, before tents and a red sky.

Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Ki…

Toyohara Kunichika, March, 1878

Japanese woodblock print of a tall figure with a hat and fish, followed by two children, one with a parasol.

Buddhist Nun Speaking to Two Little Girls who are Following Her

Kondo Katsunobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom above wooden buildings, with women in kimono and a palanquin carrier on a street.

Morning Cherries at Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige

Triptych woodblock print of women with parasols and a uniformed man beneath blossoming cherry trees, with Mount Fuji in the d

View of Benten Shrine on Nakanoshima Island in Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Park, from the series Famous Views of Tokyo (Tōky…

Utagawa Hiroshige III, May, 1881

Woodblock print of travelers in tall grass below a hill with a torii gate and blossoming plum tree, with distant mountains.

Santono Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of Kiyomizu Temple on a hillside with figures under red lanterns on a veranda and a sunset sky over the sea.

Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu), from the series Famous Views of Kyoto (Kyōto meisho no uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of evening diners on riverside platforms and lantern-lit teahouses along a river, with mountains beyond.

Cooling off in the Evening at Shijogawara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of travelers on a road beneath pine trees, with Mount Fuji rising over green fields in the distance.

Meguro Gionin Zaka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of two pine trees on a hill above a bay, with travelers on a path and boats on the water.

Shinagawa Hakkei Zaka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of white-robed mountain climbers with staffs ascending pink rocky slopes through clouds toward a cave.

Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen beyond a temple roof with green ornaments, workers, a kite, and clouds over rooftops.

Honganji at Asakusa in Edo (Tōto Asakusa Honganji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a teahouse with travelers overlooking the sea and Mount Fuji, with a skeleton in the foreground.

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Yoshida), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Hokusai woodblock print: travelers cross wooden and rope bridges with Mount Fuji rising in the distance over fields.

Nakahara in Sagami Province (Sōshū Nakahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen across water, with a village, thatched huts and blue-coated porters carrying poles in the

Fuji Seen in the Distance from Senju Pleasure Quarter (Senju kagai yori chōbō no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vi…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji above misty water, with thatched houses and travelers in the foreground at dawn.

Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Isawa no akatsuki), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjū…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

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 two galloping horsemen on a riverbank, a leaning pine, a wooden house, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugak…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a man in a red robe holding a sword, standing in falling snow before a bamboo fence at night.

Onoe Matsusuke as Man Armed with a Sword, Standing in Snow before a Fence

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered robe holding a small painting of a woman before bamboo.

Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788-90

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono riding a bullock under a snowy umbrella, with a plum branch.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV on a Bullock in a Snowstorm

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role in patterned kimono beside a rocky cliff and pine branch.

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1788

Triptych print of a soldier beside a stone wall as an explosion breaks a gate, with fallen figures and a flag at right.

Onoguchi Tokuji during the Siege of Jinzhou Fortress

Mizuno Toshikata, February 1895

Two kabuki actors with swords in dramatic poses under a crescent moon and streaking clouds in a night sky.

The Actors Otani Tomoemon I and Bando Mitsugoro I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1776

Woodblock print of a woman with dark hair in a blossom-patterned kimono holding a red pipe to her lips against yellow.

“High-Ranking Courtesan” (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi),

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794-95

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono holding a gray parasol and a red and yellow fan.

“Woman Holding Up a Parasol” from the series Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninsō juppen: Higasa o sasu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1792-93

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with cloud motifs, holding a fan, against a yellow background.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III as Fuwa Banzaemon in a Thunder Robe, Playing with a Fan

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor kneeling by a waterfall, holding a sword and raising a black hat, in red and striped robes.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Man Armed with a Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1789

Triptych woodblock print of uniformed officers receiving ceremonial cups from attendants in red and white robes in a formal i

Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinbu shoshō t…

Toyohara Chikanobu, July, 1877

Triptych woodblock print of women in long dresses and a bearded officer in uniform before screens, with a seated woman at a p

Illustration of the Empress Visiting the General Staff Headquarters [to present a tray of bandages] (Sanbō honbu gyōk…

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1895

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a samurai holding a raised sword, glaring, with a tree branch above and a yellow ground.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunsen, 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a drawn sword in his teeth-bitten stance beside a river bank.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo with Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a man in a blue checkered robe and black hat holding a brush, with blossoms behind him.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor posed as a samurai, holding a sword, in a red robe and floral patterned kimono.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai Ready to Fight

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1771

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 a kabuki actor in a red court robe with green patterned garment, holding a staff, with stern painted face.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzō III as a Court Noble

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor raising a sword while a kneeling actor holds a lance, in patterned robes.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo with a Sword, Fighting the Actor Ichikawa Raizo II who is Armed with a Lance

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a sword and carrying a wicker basket.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in checkered kimono and striped garment readying to wade into the sea with a sword.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Man Ready to Wade into the Sea with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of many world monarchs in uniforms and gowns against a red background, labeled in Japane

Mirror of Portraits of All Sovereigns in the World (Sejō kakkoku shaga teiō kagami)

Toyohara Chikanobu, April, 1879

Woodblock print of two elegantly dressed figures under a parasol on a wooden veranda, one holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo II as a Girl and Ichikawa Tomiyeimon?

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Triptych woodblock print of a steam train with freight bales and rickshaws passing pine trees and Japanese buildings.

Illustration of a Steam Locomotive Running on the Takanawa Railroad in Tokyo (Tōkyō takanawa tetsudō jōkisha sōkō no zu)

Utagawa Kuniteru, ca. 1873

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a white robe holding plum blossoms, the other kneeling in a striped kim

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Woman

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a red monkey mask, with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1764-71

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint holding a sword before bamboo, by Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III, Armed with a Sword

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of horse racing at a lake with jockeys, and a pavilion of spectators in kimono and lante

View of the Horse Track at Shinobazu in Ueno Park (Ueno shinobazu keiba zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1885

Triptych woodblock print of nurses caring for patients in a field hospital, with officers and women in Western dress.

Illustration of the Empress Visiting a Field Hospital [in Hiroshima] (Yasen byōin gyōkō no zu)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1895

Woodblock print of a woman washing clothes on a rock in a stream beneath a drooping willow tree.

A Woman Stands on a Rock in a Stream Washing Clothes

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1828

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 kimono-clad figures in a theatrical scene, with a woman carrying a basket and musicians behind a railing.

Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral pink kimono on a green bank, gazing toward a horned demon's head in the water below.

A Girl on the Edge of a Stream Sees a Demon's Head in the Water

Komatsuken Shoshoken