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Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono, one with a yellow-brimmed hat and hair ornaments, by Utamaro.

O Shichi and Kichisaburo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of three women in kimono under a blossoming cherry tree by a stream, one holding a fan.

Ladies at a Picnic

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a woman at a curtained doorway with a seated woman and child in an interior room.

Domestic Scene

Yanagawa Shunsui, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and red lining, holding a sword, before a brushwood fence.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd as a Man who Stands with Arms Folded near a Brush Fence

Katsukawa Shunshō

Triptych woodblock print: moonlit riverside scene, woman in red gown beneath a tree, and uniformed man with woman before a we

Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1887

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a wakashu youth in a patterned kimono holding a sword, with calligraphic inscriptions.

The Actor Sanagawa Ichimatsu 1st as a Wakashu (Fashionable Youth) in the Drama "Momo-Chidori Shiraume"

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1750

Woodblock print of five kabuki actors in patterned kimono with crests and swords, standing in a grouped pose.

Five Popular Actors as the Gonin Otoko or Five Otokodate, in "Ume Wakana Futaba Soga"

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red robes with a white crest, holding a sword beside a bamboo blind.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in Shibaraku in Deep Red Robes

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dark green robe with white crests, kneeling beneath a bamboo blind with a red tassel.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo in Shibaraku in Dark Green Robes

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Triptych woodblock print of court ladies sewing and fitting Western clothing, with a sewing machine and a child holding fabri

Court Ladies Sewing Western Clothing (Jokan yōfuku saihō no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, August 23rd, 1887

Woodblock print of children snowball fighting under plum trees in bloom, with women and a uniformed man on a veranda beside t

Children Playing in the Snow under Plum Trees in Bloom (Secchū baisō gunji yūgi zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, November 1887

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors on stone steps, one in black with a pole, one in green holding a curtain.

The Messenger in Black

Katsukawa Shunshō

Triptych woodblock print: rainbow over a river valley, and women in Western dress on a veranda beside a seated man in uniform

A Garden Refreshed by the Passing Rain (Ukasentei no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, July 1888

Woodblock print of pack horses hauling hay past marshland, with snowy Mount Fuji and cranes in the background.

The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ōno shinden), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Triptych woodblock print of elegant women in Western dress among cherry blossoms and in a richly carpeted interior with a sea

A Contest of Elegant Ladies among the Cherry Blossoms (Kaika kifujin kisoi)

Toyohara Chikanobu, September 1887

Woodblock print of cherry-covered hills, wooden bridges and boats at a river mouth, by Hokusai.

Tenpōzan at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshū Ajikawaguchi Tenpōzan), from the series Remarkable…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1827-30

Japanese woodblock print of a hawk perched on a snowy branch beside plum blossoms, under a crescent moon in a blue night sky.

A Hawk Perched on a Snow-covered Pine Tree

Isoda Koryusai, probably 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a red cape with white crests and a blossom-patterned kimono, beside a screen.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as a Woman Wearing a Red Cape

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1772

Japanese woodblock print of passengers dining and walking inside a multi-deck American steamship, with sailors and cargo.

View Inside an American Steamship

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861 (Bunkyu, 1st year, 4th month)

Triptych woodblock print of robed figures seated at a formal ceremony in a hall, with red sun banners and blossoming trees.

Print - Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1867

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1867 (Meiji 1)

Woodblock print of two women on a wooden veranda, one seated smoking a pipe, with a river landscape and temple behind them.

Miyanoshita (Name of One of the Hot Springs at Hakone)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1779

Triptych print of women operating silk reeling machines in a brick-pillared Tokyo factory, with a man carrying buckets at rig

Imported Silk Reeling Machine at Tsukiji in Tokyo

Utagawa Yoshitora, 4th month, 1872

Woodblock print of a seated poet and attendants watching autumn leaves drift on a rippling river beneath a hillside.

Poet with Two Pages on the Banks of the Tatsuta

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845

Triptych print of a stone church and Western buildings in Yokohama, with carriages, pedestrians and Mount Fuji in the distanc

Illustration of Foreign Residences and the Catholic Church in Yokohama (Yokohama shōkan tenshudō no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 10th month, 1870

Woodblock print of a fisherman struggling with a boat among rocks and waves under a full moon, with mountains behind.

A Fisherman is Struggling amid the Rocks and Currents of an Inlet of the Sea

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a tattooed arm, holding a black inscribed panel against blue striped background with p

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor, Ichikawa Danjūrō plays as Sanjō

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a dragon-patterned blue kimono holding a fan, against blue striped panels with red fl

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Onoe Kikugorō plays as Kumon no…

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875

Woodblock print of a tattooed man with a dragon on his back against blue striped background, by Kunichika, 1875.

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Nakamura Shikan plays Suekichi

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in floral kimono before a waterfall with red blossoms, by Toyohara Kunichika, 1875.

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Ichikawa Sadanji plays Hanaoshō…

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono with peony sleeves, with vertical Japanese text beside him.

Ichimura Takenojō V as Yukanba Kozō Kichiza, from A Modern Water Margin (Kinsei suikoden)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1862

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with blue hair and a tattooed-style robe, in front of silhouetted pine branches.

The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu),…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1854, 7th month)

Woodblock print of a tattooed kabuki actor in a blue robe with a tiger tattoo, against dark pine branches.

The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Ude no Kisaburō, likened to Wu Song the Ascetic (Gyōja Bushō ni hisu), from the “Pi…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1854, 7th month)

Woodblock print of a seated man with an open book beside a standing woman in a red jacket and blue patterned skirt.

Dutchmen

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1860

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji with two men in the foreground, one kneeling in a yellow robe and one standing in black.

Mount Fuji from the series Famous Mountains in Japan

Utagawa Yoshimori, ca. 1865

Japanese woodblock print of two Englishmen in Western dress beside a British flag, with a sailing ship on the sea behind.

Englishmen

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese print of two men in top hats watching a balloon labeled CONSTITUTION rise over a building and blue sky.

Picture of a Balloon

Miyagi Gengyo, 1860

Woodblock print of a man in top hat and black coat with a cane beside a woman in green skirt holding a parasol.

A Dutch Couple

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1863 (Bunkyu 3)

Triptych woodblock print of a formal ceremony with a seated figure on a dais, officials in sashes, and women in kimono.

View of the Issuance of the Constitution

Baiju Kunitoshi, March 1889

Woodblock print of a samurai with an umbrella confronting a kneeling man on a rainy path beneath pine trees.

Sadakuro Threatening to Kill Yoichibei

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a red watchtower behind weeping willows, with hanging cloths over a grassy lane and a figure beneath.

Hatsune no Baba; Bakurocho

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Woodblock print of boats on a blue harbor at sunset, with a row of wooden houses and travelers on a road at right.

View of Kangawa at Sunset

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Japanese woodblock print of a village street with travelers, a parasol, a teahouse, and a distant blue sea.

Goyu, Tabibito Ryujo

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Triptych print of uniformed officers and court ladies presenting gift cups in a decorated room, with chrysanthemums and patte

Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinsei shoshō…

Toyohara Chikanobu, September, 1887

Woodblock print of a Japanese roadside town with a textile shop, a palanquin, a horse rider, and porters.

Narumi, Meibutsu Arimatsu Shibori

Utagawa Hiroshige

Triptych Japanese print of uniformed officers feasting in a lantern-lit banquet hall, with a musician and a seated woman in b

Police Superintendant's Party: A Gift of Food and Drink

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, September 1877

Triptych woodblock print of pilgrims in white robes and round hats tumbling down a mountain, with a hot air balloon at upper

View of the Descent from a Mountain by Many from Pilgrimage to Mount Fuji (Fuji mōde shoshina gesan no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, November, 1883

Woodblock print of cargo boats at a stone quay, sailboats on a bay, and snow-capped mountains beyond a distant shore.

Kusatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of Western workers loading crates onto a dark steamship with rigging and an American flag.

Yokohama Trade: Picture of Westerners Shipping Cargo

Utagawa Sadahide, April 1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red costume with white square patterns, red and white face paint, and swords at his side

Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku Performance

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors under a red and yellow umbrella in the rain, one in a striped kimono, one in a lattice r

Kabuki Actors: Bando Mitsugorō and Iwai Hanshirō

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with umbrella and lantern on a rainy path, with two figures sheltering under a tree.

Where is Tokubei?

Momokawa Shiko II, ca. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a staff and sword beside rippling water under a dark sky.

An Actor Beside Water

Utagawa Toyokuni

Triptych woodblock print of elegantly dressed women in patterned kimono gathered around a cart with a large wheel.

Ladies Surrounding a Cart

Black and beige woodblock print of samurai warriors on horseback, archers, and a charging wild boar in a hilly landscape.

Battle Scene

Hanekawa Chinchō

Woodblock print of three standing figures in patterned kimono, one central figure wearing a dark crested robe and a sword.

Three Actors

Torii Kiyomasu II

Woodblock print of two women with umbrellas walking in rain past a tea house and torii gate, with palm trees in the foregroun

Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jya-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one seated at a railing and one standing with a box and bowl.

Two Women

Yumiaki Toriyama

Woodblock print of a festival crowd walking along a shore beneath a red-blossom tree and a lantern, with a golden sunset sky.

Imamiya Toka Ebisu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1828

Woodblock print of a crowded bridge over a river with boats, red fireworks in the sky, and riverside houses.

Ryogoku Kawarabiraki Hanami

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862

Woodblock print of pink and cream roses on thorny green vines against a pale background, signed in Japanese script.

Roses

Kashosai Shunsen, ca. 1810

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor raising a staff beside a sword, with waves and a tiled-roof building behind him.

Actor, Danjuro, Impersonating Murubashi Chuye

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hairpins leaning toward a man in a patterned kimono, with calligraphy at to

Okaru and Yuranosuke (Okaru, Yuranosuke)

Two yellow and grey ducks swim in blue water near reeds, with pink cherry blossoms and falling petals in a Japanese print.

Hooded Gulls and Cherry Blossoms

Utagawa Hiroshige, probably 1850-62

Monochrome print of women in kimono on a latticed balcony and staircase, with a figure in a woven hat below.

Street Scene in Yoshiwara

Hishikawa Moronobu, late 17th century