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Woodblock print of a songbird on a vine with pink and white morning glories and green leaves on cream paper.

Morning Glories and Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840-50

Woodblock print of a woman in checked kimono and large white headdress, with Japanese calligraphy and a crest beside her.

The Courtesan Umematsu of the Atarashiya Brothel Costumed as an Ohara Maiden

Ryūkōsai Jokei, early 1790s

Woodblock print of a white-sailed ferry on turquoise waves beside a stone embankment, with pines and buildings on the shore.

Station Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a purple kimono and striped hakama, holding a closed fan, with cherry blossoms

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke I, as a Man Holding a Closed Fan in His Right Hand

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped robe holding a round fan beside bamboo, against a yellow ground.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788-90

Japanese woodblock print of a woman blowing soap bubbles beside a child under blossoming plum branches and a moon.

Blowing Soap Bubbles Under the Plum Blossom

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono by a bench under a pine tree, with a bamboo fence and water at right.

Sunset Glow of Late Summer (Chōka no sekishō), from the series Eight Views of the Four Seasons (Shiki hakkei)

Woodblock print of three women kneeling over a paper in a room with shoji screens showing a snowy landscape beyond.

Twilight Snow on Mount Matsuchi (Matsuchiyama no bosatsu), from the series Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Fūryū Edo…

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768-69 (Meiwa 5-6)

Woodblock print of an armored warrior on a black horse riding along a rocky seashore beneath pine trees at sunset.

Warrior Riding Black Horse along the Sea Shore

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Black-ink Japanese print of two women in patterned robes above a lower panel of a figure beneath willow trees and waves.

"At the Edge of the River Akutagawa" from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Pen sketch sheet with studies of the Virgin and Christ Child in arched niches, plus a perspective diagram and putti doodles.

Compositional Sketches for the Virgin Adoring the Christ Child, with and without the Infant St. John the Baptist; Dia…

Leonardo da Vinci, 1480

A Bear Walking

Leonardo da Vinci, 1482

Woodblock print of a tall courtesan in a feathered shawl walking between two attendants in patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Karauta of the Ōgiya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spr…

Isoda Koryusai, 1777-78

Woodblock print of a reclining woman and a man writing with a brush in an interior with a screen and lacquer box.

Plate from the Erotic Book Mounds of Dyed Colors: A Pattern Book for the Boudoir (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata),…

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1736-44

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and a bay landscape behind them.

Three Women on a Veranda Overlooking a Bay

Katsukawa Shunzan

Ink line drawing of a kimono-clad woman leaning on a railing, with Japanese calligraphy and a seal in the margins.

The Courtesan Takao Leaving Against a Window

Okumura Masanobu

Woodblock print of two elegantly dressed women in patterned kimono, one unrolling a scroll while the other looks on.

Two Beauties

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and striped kimono holding a fan beside a yellow boat.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro in the Role of Koshizuka

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1767

Woodblock print of snow falling on pine trees at a shrine, with a red building, stone lion and figures with umbrellas.

Kanda Temple Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a red kimono holding a plum branch with a lantern, beside a wooden lattice fence.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku in the Role of Mutsuhana

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1767

Triptych print of three kimono-clad women on tatami mats beneath blossoming trees, with calligraphic poems above.

Palindromic Poems (Kaibunka): Edo

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding bells and a staff with paper streamers beside a red railing.

Girl on Balcony above Stone Stairway

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Three women in kimono walk along a wooden veranda under a full moon, with a poem cartouche at upper right.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1921

Woodblock print of two standing women with a child and a kneeling woman by a brazier, in an interior with a plum branch scree

Two Women Standing, Holding a Child

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a robed attendant with a mirror beside a shrine tree wrapped in sacred rope and a blue stone lion-dog.

Poem by Chūnagon Atsutada (Fujiwara no Asatada), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin i…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1921

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

Triptych woodblock print of silhouetted onlookers watching a lantern-lit procession under American and Japanese flags.

Splendor of the Procession of General Grant from America (Beikoku Guranto-shi go tsūkō no han'ei)

Toyohara Kunichika, 1879

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

Japanese woodblock print of a castle with a pagoda tower above a blue lake, pine trees, and mountains at sunset.

The Castle of Unuma

Keisai Eisen, 19th century

Woodblock print of a snowy night with pedestrians on an arched bridge over a winding river beneath pine trees.

Ochanomizu

Utagawa Hiroshige, probably late 19th century

Woodblock print of a temple gate with blue roofs, blossoming trees, and visitors walking near the sea.

Shiba Atogayama

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of cherry blossom hillside with pine trees, people under parasols, and two horsemen on a road.

Asukayama Hanami

Utagawa Hiroshige

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 figure in a floral black kimono holding a sword, with an elaborate hairpin, against a grey arrow-pattern

The Actor Nakamura Rikō, as a Courtesan with a Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, thatched village on the shore, and travelers on a street of wooden houses.

東海道五十三次品川

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a river with a sailboat, rowboats, travelers on the bank, a thatched teahouse and pine trees.

東海道五十三次川崎

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

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 and tea stalls under pine trees on a hillside road at sunset, with red lanterns and calligraphy.

東海道五十三次保土ヶ谷

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 a village with a torii gate, wooden bridge, travelers, willow trees and a distant mountain.

東海道五十三次藤澤

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of boats on a river with Mount Fuji and pine trees along the shore at sunrise.

東海道五十三次平塚

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a coastal village with thatched houses, pine trees, travelers, mountains and calm sea by Hiroshige.

東海道五十三次大磯

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a coastal road beneath tall pine trees, with a blue sea and orange sunset horizon behind them

東海道五十三次小田原

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

Woodblock print of a snowy village with a wooden bridge over a river, travelers with umbrellas, and a mountain behind.

東海道五十三次三島

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over fields, travelers, a horse and a thatched teahouse beneath a tree, with blue sky.

東海道五十三次沼津

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of red-tinted Mount Fuji above thatched houses, a pine tree, and travelers with packhorses on a road.

東海道五十三次原

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined road with Mount Fuji rising in the distance above rice fields.

東海道五十三次吉原左リ富士ノ縄手

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a village road with thatched houses, a large pine, and snowy Mount Fuji in the distance.

東海道五十三次蒲原

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a river on plank bridges below a green pine-covered hill with thatched village roofs.

東海道五十三次由井

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