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1,256 works

Woodblock print of a large tortoise hanging over a river with sailboats and Mount Fuji in the distance at dawn.

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Japanese triptych print showing Western men and women in period dress beside a harbor with sailing ships and steamers.

People of the Five Nations

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Woodblock print of a boat passing under an arched bridge at night, with a full moon, pine trees and a boatman.

Moonlight View of Suihiro Bridge, Tempozan

Yashima Gakutei, 1838

Woodblock print of wild geese flying past a full moon over a curved bay with boats and shoreline houses.

Full Moon at Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1831

Triptych woodblock print of a paddle steamer in rough seas with Mount Fuji at left and a sailing ship under a full moon.

Fuji with Boat at Miho in Sunshu (Shizuoka)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, October 1878

Woodblock print of figures in a wooden shelter by a bay with sailboats, pines, and mountains beyond.

Shower-Shelter on the Shore of Tempozan Bay

Yashima Gakutei, 1838

Woodblock print of a timber bridge over a river at dusk, with boats, a rising moon and red-streaked clouds.

Twilight Moon at Ryōgoku Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

Woodblock print of pedestrians on an arched stone bridge over a river, with boats, pine trees and distant mountains.

Stone Bridge over the Aji River, Osaka

Yashima Gakutei, 1838

Woodblock print of striped-sail boats on blue water at dusk, with a red-roofed village and trees along the shore.

Shell Gathering at Shibaura

Utagawa Hiroshige

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)

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 cherry trees in bloom on a hill above a calm bay at dusk, with boats and small figures.

Evening Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1831

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

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 a passenger boat on a river with pine trees, a torii gate, distant mountains and pink clouds.

A View of Late Spring at Masaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1831

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

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing beside a pillar under a parasol.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro 3rd as a Man Stnding in a Pleasure-boat

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a river at dusk with sailboats, a punt, trees on the bank, and figures beside a signpost.

A View of Cherry Trees in Leaf along the Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1831

Woodblock print of women swimming in rough blue waves beside a rocky cliff, with boatmen and a sailboat nearby.

Poem by Sangi no Takamura (Ono no Takamura), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1835

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print: a canal with boats and bridge at left, and a crowded kabuki theater interior with hanging

Cooling at Nakazu/ Kabuki Theater

Utagawa Toyoharu

Woodblock print of a harbor at dusk with a crescent moon, tall masts, moored boats, riverside houses and red clouds.

The Year's First Song of the Cuckoo at Tsukudajima

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1831

Japanese woodblock print of a river festival with lantern-decorated boats, a red bridge, and crowds along the riverside.

Landscape; Showing Water Festival with Lanterns

Kitao Shigemasa

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women working on fishing boats with nets beneath a crowded wooden bridge over a river

Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Woodblock print of women with parasols in a boat beside a teahouse and arched bridge on a river.

The Ono at Ryogoku Yanagibashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-42

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono and a child walking by a railing, with boats on water behind them.

Returning Boats at Komagata

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono stepping from a black boat onto stone steps, with an attendant holding a fan

Disembarking from a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Woodblock print of figures in kimono on a riverside street with a pine tree, canal boats and white-walled houses.

The Umegawa at Ryogoku Yanagibashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-42

Japanese woodblock print of three women by a seashore with a parasol, a fan, boats and rippling waves.

Three Young Ladies by the Seashore

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of three women and a child with a dog on a veranda overlooking a seashore with pines and boats.

Genji in Exile at Suma, from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fūryū yatsushi Genji: Suma)

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791-92