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Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one bending to clear snow from a geta sandal while the other holds a parasol.

Removing Snow from a Geta (Geta no yuki-tori)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono holding a bamboo pole, with a yellow hat at her back.

Shirai Gompachi

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1770

Woodblock print of a young man seated on a veranda gazing up at a woman in a green kimono leaning against a screen.

Young Man and a Watatsumi (Silk-puller) Prostitute

Suzuki Haruji, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of figures with parasols walking through falling snow past a blue torii gate and stone lanterns.

The Gion Shrine in Snow, from the series Famous Views of Kyoto (Kyōto meisho no uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of travelers beside a stone wall, tea stall and willow tree, with a pale lake under a dusk sky.

Station Thirty-Eight: Fujikawa, Scene at the Border, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a windblown willow and a traveler struggling in gusts beside a river, with a wooden bridge at right.

Mie River at Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Woodblock print of travelers leaving a roadside inn at dawn, with blue crest curtains, lanterns and a tea stall.

Station Forty-Eight: Seki, Early Departure from the Headquarters Inn, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of travelers on a slope in a heavy rain shower, with bent grasses and village roofs beside the road.

Shower at Shōno

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a riverbank beside a wooden bridge under a full moon at night.

Nagakubo Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Hand-colored Japanese print of twenty-eight seated men in kimono arranged in a ring, with labeled names and inscriptions.

Portraits of Twenty-eight Metal Artists

Kitao Shigemasa

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono and red sash, standing before a red lattice with a sword at his side.

The Second Ishikawa Monosuke in the Role of Karigane Bunshichi

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a man with a drum and a woman in a chrysanthemum-patterned kimono holding a fa

The Third Segawa Kikunojō as Ochiyo and Bando Mitsugorō as Hanbei

Katsukawa Shunshō, 5th month, 1781

Woodblock print of boatmen poling a loaded boat past willows under a large moon above a reed-lined river.

Senba Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a striped patterned kimono holding a fan, with a hill behind.

The Second Yamashita Kinsaku (1733-1790)

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1772

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a green patterned kimono beside a bare tree and red lattice fence.

Nakamura Rikō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and orange obi, against dark sky and rippling water.

Yamashita Kinsaku II

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange robe holding an umbrella and a lantern on a shoreline.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of women at a window while workers repair a tiled roof, with a river and travelers on a path beyond.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role wearing a maple-patterned kimono beside a red candle stand.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in the Role of a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in a cream kimono holding prayer beads, with cherry blossoms and a gold curtain be

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a striped parasol, with cherry blossoms overhead and a sword at his

Ichikawa Monosuke II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a figure in striped kimono with hair pins holding a pole before a screen, by Katsukawa Shun'ei.

Segawa Kikunojo III

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a standing man in grey kimono before a shoji screen and plum branches.

Bando Mitsugoro II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790-1797

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai with two swords and three women in kimono beside a river with boats and a bridge.

A Young Samurai and Three Women

Katsukawa Shunzan, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of two women reclining on a tatami floor, one reading an open book beside a sliding screen and potted plant.

Two Women Reclining on the Floor of a Room and Reading a Book

Nishikawa Sukenobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono holding a snowy umbrella beside a snow-covered bridge and bare trees.

A Young Woman in a Snow Storm Carrying a Heavily Snow-Laden Umbrella

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1802

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red kimono and patterned hakama, holding a katana with a stern expression.

The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III in the Role of Shimada Jūzaburō, from the series "Image of Actors on Stage"

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral camellia kimono with a yellow sash, beside a cherry branch.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in the Role of Lady Iwafuji

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral pink kimono and green jacket, with a bamboo sword, glancing back against a dark

Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Japanese woodblock triptych showing women in kimono with a small boy and wooden buckets in a bath house interior.

Women and an Infant Boy in a Public Bath House

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1799