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33,907 works

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen over blossoming cherry trees, travelers on a hill, and a teahouse beside the bay.

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a tall multi-stream waterfall over a cliff, with travelers at its base and climbers on the forested slope.

Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series A T…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall with travelers on a bridge, a red hut on a cliff, and green hills.

Ono Waterfall on the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of two men washing a horse in a rushing waterfall beside a red cliff and green hills.

“The Waterfall Where Yoshitsune Washed His Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province,” from the series A Tour of Waterfalls…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall beside a cliff where three travelers rest near a pine tree, in blue and green tones.

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki), from the series A Tour of Wat…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall over green cliffs, with travelers holding umbrellas on a path below.

Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no Yōrō no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Sh…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of porters carrying a green palanquin and baskets over a plank bridge above a winding river at dusk.

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga e…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1845

Woodblock print of figures in a red boat poling through lotus-covered water beside a grassy bank, with a poem cartouche.

Poem by Funya no Asayasu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by a Nurse (Hyakunin isshu ubaga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Woodblock print of figures gathering grass with parasols in a field, a farmer carrying baskets, and a distant mountain and se

Spring in the Rice Fields

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe lifting a large beam overhead against stylized clouds.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro I 1660-1704

Katsushika Hokusai

Brown ink sketch of three sparrows around ripples on water, with a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Sparrows

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a temple with a blue tiled roof, twisting pine trees, a waterway, and figures with umbrellas in snow.

Zojoji Temple at Shiba in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ink and wash drawing of a smiling bald man in a blue loincloth bending over a pole on a wooden raft.

Man on a Raft

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of a large curling wave with foam and streaks of spray, with a short Japanese inscription in the upper left.

Wave

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of rain falling on a large pine tree over a lakeshore, with boats and a shrine at right.

Evening Rain on the Karasaki Pine

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a long wooden bridge, sailboats on calm water, and a conical mountain under a golden sunset sky.

Sunset at Seta

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of horses grazing on a grassy plain by the sea, with a large pine tree and travelers under umbrellas.

Chiriu, Station No. 40

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a blossoming hillside with footbridges, a pavilion, boats on the bay, and distant islands under a pale sky

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse crossing a wooden bridge over a river toward hills and village rooftops.

Fukui Bridge in Echizen Province (Echizen Fukui no hashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Pro…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind tea fields, with workers, pack horses, a wooden bridge and a pine tree in the foreground

Fuji from the Katakura Tea Fields in Suruga (Sunshū Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Moun…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of snowy rooftops, a pine tree, figures in a pavilion, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Morning after the Snow at Koishikawa in Edo (Koishikawa yuki no ashita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fu…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of red-tinged Mount Fuji above clouds, with red lightning bolts striking the dark foreground below.

Storm below Mount Fuji (Sanka no haku u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a waterwheel and workers by a river, with Mount Fuji in the distance under a blue sky.

The Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers resting in an inn courtyard with blue crest curtains, lanterns, and a tall pine tree.

Seki, Stations No. 48

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with travelers on a misty river, with porters and boats crossing a sandbank beyond.

Mitsuke; Tenryugawa Ferry, Station No. 29

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge under a full moon, with a pine tree, horse, dog and children on the ban

Nagakubo, Station No. 28

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a seaside village with a pagoda, figures on tidal flats, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a path, with Mount Fuji rising across a blue river and green fields.

Senju in Musashi Province (Bushū Senju), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a boat on a rippling river, a man leading a horse on the bank, and snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushū Tamagawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a pine tree over a rainy lake with a boat and misty mountains, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Pine Tree at Karasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Three women in kimono wading across a shallow river beside yellow flowering shrubs, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Jewel River at Ide (Ide no Tamagawa)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and child walking on a shore with plovers flying over rippling waves.

“The Jewel River of Plovers, a Famous Place in Mutsu Province,” from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa: Chidor…

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of two women kneeling in a room, one beating cloth with a mallet on a stone, beside a bamboo screen and persi

The Cloth-Fulling Jewel River, a Famous Place in Settsu Province (Tōi no Tamagawa, Settsu no meisho), from an untitle…

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766-67

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono reaching toward a serpentine water spirit in a stylized river, with a poem car

The Jewel River at Chōfu (Chōfu no Tamagawa)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of two women by a stream under a moon, with flowering bush clover and a poem cartouche.

Hagi no Tamagawa

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a reclining figure in a striped kimono beside a kotatsu table, with a painted screen and calligraphy.

Bedroom Scene

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1739

Woodblock print of a snowy canal with a bridge, boats, pagoda and walkers under falling snow.

Winter Landscape

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1846

Woodblock print of sailing boats on a bay with travelers, porters and wooden buildings along a stone embankment at dusk.

River View at Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1856

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style man in a patterned kimono holding a black horse's reins, with Japanese calligraphy.

Bando Hikosaburo as Hanaregoma Chokichi Holding His Black Horse

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1756

Japanese woodblock print of a young man in a plum-blossom kimono holding a toy horse beneath a flowering plum branch.

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of four men in red coats carrying New Year decorations of bamboo and pine at a year-end market.

The Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival, Bold First Love at the Year-End Market (Seirō niwaka, toshi no ichi isamu hatsukoi)

Eishosai Choki, ca. 1795-99

Black-and-white print of two cranes beside bamboo, rocks and rippling water within a lobed frame.

Cranes

Hishikawa Moronobu

Black ink print of a male pheasant with long tail feathers beside a smaller bird, under pine branches and bamboo.

Pheasants

Hishikawa Moronobu

Monochrome print of three women in kimono weaving and reeling silk beside a large wheel, loom and brazier.

Three Courtesans Weaving Silk

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a blossoming plum tree, with vertical Japanese calligraphy inscriptions.

Two Girls Under Plum Tree

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Japanese woodblock print of women and patrons at a teahouse under pine trees, with a torii gate and a village on a hillside b

Osen of the Kagiya Teahouse at Kasamori Shrine with a View of Nippori in Yanaka

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a crowded arched wooden bridge over a river, with lantern-lit boats and riverside stalls below.

Ryogoku Bridge

Kuwagata Keisai, ca. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of samurai in a town scene with lanterns, a tiled-roof building, and a hooded woman at a wooden door

The Loyal League (Chushingura)

Utagawa Toyokuni II

Three-panel woodblock print of women in pleasure boats on a river at night beneath a crowded bridge with fireworks.

Cooling Off at Ryogoku in Edo

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono beside a folding screen and sliding doors.

The House of Umegawa

Nishimura Shigenobu

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword and staff, with a stylized screen behind him.

Ikunojo III as Chiyosaki Striking the Chozubachi; a Shower of Gold Coin Flies

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe leaning on a long sword before a red geometric backdrop.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune, Richly Attired, Leaning on His Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a wave breaking on a beach below a green cliff, with travelers, an island, and a distant snowy mountain.

Seven-ri Beach, Province of Soshu

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a crowded evening street lined with theatre banners, lanterns and wooden buildings.

Picture of the Theatres in Sakai Cho

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two figures poling a boat and raft on a river past a snowy village with pine trees and shrine gates.

Clearing Weather after Snow at Massaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of tea-houses by a river in heavy rain, with umbrella-carrying figures on a footbridge and terrace.

Tea-houses on the Bank of the Tadasu River in a Shower

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of boatmen poling a raft down a river past blooming cherry trees and walkers on a riverside path.

Arashiyama Manka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a full moon over a river with willow trees, a poling boat, fishermen on the banks, and distant mountains.

Autumn Moon on the Tama River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of moored boats with tall masts beside a shoreline of rooftops, with birds flying over a pale evening sky.

Tsukudajima no Oborozuki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom, travelers on a riverbank, a boat on the water, and a red-streaked sky.

Gotenyama-no Hana

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a crowded kabuki theatre interior with balconies, seated audience, and costumed actors on a dragon-decorat

Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoy…

Okumura Masanobu, 1748 (Enkyō 5), first month

Japanese woodblock print of a woman, a kneeling man with a letter, and a standing samurai beside a fence and pine.

Chuban of the Chushingura Drama

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath drooping willow branches.

Actors

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of two men in kimono, one in a floral black robe gesturing, the other holding a folding fan.

A Daimyo Talking to One of His Retainers

Katsukawa Shunkō