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Woodblock print of two lovers sharing a yellow umbrella under willow branches in a snowstorm, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Young Lovers Walking Together under an Umbrella in a Snow Storm (Crow and Heron)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a green and red kimono with hair combs, with vertical calligraphy at upper right.

The Courtesan Hinagoto, from the Picture Book of Beauties of Yoshiwara (Ehon Seirō bijin awase)

Suzuki Harunobu, Probably early 20th century, based on 1770 original

Azumaya no Hana

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a reclining woman with a cherry at her lips and a red-faced child leaning over her shoulder.

Yamauba and Kintarō Playing with a Cherry

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman embracing a young boy in a green patterned kimono against a beige background.

Yamauba and Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a woman with hairpins holding a painted shell with a landscape, beside a lacquer bowl.

Matching Shells (Kai-awase), “Kisen Hōshi,” from the series Modern Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Yatsushi rok…

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1796-98

Woodblock print of two women with elaborate black hairstyles, one playing with a ground cherry, in patterned kimono.

Squeaking a Ground Cherry, from the series Seven Fashionable Useless Habits (Furyu nakute nana kuse)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint, black wig and tall headdress, wearing a red costume.

Ichikawa Monnosuke II in a Shibaraku Performance

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1780 (An’ei 9)

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a topknot reading a book on a lectern, wearing a yellow floral kimono.

The Jo-ruri Narrator Tomimoto Buzendaya

Chōkyōsai Eiri, ca. 1795

The Actor Matsumoto Yonesaburō in a Woman's Role

Utagawa Kunimasa, late 1790s

Nakamura Nakazo II as Matsuo-maru

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Japanese woodblock print of two boys dressed as Daikoku and Ebisu, one holding a red sea bream on a rod, by Kitao Shigemasa.

Boys Maquerading as Daikoku and Ebisu

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned yellow and black kimono holding a lacquered tray of toys.

Woman with Toys for the Boys' Festival

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of children and attendants beside a festival float with a dragon-prowed ship and smoke clouds.

Childrens' Lantern Float, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome Block Association, Sanno Festival

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of five elegantly dressed figures walking, one under a parasol, with patterned kimono in muted color

High-Ranking Samurai Girl with Four Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of boys performing a puppet show with costumed figures, a plum branch, and a bird in an interior.

Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a bamboo pole with a carp streamer, under falling blossoms.

Lantern Float

Kitagawa Utamaro, early 1800s

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a bamboo pole with a morning glory vine.

Modern Representation of the Poetess Kaga no Chiyo

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Japanese woodblock print of a woman seated by a lattice window as a spotted cat looks up beside her.

Woman Fanning Herself After a Bath

Isoda Koryusai, late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman with a sword facing a pale ghost beside a folding screen at night.

Toriyama Akinari Terutada with Ghost; (The Lavender Chapter)

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1864

Woodblock print of a long-haired ghost in white robes trailed by red flames, labeled with Japanese calligraphy.

Onoe Matsusuke as the Ghost of the Murdered Wife Oiwa, in "A Tale of Horror from the Yotsuya Station on the Tokaido R…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1812

Japanese woodblock print of a red-faced spear foot-soldier beside a kimono-clad figure holding a hawk on the arm.

Foot-Soldier with a Spear and Hawk-Handler (Yari-mochi yakko to taka shō), from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōt…

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1802-3

Woodblock print of a boatman on a bamboo raft in falling snow on a blue river, with snowy trees on the bank.

Sumida River in the Snow, from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Woodblock print of a woman fixing her hair beside a mirror, with another woman holding an infant in a patterned robe.

Woman and Child

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of a man leaning over a seated woman at a mirror and comb box, in yellow kimono tones.

Two actors, from the series Musical Program of True Love (Ongyoku hiyoku no bangumi) 音曲比翼の番組

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800 (Kansei 12)

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a baby playing on the floor, one woman holding a blossom-decorated fan.

Two Women with a Baby who is Playing on the Floor

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of a kabuki performer in a red chrysanthemum kimono beside a second figure with a fan on a veranda.

The Ninth-Month Kabuki Dance "Kikujido"

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of travelers in rain beside a pine tree and shrine, with a calligraphic poem above the water.

Night Rain at Karasaki

Torii Kiyomasu II, early 18th century

Woodblock print of a man holding an umbrella over a woman in a green kimono holding a small boat in the rain.

The Actors Nakamura Tomijirō in the Role of Ono no Komachi and Sanogawa Ichimatsu in the Role of Her Servant

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1756

Woodblock print of a man holding a yellow umbrella over a woman carrying a model boat in the rain.

Komachi Praying for Rain

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1765