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15,015 works

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and tea house patrons in the garden behind her.

Young girl at tea house in Iriya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, mid-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono arranging a flowering branch in a room with a window view of blosso

Flower of Akashi (Akashi no hana)

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1853

Woodblock print of two men on a moonlit mountain bridge above a waterfall, one playing a flute, pine trees around.

Shanaō [Yoshitsune] Learns Martial Arts in Sōjōgatani (Shanaō Sōjōgatani ni heijutsu o manabu zu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s (Tenpô era)

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 19th century

Aerial view of a palace with tiled roofs, clouds, and seated courtiers and attendants in a procession.

Procession of the Emperor and His Suite

Kano School, 1626

Woman with raised sword battling a giant octopus at sea, with a sailing boat in the upper cartouche.

The Jeweled Chaplet

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a raised sword over a man on a wooden floor, with a boat in a top vignette.

A Boat upon the Waters

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Hand-colored woodblock print of scholars and women in pavilions and a garden, with a pine tree and columns of Chinese text.

The Last Three Months of the Year

Japanese print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono looking at a framed portrait of a red-clad warrior.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjūrō I in an Inset Portrait

Utagawa Kunisada, 1819

Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding a red sake cup that reflects a kabuki actor's face beside plum blossoms.

An Actor's Image in a Sake Cup

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a samurai in blue and gold armor with a red cape, holding a sword, with calligraphy text beside him.

Horimoto Gidayū Takatoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a fierce armored samurai warrior holding a long pole weapon, wearing a straw cape, with a hat at his feet.

Akashi Ridayu Hidemoto

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a samurai with raised sword beside a severed pink monster head on a snowy background.

The Warrior Slaying the Giant White Hihi

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1859, 2nd month

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in colorful costumes among plum blossoms, with a red-disc fan and lattice fence.

Kabuki Scene at Kumagai's Camp, from the play The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani (Ichinotani futaba gunki)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1811

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint and black topknot in an oval frame, with calligraphy.

Portrait of Arashi Kichizaburō III (1810-1864) in the Role of Baiōmaru

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1840

Three-panel woodblock print of samurai fighting at night among plum blossom trees, one warrior on horseback.

Plum Blossoms in the Forrest of Ikuta, from the series Bravery-Beauty of the four seasons (Buyū setsugekka no uchi-Ik…

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867

Woodblock print of a woman smoking a pipe in a blue patterned kimono, with morning glories climbing beside her.

Waking Up: A Girl of the Kōka Era (1844-1848)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Japanese triptych print of Fudō Myōō with a sword threatening a kneeling novice amid flames, with a woman holding a lotus at

Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of samurai in fierce battle, with a mounted warrior on a dark horse and sparks bursting acr

Masakiyo’s Challenging Battle, from Taiheiki (Chronicle of great peace)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 10th month of 1866

Triptych woodblock print of a woman with a fox mask, floating foxfire, a samurai, and a spearman at night.

Scene of Foxfire (Kitsunebi) from the Play Honchō nijūshikō

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1898

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in Western dress on a stage with mountains, one man sprawled on the floor.

“Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in Paris,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

Adachi Ginkô, 1879

Woodblock print of red coral branches beside a bearded man in a blue turban and yellow robe holding a pipe.

Stick of Coral and a Portrait of South Sea Islander

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month,1860

Japanese color woodblock print of a toy shop with a shopkeeper, seated women, a child, a greyhound, and hanging drums.

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a concertina, a man in a blue coat and a dog, in foreign dress.

American Woman Playing a Concertina, from the series Life Drawings of People from Foreign Nations

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Woodblock print of two Qing-dressed figures, one holding a red folding fan, on a pale blue background with inscriptions.

Picture of a Manchurian of the Qing Court from Nanjing, Admiring a Fan

Utagawa Sadahide, 11th month, 1860

Woodblock print of three Western sailors on a quay, one using a red telescope toward a tall ship and sailboat in a harbor.

Russians Enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama (Yokohama kyūjitsu Roshiajin yūkō)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman combing her hair before a mirror with a girl beside her, in red and checked Western dress.

French Woman and Girl, from the series Foreign Merchants in Yokohama (Yokohama shōka ijin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated Englishman in a top hat holding red cloth, with a framed woman's portrait and Japanese text above

Englishman Sorting Fabrics

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of a tall Western-dressed man and a child before a lotus pond with pines, a bridge and shrine buildings.

Dutchman and Child Viewing the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond

Utagawa Sadahide, 7th month, 1861

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of foreigners in bustle gowns and Japanese figures in kimono by a fence and gate, with s

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861