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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 mountain path beside a blue stream, with a thatched house and red maple under steep cliffs.

Utsu Hill at Okabe

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a river and sandbar below a dark mountain and green hills under a pale sky.

The Far Bank of the Ōi River at Kanaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas walking through a snowy village beneath mountains and falling snow.

Evening Snow at Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō"

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 on a windswept beach beside a leaning pine, with boats on rough blue sea under grey sky.

Hamamatsu Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of three birds on flowering branches: an oriole with cherry blossoms, a sparrow with roses, and a titmouse wi

Titmouse and Camellias (right), Sparrow and Wild Roses (center), and Black-naped Oriole and Cherry Blossoms (left)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of travelers on a winding road past a roadside teahouse, lined with tall trees and blue mountains.

Ashida Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Woodblock print of a mallard duck with spread wings beside snowy reeds, with falling snow against a blue sky.

Mallard Duck and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

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

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas and baskets on a road past a wooden gate and pine trees.

Fukushima Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1837

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge under a pale moon, with silhouetted trees and reeds by a river.

Miyanokoshi Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Woodblock print of travelers on horseback in snow beneath pine trees, with mountains and falling snow in the background.

Ōi Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1837

Woodblock print of a white rooster beside a yellow and black umbrella with blue morning glories and calligraphy.

Rooster, Umbrella, and Morning Glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a rope bridge over a gorge with a crescent moon and waterfall beneath pine-covered cliffs.

Bow Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

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 large waves breaking on a rocky shore with pines, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Seashore at Hoda, Province of Awa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858-59

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a bay with pine trees, sailboats, and a yellow sky.

Pine Groves of Miho in Suruga Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a grey songbird on a branch among blue and white clematis flowers against a blue-green gradient.

Clematis and Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of travelers and palanquins on a riverside embankment under a moon and flying geese.

“Nihon Embankment at Yoshiwara,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Yoshiwara, Niho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a snowy lumber yard with stacked logs, a blue canal, workers, a wooden bridge and falling snow.

The Lumber Yard at Fukagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Snowy woodblock print of an arched bridge over a river, with umbrella-carrying figures and snow-covered pine trees under fall

The Taiko (Drum) Bridge and the Yuhi Mound at Meguro

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of red maples and pines beside a river, with figures on a wooden pavilion and birds over the water.

Inside Akiba Shrine at Ukeji

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a moonlit arched bridge with pedestrians, a boatman poling a bamboo-laden punt on a river.

Bamboo Market at Capital Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a large tree at night with pale foxes and flickering fox-fires beneath a starry sky.

Shozokuenoki Tree at Oji: Fox-fires on New Years Eve

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a snowy mountain village with thatched houses, travelers in straw hats, and a turquoise river beside pine

Fujikawa, a Village in the Mountains Formerly Called Miyajiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Japanese woodblock print of a flowering plum tree with red blossoms, buds, and a gnarled trunk, with calligraphy.

Flowering Plum Tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843-47

Woodblock print of a green warbler perched on a plum branch with white blossoms, with calligraphy at upper right.

Warbler on a Plum Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kingfisher flying above dark blue irises with grey-blue background and calligraphy.

Kingfisher and Irises

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832-34

Woodblock print of a morning-glory vine with blue and orange blossoms and a grasshopper on the stem, with calligraphy at left

Grasshopper and Morning-glory Vine

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a sparrow flying above snow-covered red camellia branches with falling snow.

Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (Tsubaki)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1845

Woodblock print of armed figures crossing a snowy wooden bridge while two men in straw hats stand in a boat on a river.

Scene I in Act XI of Chushingura

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a colorful pheasant with spread wings above snowy bamboo, with falling snow and calligraphy.

Pheasant Among Snow-laden Bamboo on Hillside

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned black robe with a white fox figure on his head, beneath a striped curtain.

Nakamura Nakazo I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1780

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 white heron standing among blue reeds with red tips beside calligraphy and red seals.

White Heron Standing among Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

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 figure in a red kimono holding a round fan, looking back over the shoulder before a grassy field.

Iwai Hanshirō IV

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1780

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 pink crane-patterned robes and ornate hairstyle, holding a fan beside a sword.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojō III as Wappa no Kikuō in a Woman’s “Asahina Armor Pulling” (Asahina no kusazuri-biki) Scene

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1780 (An’ei 9), 1st month

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

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor disguised as a komusō, holding a straw hat and flute beside a striped lantern.

The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke II in the Role of Daito-no-miya Disguised as a Komuso

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 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

Woodblock print of courtiers on a palace veranda under a full moon, with the sea beyond and a painted screen at left.

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

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black floral kimono holding two swords before a snowy bamboo fence.

Segawa Kikunojo III as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

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

Two kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono face off with long staffs against a grey background in a Japanese woodblock prin

Scene from an Unidentified Drama

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned robe beside a kneeling man with a sword, before a plum screen.

The Actor Arashi Tominosuke (Standing) in the Role of Hyasakihime, and Ichimura Kamezo as Kanto Koroku

Ishikawa Toyonobu, probably January 1749

Woodblock print of two kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono, one holding a red parasol over them.

The Actor Ishimura Kamezo Holding an Umbrella over the Actor Nakamura Kiyozo, as the Courtesan Matsuyama

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1748-1750

Woodblock print of two standing men in patterned kimono, one holding a fan and one with a sword, with calligraphic labels.

Onoe Kikugoro (Right) as Soga no Goro; Ichimura Kamezo as Soga no Juro

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1744