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33,907 works

Woodblock print of foreigners on horseback and pedestrians along a curving coastal road under a pine branch at dusk.

Foreigners Riding Along the Coast at Takanawa in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a garden with strolling figures, cherry trees, and ships in a harbor beyond.

Illustration of the Front Garden of the Tsukiji Hotel in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Tsukiji hoteru kan niwa mae no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, ca. 1868-72

Woodblock triptych of a paddle steamer City of Yedo passing a Western-style hotel with Mount Fuji behind it.

The Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo (Tokyo Tsukiji hoteru kan)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 5th month, 1870

Woodblock print of two foreign men at a red table with wine glasses while a woman pours from a teapot.

A Foreigner's Wine Party (Gaikokujin shuen no zu), from an untitled series of foreigners at home

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 10th month, 1860

Woodblock print of foreign men operating a wooden camera in a room with a striped ceiling, a woman in green, and a child.

Foreigners Employing a Camera

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 11th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a foreign family in a colonnaded room, with a woman operating a sewing machine in the foreground.

Foreign Family with Wife Making Clothes (Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860

Japanese woodblock print with a woman at a sewing machine, a woman with a ringer, a lamp post, and a steamship with sails.

Picture of Sights in Yokohama: Woman with a Ringer, Lamp Post, a Steamboat at Full Sail and a Woman with a Sewing Mac…

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 11th month, 1860

Japanese woodblock triptych of a Western-style interior in Yokohama with dining guests, a kitchen, and ships in the harbor.

A Foreign Residence in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Triptych print of foreign soldiers, drummers and a carriage procession past Japanese buildings and a wooden fence.

Picture of a Procession of Foreigners at Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 2nd month, 1861

Triptych print of Western visitors in period dress with a rider on horseback, ships at sea, and hills in Kanagawa.

Foreigners Visiting the Famous Site of Mount Gongen in Kanagawa

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of a Dutch family group, with a woman holding a child, a man cooking at a stove, and a seated man at a table.

A Dutch Group

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 2nd month, 1861

Japanese woodblock triptych of Western diners at a banquet in an arched room with flowers, servants, and a child.

Foreigners from the Five Nations Enjoying a Banquet

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 3rd month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a steamship interior with decks, rigging, crew, and passengers dining at a table.

Interior of an American Steamship

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 4th month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded Western man holding a pocket watch beside a seated woman on a bed with a mirror.

French Couple

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 4th month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a woman on a brown horse beside a Chinese servant, with pine trees and buildings behind them.

An English Woman with a Chinese Servant in the Foreign District, from the series Famous Places in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Triptych print of a paddle steamship, American flags, a steam locomotive and crowds of Western-dressed figures on a dock.

“America”: A Steamship in Transit

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of Western figures in a room with a dining table, a child, and harbor ships at left.

Foreigners Enjoying a Banquet

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 2nd month, 1862

Woodblock print of a man with a cane and a woman with a parasol in Western dress against striped background.

Dutch Couple

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 10th month, 1862

Panoramic woodblock print of a walled Yokohama pleasure quarter with pink cherry trees, tiled roofs, and ships on the harbor.

View of the Miyozaki Brothel District in Yokohama, Kanagawa (Kanagwa Yokohama Miyozaki machi yūjoya kōkei)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 4th month, 1864

Triptych woodblock print of a bay with sailing ships, Mount Fuji, and a crowded street with lanterns and kimono-clad figures.

A Distant View of Yokohama from Kanagawa

Utagawa Yoshitora, 5th month, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a Western couple in period dress with an umbrella and a basket, before wooden buildings and trees

A Prussian Couple

Utagawa Yoshitora, 12th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a Western woman on a brown horse beside a bearded man in a blue hat, with a European building behind them.

English Couple (Igirisujin)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 12th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman riding a horse led by a bearded man, with Mount Fuji and rice fields behind them.

Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge [English Couple] (Yoshidabashi no rakugan [Igirisujin])

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of kabuki performers on a candlelit stage, with a seated audience of foreign-looking spectators below.

Evening Glow on a Traveling Drama [Chinese watching a Kabuki play]

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman walking with two Western men in red and black jackets inside a wooden hall.

Night Rain at Gankirō

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey gown and a uniformed man with a parasol beside a steamship at a harbor.

Returning Sails at the Wharves [American couple]

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two Western couples in colorful period dress, one playing concertina and horn, the other standing

English and Russian Couples

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a Dutch couple: a woman in teal and yellow beside a man in a red jacket and black cape, against turquoise.

Dutch Couple

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two Englishmen dining at a round table, one reading a book and one holding a glass.

Englishmen Dining

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue dress and red bonnet riding a brown horse, with Japanese calligraphy labels.

Englishmen Woman on Horseback

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped skirt and feathered headdress beside a child on red stilts.

American Woman with Her Child on Stilts

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a seated Western man smoking a cigar beside a standing woman in a red gown holding a birdcage.

French Housewife and Her Husband

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Japanese woodblock triptych of foreigners in Western dress feasting and dancing in a Japanese room with a shamisen player.

Foreigners Enjoying a Party (Gaikokujin yūkyō no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two Western men, one standing with a pipe, the other seated reading a book at a red table.

Dutch Printers

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of foreign figures at a harbor with a woman on a white horse, a parasol, and masted ships in the background.

A View of the Wharves in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of a man in a top hat and blue cape raising a fan while riding a black horse against a yellow background.

Mounted Russian

Utagawa Yoshitora, 5th month, 1861

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of a busy foreign city street with carriage, women in dresses, and a hot air balloon.

City of Washington in America

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1862

Triptych woodblock print of a harbor with sailing ships, a carriage with passengers, a city skyline, and a white building.

The Port of London England

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1862

Triptych woodblock print of a canal city with a stone arched bridge, boats, crowds in Chinese dress, and tiled-roof buildings

Nankin in China

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1862

Japanese woodblock print of a three-masted English sailing ship on teal sea, with a portrait medallion and vertical text.

English Ship

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1862

Japanese woodblock triptych of a harbor with sailing ships, a green lighthouse, and strolling figures in Western dress.

Paris, France

Utagawa Yoshitora, 6th month, 1862

Triptych woodblock print of an ornate palace hall with colonnades, blue drapery, and women in long gowns walking.

Heidoru (St. Petersberg), Capital of Russia, from the series Famous Places from All Nations (Bankoku meisho zukushi -…

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1865

Triptych print of a steam locomotive, crowds in Western dress, a carriage and palm tree before blue misty mountains.

France (furansukoku)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1865

Triptych Japanese print of a harbor with sailing warships, a promenade of Western-dressed figures, and churches along the sho

England (Igirisukoku)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1865

Japanese woodblock triptych showing Western figures, an American flag, and hot air balloons over a harbor with ships.

“America”: Enjoying Hot Air Balloons

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1867

Three-panel print of balloons being inflated and rising over a crowded field beside European-style buildings.

Illustration of a Balloon Ascending (Fūsen shōyō no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora, November, 1872

Japanese woodblock triptych of Western men and women drinking at a tea house with painted fans on a blue backdrop.

The Five Nations Enjoying a Drunken Revel at the Gankirō Tea House

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 12th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a sumo wrestler throwing a foreigner in blue clothing, with ships on the sea behind them.

Sumo Wrestler Tossing a Foreigner

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1st month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a grey and yellow gown beside a tree, with a boy and a rider on a white horse.

Beauties

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1st month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a seated bearded man holding a glass and a standing man in black gesturing, with text.

Chinese Servant and Frenchman

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 2nd month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of foreign men and women in a crowded procession with a white elephant and horse, by Utagawa Yoshiik

Picture of Men and Women from all Nations (Bankoku danjo jinbutsu zue)

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 4th month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a shore with a sailing ship, fishermen, and a temple vignette in the upper left.

Gathering Seaweed

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 7th month, 1863

Triptych print of a crowded Yokohama trading showroom with arched windows, flags, ceramics, and Western and Japanese visitors

“The Flourishing of an English Trading Firm in Yokohama”

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 9th month, 1870

Portrait of Okichi

Utagawa Yoshimori, 4th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman in Western dress holding a small dog beside a snarling spotted leopard on a yellow ground.

“Dutchwoman with Leopard,” from the series Pictures of Birds and Animals (Chōjū zue)

Utagawa Yoshimori, 7th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a standing man in blue and a seated man sketching, with a coastal town and Japanese text behind them.

Englishmen: One Standing, One Sketching

Utagawa Yoshimori, 11th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a seated foreign man with a cup and a standing woman in a striped skirt beside a railing, with calligraphy

Foreigners in Miyozaki-chō

Utagawa Yoshimori, 11th month, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a rider on a dappled horse shading their eyes, with a vignette of Western ships with flags.

“America,” from the series Five Nations

Utagawa Yoshimori, 1860

Triptych woodblock print of a London bridge over the Thames with boats, sailing ships, and city buildings at sunset.

"View in London," the Prosperity of Countries: London, England

Utagawa Yoshimori, September 1872

Woodblock print of a three-masted American sailing ship with flags and red pennants in rough sea, with Japanese calligraphy.

An American Sailing Ship off Arai

Utagawa Yoshimori, October, 1872

Woodblock print of a spotted leopard with open jaws beside a fallen rooster, against a red and black lattice screen.

Tiger (Leopard) on Display

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo, 1860, seventh month

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded man in a headscarf beside a leopard in a striped yellow kimono, with bamboo and calligr

A Dutchman and a Leopard in a Women’s Kimono: “Otora and Ranpei: A Bride on the Wavy Passage to Marriage” (Otora Ranp…

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo, 1860 (Man’en 1), seventh month

Woodblock print of a bearded Western man smoking a pipe beside a seated woman in red with an ornate headdress.

English People (Igirisujin no zu)

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo, 1861, first month

Woodblock print of a grey elephant carrying a woman with an umbrella and a child, against a yellow background.

An Elephant from Baruka in Central India (Chū Tenjiku Barukakoku shūsshō daizō zu)

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo, 1863, second month