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Woodblock print of women and a child on a riverbank, a ferry boat on the water, and traditional houses behind a fence.

Sumidagawa Hashiba Watashi Zu (Yanagiya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-42

Woodblock print of a bay with moored boats, travelers on shore, and a distant snow-capped mountain under clouds.

Shore Scene Showing European Influence

Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810-1820

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 women on a riverside restaurant veranda with sailboats on the water and pine trees below.

The Kawachiya Restaurant, Yanagi-bashi, Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku Yanagi-bashi, Kawachiya), from the series A Collection of Fa…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838-40

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

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

Woodblock print of a full moon over a lakeside village with trees, boats on the water, and distant hills.

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834-35

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

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 a lake with sailboats, pine islands, a wooden bridge with travelers, and a distant mountain at sunset.

Sunset Glow at Seta, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834-35

Japanese woodblock triptych of figures in kimono on a festive river boat, with red lanterns, musicians, and smaller skiffs be

Sumida River Holiday

Torii Kiyonaga, 1788-90

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 sailing boats with white and yellow sails on blue water, with a shoreline of houses and hills.

Returning Fishing Boats at Yabase, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834-35

Woodblock print of women in kimono landing from a pleasure boat onto a stone shore beside a river with reeds.

Women Landing from a Pleasure Boat Drawn Up to the Shore at Mukojima on Sumida RIver, Edo

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

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 rainy river scene with a red bridge, boats, umbrella-carrying travelers, and a windswept pine on a green

Shohei Bridge, Seido Temple and Kanda River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in kimono reading a book, with a fan showing a ship and pines.

Three Gods of Waka Fan Matching: Kisegawa of Matsubaya Brothel, with Takeno and Sasano (Waka sanjin ōgi awase, Matsub…

Eishosai Choki, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji beyond a wide river, with a boat on the water and a horse and traveler on the shore.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a full moon over a canal, with an arched bridge, bamboo stacks on the bank, and a boatman poling a boat.

Full Moon Over Canal, with Bridge and Huge Stacks of Bamboo along the Bank

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

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 people with umbrellas crossing a bridge in rain, with boats and riverside houses behind them.

Shower at the New Yanagi Bridge

Katsushika Hokusai, 1806

Woodblock print of a river at dusk seen through an oval frame, with boats, plum blossoms, pines and flying birds.

Susaki Hen-yori Suijin no Mori, Uchikawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of two women fishing from a boat on a river, with a covered boat and a rider on the shore behind.

Wild Geese Flying Down the Sumida River

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of two seaweed gatherers in a boat among tall reeds on calm blue water under a pale sky.

Seaweed Gatherers at Omori

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1797-1861

Woodblock print of women in a covered boat on a river, with a boatman poling and teahouses and willows on the bank.

Honjo Komme (Ogura-an)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono with a fan, a kneeling attendant, and a river scene with boats.

One of Thirty-Six Flowers

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Woodblock print of a seated man in a boat cabin and a standing woman in a patterned kimono beside calligraphy text.

Nagauta Kihan

Isoda Koryusai, 1735-1790

Woodblock print of a river with a curved wooden bridge, teahouse, and a covered boat with a woman playing shamisen.

Imadobashi no Zu (Tama-Sho)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Ink drawing of a woven basket with leaves and a round box showing the Gods of Luck Daikoku, Juro, and Ebisu.

Daikoku, Juro, and Ebisu (Gods of Luck)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

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