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2,219 works

Woodblock print of travelers under pine trees on a shoreline road, with a calm sea and distant figures.

Odawara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned robe holding a fan, with maple branches overhead.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozō as a Daimyo Standing Under a Maple Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beneath red and black blossoming branches, with a bird and rabbits on her ro

Dekishima Hanya Seated on a Cherry Tree

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1700-05

Woodblock print of a snowy village with a wooden bridge over a blue river and a distant snow-capped mountain.

Mishima, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi, Mishima), also known as the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai dress beside a maple tree under a blue sky.

Scene From The Drama "Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe"

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1768

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a kimono beside a crane, with a pine branch and a turtle below.

The Bijin Jurōjin

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of travelers, a pack horse and a teahouse beneath a pine, with Mount Fuji rising at left under clouds.

Numazu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned kimono beside a willow tree and pond with frogs.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono beside a lantern, shoji screen and willow-patterned folding screen.

Summer Willow in the Breeze

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind green hills, with travelers carrying red boxes past pines and thatched houses.

Ejiri

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai figure with a sword beside a red maple tree, in black kimono and striped hakama.

The Third Matsumoto Koshiro as a Samurai Standing

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1769 or 1770

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono on steps beneath a hanging bell and cherry blossoms, one playing a drum.

The Curfew at Dōjōji

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1763

Woodblock print of a mountain road with pine trees, travelers, a thatched teahouse, and the sea beyond.

Okabe

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry branch, with a small temple vignette in a cartouche at upp

Shimizu Temple

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role under a maple tree, with a seated man holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman Standing under a Maple Tree in the Autumn

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse on a sandy road beside pines, thatched houses, and a bay.

Fukuroi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers in a pine grove looking up at a tall stone Jizo Bosatsu statue on a pedestal.

Wayfarers Looking at the Statue of Jizo Bosatsu in a Pine Grove at Hashiba

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of merrymakers on a veranda beside a pine tree, with figures walking along a riverbank toward a distant town.

A Party of Merrymakers in a House in the Yoshiwara on a Moonlight Night

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Woodblock print of a river ferry crossing with rowboats, pine trees, a pack horse and travelers on the bank.

Mitsuki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of figures on a temple veranda looking toward Mount Fuji across a river under a blue sky.

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mo…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a woman washing at a stream under a full moon, with a family outside a thatched house and distant mountain

The Full Moon at the Time of the Imo Harvest

Kitagawa Utamaro, 8th month, 1789

Woodblock print of pine trees along a coastal road, a thatched teahouse with resting figures, and boats on the sea.

Shirasuka

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Blue woodblock print of Lake Suwa with twisted pines, a thatched hut, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwako), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of courtly women and attendants under cherry trees, with a seated man and a parasol.

A View of the Pleasures of the Taiko and His Five Wives at Rakutō

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1804

Woodblock print of a Edo-period street with shop houses, travelers in straw hats, and pine trees on a green embankment.

Narumi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a striped parasol beside red plum blossoms.

The Actor Nakamura Sen'ya as Tokonatsu in the Kabuki Play, "The Legacy of the Three-Comma Family Crest Revealed" (Mit…

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1716 (Shōtoku 6/Kyōhō 1), 11th month

Triptych woodblock print of women picking persimmons from a tree beside a bamboo lattice gate, in kimono.

Picking Persimmons (Kaki-mogi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1802-4

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats on a path past pine trees, a gate and a green-roofed castle, with mountains and se

Kameyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono under a parasol beside cherry blossoms, with a poem cartouche above.

Poem by the Monk Sosei (act. 850-97)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767-68

Woodblock print of women in kimono playing a shell game on a veranda beside a peony screen and pine bonsai.

Girls Playing a Game with Shells

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790