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2,735 works

Woodblock-style ink print of an Edo street with kimono-clad women, swordsmen, tiled roofs, and a shop awning.

The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)

Hishikawa Moronobu, 1681-84

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes holding a long staff against a hexagonal snow pattern.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as Warrior Disguised as a Rokubu

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770 or 1771

Woodblock print of cherry blossom hillside with pines, crowds in blue robes, and two mounted riders under yellow parasols.

Asakayama Hanami

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Black-and-white woodblock print of seated figures at a banquet in an interior with screens, bedding and a servant with a tray

A Banquet in a Joroya

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1680

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 crowds on a bridge watching red fireworks over a river full of boats, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Ryogoku Hanabi no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1841

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of a reclining man and seated woman in a room with a flower basket and sword.

Scene in a Joroya

Furuyama Moroshige, ca. 1690

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono holding a katana, with red face makeup and a bamboo fence behind him.

The Third Matsumoto Koshiro in the Role of Matsuomaru in "Sugawara"

Katsukawa Shunshō, summer, 1768

Woodblock print of masted boats in a harbor under a full moon, with travelers and market buildings on the shore.

Takanawa no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1841

Line drawing of a tattooed man reclining in a room with a screen, flower vase, and sword, by Okumura Masanobu.

Sakata Kinpira Nyudo

Okumura Masanobu, early 18th century

Woodblock print of a nude muscular man in a loincloth holding a drawn sword before his face, with a checkered robe and crest.

The Second Nakamura Sukegoro as a Man Entirely Nude Save for Loin Cloth

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Woodblock print of a riverside street at dusk with stalls, porters carrying palanquins, a willow tree and a red lantern.

Shin Yoshiwara Nihon Tsutsumi Emonzaka Akatsuki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Black-and-white woodblock print of two bearded figures playing chess beside a large treasure sack in a patterned interior.

Daikoku and Shoki Playing Chess

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red apron holding a sword and a small figure before a lattice window.

The Third Otani Hiroji as a Man Clothed Only with a Red Apron

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of lantern-lit rooftops, cherry blossoms, a pink river and green fields under a dusk sky.

Shin Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a youth in a black kimono with crests, holding a pink and red parasol, with a caption strip below.

The Actor Arashi Wakano as a wakashu (youth) in a kappa (raincoat)

Nishikawa Yoshinobu, ca. 1725

Woodblock print of a standing man in a pale formal robe with broad shoulders, against a striped backdrop and green floor.

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai of High Rank

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a harbor at dusk with masted boats, waterfront houses, a crescent moon and a bird in the sky.

Tsukudajima Hatsu Hototogisu

Utagawa Hiroshige, probably 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume with a sword, beside a child attendant, on a patterned background.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as a Samuri

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1735

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face makeup, holding a fan, wearing a red jacket and plaid hakama beside a green r

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro in the Role of Yahei-byoe Munekiyo

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1768

Woodblock print of a teahouse balcony overlooking a moonlit bay with moored boats and red lanterns.

Toto, Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono sitting close on a veranda beside a lattice screen and a tea tray.

The Gossips

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono standing with head bent forward, sword at waist, on cream paper.

The Second Nakajima Mihoemon as a Man Standing with Head Bent Forward

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Woodblock print of a lakeside path with blossoming trees, strolling figures in kimono, and a vendor stall under a dusk sky.

Ueno, Shinobazu no Ike

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Japanese woodblock print of a green lion dance in a courtyard, watched by women on a veranda, with children and pine tree.

The Lion Dance

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Woodblock print of two bald men in pale robes seated beneath a cherry blossom branch on a yellow ground.

The Third Sawamura Sojuro & the Second Ichikawa Monnosuke as Buddhist Monks

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1791

Woodblock print of women washing cloth by a river under willow trees, with thatched houses and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Musashi: Chōfu no Tamagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833

Japanese woodblock print of seated spectators watching a performer in red robes while musicians play in a screened interior r

Seeing a Performance

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Woodblock print of a komuso monk with basket hat and bamboo flute standing in snow beside a fence and bare tree.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Komuso Standing in the Snow by a Fence

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of a crowded wooden bridge over blue water, with fishing boats and tall poles in the bay beyond.

Eitai Bashi Tsukudajima Ryosen

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835