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Woodblock print of a river with a sailboat, rowboats, travelers on the bank, a thatched teahouse and pine trees.

東海道五十三次川崎

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

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

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 bay with sailboats, rowboats, porters on a road, and a thatched teahouse by Hiroshige.

東海道五十三次か奈川

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

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

Japanese triptych print of a harbor with steamships, sailing ships, a pier, and Western-dressed figures on the shore.

Illustration of a Large French Port Trading with Many Nations (Furansukoku oominato shokoku kōeki zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 4th month, 1866

Woodblock print of boats on a river with Mount Fuji and pine trees along the shore at sunrise.

東海道五十三次平塚

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

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

Triptych woodblock print of Yokohama waterfront with Western buildings, flags, sailing ships, carriages and pedestrians.

View of the Seafront in Yokohama (Yokohama Kagandori no fūkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 5th month, 1870

Woodblock print of pine trees, travelers and sailboats on a shore under a red and blue sky, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

東海道五十三次之内荒井

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Ink line-block proof of women with an umbrella on a riverbank beside boats and a sail, with a mountain in the distance.

Proof Line-Block Print for Fan

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print with a steamship in a harbor above and a kabuki actor with red face makeup and a woman below.

Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō: Inspired by Famous Pictures

Utagawa Kunisada, 1864

Woodblock print of sailing boats on blue water before dark mountains, with pine trees on the shore and a yellow dawn sky.

東海道五十三次舞坂

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Three-panel black ink print of multi-masted foreign ships with rigging anchored in a harbor before a Japanese town.

Foreign Ships Offshore at Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Woodblock print of a steamship and crowded rowboats on choppy sea, with hills on the horizon and a text panel.

Chronicle of the Imperial Restoration (Kōkoku isshin kenbunshi)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, June, 1876

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse crossing a wooden bridge over a river at sunset, with a blue-roofed temple beyond pi

Yoshida, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Triptych woodblock print of a procession passing a torii gate and bay with boats, framed by pine trees and village rooftops.

View of Kanagawa on the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō kanagawa no shōkei)

Utagawa Sadahide, ca. 1862-63

Pen drawing cutaway of a sailing ship showing crew working on several decks, with masts, rigging, and waves below.

Interior of a German Battleship

Unsen, 19th century

Color woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with boatmen below and mountains in the distance.

Okazaki, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Triptych woodblock print of a crowded arched bridge over a river, with hundreds of boats and fireworks in a night sky.

Panoramic View of Ryōgoku Bridge in the Summer

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, Mount Fuji, and a crowded street of lantern-lit stalls and figures in kimon

A Distant View of Yokohama from Kanagawa (Kanagawa yōri Yokohama...ken no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 5th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a red torii gate, moored boats, travelers and a calm sea at sunset beside a coastal village.

Miya, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Two men in kimono sit on a bench by a river at night, with boats, lanterns and a starry sky in a Japanese woodblock print.

“Enjoying the Evening Cool near Lord Nabeshima’s Warehouses” (Fūryū Nabeshima yūsuzumi)

Jukakudō Masakuni, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a crowded hillside with cherry trees, pines, sailing boats on a bay, and people with parasols.

“View of Mount Tenpō in Osaka” (Naniwa Tempōzan fukei)

Hasegawa Sadamasu, 1836

Woodblock print of willow trees and two boatmen poling a cargo boat past reeds under a pale moon at dusk.

Senba Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-48

Woodblock print of a red sunrise over a calm sea with a fisherman in a boat beside a pine-covered rock and calligraphy.

Sunrise with Fisherman in Boat

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on rippling water, one watching from a wooden platform above.

Fishing

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Woodblock print of boats on a river at dusk beneath a drooping willow, with two women standing on a jetty at left.

Ommayagashi, Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Woodblock print of two courtiers in a boat, poled by a woman along a river with plum blossoms and pines.

Courtier and Lady with a Young Woman Poling a Boat

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a woman with a drawn sword confronting a crouching man on a veranda, with a poem panel above.

“‘A Boat Cast Adrift’ (Ukifune): Omatsu and Akabori Mizuemon,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845-46