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Woodblock print of travelers on a steep pine-lined mountain road with a distant blue peak.

Nissaka, Sayo Nakayama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of men warming themselves by a fire beneath a snowy cascade, with bare trees and a calligraphy cartouche.

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga et…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Japanese print of a woman and child in a night garden with plum blossoms, stone lantern, and a crescent moon.

Woman with a Child in the Garden Looking at the New Moon

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers resting by a large tree in a flat landscape with thatched roofs and pines under a blue sky.

Hamamatsu, Toko no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of two kingfishers, one perched on a pussy-willow branch and one diving, with Japanese inscription.

Kingfishers and Pussy-willow

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a lacquer tray with young pine, a fan, and a black hat on a stand, with calligraphy above.

Crown on a Table, Lacquer Tray with Young Pine and Fan

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of farmers in fields with haystacks, thatched houses, and a blue mountain under a dawn sky.

Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushi Ji

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a courtesan bending beside a child attendant and a potted plum tree, with calligraphy above.

Courtesan and her Child Attendant with a Potted Plum Tree

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1815

Woman in a blue kimono seated under a tree holding a long paper card, with a brush and case beside her on an orange ground.

Woman Seated Under a Cherry Tree About to Write a Poem on a Sheet of Paper for Poem Writing (Tanzaku)

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas crossing a rainy road beside a blue river and tall trees.

Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834-35

Woodblock print of blossoming cherry trees, a winding river and hills in soft blues and greens, with small figures working in

Flowering Cherry Trees Along the Yoshino River

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a gnarled plum tree before a rising orange sun, with Japanese calligraphy text on the left.

Rising Sun and Plum Tree

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers near a wooden inn beneath bare trees, with mountains and a river in the background.

Ishibe, Megawa Sato

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Japanese woodblock print of cherry blossoms on a rock under falling rain, with calligraphy at the left edge.

Cherry Blossoms in the Rain

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a peacock with spread tail on a rock beside peonies and pine, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Peacock on Pine Tree and Peonies, from the series Three Sheets (Mihira no uchi)

Totoya Hokkei, mid- 1810s

Woodblock print of an Edo-period village road with thatched houses, a teahouse, ox carts, and pine trees.

Otsu, Soii Chaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Triptych of three seated Chinese-style heroes under a blossoming tree, with poem cartouches and patterned robes.

The Three Heroes of Shoku (Shu): Emperor Ryubi (Liu Fei) and His Friends Kwan-u (Kwan Yu) and Chohi (Chang Fei)

Yashima Gakutei, first half of the 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a screen and pine tree, with vertical calligraphy at left.

Two Women, from the series Spring Poems on Ushiwaka for the Year of the Ox (Ushiwaka haru)

Hishikawa Sori, 1805

Woodblock print of porters carrying yellow loads on poles past tall pine trees on a hillside under a blue sky.

Kameyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of a gnarled ancient plum tree with pink and yellow blossoms arching across a pale grey background.

Ancient Plum Tree in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a man with an umbrella on a stream bank, watching a frog leap toward willow branches.

Ono no Tofu Standing on the Bank of a Stream and Watching a Frog Leap to Catch a Willow Branch

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of travelers with a pack horse and lanterns beneath pine trees under a full moon, with rice fields behind.

Akasaka Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of a robed scholar asleep on stacked books beside a pine tree and rainy veranda, with poem cartouche.

A Sage Fallen Asleep Over His Books

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a muscular warrior in a floral robe uprooting a tree in rain, with a sword and calligraphy panels.

Ro-Chi-Shin Uprooting a Tree

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse in snow beneath a pine tree, with falling snow and hills under a dark sky.

Gyosho Tokaido: Ishikushi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Two-panel woodblock print: a yellow bird on cherry blossoms at left, and an armored rider on a white horse beside a pine at r

Left: Bird on Branch of a Cherry Tree; Right: Minamotono Yoshiié on Horseback

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of a woman seated on a saddled horse led by a man beside a flowering plum tree.

Version of Legend of Michizane: Woman Riding Ox Which a Man is Leading

Utagawa Toyohiro

Woodblock print of travelers resting by a tea house under a tree, with a kettle over a fire and a blue sea beyond.

Fukuroi; De Chaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with a poling boatman crossing a river past flowering plum branches and a distant mountain.

Boat Ferrying Across River

Woodblock print of two peacocks on a branch before pine boughs and a waterfall, with red fabric and calligraphy.

Painting of Peacocks, Pines, a Waterfall, and a Roll of Red Fabric

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1818