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Two women in patterned kimono sit on a veranda beside red maple branches, in a Japanese woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika

Kobushō Kasei from the Series Thirty-Six Restaurants In New Tokyo

Toyohara Kunichika, late 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in a palace interior, one kneeling with a raised sword before a seated figure on a

Kabuki actors play as Ōashibara Ueno no kami Masahira, Tokiwa Mikuriya Bettō Tsuneaki, Tairano Shinnō Masakado, Musas…

Utagawa Yoshitsuya, mid-19th century

Woman in patterned kimono bends toward a stream among autumn plants, with dragonflies flying overhead in a woodblock print.

Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants (Fūzoku aki nanakusa)

Toyohara Sadatora, first half of the 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and tea house patrons in the garden behind her.

Young girl at tea house in Iriya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, mid-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono arranging a flowering branch in a room with a window view of blosso

Flower of Akashi (Akashi no hana)

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1853

Woodblock print of two men on a moonlit mountain bridge above a waterfall, one playing a flute, pine trees around.

Shanaō [Yoshitsune] Learns Martial Arts in Sōjōgatani (Shanaō Sōjōgatani ni heijutsu o manabu zu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s (Tenpô era)

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 19th century

Woodblock print with three black silhouette profiles on shaped paper cutouts against a grid background with calligraphy.

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Kuniteru, 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

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a raised sword over a man on a wooden floor, with a boat in a top vignette.

A Boat upon the Waters

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Hand-colored woodblock print of scholars and women in pavilions and a garden, with a pine tree and columns of Chinese text.

The Last Three Months of the Year

Printed sheet of standing Bodhisattva Guanyin on a lotus base, with flanking inscriptions and a column of Chinese text below.

The Greatly Merciful, Greatly Compassionate Rescuer from Suffering, Bodhisattva Guanyin

Lei Yanmei, dated 947

Japanese print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono looking at a framed portrait of a red-clad warrior.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjūrō I in an Inset Portrait

Utagawa Kunisada, 1819

Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding a red sake cup that reflects a kabuki actor's face beside plum blossoms.

An Actor's Image in a Sake Cup

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a samurai in blue and gold armor with a red cape, holding a sword, with calligraphy text beside him.

Horimoto Gidayū Takatoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a fierce armored samurai warrior holding a long pole weapon, wearing a straw cape, with a hat at his feet.

Akashi Ridayu Hidemoto

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a samurai with raised sword beside a severed pink monster head on a snowy background.

The Warrior Slaying the Giant White Hihi

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1859, 2nd month

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint and black topknot in an oval frame, with calligraphy.

Portrait of Arashi Kichizaburō III (1810-1864) in the Role of Baiōmaru

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a woman smoking a pipe in a blue patterned kimono, with morning glories climbing beside her.

Waking Up: A Girl of the Kōka Era (1844-1848)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in Western dress on a stage with mountains, one man sprawled on the floor.

“Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in Paris,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

Adachi Ginkô, 1879

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a concertina, a man in a blue coat and a dog, in foreign dress.

American Woman Playing a Concertina, from the series Life Drawings of People from Foreign Nations

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Woodblock print of two Qing-dressed figures, one holding a red folding fan, on a pale blue background with inscriptions.

Picture of a Manchurian of the Qing Court from Nanjing, Admiring a Fan

Utagawa Sadahide, 11th month, 1860

Woodblock print of three Western sailors on a quay, one using a red telescope toward a tall ship and sailboat in a harbor.

Russians Enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama (Yokohama kyūjitsu Roshiajin yūkō)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman combing her hair before a mirror with a girl beside her, in red and checked Western dress.

French Woman and Girl, from the series Foreign Merchants in Yokohama (Yokohama shōka ijin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated Englishman in a top hat holding red cloth, with a framed woman's portrait and Japanese text above

Englishman Sorting Fabrics

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of a tall Western-dressed man and a child before a lotus pond with pines, a bridge and shrine buildings.

Dutchman and Child Viewing the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond

Utagawa Sadahide, 7th month, 1861

Woodblock print of a Dutch three-masted ship at anchor beside a rocky coast with breaking waves and a pine tree.

Dutch Ship at Anchor off the Coast of Tsushima

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1859

Woodblock print of pink cherry blossoms over a street with a tea house, figures in kimono, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Entrance to the Gankirō Tea House in the Miyozaki District, Yokohama, Bushu

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a rider on a dark horse with a tan dog and black goat in the foreground.

Copper Plate Engraving of a Woman Riding a Horse, a Goat and a Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol, a child and a black dog beneath cherry blossoms, by Utagawa Hiroshige II.

French Woman, Her Child and Pet Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 10th month, 1860