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2,735 works

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Komazō III as Shiga Daishichi in the Play A Medley of Tales of Revenge (Katakiuchi noriaibanashi)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 5th month, 1794

Japanese print of women in kimono wading in the sea before a rising red sun between two rocks linked by a sacred rope.

Women Worshipping the Rising Sun between the Twin Rocks at Ise

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of travelers passing a red torii gate on a Tokaido road town street, with pines and sea behind.

Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a topknot in a red kimono with white crests against a gray background.

Ichikawa Ebizō IV as Takemura Sadanojō in the Play Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women gathering abalone on a rocky shore beside woven baskets and waves.

The Awabi Fishers

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of travelers on a sandy road among pine trees, with a wooden bridge over water and stone embankments.

Kameyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono and a man by a river with mountains and birds.

Women and a Man in the Country; Some pageant(?)

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of travelers with baggage on a road beside pine-covered cliffs and a stream, Tokaido series.

Saka no Shita

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print portrait of a man with topknot holding a lantern, wearing a red kimono with crests against a gray background.

Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sagisaka Sanai in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Triptych woodblock print of women and children by a stream, with flowering shrubs and rushing water.

Women and Children on the Banks of a Stream

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of travelers on a riverbank with rocky shoals, pine-covered hills, and a small pavilion under a pale sky.

Tsuchiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Ukiyo-e print of two kabuki actors, one standing in a red checkered kimono and one kneeling in olive robes with swords.

Ichikawa Omezō as Tomita Hyōtarō and Ōtani Oniji III as Ukiyo Tohei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Woodblock print of two women by the sea: one nude with a red cloth, one seated in a kimono holding an abalone shell over a ba

Abalone Divers

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

Woodblock print of an inn courtyard with pines, a stone lantern, and travelers on wooden verandas by Hiroshige.

Ishibe

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a kneeling bald man in a patterned red kimono holding up a blank scroll.

Shinozuka Uraemon Reading the Prologue at the Miyakoza Theater

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794 (Kansei 6), 7th month

Triptych print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with chrysanthemums and latticed screens, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Three Intoxicated Courtesans

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Woodblock print of travelers, porters and an inn scene with blossoming plum tree and an ox, from Hiroshige's Tōkaidō series.

Ōtsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi, Ōtsu)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847-52

Ukiyo-e print of a kabuki actor with elaborate hair ornaments, black floral kimono and orange robe, against grey background.

Segawa Tomisaburō II as Yadorigi in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of two boatmen poling a boat on a snowy river past a shrine and pine trees.

Book of Ehon Ginsekai (The World in Silver)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754-1806

Woodblock print of boats on a rainy river with a red banner, a flying bird, and a temple roof in the foreground.

“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatad…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock portrait of a kabuki actor with topknot, frowning, holding a gilded-hilt sword in a white patterned kimono.

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Ishii Genzō in the Play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, ca. 1794

Japanese triptych print of a steel truss bridge over a river with crowds, carriages, boats, and cherry blossoms under a red s

Illustration of the Opening of Azuma Bridge in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho no uchi azuma bashi shinchiku no zu)

Inoue Yasuji, 1887

Woodblock print of a large tortoise hanging over a river with sailboats and Mount Fuji in the distance at dawn.

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors with dramatic expressions, one with a shaved forehead and the other with long hair, agai

Sawamura Yodogorō II and Bandō Zenji as Kawatsura Hōgen and Onisadobō in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Triptych woodblock print of a crowded procession with carriages, horsemen and flags of five Western nations.

Procession of People from Five Countries: Holland, Russia, France, England and America

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Triptych print of uniformed soldiers with bayonet rifles, drummers and a banner marching past tiled-roof buildings.

Parade of the Emperor's Troops

Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1867

Woodblock portrait of a man in a dark kimono with a folding fan and sword hilt, against a grey background.

Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinojō in the Play "Katakiuchi noriyaibanashi"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono leaning forward, with bare legs and calligraphy in the right margin.

The actor Arashi Ryuzo later known as Arashi Shichigoro

Utagawa Toyokuni, 18th-19th century

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hair pins holding a child in orange kimono, with a reclining man below.

Sankatsu and Hanshichi

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800