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Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono on an ornate boat, with a phoenix at left and bamboo at right.

The Treasure Boat

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind clouds, with a rider on a white horse beside a pine tree and porters on a road.

The Top of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of sweet fish on a bamboo tray with flowering branches and red basket, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Sweet Fishes of the Nagara River, with Baskets and Flowers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a large flounder and several fish arranged together, with Japanese calligraphy and red seals beside them.

Flounder and Other Fishes

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a horse with straw load, a man in a straw hat, women with parasols and a child by the sea.

Poem by Motoyoshi Shinnō, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1839

Woodblock print of a crowded ferry poled across a blue river, with cranes flying overhead and travelers on the far bank.

Warabi no Eki, Todogawa Watashi

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a low desk with writing brushes, inkstone, paper, plum blossoms and calligraphy columns.

“Desk with Writing Set and Plum Flowers,” from the series Ise Calendars for the Asakusa Group (Asakusa-gawa Ise goyom…

Kubo Shunman, probably 1814 (Year of the Dog)

Woodblock print of two sparrows in flight beside orange and white chrysanthemums and purple asters on a pale background.

Sparrows and Chrysanthemums

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in blue patterned kimono with parasol and sword beside a pine tree, birds and water.

The Actor Otani Hiroji as Honda Harunaga

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1745

Japanese print of a gold-decorated leather panel with a boy figure and deer, beside a green patterned leather swatch with poe

“Gold-decorated Leather with Figure of a Chinese Boy” and “Patterned Leather,” from the series Famous Leathers, Inrō,…

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Woodblock print of a figure in a striped kimono riding a white horse across a red bridge over water.

Young Samurai on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of two women with parasols walking through falling snow past pine trees and a red gate.

Kameido Uramon (Tama-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a saddle, cup, bamboo rod and harness pieces arranged on striped cloth, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Saddle, Horse-Dipper and Other Harness

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono releasing a bird from a cage, with calligraphy beside her.

Lady Murasaki Sets a Bird Free from a Cage

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of weeping willows, a wooden watchtower, and hanging blue cloth banners over a grassy yard at dusk.

The First Race Course, Horse-Dealer's Street

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a butterfly dance costume with patterned wings, red cloth, a rooster and a beaded headdress, with calligra

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Costume for the Butterfly Dance (Kochō no mai)

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Woodblock print of a small yellow-green bird perched on a plum branch with white blossoms and handwritten inscriptions.

New Moon; Nightingale on a Plum Branch

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a steamship with smoke and sailing boats near a dark mountain, with a mounted warrior on a grassy hill.

Fifty-three Stations of Suehiro: Warrior Looks at Passing Steamship

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ca. 1865

Woodblock print of a woman riding a black horse with an attendant holding plum blossoms, mountains behind, calligraphy at lef

Young Woman on the Back of a Horse Attended by a Female Driver

Kubo Shunman, 1813

Woodblock print of a woman with a basket and two children watching geese fly over autumn rice fields and mountains.

Rustic Scene

Chōkyōsai Eiri, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a young samurai in a green floral kimono with a sword, riding a pale horse.

Actor Sanokawa Ichimatsu as Young Samurai riding on Horse-back

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Woodblock print of a man with umbrella below a lattice balcony where a woman reads a letter, with Japanese calligraphy above.

The Lovers O-Hatsu and Tokubei

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind pine trees, rice fields and travelers with a pack horse on a road.

Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a bearded man in a blue hat riding a reddish horse, with a pink Japanese text scroll at upper left.

An American on Horseback

Utagawa Yoshitora, ca. 1861

Woodblock print of three women and a girl in Western dress with a small dog beneath cherry blossoms, by Chikanobu, 1889.

Western Clothing from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi-Yōfuku)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1889

Woodblock print of a Japanese town street with travelers, horses, and a castle on a pine-covered hill at sunset.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of troops reviewed at a training ground, with Mount Fuji and a horse-drawn carriage proc

Review of Troops at the Aoyama Training Grounds

Utagawa Kunimasa V, February 1889

Triptych print of a gilded imperial carriage with escorts in uniform passing stone walls, a bridge and Mount Fuji.

Illustration of the Imperial Carriage (Gohōren no zu)

Utagawa Kunitoshi, 1889

Woodblock print of a crested jay perched beside pink hibiscus flowers and dark green leaves on a rose-to-cream background.

Hibiscus Mutabilis and Jay

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Japanese woodblock triptych of a circus with acrobats, horses and an elephant, beside an imperial pavilion with seated dignit

Illustration of the Imperial Excursion to see the Charini's Circus (Charine daikyokuba goyūran no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, November, 1886