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Triptych print of a gilded imperial carriage with uniformed escorts and mounted soldiers passing a stone bridge and castle wa

View of the Imperial Carriage

Utagawa Kunitoshi, 1889 (Meiji 22)

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officers, a mounted standard bearer, a carriage, and soldiers at a parade g

Review of Troops at the Aoyama Parade Grounds

Inoue Yasuji, June 1888

Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama trading room with foreign merchants, Japanese clerks, cloth goods and a tiger in the c

Sales Room at the Foreign Trade Building in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of an imperial carriage procession with white horses, flag-bearing guards, and figures in kimono bef

Visit of the Empress to the Third National Industrial Promotional Exhibition at Ueno Park (Ueno dai sankai naikoku ka…

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1889

Woodblock print of two galloping horsemen on a riverbank, a leaning pine, a wooden house, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugak…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono riding a bullock under a snowy umbrella, with a plum branch.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV on a Bullock in a Snowstorm

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of horse racing at a lake with jockeys, and a pavilion of spectators in kimono and lante

View of the Horse Track at Shinobazu in Ueno Park (Ueno shinobazu keiba zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1885

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse under pine trees, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hodogaya), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a woman riding a white horse led by a man, with Mount Fuji and green fields behind them.

Twilight, Looking at Wild Geese Flying Down Toward Yoshida Bridge

Utagawa Yoshitora, January 1861

Woodblock print of a bearded man in a top hat on a brown horse beside an attendant with a furled umbrella.

An American on Horseback and a Chinese with a Furled Umbrella

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 12th month, 1860

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a path above pink cherry blossoms, with temple roofs and a red torii gate.

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a frozen lake toward snowy mountains and a distant peak, with pines on a steep path.

Lake Suwa from Shiojiri Pass

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1835

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of acrobats and horses performing in a colorful circus ring with flags and peonies.

French Equestrian Circus on the grounds of Asakusa Kannon temple (Asakusa kannon keidai ni oite kōgyō tsukawashi sōrō…

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1871

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above misty hills, with travelers and pack horses on a green mountain path.

The Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume tōge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, a crane flying above, and a seated woman writing at a red table.

Three Beauties

Suzuki Haruji, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in European dress riding a spotted horse, with a man and child beside her and text above.

France

Utagawa Yoshikazu

Woodblock print of a European rider in a black coat and top hat on a brown horse, led by a tattooed attendant.

An American Drawn from Life

Utagawa Yoshitomi, 1861 (2nd month)

Woodblock print of a bearded American merchant in a black coat with a woman in red and a spotted dog, 1861.

American Merchant Strolling in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861 (1st month)

Japanese woodblock print of a European woman, a child riding a red horse, and a boy in blue leading it beneath a tree.

French Pastimes (Furansu-jin yūkō)

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo, 1860 (Man’en 1)

Woodblock print of pack horses hauling hay past marshland, with snowy Mount Fuji and cranes in the background.

The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ōno shinden), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Triptych print of a stone church and Western buildings in Yokohama, with carriages, pedestrians and Mount Fuji in the distanc

Illustration of Foreign Residences and the Catholic Church in Yokohama (Yokohama shōkan tenshudō no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 10th month, 1870

Woodblock print of a tattooed man with a dragon on his back against blue striped background, by Kunichika, 1875.

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Nakamura Shikan plays Suekichi

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875

Woodblock print of a Japanese roadside town with a textile shop, a palanquin, a horse rider, and porters.

Narumi, Meibutsu Arimatsu Shibori

Utagawa Hiroshige

Black and beige woodblock print of samurai warriors on horseback, archers, and a charging wild boar in a hilly landscape.

Battle Scene

Hanekawa Chinchō

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind green hills, with cranes wading in a river and flying across a pale sky.

Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province (Sōshū Umezawa zai), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrok…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Two yellow and grey ducks swim in blue water near reeds, with pink cherry blossoms and falling petals in a Japanese print.

Hooded Gulls and Cherry Blossoms

Utagawa Hiroshige, probably 1850-62

Ink drawing of a woman with a pole chasing a sparrow near a window, with men carrying baskets and a child in a rural scene.

Woman Pursuing Sparrow

Okumura Masanobu

Woodblock print of a figure in a black and red robe with yellow patterned hakama, holding a hobby horse and a fan.

Actor as Woman with Hobby-horse in Unidentified Role

Torii Kiyonobu I

Woodblock print of a songbird on a vine with pink and white morning glories and green leaves on cream paper.

Morning Glories and Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840-50

Woodcut print of an old man with firewood, a woman washing by a stream, children, a pine tree and a wooden tub.

Fagot-gatherer Finds Boy with Sparrow

Okumura Masanobu