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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 geese flying over a misty lake with sailboats, a shore hut, and layered mountains at dusk.

Geese Flying Down to Katada

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock-style page of a songbird perched on a branch with green leaves and pink winged seed pods.

Seeds and Aleurities Cordata (?): Page from The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan huazhuan)

Dao Cheng, 1782, 2nd edition

Three-panel woodblock print of samurai fighting at night among plum blossom trees, one warrior on horseback.

Plum Blossoms in the Forrest of Ikuta, from the series Bravery-Beauty of the four seasons (Buyū setsugekka no uchi-Ik…

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867

Japanese woodblock print of a blue bird perched on a yellow hibiscus flower, with blue hibiscus buds and calligraphy above.

Blue Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese color woodblock print of a toy shop with a shopkeeper, seated women, a child, a greyhound, and hanging drums.

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of samurai in fierce battle, with a mounted warrior on a dark horse and sparks bursting acr

Masakiyo’s Challenging Battle, from Taiheiki (Chronicle of great peace)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 10th month of 1866

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird perched on a plum branch with blue blossoms and a roof eave at upper left.

Long Tailed Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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 blue bird hanging from a drooping weeping cherry branch with pale blossoms and calligraphy.

Weeping Cherry

Utagawa Hiroshige

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of foreigners in bustle gowns and Japanese figures in kimono by a fence and gate, with s

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

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

Woodblock print of a yellow bird on a stalk beside iris flowers and green leaves above blue water, with calligraphy.

Bird and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Triptych print of Western visitors in period dress with a rider on horseback, ships at sea, and hills in Kanagawa.

Foreigners Visiting the Famous Site of Mount Gongen in Kanagawa

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of foreigners on horseback and pedestrians along a curving coastal road under a pine branch at dusk.

Foreigners Riding Along the Coast at Takanawa in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 9th month, 1861

Woodblock print of a yellow black-naped oriole perched on a stem beside pink and white rose mallow flowers against blue.

A Black-Naped Oriole on a Stem of Rose Mallow

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Japanese woodblock print of a woman on a brown horse beside a Chinese servant, with pine trees and buildings behind them.

An English Woman with a Chinese Servant in the Foreign District, from the series Famous Places in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a Western couple in period dress with an umbrella and a basket, before wooden buildings and trees

A Prussian Couple

Utagawa Yoshitora, 12th month, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a sparrow flying above pink hibiscus flowers and green buds, with calligraphy at upper left.

Sparrow and Hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a grey and yellow gown beside a tree, with a boy and a rider on a white horse.

Beauties

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a Western woman on a brown horse beside a bearded man in a blue hat, with a European building behind them.

English Couple (Igirisujin)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 12th month, 1860

Woodblock print of travelers beside a stone wall, tea stall and willow tree, with a pale lake under a dusk sky.

Station Thirty-Eight: Fujikawa, Scene at the Border, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Triptych woodblock print of foreign men and women in a crowded procession with a white elephant and horse, by Utagawa Yoshiik

Picture of Men and Women from all Nations (Bankoku danjo jinbutsu zue)

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 4th month, 1861

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

Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge [English Couple] (Yoshidabashi no rakugan [Igirisujin])

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a yellow bird perched on a stalk among hibiscus flowers against a blue and grey background.

Crested Yellow Bird and Hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a woman in Western dress holding a small dog beside a snarling spotted leopard on a yellow ground.

“Dutchwoman with Leopard,” from the series Pictures of Birds and Animals (Chōjū zue)

Utagawa Yoshimori, 7th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue dress and red bonnet riding a brown horse, with Japanese calligraphy labels.

Englishmen Woman on Horseback

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of three birds on flowering branches: an oriole with cherry blossoms, a sparrow with roses, and a titmouse wi

Titmouse and Camellias (right), Sparrow and Wild Roses (center), and Black-naped Oriole and Cherry Blossoms (left)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833

Japanese woodblock print of a rider on a dappled horse shading their eyes, with a vignette of Western ships with flags.

“America,” from the series Five Nations

Utagawa Yoshimori, 1860