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2,741 works

Woodblock print of a warrior with a bow confronting a long-haired ghostly woman holding a fan under a full moon.

The Warrior Miura-no-suke Confronting the Court Lady Tamamo-no-mae as She Turns into an Evil Fox with Nine Tails

Yashima Gakutei, late 1820s

Woodblock print of four colored thread spools in pink, yellow, blue-green and black, with handwritten Japanese calligraphy ab

Spools

Kubo Shunman, 1814

Woodblock print of a kneeling actor in patterned robes holding a raised sword, with calligraphy at upper left.

Actor as Tokihira

Utagawa Kunisada, probably 1815

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black patterned kimono with two young attendants in striped robes, ca. 1788.

The Oiran Utagawa of Matsubaya attended by Her Kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1788

Japanese print of two white mice on a ladder beside a patterned cage and green stand, with calligraphy at upper right.

White Mice Playing

Kubo Shunman, probably 1816

Japanese print of two figures on a veranda beside a river, pine tree and plum blossoms, with calligraphy above.

Samurai Admiring Pine-Tree and Plum Blossoms

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Japanese print of a patterned leather purse with floral motifs and a buckle, resting on red cloth, with calligraphy.

Leather Purse with a Buckle in the Shape of a Puppy

Ryūgetsusai Shinkō, probably 1814

Woodblock print of three women by a incense burner, one holding a string of shell beads, with calligraphy at upper right.

The Willow Shell (Yanagi-kai), from an Untitled Set of Beauty Prints on the Theme of Shells

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a bush warbler beside a plum branch with red buds and white blossoms, with a poem column at left.

Bush Warbler on a Plum Branch (Ume ni uguisu)

Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century

Print of peaches in a bronze bowl on a red lacquer table, with a blossoming tree, rock, fan and calligraphy.

Peaches on a Table

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of women and a child on a balcony, one pointing at a long-tailed bird in the sky.

A Long-Tailed Fowl (Onagadori), from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochō jūnikin)

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791

Japanese woodblock diptych of two dancing men in patterned coats and straw hats against a striped background.

Two Men Wearing Brown Coats, also Straw Hats with Brown Bows

Yashima Gakutei

Woodblock print of a patterned book wrapped in red cord beside a brush and inkstone, with vertical calligraphy above.

Books

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Triptych Japanese print of women in kimono gathered in interior rooms with sliding screens, a crane, pine and flowering plum

Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1792

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono holding a wine-pot beside a New Year pine decoration and a small dog.

Young Woman Carrying a Wine-Pot for the New Year Ceremony

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1815

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan with ornate hairpins holding a round fan beside a writing desk and books.

The Oiran Hinazuru of Chōjiya Holding a Round Fan (Uchiwa)

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1794

Japanese print of a court lady in a patterned robe on a veranda beside a bare tree in snow.

Court Lady Looking at a Blooming Cherry-Tree

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a court lady with a pink fan on a staircase beside a bare cherry tree.

Court Lady with a Fan - a Cherry-Tree in Bloom

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono reading a letter, with calligraphy and flowers beside her.

The Oiran Komurasaki of Kadotamaya Reading a Letter

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1794

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

Triptych woodblock print of women playing samisen and a man in dark kimono under red lanterns and wisteria.

A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1797

Woodblock print of two women in an interior, one reaching for a green curtain, the other holding a fan beside a lattice scree

A Yoshiwara Analogue of the Story of Koko (Huang Xiang) one of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety

Chōkyōsai Eiri, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a courtier with a brush and two court ladies in kimono, with a poem in cloud cartouches above.

Courtier and Two Ladies of the Court, with a Poem by Mibu no Tadamine

Rekisentei Eiri, ca. 1791

Three women in kimono stand by rippling water among yellow flowers in a Japanese woodblock print.

Mountain Roses of Ide (Ide no Yamabuki), from the series A Parodic Six Jewel Rivers (Yatsushi Mu-Tamagawa)

Rekisentei Eiri, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of men and women dining on a tea-house veranda above a river, with lanterns, pines, and boats.

Two Young Men and Several Women Dining at a Tea-house on the Bank of the Sumida River

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a standing man in a cream kimono and a kneeling woman in an orange floral robe, with a sword on the floor.

Rikiya and Konami, from the series A Program with Music about Loving Couples (Ongyoku hiyoku no bangumi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Woodblock print of a seated woman holding a hand mirror, with shadows cast on a lattice shoji screen behind her.

Shadows on the Shoji

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Woodblock print of an older woman combing long hair while a child clambers over her shoulder, in pink and cream tones.

Yamauba Combing Her Hair with Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1801

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman playing with a laughing red-faced child wrapped in a patterned garment.

Yamauba Playing with Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a wild-haired woman tying the topknot of a boy who sticks out his tongue.

Yamauba Tying Kintarō’s Topknot

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795