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Woodblock print of two pheasants with long tails on a snowy pine branch above a waterfall, with cloud streaks in the sky.

Pheasants in the Snow on a Pine Branch over a Waterfall

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of two women in robes beside a folding screen, with a white cat tugging at one robe on a wooden floor.

Two Young Women Wrapped in Yukata After a Bath

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of red maple and pine trees beside a calm blue river, with figures on a wooden platform at left.

Inside the Akiba Shrine at Ukeji

Utagawa Hiroshige, 8th month, Snake year 1857

Vertical Japanese print of three women in kimono, one drinking from a dish beside a sake vessel, with calligraphy above.

Three Types of Drunks: The Angry Drunk, the Weepy Drunk, and the Giggly Drunk

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770 (Meiwa 7)

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono and a man in a pale robe walking together in evening rain under an umbrella.

Couple in an Evening Shower, From the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of Tanabata bamboo with paper streamers and a carp kite over Edo rooftops, with Mount Fuji behind.

The Tanabata Festival in the Flourishing City (Shichū han’ei Tanabata Matsuri), from the series One Hundred Famous Vi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a traditional interior, one drawing water from a basin on a veranda.

The Returning Sails of the Towel Rack

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Woodblock print of a seated woman viewing her hairstyle in two mirrors beside a bamboo blind.

Takashima Ohisa Using Two Mirrors to Observe Her Coiffure

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of boats on a river at dusk, with plum blossoms in the foreground and geese flying over distant mountains.

The Suijin Temple Grove, Uchikawa, and the Village of Sekiya

Utagawa Hiroshige, 8th month 1857

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one drawing water at a well beside a pine branch, with a bird and sun abo

Drawing the First Water of the New Year

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769-70

Woodblock print of women on a covered pleasure boat on the Sumida River beneath a bridge, with a figure above and boats in th

Pleasure Parties in Boats on the Sumida River under the Ryogoku Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a dawn street beside blossoming trees, wooden fences and tiled rooftops.

Kakuchu Shinonome

Utagawa Hiroshige, 4th month, Snake year 1857

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young woman dressed as a komuso monk, holding a flute and basket hat.

A Girl as a Komuso

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of three women working at a wooden loom weaving silk, with a Japanese title cartouche at upper left.

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Triptych woodblock print of snowy mountains, a blue river, snow-laden pines, a waterfall and a wooden bridge.

The Kiso Mountains in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, dated 8th month of the Snake year, 1857

Woodblock print of a standing woman with a fan and bamboo flute, with a seated monk and distant mountains above.

A Young Komuso

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono walking beneath blossoming trees by a stone wall, with calligraphic signs.

Display of Treasures at Mimeguri Shrine (Mimeguri jinja no onkaichō)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, porters on a road, and a thatched teahouse by the shore under a pink sky.

Kanagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono holding a pestle beside a wooden mortar under a maple tree.

Iwai Kiyotaro in a Shosa Act, Holding a Kine (Pestle)

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1789

Woodblock triptych of elegant women in patterned kimono accompanying a palanquin with a yellow parasol.

Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806

Woodblock print of a torii gate, willow trees, a wooden bridge and travelers beside a bay with a distant mountain.

Fujisawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a chrysanthemum fan on a veranda beside a pine and lantern

Arashi Ryuzo as a Tall Woman Standing on the Engawa

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1789

Triptych print of women and a child catching fireflies at dusk beneath willow branches, with fans and kimono.

Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796-97

Woodblock print of travelers under pine trees on a shoreline road, with a calm sea and distant figures.

Odawara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath cherry blossoms beside a river.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono and headscarf working at a hand loom.

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of a snowy village with a wooden bridge over a blue river and a distant snow-capped mountain.

Mishima, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi, Mishima), also known as the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green kimono with a black headdress, holding a fan, against a lattice background.

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Ko no Moronao

Katsukawa Shunkō, June 1786

Woodblock print of a man in patterned kimono holding an umbrella beside a dog in a snowy landscape with bare branches.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Man Walking under an Umbrella

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of travelers, a pack horse and a teahouse beneath a pine, with Mount Fuji rising at left under clouds.

Numazu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838