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Wide triptych woodblock print of women in kimono moving through a multi-room interior with screens and staircases.

New Year's Day at the Ōgiya Brothel, Yoshiwara

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1804

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall over cliffs with bathers in a pool, a wooden building and shop beside it.

Rōben Waterfall at Ōyama in Sagami Province (Sōshū Ōyama Rōben no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Vari…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1827

Woodblock print of men hauling a boat past a smoking mountain, thatched house and river, by Katsushika Hokusai.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Woodblock print of an ornate red-roofed carriage with attendants in blue robes, falling maple leaves, and a poem cartouche.

Poem by Kanke (Sugawara Michizane), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga e…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1839

Woodblock print of figures tumbling on a shore beside a wooden fence, with a seated man, blossoming tree and sea.

Poem by Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Woodblock print of red Mount Fuji with snow streaks under a blue sky with horizontal white clouds and dark forest below.

South Wind, Clear Sky (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a huge blue wave about to crash over boats, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views o…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above clouds, with travelers and pack horses on a path beside a pine tree and rocky cliffs.

View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mou…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above thatched village houses and green hills, with a rowing boat on still water.

Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province (Kōshū Misaka suimen), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (F…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers beside a huge tree trunk on a hillside, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance under clouds.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a craftsman working on a large wooden hoop, framing a distant view of Mount Fuji over a river plain.

Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind green hills, with cranes wading in a pond and flying above stylized clouds.

“Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province,” from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei, Sōshū Umezawa…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of two cargo sailboats on blue sea with Mount Fuji faintly visible on the distant horizon.

At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of orange boats on a bay with a wooded island, tiled rooftops, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodcutters sawing a huge timber beam on a trestle, with snowy Mount Fuji rising behind a hillside and smoke drifting across

In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province (Tōtomi sanchū), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a laden thatched boat on a river with reeds, birds, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Jōshū Ushibori), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above misty water, with a large dark pine grove and travelers on a path in the foreground.

Cushion Pine at Aoyama (Aoyama enza no matsu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined path above a bay with sailboats and mountains, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Otomo Kihan

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse walking through falling snow past snow-laden pine trees and hills.

Ōi Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom along a river, with boatmen poling a flat boat and travelers on a hillside path.

Cherry Blossoms at Arashiyama, from the series Famous Places of Kyōto

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of two travelers carrying loads on a path through fields toward the sea, with bare trees and a warm sky.

Yase no Sato

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of covered river boats poled by boatmen under a full moon, with passengers and a cook in a small foreground b

Yodogawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with a boatman and passenger on a misty river, with travelers and boats near a tree-lined sho

Mitsukei Tenryugawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of travelers caught in a sudden rain shower on a hillside path, with village rooftops at right.

Sudden Shower at Shōno, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834-35

Woodblock print of travelers on a steep mountain road lined with pine trees, with peaks rising under a pink sky.

Wada Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of travelers eating at low tables in a Japanese inn, with shoji screens and a bather in a tub at left.

Shimono Suwa Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Horizontal Japanese woodblock print of a flat landscape with a curved bridge, thatched houses, pines, and a distant blue moun

View of Azuma Wood

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1858

Woodblock print of a full moon over moored red-hulled boats and a shoreline of rooftops, with birds flying across the sky.

Tsukudajima Kaihin Rōgetsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Woodblock print of a full moon over a willow, rooftops, and a palanquin carried along a road past a thatched house.

Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka Aki no Tsuki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Woodblock print of Lake Biwa at sunset with a long wooden bridge, white-sailed boats, a village and a conical mountain.

Seta no Sekisho. Sunset, Seta. Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of night rain falling on pine trees, a shrine and boats along a lake shore.

Night Rain at Karasaki, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei no uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of snowy mountains above a lakeshore village with boats on blue water and travelers in the snow.

Evening Snow on Hira, Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a wooden bridge over a river, boats, willow branches, two women in kimono, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Toto, Ryogoku, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 4th month, Horse year 1858

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji beyond a river and fields, with a blossoming tree in the foreground and travelers on the bank.

View of Mount Fuji from Koshigaya, Province of Musashi (Musashi, Koshigaya Zai), from the series Thirty-six Views of…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 4th month, Horse year 1858

Japanese woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen across a bay, with waves, a wooded island, and figures on a shore.

View of Mount Fuji from Seven-ri Beach, Province of Sagami (Sōshū: Shichi-ri ga hama), from the series Thirty-six Vie…

Utagawa Hiroshige, dated 4th month, Horse year 1858

Woodblock print of a white cat on a window ledge overlooking rice fields and Mount Fuji at dawn.

Pilgrimage to the Torinomachi Festival across the Ricefields of Asakusa (Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi mōde), from the se…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857 (Ansei 4), 11th month

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

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 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

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

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

Fujisawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

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

Numazu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a shallow river below green and yellow hills, with calligraphy in the upper corner.

Okitsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind green hills, with travelers carrying red boxes past pines and thatched houses.

Ejiri

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of townspeople on a busy street beside a tiled-roof building and willows, with a full moon and calligraphy ab

Fuchu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Hiroshige woodblock print of travelers resting at a roadside teahouse with a packhorse, stone wall and tree.

Mariko

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a mountain road with pine trees, travelers, a thatched teahouse, and the sea beyond.

Okabe

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Colored woodblock print of travelers and porters on a sandy riverbank beside a green bay with pine trees and hills.

Kanaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse on a sandy road beside pines, thatched houses, and a bay.

Fukuroi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a river ferry crossing with rowboats, pine trees, a pack horse and travelers on the bank.

Mitsuki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of sailboats on blue water before layered gray mountains and pine-lined shore, with calligraphy in the sky.

Maizaka Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of pine trees along a coastal road, a thatched teahouse with resting figures, and boats on the sea.

Shirasuka

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a red wooden bridge over a river with boatmen, pagoda buildings and a mountain behind.

Okazaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a Edo-period street with shop houses, travelers in straw hats, and pine trees on a green embankment.

Narumi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a harbor with boats, a red torii gate, and travelers on the shore beneath a pale sky.

Miya

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats on a path past pine trees, a gate and a green-roofed castle, with mountains and se

Kameyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a checkpoint on the Tōkaidō road with kneeling travelers, porters carrying lacquered boxes, and a curtaine

Seki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats on a mountain path beneath pine trees, with a pink sky and inscription.

Saka-no-shita

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats crossing a steep mountain valley with layered blue peaks and calligraphy above.

Tsuchiyama: Suzuka-yama no zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas passing a two-story wooden inn and shops on a Japanese street.

Mizukuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse at a roadside teahouse with tiled roofs and red signs, by Hiroshige.

Kusatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a curving wooden bridge toward a town with a mountain behind it, in Hiroshige style.

Kyoto: Sanju Ohashi no zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one kneeling with a fan, one standing beside a striped curtain.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozo and Mimasu Tokujiro

Katsukawa Shunshō, probably 1785

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a floral kimono with one hand raised to the head, dark patterned robe at right.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshirō as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a maple-leaf kimono holding a fan, standing before a green lattice screen.

Ōtani Hiroemon in the role of Gokumon no Shobei

Katsukawa Shunshō, 9th month, 1774

Woodblock print of a long-haired man in a floral kimono with a staff beside a thatched veranda, with birds flying above.

The Ninth Ichimura Uzaemon in the role of Shunkan

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a blossom-patterned kimono beside a bamboo blind, with a fan hair ornament.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a kneeling samurai in a checkered kimono holding a sword, with stylized clouds above.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a wooden clapper against a pale background.

The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Yakko

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume holding a parasol and sword, with horse designs on his robe.

The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono playing a flute beside a bamboo vase with flowering branches.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a bird-patterned kimono holding a fan, with a sword at his waist.

Bando Mitsugoro in the role of Soga no Juro

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a red parasol beneath a plum tree, wearing a striped kimono and carrying a sword.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Denkurō II

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1770s

Woodblock print of women merrymaking in a tea-house, with a seated shamisen player and sailing boats on the shore beyond.

A Party of Merrymakers in a Tea-house at Shinagawa

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a seated young man in a red patterned kimono playing a flute, with a signature in the upper left.

A Doll Representing a Boy Playing a Flute

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a long pipe beside a flowering plum branch.

A Girl with a Pipe

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of two young men in kimono, one playing a bamboo flute, with calligraphy above and small figures below.

Two Young Men, One with a Priest's Robe, the Other Playing a Flute

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a hibachi fire-pot in an interior with shelves.

Two Girls Talking Near the Hibachi (Fire-Pot)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a crowded pleasure boat on a river with women, seated men, musicians, red lanterns and small rowboats belo

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788-90

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one leaning toward the other, with calligraphy above.

A Girl with an Attendant

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese print of two women in kimono under a pine tree, one holding a folded letter.

A Girl Brings a Love Letter to Another Girl Under a Pine-Tree

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

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

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

Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806

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 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