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2,219 works

Woodblock print of a plum garden at dusk with white blossoms, thatched pavilions, strolling figures, and a blue swing.

Plum Garden at Kamata (Kamata no umezono), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857 (Ansei 4), 2nd month

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

Woodblock print of red mountain peaks above clouds, with pine trees and two travelers and a pack horse on a rocky path.

View of Mount Asama from the Usui Pass

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850

Woodblock print of pale foxes with flames gathered under a large tree at night, with glowing lights in the sky and field.

Foxes Meeting at Oji

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a waterfall above thatched houses and a pond, with travelers climbing a wooded stone path.

Kiyotaki Kannon Waterfall at Sakanoshita on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Sakanoshita Kiyotaki kannon), from the series A Tour…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Triptych woodblock print: moonlit riverside scene, woman in red gown beneath a tree, and uniformed man with woman before a we

Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1887

Woodblock print of pine trees along a sandy beach with blue waves and small figures near a thatched building.

Maiko Beach, Harima Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1853

Woodblock print of cherry-covered hills, wooden bridges and boats at a river mouth, by Hokusai.

Tenpōzan at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshū Ajikawaguchi Tenpōzan), from the series Remarkable…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1827-30

Woodblock print of children snowball fighting under plum trees in bloom, with women and a uniformed man on a veranda beside t

Children Playing in the Snow under Plum Trees in Bloom (Secchū baisō gunji yūgi zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, November 1887

Woodblock print of a traveler crossing a stone arch below a blue mountain, with pine trees and clouds.

Goka no Shō, Higo Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1853

Japanese woodblock print of a hawk perched on a snowy branch beside plum blossoms, under a crescent moon in a blue night sky.

A Hawk Perched on a Snow-covered Pine Tree

Isoda Koryusai, probably 18th century

Triptych woodblock print of elegant women in Western dress among cherry blossoms and in a richly carpeted interior with a sea

A Contest of Elegant Ladies among the Cherry Blossoms (Kaika kifujin kisoi)

Toyohara Chikanobu, September 1887

Ink sketch of grinning men in kimono walking a rural path, with a calligraphy panel and pine tree behind them.

The Practical Jokers Yajirobei and Kitahachi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with umbrella and lantern on a rainy path, with two figures sheltering under a tree.

Where is Tokubei?

Momokawa Shiko II, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a crowded bridge over a river with boats, red fireworks in the sky, and riverside houses.

Ryogoku Kawarabiraki Hanami

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862

Woodblock print of diners on a veranda overlooking a garden pond with stone lanterns and pine trees.

The Musashiya Restaurant, Ushijima (Ushijima, Musashiya), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838-40

Black-ink Japanese print of two women in patterned robes above a lower panel of a figure beneath willow trees and waves.

"At the Edge of the River Akutagawa" from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Triptych print of three kimono-clad women on tatami mats beneath blossoming trees, with calligraphic poems above.

Palindromic Poems (Kaibunka): Edo

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a teahouse garden with stepping stones, a bamboo fence, and women in kimono beneath cherry blossoms.

Mukojima no Zu (Hira-Iwa)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a robed attendant with a mirror beside a shrine tree wrapped in sacred rope and a blue stone lion-dog.

Poem by Chūnagon Atsutada (Fujiwara no Asatada), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin i…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1921

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beneath a pine branch, one holding a fan and one a parasol, beside a wooden fence.

Three Women at the Base of a Pine Tree

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a teahouse courtyard with tall trees, lanterns, and women and children in kimono strolling.

Zoshigaya no Zu (Myoga-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of travelers in rain on a path beneath pine trees and green hills, with a wooden house at right.

Akasaka Kiri-Ratake Uchu Yu Kei

Utagawa Hiroshige II, ca. 1859

Woodblock print of travelers battling wind across a grassy plain, with flying papers, windblown trees and Mount Fuji in the d

Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ejiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of diners in a Japanese restaurant room with Mount Fuji visible through an open window.

The Yaozen Restaurant, San’ya (San’ya, Yaozen), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838-40

Woodblock print of a crane and young birds in a nest on a pine branch, with a gnarled trunk and bamboo at right.

Crane and Their Young in Their Nest in the Branches of a Pine-tree

Utagawa Toyoharu, ca. 1790

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

Woodblock print of weeping willows, a wooden watchtower, and hanging blue cloth banners over a grassy yard at dusk.

The First Race Course, Horse-Dealer's Street

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono catching water from a waterfall beside a maple tree on a cliff.

Parody of the Legend of Kyoyu and Sofu

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Woodblock print of a noblewoman on a veranda watching three kneeling men by a river under cherry blossoms.

The Third Princess and Kashiwagi, from Chapter 34, “New Herbs I (Wakana I)” (Nihon shinnō onna sannomiya)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1890

Japanese woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen across a bay with sailboats, pine trees on a rocky shore, and a red dusk sky.

The Sea at Miura in Sagami Province (Sōshū Miura no kaijō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjū)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858 (Ansei 5), 4th month

Woman in blue robe touching a blossoming plum branch beside a red railing, in a Japanese woodblock-style print.

Chinese Beauty Beside a Plum Tree, leaf from the album “A Contest of Beauties from the Near and Distant Past” (Chūko…

Gen Ki, 1895

Woodblock print of falling snow at a Japanese shrine, with umbrella-carrying figures and snow-covered pine trees.

Famous Places of Edo: Shiba Shinmei

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 19th century

Woodblock print of a full moon over Ishiyama cliffs, a red temple hall, pines, a river and a wooden bridge at night.

The Autumn Moon on Ishiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of an actor in monk's robes and wide hat standing under a willow tree, with a stern sidelong glance.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as a Monk under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of figures in snow near a temple with stone lanterns, a river and pine trees in an oval frame.

Snow Scene with Figures Outside a Temple

Woodblock print of a snowy village street with thatched houses, travelers in straw hats, and a large tree under falling snow.

Fujikawa; Sanchu Yamanaka no Sato Miyajiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman with a drum and a standing man raising a folding fan, framed by bamboo and pine.

Young Lady with Drum and Man with Fan Saluting Her

Utagawa Toyokuni

Triptych woodblock print of women and a child walking among cherry trees on a grassy hill, with rice fields beyond.

Young Ladies Viewing Cherry-blossoms at Asukayama

Woodblock print of travelers beside willow trees and a river, with snow-capped Mount Fuji rising behind distant hills.

Goyu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Ink drawing of two kabuki-style figures in samurai dress beneath a pine tree, one kneeling and one standing, with Japanese in

Scene from a Play

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a blossoming cherry tree, with a pond and pine trees behind them.

Gathering Young Flowers

Katsukawa Shuncho

Woodblock print of travelers on a riverside path below green mountains, with thatched houses and bare trees.

Mizukuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a woman spinning on a veranda, another pounding cloth below, with rice fields and hills behind.

Woman on Veranda, Spinning; another Pounding Cloth on Rock in Foreground

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a performer in a fox-head hood and patterned kimono beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind pine trees, rice fields and travelers with a pack horse on a road.

Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of four women in kimono beneath an autumn maple tree beside a patterned wooden fence.

Prince Genji and Three Young Women

Chobunsai Eishi

Woodblock print of an owl on a pine branch with two swallows flying nearby on a pale background.

Owl and Two Swallows

Utagawa Toyohiro

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden arched bridge toward a torii gate and pine trees under a pale sky.

Distant View of Mount Akiba

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a young man with an umbrella watching a frog by a stream under drooping willow branches.

Ono no Dofu as a Young Man Watching a Frog Jumping at a Willow Branch

Kitao Shigemasa

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen over blossoming cherry trees, travelers on a hill, and a teahouse beside the bay.

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a Japanese town street with travelers, horses, and a castle on a pine-covered hill at sunset.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Black ink print of a male pheasant with long tail feathers beside a smaller bird, under pine branches and bamboo.

Pheasants

Hishikawa Moronobu

Woodblock print of a tall multi-stream waterfall over a cliff, with travelers at its base and climbers on the forested slope.

Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series A T…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river toward a blue-roofed castle, with boats and pines.

Yoshida; Toyokawa-Bashi, Toyokawa Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a blossoming plum tree, with vertical Japanese calligraphy inscriptions.

Two Girls Under Plum Tree

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall beside a cliff where three travelers rest near a pine tree, in blue and green tones.

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki), from the series A Tour of Wat…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of porters carrying loads over a wooden bridge beside a weeping willow and thatched houses.

Goyu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Black ink print of Kiyomizu Temple with pine and blossoming trees and kimono-clad figures walking in the foreground.

Kiyomidzu Temple in Kyoto

Hishikawa Moronobu

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a willow tree and a small table.

Woman In Loosened Kimono Coming From the Bath

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of an inn with a bather by a tub, travelers resting on tatami, and a flowering plum branch over a garden pond

Ishibe

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of two kneeling kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono under a willow branch with pink blossoms.

Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura"

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Japanese woodblock print of a misty river gorge with pine trees on steep cliffs and a faint distant mountain.

Ochanomizu in the Mist

Utagawa Kunisada, mid-19th century

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom above wooden buildings, with women in kimono and a palanquin carrier on a street.

Morning Cherries at Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono standing beneath a drooping willow tree, heads bent together.

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji beyond a wide river, with a boat on the water and a horse and traveler on the shore.

Fuji - The Tama River, Musashi Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers in tall grass below a hill with a torii gate and blossoming plum tree, with distant mountains.

Santono Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono walking beneath bare plum trees, with ornate hair combs.

Four Women Passing a Group of Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji over misty hills, with pack horses and travelers on a path in the foreground.

Fuji from Inume (?) Pass

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of two pine trees on a hill above a bay, with travelers on a path and boats on the water.

Shinagawa Hakkei Zaka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono dining beneath bare tree branches, one carrying a food tray.

Three Women Dining Before a Group of Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni

Two seated pilgrims on a green platform look toward a blossoming tree hung with white prayer strips, in a soft orange and gre

Two Pilgrims Gazing at a Tree Festooned with Prayers

Woodblock print of a red watchtower behind weeping willows, with hanging cloths over a grassy lane and a figure beneath.

Hatsune no Baba; Bakurocho

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor carrying radish baskets on a pole beside a pine, bamboo and lattice fence.

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō I in The Belle of Asakusa Temple (Keisei Asakusa no Kane)

Torii Kiyohiro, 12th month, 1754 or 1st month, 1755

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside bamboo, with a mountain landscape vignette above, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Ashinoyu Spring in Hakone

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of two women with umbrellas walking in rain past a tea house and torii gate, with palm trees in the foregroun

Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jya-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a figure in an orange floral kimono holding a snowy paper umbrella beside snow-covered bamboo.

Sanogawa Ichimatsu in the Role of Otsuru

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1754

Japanese woodblock print of women and a bent man on a veranda beneath pine branches, by Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783.

Atago Hill at Shiba

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a festival crowd walking along a shore beneath a red-blossom tree and a lantern, with a golden sunset sky.

Imamiya Toka Ebisu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1828

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a carrying pole beneath a flowering tree, with straw bundles and calligraphy beside hi

Yamamoto Iwanojō, Son of Yamamoto Kyōshirō, as Shinoda Zuma in a Shosa Act

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1747

Diptych woodblock print of women in kimono and men walking beneath cherry blossoms on a grassy hill, one holding a parasol.

Group of Six Geisha Under the Cherry Trees on Gotenyama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of snow falling on pine trees at a shrine, with a red building, stone lion and figures with umbrellas.

Kanda Temple Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1861

Woodblock print of villagers with baskets on a path below thatched houses, autumn maples, and a red sunset over water.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a woman in patterned kimono, holding a cloth, beside a pine tree and green curtain.

Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Role of Kiyohime in Musume Dōjōji (the Girl of Dōjōji)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of a temple gate with blue roofs, blossoming trees, and visitors walking near the sea.

Shiba Atogayama

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking past a temple lantern and stone lantern beneath a pine branch.

Fair Visitors in the Compound of a Buddhist Temple

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of a man in a black and cream kimono carrying a pole, looking up at a blossoming tree with a rope and tags.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke in the Role of Tamarimaru

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of cherry blossom hillside with pine trees, people under parasols, and two horsemen on a road.

Asukayama Hanami

Utagawa Hiroshige

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono stand beside bamboo and a shoji screen, in a 1788 woodblock print.

Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III in "A Courtesan’s Mirror for the Eastern Provinces" (Kei…

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1788

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow robe holding a conical hat and a speckled fish beneath willow branches.

Arashi Otohachi I

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of women with umbrellas in snowfall beside a river, wooden bridge, willows and small boats.

Meguro

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono beside a pine tree and orange shrine post, with water behind her.

Visit to a Shrine at the Hour of the Ox (Ushi no toki mairi)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral camellia kimono with a yellow sash, beside a cherry branch.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in the Role of Lady Iwafuji

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of travelers and tea stalls under pine trees on a hillside road at sunset, with red lanterns and calligraphy.

東海道五十三次保土ヶ谷

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one reaching over a brick wall to pick plum blossoms, the other looking up below.

Plucking a Branch from a Neighbor's Plum Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Hokusai print of a snowy landscape with a thatched house, pine trees, a river with a bridge, and birds over distant hills.

A Snow-clad Landscape with Gray Clouds

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800