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795 works

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a room, one carrying a wooden bucket in a checkered robe, the other kneeling and hold

Scene from the Play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura)

Katsukawa Shunkō, 8th or 9th month, 1784

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a patterned kimono adjusting a headcloth beside a wooden fence and pine branch.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as an Outlaw Looking at a Wooden Ninsogaki

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779-83

Woodblock print of a dark blue bird perched on a yellow hibiscus flower, with budding stems and calligraphy above.

Hibiscus and Bluebird

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a robed figure with a bowl and straw sandals standing in snow beside a bamboo fence and a bare tree.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Kannen-Butsu or Mendicant Buddhist Monk

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790?

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robes grimacing under a willow branch while holding up a small placard.

The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Outlaw Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 3rd month, 1777

Woodblock print of a blue and gold peacock on a branch with red and green maple leaves and calligraphy at upper left.

A Peacock Perched on a Maple Tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped robe and red kimono under a plum tree, holding an umbrella.

Iwai Kiyotaro as a Woman Standing under a Plum Tree

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned robe holding a fan, with maple branches overhead.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozō as a Daimyo Standing Under a Maple Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a raftsman poling through falling snow past snowy pilings and a pine tree on a riverbank.

Snow on the Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beneath red and black blossoming branches, with a bird and rabbits on her ro

Dekishima Hanya Seated on a Cherry Tree

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1700-05

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai dress beside a maple tree under a blue sky.

Scene From The Drama "Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe"

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1768

Woodblock print of a rocky coast with waves, distant mountains, and sailboats on calm sea beneath a pale sky.

The Satta pass, Province of Sunshu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a kimono beside a crane, with a pine branch and a turtle below.

The Bijin Jurōjin

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned kimono beside a willow tree and pond with frogs.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Woodblock print of a pine and cherry tree on a headland above a bay with small islands and distant hills at sunset.

View of Kajikoyama, Inaba Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1853

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono beside a lantern, shoji screen and willow-patterned folding screen.

Summer Willow in the Breeze

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1748

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai figure with a sword beside a red maple tree, in black kimono and striped hakama.

The Third Matsumoto Koshiro as a Samurai Standing

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1769 or 1770

Woodblock print of twisted pine trees along a curving beach with waves and distant boats under a pale blue sky.

Harima, Maiko no Hama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853-56

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry branch, with a small temple vignette in a cartouche at upp

Shimizu Temple

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role under a maple tree, with a seated man holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman Standing under a Maple Tree in the Autumn

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of three figures under a full moon and blossoming tree beside a wooden bridge and riverside veranda at night.

Sumidagawa, Mimeguri

Utagawa Hiroshige, 3rd month dragon year 1868

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a striped parasol beside red plum blossoms.

The Actor Nakamura Sen'ya as Tokonatsu in the Kabuki Play, "The Legacy of the Three-Comma Family Crest Revealed" (Mit…

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1716 (Shōtoku 6/Kyōhō 1), 11th month

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono under a parasol beside cherry blossoms, with a poem cartouche above.

Poem by the Monk Sosei (act. 850-97)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767-68

Woodblock print of autumn maple branches framing a pond, thatched houses and distant mountains by Hiroshige.

Maples at Mama, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Woodblock print of travelers in rain beside a pine tree and shrine, with a calligraphic poem above the water.

Night Rain at Karasaki

Torii Kiyomasu II, early 18th century

Woodblock print of a young man with umbrella and a woman in a wide hat in rain beneath a cherry tree.

Young Man and Woman Caught in the Rain while Enjoying Cherry Blossoms (Sakura-gari)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768-70

Woodblock print of boats on a rainy river with a red banner, a flying bird, and a temple roof in the foreground.

“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatad…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Three figures in patterned robes sit beneath a maple tree, heating a kettle over a fire of leaves in a Japanese woodblock pri

Parody of Palace Servants Heating Sake over a Fire of Maple Leaves

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1750

Woodblock print of two lovers sharing a yellow umbrella under willow branches in a snowstorm, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Young Lovers Walking Together under an Umbrella in a Snow Storm (Crow and Heron)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a boatman on a bamboo raft in falling snow on a blue river, with snowy trees on the bank.

Sumida River in the Snow, from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834