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2,219 works

Woodblock print of a yellow arched bridge with figures in blue robes, pine trees, rocky banks and calm water.

The Arched Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjin Taikobashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges i…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a man and woman in traditional dress with a pine branch, a drummer in a roundel, and calligraphy above.

Man and Woman in Ceremonial Dress Arranging the New Year Decoration of a Pine Tree

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a steep pine-lined mountain road with a distant blue peak.

Nissaka, Sayo Nakayama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of men warming themselves by a fire beneath a snowy cascade, with bare trees and a calligraphy cartouche.

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga et…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Japanese print of a woman and child in a night garden with plum blossoms, stone lantern, and a crescent moon.

Woman with a Child in the Garden Looking at the New Moon

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers resting by a large tree in a flat landscape with thatched roofs and pines under a blue sky.

Hamamatsu, Toko no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of two kingfishers, one perched on a pussy-willow branch and one diving, with Japanese inscription.

Kingfishers and Pussy-willow

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a lacquer tray with young pine, a fan, and a black hat on a stand, with calligraphy above.

Crown on a Table, Lacquer Tray with Young Pine and Fan

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of farmers in fields with haystacks, thatched houses, and a blue mountain under a dawn sky.

Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushi Ji

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a courtesan bending beside a child attendant and a potted plum tree, with calligraphy above.

Courtesan and her Child Attendant with a Potted Plum Tree

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1815

Woman in a blue kimono seated under a tree holding a long paper card, with a brush and case beside her on an orange ground.

Woman Seated Under a Cherry Tree About to Write a Poem on a Sheet of Paper for Poem Writing (Tanzaku)

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas crossing a rainy road beside a blue river and tall trees.

Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834-35

Woodblock print of blossoming cherry trees, a winding river and hills in soft blues and greens, with small figures working in

Flowering Cherry Trees Along the Yoshino River

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a gnarled plum tree before a rising orange sun, with Japanese calligraphy text on the left.

Rising Sun and Plum Tree

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers near a wooden inn beneath bare trees, with mountains and a river in the background.

Ishibe, Megawa Sato

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Japanese woodblock print of cherry blossoms on a rock under falling rain, with calligraphy at the left edge.

Cherry Blossoms in the Rain

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a peacock with spread tail on a rock beside peonies and pine, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Peacock on Pine Tree and Peonies, from the series Three Sheets (Mihira no uchi)

Totoya Hokkei, mid- 1810s

Woodblock print of an Edo-period village road with thatched houses, a teahouse, ox carts, and pine trees.

Otsu, Soii Chaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Triptych of three seated Chinese-style heroes under a blossoming tree, with poem cartouches and patterned robes.

The Three Heroes of Shoku (Shu): Emperor Ryubi (Liu Fei) and His Friends Kwan-u (Kwan Yu) and Chohi (Chang Fei)

Yashima Gakutei, first half of the 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a screen and pine tree, with vertical calligraphy at left.

Two Women, from the series Spring Poems on Ushiwaka for the Year of the Ox (Ushiwaka haru)

Hishikawa Sori, 1805

Woodblock print of porters carrying yellow loads on poles past tall pine trees on a hillside under a blue sky.

Kameyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of a gnarled ancient plum tree with pink and yellow blossoms arching across a pale grey background.

Ancient Plum Tree in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a man with an umbrella on a stream bank, watching a frog leap toward willow branches.

Ono no Tofu Standing on the Bank of a Stream and Watching a Frog Leap to Catch a Willow Branch

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of travelers with a pack horse and lanterns beneath pine trees under a full moon, with rice fields behind.

Akasaka Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of a robed scholar asleep on stacked books beside a pine tree and rainy veranda, with poem cartouche.

A Sage Fallen Asleep Over His Books

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a muscular warrior in a floral robe uprooting a tree in rain, with a sword and calligraphy panels.

Ro-Chi-Shin Uprooting a Tree

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse in snow beneath a pine tree, with falling snow and hills under a dark sky.

Gyosho Tokaido: Ishikushi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Two-panel woodblock print: a yellow bird on cherry blossoms at left, and an armored rider on a white horse beside a pine at r

Left: Bird on Branch of a Cherry Tree; Right: Minamotono Yoshiié on Horseback

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of a woman seated on a saddled horse led by a man beside a flowering plum tree.

Version of Legend of Michizane: Woman Riding Ox Which a Man is Leading

Utagawa Toyohiro

Woodblock print of travelers resting by a tea house under a tree, with a kettle over a fire and a blue sea beyond.

Fukuroi; De Chaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with a poling boatman crossing a river past flowering plum branches and a distant mountain.

Boat Ferrying Across River

Woodblock print of two peacocks on a branch before pine boughs and a waterfall, with red fabric and calligraphy.

Painting of Peacocks, Pines, a Waterfall, and a Roll of Red Fabric

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1818

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse on a moonlit road beneath tall pine trees, with the sea beyond.

Mochizuki Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Japanese print of a female warrior on a white horse grappling with a samurai in green armor beside a windswept pine tree.

Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Saburo Ieyoshi at the Battle of Awazu no Hara

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1750

Woodblock print of children playing games indoors with a standing woman, pine decorations, and New Year offerings on a tatami

The First Month

Ishikawa Toyomasa, ca. 1767

Woodblock print of travelers on a hill road beside tall trees, a roadside teahouse, and blue mountains under a pale sky.

Ashida Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Japanese print of two costumed manzai dancers beside pine decorations with gold streamers and calligraphy.

New Year's Decoration of Pine Trees and Manzai Dancers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a red shrine beneath a large pine tree, with a torii gate, stone lanterns and calligraphy.

Shrine Under a Big Pine Tree

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

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

Japanese woodblock print of a blooming plum tree with red blossoms over green rocks, with poem columns at left.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Plum Tree in Bloom

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1805-10

Woman in patterned kimono pointing at plum branch on arched bridge, seated man with basket beside her, Japanese woodblock pri

History of Kamakura: Poem-bridge of Egara Tenjin Shrine

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

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

Japanese print of courtiers in formal robes leading a white horse past a wooden veranda and a pine tree.

Hakuba no Sechie

Kitao Shigemasa

Woodblock print of carpenters shaping timber beams with mallets and chisels beside a tall tree and red fence.

History of Kamakura: Building Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine

Woodblock print of visitors at a hilltop shrine with lanterns, a bare tree, a rainbow, and sailboats on a bay.

Shiba Atago Sanjo no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Japanese print of courtiers on a wooden veranda with plum blossoms, a reading figure, and a standing woman in patterned robes

An Incident from the Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari)

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of two women and an infant on a veranda beside a garden tree with a hanging wind-bell.

The Evening Wind-bell

Santō Kyōden, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a night street lined with blooming cherry trees, lanterns, and crowds of figures in kimono.

Yoshiwara Yo Zakura no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1841

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

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 cherry blossom hillside with pines, crowds in blue robes, and two mounted riders under yellow parasols.

Asakayama Hanami

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

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 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

Woodblock print of lantern-lit rooftops, cherry blossoms, a pink river and green fields under a dusk sky.

Shin Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Four women in kimono on a veranda overlooking a river and blossoming cherry trees, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Group of Women on the Engawa of a Country House, in the time of the Cherry Blossoming

Utamaro II, ca. 1806

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 lakeside path with blossoming trees, strolling figures in kimono, and a vendor stall under a dusk sky.

Ueno, Shinobazu no Ike

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Two-panel woodblock print of women in kimono walking past pine trees and a stone lantern at a temple grounds.

Horinouchi Myo-ho-ji Eho Mairi no Zu

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1804

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind clouds, with a rider on a white horse beside a pine tree and porters on a road.

The Top of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom over a river, with people on a bridge and boats on the water at dusk.

Mimeguri Zutsumi Matsuchiyama Embo

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of women in kimono at a temple with a pine tree, red altar, and courtyard, split across two sheets.

Pilgrimage to Myōhōji in Horinouchi, Edo

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1804

Woodblock print of workers carving wooden ornaments by a river, with boats, a pine tree, and a lion sculpture.

Imadogawa

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1801-4

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 print of a windswept pine with flying white cranes above a striped sea and shoreline, with calligraphy at upper left

Sea-Side Landscape with Pine Trees and Flying Cranes

Kubo Shunman, 19th century