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Woodblock print of two men on a moonlit mountain bridge above a waterfall, one playing a flute, pine trees around.

Shanaō [Yoshitsune] Learns Martial Arts in Sōjōgatani (Shanaō Sōjōgatani ni heijutsu o manabu zu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s (Tenpô era)

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 19th century

Woodblock print with three black silhouette profiles on shaped paper cutouts against a grid background with calligraphy.

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Kuniteru, 19th century

Woman with raised sword battling a giant octopus at sea, with a sailing boat in the upper cartouche.

The Jeweled Chaplet

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a raised sword over a man on a wooden floor, with a boat in a top vignette.

A Boat upon the Waters

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Hand-colored woodblock print of scholars and women in pavilions and a garden, with a pine tree and columns of Chinese text.

The Last Three Months of the Year

Printed sheet of standing Bodhisattva Guanyin on a lotus base, with flanking inscriptions and a column of Chinese text below.

The Greatly Merciful, Greatly Compassionate Rescuer from Suffering, Bodhisattva Guanyin

Lei Yanmei, dated 947

Woodblock print of a mountain landscape with pine trees, a waterfall, wooden houses and a figure crossing a footbridge.

Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai, first edition printed in 1679

Japanese print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono looking at a framed portrait of a red-clad warrior.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjūrō I in an Inset Portrait

Utagawa Kunisada, 1819

Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding a red sake cup that reflects a kabuki actor's face beside plum blossoms.

An Actor's Image in a Sake Cup

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a samurai in blue and gold armor with a red cape, holding a sword, with calligraphy text beside him.

Horimoto Gidayū Takatoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a fierce armored samurai warrior holding a long pole weapon, wearing a straw cape, with a hat at his feet.

Akashi Ridayu Hidemoto

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a samurai with raised sword beside a severed pink monster head on a snowy background.

The Warrior Slaying the Giant White Hihi

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1859, 2nd month

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in colorful costumes among plum blossoms, with a red-disc fan and lattice fence.

Kabuki Scene at Kumagai's Camp, from the play The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani (Ichinotani futaba gunki)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1811

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint and black topknot in an oval frame, with calligraphy.

Portrait of Arashi Kichizaburō III (1810-1864) in the Role of Baiōmaru

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1840

Woodblock-style page of a songbird perched on a branch with green leaves and pink winged seed pods.

Seeds and Aleurities Cordata (?): Page from The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan huazhuan)

Dao Cheng, 1782, 2nd edition

Three-panel woodblock print of samurai fighting at night among plum blossom trees, one warrior on horseback.

Plum Blossoms in the Forrest of Ikuta, from the series Bravery-Beauty of the four seasons (Buyū setsugekka no uchi-Ik…

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867

Woodblock print of a woman smoking a pipe in a blue patterned kimono, with morning glories climbing beside her.

Waking Up: A Girl of the Kōka Era (1844-1848)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Japanese triptych print of Fudō Myōō with a sword threatening a kneeling novice amid flames, with a woman holding a lotus at

Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of samurai in fierce battle, with a mounted warrior on a dark horse and sparks bursting acr

Masakiyo’s Challenging Battle, from Taiheiki (Chronicle of great peace)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 10th month of 1866

Triptych woodblock print of a woman with a fox mask, floating foxfire, a samurai, and a spearman at night.

Scene of Foxfire (Kitsunebi) from the Play Honchō nijūshikō

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1898

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in Western dress on a stage with mountains, one man sprawled on the floor.

“Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in Paris,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

Adachi Ginkô, 1879

Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with many sailing ships, rows of tiled rooftops, canals, and blossoming trees.

Landscape View at Yokohama (Yokohama fūkei)

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1860

Japanese woodblock triptych of Western steamships and sailing ships on the sea, with shop goods displayed below.

Curio Shop in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month, 1860

Woodblock print of red coral branches beside a bearded man in a blue turban and yellow robe holding a pipe.

Stick of Coral and a Portrait of South Sea Islander

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month,1860

Japanese color woodblock print of a toy shop with a shopkeeper, seated women, a child, a greyhound, and hanging drums.

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama with rooftops, canals, sailing ships in the harbor, and a Western flag.

Detailed Print of Yokohama Hon-chō and the Miyozaki Pleasure Quarter

Utagawa Sadahide, 4th month, 1860

Panoramic woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with Western sailing ships, Japanese boats, and a grid of waterfront buildings.

Pictorial Guide to Yokohama Harbor

Utagawa Sadahide, 7th month, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a concertina, a man in a blue coat and a dog, in foreign dress.

American Woman Playing a Concertina, from the series Life Drawings of People from Foreign Nations

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Woodblock print of two Qing-dressed figures, one holding a red folding fan, on a pale blue background with inscriptions.

Picture of a Manchurian of the Qing Court from Nanjing, Admiring a Fan

Utagawa Sadahide, 11th month, 1860