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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 a Yoshiwara interior with sliding screens, seated women in kimono, and a reclining figure on tatami.

An Interior View in the Yoshiwara

Torii Kiyotada, ca. early 1740s

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a wooden bridge with parasols, fans, and a mother holding a baby.

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

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 a lady and three attendants with umbrellas walking through heavy rain past a wooden house.

A Lady with Three Attendants in the Rain

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 1731

Woodblock print of two seated women in patterned kimono beside a koto zither, sword, and draped robe in an interior.

Two Lovers

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1675-80

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 woman in patterned kimono reading a book at a low desk beside a shoji screen.

Parody of Murasaki Shikibu at Her Desk

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1710

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono on steps beneath a hanging bell and cherry blossoms, one playing a drum.

The Curfew at Dōjōji

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1763

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

Okazaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Colored woodblock print of a canal with sailing boats, an arched bridge, walkers on embankments, and a pagoda by the shore.

View of Fukagawa, Edo

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1764

Woodblock print of children playing a daimyo procession with a horse, parasol, women in kimono and a flowering plum tree.

Children Play-acting a Daimyo Procession

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1763

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 travelers in a pine grove looking up at a tall stone Jizo Bosatsu statue on a pedestal.

Wayfarers Looking at the Statue of Jizo Bosatsu in a Pine Grove at Hashiba

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1840

Woodblock-style ink print of an Edo street with kimono-clad women, swordsmen, tiled roofs, and a shop awning.

The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)

Hishikawa Moronobu, 1681-84

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

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of a reclining man and seated woman in a room with a flower basket and sword.

Scene in a Joroya

Furuyama Moroshige, ca. 1690

Black-and-white woodblock print of seated figures at a banquet in an interior with screens, bedding and a servant with a tray

A Banquet in a Joroya

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1680

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

Line drawing of a tattooed man reclining in a room with a screen, flower vase, and sword, by Okumura Masanobu.

Sakata Kinpira Nyudo

Okumura Masanobu, early 18th century

Black-and-white woodblock print of two bearded figures playing chess beside a large treasure sack in a patterned interior.

Daikoku and Shoki Playing Chess

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1730

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

Seki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Japanese woodblock print of a green lion dance in a courtyard, watched by women on a veranda, with children and pine tree.

The Lion Dance

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Japanese print of women in kimono reading letters and holding a fan beside a lantern, with landscape roundels above.

Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (…

Chobunsai Eishi, 1797-99

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

Japanese woodblock print of seated spectators watching a performer in red robes while musicians play in a screened interior r

Seeing a Performance

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Woodblock print of figures on a temple veranda looking toward Mount Fuji across a river under a blue sky.

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mo…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

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

Triptych print of women painting, writing, and arranging flowers in a traditional interior with a garden and pine trees.

The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1788-90

Woodblock print of palanquin bearers crossing a wooden walkway above a braided river, with a poem cartouche at upper right.

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga e…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839