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Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas passing a two-story wooden inn and shops on a Japanese street.

Mizukuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of merrymakers on a veranda beside a pine tree, with figures walking along a riverbank toward a distant town.

A Party of Merrymakers in a House in the Yoshiwara on a Moonlight Night

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Woodblock print of roofers and two women at a window overlooking a river and rice fields, with a poem cartouche at upper righ

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse at a roadside teahouse with tiled roofs and red signs, by Hiroshige.

Kusatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Monochrome print of tiered palace pavilions with a flag, and two robed figures walking across a long wooden bridge.

The Palace in the Moon

Kitagawa Utamaro, 8th month, 1789

Woodblock print of a procession of robed men playing flutes and drums, with banners, horses, and a green dragon motif.

The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital

Nishimura Shigenaga, 18th century

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a curving wooden bridge toward a town with a mountain behind it, in Hiroshige style.

Kyoto: Sanju Ohashi no zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a woman washing at a stream under a full moon, with a family outside a thatched house and distant mountain

The Full Moon at the Time of the Imo Harvest

Kitagawa Utamaro, 8th month, 1789

Japanese triptych print of a steel truss bridge over a river with crowds, carriages, boats, and cherry blossoms under a red s

Illustration of the Opening of Azuma Bridge in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho no uchi azuma bashi shinchiku no zu)

Inoue Yasuji, 1887

Woodblock print of Nihonbashi bridge at dawn with palanquin bearers, fishmongers with baskets, and a dog.

Stations One: Morning View of Nihonbashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Triptych woodblock print of elegantly dressed Japanese women in kimono with ornate hairpins against a pale landscape.

Narihira's Journey to the East

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1797

Triptych woodblock print of a crowded procession with carriages, horsemen and flags of five Western nations.

Procession of People from Five Countries: Holland, Russia, France, England and America

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with passengers crossing a blue river toward thatched houses, with Mount Fuji at right.

Ferry Boat Crossing the Rokugo River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of courtly women and attendants under cherry trees, with a seated man and a parasol.

A View of the Pleasures of the Taiko and His Five Wives at Rakutō

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1804

Triptych print of uniformed soldiers with bayonet rifles, drummers and a banner marching past tiled-roof buildings.

Parade of the Emperor's Troops

Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1867

Woodblock print of travelers on a road past pine trees, with a snowy peak and a dark hill rising behind flooded fields.

Hiratsuka; Nawate Do

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Triptych print of women at a merry evening party, playing koto and shamisen, a board game, and sweets before a pine screen.

A Merry Evening Party

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1805

Pencil sketch of a seated figure making offerings by a fire, with armed figures, a large tree, and domed architecture.

Indrajit Makes Offerings: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Woodblock print of travelers in rain on a village road beside pine trees, thatched houses, and a sea at left.

Tiger Rain at Ōiso Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Triptych woodblock print of women picking persimmons from a tree beside a bamboo lattice gate, in kimono.

Picking Persimmons (Kaki-mogi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1802-4

Pen drawing of two figures pierced by radiating arrows, with a crowd of monkeys and warriors watching in a battle scene.

Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a shallow river toward a blue and pink mountain range under a yellow sky.

Odawara; Sakogawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Japanese print of conch, clam and other seashells scattered on sand, with calligraphic verses written above.

Shells under Water

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of a large torii gate in a bay with farmers, boats, green hills, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Noboto Bay (Noboto no ura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers with a horse and palanquin in morning mist beside a torii gate and pine trees.

Mishima, Asa Kiri

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of women in kimono playing a shell game on a veranda beside a peony screen and pine bonsai.

Girls Playing a Game with Shells

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of fishermen hauling lines on a rocky shore by blue waves, with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers on a riverbank path under pines, with a full moon over a village and bridge.

Numazu Ki Kure

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a child lighting fireworks under willows while women with a baby and a fan look on.

A Child Lighting Fireworks, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers with a standing attendant holding a fan, in front of straw bales.

The Wrestlers

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1785