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Woodblock print of travelers resting at a roadside teahouse beside a stone wall, a horse, and a large tree.

東海道五十三次鞠子

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined mountain road passing a thatched teahouse, with calligraphy in the sky.

東海道五十三次岡部

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers wading a shallow river past a wooden bridge, with dark trees and haystacks behind them.

東海道五十三次藤枝

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a crowded river crossing with wading figures, rafts and a palanquin, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

東海道五十三次之内嶋田

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers and porters crossing a sandy riverbank beneath a green hill with pine trees.

東海道五十三次金谷

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of porters carrying boxes along a steep mountain road past thatched houses under an orange dusk sky.

東海道五十三次日阪

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a curved wooden bridge beside a torii gate, pine trees and distant mountains.

東海道五十三次掛川

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of pine trees, travelers and sailboats on a shore under a red and blue sky, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

東海道五十三次之内荒井

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of Hamamatsu town with travelers, a castle on a hill, pine trees and a sunset sky.

東海道五十三次浜松

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of sailing boats on blue water before dark mountains, with pine trees on the shore and a yellow dawn sky.

東海道五十三次舞坂

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a coastal road beside pine trees, a thatched rest stop, and the sea at sunset.

Shirasuka, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers in heavy rain beside a tall pine and a thatched stall, with a calligraphy poem at upper left.

Futakawa, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse crossing a wooden bridge over a river at sunset, with a blue-roofed temple beyond pi

Yoshida, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a pine-lined road with a packhorse, travelers, wooden buildings, and a full moon above.

Akasaka, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Color woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with boatmen below and mountains in the distance.

Okazaki, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Color woodblock print of a roadside inn with thatched roofs, travelers and horses, and bamboo behind the buildings.

Chiryūshuku, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a Tōkaidō post town street with shops, travelers in straw hats, pine trees and an orange sunset sky.

Narumi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a red torii gate, moored boats, travelers and a calm sea at sunset beside a coastal village.

Miya, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a busy Kuwana street with food stalls, travelers with umbrellas, and wooden shops under tiled roofs.

Kuwana, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge beside blooming cherry trees and rooftops at dusk.

Yokkaichi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of porters and horses at a roadside inn beneath a tree, from Hiroshige's Tōkaidō series.

Ishiyakushi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Color woodblock print of porters carrying a palanquin past rice paddies, with a large pine tree and hills behind.

Shōno, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats climbing a stone path past pines and a gate, with a mountain and blue-roofed pavil

Kameyama, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Japanese woodblock print of a checkpoint with kneeling figures, palanquin bearers and blue curtained building.

Seki, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a cliff path beside a pine tree, with layered mountains behind them, by Hiroshige.

Sakanoshita, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers in rain-soaked mountain valley with steep green peaks and diagonal rain.

Tsuchiyama, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers and an inn along a road, with a large pine tree and two-story wooden buildings.

Mizukuchi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of an inn with a flowering plum tree, a bather in a wooden tub, and seated travelers in a room with blue scre

Ishibe, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume holding a katana, with striped hakama and red plant motifs behind him.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 2nd as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1771-72

Woodblock print of a scowling man with dark hair, a yellow rope at his collar, against a pink and black radiating background.

Head of an Unidentified Actor as a countryman in Rags

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing beside a pillar under a parasol.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro 3rd as a Man Stnding in a Pleasure-boat

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword, with a floral curtain behind him.

Unidentified Actor (possibly Yoshizawa Ayame) as a Woman with a Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a green crane-patterned kimono before a lattice screen and plum branches.

An Actor of the Iwai Clan as a Woman

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role wearing a green robe and striped kimono beside a lacquered box.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo 3rd in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda beside a shoji screen and potted plants.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo 3rd in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned kimono and red cloak holding a sword, with a riverbank behind him.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 4th as a Man

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and red robe, holding a sword, with iris-decorated hakama.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd in an Unidentified Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role, wearing a floral kimono beside a shoji screen.

The Actor Arashi Hinaji in a Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of willow trees and two boatmen poling a cargo boat past reeds under a pale moon at dusk.

Senba Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-48

Woodblock print of boats on a river at dusk beneath a drooping willow, with two women standing on a jetty at left.

Ommayagashi, Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Woodblock print of travelers in rain on a path beneath pine trees and green hills, with a wooden house at right.

Akasaka Kiri-Ratake Uchu Yu Kei

Utagawa Hiroshige II, ca. 1859

Portrait of Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai in a headband gripping a drawn blue-hilted sword beside a maple leaf panel.

Portrait of Kansake Yagoro Noriyasu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a bald samurai in yellow robe and black haori holding a long sword against a dark blue background.

Portrait of Oboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio (The Leader)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a samurai with a white headband and staff beside snowy branches with red berries.

Portrait of Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned kimono raising a drawn sword beside a snow-covered pine branch.

Portrait of Yada Gorosaemon Suketake

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a samurai in black kimono and headband beside snowy branches with green ivy leaves.

Portrait of Yokogawa Kanhei Munenori

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of Futami Beach with two sea rocks joined by rope, blue waves, and figures on a sandy shore by a cliff.

View of Futami Beach at Ise

Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810-1820

Woodblock print of a warrior in patterned robes gazing upward beside a drawn bow, with a red cartouche and name labels.

Portrait of Ushioda Masanojo Takano

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Triptych woodblock print of women artisans working at crafts in a traditional Japanese interior with shoji screens.

Artisans, from the series "An Up-to-Date Parody of the Four Classes"

Utagawa Kunisada, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai holding a drawn sword beneath a hanging bell, with inscribed title panels.

Portrait of Tominomori Sukeyemon Masakata

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a bald samurai with a long sword on his shoulder, beside a blue potted plant, under a grey background.

Portrait of Oribe Yahei Kanamaru

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue and red robe holding a spear, with calligraphy panels above.

Kabuki actors play the role of 47 Ronin (Seichū gishi den)

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a samurai biting his thumb, holding a spear, beside a yellow screen with a bird design.

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a striped kimono holding a large yellow round fan at her shoulder.

Girl with Fan

Masafusa, ca. 1750-70

Woodblock print of an eagle diving over a snowy plain with bare trees and distant snow-capped mountains.

“Jūmantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of women swimming in rough blue waves beside a rocky cliff, with boatmen and a sailboat nearby.

Poem by Sangi no Takamura (Ono no Takamura), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of travelers battling wind across a grassy plain, with flying papers, windblown trees and Mount Fuji in the d

Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ejiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji above a coastal village with pine trees and calm blue sea.

Shichirigahama in Sagami Province (Sōshū Shichirigahama), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanj…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind green hills, with cranes wading in a river and flying across a pale sky.

Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province (Sōshū Umezawa zai), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrok…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of fishermen gathering shellfish on tidal flats beside thatched houses, a hillside, and a sailboat on blue wa

Noboto at Shimōsa (Shimōsa Noboto), from the series One Thousand Pictures of the Sea (Chie no umi)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1832-33

Woodblock print of a crane and young birds in a nest on a pine branch, with a gnarled trunk and bamboo at right.

Crane and Their Young in Their Nest in the Branches of a Pine-tree

Utagawa Toyoharu, ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono reading a letter, with calligraphy above and a hair ornament.

The Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō II as a Woman Reading a Letter

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1760s

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono in an elegant interior with sliding screens and a garden view.

Bellflowers (Asagao), from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fūryū yatsushi Genji: Asagao)

Chobunsai Eishi, 1789-92

Japanese triptych of three women in patterned kimono beside a peacock, against a gold background of peacock feathers.

Interior of the House called Ōgiya

Chokosai Eisho, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono standing over a seated man playing a shamisen beside a lattice screen.

Lady Interrupting Her Lover, who is Playing the Shamisen

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimonos under a parasol, with a child attendant carrying a box.

Two Figures

Okumura Masanobu

Woodblock print of three women in kimono holding large parasols beside a stream and blossoming trees.

Triptych of Umbrellas

Okumura Masanobu

Japanese woodblock print of three elegant figures in patterned kimono beside plum blossoms and sliding screens, with a child

Tripytych of Young Men

Okumura Masanobu

Black-ground print of a bearded man leading a white ox past a waterfall, with a seated figure above and Japanese inscriptions

Xu You and Chao Fu

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Four figures in patterned kimono stand and sit behind vertical bars beneath a lattice roof in a Japanese print.

Games of Football Being Played by Nobles

Hishikawa Moronobu

Ink drawing of a woman with a pole chasing a sparrow near a window, with men carrying baskets and a child in a rural scene.

Woman Pursuing Sparrow

Okumura Masanobu

Woodcut print of an old man with firewood, a woman washing by a stream, children, a pine tree and a wooden tub.

Fagot-gatherer Finds Boy with Sparrow

Okumura Masanobu

Woodblock print of a figure in a black and red robe with yellow patterned hakama, holding a hobby horse and a fan.

Actor as Woman with Hobby-horse in Unidentified Role

Torii Kiyonobu I

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a parasol before a lattice screen, with crane and floral designs.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon VIII 1699-1762 as a Woman with Parasol

Torii Kiyomasu I

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in woman's costume with a raised fan, wearing a pine-patterned robe in ochre and yellow

The Actor, Nakamura Shichisaburo II, 1703-1774 as a Woman with Fan

Torii Kiyomasu II

Hand-colored Japanese perspective print of Shinobazu Pond with a red pavilion, bridge, walking figures and wooded hills.

Perspective Print: Shinobazu Pond

Utagawa Toyoharu

Woodblock print of a tea house under a full moon, with people on the veranda and figures walking through a garden.

Tea-house; Scene entitled: "Viewing the Moon in mid-autumn"

Utagawa Toyoharu

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print: a canal with boats and bridge at left, and a crowded kabuki theater interior with hanging

Cooling at Nakazu/ Kabuki Theater

Utagawa Toyoharu

Woodblock print of a woman disrobing, wearing a patterned yellow kimono, with calligraphy in the margins.

Woman Disrobing

Okumura Toshinobu

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a parasol, standing on a veranda beside a flowering branch.

Young Lady with Parasol in the Yoshiwara District

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Woodblock print of a young man in a patterned kimono pulling a miniature flower cart with a vase of blossoms.

Young Man (Wakashu) with a Miniature Flower Cart

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1750-60s

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono at a riverside, with red demons swirling in clouds above and calligraphy at top

Woman Washing Clothes

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono with hair ornament reading a long scroll letter, by Ishikawa Toyonobu.

The Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of a Courtesan Reading a Letter

Ishikawa Toyonobu, late 1740s

Woodblock print of two women and a man in a sunlit room, one woman's arm being tended, the man smoking a long pipe.

Servant Applying Medicinal to Geisha's Arm

Kitao Shigemasa, late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a river festival with lantern-decorated boats, a red bridge, and crowds along the riverside.

Landscape; Showing Water Festival with Lanterns

Kitao Shigemasa

Woodblock print of a man and two women on a teahouse terrace above a bay with sailboats and a village on the shore.

A Man and Two Women at a Teahouse at Wada no Ura Overlooking the Sea

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda by a stream under a full moon, with irises, reeds and a flowering shrub.

Two Girls on a Veranda beside a Stream with the Moon

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a seated woman writing a letter and a standing woman holding a bird in a room with flying geese.

A Girl Writing a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono watching a monkey on a leash beside chrysanthemums and a lattice screen.

Two Girls Looking at a Monkey on a Leash

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a seated woman in patterned kimono gazing at a folding screen with a mountain landscape.

Young Woman with a Pipe in Her Hand Gazing at Landscape Painted on a Screen

Suzuki Harunobu

Color woodblock print of two women in kimono at a reedy riverbank with thatched houses behind them.

Two Young Ladies at the Shore

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono catching water from a waterfall beside a maple tree on a cliff.

Parody of the Legend of Kyoyu and Sofu

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Woodblock print of a woman in a black hood and a young attendant with a yellow parasol and lantern in windy grass.

Lady with Black Hood and Umbrella Out Walking with Young Attendant

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono climbing stone stairs beside a pine tree.

Young Woman Climbing Stone Stairs to a Shinto Temple

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese woodblock print of a woman peering around a screen at a sleeping young servant beside a plum branch.

Young Lady Looking through Door at Her Kamuro (Little Servant) who is Asleep on the Floor

Suzuki Harunobu