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33,877 works

Two young women in kimono play cat's cradle with string in a room with a horse screen and a flower vase.

Two Young Women Seated by a Kotatsu Playing Cat's Cradle

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a bridge over a moonlit gorge with rushing water, pine trees, a village and distant mountains.

The Monkey Bridge in Kai Province (Kōyō Saruhashi no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1841-42

Woodblock print of two women in an interior, one standing in a striped robe and one kneeling under a green quilt beside a pap

Parting of Lovers: The Morning After

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765-70

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono reading a scroll while seated on a large carp in waves.

Young Woman Riding a Carp

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Woodblock print of two women on a shop platform with combs, a willow tree, and a painted screen behind them.

Asakusa Seiran

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono guiding a seated child playing a shamisen in a tatami room.

The Music Lesson

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird preening on a plum branch with white blossoms against a warm yellow background.

Bird on a Plum Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a white heron above purple irises and green reeds over blue water, with calligraphy at upper left.

White Heron and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a veranda beside a peony, with a faint travel scene on a screen above.

Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: Courtesan Dreaming

Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a wooden veranda and a pine tree.

Lady Komachi

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese print of two flying birds above white narcissus blossoms and a perched bird beside a rock.

Birds and Narcissus

Suzuki Harunobu

Tall Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned robe reading a long letter beneath a yellow canopy.

Woman in Night Robe Reading a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a hermit on a cliff with a dangling figure and a woman in a striped kimono by a river.

The Immortal Kume

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Three women in patterned kimono in a Japanese woodblock print, with lacquer boxes and a green cushion against a cream backgro

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1895

Woodblock print of five women in kimono in a palace room, one arranging flowers at a low table beside folding screens.

Chiyoda Inner Palace: No.20 Flower Arranging in Turn (Chiyoda no Ōoku: Chanoyu mawaribana)

Toyohara Chikanobu, August 1895

Engraving of Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a sword, palm frond, and wheel at her feet, amid flowing drapery and clouds.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Peter Paul Rubens, 1620

Triptych print of figures in black kimono evacuating at night, with a white horse, lanterns, swords, and a red fire glow.

“Evacuation of the Ladies,” from the series The Inner Precincts of Chiyoda Castle (Chiyoda no Ōoku, Otachinoki)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1896 (Meiji 29)

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and lantern walking through falling snow beside an attendant at night.

Geisha Walking through the Snow at Night

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1797

Woodblock print of three women in close composition, one wearing a tall green hat with a peony, against a grey-blue backgroun

Seiro Niwaka Onna Geisha no Bu Tojin Shishi Sumo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1791

Woodblock-style print of a procession of men in colorful kimono with swords, passing pine trees, blossoms and a red-roofed bu

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a black lacquer tray with a tea bowl.

Okita of the Naniwa-ya Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of three men in straw komuso hats, one playing flute, with a boy in a striped kimono and a white dog.

Three Revelers of the Lower Classes, Wearing Komuso Hats, with Small Boy and Dog

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a kochi fish and a pale fish beside an eggplant stem with purple fruit and calligraphy above.

Kochi Fish with Eggplant, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a grey bora fish with a camellia sprig, yellow background and Japanese calligraphy.

Bora Fish with Camellia, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of two prawns and two horse mackerel with seaweed on a blue-cream background, with calligraphy.

Aji Fish and Kuruma-ebi, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a large dark blue fish and two red fish with bamboo shoots and blue berries on green ground.

Kurodai and Kodai Fish with Bamboo Shoots and Berries, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a spiny lobster and two shrimp over blue water, with Japanese calligraphy at upper left.

Ise-ebi and Shiba-ebi, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of three fish on teal leaves with straw, including a spotted flatfish and two rockfish, with calligraphy.

Kanagashira and Karei Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a red rockfish and a grey fish on green grass, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Isaki and Kasago Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a blue flying fish gliding above a silver fish and a red flower, with calligraphy.

Tobiuo and Ishimochi Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of a striped shimadai fish and smaller ainame fish with blue leaves and red berries on a pale background.

Shimadai and Ainame Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of a blue yellowtail fish and a spotted pufferfish beside plum blossom branches, with calligraphy above.

Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of a man holding a patterned ball above a young woman in a red kimono with blossoms.

Man and Young Woman with a Ball

Kitagawa Utamaro

Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama tea house interior with a red bridge, garden pond, lantern and women in kimono.

The Interior of the Gankiro Tea House in Yokohama

Suzuki Hiroshige II, 1861 (April)

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of a seated man holding a cat and a standing woman in a red floral kimono.

Parody of the Third Princess and Kashiwagi: “Chapter 50: A Hut in the Eastern Provinces”

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858, second month

Woodblock print of a shaved-head man in purple kimono and striped hakama playing a shamisen, with calligraphy above.

Keisei Ichikawa Denzo

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1797-1800

Woodblock print of a noblewoman on a veranda watching three kneeling men by a river under cherry blossoms.

The Third Princess and Kashiwagi, from Chapter 34, “New Herbs I (Wakana I)” (Nihon shinnō onna sannomiya)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1890

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women working on fishing boats with nets beneath a crowded wooden bridge over a river

Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Woodblock print of two women in kimono with a servant holding a paper lantern and shamisen box behind them.

Young Woman at Night accompanied by a Servant Carrying a Lantern and a Shamisen Box

Kitagawa Kikumaro

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman combing her hair above a young girl in a red floral kimono.

Man and Girl

Kitagawa Kikumaro

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono and a child walking by a railing, with boats on water behind them.

Returning Boats at Komagata

Woodblock print of two women in kimono by a blind and potted plant, with a child kneeling to wash a book on the floor.

Washing the Book

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono at a lattice gate, one holding a striped parasol, with plum branches and rain

"Visiting," from the Series Seven Fashionable Komachi

Woodblock print of two geisha in patterned kimono, one kneeling and playing a shamisen, the other standing beside her.

Two Geisha

Woodblock print of a boy in a pink robe wrestling a reddish monkey on the ground, with a cloud and shrub behind.

Chinese Boy and Monkey Wrestling

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770-72 (Meiwa 7-An’ei 1)

Japanese print of two women on a veranda by bush clover, one reading a scroll, with calligraphy and a rocky stream below.

Bush Clover in Province of Omi

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono by a lattice fence under a red maple tree and crescent moon.

One of the Seven Komachi: Amagoi (Praying for Rain)

Woodblock print of two women in kimono smoking pipes beside a blossoming tree, with a bench and lacquer box.

Sotoba; One of Seven Komachi

Woodblock print of three elegant women in patterned kimono with two young attendants, hair ornaments and bamboo motifs.

The Courtesan Shiratama of the Tamaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as…

Isoda Koryusai, 1777-78

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral red kimono with a horned headdress, surrounded by fox silhouettes.

Princess Yaegaki

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Woodblock print of a tall oiran courtesan and a young attendant walking together in patterned kimono.

Oiran and Attendant out for a Stroll

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono standing on a grassy riverbank, one holding a fan.

Three Young Women Strolling on the Bank of the Sumida River

Woodblock print of five figures in patterned kimono, one holding an open fan and another pointing, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Ichikawa Danjūrō V and His Family

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of two women at a temple shrine with a kneeling figure, stone lantern, and Jizo image.

Enmei Jizo

Woodblock print of an older man scolding a young woman with a red hairpin beside a bowl, in a doorway setting.

"A Scolding" (Ochiyo), illustration from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)

Woman in blue robe touching a blossoming plum branch beside a red railing, in a Japanese woodblock-style print.

Chinese Beauty Beside a Plum Tree, leaf from the album “A Contest of Beauties from the Near and Distant Past” (Chūko…

Gen Ki, 1895

Woodblock print of falling snow at a Japanese shrine, with umbrella-carrying figures and snow-covered pine trees.

Famous Places of Edo: Shiba Shinmei

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 19th century

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji above mountains, with travelers and a horse on a river plain below.

Numazu, Number 13, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847-52

Woodblock print of two windblown pines over a wave-lapped beach, with travelers and small boats on the sea.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of men in festival garb running and pulling ropes beside a horse near a red torii gate.

Festival at Atsuta Temple

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a steep pine-lined mountain path, with a distant blue peak and sea.

Station Twenty-six: Nissaka, Sayo no Nakayama, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of porters carrying a palanquin through morning mist past a torii gate and pine trees.

Morning Mist

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas in heavy rain beside trees and a blue stream on the Tōkaidō road.

Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama (50th Station of the Tōkaidō)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms on a riverbank with two boatmen poling a raft down a blue river.

Full Blossom at Arashiyama on the Oi River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of women in kimono passing a wooden gate at night under a crescent moon, with a large traditional building be

Gate of the Shimbara

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of a mallard duck in flight beside snow-covered reeds, with falling snow against a blue and grey sky.

Mallard and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of a man in a striped kimono smoking a pipe and carrying a bundle, with a stream and reeds behind him.

The Actor Danjuro III as an Itinerant Peddler

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki-style figures in kimono beneath cherry blossoms, one in a tall gold headdress.

Drama of Hikeyahike Kanhiki Dojoji

Katsukawa Shunshō, third month of 1780

Woodblock print of a standing man in a green kimono carrying a basket with a large fish on a pole.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as a Fish Peddler

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a drawn sword and a defiant glare, standing beside a bamboo grove.

The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro I with His Sword Drawn in a Defiant Attitude

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of an actor in monk's robes and wide hat standing under a willow tree, with a stern sidelong glance.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as a Monk under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of a standing man in a green kimono and black patterned robe, with a plum branch at upper left.

An Unidentified Actor

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1762-1819

Woodblock print of a standing man in a brown kimono and green striped haori, looking up beside a blossoming branch.

The Actor Otani Oniji III

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1762-1819

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and white kimono holding a sword before a green bamboo lattice fence.

Segawa Kikunojo, in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1762-1819

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and wave-motif robe, standing by water with reeds behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Aragōrō as Yoshida no Matsuwaka-Maru

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1769-1825

Woodblock print of a standing samurai in a black robe and tan kimono, with two swords at his waist.

An Unidentified Actor in the Role of a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunjo, 1700-1787

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned ceremonial robes with a sword, under plum blossoms.

The Actor Bandō Mitsugorō II in Ceremonial Robes with Kamishimo

Eishosai Choki, 1751-1788

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a samurai in pink kimono and black haori, wearing two swords against a patterne

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo as a Samurai with Two Swords

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1743-1812

Woodblock print of a standing man in a checkered robe holding an open fan, with cherry blossoms behind him.

An Unidentified Actor Stands with an Open Fan in His Hand

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1743-1812

Woodblock print of three sumo wrestlers in patterned kimono standing against a blue sky and green ground.

Three Sumō Wrestlers: Onogawa, Seimiyama, and Yatsugamine

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790s

Woodblock print of figures in snow near a temple with stone lanterns, a river and pine trees in an oval frame.

Snow Scene with Figures Outside a Temple

Japanese woodblock print of two women under a snowy eave with an old man crouching in a winter garden.

A Day in Winter; Two Ladies and a Child in a Garden

Woodblock print of a fishmonger with baskets of fish on a pole, a woman in a kimono, and a man smoking beside barrels.

The Fish-monger

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono walking, one holding a fan and two sharing a paper parasol.

The Promenade

Woodblock print of three women in kimono on a riverbank with a bench, boats and buildings across the river.

Evening on the Banks of the Sumida River

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, one kneeling to trim her toenails while two stand nearby under a hanging l

Cutting the Toenails; the Toilet after the Bath

Woodblock print of a man in a black coat and two women in kimono walking through snow near a temple.

Man in a Black Haori (Coat) and Two Women Approaching a Temple

Japanese woodblock print of an oiran courtesan with two young attendants under cherry blossoms, holding a yellow umbrella.

An Oiran Accompanied by Two Kamuro

Woodblock print of three elegantly dressed women in kimono, one with a parasol and fan, beside a hanging lantern.

The Fifth Month, from the series Twelve Months in the Southern Pleasure District (Minami jūni kō)

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono stepping from a black boat onto stone steps, with an attendant holding a fan

Disembarking from a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Woodblock print of a seated young man in a patterned pink kimono holding a fan, with a sword at his waist.

A Boy Singer

Kitao Shigemasa

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a kimono looking over a kneeling woman writing a letter.

Young Woman Looking over Shoulder of Another who is Writing a Letter

Woodblock print of a flute player in a dark kimono below women peering through a bamboo blind on a veranda.

A New Year's Scene

Japanese woodblock print of a woman reading a letter and another woman at a mirror beside a cosmetic box, by Torii Kiyonaga.

A Lady Reading a Letter; AnotHer Making Her Toilet Before a Mirror

Triptych woodblock print of women and a child walking among cherry trees on a grassy hill, with rice fields beyond.

Young Ladies Viewing Cherry-blossoms at Asukayama

Pale outline print of a man in a checked kimono with a head covering, holding a pipe, in a Japanese style.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku