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Woodblock print of a red bridge in rain, people with umbrellas, boats on a river, and a distant mountain.

Sunshower at Nihonbashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833-34

Triptych print of a green dragon among churning waves, with warriors, an octopus, a crab and a woman fighting below.

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853

Woodblock print of a village with blue-roofed houses among banana plants, a boat on water, and pink-tinged hills under clouds

Banana Garden at Nakashima (Nakashima shōen), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of red-hulled sailing boats with white sails on blue sea, with distant mountains and a shoreline under a pale

Arai

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Japanese woodblock diptych of a seated man, a woman in white kimono, a pale ghost, and a looming cat demon face.

Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850

Woodblock print of a coastal village with blue roofs, bamboo fence, stone wall, and a boat on calm water.

Bamboo Hedge at Kumemura (Kumemura chikuri), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of straw-hatted passengers on river ferries, with a sailboat, willow trees and houses along the bank.

Kawasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of two monks by a cliff, a samurai and attendant advancing right, a floating rock above a misty lake.

Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Rock Suspended by the Power of Prayer on Komuro Mountain

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1835-36

Woodblock print of a stone causeway, walled buildings with blue roofs, and a boat on calm water beneath hills.

Sound of the Lake at Rinkai (Rinkai kosei), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of porters carrying yellow loads on poles past tall pine trees on a hillside under a blue sky.

Kameyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of a rainy landscape with a dark pine tree, a blue river, hills, and a distant mountain under falling rain li

Ochanomizu in the Rain

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, mid-19th century

Woodblock print of pine-covered islets and rocky shore with two small boats on blue water and a distant mountain.

Pines and Waves at Ryūtō (Ryūtō shōtō), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of travelers with a pack horse and lanterns beneath pine trees under a full moon, with rice fields behind.

Akasaka Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of figures under oiled paper umbrellas walking through heavy rain along a riverbank toward a city.

Onmayagashi in Edo

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1830-44

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse crossing a wooden bridge above a river, with a village and hills beyond.

Fukui Bridge in Echizen Province (Echizen Fukui no hashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Pro…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1827-30

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse in snow beneath a pine tree, with falling snow and hills under a dark sky.

Gyosho Tokaido: Ishikushi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Woodblock print of heavy night rain over a wooded mountain at Ōyama, with figures climbing toward a small blue-roofed buildin

Night Rain at Ōyama, from the series "Eight Famous Views of Kanagawa"

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a horse and rider in heavy rain beside a tree, with travelers under umbrellas and a red bridge.

Rain of the Fifth Month (Samidare)

Utagawa Kunisada, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers resting by a tea house under a tree, with a kettle over a fire and a blue sea beyond.

Fukuroi; De Chaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of women in kimono in a room with tatami floor, shoji screen, folding screen and candle stand.

The Marriage Ceremony

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1768

Woodblock print of a wooden bridge over a misty gorge, with pavilions on steep green cliffs and clouds below.

The Hanging-cloud Bridge at Mount Gyōdō near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyōdōzan kumo no kakehashi), from the series Remarkab…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse on a moonlit road beneath tall pine trees, with the sea beyond.

Mochizuki Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Triptych print of a Western-style concert with choir, violinists, cellist, flautist and a pianist in an ornate interior.

Concert of European Music (Ōshū kangengaku gassō no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1889

Woodblock print of two travelers crossing a rope suspension bridge over a gorge, with cliffs, pines and birds in the sky.

The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces (Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi), from the series Remarka…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of travelers on a hill road beside tall trees, a roadside teahouse, and blue mountains under a pale sky.

Ashida Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Triptych woodblock print of women in patterned kimono at an autumn banquet beneath red maple leaves, with candles and screens

Banquet of the Next Full Moon at the Chrysanthemum Festival, from the series The Twelve Months (Chōyō nochi no tsuki…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1854

Woodblock print of a boat bridge across a blue river with a horse and travelers in a snowy landscape, pine and thatched house

Old View of the Boat-bridge at Sano in Kōzuke Province (Kōzuke Sano funabashi no kozu), from the series Remarkable Vi…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830

Japanese woodblock print of travelers on a shore beneath cliffs and pines, with waves, an offshore island and Mount Fuji.

Soshu, Shichi-ri ga Hama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1830

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono on tatami mats, with blossoming trees and poems above.

Palindromic Poems (Kaibunka): Osaka

Torii Kiyotsune, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a sea cave with figures, a curling white wave, pine branches, and sailboats on the sea beneath a pale sky.

Soshu, Enoshima Iwaya no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1830