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Woodblock print of two women kneeling in a room, one beating cloth with a mallet on a stone, beside a bamboo screen and persi

The Cloth-Fulling Jewel River, a Famous Place in Settsu Province (Tōi no Tamagawa, Settsu no meisho), from an untitle…

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766-67

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono reaching toward a serpentine water spirit in a stylized river, with a poem car

The Jewel River at Chōfu (Chōfu no Tamagawa)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of two women by a stream under a moon, with flowering bush clover and a poem cartouche.

Hagi no Tamagawa

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a reclining figure in a striped kimono beside a kotatsu table, with a painted screen and calligraphy.

Bedroom Scene

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1739

Woodblock print of a snowy canal with a bridge, boats, pagoda and walkers under falling snow.

Winter Landscape

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1846

Woodblock print of sailing boats on a bay with travelers, porters and wooden buildings along a stone embankment at dusk.

River View at Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1856

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style man in a patterned kimono holding a black horse's reins, with Japanese calligraphy.

Bando Hikosaburo as Hanaregoma Chokichi Holding His Black Horse

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1756

Japanese woodblock print of a young man in a plum-blossom kimono holding a toy horse beneath a flowering plum branch.

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of four men in red coats carrying New Year decorations of bamboo and pine at a year-end market.

The Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival, Bold First Love at the Year-End Market (Seirō niwaka, toshi no ichi isamu hatsukoi)

Eishosai Choki, ca. 1795-99

Black-and-white print of two cranes beside bamboo, rocks and rippling water within a lobed frame.

Cranes

Hishikawa Moronobu

Black ink print of a male pheasant with long tail feathers beside a smaller bird, under pine branches and bamboo.

Pheasants

Hishikawa Moronobu

Monochrome print of three women in kimono weaving and reeling silk beside a large wheel, loom and brazier.

Three Courtesans Weaving Silk

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a blossoming plum tree, with vertical Japanese calligraphy inscriptions.

Two Girls Under Plum Tree

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Japanese woodblock print of women and patrons at a teahouse under pine trees, with a torii gate and a village on a hillside b

Osen of the Kagiya Teahouse at Kasamori Shrine with a View of Nippori in Yanaka

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a crowded arched wooden bridge over a river, with lantern-lit boats and riverside stalls below.

Ryogoku Bridge

Kuwagata Keisai, ca. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of samurai in a town scene with lanterns, a tiled-roof building, and a hooded woman at a wooden door

The Loyal League (Chushingura)

Utagawa Toyokuni II

Three-panel woodblock print of women in pleasure boats on a river at night beneath a crowded bridge with fireworks.

Cooling Off at Ryogoku in Edo

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono beside a folding screen and sliding doors.

The House of Umegawa

Nishimura Shigenobu

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword and staff, with a stylized screen behind him.

Ikunojo III as Chiyosaki Striking the Chozubachi; a Shower of Gold Coin Flies

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe leaning on a long sword before a red geometric backdrop.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune, Richly Attired, Leaning on His Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a wave breaking on a beach below a green cliff, with travelers, an island, and a distant snowy mountain.

Seven-ri Beach, Province of Soshu

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a crowded evening street lined with theatre banners, lanterns and wooden buildings.

Picture of the Theatres in Sakai Cho

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two figures poling a boat and raft on a river past a snowy village with pine trees and shrine gates.

Clearing Weather after Snow at Massaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of tea-houses by a river in heavy rain, with umbrella-carrying figures on a footbridge and terrace.

Tea-houses on the Bank of the Tadasu River in a Shower

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of boatmen poling a raft down a river past blooming cherry trees and walkers on a riverside path.

Arashiyama Manka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a full moon over a river with willow trees, a poling boat, fishermen on the banks, and distant mountains.

Autumn Moon on the Tama River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of moored boats with tall masts beside a shoreline of rooftops, with birds flying over a pale evening sky.

Tsukudajima no Oborozuki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom, travelers on a riverbank, a boat on the water, and a red-streaked sky.

Gotenyama-no Hana

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a crowded kabuki theatre interior with balconies, seated audience, and costumed actors on a dragon-decorat

Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoy…

Okumura Masanobu, 1748 (Enkyō 5), first month

Japanese woodblock print of a woman, a kneeling man with a letter, and a standing samurai beside a fence and pine.

Chuban of the Chushingura Drama

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath drooping willow branches.

Actors

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of two men in kimono, one in a floral black robe gesturing, the other holding a folding fan.

A Daimyo Talking to One of His Retainers

Katsukawa Shunkō

Woodblock print of a woman playing a shamisen beside a kneeling man, with an open book and calligraphy in the corner.

Young Lady Taking a Lesson on the Shamisen

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Black ink print of Kiyomizu Temple with pine and blossoming trees and kimono-clad figures walking in the foreground.

Kiyomidzu Temple in Kyoto

Hishikawa Moronobu

Black-and-white woodblock print of samurai, women in kimono, stacked buckets and a wooden fence in a street scene.

The Fourth Scene, from the series Scenes of the Pleasure Quarter at Yoshiwara in Edo

Hishikawa Moronobu

Black-and-white print of pedestrians in kimono on a street below a wooden veranda with seated figures behind screens.

Street Scene in the Yoshiwara

Hishikawa Moronobu

Black-and-white woodblock print of two lovers embracing among autumn chrysanthemums, with a sword leaning against a rock.

Lovers Beside Flowering Autumn Grasses

Hishikawa Moronobu, 1680s

Black-and-white Japanese woodblock print of a samurai and courtesan seated together, with a kneeling servant and a candle sta

Samurai and Courtesan Seated; A Servant Beside Them

Sugimura Jihei Masataka, ca. 1685

Hand-colored woodblock print of a standing figure in black kimono and yellow obi, holding a tray and a wide reddish hat.

The Actor Sanjō Kantarō as an Itinerant Buddhist Nun

Kondo Kiyoharu, ca. 1715

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped costume with red geometric patterns and a sword, posed dramatically.

Ichikawa Danjūrō II in the Scene "Wait a Moment" (Shibaraku)

Torii Kiyotada, ca. 1715

Hand-colored woodblock print of a standing kabuki-style figure in a striped hat, black kimono, and patterned robe, holding a

Ichimura Takenojo VIII

Torii Kiyotomo, ca. 1720

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a willow tree and a small table.

Woman In Loosened Kimono Coming From the Bath

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of white and red-sailed boats on a river with reeds and distant rooftops under a blue sky.

江戸十二景仲洲之景

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock triptych of swirling whirlpools and rocky islets with pines, distant mountains and small sailing boats on the sea.

Rapids at Naruto

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a moonlit bay with islands, sailboats, pine trees and a winding shoreline under a full moon.

Panorama of the Eight Views of Kanasawa under a Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a colorful pheasant with a long tail perched on a pine branch against a green-shaded hillside.

Pheasant and Pine-trees on Snowy Hillside

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woman in a pink floral kimono arranging her hair beside a black lacquer mirror stand, Japanese woodblock print.

Sanjō Kantarō as a Woman Arranging Her Hair Before a Lacquer Mirror

Torii Kiyomasu II, before 1763

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a tray with a pine tree and crane, 1739.

The Actor Tatsuoka Hisagiku in the Role of Kurenai

Kiyonobu II, 1739

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one at a mirror stand and one reading on a verandah, ca. 1730.

Two Women in a Room Opening on a Verandah

Hasegawa Mitsunobu, ca. 1730

Black and white woodblock print of three figures at a sake party in an interior with a folding screen and lantern.

Interior, Three Figures: Sake Party

Hasegawa Mitsunobu, ca. 1730

Hand-colored woodblock print of a figure in a crested kimono holding a parasol, wearing wooden clogs, c. 1728.

A Dandy of More Than Questionable Morals Out Walking on a Cold Day

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1728

Segawa Kikunojō II

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1758

Woodblock print of a standing figure in patterned kimono holding a woven basket hat, with calligraphy beside the figure.

Bandō Hikosaburō II Dressed as a Komuso and Carrying the Flute and Hat

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1761

Three women in patterned green kimono carrying a tray of food, a branch with a crane, and a lacquer box, in a Japanese woodbl

Three Actors

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1750 or 1751

Woodblock print of a seated woman holding a cat while a standing man in a checked robe dangles a cord above her.

Woman Seated Holding a Cat

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of two kneeling kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono under a willow branch with pink blossoms.

Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura"

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono standing beneath a drooping willow tree, heads bent together.

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned orange and green kimono with a crest, holding a fan, with calligraphy abov

Segawa Kikunojō II as a Woman Standing

Torii Kiyohiro, 1757

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying two bird cages on a pole beneath a maple branch.

The Actor Azuma Tōzō I as a Woman Carrying Two Bird Cages

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a grayish blue patterned kimono holding a woven basket, with calligraphy.

Sanokawa Ichimatsu I in Grayish Blue and Rose Walking Toward the Left

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1756

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a bow and arrows, with calligraphy in the upper left.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II Holding a Bow and Arrows

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1766

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding incense beneath cherry blossom branches, with calligraphy beside.

The Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV as Sakura Hime, the Cherry Princess

Torii Kiyotsune, 1767

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a wide black hat and floral kimono, holding a fan, with red and ochre accents.

Kabuki Actor

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1708

Woodblock print of a misty river valley with boats, pine trees, a bridge, and a distant conical mountain.

Landscape in the Mist

Utagawa Kunisada, mid-19th century

Black-and-white woodblock print of a woman with raised arms placing a hairpin in her hair, wearing a chrysanthemum-patterned

Courtesan Placing a Hairpin in Her Hair

Kaigetsudō Anchi, ca. 1714

Woodblock print of a young man in a checkered and striped kimono playing a flute while standing on high geta clogs.

Young Man Walking Toward the Left on High Geta and Playing the Flute as He Walks

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of a young man in a patterned kimono on high geta opening a striped umbrella, with a sword at his waist.

Young Man Moving Toward the Right on High Geta and Opening His Umbrella

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned summer kimono holding a lantern and fan beside willows and a river.

Young Lady in Summer Attire

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1748

Japanese woodblock triptych of figures in kimono on a festive river boat, with red lanterns, musicians, and smaller skiffs be

Sumida River Holiday

Torii Kiyonaga, 1788-90

Woman in patterned kimono kneels beside a folding screen with a figure, bamboo, and incense burner in a Japanese print.

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō I

Yamamoto Yoshinobu, ca. 1750

Three seated women in kimono beneath a phoenix and large red feathers, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Chōjiya Pleasure House by Day (Chōjiya hiru-mise)

Chokosai Eisho, ca. 1798

Three travelers cross a wooden bridge under a full moon beside a river, with dark silhouetted trees in a Japanese woodblock p

Moonlit Night at Miyanokoshi, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers sheltering from heavy rain under a thatched roof beside a large tree, with horses in the misty b

Suhara, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Japanese woodblock print of a misty river gorge with pine trees on steep cliffs and a faint distant mountain.

Ochanomizu in the Mist

Utagawa Kunisada, mid-19th century

Triptych woodblock print of a snowy mountain gorge with pine trees, a frozen blue river, and a waterfall.

Kiso Gorge in the Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a snowy gorge with a blue river, red boats, pine trees and steep snow-covered cliffs.

Snowy Gorge

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono and black hoods, facing each other in conversation against a yellow

Two Women Conversing

Katsukawa Shun'ei

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji beyond a wide river, with a boat on the water and a horse and traveler on the shore.

Fuji - The Tama River, Musashi Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a woman adjusting her hair by a window overlooking sailboats, with two kneeling attendants in an interior.

Window Opening Toward the Sea

Suzuki Harunobu

Two women in Japanese print; one holds up a pale kimono with calligraphy while the other kneels and watches.

Two Beauties Looking at Kimono

Woodblock print of snowfall at Asakusa temple, with a large red lantern, pagoda, and people under umbrellas.

Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a woman in a green patterned kimono dancing with flowing scarves beside a blossoming plum branch.

The Dance of the Scarves

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Woodblock print of blue and white dyed cloth hanging on frames, with rooftops and snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Dye House at Konya-cho, Kanda

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of geese flying over a misty lake with sailboats, a shore hut, and layered mountains at dusk.

Geese Flying Down to Katada

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a long wooden bridge over a bay with white-sailed boats and a conical mountain at dusk.

Long Bridge of Seta

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji over misty hills, with pack horses and travelers on a path in the foreground.

Fuji from Inume (?) Pass

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of a blue bird perched on a yellow hibiscus flower, with blue hibiscus buds and calligraphy above.

Blue Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a long-tailed pheasant on a branch beside white chrysanthemums and blue leaves.

Pheasant with Chrysanthemums

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird perched on a plum branch with blue blossoms and a roof eave at upper left.

Long Tailed Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

Vertical Japanese print of pink flowers, slender stems and a butterfly in black ink with grey wash.

Black and White Print of Butterfly and Flower (a Pink)

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of pink roses and blue-green leaves on thorny stems, with calligraphy at upper left and a blue border below.

Rose

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a blue bird hanging from a drooping weeping cherry branch with pale blossoms and calligraphy.

Weeping Cherry

Utagawa Hiroshige

Black crow perched on a grey rock beside a bare branch, with calligraphy and a red seal in the upper right corner.

Crow Resting on Wood Trunk

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono walking beneath bare plum trees, with ornate hair combs.

Four Women Passing a Group of Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono dining beneath bare tree branches, one carrying a food tray.

Three Women Dining Before a Group of Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes gripping arrows, seated before a railing with arrows and a stone block.

An Actor Portrait (Wears a Danjuro Mon)

Torii Kiyonobu I