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Ink drawing of a sea turtle with a patterned shell and red-tinged head resting on layered waves.

Sea Turtle (Emblem of Longevity)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of an armored warrior on a tiger with a snake and clouds above, with Japanese notes in the margins.

Yorimasa Killing Nue

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of the warrior Sakata Kintoki in a fierce crouching pose, with swords at his belt and a raised clenched fist.

Sakata Kintoki

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Muscular figure with a fierce face drinking from a large red sake cup, seated with a sword hilt beside him.

Sakata Kintoki Drinking Sake Wine

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of Guan Yu, Chinese god of war, seated with a fur mantle and scroll, with Japanese text in the margins.

Guan Yu Seated (Chinese God of War)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of a laughing bald boy in ruffled clothing pointing at a large calligraphy scroll.

Chinese Boy

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink and red sketch of a red-haired shōjō beside a sake jar with flower crest, plus studies of wasps and a honeycomb.

Shōjō

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a bent, bearded old hermit in loose robes leaning on a tall staff, with light red wash on the face.

Hermit with a Staff

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of two smiling gods, Ebisu and Daikoku, celebrating New Year beside a table with fish and sake bottles.

Ebisu and Daikoku Celebrating the New Year Festival

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a smiling elderly man in a black robe and hat, seated behind a large round fan with a staff beside him.

Portrait of the Poet Matsuo Bashō (?)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of two turtles seen from above with pine sprigs and grass on a pale paper ground.

Turtles

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of two wrestlers grappling in a dynamic, twisting pose with flowing garments on cream paper.

Two Wrestlers

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Colored drawing of a turtle with a hexagonal shell beside two pencil sketches of unidentified objects on tracing paper.

Two Sketches: One of a Turtle, the Other of Two Unidentified Objects

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink line drawing of the god Daikoku reclining on a sack, smiling and holding a radish, wearing a patterned robe.

Daikoku (God of Luck) with Radish

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink and colour drawing of a red-faced child riding a grey bear on a rocky cliff, with an axe and pine branches.

Sakata Kintoki Riding on Bear's Back

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a fierce muscular guardian figure in billowing robes, one arm raised, scowling with a bald head.

Nio the Guardian

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a woven basket with leaves and a round box showing the Gods of Luck Daikoku, Juro, and Ebisu.

Daikoku, Juro, and Ebisu (Gods of Luck)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a bearded old man in a tall black hat riding a white deer and holding a staff.

Juro (God of Luck)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of muscular tattooed warriors in dynamic poses, with a rope and flowing robes, by Katsushika Hokusai.

Scene from the Suikoden

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink line drawing of a bearded, haloed figure in flowing robes resting both hands on a long ornate sword.

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a kneeling kabuki-style figure gripping a long sword, with a second sword at the waist, on cream paper.

The Actor Danjuro as Shibaraku

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Three gray and white birds fly low over stylized rolling waves under a muted, overcast sky in a soft wash drawing.

Chidori Birds

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Grey ink wash drawing of a tortoise hanging from a thin string against a pale paper background.

Tortoise Suspended By String

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hand-colored drawing of a armored warrior with swords standing over a fanged pink sea creature against a pale background.

Okijiro Hironari

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a wrathful deity face with curled hair, lotus crown, bared fangs and a braided lock.

Mask of Fudō Myōō

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Red and black ink drawing of the bearded Buddhist figure Daruma with open mouth, striped red robe, and raised hand.

Daruma (Buddhist Saint)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Drawing of a dark pheasant with a red face patch and long tail, with a green snake coiled around its body and tail.

Pheasant and Snake

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a woman carrying a child on her back, with a second child holding her hand and carrying a box.

Mother and Children in Summer Night

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a snarling nine-tailed fox yokai with clawed paws and a fan of bushy tails, with Japanese text at upper right.

Nine-Tailed Golden Fox

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hand-colored drawing of a woman in flowing robes playing a long-necked lute, with red ribbons and floral hair ornament.

Benten (Goddess of Love)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing with red accents of smiling Ebisu holding a fishing rod and a large fish, standing on waves.

Ebisu (God of Luck, Protector of Merchants)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a grey tawashi scrubber with two small spiral snails beside it on pale paper.

Snails and Tawashi Scrubber

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of a man in a fur-trimmed hat and layered robes, one arm raised, in a lively pose on paper.

Fan Peddler

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketches of snake heads by Hokusai, one light outline and one heavier scaled version, with Japanese calligraphy and a sea

Snake Heads

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of a bearded elderly sage in a flowing robe seated on stylized waves, with a sword at his feet.

Sage

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a standing woman in a wide hat with a wisteria sprig, robes drawn in loose brushlines.

Fuji Musume, the Wisteria Maid

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Scroll painting of a mounted nobleman in a procession with attendants in white and yellow robes, with columns of calligraphy.

Procession of the Emperor and Suite

Kano School, 1626

Japanese woodblock print of a tattooed fireman in a dark coat beside a tall white fire banner, with text columns on pink.

Fireman

Utagawa Yoshitora, ca. 1858

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded armored warrior with a long blade, surrounded by birds, deer, a bear, and a red demon o

Basketry Work: By the Craftsman Ichida Shōshichirō of Naniwa (Kagozaiku Naniwa saikunin Ichida Shōshichirō)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1819

Woodblock print of zodiac animals as human figures in kimono, including a dragon, snake and rabbit, with Japanese inscription

Craftsman by the Twelve Sign of Zodiac

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Woodblock print of a standing man in a red floral kimono and white hakama, with Japanese text panels beside him.

Hakoōmaru, Buyū chikara-gusa

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Woodblock print of a dragon in storm clouds with lightning above a rocky coast and turbulent sea.

A Dragon Appearing to Minamoto no Mitsunaka at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Utagawa Yoshikazu, ca. 1847-52

Japanese woodblock print of a man in black coat and blue floral kimono before a rising red sun and rays.

Print - Utagawa Sadakage

Utagawa Sadakage, 19th century

Woodblock print of a man in striped robes beside a child in a patterned kimono, with a kettle on a brazier at left.

Actor as Master of Sagamiya (Sagamiya teishu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 19th century

Two women in patterned kimono sit on a veranda beside red maple branches, in a Japanese woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika

Kobushō Kasei from the Series Thirty-Six Restaurants In New Tokyo

Toyohara Kunichika, late 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in a palace interior, one kneeling with a raised sword before a seated figure on a

Kabuki actors play as Ōashibara Ueno no kami Masahira, Tokiwa Mikuriya Bettō Tsuneaki, Tairano Shinnō Masakado, Musas…

Utagawa Yoshitsuya, mid-19th century

Woman in patterned kimono bends toward a stream among autumn plants, with dragonflies flying overhead in a woodblock print.

Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants (Fūzoku aki nanakusa)

Toyohara Sadatora, first half of the 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and tea house patrons in the garden behind her.

Young girl at tea house in Iriya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, mid-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono arranging a flowering branch in a room with a window view of blosso

Flower of Akashi (Akashi no hana)

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1853

Woodblock print of two men on a moonlit mountain bridge above a waterfall, one playing a flute, pine trees around.

Shanaō [Yoshitsune] Learns Martial Arts in Sōjōgatani (Shanaō Sōjōgatani ni heijutsu o manabu zu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s (Tenpô era)

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 19th century

Woodblock print with three black silhouette profiles on shaped paper cutouts against a grid background with calligraphy.

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Kuniteru, 19th century

Aerial view of a palace with tiled roofs, clouds, and seated courtiers and attendants in a procession.

Procession of the Emperor and His Suite

Kano School, 1626

Woman with raised sword battling a giant octopus at sea, with a sailing boat in the upper cartouche.

The Jeweled Chaplet

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a raised sword over a man on a wooden floor, with a boat in a top vignette.

A Boat upon the Waters

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Hand-colored woodblock print of scholars and women in pavilions and a garden, with a pine tree and columns of Chinese text.

The Last Three Months of the Year

Printed sheet of standing Bodhisattva Guanyin on a lotus base, with flanking inscriptions and a column of Chinese text below.

The Greatly Merciful, Greatly Compassionate Rescuer from Suffering, Bodhisattva Guanyin

Lei Yanmei, dated 947

Woodblock print of a mountain landscape with pine trees, a waterfall, wooden houses and a figure crossing a footbridge.

Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai, first edition printed in 1679

Japanese print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono looking at a framed portrait of a red-clad warrior.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjūrō I in an Inset Portrait

Utagawa Kunisada, 1819

Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding a red sake cup that reflects a kabuki actor's face beside plum blossoms.

An Actor's Image in a Sake Cup

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a samurai in blue and gold armor with a red cape, holding a sword, with calligraphy text beside him.

Horimoto Gidayū Takatoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a fierce armored samurai warrior holding a long pole weapon, wearing a straw cape, with a hat at his feet.

Akashi Ridayu Hidemoto

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Woodblock print of a samurai with raised sword beside a severed pink monster head on a snowy background.

The Warrior Slaying the Giant White Hihi

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1859, 2nd month

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in colorful costumes among plum blossoms, with a red-disc fan and lattice fence.

Kabuki Scene at Kumagai's Camp, from the play The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani (Ichinotani futaba gunki)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1811

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint and black topknot in an oval frame, with calligraphy.

Portrait of Arashi Kichizaburō III (1810-1864) in the Role of Baiōmaru

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1840

Woodblock-style page of a songbird perched on a branch with green leaves and pink winged seed pods.

Seeds and Aleurities Cordata (?): Page from The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan huazhuan)

Dao Cheng, 1782, 2nd edition

Three-panel woodblock print of samurai fighting at night among plum blossom trees, one warrior on horseback.

Plum Blossoms in the Forrest of Ikuta, from the series Bravery-Beauty of the four seasons (Buyū setsugekka no uchi-Ik…

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867

Woodblock print of a woman smoking a pipe in a blue patterned kimono, with morning glories climbing beside her.

Waking Up: A Girl of the Kōka Era (1844-1848)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Japanese triptych print of Fudō Myōō with a sword threatening a kneeling novice amid flames, with a woman holding a lotus at

Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of samurai in fierce battle, with a mounted warrior on a dark horse and sparks bursting acr

Masakiyo’s Challenging Battle, from Taiheiki (Chronicle of great peace)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 10th month of 1866

Triptych woodblock print of a woman with a fox mask, floating foxfire, a samurai, and a spearman at night.

Scene of Foxfire (Kitsunebi) from the Play Honchō nijūshikō

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1898

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in Western dress on a stage with mountains, one man sprawled on the floor.

“Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in Paris,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

Adachi Ginkô, 1879

Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with many sailing ships, rows of tiled rooftops, canals, and blossoming trees.

Landscape View at Yokohama (Yokohama fūkei)

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1860

Japanese woodblock triptych of Western steamships and sailing ships on the sea, with shop goods displayed below.

Curio Shop in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month, 1860

Woodblock print of red coral branches beside a bearded man in a blue turban and yellow robe holding a pipe.

Stick of Coral and a Portrait of South Sea Islander

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month,1860

Japanese color woodblock print of a toy shop with a shopkeeper, seated women, a child, a greyhound, and hanging drums.

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama with rooftops, canals, sailing ships in the harbor, and a Western flag.

Detailed Print of Yokohama Hon-chō and the Miyozaki Pleasure Quarter

Utagawa Sadahide, 4th month, 1860

Panoramic woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with Western sailing ships, Japanese boats, and a grid of waterfront buildings.

Pictorial Guide to Yokohama Harbor

Utagawa Sadahide, 7th month, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a concertina, a man in a blue coat and a dog, in foreign dress.

American Woman Playing a Concertina, from the series Life Drawings of People from Foreign Nations

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Woodblock print of two Qing-dressed figures, one holding a red folding fan, on a pale blue background with inscriptions.

Picture of a Manchurian of the Qing Court from Nanjing, Admiring a Fan

Utagawa Sadahide, 11th month, 1860

Woodblock print of three Western sailors on a quay, one using a red telescope toward a tall ship and sailboat in a harbor.

Russians Enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama (Yokohama kyūjitsu Roshiajin yūkō)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman combing her hair before a mirror with a girl beside her, in red and checked Western dress.

French Woman and Girl, from the series Foreign Merchants in Yokohama (Yokohama shōka ijin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated Englishman in a top hat holding red cloth, with a framed woman's portrait and Japanese text above

Englishman Sorting Fabrics

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of a steamship at harbor, with workers loading crates, an American flag, and Western figures on deck.

“Yokohama Trade: Westerners Loading Cargo”

Utagawa Sadahide, 4th month, 1861

Woodblock print of a tall Western-dressed man and a child before a lotus pond with pines, a bridge and shrine buildings.

Dutchman and Child Viewing the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond

Utagawa Sadahide, 7th month, 1861

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of foreigners in bustle gowns and Japanese figures in kimono by a fence and gate, with s

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a foreign trading house in Yokohama with merchants, workers, and an elephant outside.

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan uriba no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of foreigners and Japanese women in a Western-style drawing room with harbor ships visible through w

Foreigners in the Drawing Room of Foreign Merchant's House in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of foreign merchants and Japanese women in a Yokohama house with harbor ships and an American flag.

Home of Foreign Merchants in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Woodblock print of a Dutch three-masted ship at anchor beside a rocky coast with breaking waves and a pine tree.

Dutch Ship at Anchor off the Coast of Tsushima

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1859

Woodblock print of pink cherry blossoms over a street with a tea house, figures in kimono, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Entrance to the Gankirō Tea House in the Miyozaki District, Yokohama, Bushu

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a rider on a dark horse with a tan dog and black goat in the foreground.

Copper Plate Engraving of a Woman Riding a Horse, a Goat and a Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1860

Japanese triptych print of a tea house upper floor with a chandelier, women in kimono, and a harbor view through a window.

Upper Floor of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 4th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol, a child and a black dog beneath cherry blossoms, by Utagawa Hiroshige II.

French Woman, Her Child and Pet Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 10th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a Russian soldier, a fur-robed Chinese man with a fan, and a child writing beneath blossoming branches.

Russians and a Chinese Inscribing a Fan

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 12th month, 1860

Triptych woodblock print of a harbor with ships and mountains, with two women on a balcony beneath a hanging lantern.

Mitsuuji in the Maruyama Pleasure District of Nagasaki (Nagasaki dejima)

Utagawa Kunisada, 3rd month, 1861