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Print of a lidded teacup on a lacquer stand beside a patterned cloth and wrapped package, with Japanese calligraphy.

Teacup and Tea Heater

Ryūgetsusai Shinkō

Woodblock print of a seated nobleman in a patterned robe, with attendants preparing ink beside a screen with grass motifs.

Nobleman Receiving a Kyoka (Humorous Poem) from Shibanoya Sanyo, a Master of Kyoka

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of an open pocketbook with patterned cover, blue-green fabric, and red object on checkered cloth.

Pocketbook with Its Fittings

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of a pine branch with two cones and pale cherry blossoms, with calligraphy above and a red seal.

Pines and Cherry Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, probably 1814

Woodblock print of a crab beside a rice plant with drooping grain, with Japanese calligraphy above on a pale background.

Crab and Rice Plant

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Japanese print of decorated folding fans with a flying bird, peonies, red borders, cords and tassels, with calligraphy.

Decorated Fan for the New Year

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of a spinning wheel, spools, a flowering branch, a patterned bowl and cloth, with calligraphy above.

Spinning Wheel and Spools

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of toasted rice cakes on a red lacquer tray beside flower sprays, with handwritten poems above.

Toasted Mochi (a kind of rice food used during the New Year season)

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a lacquer tray with young pine, a fan, and a black hat on a stand, with calligraphy above.

Crown on a Table, Lacquer Tray with Young Pine and Fan

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a teal letter box with gold chrysanthemums, folded papers, and cords, with calligraphy above.

Letter-box and Toothpick Holders

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of carpenter's tools, a fan, ink stone and jar on cloth, with calligraphy at left.

Tools for the Carpenter

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a patterned dance robe and koto zither with calligraphy text, by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai.

Dance Robe and Koto (Zither) Representing the Wealthy Man of Yahagi from the Jōruri Play Ushiwaka (Minamoto no Yoshit…

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1810

Woodblock print of red patterned lacquer seal ink box, carved stone, grey seal and stamped paper with calligraphy.

Seals and a Carved Lacquer Container for Seal Ink

Kitao Shigemasa, 1817

Woodblock print of a courtier playing flute as a masked dancer in red robes performs under a moon.

Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance

Kubo Shunman, probably 1810

Japanese print of incense utensils: a lacquer box, brocade cloth, blue-and-white burner on a tray, and incense stand with cal

Utensils for the Incense Ceremony, “Incense Master” (Kōgiki), from the series An Array of Artisans

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1810s

Woodblock print of a red and white camellia and green leaves beside a bamboo-wrapped yokan bean jelly package.

Camellia Flower and Yokan (a sort of bean jelly) Wrapped in Bamboo Skin

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1811

Japanese woodblock print of an old man with a rake pointing at a rising sun beside an elderly woman by a pine.

Jo and Uba of Takasago Looking at the Rising Sun; Symbolic Representation of Longevity and Conjugal Harmony

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of plum branches with red blossoms over a rolled checkered mat, with calligraphy above.

Plum Branches with Flowers and a Rolled Mat

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a red lacquer inro with waterbirds and an ox netsuke on a wooden box, with Japanese calligraphy.

Lacquer Inrō with Waterbirds and Ox-shaped Netsuke in a Box From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3

Totoya Hokkei, probably 1817

Woodblock print of a square inrō box with a round watch on a cord, decorated with calligraphy in the margins.

Dōran (Square Leather Box Used as an Inrō) with a Watch as a Netsuke From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū),…

Hokusen Taigaku, probably 1817

Fan-shaped print of a court lady writing at a red table beside an inkstone, book, and scroll, with poem inscriptions.

Court Lady at Her Writing Table From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1820s

Fan-shaped Japanese print of a seated poet in a leaf-patterned robe with Mount Fuji and cloud streaks behind him.

A Poet and Mount Fuji From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1820s

Woodblock print of blossoming cherry trees, a winding river and hills in soft blues and greens, with small figures working in

Flowering Cherry Trees Along the Yoshino River

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a gnarled plum tree before a rising orange sun, with Japanese calligraphy text on the left.

Rising Sun and Plum Tree

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of cherry blossoms on a rock under falling rain, with calligraphy at the left edge.

Cherry Blossoms in the Rain

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a metal carver at a workbench with a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono watching him work.

The Metal Carver

Katsushika Hokusai, 1802

Japanese woodblock print of two women working at a wooden loom, one holding striped cloth, with calligraphy at upper left.

The Weaving Factory

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1802

Woodblock print of a young woman and a girl playing a game beside a kettle, a plum branch, and a folding screen.

Young Woman and Little Girl Playing Musashi

Katsushika Hokusai, 1841

Woman seated on a veranda with a yellow fan beside a lattice screen, lotus leaves and bamboo in the garden, with calligraphy

Cage of Fireflies at Dawn in Summer

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Triptych of three seated Chinese-style heroes under a blossoming tree, with poem cartouches and patterned robes.

The Three Heroes of Shoku (Shu): Emperor Ryubi (Liu Fei) and His Friends Kwan-u (Kwan Yu) and Chohi (Chang Fei)

Yashima Gakutei, first half of the 19th century