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Woodblock print of a biwa lute in a dragon-patterned brocade cover beside a potted plant, with calligraphy above.

Biwa with Brocade Cover, from the series Musical Instruments

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1808

Woodblock print of a dark court hat and gray hat with purple tassels and plum blossoms, with calligraphy at upper left.

Eboshi (a court hat)

Woodblock print of sushi rolls on a tray beside a patterned sake cup, with calligraphy above.

New Year’s Sake and Sushi

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1810

Woman in a kimono leaning on a veranda railing beside plum branches, with distant hills and calligraphy, Japanese print.

Courtesan Leaning on the Railing of a Veranda

Kubo Shunman, probably 1816

Woodblock print of a wooden box with red lacquer interior holding sword fittings, with loose fittings on cloth and calligraph

Set of Sword Fittings

Japanese print of a female warrior on a white horse grappling with a samurai in green armor beside a windswept pine tree.

Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Saburo Ieyoshi at the Battle of Awazu no Hara

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1750

Japanese woodblock print of folded blue bedding, a patterned pouch and a wooden rest on orange cloth, with calligraphy.

Bed-clothing

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Japanese print of a blue patterned wine pot beside a small cup and box, with vertical calligraphy above.

Wine Pot and Cup

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of women and a small boy gathering shells on a beach, with boats and waves on the sea behind them.

Women and a Small Boy Gathering Shells on a Beach by the Sea

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1758

Surimono print of a rooster facing a folding screen painted with roosters and chicks, with poetry text beside it.

Cock Eyeing a Free-standing Screen Painted with Cock, Hen, and Chicks, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame suri…

Yanagawa Shigenobu, probably 1813

Japanese surimono page with peacock feathers and seal ink on the left and a rooster and hen before a bamboo screen on the rig

Seal-stone and Seal-ink with Peacock Feathers, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1

Totoya Hokkei, probably 1817

Surimono print of a writing set with brushes, inkstone and flower-patterned box beside a poem card in Japanese script.

Writing Set and Poem Card Box (Shikishi-bako), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1805-10

Woodblock print of three sparrows, two perched among plum blossoms and one flying, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sparrows and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a wooded island in calm water, a rocky shore with pines, distant Mount Fuji, and handwritten calligraphy.

Turtle Island and Fujiyama

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of two costumed manzai dancers beside pine decorations with gold streamers and calligraphy.

New Year's Decoration of Pine Trees and Manzai Dancers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a grey fire-holder, red patterned tea box and pale cloth on a green mat, with Japanese calligraphy.

Fire-Holder and Tea-Box

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of tea ceremony utensils, camellias and a flowering branch on a tray, with calligraphy above.

Set of Utensils for the Tea Ceremony

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Woodblock print of a woman smoking a pipe beside a seated man near a striped futon and folding screen.

The Art of Conversation

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of figures in a Japanese interior, a man pouring a cup for a woman beside a lacquer box and a folding screen.

A Mock Marriage Ceremony

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1773

Four women in patterned kimono play an incense game in a room with painted screens, with writing paper and lacquer boxes on t

Four Oiran of the House Called Kadokana-ya Playing the Game of Ko-awase (Incense Game)

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Japanese print of flowers, leaves, a bird and an insect on black ground, with calligraphy and embossed motif on cream paper.

Design for Leather and Netsuke

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of decorative leather designs with stitched scroll motifs and a multicolored ornament, with calligraphy above.

Designs for Leather

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print showing a black lacquer inro with pine design, a carved netsuke, and a bearded figure netsuke, with calligraph

Inro and Two Netsuke

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of red camellias and plum blossoms with a calligraphy slip of writing paper across a patterned panel.

Designs of Writing-Paper with Flowers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a black sword guard, brown tied pouch, pink patterned cloth and white paper with calligraphy.

Tsuba (Sword Guard) and Bags

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a red-framed calligraphy screen beside a pine New Year decoration and hanging willow branches.

Screen of Calligraphy and New Year Decoration

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a black lacquer lidded bowl on a tray with a red ewer and chopsticks, with Japanese calligraphy.

Lidded Lacquer Bowl and Sake Ewer for a New Year Celebration

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1805-10

Japanese print still life of a folding fan, cloth bag, and patterned incense tube with tassels and calligraphy.

Fan, Bag and Incense-Tube

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of a covered fire-holder, blue and white bowl of plants, kettle and cups on a patterned mat.

Fire-Holder and Flower-Pot

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Pale clam shells with pink markings beside cherry blossom sprigs, with vertical calligraphy on a cream background.

Cherry Blossoms and Shells

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century