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Japanese print of an orange, dried persimmons, herring roe and nuts arranged as New Year food.

Orange, Dried Persimmons, Herring-Roe and Different Nuts; Food Used for the Celebration of the New Year

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of two hanging halibut, a bow and arrow, and a blossoming plum tree with calligraphy at left.

Halibuts and a Bow with Arrow Hanging on a Plum Tree

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese print of horsetail plant stalks and three dark shijimi shells, with calligraphy poem text on the left.

Tsukushi Plant and Shijimi Shells

Uematsu Tōshū

Colored print of a shrimp beside a pale udo plant, with Japanese calligraphy on a cream background.

Shrimp and Udo Plant

Uematsu Tōshū

Woodblock print of a speckled cuttlefish with tentacles beside green seaweed, with Japanese calligraphy and red seals.

Cuttle Fish

Kikuchi Yōsai, early 19th century

Japanese print of pale pink cherry blossoms and buds on branches with calligraphy and a red seal, on a green gradient.

Cherry Flowers

Kikuchi Yōsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of two lacquered portable dinner tables with food boxes, cups and a plate, with calligraphy at upper left.

New Year’s Feast on Portable Dinner Tables

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1816 (Year of the Rat)

Japanese print of a gold-decorated leather panel with a boy figure and deer, beside a green patterned leather swatch with poe

“Gold-decorated Leather with Figure of a Chinese Boy” and “Patterned Leather,” from the series Famous Leathers, Inrō,…

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Japanese print of a black lacquer inrō with plum blossoms and a netsuke, with an embossed figure and poems.

“Inrō and Netsuke,” from the series Famous Leathers, Inrō, and Netsuke (Meibutsu kawa, inrō, netsuke) From the Spring…

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Japanese print of a pine, bamboo and plum arrangement on an oval table with cranes, a turtle and a lantern beside it.

Shimadai and Sambo

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a knife and two knife handles, one lacquered black with gold motifs, on a red cloth, with calligraphy.

Knife and Two Knife Handles

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a boat with three women in kimonos reaching toward the water beside bare trees.

Gathering Sea-Weed

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a mountain over a misty coast with pine trees and travelers in patterned robes on the shore.

Oiso, Odawara, Hakone, Mishima, Numazu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1840

Triptych of three women in patterned kimono by a river with boats and a distant city, under pine branches, in blue tones.

Women Near a River

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850

Japanese woodblock print of a shrine precinct with teahouses, red lanterns, a tall tree and people in kimono strolling.

Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of two women with parasols walking through falling snow past pine trees and a red gate.

Kameido Uramon (Tama-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of diners on a veranda overlooking a garden pond with stone lanterns and pine trees.

The Musashiya Restaurant, Ushijima (Ushijima, Musashiya), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838-40

Woodblock print of a teahouse garden with stepping stones, a bamboo fence, and women in kimono beneath cherry blossoms.

Mukojima no Zu (Hira-Iwa)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of women in a covered boat on a river, with a boatman poling and teahouses and willows on the bank.

Honjo Komme (Ogura-an)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of cranes flying above a torii gate, pine tree and shrine building beside water, with calligraphy at left.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cranes at Tsurugaoka Hachimangō Shrine in Kamakura

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1810s

Woodblock print of seated figures in a balcony room overlooking rooftops, a pagoda, and hills, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Yushima (Matsu Kane-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Japanese print of pine branches and plum blossoms on a stand, with a bird, folded decorated papers and calligraphy.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Pine Shoots and Accoutrements for New Year’s Celebrations

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of women on a lakeside teahouse veranda, with plum blossoms, a distant town and a pavilion over water.

Ikeno Mata (Horai-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of cut spring flowers including red camellia, white azalea, yellow bush clover and pink clematis with calligr

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cut Flowers: Clematis, Bush Clover, Iris, Camellia, and Azalea

Kubo Shunman, 1815 (Year of the Ox)

Woodblock print of an open lacquer box with patterned cloth, folded fabric, greenery, and handwritten calligraphy.

Lacquer Box for Clothes

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of skewered dried sardines with nuts on a blue and orange ground, with calligraphy in the margins.

Dried Sardines, Tablet of Sea-Weed and Nuts

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a river with a curved wooden bridge, teahouse, and a covered boat with a woman playing shamisen.

Imadobashi no Zu (Tama-Sho)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of three figures walking by a riverside teahouse with bamboo blinds, blossoming trees and tiled rooftops.

Mimeguri no Kei (Toyoha-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a teahouse courtyard with tall trees, lanterns, and women and children in kimono strolling.

Zoshigaya no Zu (Myoga-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of diners in a Japanese restaurant room with Mount Fuji visible through an open window.

The Yaozen Restaurant, San’ya (San’ya, Yaozen), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838-40