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Woodblock print of a biwa lute on a patterned cover with a red tassel, with cursive poem text above.

Biwa (Japanese Lute) with Cover

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a paper umbrella, folded umbrella, wooden geta sandals, and a potted plant with a mouse on the umbrella edg

Umbrellas and Geta (Japanese Wooden Sandals)

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1816

Japanese print of two men in Western dress beside a red railing, under a pine tree with cherry blossoms.

Two Japanese Men in Western Dress

Shunko, ca. 1905

Woodblock book cover with a red crane and Mount Fuji on the left and a black kimono panel with white calligraphy on the right

Cover From a Japanese Illustrated Book

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1739

Woodblock print of a sage holding a smoking bowl as a dragon rises through rain beside a rocky cliff.

The Chinese sennin Ch'en Nan (Japanese "Chinnan")

Nishimura Shigenaga, ca. 1722

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one playing a biwa lute and the other a koto, with calligraphy above.

Two Ladies; One is Playing the Biwa (Japanese Lute) and the Other, the Koto (Japanese Harp)

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Japanese print of a potted pine tree in a dragon-patterned pot beside a koto harp draped with floral silk.

Potted Pine Tree and Koto (Japanese Harp)

Keisai Eisen, 19th century

Black-and-white Japanese print of two women in patterned kimono, one wearing a wide hat, with script along the border.

Leaf from One Hundred Japanese Women

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1695

Woodblock print of a koto harp draped in patterned silk beside a sho reed organ, with calligraphy above.

Koto (Japanese Harp) and Sho (Reed Organ)

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of tattooed warriors with swords in patterned kimono against a dark blue background.

Utagawa's Lifetime Masterpiece, from the Japanese version of the Shuihu Zhuan

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863 (5th month)

Woodblock print of a formal reception hall with seated Western officers in uniform and Japanese officials in black robes.

Reception by the Japanese of the Americans at Yokohama

Sensai Eiko, 1870s

Woman in a floral kimono beside a hagoita paddle and shuttlecock, with vertical calligraphy and red seals on a woodblock prin

Girl and a Hagoita (Japanese Battledore and Shuttlecock)

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Woodblock print of two women in kimono with a songbird cage on a wooden veranda beside a green shrub.

Japanese Bush Warbler

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754-1806

Cutaway woodblock print of a warship showing sailors working in labeled decks, with smoke and rough sea below.

The Interior Works of an Armed Japanese Battleship

Unsen, 1874 (Meiji 7)

Three Japanese women in patterned kimono and upswept hairstyles, drawn in black ink on a pale woodblock print page.

Leaf from a Book Entitled: Wakoku Hiaku-jo: One Hundred Japanese Women

Hishikawa Moronobu, 1625

Triptych print of diplomats in a formal room, Chinese officials in robes and Japanese officials in uniform, around draped tab

Negotiations after the Sino-Japanese War

Fuenken Tsuneshige, March 1895

Woodblock print of a green white-eye and a titmouse perched on a branch with red camellia flowers against a pale sky.

Japanese White-eye and Titmouse on a Camellia Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Two yellow-green white-eyes on a plum branch with blossoms and drooping willow, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Japanese White-eyes with Plum Tree and Willow, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3)

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1810

Woodblock print of two robed figures on a rock ledge beside a tall waterfall, with a red-branched pine overhead.

Ri Haku from the series Mirrors of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyō)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama merchant house with Japanese women and foreign residents in Western dress.

A True View of a Trading House of a Yokohama Merchant

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Triptych night print of soldiers firing cannons and a searchlight beam over water toward an exploding fortress.

Use of Electricity during the Siege of Pyongyang

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894

Three green and yellow white-eye birds perch among pink peach blossoms on branches, with Japanese calligraphy beside them.

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Suri…

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1805-10

Woodblock print of two seated women and a child beside a veranda, with flowering plants and a lattice window behind them.

Madame Tang (Tō Fujin), from the series Fashionable Japanese Versions of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Fū…

Isoda Koryusai, 1764-72 (Meiwa era)

Woodblock print of a robed man with a scroll and a woman in pink kimono standing in a boat on rippling water.

Parody of the Noh Play "Hakurakuten"

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Triptych woodblock print of a busy Yokohama street with shops, carts, pedestrians and blossoming cherry trees.

The Newly Opened Port of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanagawa Yokohama shinkaikōzu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1860

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of officials in ceremonial uniforms at a railway station beside a steam train.

Triumphant Arrival of the Emperor at Shinbashi Station

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1895

Etching of a reclining female nude seen from behind on a pale draped cloth against a dark shadowed background.

Reclining Female Nude

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Triptych woodblock print of uniformed officials, a red carriage with white horses, flags and women in kimono, Meiji era.

His Imperial Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief, Arriving in the Capital in Triumph [Sino-Japanese War] (Daigenshi heika…

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1895 (Meiji 28), 5th month

Two women kneel on green floor playing shōgi beside a lantern, folding screen and lacquer tray, with calligraphy above.

A Young Woman and Man Playing Shōgi (Japanese Chess); Chūnagon Kanesuke, from a series alluding to the Thirty-Six Poe…

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767-69

Woodblock print of a man with a shoulder pole and buckets beside a kneeling woman holding a plum branch, with calligraphy.

Print - Torii Kiyomitsu, 1760

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1760