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Japanese woodblock print of a man peering through a shoji screen at a woman in blue kimono holding a sword.

（巴御前長瀬判官をこらしむる図）

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a samurai carrying two buckets through snow, with pines, a broom and a poem cartouche above.

誠忠義臣名々鏡す寺岡平右衛門信行

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a woman with a raised sword over a fallen man, with a boat vignette and calligraphy above.

源氏雲浮世画合浮舟おまつ・赤堀水右衛門

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono with Mount Fuji landscape inset at upper left.

ななついろは東都富士尽ぬ飯沼勝五郎・九段坂のふし

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a white-robed woman and a kneeling woman beside a huge ghostly face and bats under a shrine roof.

将門山古後所之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1885

Woodblock print of a samurai on a white horse raising a spear, with a fallen warrior and mountains in the background.

芳年武者无類相模次郎平将門

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1883

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono cooling herself on a veranda beside a tea set, with pines and a willow by a riv

園中美人之納涼

Yōsai Nobukazu, 1893

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono under a full moon, with persimmon branches and a wooden fence beside her.

つき百姿（千代女の月）

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889

Woodblock print of Heian-period figures beside a willow tree, with a wooden bridge and boats in the misty background.

源氏五十四帖四十五橋姫

Ogata Gekkō, 1893

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned kimono swinging a sword at a man in blue in an interior room.

誠忠義臣名々鏡〔も〕富守祐右衛門正固

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono before cherry blossoms, pines, and a river with a bridge and boat.

仇競今様姿隅田堤の桜

Woodblock print of women on a boat with red lanterns on a river, by Toyohara Chikanobu, 1894.

両国川開の花火

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1894

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with blue and red face makeup and a patterned red robe against a dark blue background.

佐々木高綱坂東彦三郎薪水

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dragon-patterned red robe holding a sword against a dark blue background.

古郡常久片岡我童・和泉の次郎市川団十郎・親衡妻更科岩井半四郎・和田秀行片岡我当

Toyohara Kunichika, 1876

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in purple peering over a scowling bald man in plaid holding a staff, red background.

舟瀬佐治太夫中村仲蔵・刀次郎妻きね岩井小紫・犬山道節市川団十郎・犬山荘介市川左団次

Toyohara Kunichika, 1878

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono on a veranda with irises, a lantern, and a tray of sweets.

五節掛物ノ内五月

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in European dress holding a black parasol, with a man beside her and calligraphy text.

仏蘭西

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Woodblock print of a fierce warrior in a patterned yellow and red robe with a sword and spear on dark blue.

月百姿朧夜月熊坂

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1887

Three-panel Japanese print of women in kimono on a wooden bridge with a parasol, pines and townhouses behind.

[上野三枚橋之図]

Chobunsai Eishi

Ink drawing of balloons with netting, a parachutist descending, and a smoke trail, with Japanese inscriptions on a yellow she

歌舞伎座浄瑠璃狂言上野公園博物館の場

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1891

Woodblock print of two long-haired women on a seashore in patterned trousers beside a pine tree, with birds overhead.

中納言行平朝臣左遷須磨浦逢村雨松風ニ蜑戯図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono, a cat on a leash, a samurai with a fan, and plum blossoms.

〔里見八犬伝〕

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a pale ghostly figure standing over a kneeling man in a patterned robe on a wooden veranda at night.

月百姿住よしの名月定家卿

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of two women in blue patterned kimono beside yellow flowering shrubs and a bamboo fence with a strea

名所合六玉川山しろ井手

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a muscular sumo wrestler in a blue loincloth gripping a rope-bound bamboo frame beside a pillar.

新撰東錦絵神明相撲闘争之図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with banners, pine trees and mountains behind.

東海道名所之内酒匂川

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1863

Woodblock print of a standing man in dark kimono beside a large pale lantern, with Japanese calligraphy on a pink background.

三番組あ組

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1858

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue striped kimono, with a view of Mount Fuji and a river in the background.

七ツいろは東都富士尽たいがみの権太・すみだ河のふし

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a cat and cherry blossoms in the upper panel.

源氏雲浮世絵合若菜下

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woman in lavender kimono with golden hairpins among falling cherry petals against a gray background, Japanese woodblock print

新形三十六怪撰小町桜の情

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1902

Japanese woodblock print of two courtly figures on a veranda beside a river, with fireflies and a calligraphic poem above.

蛍

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of men struggling with kite lines by a stone wall and waterfall, with a tightrope walker behind them

江戸名所道戯尽二十九虎の御門外の景

Utagawa Hirokage, 1859

Color woodblock print of a woman in a kimono beside a child, with armor, lacquer boxes and textiles in a traditional room.

婦人風俗尽虫ぼし

Ogata Gekkō, 1897

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a screen with plum branches and a poem panel.

小倉擬百人一首貞信公

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in horned helmet and green armor against a snowy night background.

〔武田信玄〕〔川中嶋東都錦画明治１５年６月上演猿若座〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1882

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in blue kimono gazing at a red birdcage with a bird inside, calligraphy above.

当勢三十二想放してやりた相

Toyohara Kunichika

Japanese woodblock print of a blue-robed man before a checkered curtain, with a kneeling attendant and flowering branch above

源氏雲浮世絵合常夏

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of two kneeling retainers and two formally dressed men ascending steps at a wooden castle veranda.

千代田之御表正月元日諸侯登城御玄関前之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Woodblock print of a samurai in a patterned robe drawing his sword beside blue pine screens, with calligraphy above.

誠忠義臣名々鏡あ中村勘助正辰

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woman in striped kimono with chin on hand, holding a fan beside a railing under a moon, Japanese woodblock print.

風俗三十二相むまさう嘉永年間女郎の風俗

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Woodblock print of two horned bulls fighting, one striped like a tiger, with a shouting boy holding a banner and text panels.

飯田町におゐて興行牛角力

Yōshū Chikashige, 1876

Woodblock print of two warriors grappling beside blossoming plum branches, one in white robes with a dagger, one in a dark pa

芳年武者无類日本武尊・川上梟師

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1883

Woodblock print of a lone rider in a blue cloak leading a horse through a swirling snowstorm past bare trees.

撰雪六六談大雪中の単騎福島安正

Utagawa Yoshimune, 1893

Woodblock print of a shaven-headed monk holding a golden staff, surrounded by chrysanthemums and a round inset of a red bridg

七小町の内清玄阿闍梨沢村訥升

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman on a rocky shore facing a ghost, with a kabuki actor and red-robed attendants below.

しゆんくはん・薩摩守忠のり大隅・薩摩

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a radiating pale sky over a dark distant peak and jagged rocks, with a ship funnel at upper left.

黄海之戦我松島之水兵臨死問敵艦之存否

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Six kabuki actor portraits in colored panels, including a figure with blue and red face makeup, on a Japanese woodblock print

手遊切抜絵阿古屋／畠山重忠／岩永／逸当／小紫／白井権八

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of women in a room with lanterns and an altar, one kneeling in blue checked kimono having her hair d

元大工丁はしもと徳寿・かつらかん

Toyohara Kunichika, 1881

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hair ornaments and a man with a staff, framed by red lilies and chrysanthemums.

柳街梨園全盛花一対常盤木・市川桃猿

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding a blue teapot, with an inset view of fishermen and boats by the sea.

山海愛度図会おしやくがいたしたい

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Triptych woodblock print of three women with parasols walking by a snowy river with boats and falling snow.

隅田川雪見

Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese woodblock print of armored samurai warriors, one on horseback under an orange banner, with name labels.

太平記

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1868

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in a checkered blue kimono against a striped floral background.

葉哥の新

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of women in kimono under a blue parasol beneath cherry blossoms, with boats in a harbor beyond.

婦人風俗尽御殿山のさくら

Ogata Gekkō, 1897

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai walking past bearers carrying a green box, with onlookers in patterned kimono.

新撰東錦絵大久保彦左衛門盥登城之図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Japanese woodblock print of a hunting procession with mounted riders, banners, pines and a pavilion at the foot of Mount Fuji

富士の裾野巻狩之図

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and plum-patterned kimono, with a blossom scene above her.

時代かゞみ安政之頃

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1896

Woodblock print of a sailing boat with passengers on choppy sea, a second sailboat, and distant hills at sunset.

荒井

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Japanese woodblock print of two elegantly dressed women and a child beside bamboo and rice bales under a parasol.

高尾の話

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a blue crane-patterned robe and black hat, against a red background.

富樫介市川左団次・関守連玄山崎巴二右衛門・武蔵坊弁慶市川団十郎・亀井六良市川玉五郎・伊勢三郎市川桃猿・片岡八良勝川又吉・源義経岩井半四郎

Toyohara Kunichika, 1872

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono seated among white and orange chrysanthemums beside a lacquer box.

千代田の大奥観菊

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1895

Woodblock print of a Western man in a feathered hat riding a spotted white horse against a yellow background.

五箇国之内英吉利人

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Woodblock print of a samurai procession with banners marching across green ground toward a town of tiled roofs and hills.

末広五十三次.小田原

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865

Woodblock print of a steam train with a green carriage on tracks, Western-dressed figures watching, and clouds over a grassy

東京名勝高輪蒸気車鉄道之全図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1871