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Japanese woodblock print grid of pleasure-quarter scenes with women in kimono above small townscape and boat vignettes.

〔諸国花街案内〕

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a formal archery ceremony with a concentric target, seated archers in kimono, and a blue striped banner.

千代田之御表御射場始

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Woodblock print of mounted soldiers with swords and a rising sun flag advancing under a smoky sky, with Japanese title text.

台南城占領之図

Woodblock print of a woman with a dark parasol in a striped kimono beside irises, pine trees and thatched buildings.

婦人風俗尽堀切の雨や菖蒲の愛競

Ogata Gekkō, 1897

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with a red hairpin, beside large black calligraphy and a poem colum

難有御代ノ賀界絵

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a robed man on a veranda overlooking snowy hills, a red sunrise and castle in the distance.

撰雪六六談武江の風景

Utagawa Yoshimune, 1893

Colorful Japanese woodblock print of a circus with acrobats, hoop-jumping horses, and a woman riding with a parasol.

招魂社境内フランス曲馬図 : Cirque Soulie

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 1871

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono startled by a ghostly shadow on a screen, with snow outside the window.

新形三十六怪撰清玄の霊桜姫を慕ふの図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1902

Woodblock print of a samurai in armor spearing a monstrous nue creature amid dark clouds, with a serpent tail.

新形三十六怪撰内裏に猪早太鵺を刺図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono with a lacquer box, beside a night vendor's banner and an inset scene

新柳二十四時午前一時

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1881

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hair ornaments reading a letter in a blue kimono with paper cranes.

今様三十二相逢た相

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a seated man with a sword, with a poem cartouche above.

あけまき・すけろく

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of swordsmen fighting in fog, with a mounted commander holding a red crest banner and a text panel above.

鹿児嶌戦記〔木留、植木にて朝霧中の戦〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda beside a willow tree, with a thatched villa and irises in the garden.

四季の詠別荘の花菖蒲

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1894

Woodblock print of an Edo canal with a wooden bridge, boats, pedestrians with umbrellas, and figures on a riverside platform.

江戸名所道戯尽三十三柳島妙見の景

Utagawa Hirokage, 1860

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dragon-patterned robe holding a sword with a red scabbard.

其昔室町御所に重忠が琴責乃明断

Utagawa Toyokuni

Color woodblock print of mounted officers on white and brown horses with red banners and armed attendants, 1877.

鹿児嶋征討紀聞〔日向路にて官軍を迎え戦う賊徒〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Woodblock print of a bearded monk in a red robe seated on rocks under a full moon, with ivy vines.

月百姿破窓月

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an ornate dark robe with dragon embroidery, holding a sword, with a castle behind.

木曽六十九駅鵜沼犬山の城遠望・道節

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black costume with white and red face paint, clenched fist, and a large drum behind him.

大鷲文吾

Utagawa Kunisada, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a checkered kimono holding a flower-painted fan beside a wooden bucket.

源氏後集余情とこなつ

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle and striped kimono, beside a hand mirror and calligraphy.

浮世人精天眼鏡

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print page with three kabuki actor portraits in framed panels on a yellow background.

古今俳優似顔大全元祖中村伝九郎・二代伝九郎・初代中村七三郎

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a woman pounding rice with a long mallet in a wooden mortar, with poem cards and text panels.

百人一首絵抄廿一素性法師

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a long pipe, seated on a checkered mat before a grid curtai

東京美女そろひよし丁おきん

Utagawa Kunisada, 1868

Woodblock print of a warrior clutching his wounded leg beside a sea of blue waves, with a sword and oar nearby.

豊国漫画図絵南郷刀丸

Utagawa Kunisada, 1860

Woodblock print of two men in a dark room, one standing with a knife, one kneeling with a sword, smoke rising behind them.

立場の太平次・小楊の孫七

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a cup, beside a railing, wisteria, pines and an arched red bridg

亀井戸

Utagawa Kunisada, 1854

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned purple kimono beneath a yellow canopy against a teal background.

弥生花くらべ

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside yellow chrysanthemums, with a red title cartouche.

召使おはつ

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors of the Nakamura family in bold costumes and makeup, with Japanese captions on yellow.

古今俳優中村家元祖歌右衛門・二代目歌右衛門・三代目歌右衛門

Utagawa Kunisada, 1862

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono reading a book on wooden stairs, with a theatre signboard above.

神楽月顔見せの光景

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a woman playing a koto beside an open book showing a seated poet and text.

五十五番大納言公任

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a reclining man in a floral kimono and a woman in green behind a patterned screen, with a red title cartou

源氏後集余情藤のうら葉

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of a woman in a chrysanthemum-patterned kimono holding a yellow parasol, with grasses and flowers behind her.

安部の保名河原崎権十郎・あべの童子・葛の葉姫中村芝翫

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono holding a yellow fan, with a golden pavilion vignette at upper left.

洛東白拍子

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robes with crossed arms, sword, and red leggings, with calligraphy text.

関三十郎

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a woman standing in a rowboat on a river beside willow trees, with children on the shore and hills behind.

木母寺梅若の由来

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of snowfall over a river with people under yellow umbrellas on a landing and boat, pines and houses on the ba

鎧の渡し

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a veranda overlooking a bay with sailboats, birds over water, a paper lantern and a pine tree.

名所江戸百景月の岬

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with sailboats, a large wooden wheel in the foreground, and a cat by the shore.

名所江戸百景高輪うしまち

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of boats with harpooners chasing a large whale near rocky islands and pine trees at sea.

諸国名所百景肥前五嶋鯨漁の図

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue robe holding a pipe, with a river and torii shrine scene above.

墨田川真崎・惣ろく

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor raising a sword, with an inset river landscape showing a bridge and boats.

大七の河岸・緒川与右衛門

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a blue floral kimono with inset landscape and still life panels.

橋和屋・白井ごん八

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of men walking by a river under a pine tree, with green hills and a swimmer in the water.

東海道名所之内加茂川遊覧

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a mounted archer shooting demons among clouds, with a temple and pine trees in the upper panel.

観音霊験記秩父巡礼廿一番矢の堂要光山観音寺八幡宮の神鏑

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black crested costume with a drawn sword, with a rural landscape inset above.

双筆五十三次石薬師

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Japanese woodblock print of a bay with sailing boats, a man with a pole and a seated woman beside a palanquin.

双筆五十三次加奈川

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Woodblock print of a lake with a green hill and sandbar, and an elderly woman and young man with a basket in front.

双筆五十三次荒井

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print page of Mount Fuji over a bay with small boats, and dancers in robes performing beside pine trees in the fore

諸国名所百景薩州枕崎海門ヶ嶽寿星踊

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two women picking leaves from bushes into baskets, with an oval river and mountain view above.

東海道五十三対府中

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with sailboats, a coastal village, and travelers with parasols in the foreground.

東海道五十三次細見図会神奈川

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a snowy night river scene with a full moon, a boat, pine trees and a poem cartouche.

江戸名勝図会昌平橋

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a black floral kimono beside a tray and kettle, with calligraphy.

譬論草をしへ早引ろ

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue striped kimono beside white plum blossoms against a dark night background.

梅の魁

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue patterned kimono feeding a seated child with chopsticks beside a low table.

幼童諸芸教草

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono by a chrysanthemum fence, with a shrine in a scroll cartouche.

源氏雲浮世絵合匂宮

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a warrior in red armor drawing a sword, with a green bird on a branch and calligraphy above.

源氏雲浮世絵合初音

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with an inset of workers and a mountain landscape.

山海愛度図会月をながめたい

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Black ink Japanese print of two women by water with cloth, a hillside, a small boat and a title cartouche.

山海名産尽大和奈良さらし

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woman in patterned kimono looking over her shoulder beside a framed waterfall and carp scene, with Japanese calligraphy.

大願成就有ケ滝縞勢州五瀬乃屋

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue floral kimono seated by a black lacquer mirror stand, with calligraphy above.

譬論草をしへ早引は

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a man in a checked kimono, with a red banner, shrine, crowd under parasols and a distant mountain

江戸名所見立十二ケ月の内二月王子小さんの金五郎

Utagawa Kuniyoshi