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Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins in a black kimono, with a tobacco pouch and pipe case above.

当世好物八契

Japanese woodblock print of a circus scene with horses, acrobats, clowns, a ringmaster and a tightrope walker.

墺國ウヲジアー大曲馬

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1888

Woodblock print of a mounted procession in a coastal town, with Mount Fuji, a tiered castle and a bay in the background.

末広五拾三次.沼津

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1865

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins holding a blue fan while sewing, in a grey kimono with floral patterns

風俗三十二相いたさう寛政年間女郎の風俗

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono with red hair ribbons, before a tiled-roof building and a red cartouche

東海道五十三次の内鳴海人丸

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with long black hair, gold hair ornament, blue and orange kimono, holding paper in her mo

（美人図）

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Japanese woodblock print of a Russian man in a fur-trimmed coat and a woman in a blue hat, with an attendant behind them.

Worosijazin（ヲロシヤ人）遊行

Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1861

Woodblock print of a standing sumo wrestler in an orange mawashi with black emblem against a blue background.

錦木塚右衛門

Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese woodblock print of samurai and a woman in a traditional interior, one man drawing a sword, with a snowflake curtain.

五郎時宗・乙女のまへ・仁田四郎忠常・小林朝比奈

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a coastal town with blue-roofed buildings, boats, pine trees, and a hillside temple complex.

東海道沖津駅勝景

Utagawa Sadahide, 1863

Woodblock print spread: a woman in a striped kimono with two children beside a hanging purple cloth, with printed Japanese te

錦画百事新聞.第百七十四号

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1876

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a dagger in his teeth against a dark blue night landscape.

夜風沖白浪因果小僧六之助市川左団次

Toyohara Kunichika

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono bending over a child in blue robes, with an open book showing a painted courti

八十三番藤原清輔朝臣

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple robe at a gate and a man in green robe beside a vine-covered fence at sunset.

源氏五十四帖四夕皃

Ogata Gekkō, 1892

Woodblock print of figures in kimono in a room with shoji screens, a hanging lamp and geta sandals on the floor.

新撰東錦絵橋本屋白糸之話

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Japanese woodblock print with bold black calligraphy, red paper lanterns, and straw-rope barrels framing a text panel.

（目録）

Utagawa Toyokuni

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

Woodblock print of the Sumida River at sunset with geese flying over, a bridge, riverside houses, and figures walking near a

東都名所八景之内隅田川落雁

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1854

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

Woodblock print of three kimono-clad figures in a gold-screened interior, one holding a sword and another a folding fan.

加々見山局岩藤・中老尾上・召使はつ

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

Japanese woodblock sugoroku board with numbered panels of women in kimono and household objects, centred on a seated woman.

〔奥勤奉公双六〕

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1843

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 travelers carrying loads on a grassy path toward a blue sea, with bare trees under an orange sky.

京都名所之内八瀬ノ里

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