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Woodblock print of a tiled-roof pavilion, pine trees, striped barriers and seated figures on a platform.

千代田之御表小金原牧狩立場之図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono, one with a fan, surrounded by morning glories and carnations.

柳街梨園全盛花一対久喜楼粧ひ・中村福助

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woman in grey kimono adjusting her hair beside a basin, with a snowy mountain landscape vignette above, Japanese woodblock pr

山海愛度図会身まゝになりたい

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a sword, with an open book showing text and an illustration.

九十番殷富門院大輔

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a mounted officer with a red flag leading soldiers in battle before a castle at night.

鹿児島城激戦ノ図〔官軍城の橋を渡る〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Woodblock print of armed men fighting among smoke and pine trees before a wooden building and mountains, with a text panel.

皇国一新見聞誌甲州勝沼の戦争

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1876

Japanese woodblock print of men building a bamboo scaffold fort at night under a full moon, with pine branches and red lanter

瓢軍談五十四場第九此下宗吉郎再び須股の砦を築く

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Woodblock print of an elegantly dressed woman with gold hairpins and a young attendant against cherry blossoms.

佐野槌屋内綾機

Woodblock print of sixteen sumo wrestling bouts in colored grid cells, with two standing figures in the top corners.

新板取組大角力

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1852

Woodblock print of women in kimono and a blue-hooded figure beside potted plants and flowering branches at a street stall.

東風俗福つくし福寿草

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1890

Japanese woodblock print of a woman offering tea to a spotted, ailing man on a futon while a child reaches for a butterfly.

郵便報知新聞第五百六十六号

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas and straw raincoats walking through heavy rain past a thatched-roof house.

百人一首之内能因法師

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a night sea with a crescent moon, warships firing near a dark island, and text in the upper right.

朝鮮豊島海戦之図

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894

Color woodblock print of swordsmen in combat on a shore, with a warship, Japanese flag, and waves behind them.

鹿児嶋戦争図会〔八代港の戦〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono and men gathered beneath a pine tree, with calligraphy in the upper left corner.

百種接分菊

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped green kimono holding a long staff beneath a willow tree.

浪六中村芝翫・きよ姫中村福助

Toyohara Kunichika, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono beside a carp and gold coins, with an open poetry book abo

九十八番正三位家隆

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a figure with drawn sword at night under a willow, with a paper lantern and lit lantern nearby.

美盾十二史

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki figure in blue patterned robes beside a wooden pole, yellow rope and a frog.

天竺徳兵衛

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a red staircase under cherry blossoms, with a red shrine gate behind them.

やまと風俗上野清水ヨリ不忍の眺望

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1894

Japanese woodblock print of samurai-style figures, one with a white bird on his shoulder, beside a figure in yellow costume.

流行逢都絵希代稀物

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of figures dancing with fans under a full moon, in patterned kimono, with a sword and striped robes.

つき百姿盆の月

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1887

Woodblock print of a white-robed warrior with a sword among red flames and figures in reeds, with Mount Fuji inset at upper l

書画五拾三駅駿河原富士の根方古事

Utagawa Yoshitora

Woodblock print of two Western men on stone steps by a pavilion, with two Japanese women in kimono and trees behind.

武州横浜八景之内本村乃夕照

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a purple hair ribbon holding a green bamboo pipe against a red and blue background.

飯沼勝五郎中村福助梅雀

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1862

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono on a wooden veranda beside a willow tree.

清書七以呂波連理の柵お半・長右衛門

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese triptych print of a circus scene with an elephant, horse, clown, ringmaster and figures on red backgrounds.

[鳴響茶利音曲馬]

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1886

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono holding fans, with an open book showing a poem and seated figure.

五十二番藤原道信朝臣

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned blue kimono holding a striped box, with ornate hair pins and a green backg

当勢三十二想餝つて見た相

Toyohara Kunichika, 1868

Woodblock print of uniformed soldiers and drummers marching past willow trees, a lake, and a snow-capped mountain.

末広五十三次.御油

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned blue kimono with blue flowers in her hair, with a bridge landscape vignette above.

見立六哥仙千とり喜撰法沙

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of women on a balcony with shadow figures above, and a celebrating crowd around a seated merchant below.

江戸風俗十二ケ月の内十月豪商恵北寿講祝の図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1889

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in elaborate woman's costume with golden hair ornaments and a fan, on red and green grou

春見立当羽子板傾成阿古屋中村訥升

Toyohara Kunichika

Japanese woodblock print of figures in patterned kimono and robes with calligraphy, by Toyohara Kunichika, 1868.

一寸一口端唄当振

Toyohara Kunichika, 1868

Woodblock print of uniformed police restraining a struggling woman while a bound man lies on a striped floor in a room.

郵便報知新聞第四百八十四号

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Japanese woodblock print of figures picnicking under cherry blossoms, with a standing man holding a fan and a horse nearby.

飛鳥山花見の図

Utagawa Yoshimori, 1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a red tengu mask beside a paper lantern at night.

天狗小僧霧太郎

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a bottle beside a seated bearded man holding a glass, against a yellow background.

Fwranwswdin(フランス人)遊戯

Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red face makeup and gold armor beside a younger warrior in purple robes.

熊ケ谷陣屋場

Toyohara Kunichika, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of samurai battling on a steep cliff, one mounted warrior thrusting a spear amid maple leaves.

瓢軍談五十四場四十三賎ケ嶽七本鎗の内佐藤富久知間高名

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman leaning over a balcony as children play below among paper figures.

あげまき

Utagawa Toyokuni

Open Japanese newspaper spread: left page printed text, right page color woodblock of a woman in blue and a man in green bene

錦画百事新聞.第百五十六号

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1876

Woodblock print of a river curving past a forested hillside with a shrine, buildings, pine trees and labeled places.

淀川八幡山勝景

Utagawa Sadahide, 1863

Woodblock print of a lake with a rowboat, wooden houses, a tree-covered hill with temple roofs, and a dark decorative border.

江戸不忍弁天ヨリ東叡山ヲ見ル図

Woodblock triptych of women gathering shellfish on tidal flats with a sailboat and mountains in the distance.

Famous Places in Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1852

Woodblock print of a red-robed procession near a red torii gate, with riverside teahouses, lanterns and pines.

京都下加茂糺の森勝景

Utagawa Sadahide, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of men brawling with poles beside an ornate yellow palanquin, with a text panel above.

郵便報知新聞第五百六十八号

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Japanese woodblock print of two Western men in dark uniforms, one crowned with a sword, beside a striped flag, with text colu

亜墨利加

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Woodblock print of a figure in black kimono with a fan among autumn maple leaves, with a book-page inset at upper right.

三十九ばん参議等

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of women and a child in kimono walking past a shrine gate, with birds flying in a pale sky.

安津末風俗十一

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1901

Woodblock print of a seated woman in blue kimono beside a patterned kimono on a stand, with cherry blossoms.

美人十二ヶ月其十一嫁

Miyagawa Shuntei, 1899

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono holding a bamboo basket beside a cabinet, with calligraphic text.

誹諧七福神之内恵比寿

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of two samurai by the sea under a full moon with a poem, a boat on the water, and wooden shutters.

忠臣蔵八景.十だん目の帰帆

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a seated muscular man smoking a pipe beside a yokai face emerging from smoke near a lantern.

和漢百物語小野川喜三郎

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one carrying fruit and the other a tray, beside pampas grass.

千代田の大奥月見之宴

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1895

Colorful Japanese sugoroku board game print showing travel stations with landscapes, boats, bridges and Mount Fuji around a c

有楽道中双六

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Woman in a striped kimono playing a shamisen beside a shoji screen with falling snow, a green patterned robe and tea tray in

〔雪〕見八景らくがん

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of Heian court women in an interior with scattered letters, a blossoming tree and a stream beyond the veranda

早蕨

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a figure with dark hair and patterned kimono holding a battledore paddle, under a starry night sk

春見立当羽子板鬼神おまつ

Toyohara Kunichika

Woodblock print of a mounted officer with raised sword on a brown horse, beside a banner-carrying attendant.

鹿児嶋県暴徒高橋并川尻戦争ノ図

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Woodblock print of a mounted samurai leading retainers past pine trees, a river, and Mount Fuji at dusk.

末広五十三次.金谷

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1865

Woodblock print of a seated woman reading a scroll beside a lantern and lacquer box, with a kneeling figure and patterned scr

雲井

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a man in a blue kimono holding white cloth beside a turtle-patterned screen and a stream.

的田次郎

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a horned oni demon mask and patterned kimono amid swirling smoke in an interior.

偐紫田舎源氏

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi