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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

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

Japanese woodblock print of a fan-wielding figure in patterned robes flying over a green landscape with a waterfall and maple

末広五十三次.京都

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865

Woodblock print of cranes flying over waves on a beach, with a seated man under an orange parasol and Mount Fuji in the dista

東海道名所之内由比ケ浜

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue patterned kimono holding a fan beside a sword stand, with calligraphy.

見立五萃句合之内

Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese woodblock print with a reclining man reading beside a woman in red, and a figure in green kimono balancing on an ora

芳年略画開化之達摩／五条橋

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Multi-panel Japanese woodblock sugoroku game sheet with numbered squares, kabuki-style figures, boats, a bridge and theatrica

江都花姿見双六

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1847

Woodblock print of a bearded warrior with a sword beside women in patterned kimono in a red-floored interior.

日向宮崎ニテ賊将遊興図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1877

Woodblock print of koi carp swimming beneath hanging wisteria branches with purple and white blossoms over pale blue water.

（無題）

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in black drawing a sword and one bald man in brown robe, against a radiating sun.

忠臣蔵五段目・忠臣蔵四段目・忠臣蔵ノ三段目

Toyohara Kunichika, 1870

Japanese woodblock sugoroku game board with samurai in armor, a central battle scene, and numbered squares on green ground.

甲冑着用備双六

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1858

Woodblock print of two seated samurai under blossoming trees, with a marching column of armored soldiers and banners beyond.

瓢軍談五十四場第二十久吉播州へ出張を春長見送り給ふ

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor with blue face makeup and a red patterned robe, beside calligraphy panels.

其角市川小団次

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of two courtesans in patterned kimono, one seated with a fan, beside a small landscape vignette of travelers.

契情道中双〔ロク〕見立よしはら五十三つゐ姿海老屋内逢待おかさき

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style samurai holding a sword beside a stone pillar under drooping blossoms.

寺岡平右衛門・岩城娘おいと・佐藤与茂七

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of an armored warrior drawing a bow against a looming grey yokai creature beneath a crescent moon.

和漢百物語将武

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865

Woodblock print of Japanese officers in ceremonial uniforms leading troops under rising sun flags, with a white horse.

日清戦国凱旋之図

Yōsai Nobukazu, 1894

Woodblock print of two women in purple kimono, one writing indoors and one standing on a veranda, with a poem panel above.

下谷すきや丁天のやふた・同所いづみやふく

Toyohara Kunichika, 1877

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a green dragon robe, holding a yellow staff before a sunburst background.

白浪五人男忠信利平中村芝翫

Toyohara Kunichika