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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

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

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