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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