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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono holding a yellow cord, with flames around him.

上るりのかこや中村芝翫

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of three fishermen hauling a net from a boat beside a pine tree, with a red sunset over marsh reeds.

浅草金竜山観世音由来

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two standing men in Qing dress, one holding a pink folding fan, with vertical Japanese text beside them.

生写異国人物清朝南京人感賞●州扇之図

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with long dark hair in a floral kimono, pine trees and mountain behind her.

見立三十六歌撰之内源宗于朝臣

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad actor with a striped parasol and sword, with an inset of a sailing boat on a harbor.

双筆五十三次宮

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono seated on patterned cushions beside a lacquer table, with a mountain l

契情道中双〔ロク〕見立よしハら五十三つゐ玉屋内花紫程ケ谷

Woodblock print of a seated man in a purple and black kimono holding a sword, with calligraphy on a teal background.

寺西閑心・白井権八・小むらさき

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Two Japanese woodblock-style panels showing red and blue parrots perched on pine branches, one on yellow and one on pale grou

(松にインコ),(松にインコ)

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of armored samurai pounding rice cake in a mortar, with a calligraphy verse above.

道外武者御代の若餅

Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono beside an open book and tall flower arrangement.

源氏後集余情第五の巻

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of a warrior with a raised sword beside a bucket, with a landscape of a castle and travelers above.

双筆五十三次亀山

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue floral kimono beside yellow flowering branches, with calligraphy above.

花競今様姿

Utagawa Yoshitora

Woodblock print of a man with a sword in his teeth, wearing a skull-patterned robe, above blue waves.

豊国漫画図絵狼ノ悪次郎

Utagawa Kunisada, 1860

Woodblock print of nobles seated on a wooden stage watching a crowd of spectators in blue kimono below.

鎌倉殿御能興行之図

Utagawa Yoshikata, 1863

Woodblock print of an old woman holding a torch at a doorway under a full moon, with pampas grass and a bamboo fence.

月百姿孤家月

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a grey kimono reading a scroll beside a yellow screen, with a blue flower cartouche ab

教訓植附垣根ノ中兼好のつれづれ草

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a round fan, seated on a bench beside a paper lantern.

十二ケ月の内六月門ト涼

Four kabuki actor portraits in a Japanese woodblock print, with bold makeup, elaborate wigs and patterned kimono on colored b

江戸の花錦絵くらべ

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print with a woman in patterned kimono, a shrine with pine trees, and calligraphy panels.

江戸の花名勝会た八番組岩井杜若／本郷六町目／本郷

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863

Woodblock print of two women with a parasol on a pier, speaking to a boatman in a covered boat on a river.

よし町河内屋やつこ・よし町万屋福助

Toyohara Kunichika, 1881

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue floral kimono reaching for cherry blossoms as a kneeling man looks up beside her.

十二ケ月の内三月花見

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a windswept tree, with fishermen and boats by a river.

東海道五十三次之内四日市之図

Utagawa Kunisada

Woman with long black hair and red patterned kimono touching her hair, with a small scene of figures in the upper background.

時代かゞみ元和之頃

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Woodblock print of two men in patterned robes, one seated with a white headcloth, beside a calligraphy cartouche and bamboo.

源氏雲浮世画合若菜上小林朝比奈・十郎祐成

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor poling a small boat along a river past a stone wall and pine trees.

小舟のり長吉・左膳実ハ幸蔵

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Woodblock print of a mounted officer with sword leading soldiers beneath rising sun flags, smoke clouds and green hills.

田原坂の大戦争

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1877

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned robes holding a sword, with a kneeling figure and a safflower cartouche above.

源氏雲浮世絵合末摘花

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a knife and a woman in a floral kimono, framed by blue panels with calligraphy.

八百屋お七／紅屋長兵衛

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a canal harbor with red-sailed boats, a stone embankment, and seated crowds before wooden buildin

東海道宮宿之勝景

Utagawa Sadahide, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword against a dark blue night scene.

夜風沖白浪弁天小僧菊之介岩井半四郎

Toyohara Kunichika, 1874

Japanese woodblock print of a figure with a dark wig holding a yellow pine-patterned fan, with calligraphy and pampas grass a

奈須野のすゝき玉藻の前

Utagawa Kunisada, 1862

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a grey kimono holding blue paper beside a large kusudama ornament with trailing ribbons.

十二ケ月の内五月くす玉

Japanese woodblock print of seated courtly figures in yellow and blue robes beneath a pine tree, with onlookers and banners b

仮名手本忠臣蔵

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono raising a white cloth under cherry blossoms, with text columns and a tree trunk.

古今名婦伝.文展千代

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863

Color woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a shop front with signs, with a flowering branch panel above.

湯しま天神いせ本夏吉

Toyohara Kunichika, 1881

Japanese woodblock print of a bowing woman in a blue checkered kimono beside a basket, with an inset of a smoking old man.

妙でんす十六利勘我慢損者

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a man in a dragon-patterned blue kimono holding a sword against a dark night sky with pine branches.

当世好男子伝九紋竜支進に比すのざらし語助

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of a shamisen player and two companions beneath a large calligraphy page on a red background.

新曲替唄端唄尽

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1874

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono and green floral robe against a red background.

淀屋後家おれん岩井半四郎・手代利介市川権十郎・刀鍛治清吉市川団十郎

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono reading a letter beside a well, with a riverside scene inset at upper right.

ふる川

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Four-panel Japanese woodblock print with two actor portraits, a woman in striped kimono and a bald man, plus two kana text pa

教訓いろはたとゑゐ・部屋仕お初／の・安達元右衛門

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a standing sumo wrestler in a pink apron with a dark crest, against a blue background with a name banner.

宝川石五郎

Utagawa Yoshitora

Woman in patterned kimono kneeling to paint bamboo on a scroll, with brushes, inkstone and fan, Japanese woodblock print.

契情道中双〔ロク〕見立よしはら五十三つゐ佐野松屋内大里大津

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai on a brown horse holding a drawn sword, with text columns and a red title cartouche.

近世義勇伝関鉄之助

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai with a sword beside a woman in red, with a monk in a cartouche above.

小倉擬百人一首良暹法師妹お花・石留武助

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a seated man in a striped kimono reading a scroll, with dragonflies over a stream above.

源氏雲浮世絵合蜻蛉

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of armored samurai on horseback battling with spears on a rocky mountain path, with a text cartouche.

瓢軍談五十四場四十四賎ケ嶽七本鎗之内吉良野賀津谷高名

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a golden rooster and a child holding a lantern, festival banners behind them.

東都名所遊観.菊月まつり

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a crowd of pilgrims with banners on a shore, with sailing boats and a thatched hut in the background.

富士登山諸講中之図

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Colour woodblock print of a battle at a palisade, with a mounted officer, smoke, banners and fighters with swords.

鹿児島新画之内熊本県田原坂撃戦之図

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1877

Woodblock print of a samurai in a red robe and patterned green hakama holding a staff, with calligraphy text beside him.

近世義勇伝武田内記

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a checkered kimono holding a small object beside a bowl, with calligraphy and a floral t

左りがきく

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a laughing seated monk in black robe pointing up toward a full moon in a cloudy night sky.

月百姿悟道の月

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki-style figures in checkered kimono with swords, with a poetry cartouche above.

小倉擬百人一首正三位家隆

Utagawa Toyokuni

Blue-toned Japanese woodblock print of Washington buildings with twin towers, women in long dresses, children, and fishermen

亜墨利加洲内華盛頓府之景銅板之写生

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in a dark patterned kimono beside a large paper lantern, with calligraphy above.

十番組ち組

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1859

Three Japanese woodblock prints on a page: a veranda interior, a figure under willow, and a man beside a white elephant.

（二十四孝）しゆじゆせう,たいしゆん,ていらん

Utagawa Sadahide

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue striped kimono with peony designs, with a loom scene inset at upper left.

山海愛度図会すがたを見たい

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print page with two armored samurai and two women in patterned kimono, framed by columns of Japanese text.

武者かゞ美一名人相合南伝二

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a framed vignette of a sailing boat and pagoda.

契情道中双〔ロク〕見立よしはら五十三対丸海老屋内陸奥みちかたあら井

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono holding a blossom branch, with Mount Fuji and a teahouse behind her.

東海道五十三次の内平塚万長娘おこま

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of two women in striped kimono, one standing with a broom, the other kneeling beside a bowl on a wooden floor

きがあふか女中のなかよし

Toyohara Kunichika, 1893

Woodblock print of an armored samurai with a sword standing on a tall tower above a temple roof under a starry night sky.

吉野山合戦

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with stylized face makeup, purple kimono and red collar, beside a calligraphy title panel.

宗因坂東彦三郎

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of two infants in colorful kimono playing with a drum, lion mask, pagoda toy and fan.

女愛子供遊

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1888

Woodblock print of a samurai with drawn sword leaping from a red roof beside a green dragon ornament, birds flying in pale sk

芳涼閣両雄動

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono beside a blossoming plum tree, potted bonsai on shelves, and a crescent moon.

滝川

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor biting a red maple branch, with a shrine landscape and pine trees behind him.

十二ケ月の内十月海晏寺浅倉当吾

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of travelers on a wooden bridge over water, with pine trees, green hills and a snow-capped mountain behind.

東海道瀬田唐橋

Utagawa Yoshimori, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono on a wooden pier at dusk, with a boat and bridge on the river.

五衣色染分黒

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a seated samurai in a blue crested kimono beside a sword and reading stand, with calligraphy above.

太平記英勇傳登喜氏

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

Woodblock print of a man in dark robes holding a staff with paper streamers and a large disc, by Utagawa Yoshitora, 1860.

中組十組

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1860

Woodblock print of a pale ghostly woman with long black hair in blue robes beside bamboo and a white cloth.

祐天上人累の解脱

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a scowling actor in a checkered robe, with a persimmon tree and Mount Fuji in the background.

七ツ伊呂波東都富士尽き鬼門喜平・関屋里のふし

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a man in a dark kimono holding a tall pole with a lantern and white streamers, with printed text.

二番組め組

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1858

Japanese print sheet with rows of actor name cartouches, floral vine borders, red and green panels, and a colour scale at lef

古今俳優似顔大全（目録）

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a black parasol, a seated man with a braid, a child, and a black dog.

Igiriswzin(イギリス人)清国南京遊行

Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1861

Woodblock print of a samurai in yellow kimono holding a poem sheet, with waves and sea rocks behind him.

東海道五十三対掛川

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe with a scowling face, with a mountain and town behind him.

東海道五拾三次之内京石川五右衛門

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a procession along a pine-lined road with striped banners and red streamers.

二川

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a fierce warrior in blue and yellow robes holding a sword, beside a wooden pillar and a poem panel.

小倉擬百人一首元良親王

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono holding a bamboo object beside an open book with illustrated pages.

五十四番儀同三司母

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of a bearded monk holding a black bowl to catch falling petals under a large yellow moon.

月百姿梵僧月夜受桂子

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1891

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue striped kimono holding cloth, with a framed waterfall scene and calligraphy above her.

大願成就有ケ滝縞

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono by a stream, one standing with a fan, one seated on a yellow bridge

名所あハせ六玉川近江くにはぎ

Utagawa Sadahide

Woodblock print of a procession crossing a long wooden bridge over a river, with a red parasol and a distant mountain.

東海道洛中三條ノ大橋

Utagawa Yoshimune, 1863

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral black kimono with ornate hairpins, before a red lattice screen and flowers.

〔鍋島の猫〕〔嵯峨奥妖猫奇談明治１３年10月上演市村座〕

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1880

Woodblock print of armored warriors on rocky cliffs above a castle, with a burning straw bundle in the sky.

瓢軍談五十四場第五此下宗吉郎岩倉を焼討にす

Utagawa Yoshitsuya, 1864

Woman in pink kimono with morning glory pattern beside a bamboo screen, Japanese woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

風俗三十二相みたさう天保年間御小性之風俗

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Woodblock print of samurai and attendants processing before a castle gate, with pines, a spear bearer and drummers in the for

千代田之御表玄猪諸侯登城大手下馬ノ図

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a topknot and scowling face, wearing a blue floral kimono, with calligraphy beside him

可吟大谷友右衛門

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of two robed figures by a desk and pillars, with a standing man at left and a hillside behind.

仮名手本忠臣蔵初(段)

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a bearded man in green robes pointing at a large yellow moon, with an axe and clouds below him.

月百姿つきのかつら呉剛

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style man in striped kimono holding a sword before a red checkered curtain.

団七九郎兵衛・団七女房お梶・一寸徳兵衛

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of two travelers beside a rapid river with pine trees, a waterfall, and a mountain in the distance.

諸国六玉川紀伊高野

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 1891

Woodblock print of a woman threatened by a long-necked yokai and a blue demon, with an old figure in green crouching nearby.

和漢百物語頓欲の婆々

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865