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Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono with an attendant bowing, beside lanterns and a painted screen.

Thirty-six Selected Famous Courtesans: Wakatae

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print with Mount Fuji, a river with boats, and pine trees with travelers on a road.

Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations: No. 7 Fujisawa; No. 8 Hiratsuka

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono and hairpins at a sliding door, with an inset of travelers on a mountain r

Courtesans' Board Game of the Road: Yoshiwara as the Fifty-three Stations - Somenosuke of the Ebiya, Akasaka

Keisai Eisen

Triptych print of crowded boats on a river under a large arched bridge, with fireworks and red lanterns at night.

君ケ嶽・雲竜・雲早山・熊ケ嶽・滝ノ尾・荒岩・谷嵐・秀の山・小柳・猪王山・荒熊・響灘・式守伊之助・栄治・黒岩・象ケ鼻・鶴ケ峰・一力・宝川・厳嶋・階ケ嶽・六ツケ峰・荒馬・常山・鏡岩

Utagawa Toyokuni

Triptych print of a Tokyo railway platform in 1873 with a steam train and crowds in Western and Japanese dress.

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Shiba Atagoyama

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and child with a man in blue robe beside a basket, with pine branch and calligraphy panel

古今俳優似顔大全初代大谷広右衛門・二代目大谷広右衛門・三代目大谷広右衛門

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863

Woodblock print of a large pine over a canal, with a poled boat carrying passengers and town rooftops at sunset.

The National Diet Library in Tokyo is Japan's national library. Its digital collections include Japanese woodblock prints and illustrated books of the Edo and Meiji periods. The library was established in 1948 and is also the library of the Japanese parliament, the National Diet. Its print holdings include works by Hiroshige, Hokusai and other ukiyo-e designers. Artnap holds 914 works from the National Diet Library, Japan. The best-represented artists here are Utagawa Hiroshige, Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Each artwork page shows the museum's record, the date and the licence statement.

Can I use these images?

Yes. The works are in the public domain or released by their museums for open use, so you can use them in personal and commercial projects. Each artwork page shows the museum and its licence statement.

Are these all the works at the National Diet Library, Japan?

No. These are the works that the National Diet Library, Japan has published as public domain images and that Artnap holds; the museum's own collection is larger.

How large are the images?

Most are about 2,500 pixels on the long side, or the museum's own size when its file is smaller. Artnap Pro members can also download the museum's full-resolution master file where one exists.

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