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Woodblock print of people with umbrellas crossing a bridge in heavy rain, with boats on the river and Mount Fuji behind.

Sunshower at Nihonbashi, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono walking with a blossoming branch and a wrapped box, with a fan above.

Hina Doll Festivity from the Five Festivals

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hairpins resting her cheek on a cloth beside two men in kimono.

The Loyal League of Forty-seven Rōnin (Chūshingura), Act VI

Kitagawa Utamaro

Japanese woodblock print of uniformed military musicians playing brass and woodwind instruments in a room with a curtained wi

Wind Ensemble

Tsukioka Kogyo, 1900

Woodblock print of a standing woman with a fan and two seated figures beside a latticed screen, with calligraphy above.

First singing of the utai: The Five Artistic Starts of the Year

Isoda Koryusai, 1774

Ukiyo-e woodblock print of a woman with hairpins leaning over two men in kimono, soft pastel colors on a light background.

O-Karu, Kanpei and Hara Goemon: Forty-Seven Ronin Act VI

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1802

Japanese woodblock print of a figure with an elaborate black hairstyle and hairpins, wearing a patterned kimono against gray.

The Actor Matsumoto Yonesaburō as Shinobu, Posing as the Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shōshō, from the play A Medley of Tal…

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two costumed figures in a snowy garden with plum blossoms and a wooden fence.

Segawa Kikunojo II as the Sagi Musume

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770

Woodblock print of travelers walking through a snowy village at night, with snow-laden roofs and dark mountains behind.

Night Snow at Kanbara, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one kneeling with paper scraps on the floor, the other standing with a fan.

Two Women, one cutting paper and the other watching

Isoda Koryusai, 1770

Woodblock print of a brown carp swimming upward through curving blue water currents, with signature at upper right.

Carp Swimming Upstream

Japanese woodblock print of visitors among blossoming plum trees beside a thatched teahouse, with benches and a wooden fence.

Plum Orchard in Kameido, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono playing music among screens, lanterns and a decorated shrine.

Joruri Story

Chobunsai Eishi, 1793

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono walking before a fence with blooming peonies and hanging wind chimes.

The Botan Show

Torii Kiyonaga, 1787

Woodblock print of a small blue bird perched on a branch beside pale blossoms, with calligraphy at the top.

Red-Flanked Bluetail on a Cherry Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a circular frame, one in a blue robe and one in a patterned pink costume.

Actors Matsumoto Koshiro V and Ichikawa Danjuro VII

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1850

Woodblock print of red-tinted Mount Fuji under blue sky with streaked white clouds and dark green forest below.

South Wind at Clear Dawn, also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai, 1831

Woodblock print of travelers in rain under tall trees, with a blue stream curving through the lower right.

Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama , from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Woodblock print of whalers in boats chasing a breaching whale past green islands in blue sea.

Whaling at Gotō in Hizen Province, from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a woman in an orange kimono with a green umbrella beside a stream, a frog and willow tree nearby.

Parody of Ono no Tofu

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono at a tea house, one reaching to a lattice shelf beside a red lantern and gift bo

Waitresses at a tea house (Ebisu-ya) :Twelve prints of beautiful women

Kitagawa Utamaro

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of court women, attendants and an ox-drawn carriage in a garden procession.

Mitate Procession of Palace Attendants Arriving at a Mansion

Rekisentei Eiri, 1797

Woman with green parasol walking against wind beside a bending willow branch, in a Japanese woodblock print.

A Windy Day in Summer

Suzuki Harunobu, 1766

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Fishmonger Gorobei from the play A Medley of Tales of Revenge

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom at night under a full moon, with lanterns, pedestrians and a balcony teahouse.

Night Viewing of Cherry Blossoms along the Nakano-chō at Shin Yoshiwara, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840

Woodblock print of pink, white and red peonies with green leaves and a moth with eyespot wings against cream background.

Peonies and Butterfly, from an untitled series named Large Flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Black and white woodcut of stylized animals and human figures packed together, including a lion, zebra, giraffe and elephant.

Tiere und Menschen (Beasts and Men)

Maria Uhden, 1917

Woodblock print of samurai attacking in a snowy courtyard at night, with lanterns, pine trees and drawn swords.

Goal Attained: Night Attack III in Act XI from the series The Loyal League of Forty Seven Rōnin

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1843

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji reflected in a calm lake, with a thatched village, pine trees and a rowboat in the foreground.

Reflection of Fuji in Lake Misaka in Kai Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai, 1831

Three women in patterned kimono wade across a rippling river beside a yellow flowering shrub and green bank.

Girls Fording the Ide no Tamagawa

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765