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Hanging scroll of a seated geisha in a patterned kimono, leaning on a cushion, with calligraphy above her.

Geisha Seated

Katsukawa Shuntei, dated 1795

Hanging scroll showing two women in a Japanese interior, one standing in a blue patterned robe and one seated reading beside

Two Beauties after the Bath

Torii Kiyonaga, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a windblown green robe and patterned skirt beside a gnarled tree on a brown ground.

Beauty in Summer Breeze

Torii Kiyonaga, 18th century

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one holding a blue parasol, the other seated in a checkered robe with a blue flower.

Two Beauties

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1801-4

Hanging scroll of a woman in a black kimono carrying a child, with a second child beside her and a pine tree behind.

Mother and Children at the New Year

Utagawa Toyoharu, 18th century

Woman in a green patterned kimono sits beside a koto, fitting finger plectrums, on a hanging scroll.

Woman Putting on Finger Plectrums to Play the Koto

Utagawa Toyohiro, early 19th century

Ink landscape on gold fan leaf: misty mountains, trees, a small house, two figures on a bridge, calligraphy at upper right.

Landscape with Figure

Hanging scroll of a seated couple on a mat beneath flowering vines on a trellis, with a red fan and sake bottle.

Enjoying the Evening Cool under a Gourd Trellis

Utagawa Toyohiro, early 19th century

Ink drawing triptych of two sumo wrestlers grappling in a bout, with seated officials in robes at the left and right edges.

Sumo Wrestling

Utagawa Kuniteru, 19th century

A man (Wan Wakae) with massive pendent tumours on the left side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838

Hanging scroll of a robed archer with bow and arrows on a rocky slope with pine branches, by Katsushika Hokusai.

The Legendary Empress Jingū

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1847

Hanging scroll of seated warrior deity Guan Yu with red face and yellow robe, beside an attendant holding a tall halberd.

Guan Yu, Chinese God of War

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a barefoot woman with flying hair raising a sword atop a wooden platform, with trees and banners below.

Sword Dancer

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Red monochrome hanging scroll of Zhong Kui, a bearded armored demon queller holding a round object, by Hokusai.

Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai, 1846

Ink painting of the demon queller Shōki holding a sword, in a hanging scroll with a red seal at lower right.

Black Shōki, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai, 1849

Gouache portrait of a seated woman in a blue robe with a large pink tumour hanging from her upper lip.

A woman (Kwo Pe) with a tumour hanging from her upper lip. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1839

Hanging scroll of a bent fisherman with a triangular net on a pole and a basket, standing on a pale shoreline.

Fisherman

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman spinning silk beside a child at a brazier, with three swallows flying above.

Woman Spinning Silk

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1790

Fan-shaped painting of blue-green mountains, trees, and pavilions on a gold ground with calligraphy and red seals.

Brocaded Sea of Peach Blossom Waves

Hanging scroll of a snowy winter scene with a pine tree over a shop front, figures, two cats and a paper umbrella.

In Front of a Shop

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1780

Ink and colour painting of wild geese above rippling water and reeds, with a flock flying in the upper left.

Wild Geese and Water

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Hanging scroll of a monkey showman and porter walking through falling snow beneath a pink parasol, with birds flying overhead

Monkey Showman and Porter(?) in the Snow

Hokuga, 19th century

Painting of a Buddha's hand citron branch with yellow finger-like fruit on a gray silk background, with a red seal.

Buddha’s Hand Citron (Busshukan)

Katsushika Hokusai, mid-19th century

Hanging scroll of a blue kingfisher diving beside tall bulrushes with seed heads on a pale background.

Kingfisher and Bulrushes

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Hanging scroll of Shōki raising a sword and gripping a blue demon by the head, on an ochre ground with brocade border.

Shōki, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1790

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, waterfalls, and pavilions among trees beside a river, in muted ink and color.

Dwellings of the Immortals Amid Streams and Mountains

Wen Boren, dated 1531

Ink drawing of a bamboo stalk with jointed nodes and drooping tapering leaves on pale paper.

Bamboo

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a black cloak beside a boat on a snowy quay, with falling snow and rippling water.

Beauty on a Snowy Quay

Teisai Hokuba, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in grey kimono walking under a large umbrella past a snowy pine tree.

Woman Walking in the Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s-early 1850s

Handscroll of robed scholars gathered outdoors among pines, bamboo and rocks beside a stream, painted in soft colors.

Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion