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Surugadai, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Surugadai, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Bowl with Dragons, Peony Scrolls, and Band of Lingzhi Mushrooms by Unknown

Bowl with Dragons, Peony Scrolls, and Band of Lingzhi Mushrooms

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing reign mark and period (1522–1566)

Kai Province: Monkey Bridge (Kai, Saruhashi), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kai Province: Monkey Bridge (Kai, Saruhashi), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the monk Shunkan in the play "Shunkan Shima Monogatari," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the ninth month, 1791 by Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the monk Shunkan in the play "Shunkan Shima Monogatari," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the ninth month, 1791

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1791

Behind the Screen by Hishikawa Moronobu

Behind the Screen

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1673/81

Lovers Dressing Beside a Window by Suzuki Harunobu

Lovers Dressing Beside a Window

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang) by Unknown

Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang)

Unknown, Northern Wei dynasty (386–535); c. 525

Double Title Page of a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi by Islamic

Double Title Page of a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, c.1550

Toy Centipede by Unknown

Toy Centipede

Unknown, 1866

Amitabha Buddha with Assembly 아미타불회도 by Unknown

Amitabha Buddha with Assembly 아미타불회도

Unknown, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), late 18th century

Man Falling Backward, Startled by a Woman's Ghost over a River by Katsukawa Shunsho

Man Falling Backward, Startled by a Woman's Ghost over a River

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1782

Meiji Dance Recital by Sessei

Meiji Dance Recital

Sessei, 1880s

Arita-ware Kakiemon Octagonal Dish by Unknown

Arita-ware Kakiemon Octagonal Dish

Unknown, 19th–early 20th century

Sparrow on camellia branch by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Sparrow on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), c. 1847/52

A Spring Night (Yayoi no yube) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

A Spring Night (Yayoi no yube)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1847-52

Mokubo Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, and Gozensaihata (Mokuboji Uchigawa Gozensaihata), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Mokubo Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, and Gozensaihata (Mokuboji Uchigawa Gozensaihata), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42

Landscape 山水扇面 by Pei Zhi

Landscape 山水扇面

Pei Zhi, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 17th century

Nihon Temple on Mount Nokogiri, Boshu Province (Boshu Nokogiriyama Nihonji) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)” by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Nihon Temple on Mount Nokogiri, Boshu Province (Boshu Nokogiriyama Nihonji) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Fishing Boats at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima gyoshu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto sanjurokkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Fishing Boats at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima gyoshu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1862

Landscape by Qiu Ying

Landscape

Qiu Ying, Ming dynasty (1369–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Strung-up Flounder, Wakasa Province (Wakasa karei o sasu) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)” by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Strung-up Flounder, Wakasa Province (Wakasa karei o sasu) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Courtesans of Tsuruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2 by Kitao Shigemasa

Courtesans of Tsuruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Kitao Shigemasa, 1776

Wang Pu (O ho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Wang Pu (O ho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/50

The Actor Akizuki Sampei from Osaka Standing on a Galloping Horse (right), in the Play Dai Kyokuba by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Akizuki Sampei from Osaka Standing on a Galloping Horse (right), in the Play Dai Kyokuba

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772

Candle Stand by Unknown

Candle Stand

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

The Naniwaya Pine Tree at Sakai in Izumi Province (Senshu Sakai Naniwaya no matsu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

The Naniwaya Pine Tree at Sakai in Izumi Province (Senshu Sakai Naniwaya no matsu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

The Bamboo Slope 竹坡圖 by Wang Hui

The Bamboo Slope 竹坡圖

Wang Hui, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), 1710

Japanese white-eye and persimmons by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Japanese white-eye and persimmons

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), c. 1847/52

Dancing Mother Goddess Brahmani by Unknown

Dancing Mother Goddess Brahmani

Unknown, 10th century

Maiko Beach, Banshu Province (Banshu Maiko no hama) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)” by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Maiko Beach, Banshu Province (Banshu Maiko no hama) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Night Rain at Makura Bridge (Makurabashi yau), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Night Rain at Makura Bridge (Makurabashi yau), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1861

Kites of Fukuroi and Distant View of Akiba in Totomi Province (Enshu Akiba enkei Fukuroi tako), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Kites of Fukuroi and Distant View of Akiba in Totomi Province (Enshu Akiba enkei Fukuroi tako), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Gathering Cliff Fungus at Kumano, Kishu Province (Kishu kumano iwatake tori), from the series “One Hundred Views of Famous Views in the Various Provinces (shokoku meishi hyakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Gathering Cliff Fungus at Kumano, Kishu Province (Kishu kumano iwatake tori), from the series “One Hundred Views of Famous Views in the Various Provinces (shokoku meishi hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1860

Image of the Horse Chase at the Myoken Festival, Soma, Oshu Province (Oshu Soma Myoken matsuri umao no zu) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)” by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

Image of the Horse Chase at the Myoken Festival, Soma, Oshu Province (Oshu Soma Myoken matsuri umao no zu) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

The Ferry Landing on Miya River, Ise Province (Ise Miyakawa no watashiba) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)” by Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)

The Ferry Landing on Miya River, Ise Province (Ise Miyakawa no watashiba) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Head of a Female Deity by Unknown

Head of a Female Deity

Unknown, c. 9th/13th century

The Poet Sugawara no Michizane Riding an Ox by Torii Kiyomitsu I

The Poet Sugawara no Michizane Riding an Ox

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Drums and Shamisen by Kitagawa Utamaro

Drums and Shamisen

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.

Bikuni Bridge in Snow (Bikunibashi setchu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Bikuni Bridge in Snow (Bikunibashi setchu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Saigyo Hoshi gazing at Mt. Fuji by Nishimura Shigenaga

Saigyo Hoshi gazing at Mt. Fuji

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1730s

Cherry Blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill by Torii Kiyonaga

Cherry Blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Woman with Black Hood in Windblown Leaves, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fuzoku juni tsui)" by Torii Kiyonaga

Woman with Black Hood in Windblown Leaves, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fuzoku juni tsui)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Ochanomizu in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ochanomizu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Ochanomizu in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ochanomizu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Evening Bells at Mii (Mii bansho), section of a sheet from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Evening Bells at Mii (Mii bansho), section of a sheet from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Chushingura by Isoda Koryusai

Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Chushingura

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku rakan Sazaido), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku rakan Sazaido), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/38

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Owata in the play "Taiheiki Shizunome Furisode," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1767 by Kitao Shigemasa

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Owata in the play "Taiheiki Shizunome Furisode," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1767

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

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