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"O": Catalpa Bow, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)" by Katsukawa Shunsho

"O": Catalpa Bow, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73

Mountain with Pine and Maple Trees by Tanaka Shutei

Mountain with Pine and Maple Trees

Tanaka Shutei, 1856

Lu Ji (Riku Seki), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Lu Ji (Riku Seki), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/50

Madame Tang (To Fujin), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Madame Tang (To Fujin), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/50

Kou, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" by Tsukioka Kôgyo

Kou, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

Woman Viewing Cherry Blossoms by Torii Kiyonaga

Woman Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Shichiri Beach at Enoshima (Enoshima Shichirigahama) by Shotei Hokuju

Shichiri Beach at Enoshima (Enoshima Shichirigahama)

Shotei Hokuju, c. 1789/1818

Hashi Benkei, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" by Tsukioka Kôgyo

Hashi Benkei, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

Aoi no Ue, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" by Tsukioka Kôgyo

Aoi no Ue, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

Portrait of Santo Kyoden, the Master of Kyobashi (Edo hana Kyobashi natori) by Rekisentei Eiri

Portrait of Santo Kyoden, the Master of Kyobashi (Edo hana Kyobashi natori)

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1795

Shunkan, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" by Tsukioka Kôgyo

Shunkan, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

Landsape with Waterfall by Kanô Tsunenobu

Landsape with Waterfall

Kanô Tsunenobu, Late 17th–early 18th century

Tripod Incense Burner (Censer) by Unknown

Tripod Incense Burner (Censer)

Unknown, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

Tantric Buddhist (Vajrayana) Priest's Crown with Five Transcendent Buddhas by Unknown

Tantric Buddhist (Vajrayana) Priest's Crown with Five Transcendent Buddhas

Unknown, 1654

Buddha Seated in Meditation by Unknown

Buddha Seated in Meditation

Unknown, 18th–19th century

Kagamiyama, section of a sheet from the series "A Harimaze Mirror of Joruri Plays (Harimaze joruri kagami)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kagamiyama, section of a sheet from the series "A Harimaze Mirror of Joruri Plays (Harimaze joruri kagami)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1854

Globular Jar with Ring Handles by Unknown

Globular Jar with Ring Handles

Unknown, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 1st century B.C.

Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsucho (Hisamatsucho nite miru shukka) by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsucho (Hisamatsucho nite miru shukka)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1881

A Beauty Behind a Screen by Miyagawa Chôshun

A Beauty Behind a Screen

Miyagawa Chôshun, About 1750

View of Hashiba in the Eastern Capital (Toto Hashiba no zu), from the series "Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto no zu)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

View of Hashiba in the Eastern Capital (Toto Hashiba no zu), from the series "Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto no zu)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, early 1830s

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

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

Kitao Shigemasa, 1776

Wine bottle, bowl, and plum branch, from the series "Two Famous Products from Bizen Province (Bizen meibutsu futashina)" by Yashima Gakutei

Wine bottle, bowl, and plum branch, from the series "Two Famous Products from Bizen Province (Bizen meibutsu futashina)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1823

Hair Ornaments by Kikugawa Eishin (Hideyoshi)

Hair Ornaments

Kikugawa Eishin (Hideyoshi), c. 1804/30

Bird cage and flowers by Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Bird cage and flowers

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, early 19th century

Woman on the bridge watching the moon by Katsushika Taito II

Woman on the bridge watching the moon

Katsushika Taito II, 1831

No. 6: Flower of the Capital (Miyako no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)" by Yanagawa Shigenobu II

No. 6: Flower of the Capital (Miyako no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II, late 1820s

Summer Robes (Natsugoromo), from the series "A Comparison of Incense (Takimono awase)" by Yanagawa Shigenobu II

Summer Robes (Natsugoromo), from the series "A Comparison of Incense (Takimono awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II, c. 1822

Itinerant female musician, from the triptych "Series of Three (Sanbantsuzuki)" by Katsushika Taito II

Itinerant female musician, from the triptych "Series of Three (Sanbantsuzuki)"

Katsushika Taito II, c. 1830

Two crabs by a spray of camellia by Katsushika Taito II

Two crabs by a spray of camellia

Katsushika Taito II, late 1820s–early 1830s

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Buddhist Monk in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1783 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Buddhist Monk in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1783

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1783

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Fuwa Banzaemon in the Play Keisei Nagoya Obi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1771 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Fuwa Banzaemon in the Play Keisei Nagoya Obi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1771

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1771

Praying for Rain Komachi (Amagoi Komachi) by Shiba Kokan

Praying for Rain Komachi (Amagoi Komachi)

Shiba Kokan, Edo period (1615–1868), 1770

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ashiya Doman in the Play Kikyo-zome Onna Urakata, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1776 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ashiya Doman in the Play Kikyo-zome Onna Urakata, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1776

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780

Courtesans of the Takeya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1 by Katsukawa Shunsho

Courtesans of the Takeya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776

Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi) by Isoda Koryusai

Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Isoda Koryusai, Edo period (1615–1868), n.d.

Flirtation under the Cherry Tree by Sugimura Jihei

Flirtation under the Cherry Tree

Sugimura Jihei, c. 1684/98

The Sakuragawa Teahouse by Kitao Shigemasa

The Sakuragawa Teahouse

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1777

A parody of Narihira's eastern journey by Torii Kiyomitsu I

A parody of Narihira's eastern journey

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Party on their way to view plum blossoms by Torii Kiyomitsu I

Party on their way to view plum blossoms

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Ise watching a flock of geese, from an untitled series of court ladies by Torii Kiyonaga

Ise watching a flock of geese, from an untitled series of court ladies

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Visitors to Enoshima by Torii Kiyonaga

Visitors to Enoshima

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1789

A Modern Version of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Princess Joruri by Torii Kiyonaga

A Modern Version of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Princess Joruri

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Surimono commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of the actor Iwai Hanshiro III by Torii Kiyonaga

Surimono commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of the actor Iwai Hanshiro III

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1809

Courtesan Descending Stairs by Torii Kiyonaga

Courtesan Descending Stairs

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

The Nakamise Shopping Street, from the series "Eight Precincts of the Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan hakkei)" by Torii Kiyonaga

The Nakamise Shopping Street, from the series "Eight Precincts of the Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan hakkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

The First Month (Mutsuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Seasons (Furyu juni kiko)" by Torii Kiyonaga

The First Month (Mutsuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Seasons (Furyu juni kiko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1779

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