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The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95, 1794

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, c. 1766

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A Low Tide Pentaptych

A Low Tide Pentaptych

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), c. 1830

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Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825), c. 1793–97

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Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), 1835–36

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Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse

Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), 1835–36

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Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), c. 1848–50

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The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), 1857

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Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi

Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), c. 1835

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Righteousness, from The Five Virtues

Righteousness, from The Five Virtues

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770), 1767

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Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in "Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival"

Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in "Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival"

Shunbaisai Hokuei (Japanese, d. 1837), 1832

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825), late 1790s

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Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō

Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), 1833

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Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties

Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1798

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The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1793

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Otani Tokuji I as the Retainer Sodesuke in "Flowering Irises: A Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era"

Otani Tokuji I as the Retainer Sodesuke in "Flowering Irises: A Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era"

Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), 1794

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Ichikawa Ebizō IV (Danjurō) as Takemura Sadanoshin in The Loving Wife's Parti-Colored Reins

Ichikawa Ebizō IV (Danjurō) as Takemura Sadanoshin in The Loving Wife's Parti-Colored Reins

Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), 1794

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South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), early 1830s

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Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), 1857

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Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), c. 1796–97

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Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood

Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770), c. 1770

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Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1830/33

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1800

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Shoki the Demon Queller

Shoki the Demon Queller

Katsukawa Shun'ei Japanese, 1762-1819, c. 1793

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The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya and Her Attendant

The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya and Her Attendant

Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790, c. 1776/81

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Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?), c. 1730s

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

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

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1837/42

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Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1837/42

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

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

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1837/42

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Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1837/42

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Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)""

Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)""

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1806

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Odawara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Odawara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1806

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Kanbara: Evening Snow (Kanbara, yoru no yuki), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Kanbara: Evening Snow (Kanbara, yoru no yuki), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1833/34

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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The Heron Maiden

The Heron Maiden

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, c. 1766/67

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Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1798

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Beauty Under an Umbrella in the Snow

Beauty Under an Umbrella in the Snow

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, c. 1770

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Cranes on snow-covered pine

Cranes on snow-covered pine

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1834

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Double-Flowered Cherry: Motoura of the Minami Yamasakiya (Minami Yamasakiya uchi Motoura, Yaezakura), from the series "Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers (Ukiyo bijin hana ni yosu)"

Double-Flowered Cherry: Motoura of the Minami Yamasakiya (Minami Yamasakiya uchi Motoura, Yaezakura), from the series "Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers (Ukiyo bijin hana ni yosu)"

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, c. 1768-1769

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Ise, from an untitled series of Thirty-six Immortal Poets

Ise, from an untitled series of Thirty-six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, c. 1767/68

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The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820, early 1760s

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Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon

Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?), 1748

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The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as the pageboy Umezaburo and Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku in the play "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1744

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as the pageboy Umezaburo and Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku in the play "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1744

Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?), 1744

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The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro I as Oshichi in the joruri "Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1742

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro I as Oshichi in the joruri "Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1742

Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?), 1742

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1733

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1733

Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?), 1733

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Korean Embassy Parade

Korean Embassy Parade

Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese, (?)-1694, 1682

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Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Places (Meisho setsugekka)"

Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Places (Meisho setsugekka)"

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1844/45

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Oumayagashi, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Oumayagashi, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, 1857

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Shirasuka: Shiomi Slope,no. 33 from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)

Shirasuka: Shiomi Slope,no. 33 from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, 1847-52

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Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1802

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The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792, c. 1770

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No. 32: Seba, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

No. 32: Seba, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1835/38

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No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1835/38

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Snow at Akabane Bridge in Shiba (Shiba Akabane no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Snow at Akabane Bridge in Shiba (Shiba Akabane no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1843/47

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Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1833/34

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