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A work made of woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e.

Flirting Lovers, c. 1673/81

Hishikawa Moronobu

Print shows a sweeping perspective view of a wide expanse of land and water rendered in pastel shades of yellow, green, and blue, the land cutting paths between pools. Figures work along these paths, beneath straw-roofed structures, and in fields. A lone snowy mountain rises in the distance, and clouds encroach upon the scene from the right.

The Tea Plantation of Katakura in Suruga Province (Sunshu Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", c. 1830/33

Katsushika Hokusai

A work made of bronze, gold, silver, and shakudo.

Insect-Cage Incense Burner, late 19th/early 20th century

Tetsunao

A work made of color woodblock print; oban hexaptych (one of a pair of triptychs).

On top and beneath Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi no ue, shita), c. 1795/96

Kitagawa Utamaro

A work made of color woodblock print, oban.

Act Seven, from the series "Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (Shichi-damme)", c. 1801/02

Kitagawa Utamaro

A work made of hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e.

The Actor Sawamura Kamesaburo as Nagoya Kosanza in the play "Keisei Fukubiki Nagoya," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1731, 1731

Okumura Toshinobu

A work made of pair of six-fold screens; ink and light color on paper.

Landscape of the Four Seasons, c. 1560

Sesson Shukei

A work made of two four-panel screens, cashew oil paint, and gold leaf on black walnut.

From The Mountain Lake Screen Tachi Series, 1990

Ôkura Jirô

A work made of hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e.

A Monkey Trainer and His Monkey, c. 1725

Okumura Masanobu

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Hotei, from the series "Comparison of the Treasures of the Gods of Good Fortune (Fukujin takara awase)", c. 1795

Chôbunsai Eishi

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Utagawa Hiroshige

A work made of color woodblock print; aiban.

Evening Snow at Mimeguri, Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei, Mimeguri bosetsu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho no uchi)", c. 1840/42

Utagawa Hiroshige

Parody of Kawachi-goe from "Tales of Ise"

Parody of Kawachi-goe from "Tales of Ise", 1765

Suzuki Harunobu

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1777, c. 1777

Katsukawa Shunsho

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

The actors Segawa Tomisaburo II (R) as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando, and Nakamura Manyo (L) as the servant Wakakusa, 1794

Tōshūsai Sharaku

A work made of hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Utabikuni in the play "Fuji Miru Sato Sakae Soga" (?), performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1742, 1742

Torii Kiyomasu II

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban.

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as the Guard Yahazu no Yadahei in the Play Otokoyama O-Edo no Ishizue, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1794, c. 1794

Katsukawa Shun'en

A work made of color woodblock print; oban (left sheet of a triptych).

Double Pillow, c. 1794/95

Kitagawa Utamaro

A work made of woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e.

The Waka Murasaki Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Waka Murasaki), from a series of Genji parodies, c. 1710

Okumura Masanobu

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Act Five (Godanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura)", c. 1830/35

Keisai Eisen

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