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Katsukawa Shunchō - Miyamoto misesaki - Ukiyo e print

Print shows several women and a waitress in the Miyamoto shop. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: central panel of a vertical Oba... More

Matsubaya uchi somenosuke, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows the courtesan Somenosuke with two young female attendants/apprentices. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical ... More

Sawamura sōjūrō [to] segawa kikunojō - Ukiyo e print

Print shows actors Sawamura Sōjūrō and Segawa Kikunogō, one in the role of a woman. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi modern repr... More

Shinpan kameido tenmangū keidai no zu

Print shows many people crossing the bridge to, and on the grounds of, the Kameido Tenmangū Shrine. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. ... More

Kanjo zu, Eishi Hosoda - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Part of an illustrated book (36 Poets?). Forms part of: R. Leicester Harmsworth collection. Forms part... More

Yanagi no kezuribana, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the text of two poems. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Kokonotsugiri-ban Nishikie Surimono. Forms part of: Japanes... More

Shishi, Eishōsai Chōki - Public domain drawing

Print shows four actors carrying a lion costume, fans, and a lantern. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Seirō niwaka ... More

Yaoya oshichi koshō kichiza - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man and a woman looking at pictures(?). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban Nishikie. Attributed to: Ko... More

Rokudanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows two men (one is probably Kampei) and a young woman (probably Okaru). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Ch... More

[Actors performing] - Public domain drawing

Print shows two actors, on the right, one appears to be climbing out of his costume to take the lid off a basket while the other actor crawls to the left. Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby... More

[Delicata squash with plant vines growing in the background]

Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Blue bird about to land on a branch of a fruit tree]

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Hojo Katei - Tori awase - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a large section of text and two men holding roosters and a woman feeding a rooster. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Form... More

Ōshima shimajo, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai - Ukiyo e print

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Saishikizuri Kyoka Ehon. Part of an illustrated Kyoka book. Forms part of: Japanese prints a... More

Yodaime Iwai Hanshirō, Utagawa Kunimasa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows actor Iwai Hanshirō IV, three-quarter length portrait, reclining, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Attributed ... More

Nidanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the young samurai Rikiya placing a gift in front of Konami with her mother standing behind her and Honzo observing from behind a screen, from act 2 of the chushingura. Title and other descriptive in... More

Kesaubumi uri - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man carrying love charms hanging from a tree branch over his shoulder, a child appears to dance in front of him, and depicted in a heart-shaped "valentine" in the upper right corner are a woman an... More

Shichidanme, Katsushika Hokusai, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows Yuranosuke reading a long letter without noticing that Okaru, Kampei's lover, seated on a railing above, and Kudayū, one of Moronō's retainers, hiding under the veranda, surreptitiously read the let... More

Ne no hi no komatsubiki - Public domain drawing

Print shows two women, one presenting pine boughs to a man holding a fan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Kogata Nishikie Su... More

Gyōja Bushō, Shunman Kubo - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman, wearing kimono with a tiger design identifying her as Gyōja Bushō, holding a toy on a string, playing with a cat. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored E... More

Ryōgoku, depicting Mount Fuji - Public domain city architecture drawin...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Ryōgoku section of Edo (Tokyo) with harbor, boats, and bridge. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. ... More

Yabase no kihan, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of a village and coastline with the sails of returning ships visible through the clouds. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print special... More

Katada no rakugan, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of a coastline with a thatch-roofed structure at the end of a long pier, pilgrims standing at the entrance to the pier, and in a boat near shore, and geese on the water in the dist... More

Toyohiro Utagawa: Mitsuke, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows a man poling a boat filled with passengers on the Tenryu River at the Mitsuke station on the Tōkaidō Road, with Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nich... More

Fujikawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows several pilgrims, two on horseback, and a porter crossing a small bridge near Fukikawa, the 38th station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsore... More

Nissaka, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man standing on a large square of cloth spread on the ground, he is playing miniature drums suspended from his waist and is wearing a miniature torii over his shoulders; behind him, sitting on the... More

Daikoku, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820 - Public domain drawing

Print shows Daikokuten, one of the seven lucky gods of Japan, holding a mallet, about to strike a rat attempting to get into a grain basket. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... More

Watōnai, Zheng Chenggong - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man, Watōnai (Coxinga), riding on a tiger with group of musicians following. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: h... More

Matsubaya uchi Yachiyo, Eizan Kikukawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Yachiyo, a courtesan, full-length portrait, walking beneath blossoms with an attendant; she has several hairpins and her kimono has a design on the back showing writing equipment. Title and other de... More

Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川春扇) - Hotaru gari

Print shows three women and two children at the edge of a pond, near a small shrine, catching fireflies. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-0... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Iwai Hanshirō no Sagoemon musume Oyone

Print shows the actor Iwai, Hanshiro in the role of Oyone, Sagoemon's daughter, full-length, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialist... More

Shinpan ukie shin yoshiwara ōmonuchi no zu

Print shows a bird's-eye view of men and women passing through the gate between buildings in the New Yoshiwara. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in... More

Mi ikenohata, Yajima Gogaku - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman, full-length portrait, standing outside a building, wearing kimono and geta, with view of village connected by a bridge in the background; page patterned with blossoms. Title and other descr... More

Genpuku yoshi, Hokkei Totoya - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a woman on a lucky day for shaving her eyebrows. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Hanazono bantsuduki : A ... More

Kyōka hassen sono ni - Public domain drawing

Print shows three men and a woman (poets); one man is standing behind a low screen, reading; another is sitting on the floor in front of the screen, feeding a turtle from a bowl; the third man and the woman are... More

Hiōgi, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman examining a garment; a wooden fan is on the ground at her feet. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series:... More

Yoshidaya, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a full-length portrait of a courtesan, standing, facing right, with diamond-shaped picture hanging on the wall in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spon... More

Hagatame yoshi, Hokkei Totoya - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman cutting food on a low table. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Hanazono bantsuzuki : Hanazono ser... More

[Mouse, facing front, sitting on a mallet with red ribbon through a ho...

Print shows a mouse, facing front, sitting on a mallet with red ribbon through a hole in the handle. Formerly attributed to a group of drawings referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Forms part of: Ja... More

[A bird flying to the left, seen from above]

Attributed to a group of drawings, formerly bound, referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Many of the drawings have a small tab of similar paper attached at a later date and numbered in pencil. Forms ... More

Ryōri o hakobu nakai - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: one panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie triptych. There is a series title on one of the other pa... More

Kawarayane ni tora no okimono - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a statue of a tiger mounted at the edge of the peak of a roof. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Shikishi Nishikie... More

[Two men playing a game or gambling, possibly involving dice of some s...

Kameido umeyashiki - Public domain drawing

Print shows a family within the bamboo walls of a riverside villa. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie.... More

[Woman, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, holding fan in ri...

Attributed to a group of drawings referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Many of the drawings have a small tab of similar paper attached at a later date and numbered in pencil. Forms part of: Japanese... More

[A person in a small boat on a river with Mount Fuji in the background...

[Two bats flying], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

[A man, wearing a large conical hat and a straw or feather garment, at...

Bushū tamagawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man with a pack horse walking along coast, men in a boat just off shore, and Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print special... More

Sōshū umezawa zai, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows cranes on the ground and in flight with Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: F... More

Sō̄shū ōyama rōben no taki - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows male bathers standing beneath mountain waterfall, with bathhouse on the right. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the ... More

Bora zu, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Uo zukushi : A complement of fish. Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie. Forms part of:... More

Mishima, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows travelers in sedan chairs, on horseback, and on foot passing a torii at Mishima shrine near the Mishima station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-s... More

Ishiyakushi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows three travelers (one on horseback) entering a village and two porters with shoulder pole walking on a berm between two fields with haystacks and laborers, and the village in the background at the Is... More

Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji - Public domain drawing

Print shows porters carrying litters, sedan chairs, and individual persons across the river near the Kanaya station on the Tōkaidō Road, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive info... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Seba, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two men poling sampans on the Ohta River beneath a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Kisokaidō r... More

Ryōgokubashi no sekisho - Public domain city architecture drawing

Print shows many people on city streets and crossing bridges over bodies of water, with boats, wooden buildings, and the setting sun or full moon in the background. Title and other descriptive information compi... More

Otsuka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows porters carrying goods and palanquins near the Otsuka station of the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From ... More

Sumida tsutsumi hanami no zu Andō Hiroshige

Print shows sightseers walking along pathway viewing cherry blossoms on the bank of the Sumida River. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006... More

Ōsumi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows the volcano Sakurajima at Ōsumi on Sakura Island, with sailing ships in the sea around the island. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in ... More

Meshitsukai ohatsu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man or a woman with a practice sword stumbling backwards over another man or woman who is also holding a practice sword. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored E... More

Ōtsu, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows a bird's-eye view of pilgrims ascending hillside to temple buildings, with view over community near the coast and the sweeping curve of coastline along which ships sail toward Mount Fuji; Ōtsu is th... More

Sitaya hirokōji, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows people walking in a procession down a street past clothing or drapery stores in Shitaya. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. F... More

Kyōbashi takegashi, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows pedestrians crossing the Kyō Bridge as a man poles a boat on the river below, with long pieces of bamboo along the bank on the left, and a full moon overhead. Title and other descriptive information... More

Tōto tsukuda oki, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows wooden ships anchored among reeds in harbor, with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. ... More

Kai inume tōge, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers on a mountain pass along a steep canyon and river, with mountains and a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo ... More

Ueno yamashita, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Yamashita quarter of Ueno, with the tops of many parasols in the foreground, and travelers and shops in the commercial district. Title and other descriptive information comp... More

Gaikokujin danjo kodomo asobi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Japanese print shows foreign children skipping rope and walking on stilts. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Seal date: Monkey 11. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 97; LC2585; 47623a (white label); 14... More

Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi - Amerika - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows an American man smoking a cigarette while horseback riding. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Cock 1. Engraving attributed to: Hori Take. From series entitled: Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi (... More

Gaikokujin yūkō no zu - Amerika nyonin

Japanese print shows a woman watching a child walking on stilts. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Cock 1. From series entitled: Gaikokujin yūkō no zu (Amusements of foreigners). Annotations, stamps, etc. on... More

Okitsu, Utagawa Hiroshige - Public domain image related to music prfor...

Print shows a man leading a horse carrying bundles of reeds along the shore of a bay at the Okitsu station on the Tōkaidō Road with a village in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by... More

Yanagi ni karasu - Public domain drawing

Print shows a crow or raven perched on a branch in a willow tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Part of an illustrated book.... More

Momo (peach) - Public domain print

Drawing shows a peach, with stem, branch, leaves, and blossoms. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms par... More

[Two crossbow designs] - Public domain drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Sept. 1878. From the "Military arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints ... More

[Forceps?] - Public domain drawing, engraving, Library of Congress

Drawing shows each half of obstetrical(?) forceps separately and then fitted together. Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano '... More

Brushes used in lacquer painting, fig. 5

Drawing shows six types of brushes on individual strips of paper, cut and pasted on a larger piece of paper in the form of a starburst or asterix. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Lacquer" series. G... More

Metal design for sword guards - Public domain drawing

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Metal work" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Japanese man, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing minister's ...

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Religious figure, possibly Buddha, sitting on a lotus, facing front, ...

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Man, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing ornate hat]

Japanese(?) text inscribed to the right of the image. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanes... More

Surgery [scissors and lancet] - Public domain drawing

Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Medicine" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Ja... More

Silk worm - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a silkworm moth at various stages of reproduction. Lacks inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [month] 1878. From "Textile Arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. F... More

[Samurai on horseback, wearing armor and horned helmet, carrying bow a...

Lacks inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [month] 1878. From the "Military arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japane... More

Pack horse - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a man sitting on the ground next to bundles and a packhorse standing next to him. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. From "Travel and transportation" series.... More

[Man wearing a sokutai, a long ceremonial robe, offering branches to a...

Japanese text inscribed on the left, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. '78. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: Dav... More

Momo (peach) - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a peach, with stem, part of branch, leaves, and blossoms. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. F... More

[Metalwork design in a circle showing a woman with wings, possibly a r...

Traveling on horseback - Public domain print

Drawing shows a man sitting on a horse. Includes Japanese text on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. From "Travel and transportation" ser... More

Oil press - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two men using rods suspended by ropes to hit and force materials through a large press to extract oil. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 19... More

Gojōbashi no tsuki, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Minamoto Yoshitsune leaping into the air and throwing a fan in an effort to escape from an attacker at the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... More

Ibaraki, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Public domain drawing

Print shows an elderly woman or demon, possibly Ibaraki of Rashomon, flying through the air. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the ... More

Kōshū kajikazawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a fisherman fishing from a rocky outcropping above waves, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title from another copy, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More

[Kōto suruga-cho mitsu miseryakuzu] - Ukiyo e print

Print shows roofers working on the roof of a building, with two kites flying in the background and a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title from online source, other descriptive information compiled by Nichi... More

[Pictorial envelope for Hokusai's 36 views of Mount Fuji series]

Print shows people on a raft and a person in a small boat with tall reeds in the background and a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Ni... More

[Pictorial envelope for Hokusai's 36 views of Mount Fuji series]

Oiran zu, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows an oiran, a higher class courtesan, full-length, from behind. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: modern miniature rep... More

Kōshū kajikazawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a fisherman fishing from a rocky outcropping above waves, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists i... More

Konen Uehara - Watashibune - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man poling a ferryboat carrying two passengers and a horse. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock... More

Konen Uehara - Fuji ni hansen, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows sailboats with fiew of Mount Fuji. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock print. No. 414. Forms part... More

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