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Urashima tarō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Urashima tarō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows a man (the fisherman) dancing wearing a kerchief and a skirt with a turtle motif, and a woman playing a shamisen; a fishing pole and the gift box containing time are in the background. Title and oth... More

Heisa rakugan - Public domain scan / drawing

Heisa rakugan - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a cluster of buildings in the shadow of mountains and along the shore of a body of water; a flock of geese has landed on the sandy shoreline. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nich... More

Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain  drawing

Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows two men in a boat fishing with nets. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Tōkaidō gojū santsugi : 53 station... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Sawamura Tanosuke no Oshichi

Utagawa Toyokuni - Sawamura Tanosuke no Oshichi

Print shows the actor Sawamura Tanosuke in the role of Yaoya Oshichi as she rings the bell at the top of the fire tower. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print speci... More

Ōmu, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai - Public domain scenic drawing

Ōmu, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows a parrot sitting on a drying rack. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Garyōbai sanban tsuzuki : Three view... More

Sakakiyama shirōtarō no tōgokuya sentarō - Ukiyo e print

Sakakiyama shirōtarō no tōgokuya sentarō - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the actor Sakakiyama Shirōtarō, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, holding a paper lantern on the end of a stick, in the role of Tōgokuya Sentarō. Title and other descriptive information c... More

[A man, facing left, wearing several layers of clothing, sitting with arms raised over his head, practicing yoga]

[A man, facing left, wearing several layers of clothing, sitting with ...

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

Chūgoku jinbutsu [kenjin zu?] - Public domain  drawing

Chūgoku jinbutsu [kenjin zu?] - Public domain drawing

Print shows a rear view of a mouse next to the handle of a mallet. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Formerly attributed to a group of d... More

Higashi no kata Ichiriki - Public domain portrait print

Higashi no kata Ichiriki - Public domain portrait print

Print shows sumo wrestler Ichiriki, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Su... More

Nissaka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Nissaka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows travelers standing around large rock with writing on it at the Nissaka station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Kanbara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Utagawa Hiroshige - Kanbara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows travelers walking along shore of a river, possibly engaging boats to ferry them across, near the Kanbara station on the Tōkaidō Road; view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptiv... More

Maisaka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Maisaka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows a bird's-eye view of ships offshore with small peninsula and large mountain; station 31 on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print speci... More

Asakusagawa shubi no matsu oumayagashi Andō Hiroshige

Asakusagawa shubi no matsu oumayagashi Andō Hiroshige

Print shows night on the Asakusa river with houseboat in the foreground beneath an overhanging pine tree and ferry boats nearby. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pri... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Okuramae no yuki - Ukiyo e print

Utagawa Hiroshige - Okuramae no yuki - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man stooping to tie a knot in his geta in front of a large snow sculpture, a shovel leans against one side and a dog is trying to reach items placed on top of the other side; a large parasol rests... More

Yokohama kenbutsu zue - Public domain portrait engraving

Yokohama kenbutsu zue - Public domain portrait engraving

Japanese print shows a woman holding a violin sitting in a room in a foreign settlement house. She is looking at a soldier, who may be her husband, holding a rifle and standing on the right. He is depicted outs... More

Adze & cleaver - Public domain  drawing

Adze & cleaver - Public domain drawing

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

Tabako - Public domain scenic drawing, engraving, Library of Congress

Tabako - Public domain scenic drawing, engraving, Library of Congress

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

Japanese scales - Public domain  drawing

Japanese scales - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a balance with a tray at each end suspended from a frame on a box containing a drawer. Unsigned, but probably by Kano, 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; ... More

[Beehive-shaped metalwork object]

[Beehive-shaped metalwork object]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. Bru [?]. From the "Metal work" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese pr... More

May 5th 1904 Japan seconds army is state to up land at vicinity Hishika peninsula Ryoto China

May 5th 1904 Japan seconds army is state to up land at vicinity Hishik...

Print shows the Japanese Second Army landing on the Liaodong Peninsula, causing the Russian troops to flee, during the Russo-Japanese war. From series: Memorial Picture for the victory in the Russo-Japanese War. No. 12.

Yokohama kaigan kakkoku shōkan zu - Ukiyo e print

Yokohama kaigan kakkoku shōkan zu - Ukiyo e print

Japanese triptych print showing foreign and Japanese people walking and talking on a street; some people ride in carriages and on horseback; ships in the harbor in background. Signature: Hiroshige ga. Seal dat... More

Sekai bankoku nihon yori kaijōrisū ōjō jinbutsu zu

Sekai bankoku nihon yori kaijōrisū ōjō jinbutsu zu

Print shows a map of the world. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: horizontal Oban Kappazuri. Nagasaki hanga. Forms part of: the ... More

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komachiya sōshichi

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komachiya sōshichi

Print shows two actors on board a ship and one in the water; portraying Hakata Kojurō, the smuggler or pirate, Kezori Kuemon, and the merchant, Komachiya Sōshichi. Title and other descriptive information compil... More

Shi, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Public domain  drawing

Shi, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Public domain drawing

Print shows three young women with trays of silkworm cocoons. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Joshoku kaiko tewaza gu... More

Ichikawa Ebizō, Kiyomasu Torii - Public domain  drawing

Ichikawa Ebizō, Kiyomasu Torii - Public domain drawing

The actor Ichikawa Ebizō, full-length, standing on stage, holding a cannon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hosoban Urushie. F... More

Unohana zuki, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Unohana zuki, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two women at the entrance to a building, both are wearing geta, one is carrying a large bowl. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... More

Tōkyō ōrai kuruma zukushi - Drawing. Public domain image.

Tōkyō ōrai kuruma zukushi - Drawing. Public domain image.

Japanese triptych print shows various modes of transportation, including a steamboat, steam vehicle, a velocipede, and a cannon being pushed into position by two men, Tokyo, Japan. Signature: Ichimōsai Yoshito... More

Gajō icchō, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Gajō icchō, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Prints show views of Edo, Japan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hyakkei : 100 famous views of Edo. Format... More

Zoushigaya fujimi chaya, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Zoushigaya fujimi chaya, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Two women at an outdoor teahouse stall at Zōshigaya with Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: ... More

Kusunoki rōjō no zu, Shunk Katsukawa

Kusunoki rōjō no zu, Shunk Katsukawa

Print shows the samurai Kusunoki and followers defending the castle at Akasaka. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Triptych matted in 3 s... More

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