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Gyokkashi eimo, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Gyokkashi eimo, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Print shows Gyokkashi Eimo, a young girl with a talent for calligraphy, and a young woman, her writing instructor, sitting next to a low table; fans and brushes hang in the background, more fans lie on the floo... More

Chōjiya uchi chōzan, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Chōjiya uchi chōzan, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Print shows Chōzan, a courtesan, with two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Hinagata wakana ... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Ouka no Oiran dōchū

Utagawa Toyokuni - Ouka no Oiran dōchū

Print shows a woman standing beneath a parasol with branches of cherry blossoms above. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashira... More

Kashidori fukurō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Kashidori fukurō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows an owl and a jay perched on branches in a tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Momo chidori kyōka awase.... More

Tsubakura kiji, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Tsubakura kiji, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Momo chidori kyōka awase. Format: full color illustrated Kyōkabon. Forms part of: Jap... More

[A man engaged in metalwork, appears to be melting statues to reuse the metal, with a kitten next to his left leg]

[A man engaged in metalwork, appears to be melting statues to reuse th...

Title and date devised by Library staff; other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Fake attributed to Katsushika Hokusai. Forms part of: Japanese prints... More

Mitate rokkasen, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Mitate rokkasen, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Print shows five men and one woman, variously dressed and some holding an item associated with them. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. F... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Sanya karitaku no zu

Utagawa Toyokuni - Sanya karitaku no zu

Print shows two courtesans, full-length, standing, one leaning on a railing, facing right, the other holding a scroll, reading, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... More

Nidaime sawamura yodogorō (no kawatsura hōgen to) bandō zenji (no oni sadobō)

Nidaime sawamura yodogorō (no kawatsura hōgen to) bandō zenji (no oni ...

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Purchase; H. Irving Olds; 1938. Forms p... More

Sandaime ichikawa yaozō - Public domain portrait print

Sandaime ichikawa yaozō - Public domain portrait print

Print shows the actor Ichikawa Yaozō III, bust portrait, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. ... More

[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - assualt on Kira Yoshinaka's home - pursuing the guards]

[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - assualt on Kira Yoshina...

Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 rōnin, with the samurai chasing Kira's guards into the house. Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-spon... More

[Grapes on a vine] - Public domain  drawing

[Grapes on a vine] - Public domain drawing

Two sheets fastened in the middle. 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).

Niwa Tokei - Shōgatsu kazari - Public domain  drawing

Niwa Tokei - Shōgatsu kazari - Public domain drawing

Print shows a lobster, ribbon, and tree branches arranged on a box. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: full Obosho Nishikie Sur... More

Yamauba no chichi o suh kintaro

Yamauba no chichi o suh kintaro

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Sake zuki, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Sake zuki, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows a woman pouring sake into a saucer for a man. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Tōsei kōbutsu hakkei : Eigh... More

Kinuta no tamagawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Kinuta no tamagawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman daydreaming while leaning on a device for beating cloth; a young boy holding a cage is standing nearby. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print sp... More

Narumi, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain  drawing

Narumi, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman working with fabric as a child tries to look over her shoulder. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series:... More

Shigenoi kowakare, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Shigenoi kowakare, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Print showing a woman holding a tray of rice cakes?, standing over a man sitting on the floor next to a gameboard. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More

Shinagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, depicting Mount Fuji

Shinagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows three women sorting clams by size, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the s... More

Yanagi no sita no bijin - Public domain scan / drawing

Yanagi no sita no bijin - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows two women, one wearing a large white hat, and a child standing beneath a willow tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Fo... More

Yokkaichi, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain  drawing

Yokkaichi, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows two women travelers smoking pipes, sitting in baskets on a horse, with a male attendant, at a shrine. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists ... More

Miya, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain  drawing

Miya, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows a large building on the corner of the seawall, possibly an inn or temple, and a large ship departing the Miya station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibu... More

Kira Yoshinaka - Jūnidanme, Katsushika Hokusai, Forty Seven Rōnin

Kira Yoshinaka - Jūnidanme, Katsushika Hokusai, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows the night attack on the villa and the capture of Moronō (Kira). Scene from act twelve of the play Chūshingura or revenge of the 47 Rōnin. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibun... More

Aikyo zumo, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Aikyo zumo, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows two children wrestling. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Aiban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints an... More

Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川 春扇) - Kishibe no hagi

Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川 春扇) - Kishibe no hagi

Print shows three women and two children playing on the banks of a river or lake. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Nishikie. ... More

Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川 春扇) - Hotaru gari

Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川 春扇) - Hotaru gari

Print shows three women and two boys next to a small shrine along the shore, one of the women and one of boys have nets with which they are trying to catch fireflies; there is a small bridge leading to a small ... More

Matsu no hora no takasago no jō to uba

Matsu no hora no takasago no jō to uba

Print shows an elderly couple in a decayed hollow of a pine tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Shikishi Nishikie Surimono... More

Ryū ko niban, Yajima Gogaku - Public domain  drawing

Ryū ko niban, Yajima Gogaku - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman playing a koto with a dragon curled around her. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: double sheet Shikishi Ni... More

Tanzaku o motsu yūjo - Public domain portrait drawing

Tanzaku o motsu yūjo - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a courtesan seated with her back against a writing desk, holding a slip of paper (tanzaku) with a poem written on it. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pr... More

Sanka hakuu, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Sanka hakuu, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows flashes of lightning below the summit of Mount Fuji. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Fugaku sanjūrokkei :... More

Kiichi hōgen to oumaya kisanta - Public domain  drawing

Kiichi hōgen to oumaya kisanta - Public domain drawing

Print shows two poets. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Ushiwaka rokkasen : Six poets of Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto Yosh... More

Shibaura no seiran, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Shibaura no seiran, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two boats anchored in the harbor at Shibaura, smaller boats and low buildings of the village in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print sp... More

Tengu nado - Public domain  drawing

Tengu nado - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows five vignettes, warrior on horseback, man with sword, warrior with large ax, figure upside down with long staff, and old man sitting, beating drum, with a man kneeling before him. Title and other ... More

[Branch with leaves and berries] - Ukiyo e print

[Branch with leaves and berries] - Ukiyo e print

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

Sugawara no michizane no kakejiku - Ukiyo e print

Sugawara no michizane no kakejiku - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Sugawara Michizane sitting on a braided mat on the sand at the beach or coastline. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forma... More

Fujimusume no harukoma, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Fujimusume no harukoma, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Print shows an actor, possibly wearing a mask, in the role of a maiden with a hobby horse hand puppet. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-200... More

Nakamura shikan no hyakusho yasaku - Ukiyo e print

Nakamura shikan no hyakusho yasaku - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the actor Nakamura Shikan portraying Yasaku, a farmer holding a rifle outside farm buildings. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... More

Totsuka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Totsuka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows travelers arriving at an inn or teahouse, one traveler mounting or dismounting a horse, another crossing a bridge; thatched roofs of houses in the village at the Totsuka station on the Tōkaidō Road.... More

Yoshiwara, Ando Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Yoshiwara, Ando Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows travelers from behind on horseback on a narrow strip of land lined with pine trees near the Yoshiwara station on the Tōkaidō Road; with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptiv... More

Kuwana, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Kuwana, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows two sailboats, possibly ferries, near the sea walls at the Kuwana station on the Tōkaidō Road; also shows large palace building. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... More

Ageo shuku kamo no yashiro - Public domain scan / drawing

Ageo shuku kamo no yashiro - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows farmers at a mill getting their grain ground on a millstone in front of the miller's establishment; a traveler and a porter pass by, looking back at the operation. Title and other descriptive inform... More

Gyōtoku no kihan, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Gyōtoku no kihan, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a ferry in the foreground transporting people and bundles, with two sailboats in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... More

Shimada kanaya, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Shimada kanaya, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a long trail of travelers crossing the Oi River between the Shimada and Kanaya stations on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print speci... More

Mishima, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Mishima, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows two women(?), one carrying a tray of rice or grain on her head and the other is holding a parasol from which wooden cooking utensils are hanging. Mishima is the 12th station on the Tōkaidō Road. Tit... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Hara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Utagawa Hiroshige - Hara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows travelers, including a person riding in a basket on horseback, pass rice fields near the Hara station on the Tōkaidō Road, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive info... More

Yui, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Yui, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows travelers on a street at the Yui station on the Tōkaidō Road, with cliffs and view of the sea in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print s... More

Genji monogatari 54 Andō Hiroshige

Genji monogatari 54 Andō Hiroshige

Japanese print showing scene from Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji with elaborately dressed woman and man separated by a screen. Signature: Hiroshige ga. Hiroshige I was alive in 1852. It is less likely that t... More

Yoshiwara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Yoshiwara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows boats on a lake with trees and huts nearby, birds in flight and Mount Fuji in the background; at the Yoshiwara station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichib... More

Fujieda, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Fujieda, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows a group of pilgrims crossing a shallow river, one being carried in a sedan chair, and three borne on the backs of others, at the 23rd station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive informa... More

Ōji takinogawa, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Ōji takinogawa, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Takino River near the Ōji station with steep cliff, waterfall, walkway along the river with torii at entrance to shrine, a wooden bridge spanning the river leading to cherry... More

Asakusa tanbo torinomachi mōde Andō Hiroshige

Asakusa tanbo torinomachi mōde Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a cat sitting on a wall where the sliding panels have been opened, watching the festival procession in the rice paddies nearby, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive i... More

Minowa kanasugi mikawashima, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Minowa kanasugi mikawashima, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two red-crowned cranes, one about to land, in a marsh. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hyakkei... More

Teppōzu inaribashi minato jinjya Andō Hiroshige

Teppōzu inaribashi minato jinjya Andō Hiroshige

Print shows view from between the masts of a sailboat of the harbor with cargo boats, the Inari Bridge, a shrine, and Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-... More

Yotsuya naitō shijuku, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Yotsuya naitō shijuku, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows rear view of horses with decorated hooves, a row of shops with shoppers. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: ... More

Musashi honmoku no hana Andō Hiroshige

Musashi honmoku no hana Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a sailboat near the cliffs of Honmoku with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From th... More

Sanuki kubodani no hama - Public domain scan of drawing

Sanuki kubodani no hama - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows torii gates offshore at the Kubodani beach, with many sailboats among the islands in the Sanuki Province. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print speciali... More

Seiyō heishi zu - Public domain print

Seiyō heishi zu - Public domain print

Print shows front, side, and rear views of soldiers holding rifles. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: light colors on paper. Wof... More

Chōhi (azana yokutoku) - Public domain portrait print

Chōhi (azana yokutoku) - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Zhang Fei, full-length portrait, facing left, carrying a staff, walking in snow. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format:... More

Bankoku zukushi - Amerikajin, Utagawa Yoshitora - Ukiyo e print

Bankoku zukushi - Amerikajin, Utagawa Yoshitora - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows an American couple looking at something in the distance. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Monkey 12. From series entitled: Bankoku zukushi (About foreign lands). Annotations, stamps, et... More

Ikoku kotoba - rango - Public domain  engraving

Ikoku kotoba - rango - Public domain engraving

Japanese print shows a French woman and a Dutch man seated near the waterfront; ships in background. Includes Japanese translation of foreign terms for meteorology, geography, and directions. Signature: Keisai... More

[French photographer in old Yokohama] - Ukiyo e print

[French photographer in old Yokohama] - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a photographer wearing western clothing adjusting a camera beneath a shoud; a woman stands behind him, also wearing western clothing, holding a plate or a photograph, also, photographic supplies are... More

Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi - Amerika, Nankin - Ukiyo e print

Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi - Amerika, Nankin - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows a woman riding sidesaddle and a man and a woman talking together. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Cock 1. From series entitled: Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi (People from foreign lands). An... More

Bushū Yokohama hakkei no uchi - hatoba no kihan

Bushū Yokohama hakkei no uchi - hatoba no kihan

Japanese print shows a man and a woman standing on the docks as a steamboat returns to the pier. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Cock 1. Engraving attributed to: Hori Take. Annotations, stamps, etc. on ver... More

Yokohama kyūjitsu - Oroshiyajin yūkō, Sadahide Utagawa

Yokohama kyūjitsu - Oroshiyajin yūkō, Sadahide Utagawa

Japanese print shows two Russian men, one holding a telescope, and a child looking at the scenery along the shoreline in Yokohama, Japan; Russian ship in the background. Signature: Gountei Sadahide ga. Engravi... More

[Negotiations] - Public domain  drawing - Ukiyo e print

[Negotiations] - Public domain drawing - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man wearing padded armor with a quiver full of arrows kneeling before a man sitting on a raised platform with members of his court sitting at the periphery of the mostly enclosed area; soldiers wi... More

Ashibune ni tori - Public domain  drawing

Ashibune ni tori - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: ink on paper. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Tōkyō meishō zue: Kudanzaka Ushigabuchi - Ukiyo e print

Tōkyō meishō zue: Kudanzaka Ushigabuchi - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print showing large area of grass surrounded by buildings; people walking, man riding horseback, and pool of water in foreground. Signature: Hiroshige fude. Seal date: Horse 3. From series entitled: T... More

[Plum branches with blossoms] - Public domain scenic drawing

[Plum branches with blossoms] - Public domain scenic drawing

Unsigned, but probably by Japanese artist Megata Morikaga. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Kobushi ni mimizuku - Public domain scan of drawing

Kobushi ni mimizuku - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows an owl perched on a magnolia tree branch; the magnolia blossoms are embossed. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Suri... More

[Tall, metal, ornate plant stands and figurine, all with dragon motif, on a table]

[Tall, metal, ornate plant stands and figurine, all with dragon motif,...

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).

Shokoku kokuō zu - Public domain portrait drawing

Shokoku kokuō zu - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows several men and women, identified as the rulers of various countries around the world. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. F... More

Sarusubi [i.e., saru-suberi] monkey slip / Megata.

Sarusubi [i.e., saru-suberi] monkey slip / Megata.

Drawing shows branch with buds, blossoms, and leaves of the crape myrtle tree, called saru-suberi or monkey slip because the bark is very smooth and slippery. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 19... More

[Five petal red-on-white blossoms on stem above two three-leaf whorls]

[Five petal red-on-white blossoms on stem above two three-leaf whorls]

Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Steam train], Utagawa Kuniteru - Ukiyo e print

[Steam train], Utagawa Kuniteru - Ukiyo e print

Japanese triptych (incomplete) print showing several train cars with a pine tree overhanging them. Signature: Ichiyūsai Kuniteru. Seal date: Monkey. Single section of triptych, probably center. Section with ti... More

[A koto or Japanese zither] - Public domain  drawing

[A koto or Japanese zither] - Public domain drawing

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

[Obstetrical hook and crochet] - Public domain  drawing

[Obstetrical hook and crochet] - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two obstetrical instruments, one shown inside and outside its case has a hook on one end and a point at the other; the second instrument has blunt hooks at both ends. Japanese text appears on the... More

Harrow, hetchel, rake - Public domain  drawing

Harrow, hetchel, rake - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a 19th century Japanese horseshoe-shaped harrow, hetchel, and rake. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Mu... More

Horn-rimmed spectacles - telescope

Horn-rimmed spectacles - telescope

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

[Samurai, standing, facing left, wearing armor and holding a bow, also has arrows and a sword]

[Samurai, standing, facing left, wearing armor and holding a bow, also...

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

[Unknown object with open-work base, ornamental shaft, and cord(?)]

[Unknown object with open-work base, ornamental shaft, and cord(?)]

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

The Japanese Santa Klaus - Public domain scenic drawing

The Japanese Santa Klaus - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows two children standing next to a wall with a circular opening through which Hotei, one of the Japanese seven lucky gods, is reaching to give the children a gift. Inscribed lower right with Japanes... More

[Metal teapot with floral designs]

[Metal teapot with floral designs]

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

[Japanese man, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing minister's robe over kimono]

[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).

[Two men with long noses playing a game of go]

[Two men with long noses playing a game of go]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From figure in "Kuwacho [?] Dzushi Ki." From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collec... More

Shinkan no tsuki, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Shinkan no tsuki, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two samurai warriors fighting among fallen weapons. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Tsuki hyaku shi : 100... More

[Woman walking, holding a large tray or hat over her head, followed by a small boy]

[Woman walking, holding a large tray or hat over her head, followed by...

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Modern reproduction. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Kayuzue / kōshohei, Shigenobu Yanagawa - Ukiyo e print

Kayuzue / kōshohei, Shigenobu Yanagawa - Ukiyo e print

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Kotobuki goban no uchi : Five legendary tales. Format: Shikishi Nishikie Surimono. ... More

Goten-yama hill, Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō

Goten-yama hill, Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō

Print shows people having a picnic as others stroll along paths through grove of cherry trees at blossom time at the Shinagawa station on the Tōkaidō Road, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title from on... More

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

[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

[Bishū fujimigahara], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

[Bishū fujimigahara], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a cooper applying varnish to the inside of a large, bottomless barrel, with distant view, through the barrel and across a field, of Mount Fuji. Title from online source, other descriptive informatio... More

[Soshū shichirigahama], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

[Soshū shichirigahama], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the beach and a village on the edge of a bay, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title from online source, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More

Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji - Public domain scan / drawing

Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji - Public domain scan / 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 from another copy, other d... More

Yuri ni shōkin - Public domain  drawing

Yuri ni shōkin - Public domain drawing

Print shows a small red-capped bird perched on a bamboo stake supporting a lily plant. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full co... More

[General offensive of the allied armies against Tʻien-chin -- Co. 8, Reg. II Infantry crashing into Tʻien-chin through the south inside gate]

[General offensive of the allied armies against Tʻien-chin -- Co. 8, R...

Print shows Japanese troops bursting through a gate and engaging the Boxer forces at Tianjin, China. Title from accompanying material. From series: Boxer Rebellion picture series. No. 12.

Konen Uehara - Nikkō no gojū no tō

Konen Uehara - Nikkō no gojū no tō

Print shows a torii and a pagoda as seen through a grove of trees. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock print.... More

Kachōga - Public domain  drawing - Ukiyo e print

Kachōga - Public domain drawing - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird picking grapes from a vine. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: modern miniature reproduction. Attributed to: K... More

[Colonel Awaya, commander of the 11th infantry regiment, leading his men into a fierce battle]

[Colonel Awaya, commander of the 11th infantry regiment, leading his m...

Print shows the Japanese commander, Colonel Awaya, standing with sword raised, leading his troops in the attack against a walled city, possibly Tianjin, China; British forces attack from the left and French for... More

[Fūkeiga] Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

[Fūkeiga] Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows a tree or wisteria at water's edge. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: modern miniature reproduction. Forms part of: ... More

Flower drawing - Hanashōbu - Public domain scenic drawing

Flower drawing - Hanashōbu - Public domain scenic drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock print. Attributed to: Yamagishi. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawi... More

[Kuropatkin on his knees amid ruined battleships appealing to Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Russia, who is holding a large sword and shield]

[Kuropatkin on his knees amid ruined battleships appealing to Saint An...

Signed on block by artist in lower left, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banz... More

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