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Chiryū, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows travelers leading horses and letting them graze in fields at the Chiryū station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists i... More

Suruga miho no ura Andō Hiroshige

Print shows groves of trees along the coast and the sails of ships on Miho or Suruga Bay, Japan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Forma... More

Ishiyakushi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows travelers on village street with many buildings, street lights (lanterns) and signs, and a large tree at the Ishiyakushi station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled... More

Naniwa Higashibori tekkyō no zu - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows people crossing a bridge on foot and on horseback. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 172; 47623a (white label). Aratame date seal is illegible. Earlier control number: 236.3-15.... More

Shōjiki o mamoru mono wa tenjin kore o sutezu

Japanese print shows a woman seated at a table offering a morsel of food to a young woman; both wear western style clothing. Signature: unidentified. Designed and revised by Toshichika: seals are different. An... More

Takema no uguisu, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows two young women on a country path gathering plants and listening to a warbler in bamboo. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. F... More

Dewa, mogamigawa, gassan enbō - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of sailboats on the Mogami River, with Gassan Mountain in the distance.

Kameido tenmangū keidai, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows men and women crossing bridges from island to island to reach the Tenmangū shrine. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From th... More

Hachidaime ichikawa danjūrō no sinie - Ukiyo e print

Print shows actors kneeling on a stage before an audience and other figures on the stage that have horns. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... More

Ōiso, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows a bird's-eye view of trees and cemetery markers on hillside overlooking sea with ships and mountains in the background; also, small building and pilgrims on the left; station no. 9 on the Tōkaidō Ro... More

Azumabashi kinryūzan enbō, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows a small boat approaching shore with view of waterfront buildings, temple, the Azuma Bridge, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Shiba atagoyama, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a shaman or other religious figure arriving at the shrine at the top of the hill at Atago. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.... More

Niijuku no watashi, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the terminal at the Niijuku ferry, with large building on the left and sailboat on the river. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... More

Sugimotoya no kakae oume - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a woman seated on the floor holding a puppet portraying a woman, possibly the shopkeeper Oume of Sugimoto-ya. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Takata no baba, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a large target for archery hanging in front of a tree and a horse racing track in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2... More

Teppoōzu inaribashi minato jinja Andō Hiroshige

Print shows bridge spanning river, with boats and view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the serie... More

Musashi tamagawa, depicting Mount Fuji - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers crossing a bridge spanning the Tama River with a few people fishing and a view of Mount Fuji in the background.

Shimōsa koganehara, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two horses grazing on open plains 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 the se... More

Shinobazu no ike - Public domain image related to music prformance, dr...

Print shows a comical scene with a group of people walking along the bank of the Shinobazu Pond, with cherry blossoms and dwellings in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibu... More

Iwagawa jirokichi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows an actor sitting, full-length, portraying Iwagawa Jirokichi. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishiki... More

Dōkanyama mushi kiki - Public domain image related to music prformance...

Print shows four men drinking alcoholic beverages in a field at night. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Edo meisho dōk... More

Gaikokujin kodomo chōai no zu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Japanese print shows a foreign woman holding a child while another child sits on the floor playing a pipe. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Seal date: Monkey 10. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 105;... More

Shinchō Nankinjin kansho Koshū ōgi no zu, Sadahide Utagawa

Japanese print shows two Chinese men admiring a folding fan from Koshū (Hangzhou, China). Signature: Gountei Sadahide ga. Seal date: Monkey 11. From series entitled: Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu (Life sketch of f... More

Prince Iwakura of Japan, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gaikokujin no zu - Igirisu, Furansu - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows an Englishman and a French woman horseback riding. Signature: Ichigeisai Yoshitomi ga. Engraving attributed to: Hori Take. Seal date: Cock 2. From series entitled: Gaikokujin no zu (Portra... More

Bankoku jinbutsu no uchi: Oranda fujin

Japanese print showing two standing women in Western dress. Signature: Kuniaki ga. Seal date: Cock 5. From series entitled: Bankoku jinbutsu no uchi (People of various nations). Annotations, stamps, etc. on ve... More

Yokohama shōka komojin sho a mitomu no zu

Japanese print shows a Dutch man and a German man drawing up a contract in a mercantile house in Yokohama, Japan. Signature: Gountei Sadahide ga. Engraving attributed to: Yokogawa Hori Take. Seal date: Cock 1.... More

[Two long-necked creatures accosting a noodle shop customer]

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyûdô, demons from Japanese folklore, frightening noodle shop customers to illustrate the proverb that "resistance is futile." Illus. in: Kyōsai hyakuzu... More

[Studio portraits of a Japanese laborer, a doctor, an elderly woman ca...

Captions on front of item: "A Japanese coolie" (upper left); "The Japanese doctor in indoor costume" (upper right); "Old countrywoman with vegetables" (lower left); and "A Yokohama Belle" (lower right). Captio... More

[Studio portraits of a Japanese merchant, a water carrier, a high prie...

Captions on front of item: "Native merchant" (upper left); "Water carrier" (upper right); "A Japanese high priest and his attendant" (lower left); and "Japanese woman and child" (lower right). Captions on bac... More

Kijin zu, Utagawa Hiroshige - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a court official, full-length, facing slightly left, wearing court dress. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: part o... More

Flower drawing - Ran - July - Public domain print

Drawing shows an orchid with yellow flowers and long green leaves or fronds.

Mokŭsei o[?] fragr. / Megata. - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows stem with leaves and small flowers. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Sakura cherry - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows branch with leaves and cherry blossoms. Public domain photograph of 19th-century woodblock print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Kiri branch with flowers and leaves] / by Megata Morikaga.

Drawing shows a branch of the Paulownia or Kiri tree with leaves, flowers, and bark. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints... More

Flower drawing - Sakoku - June - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows the pink blossoms of a flower on a segmented stem with leaves. Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray colle... More

[Sumo wrestlers]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Inscribed in pencil on mount: Wrestlers. No. 835. Illus. in: Views & costumes of Japan by Stillfried & Andersen. Yokohama : Stillfried & Andersen, [ca. 1877, p. 24] In 1877 Stillfried & Andersen purchased Feli... More

[Two women riding in a rickshaw]

Photograph shows two women with a large parasol riding in a rickshaw pulled by a man with a second man walking nearby, possibly to relieve the first man. Exterior view of building with tiled roof in the backgro... More

[Interior view of room where men and women are playing the board game ...

No. 656. Illus. in: Views & costumes of Japan by Stillfried & Andersen. Yokohama : Stillfried & Andersen, [ca. 1877, p. 19] In 1877 Stillfried & Andersen purchased Felice Beato's stock of photographs, some may... More

[A shamisen] - 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

[Knife and scissors] - Public domain drawing

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

Shinto funeral ornaments - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Metal comb with design showing Ebisu, one of the seven lucky gods, ho...

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From figure in "Kuwacho Sansui Dzushiki" [i.e., Kachō sansui zushiki]. From the "Metal work" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Form... More

The merchant with his counting frame

Drawing shows a merchant at his business place or office, with an abacus. Unsigned, but probably by Kano, 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David ... More

Stone cutter and tools - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a stone cutter chiseling a piece of stone with several types of tools on the ground next to him. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. 1878. From the "Construction" s... More

[Incense pot and burner] - Public domain drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. '78. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and dra... More

[Religious figure, probably a monk, seated, facing slightly left, hold...

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).

[Five styles of tobacco or opium pipes]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner: Kano Dec. '78. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Libra... More

Signs - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two signs with Japanese text hanging from rods. Unsigned, but probably by Kano, 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray colle... More

Saws - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows four types of hand saws. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dream - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a boy or young man sitting on the back of a bull lying on the ground; the boy is playing a flute and has a sieve-like basket and a small sickle with him.

Nami ni chidori - Public domain drawing

Print shows birds standing on rocks and in flight above waves at the seashore. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Same as FP 2 - JPD, no.... More

Fukurokuju, Shibata Zeshin - Public domain drawing

Print shows Fukurokuju, one of the seven lucky gods, with a turtle. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock print... More

[Tōtōmi sanchū], depicting Mount Fuji - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two men cutting lumber, a woman carrying an infant on her back is talking to a man sharpening a saw, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance.

[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

Fujiya Miyanoshita - Public domain scan / drawing

Photograph shows a bird's-eye view of the Fujiya Hotel at Miiyanoshita in Hakone. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict a ship undersail in the upper right and two herons in the lower left. No. E8. Illus. in... More

Secchū ashi ni karasu - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color wodblock print. Ivy Mark, No. 318. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Lib... More

[Sōshū nakahara], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows porters carrying bundles from a boat or warehouse (with thatched roof) at the end of a wharf, with distant view of Mount Fuji. Title from online source, other descriptive information compiled by Nic... More

Tea house, Mukojima, Tokio - Public domain scan / drawing

Photograph shows teahouses beneath blossoming cherry trees in the Mukojima section of Tokyo. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict birds perched on a cherry tree branch in the upper right and flowers in the lower left.

[Enoshima in Sagami Province] - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows travelers crossing a narrow strip of land to reach Enoshima, a small island in Sagami Bay, with view of buildings along the shoreline and of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title from online source, oth... More

Waterfall Yumoto - Public domain decorative drawing

Photograph shows several people sitting on benches in front of the waterfalls at Yumoto in Hakone. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict a teapot and hand-held fan in the upper right and a woman sitting by a ... More

Yoshiwara edochō, Okumura Masanobu - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a brothel in the Yoshiwara pleasure district of Edo. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Modern reproduction. Forms part of: J... More

Foul! There's something wrong with this picture of a pair of freak fow...

Two unusual chickens, raised by John Kriner(?) of Stetlersville, Pennsylvania, a Silver Frizzled Polish and a Silver Frizzled Jap.

[Four Ainu men with two boats, by thatched roof building, on the islan...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Japan, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Fujiyama from Tagonoura, Suruga

Photograph shows a view of Mount Fuji from the waterfront at Tagonoure on Suruga Bay. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict a woman sitting in front of a screen in the upper right and a waterfront scene on th... More

Pain's Pyro Spectacle, Japan & China, Panoramic Photograph

41656A2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pain's Pyro Spectacle Co.; August 15, 1895. No. 2.

Dai yon gō, Qingdao China - Public domain scan / drawing

Print showing scenes related to the war between China and Japan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Senjigahō : Illustra... More

Portion of an illustrated Japanese or Chinese manuscript or scroll tha...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese scroll painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Ryū shōten - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows a serpent or dragon ascending on a cloud to the top of a mountain. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Gekkō ... More

"Old Chinese" made by Makudsu. 19th century Japan. Public domain image...

Pottery on shelves. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1898 Jan. 22, p. 86.

Kopernak in Japanese Kimono - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[The Japanese cavalry advancing through fields toward a walled city in...

Print shows a Japanese soldier on horseback engaging four Boxer troops as the cavalry crashed through a field outside a walled city in China. Title from accompanying material.

Japanese cherry blossoms. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

The fall of the Pekin castle, the hostile army being beaten away from ...

Print shows the allied armies advancing toward the Boxer forces outside the imperial castle in Beijing, China. Title from accompanying material. From series: Boxer Rebellion picture series. No. 21.

Jap[anese] telephone girls - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Konen Uehara - Yuki no watashiba - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two small boats moored among reeds on the edge of a river during a snow storm. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: ful... More

Jōshū ushibori, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows an elderly man emptying a bucket over the side of a houseboat, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print speciali... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Japanese wrestlers - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Japanese commission - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Jap[anese] cabinet members - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Japanese politician Baron Wakatsuki Reijiro (1866-1949) who served as Prime Minister of Japan starting in 1926 (second from left). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Nagato, Japan. Warship photograph collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jap[anese] mountain artillery - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Checking Traffic, Tokyo - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Cleanliness is next to Godliness" - a Japanese bath

Child in tub outdoors. Stereo copyrighted by B.L. Singley; Keystone View Co. No. 14021. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Baths; Children Bathing; Photog. I.; J... More

The tea house girl gracefully poses, while awaiting your summons--Japa...

H25652 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.H. Graves. The Universal Photo Art Co. No. 197.

Preparing radishes, Japan - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpap...

Woman kneeling and cutting radishes. Stereo copyrighted by C.H. Graves (Universal Photo Art Co.). No. 31. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Moonlight on Hakone, Japan's most beautiful lake

Fishing boat on lake. Stereo copyrighted by C.H. Graves. No. 95. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Moonlight; Japan H-; Fishing; Geogr.; Shelf.

Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6355. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Beatrice. Thank you for your letter and for the greeting ... More

Russian admiral has but one leg to stand on

Print shows three sailors laughing at a Russian admiral standing in one large boot.

Major Nawkarta giving instructions. Japanese Empire.

H45067 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright by Collier's Weekly, Apr. 29, 1904.

Watching a free show, on Theatre Street, looking north to Asakusa Towe...

Photographs shows people standing on side of street watching theater production in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan. H45388 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 31. Copyright 1904 by Underwood & Underwood. On mount ... More

Nihon kaigun ryojunkō daigekisen, Imperial Japanese Navy

Print shows sailors on a Japanese battleship firing on a Russian battleship during the surprise naval assault on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur (Lüshun). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Ni... More

Cherry-blossoms along the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace Park, T...

Stereograph shows a bird's-eye view of blossoming cherry trees and a bridge across the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace Park in Tokyo, Japan. H49488 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright, 1904, by Underwood & Underwood.

Battle of Chemulpo Bay /. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

A historical re-enactment of a naval battle in Chemulpo Bay off the coast of Korea during the Russo-Japanese war. Shows a Japanese ship damaging one Russian vessel and sinking another.

Mars triumphant / Keppler. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows Mars, the Roman god of war, sitting on a throne with his arms folded across his chest and a sword resting on his lap, he is illuminated by a ray of light beaming from above; at center a broke... More

Jap troops landed at Chemulpo after naval battle and waiting to be sen...

H43597 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright by Collier's Weekly, Mar. 22, 1904.

Japanese cavalry scouting near Ping-Yang

H44157 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to Russian military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Christmas call / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Mars, the Roman god of war, with bandages on his head, arm, and foot, sitting in his tent with a map of "Manchuria" on the small table next to him; hanging on the wall behind him are his helm... More

[Within a damaged Russian battery (Fort No. 3) just after a fierce ass...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

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