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Chūgoku nenga - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a warrior or supernatural being riding on a tiger. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Forms part of: Japanese prints and draw... More

Secchū kago ni noru mitsūji - 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, Genji-e. Forms part of: Japanese prints and dr... More

Echizen, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows a bird's-eye view of sailboats on a river, with mountains in the distance, at sunset. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From... More

Noto, taki no ura Andō Hiroshige

Print shows blossoming trees on cliffs, with waterfalls and caves at sea level. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Rokuj... More

[U.S. Marines, led by four musicians, marching in formation toward two...

Drawing is fourth scene on the "American Doll Scroll", depicting Perry's expedition to Japan, 1853. Watercolor drawing by contemporary Japanese artist.

Aki no tsuki, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows view across the landscape from a building of the full moon above a body of water with boats and a large hill. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Dewa, mogamigawa, gassan enbō Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a bird's-eye view of sailboats on the Mogami River, with Gassan Mountain in the distance, at sunset. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists i... More

Matsuchiyama, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows a large number of people in front of and inside a row of buildings at the foot of the Matsuchiyama. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in... More

Hodogaya, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows travelers resting beneath thatched-roof buildings, with view down a valley and mountains in the distance, at the Hodogaya station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compile... More

Hana noen shanaō - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a person, possibly the warrior Ushiwakamaru as a young man, climbing a tree and using a stick to taunt anthropomorphic creatures who are picking up sticks to defend themselves; an old man is asleep ... More

Hiratsuka, Ando Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows pilgrims in three small boats crossing a river, headed toward a cluster of buildings, with Mount Fuji in the background; Hiratsuka is the 8th station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive... More

Onagigawa gohonmatsu, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two men poling a boat filled with travelers on a river or canal; pine tree with limbs supported by posts is in the foreground. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsor... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Nihonbashi yukibare, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows several boats on the river approaching the Nihon bridge, with snow on the buildings and shops along the waterfront, and with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Yatsumi no hashi, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view from above the parasols of pedestrians and through willow branches of the Yatsumi bridge with a barge on the river and Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive infor... More

Tamagawa-zutsumi no hana Andō Hiroshige

Print shows sightseers viewing cherry blossoms along the banks of the Tama River at Edo. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the seri... More

Mii no banshō, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows a bird's-eye view of sea and mountains. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Ōmi hakkei : Eight views of Ōmi... More

Ōji inari no yasiro Andō Hiroshige

Print shows worshippers arriving at the Ōji Inari shrine near tall pine trees. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho... More

Higurashi no sato jiin no rinsen Andō Hiroshige

Print shows sightseers walking among the blossoming trees in the temple gardens at Nippori. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the s... More

Mitsumata wakarenofuchi, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows barges on the waterways near Edo, with Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho... More

Mama no momiji tekona no yashiro tsugihashi Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a bird's-eye view through maple trees of the Tekona Shrine with thatch-roofed buildings a grove of trees, with mountains in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibun... More

Takanawa ushimachi, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a view looking out from a sea wall past the wheel on a cart, two small dogs, and two pieces of melon rind, with ships under sail in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by ... More

Ushiwaka denji shinzo shiratama - Ukiyo e print

Print shows actors portraying the roles of a man and a woman. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms pa... More

Boushū hota no kaigan - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows travelers walking along the coastline at Hota, 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

Kōnodai tonegawa, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows sightseers standing on cliff overlooking the Tone River with sailboats and a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print... More

Tango amano hashidate, Utagawa Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Ama no Hashidate, a long peninsula extending into Miyazu Bay. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From th... More

Tommy, the censor and Prince's attendant

Portrait of three Japanese men who were part of the first Japanese embassy to the United States, which arrived in New York City in June 1860. Names identified as (left to right): interpreter "Tommy" Tateishi On... More

[Studio portraits of a Japanese woman, an officer's wife, two women, ...

Captions on front of item: "The Belle of Yokohama" (upper left); "Japanese officers wife" (upper right); "A Japanese girl in traveling costume" (lower left); and "Two Japanese sisters in holiday costume" (low... More

[Studio portraits of a Japanese woman singer with a shamisen, a priest...

Captions on front of item: "Street singing girls" (upper left); "Japanese "Bonzan" or priest" (upper right); "Japanese girl in outdoor costume" (lower left); and "Ordinary Japanese girl" (lower right). Caption... More

Flower drawing - Atsumori[?] so - February

Drawing shows stalk with red blossom and leaves of a flower.

Kaido pyrus spectabalis [i.e., spectabilis] / by Megata Morikaga.

Drawing shows a branch of a Japanese plum tree, with leaves and pink blossoms. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and d... More

Uma, portrait - Public domain portrait print

Print shows a horse, facing right. 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 (... More

Igirisu tame tori, Utagawa Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows polo match in progress as spectators observe. Signature: Hiroshige ga. Seal date: Meiji 4/7/10. From series entitled: Bankoku kokubutsu zukushi (Curious things of various countries). Annot... More

Ivory vase decorated with lacquer

Drawing shows a vase, decorated with birds and tree branches, sitting on a stand.

Biwa - shō - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a traditional four-string, four-fret biwa and a shō, a panpipe-like wind instrument. Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper m... More

[Front and back view of uniform and armor for samurai]

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

Shading the gold - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a schematic design for applying gold leaf, labeled "light" on one side and "thick" on the other. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Lacquer" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms ... More

[Religious figure, possibly Buddha, standing on a lotus, facing slight...

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).

[Bow, arrows, and quiver, also arrowheads and armband]

Accompanying text appears outside image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Sep. 1878. From the "Military arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray... More

Awa - goma / Kanemori. - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows two plants, a type of millet and a stalk showing sesame seeds and leaves. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japa... More

[Oval shaped design drawing of seal or other mark for commercial enter...

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japan... More

[Palanquin or litter] - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a traditional enclosed, box-like palanquin or litter, mounted on two supports. Includes Japanese text on the right. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. 1878. From "... More

[Design drawings for rectangular seals or stamps]

Inscribed in pencil beneath each sheet on paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanes... More

Water wheel - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a 19th century Japanese farm worker pedaling a human-powered waterwheel. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: Dav... More

Natsu no yo no tsuki - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows General Akashi Gidayu, wearing white outfit, sitting on the floor, holding a knife (tantō or short sword) in his right hand, with papers in front of him on which he has written his death poem (also ... More

Jōga hongetsu, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a female deity, Chang-e, full-length, holding a vial of the elixir of immortality, as she rides on clouds to the moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

Omori Hikoshichi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows the warrior Omori Hikoshichi carrying a princess who turns into a demon with horns in her reflection in the water as they cross a river.

Shitakiri suzume, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows an old woman(?) carrying a large basket on her back, a gift from the sparrow whose tongue she had cut; the basket is full of demons instead of the treasure she is expecting. Title and other descript... More

Bokusui tsutsumi hanazakari no zu - Ukiyo e print

Japanese triptych print showing Japanese and foreign people walking along the Sumida River among cherry trees in full bloom.

Gojū kogō no tsubone gojūni tomoegozen

Print shows (top half) Kogō no Tsubone, the emperor's mistress, lying on the floor, playing a biwa while a man on horseback, Nakakuni, a messenger for the emperor, in the background is watching through the open... More

[Honjo tatekawa], depicting Mount Fuji - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man sawing a large piece of wood to make boards and two men removing tiles(?) from a tall stack at a lumberyard in Honjo, with distant view of Mount Fuji.

Uzuki no hototogisu, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows two women looking at a cuckoo. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Modern reproduction. Forms part of: Japanese prints and dra... More

Hakone Lake - Public domain scenic drawing

Photograph shows a view along the shoreline of Ashi (Ashinoko) Lake (or Lake Hakone) with large building, possibly the Mikado's palace, in the background; boats on the shore and a young boy carrying an infant o... More

Kago travelling chair - Public domain scan / drawing

Photograph shows men carrying a woman with parasol in a sedan chair on a street in front of the Hafuya Hotel. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict a stone lantern with mountain in the background in the upper... More

Japanese house with sliding walls - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Woman kneeling on floor. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Japan. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

[Fūkeiga], Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Painting shows a bird's-eye view of travelers on roadway outside the new Yoshiwara on the Tōkaidō Road, with a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken... More

[Two travelers with staffs, wearing hats, studio portrait]

Photograph shows a studio portrait of two travelers, possibly mute, full-length, standing, facing front, holding walking sticks, one holds a bell, they have small wooden signs around their necks, and are wearin... More

[Pedestrians crossing a bridge during a rain storm]

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Print shows mountains and pine trees with a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. ... More

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

View of Uyeno, Tokio - Public domain portrait drawing

Photograph shows a man with a rickshaw on a walkway beneath blossoming cherry trees in Ueno Park in Tokyo. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict a cat in the upper right and mice in the lower left. No. A235.... More

Matsu no koi - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Modern reproduction, for another impression see: FP 2 - JPD, no. 1862. Forms part of: Japanese prints ... More

Mother carrying baby on back. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Misery loves company / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows three men holding spoons labeled "Russia, England, [and] Japan", attempting to force a large pill labeled "Ultimatum" from an "International Pill Box" into a despairing Chinese man sitting on a thro... More

Christmas morning / photographed by F.J. Boston.

Two little girls in bed, playing with Japanese dolls; a little boy with a drum stands at the bedside. Stockings hang from the mantel behind them.

In the heart of the flowery kingdom, Nara, Japan

Stereograph shows Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fuji ni hansen, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows a large sailboat just off the shore with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full ... More

Jumoku ni suzu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a small bell on a rope hanging in a tree.

Yūgure no hansen - Public domain drawing

Print shows ships anchored offshore, with view of coastline and open sea. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock... More

Japanese wooden sculpture, Boston Museum of Fine Arts

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

Jap[anese] Boy Scouts receive Prince Wales

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

Jap[anese] children sing "God Save King"

A man playing a piano in front of a crowd of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Labor demonstration, Japan - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Prince Regent of Japan - Public domain portrait photograph

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

[Wedding reception of Crown Prince Yoshihito and Princess Kujō Sadako]

Print shows the Crown Prince and the Princess at their wedding reception; Meiji, Emperor of Japan, other members of the imperial family, and guests are present.

Jap[anese] infantry - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Konen Uehara - Uchū no sinkyō - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows a bridge during a rain storm. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ame no shinkyō. Format: full color woodbloc... More

Kenneth & Wilbur Sze, sons of Dr. Sze head of [...], 10/14/19

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

Early automobiles - [Arch] at Yokohama

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hair dressing contest, Japan - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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

American tourist party arriving at Tokyo in single carriages; M. Otapi...

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

End of race-Nagasaki-Tokyo - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

G.G. Bain in auto in front of restaurant #32 (#34 Japan Paper Co.)

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

Early automobiles - [Arch] at Yokohama

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

Full of fun and saucy, a geisha girl, Japan

Smiling Japanese woman, half-length portrait, carrying a parasol. H12096 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3981. Copyright by H.C. White Co. Title taken from item.

Criminal kneeling over his own grave - Japanese executioner beheading ...

Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Army, US Cav.... ; Armies Japan; China T-; Executions Beheading; Boxer Rebellion;... More

White Island Light, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6030. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth, Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Lilly. A few of the Russians and Japanese went today on a sp... More

Genl. Kuropatkin ready for anything awaits the coming of the Japanese

Print shows the Russian General A.N. Kuropatkin armed and waiting for an approaching Japanese soldier. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the serie... More

Cherry-bloom at Ishikawa Temple, Tokyo, Japan

Stereograph shows a young man standing in a blossoming cherry tree at a temple in Ishikawa, Tokyo, Japan. H49496 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright, 1904, by Underwood & Underwood.

Cherry blossoms, the national flower of Japan, during cherry-bloom hol...

Stereograph shows Japanese citizens walking beneath blossoming cherry trees at Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. H49486 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright, 1904, by Underwood & Underwood.

[Old man carrying a flag is leading a group of male citizens in a proc...

Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banzai hyakusen hyakushō : Long live Japan: one hundred victories, one hundred laughs. Forms p... More

The Russians retreat north to land of snow and ice where Japanese cann...

Print shows a bear as a Russian soldier frozen in a block of ice which several Japanese soldiers are trying to break apart.

Japanese Russian Peace Conference, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.A., ...

Postcard shows the building at the Portsmouth Navy Yard where the peace talks were held, the Hotel Wentworth, and flags of Japan and Russia, all superimposed on an American flag. Copyrighted by W. L. Julian, 1... More

Fuji and the Shira-ito waterfall

Photograph shows the Shiraito waterfalls with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Japanese Naval officers - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Tōto meishō Shinobazu - Public domain portrait engraving

Japanese print shows an American man standing before view of resort in Edo. Signature: Ikkosai Yoshimori ga. Engraving attributed to: Hori Sen. Seal date: Cock 2. From series entitled: Tōto meishō (Famous spot... More

Fuji from Lake Motosu. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Photograph shows three men standing near pine trees on a hillside above Lake Motosu with view of snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance. H70737 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 Dec. 26, by Herbert G. Ponting.

[Champion Japanese wrestlers] - Public domain portrait print

Three sumo wrestlers posed outdoors with spectators in background, probably in Japan. H66768 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Burr McIntosh.

Lake Yamanaka from the top of Fuji

Photograph shows two men, possibly gōriki (mountain guides) with staffs, standing near the summit of Mount Fuji with view of Lake Yamanaka in the distance. H70743 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 Dec. 26,... More

[Portraits of envoys at the Portsmouth Peace Conference, Baron Komura ...

Copyrighted 1905 by Nellie B. Van Slingerland. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth, US. Aug. 29, 1905. In memory of a battle fo... More

Portsmouth, N.H., Rivermouth Landing

No. 13499. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter Lilly. Text reads: Aug. 8, 1905. My dear Lilly. This is the landing at which the Japanese are expected to disembark shortly befo... More

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