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Utagawa Hiroshige - Sakanoshita, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers at a rest stop admiring waterfalls in the mountains across a deep gorge at a rest stop near the Sakanoshita station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by... More

Okazaki, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows travelers on a bridge across a river with buildings in the background at the Okazaki station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print ... More

Minakuchi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a woman hanging gourd shavings to dry and another appears to be cutting large gourds as a traveler passes the Minakuchi station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled ... More

Shōno - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows travelers caught in a rain storm above the village at the Shōno station on the Tōkaidō Road.

Utagawa Hiroshige - Mariko, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers resting at a teahouse or inn at the Mariko station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the... More

Akasaka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows a view from a nearby rooftop into two rooms of an inn where travelers are preparing to dine and spend the night at the Akasaka station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information co... More

Kameyama, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows travelers on a steep pass on a snow-covered hillside with a castle near the top at the Kameyama station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Shirasuka, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a long procession on a roadway down a hillside toward the Shirasuka station on the Tōkaidō Road; also shows a broad expanse of the sea with sails in the distance. Title and other descriptive informa... More

Nissaka, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows travelers on steep roadway with large stone in the center at the bottom of the hillside at the Nissaka station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sp... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Ōji ōgiya, Ando Hiroshige

Print shows tearooms lining a small stream with two people crossing to where a man and a child are sitting. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 200... More

Miya no zu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a woman standing on cloud looking down at the harbor and seaport of Miya, the 42nd station on the Tōkaidō Road.

Yushima shōkintei, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows women serving tea to men in a tearoom, drinking tea, reading, and writing; view of Edo through opening in rear. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print sp... More

Tori no machi no kaimono - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman with her head covered by cloth followed by a man carrying a sack on his back, possibly returning from the harvest festival on the day of the rooster. Title and other descriptive information ... More

Eitaibashi no zu, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows boats in the foreground and pedestrians crossing the Eitai Bridge spanning the river in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialist... More

Nagata no baba sannōgū Andō Hiroshige

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Tōto meishi : Famous views of the capital. Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie. Forms ... More

Nihonbashi yukibare, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows pedestrians crossing bridge over river, boats on the river, after a snowfall, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

Eitai bashi Fukagawa shinchi Andō Hiroshige

Print shows pedestrians crossing large wooden bridge spanning a river or inlet at Fukagawa; also shows large ships in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Ed... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Ikegami no banshō, Andō Hiroshige

Print shows low buildings in the foreground that may be shops related to the temple, largely obscured by trees, across the bridge and in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichi... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Odawara, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers fording a river as others approach, some stopping to rest near the river; also shows some travelers with horses and mountains in the background at the Odawara station on the Tōkaidō Road. ... More

Yoshiwara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji Andō Hiroshige

Print shows two travelers outside a shop, the vendor sitting on a table in front, also pine trees, haystacks, and a view of Mount Fuji in the background, at the Yoshiwara station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and ... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Tsubaki ni uguisu, Ando Hiroshige

Print shows a bird on a tree branch with camellia blossom. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Wakan rōei shū : Virile ... More

Ayu zu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows four trout in a stream. Public domain photograph of 19th-century woodblock print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mushikago o motsu wakazamurai - Public domain dedication image

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

Tenaraichō o motsu musume - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a young woman carrying a parasol over her left shoulder and a calendar in her right hand. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. ... More

Fumi yomu musume, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a young woman, full-length, standing, facing left, reading a letter. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban... More

Nakasaina sonja, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows possibly the center panel of a tripytch an actor portraying Nakasaina Sonja, a Buddhist holy man or rakan, sitting on the head of a large frog(?), holding an incense bowl in right hand, with a small... More

Goyu, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows travelers, including two carrying a palanquin, on a street in the commercial district at the Goyu station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsor... More

Hakone, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows travelers passing through a mountainous region near the Hakone station on the Tōkaidō Road, with view of Hakone Lake in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunke... More

Yoshiwara yuki no asa Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a snow covered community in the morning with porters carrying sedan chairs, probably containing male customers, down the main street leading away from the gated entrance to the yoshiwara. Title and ... More

Okabe, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows travelers, including two carrying a palanquin, on a passageway through a valley near the Okabe station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored ... More

Odawara, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows many travelers fording a stream at the Odawara station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the ser... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Ejiri, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers crossing a bridge during a heavy rain storm at the Ejiri station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 200... More

[Fan-shaped drawing of fish swimming upstream]

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).

Echigo, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows cliffs and caves on the coastline with people walking along the beach. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ro... More

Chiryū, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows pilgrims pausing at a fork in the road near a pine tree and small shrine at the 40th station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print ... More

Fujieda, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows travelers crossing a stream, with men carrying women on their backs and two porters carrying a sedan chair. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specia... More

Shinagawa, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows a bird's-eye view of cliffs and community on the seashore, with ships entering harbor and moored outside of sea walls, at the Shinagawa station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive infor... More

Dainihon rokujū yoshū meisho zue - mokuroku

Print shows a table of contents page for the series of prints, Famous views in the sixty-odd provinces. The list of prints is arranged in the Provincial order of old Japan. Title and other descriptive informati... More

Komagatadō azumabashi, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird flying over a river with many boats approaching the Azuma bridge, and the temple in the lower left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print special... More

Yamashita chō hibiya Soto sakurada Andō Hiroshige

Print shows the moat outside the Edo castle, with kites flying overhead and Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06... More

Shichūhan'ei tanabata matsuri, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows bamboo decorated with paper streamers and cutouts above the rooftops of the city during the Tanabata festival. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spe... More

Shibakari - Public domain scan / drawing - Ukiyo e print

Print shows several men carrying bundles of wood. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: full Obosho Nishikie Surimono, folded. Att... More

Fukagawa susaki jūmantsubo, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a hawk flying above a snowy landscape along the coastline. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hya... More

Fukagawa hatiman yamabiraki, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows people viewing the cherry and wisteria blossoms along the banks of a river at the Hachiman Shrine in Fukagawa. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spe... More

Suruga satta no kaijō - Public domain drawing

Print shows waves crashing on rocks along the coast at Satta in the Suruga Province, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More

Kazusa kasamori dera iwatsukuri kannon - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a temple built on stilts on the peak of a mountain with a long covered stairway leading up to it . Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in ... More

Sugizakeya musume omiwa, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: one panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie triptych. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (L... More

Kyudenmae no arasoi - Public domain drawing

Print shows a confusion of men and horses passing in front of steps possibly leading to a palace during a horse show; some of the men standing on the steps are equipped with bow and arrows, and some of the men ... More

Hashidate no hanashi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Meigi sanjū rokkasen : Famous 36 courtesans. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Inscri... More

Yokohama no yōkan no yūjo, Sadahide Utagawa

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: left panel of vertical Oban Nishikie triptych. Yokohama print. Forms part of: Japanese print... More

Amerikajin no zu, Utagawa Yoshitora - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows an American family, the husband stands nearby while his wife breast-feeds an infant. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Cock 2. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 126; 47623a (w... More

[Yokohama kōeki seiyōjin nimotsu unsō no zu], Sadahide Utagawa

American and French(?) ships in a harbor transporting cargo and passengers. Title and other information based on entry for item in exhibition catalog. Yokohama-e print. Part of a pentaptych. Ōban size print. Th... More

Yoshida, Utagawa Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows a sailboat about to pass beneath a bridge on which travelers are crossing a river at the Yoshida station on the Tōkaidō Road, with temple buildings in the background. Title and other descriptive inf... More

Shō utsushi igirisujin - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a woman holding a portrait of a couple, standing next to a man holding a dog on a leash; the man is wearing a stove-pipe hat and has a beard that makes him look like Abraham Lincoln. Title and other... More

Komurasaki no hanashi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Print shows a courtesan playing a shamisen. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Meigi sanjū rokkasen : Famous 36 courte... More

Asashio Tarō - Public domain portrait painting

Print shows Asashio Taro, a sumo wrestler, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, wearing waist wrap with birds and bamboo motif. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-s... More

Ayu zu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

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

Kuzu no ha, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Public domain drawing

Print shows a child crawling with one hand on the trailing kimono of a woman. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Shinkei... More

Matsuo Bashō, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Public domain image related to music ...

Print shows the poet Matsuo Bashō as an old man, a traveler, stopping to talk with two men having tea by the roadside. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print special... More

Manosan yowa no tsuki - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a demon-like wizard with wings and talons holding a piece of paper with writing on it before a woman with very long hair.

Ueno [shinobazu] keiba no zu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Japanese triptych print showing jockeys on horseback racing around a track surrounding a lake. A Japanese military officer and Japanese women view the race from an elaborately decorated grandstand. Animals and ... More

[Kazusa no kairo], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two large cargo ships under sail on the sea, with distant view of Mount Fuji. Title from online source, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... More

[Fūkeiga], Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Painting shows a bird's-eye view of the coastline with two boats anchored offshore, and many pedestrians walking along roadway in front of buildings, with a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other d... More

Kojima zu - Public domain drawing

Print shows waves crashing over rocks on the coast of Kojima Island. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock prin... More

[Fūkeiga], Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Painting shows travelers around temple buildings surrounded by trees, with a view of lake and Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Konen Uehara - Aka yane no ieie

Print shows the red roofs of low buildings in a winter landscape. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock print. ... More

Ashi ni shigi - Public domain drawing

Print shows a snipe in a marsh. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woodblock print. Forms part of: Japanese prints and... More

Hotaru kago - Public domain drawing

Print shows women and children playing with firefly cages. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Children of the twelve mon... More

[Fūkeiga], Katsushika Hokusai, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows two travelers struggling against the wind, which is also blowing sheets of paper or cloth, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-... More

Konen Uehara - Tsuki ni tomari fune

Print shows sailboats at dock and low buildings under the light of a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woo... More

[Fūkeiga], Ando Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows sailboats on a river or inland sea with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: mode... More

[Fūkeiga], Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows travelers during a rain storm. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: modern miniature reproduction. Forms part of: Japan... More

Sign board says, "Do not climb this tree" (black pine tree)

Print shows a pine tree branch falling on a Russian soldier. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banzai hyakusen hyakushō : Long l... More

[Russian battleship casualties] - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Russian General Alekseĭ Nikolaevich Kuropatkin and another Russian officer, possibly Anatoliĭ Mikhaĭlovich Stesselʹ, as battleships with arms, legs, and faces, looking in dismay at several similarly... More

[Junks in inland sea] / Bertha Lum.

Signed in pencil. No. 43895. Public domain photograph of 190ss woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The return] / HH [monogram]. - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Agricultural workers carrying sheaves past shrine. Public domain photograph of 190ss woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Amerikakoku jōkisha ōrai - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Japanese triptych print shows a crowded pier with a steamboat in the background. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Unidentified Japanese writing on backing sheet. From series entitled: Images of the western world... More

The son of A[...] 18 yrs -- A[...] 50 years

Print shows a father at age 50 and a son at age 18, half-length portraits. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Utagawa Toyoharu - Ukie isedaijingū ryōsho daidaimikagura no zu

Print shows a perspective view in the shrine at Ise with a ceremony taking place before the royal throne. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... More

Arashirikan no mashiba hisatugu; nakamura utaemon; ichikawa hakuen

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (1930a), center (1930b), right (1930c). Format: vertical Oban Nish... More

Okamotoya uchi Shigeoka Sugataebiya uchi Sugatano : Tamaya uchi Hanamu...

Ukiyo-e triptych showing three courtesans (shin yoshiwara). Left section: Hanamurasak from Tamaya house on Edo Street. Center section: Sugatano from Ebiya house on Kyo Street. Right section: Shigeoka from Okamo... More

Okamotoya uchi Shigeoka Sugataebiya uchi Sugatano : Tamaya uchi Hanamu...

Peri raikō - Public domain drawing

Polyptych matted in 5 sections: left (430a), left center (430b), center (430c), right center (430d), right (430e). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More

Sagami shichirigahama, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman and two children walking along beach at Shichirigahama, and two women watching from a pavilion or porch, with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information ... More

Asukayama zenzu, depicting Mount Fuji - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of a section of the Tōkaidō Road, with travelers stopping at shops and rest areas, view of Mount Fuji in the background.

[Kita-Amerika gasshukoku: Peruri to yu mono Soshu Uraga ni torai su]

Japanese diptych print shows Perry's steamship in bottom right panel; map of the coast of Soshu in left panel; various Japanese coats of arms in upper half of both panels. Diptych matted in 2 sections: 2a (rig... More

[Kita-Amerika gasshukoku: Peruri to yu mono Soshu Uraga ni torai su]

Sandaime segawa kikunojō - Public domain portrait print

Print shows actor Segawa Kikunojō III, full-length portrait, standing, body turned to the left, facing right.

Toyonobu Ishikawa - Sanogawa ichimatsu to segawa kikunojō no aiaigasa

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

Ishikawa goemon ichidai banashi sawamura gennosuke ichikawa danjūrō

Print shows two actors in the role of Ishikawa Goemon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie diptych. Dipty... More

Kisoji no sansen - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows mountains and river along the Kiso Road during a winter snow storm.

[Blind monks examining an elephant] - Ukiyo e print

Ukiyo-e print illustration from Buddhist parable showing blind monks examining an elephant. Each man reaches a different conclusion based on which part of the elephant he has examined. Illus. in: Hokusai manga.... More

Hada kurabe hana no shōbuyu kurabe (hoso?), koshi yuki no ya

Print shows a scene in a women's public bath, with many women bathing, some washing children, and a small group are fighting among themselves. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spo... More

Hada kurabe hana no shōbuyu kurabe (hoso?), koshi yuki no ya

Iwai kumesaburō ichikawa danjūrō iwai shijyaku

Print shows actors in a fight scene. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (1499a), center (1499b), righ... More

Fuji no yūkei, depicting Mount Fuji, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

The stream of Asazawa in spring with view of Mount Fuji from the hot springs at Hakone. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Shikis... More

Suruga miho no matsubara / Hiroshige-ga.

Japanese print shows a view of Mount Fuji with a pine grove on a promontory in the Suruga Bay surrounded by sailboats. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print special... More

Orizuru o tsukuru shōjo - Public domain drawing

Print shows two young women folding paper to form cranes. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Koban Nishikie. Forms part ... More

Sōshū enoshima benzaiten kaicyō sankei gunshū no zu

Japanese triptych print shows large groups of women pilgrims visiting Enoshima shrine to worship an image of Benzaiten, the Goddess of Good Fortune. They are walking towards an island on a causeway with sailboa... More

Sōshū enoshima benzaiten kaicyō sankei gunshū no zu

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