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Sakadaru o sashiageru otoko - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a man from behind lifting a sake barrel and holding it aloft with one arm. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: verti... More

Gotenyama no hanami, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows a woman helping another woman get out of a sedan chair, and another woman standing behind the chair, with cherry blossoms above and sailboats in the background. Title and other descriptive informati... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Odori [enbu?] no zu

Print shows a design on a fan with several figures, male(?) and female, dancing. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Uchiwae Nishi... More

Mezashi to tatamiiwashi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows sardines on a short rod. Public domain photograph of 19th-century woodblock print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川春扇) - Chūshun

Print shows a woman walking and holding the hand of a young boy who is carrying a small doll. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: ... More

Hinamatsuri no sirozake, Shunman Kubo - Ukiyo e print

Print shows three women preparing bottles of rice wine for the festival of dolls. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Nishikie S... More

Kaidan o noboru yūjo, Eizan Kikukawa

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

Kawa de no sentaku - Public domain drawing

Print shows four women at river's edge washing clothes; one woman has pulled out a piece of cloth which a crab has caught hold of, attracting the attention of a young child who dashes toward the water. Title an... More

Hagoita to takarabune - Public domain drawing

Print shows two boys towing a wagon carrying a model ship filled with toys and/or treasures past a woman standing nearby. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Fugu no bijin to kurage no tomo, Shigenobu Yanagawa

Print shows a courtesan followed by a suitor offering her a gift. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Shikishi Nishikie Surimono... More

Ume saku(?) niwa, Yajima Gogaku - Ukiyo e print

Print shows several people walking in a garden among blossoming plum trees, also, on the left, a building with thatched-roof. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print ... More

Nihonzutsumi no rakugan tamaya uchi Tamagushi

Print shows Tamagushi, a courtesan, full-length portrait, with several hairpins, seated, reading a scroll; picture hanging on the wall above her shows geese descending on the Nihon embankment. Title and other d... More

Onoe kikugoro no ōboshi yuranosuke - Ukiyo e print

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

Oiran, portrait - Public domain portrait print

Print shows an oiran, a high-class courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: S... More

Kayoikomachi no mitate - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Komachi, full-length, standing, facing right, with another woman standing behind her carrying a long box or portfolio. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Yuki mitate shūka kasugaya tokijirō

Print shows Kasuga-ya Tokijirō, full-length portrait, standing in the snow, as a warrior. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the ser... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Nakamura shikan no kitsune kuzunoha

Print shows actor Nakamura Shikan, full-length portrait, standing, in the role of the fox Kitsune Kuzunoha in human form. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Azuma no mori no yau Andō Hiroshige

Print shows two travelers on a roadway in the rain at night. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie. Moder... More

[Kohada Koheiji]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing a scene from a Japanese legend about a man who was killed by his wife and her lover and who returns to haunt them as revenge; print depicts a skeletal ghost at a burning mosquito net.

[Bamboo shoots], Katsushika Hokusai - 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

[Hotei, the god of good fortune, one of the seven lucky gods, seated, ...

Formerly attributed to a group of drawings referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Tōto asakusa honganji, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the peak of the roof of the Hongan-ji Temple at Asakusa with a kite flying through the clouds and a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunke... More

Fujo yamato sugata, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Print showing a woman standing, holding a fan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of... More

Naritaya hakuen musashi meisho cyōfu no tamagawa

Print shows Naritaya Hakuen, an actor, full-length, facing right, wearing flowing kimono and geta, standing, holding a fan in his right hand; in the background, two women doing laundry next to a river and a tra... More

Musume Dōjōji - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

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

Ōgiya uchi hanaōgi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Hanao of Ōgi-ya, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, with attendant. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: on... More

[Portly man walking with arms outstretched]

Illustration shows a depiction of the Japanese saying "the person who fills the Great Way," which refers to a person of great virtue who has nothing to hide, although it shows a corrupt man who carries money in... More

[A woman, possibly a courtesan, seated, facing right, with her head tu...

[Side view of a monk, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing gown ...

Aoyama enza no matsu - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows travelers sitting on a bluff above a grove of pines with Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Fro... More

Nihonbashi no hakuu, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows pedestrians crossing the Nihon bridge over the Nihonbashi River during a rain storm; view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo... More

Kōshū kajikazawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man fishing from an outcrop of rock shaped like a wave; Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. ... More

Kakegawa, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows elderly people walking across the bridge at the Kakegawa station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From... More

Hiratsuka, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows porters ladened with bundles walking past a small shrine near the Hiratsuka station on the Tōkaidō Road with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Tsuchiyama, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers crossing a bridge spanning a raging river, during a rain storm near the Tsuchiyama station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Ed... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Yokkaichi, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man running along an earthen wharf, chasing his hat which the wind has blown off; another person stands on a wooden portion of the pier, and there is a small fishing village on the left. Title and... More

Goyu, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows travelers walking down street between many stores, shops, and inns at the Goyu station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specia... More

Okazaki, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows porters and retainers carrying bundles and a sedan chair across the bridge at the Okazaki station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

Fujisawa zu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman standing on a cloud, watching pilgrims near a bridge and a torii at the 7th station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print s... More

Azuma no mori no yau Andō Hiroshige

Print shows travelers on roadway near the entrance to the Azuma Shrine during a rainstorm. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the se... More

Haneda no rakugan, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a narrow strip of land leading to a larger piece of land with a torii and buildings, ships in the large expanse of water around the peninsula, and geese descending toward land. Title and other descr... More

Neko o idaku musume - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a young woman holding a cat against her shoulder. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie diptych. ... More

Satsuki, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman holding up a child's coat. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Gosseku : The five festivals. Format: ... More

Saga gorō mitsutoki, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Print shows Mitsutoki wearing protective padded armor from which several arrows are protruding, prostrating himself onboard a Taira ship. He is reporting to "Tomomori", "Emperor Antoku", and others during the ... More

Gotobain, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Public domain drawing

Print shows Emperor Gotoba and another man forging a sword. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Hyakuninisshu no uchi : A... More

Shiro, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Ukiyo goshiki awase : Set of five colors of the floating world. Format: vertical Ob... More

Kaidō ni shōkin, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

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

Mariko, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows the snow-covered village of Mariko during winter on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: T... More

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

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

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

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

Presentation an American lady to the Japanese Ambassadors at Willard's...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1860 May 26. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

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

Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi - Amerika nyonin - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows a woman riding sidesaddle. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Engraving attributed to: Hori Take. Seal date: Cock 1. From series entitled: Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi (People from foreign lands). Annot... 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

[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.

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