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Winter Day by Maruyama Ōkyo, Ukiyo-e, depicting a serene snowy landscape with a distant horizon.

Winter Day

Maruyama Ōkyo

Landscape with Figures by Fujimoto Tesseki, ink on paper, depicting figures in a serene natural setting.

Landscape with Figures

Fujimoto Tesseki

A widower witnesses his wife's ghost nursing their child in this haunting artwork.

A Widower Witnesses His Wife’s Ghost Nursing Their Child

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

A waterscape showing boats with white sails on a wide expanse of water, a village with tiled rooftops, two tall pine trees, and distant mountains under a sky fading from deep blue to pink and cream.

Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

A rural landscape shows a distant mountain, green hills with houses, a wide field, slender trees, and tiny human figures under a glowing evening sky.

Vesper Bells at Mii Temple (Mii no Bansho)

Utagawa Hiroshige

A delicate blue mountain above a marshland with tall grasses, small boats with figures, dark trees, and distant village roofs under soft light.

Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige

A thick plum tree trunk with white blossoms dominates the foreground, with a grove of plum trees and small human figures in the background under a pink and cream sky.

Plum Garden at Kameido (Kameido Umeyashiki), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e landscape by Kawase Hasui depicting a starlit night at Miyajima

Hoshizukiyo Miyajima (Starlit Night at Miyajima)

Kawase Hasui

Ukiyo-e landscape by Utagawa Hiroshige, depicting hills and misty mountains

Ejiri

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e landscape by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting hills and tranquil water

Kameyama

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika depicting cherry blossoms and a mountain landscape

Mount Yoshino, Cherry Blossoms

Kobayashi Kiyochika

A procession of six figures carrying large rectangular boxes on poles walks along a winding path beneath tall pine trees, with two decorative umbrellas held aloft and a blue water landscape in the background.

Shono

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e landscape by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting hills and a tree

Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.17

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting boats on tranquil waters with reflections.

Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.07

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a bridge over a river

Yamashiro Province: The Togetsu Bridge in Mount Arashi (Yamashiro, Arashiyama Togetsukyo), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a serene river landscape

Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.16

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hara woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting tranquil hills and nature

Hara

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a tranquil river and lush landscape.

Fuchu

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a figure among grasses in a tranquil landscape

Goyu

Utagawa Hiroshige

Landscape of Hizen Yobuko no asa by Kawase Hasui, ukiyo-e

Hizen Yobuko no asa (Morning in Yobuko, Hizen)

Kawase Hasui

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a serene landscape with rain.

Night Rain at Karasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting serene hills and clouds

Minakuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige

Mitsuke, a woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige, depicting a tranquil river and mountains.

Mitsuke

Utagawa Hiroshige

Torii gate at Meiji Shrine, wooden structure by Yamaguchi Gen, 1945

Meiji Shrine

Yamaguchi Gen

A young girl from the Meiji era depicted in a traditional Japanese setting.

Looking Shy; The Manners of a Young Girl of the Meiji Era

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Great Fire at Ryōgoku Bridge, woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika, depicting a night scene with fire.

The Great Fire at Ryōgoku Bridge, Viewed from Asakusa Bridge on the 26th of January, 1881

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Ink on paper by Hine Taizan depicting light and shadow.

Album of Fifteen Ink Paintings Pl.10

Hine Taizan

Woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika depicting Hakone Shrine in snow.

The Hakone Shrine In The Snow

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Saisho-in Temple, Hirosaki by Kawase Hasui, Ukiyo-e, depicting cherry blossoms and a tranquil temple landscape.

Saisho-in Temple, Hirosaki

Kawase Hasui

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a serene landscape with twilight hues and mountains

Shimada

Utagawa Hiroshige

Temple Steps in Snow woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige

Temple Steps in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting travelers in a blurred landscape

Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.09

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Kawase Hasui depicting autumn leaves over a river landscape.

Autumn In Oirase

Kawase Hasui

Nihonbashi; Clearing Weather after Snow woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige

Nihonbashi; Clearing Weather after Snow (Nihonbashi Yukibare)

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e landscape by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting hills and cherry blossoms

Ishibe

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting Nihonbashi in Snow with a river and figures.

Nihonbashi in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a lone traveler by a riverbank

Nissaka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a landscape with cherry blossoms and a river

Okazaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Kawase Hasui depicting a serene autumn landscape with a stream and colorful leaves

Oirase no aki (Autumn at Oirase)

Kawase Hasui

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a tranquil river landscape.

Sakanoshita

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Katsushika Hokusai depicting waves and clouds

Sunshū ejiri

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a river and bridge at dusk.

Totsuka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Yui, woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige, featuring cherry blossoms and a river.

Yui

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e landscape by Kawase Hasui, depicting a river and hills in soft blue hues

Yui in Suruga Province (Suruga Yuicho)

Kawase Hasui

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting waves and boats in indigo and turquoise.

Futagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ikegami Honmonji woodblock print by Kawase Hasui depicting a tranquil temple at dusk

Ikegami Honmonji (Honmon Temple, Ikegami)

Kawase Hasui

A serene landscape depicting a lonely house on Adachi Moor in Northern Japan.

The Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Northern Japan

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Landscape at dawn with light and shadows, woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi

Approach to Agra No. 3 (Agura kogai, dai san)

Yoshida Hiroshi

Ukiyo-e by Kawase Hasui, depicting autumn leaves and a tranquil pond

Autumn landscape

Kawase Hasui

Woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi depicting a sunrise landscape with warm and cool hues.

Asahi (Sunrise).

Yoshida Hiroshi

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a tranquil landscape with trees and river.

Chiriu

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi showing cherry blossoms in Arashiyama

Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom; Arashiyama

Yoshida Hiroshi

Woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika depicting a moonlit landscape at Shinagawa.

The Moon At Shinagawa

Kobayashi Kiyochika

A serene landscape featuring Inaba Mountain under a full moon.

Inaba Mountain moon (Inabayama no tsuki)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ukiyo-e landscape by Utagawa Hiroshige, depicting trees and nature.

Fujieda

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a tranquil river scene at twilight.

Fujikawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting cherry blossoms in spring

Hiratsuka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hoodo no bosetsu by Kawase Hasui, Ukiyo-e, depicting Phoenix Hall surrounded by falling snow

Hoodo no bosetsu (Evening snow at Phoenix Hall)

Kawase Hasui

Ukiyo-e of Inland Sea by Kawase Hasui, depicting gentle waves and soft light.

Inland Sea

Kawase Hasui

Karikachi toge woodblock print by Kawase Hasui depicting a misty mountain pass

Karikachi toge (Karikachi Mountain Pass)

Kawase Hasui

Kawasaki woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige featuring cherry blossoms and a tranquil landscape.

Kawasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting an islet surrounded by snow.

Islet in the Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Kawase Hasui depicting a tranquil riverbank at twilight

Komagata kashi (River bank, Komagata)

Kawase Hasui

This artwork depicts a historical figure in traditional Japanese attire.

Omori Hikoshichi

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

A captivating woodblock print depicting various aspects of the moon.

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a tranquil river landscape at dawn.

Minakuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige

Marine scene at dawn, woodblock print by Kawase Hasui

Mitohama no asa (Morning at Mitohama)

Kawase Hasui

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting mountains and mist in Odawara

Odawara

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Saga Incident by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicts a dramatic historical scene.

The Saga Incident

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ukiyo-e by Kobayashi Kiyochika depicting the Taro Inari Shrine in rice fields

The Taro Inari Shrine In The Rice Fields At Asakusa

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi depicting boats on dark water illuminated by moonlight

Sailing Boats — Night, from the series ‘The Seto Inland Sea’

Yoshida Hiroshi

Ukiyo-e landscape by Utagawa Hiroshige, depicting hills and water in soft colors

Shimada

Utagawa Hiroshige

Shinagawa woodblock print by Kawase Hasui depicting a tranquil landscape with a winding path.

Shinagawa

Kawase Hasui

Shirouma no sekkei by Kawase Hasui, Ukiyo-e, depicting a snow-covered valley with Mount Shirouma.

Shirouma no sekkei (Snow valley of Mount Shirouma)

Kawase Hasui

Ukiyo-e landscape of Shirasagijo Castle by Kawase Hasui

Shirasagijo (Shirasagi Castle)

Kawase Hasui

Tago no ura hashi by Kawase Hasui, ukiyo-e depicting a bridge over a river

Tago no ura hashi (Tagonoura Bridge)

Kawase Hasui

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a landscape with rain and sunlight.

Sunshower at Nihonbashi

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Kawase Hasui depicting Gion Bridge over tranquil waters

The Gion Bridge In Hondo In Amakusa

Kawase Hasui

A captivating woodblock print depicting a serene moonlit scene during the Bon Festival.

Bon Festival Moon (Bon no tsuki)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai showing indigo waves and Mount Fuji under a pastel sky.

Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji

Katsushika Hokusai

Landscape with hills and sky by Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-e

Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.10

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Kawase Hasui depicting a tranquil river, mist, and trees

Uchiyamashita, Okayama

Kawase Hasui

Woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai depicting Tōto asakusa honganji

Tōto asakusa honganji

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink on paper by Ike Taiga depicting a temple among mountains and mist

Illustration of Zhang Qi’s Poem on the Cold Mountain Temple

Ike Taiga

Sakai Ohama, swimming beach by Akamatsu Rinsaku, ink on paper depicting gentle waves and sandy shore.

Sakai Ohama, swiming beach

Akamatsu Rinsaku

Two huts in snow, paper artwork by Matsumura Keibun

Two Huts in Snow

Matsumura Keibun

Ukiyo-e landscape featuring Mount Fuji and waves by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Fuji no yūkei

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji at dusk

Mishima

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting hills and a river

Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.02

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting a landscape with a winding path and mountains

Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.05

Utagawa Hiroshige

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