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Oribe-Type Ewer

Oribe-Type Ewer

Japan, early 17th century

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The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95, 1794

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, c. 1766

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Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu Sect

Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu Sect

Artist unknown Japanese, active 14th century, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 14th century

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Group Pilgrimage to the Jizo Nun

Group Pilgrimage to the Jizo Nun

Ike Taiga Japanese, 1723-1776, 1755/65

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Furisode

Furisode

Japan, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/1868

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Autumn Maples with Poem Slips

Autumn Maples with Poem Slips

Tosa Mitsuoki Japanese, 1617-1691, c. 1675

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Maize and Cockscombs

Maize and Cockscombs

Artist unknown Japanese, mid 17th century

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Seated Bodhisattva

Seated Bodhisattva

Japan, 8th century

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A Low Tide Pentaptych

A Low Tide Pentaptych

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), c. 1830

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Snow Landscape

Snow Landscape

Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783), mid-1770s

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Oath of the Peach Garden, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Oath of the Peach Garden, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811), c. 1780

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Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825), c. 1793–97

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Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), 1835–36

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Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse

Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), 1835–36

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Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), c. 1848–50

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The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), 1857

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Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi

Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), c. 1835

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Righteousness, from The Five Virtues

Righteousness, from The Five Virtues

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770), 1767

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Calligraphy and Painting Party

Calligraphy and Painting Party

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889), 1880

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Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in "Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival"

Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in "Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival"

Shunbaisai Hokuei (Japanese, d. 1837), 1832

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Seventy-Two Peaks Under the Blue Sky with Mount Furong

Seventy-Two Peaks Under the Blue Sky with Mount Furong

Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811), 1785

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Landscape with Gentle Peaks

Landscape with Gentle Peaks

Kan Tenju (Japanese, 1727–1795), 1767

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1796–97

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Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825), late 1790s

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Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike

Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike

Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783), 1700s

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Farmer Returning Home in Autumn

Farmer Returning Home in Autumn

Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783), 1781

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Landscape

Landscape

Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525), early 1500s

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Bamboo and Rocks in Clearing Skies

Bamboo and Rocks in Clearing Skies

Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776), mid-1700s

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Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō

Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), 1833

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Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties

Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1798

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The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), c. 1793

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Otani Tokuji I as the Retainer Sodesuke in "Flowering Irises: A Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era"

Otani Tokuji I as the Retainer Sodesuke in "Flowering Irises: A Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era"

Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), 1794

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Ichikawa Ebizō IV (Danjurō) as Takemura Sadanoshin in The Loving Wife's Parti-Colored Reins

Ichikawa Ebizō IV (Danjurō) as Takemura Sadanoshin in The Loving Wife's Parti-Colored Reins

Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), 1794

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South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), early 1830s

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Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), 1857

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Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), c. 1796–97

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Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood

Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770), c. 1770

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Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1830/33

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Fudo Myo-o

Fudo Myo-o

Japan, 13th century

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Atsuita karaori (Noh Costume)

Atsuita karaori (Noh Costume)

Japan, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25

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Kesa

Kesa

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century

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Kesa

Kesa

Japan, late Edo period (1789–1868), late 18th/early 19th century

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Kesa

Kesa

Japan, late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1800

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Shoki the Demon Queller

Shoki the Demon Queller

Katsukawa Shun'ei Japanese, 1762-1819, c. 1793

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Shukongojin

Shukongojin

Japan, 13th century

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The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya and Her Attendant

The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya and Her Attendant

Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790, c. 1776/81

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Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?), c. 1730s

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Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1837/42

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Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1837/42

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Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1837/42

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Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1837/42

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Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)""

Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)""

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1806

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Odawara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Odawara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1806

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Kanbara: Evening Snow (Kanbara, yoru no yuki), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Kanbara: Evening Snow (Kanbara, yoru no yuki), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, c. 1833/34

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