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37 Masterpieces Cataloged

The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School

The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School

Unknown Artist, early 1300s

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Horse Stable

Horse Stable

Unknown Artist, early 1500s

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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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Welcoming Descent of Jizō

Welcoming Descent of Jizō

Unknown Artist, 1200s

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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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Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"

Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"

Unknown Artist, c. 1600

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Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"

Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"

Unknown Artist, c. 1600

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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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The White Path Between Two Rivers

The White Path Between Two Rivers

Unknown Artist, 1200s

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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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