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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
, Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1830–32

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei), Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print (first edition); ink and colors on paper, medium-sized print (chuban), Japan — Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)
Suzuki Harunobu
ca. 1766

Bodhisattva, Wood (foxglove) with traces of pigment and gilding; single woodblock construction, China — Bodhisattva
China
11th–12th century

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), Wood (willow) with traces of pigment; multiple-woodblock construction, China — Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin)
China
11th century

Pilgrim Sudhana (Shancai tongzi), Wood (linden) with pigment; single woodblock construction, China — Pilgrim Sudhana (Shancai tongzi)
China
late 15th–early 17th century

Wisteria Maiden with an Ōtsu Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Monk, from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo Shi-ire Ōtsu Miyage), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Wisteria Maiden with an Ōtsu Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Monk, from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo Shi-ire Ōtsu Miyage)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1802–3

The Kawachiya Restaurant, Yanagi-bashi, Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku Yanagi-bashi, Kawachiya), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi), Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Kawachiya Restaurant, Yanagi-bashi, Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku Yanagi-bashi, Kawachiya), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi)
Utagawa Hiroshige
ca. 1838–40

The Kawachirō Restaurant, Shitaya Hirokōji (Shitaya Hirokōji, Kawachirō), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi), Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Kawachirō Restaurant, Shitaya Hirokōji (Shitaya Hirokōji, Kawachirō), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi)
Utagawa Hiroshige
ca. 1838–40

The Mieidō Fan Shop, Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Mieidō Fan Shop
Utagawa Toyokuni I
ca. 1785–93

Ōtsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi, Ōtsu), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Ōtsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi, Ōtsu)
Utagawa Hiroshige
1847–52

Bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu), Wood (foxglove) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction, China — Bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu)
China
late 10th–early 12th century

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Wood (foxglove) with pigments, gilding, quartz and carnelian; single woodblock construction, China — Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
China
late 10th–early 11th century

Attendant Bodhisattva, Wood (foxglove) with traces of pigment; single-woodblock construction, China — Attendant Bodhisattva
China
10th–11th century

Attendant Bodhisattva, Wood (willow) with gesso and pigment; single woodblock construction, China — Attendant Bodhisattva
China
10th–11th century

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar, or Simhanada Avalokiteshvara (Shi Hou Guanyin), Wood (poplar) with pigment; single-woodblock construction, China — Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar, or Simhanada Avalokiteshvara (Shi Hou Guanyin)
China
late 15th–early 17th century

New Year picture of equestrian door god Mao Chao, Unidentified artist(s) , Chinese, early 20th century, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China — New Year picture of equestrian door god Mao Chao
Unidentified artist(s)
early 20th century

New Year picture of equestrian door god Ma Dai, Unidentified artist(s) , Chinese, early 20th century, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China — New Year picture of equestrian door god Ma Dai
Unidentified artist(s)
early 20th century

Fan Vendor, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e), Japan — Fan Vendor
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1797

The Musashiya Restaurant, Ushijima (Ushijima, Musashiya), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi), Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Musashiya Restaurant, Ushijima (Ushijima, Musashiya), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi)
Utagawa Hiroshige
ca. 1838–40

The Yaozen Restaurant, San’ya (San’ya, Yaozen), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi), Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Yaozen Restaurant, San’ya (San’ya, Yaozen), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi)
Utagawa Hiroshige
ca. 1838–40

The Yodo River, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi, Yodo-gawa), Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Yodo River, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi, Yodo-gawa)
Utagawa Hiroshige
1834

New Year’s Sake and Sushi, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper; kokonotsugiriban, Japan — New Year’s Sake and Sushi
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
ca. 1810

Woman with a Folding Fan and Hand Mirror, from the series Sensuous Young Women of Contemporary Times, Utagawa Kunisada Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e), Japan — Woman with a Folding Fan and Hand Mirror, from the series Sensuous Young Women of Contemporary Times
Utagawa Kunisada
1838

Sake Cups for a New Year’s Toast, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Sake Cups for a New Year’s Toast
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
ca. 1820

Kiyomizu Komachi, from the series Futabagusa nana Komachi, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kiyomizu Komachi, from the series Futabagusa nana Komachi
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790s

New Year’s Feast on Portable Dinner Tables, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — New Year’s Feast on Portable Dinner Tables
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
probably 1816 (Year of the Rat)

Illustrated Six-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 1); Illustrated Poems of Plants and Flowers, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 2), Cai Chonghuan Chinese, Two volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper, China — Illustrated Six-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 1); Illustrated Poems of Plants and Flowers, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 2)
Cai Chonghuan
dated 1621, first edition

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Wood (wiillow) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction, China — Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
China
dated 1282

Chrysanthemums in Fan-shaped Design, Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e), Japan — Chrysanthemums in Fan-shaped Design
Utagawa Hiroshige
1840s

The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e) with mica on paper, Japan — The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1793–94

Wallpaper, Woodblock-printed paper, French — Wallpaper
French
ca. 1830

Two fans with auspicious crane and long-lived turtle (minogame) motifs, Teisai Hokuba Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono), Japan — Two fans with auspicious crane and long-lived turtle (minogame) motifs
Teisai Hokuba
ca. 1810s

Story of the Western Chamber, HaHanging scroll; woodblock print; two shades of ink on paper with additional hand coloring, China — Story of the Western Chamber
China

May You Soon Bear Noble Sons, Hanging scroll; woodblock print; printed in black outline with printed and hand-painted color, China — May You Soon Bear Noble Sons
China

Second part of The Story of the Lute, Hanging scroll; woodblock print; two shades of ink on paper with additional hand coloring, China — Second part of The Story of the Lute
China

Ōtsu-e of Kabuki Actor Playing the Outlaw Hotei Ichiemon, of the “Karigane Five”, Hanging scroll; hand-colored woodblock print on paper, Japan — Ōtsu-e of Kabuki Actor Playing the Outlaw Hotei Ichiemon, of the “Karigane Five”
Japan
early 18th century

Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja), Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, and color; joined-woodblock construction (yosegi-zukuri), Japan — Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja)
Japan
12th century

Illustrated Seven-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 1); Illustrated Five-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 2)

Cai Chonghuan

dated 1621, first edition

Sankatsu and Hanshichi, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Sankatsu and Hanshichi
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1800

Morning Glories, Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Morning Glories
Utagawa Hiroshige
ca. 1847