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Men and women in a communal bath house. Woodcut by Yoshitora, 1860.
Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870.Date: 1860]Reference: 565597i
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Title page to a set of twelve beauties linked to the twelve months. Colour woodcut by Toshihide, ca. 1900.
Toshihide (Migita Toyohiko), 1863-1925.Date: [1900?]Reference: 36864i
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Above, a doctor examines a woman's left eye; below, a man helps another man who has fallen in a muddy puddle. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849.Date: 1834]Reference: 565448i
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Actors Sawamura Tossho as a young warrior and Nakamura Shikou V as an older man, confronting a common foe. Colour woodcut by Kunichika.
Toyohara, Kunichika, 1835-1900.Reference: 35211i
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Two men under a cherry blossom. Colour woodcut by Kunikazu, early 1860s.
Kunikazu, Utagawa Kunikazu, active 1848-1868.Date: [early 1860s]Reference: 35564i
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A noted shamisen teacher playing to assembled pupils, some of whom follow with scores, while others relax on the floor. Colour woodcut triptych by Yoshitora, 1866.
Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870.Date: Month 8, 1866Reference: 567447i
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Six renditions of an older boy; the normal countenance is in the top oval, the remaining five distorted countenances are in the roundels. Colour woodcut by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1884.
Kobayashi, Kiyochika, 1847-1915.Date: 1884Reference: 37659i
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Diminutive humans attack a giant cat; a ghost-like figure sits in a flaming black boat in the top left. Colour woodcut, 1883.
Date: 1883Reference: 37801i
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A miniature stupa, a Buddhist hand bell and a bowl with blossoms. Colour woodcut, 1901.
Date: 1901Reference: 37003i
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An actor in the role of Asa Kura Tōgo, clutching a pillar supporting a porch and looking up. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1861.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: Month 10, 1861Reference: 36726i
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An actor as a hero with his gut torn open. Colour woodcut by Kunikazu, early 1860s.
Kunikazu, Utagawa Kunikazu, active 1848-1868.Date: [early 1860s]Reference: 35472i
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A scene inside an inn: left, a guest is waited on by a servant girl bringing food, and by a blind masseur; right, in another room, geishas apply cosmetics to their faces. Reprint (ca. 1900) of coloured woodcut by Hiroshige, 1834.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.Date: 1900]Reference: 565248i
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A Chinese wedding: the bride is carried to her new home. Colour woodcut by Shigemasa, ca. 1810.
Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820.Date: 1810]Reference: 565968i
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Prince Genji in modern dress, seated beside an ornate lantern. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1858Reference: 36664i
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Above left, a woman with a baby on her back, preparing to smoke a pipe (?); above right, men and women walking in line; below, an ox leading peasants to the Kawaguchi temple. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, with top left design by Kunichika and design below by a pupil of Kyōsai, ca. 1870.
Kawanabe, Kyōsai, 1831-1889.Date: [1870?]Reference: 567359i
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Mount Fuji seen through the waves at Manazato no hama, in the Izu Penisula, south of the mountain. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.Date: [1852]Reference: 37289i
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A female role actor with strong male features, holding prayer beads. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1852.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1852Reference: 36679i
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A kabuki theatre during a performance: three actors from the Ichikawa line perform a traditional play to an inattentive audience. Colour woodcut by Kuniume, 1884.
Kuniume.Date: 1884Reference: 37683i
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A cat and a rat sharing a cup of sake: a shamisen and a music book lie between them, indicating a convivial gathering. Colour woodcut by Gyokushō, 189-.
Kawabata, Gyokushō, 1842-1913.Date: [between 1890 and 1899]Reference: 37630i
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A man demonstrating an orrery (a model of the solar system) to two girls and another man. Woodcut by Sukenobu, 1758.
Nishikawa, Sukenobu, 1671-1751.Date: [1758]Reference: 566203i
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A wrestler in a ring facing right and wearing a formal apron. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru, 1866.
Utagawa, Kuniteru, 1830?-1874.Date: Month 4, 1866Reference: 37146i
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A woman trying on a new pair of sandals and an inset view of Edo. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1857Reference: 36707i
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A chicken family in traditional Japanese dress entertain a rabbit in western dress: new year ornaments hang from the top left. Colour woodcut, 1870s.
Date: [between 1870 and 1879]Reference: 37798i
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Russian sailors pillaging their own ship with the assistance of Chinese coolies. Colour woodcut by Hōsai, 1904.
Hōsai.Date: 1904Reference: 37647i
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A samurai standing on the lap of a great, outdoor stone statue of the King of Hell, fighting off a mob of assailants. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1843/1846.
Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870.Date: 1843/1846Reference: 36341i