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Famous men of Japan. Woodcuts, ca. 1872.
Date
[1872]
Pictures
Occupations of people of Japan. Woodcuts, ca. 1670.
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Pictures
The adventures of Jutayū in his travels around Japan. Colour woodcuts, ca. 1900 (?).
Date
[1900?]
Pictures
The adventures of JutayÅ« in his travels around Japan. Colour woodcuts, ca. 1900 (?).
Digital Images
Online
The adventures of JutayÅ« in his travels around Japan. Colour woodcuts, ca. 1900 (?).
Digital Images
Online
The adventures of JutayÅ« in his travels around Japan. Colour woodcuts, ca. 1900 (?).
Digital Images
Online
Japan: a pair of mandarin ducks. Woodcut after Sessai, 1872.
Sessai, 1755-1820.
Date
[1872]
Pictures
Online
Japan: a woman with two girls in festive dress. Colour woodcut, ca. 1900.
Date
[1900?]
Pictures
Online
A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa.
Date
1883
Pictures
A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa.
Date
1883
Pictures
A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa.
Date
1883
Pictures
A map with rebuses to identify provinces in Japan. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru II, 1867.
Utagawa, Kuniteru, 1830?-1874.
Date
1867
Pictures
Kinzan mountain pass, northeast of Honshu, the main island of Japan. Colour woodcut by Sadahide, 1868.
Utagawa, Sadahide, 1807-1873.
Date
1868
Pictures
Japan: a roof finial in Nagoya castle in the form of a dragon. Colour woodcut, ca. 1872.
Date
[1872?]
Pictures
Online
Japan: two women and a man looking from a balcony at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto. Colour woodcut, ca. 1900.
Date
[1900?]
Pictures
Online
A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa
Digital Images
Online
A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa
Digital Images
Online
A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa
Digital Images
Online
Title page to the series of scenic places in the provinces of Great Japan. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1856.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.
Date
1856
Pictures
Japan: two women from Ohara village near Kyoto having a rest while carrying firewood into the city. Colour woodcut, ca. 1900.
Date
[1900?]
Pictures
Online
A city with western-style buildings (in Japan?), in which a western couple are observed by Japanese. Woodcut after Kyōsai (Gyōsai), 1874.
Kawanabe, Kyōsai, 1831-1889.
Date
[1874]
Pictures
Online
Westerners at Yokohama, Japan, enjoying a lavish tea ceremony as a cellist plays to them. Coloured woodcut by Chikahisa, c. 1865, after Yoshikazu.
Utagawa, Yoshikazu, active 1848-1863.
Date
1865
Pictures
Online
Japan: a woman and a boy returning from a shrine, amused and startled to see drunk man dancing in the street. Colour woodcut, ca. 1900.
Date
[1900?]
Pictures
Online
The two most northern provinces of Japan's main island: panoramic view. Colour woodcut, 1868.
Date
1868
Pictures
Japan's divine protectors hover on a gold cloud above a traditional warship. Colour woodcut, early 1870s.
Date
[early 1870s]
Pictures

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