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A narrow street with a sign on the side of it. Brewery gasthof nasal s...

A street with a bunch of buildings and a sign on the side of it / A street with a sign on the side of it public domain stock photo.

Himegimi no gaishutsu, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Print shows two women and two children walking with a female attendant holding a large parasol; one of the children is carrying a doll. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored ... More

Buitenlandse schepen in de haven van Nagasaki

Public domain image of Dutch print, maritime landscape, ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Martelaarschap van Jezuiet Carlo Spinola te Nagasaki

Public domain image of a print, artwork, related to Catholic Church saint, religion, Christianity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[The interior of a kabuki theater]

Print shows a full audience of men and women at a kabuki theater. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Otani Hirohachi as a Samurai Dressed in a Gaudy Kamishimo

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819) Edo period (1615–1868)

Maruyama in Nagasaki - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication

Public domain image of 16th century art, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ito nishiki brocade, commonly called anhera-ori (weave)]

Drawing shows floral and vine designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray colle... More

Shinpan ukie hankai kōmon no zu

Print shows interior of a courtyard with men standing at entrances to the building and others, on the ground, appear to have been thrown out of the dwelling or repulsed in their efforts to gain entrance. Title ... More

[Wolves and winter reeds], Morikuni Tachibana

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukie kinryūzan ichi no zu

Print shows a large throng of people at the open-air marketplace at Kinryūzan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: horizontal Oban... More

Engawa no wakashū to onna, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows a young man and a young woman standing on a veranda, with a rooster and a hen standing nearby. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005... More

Satsuki ame, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows two women walking beneath an umbrella and a young woman about to open an umbrella as it has started to rain. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print speci... More

Toyonobu Ishikawa - Onoe kikugorō [to] nakamura kiyosaburō

Print shows actors Onoe Kikugorō and Nakamura Kiyosaburō, wearing geta, portraying street musicians. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. A... More

Moronobu Hishikawa - [Two lovers embracing in front of a painted scree...

Print shows a young man sitting on the floor, embracing a young woman straddling him. Also attributed to: Sugimura Jihei, ca. 169-. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (L... More

Kiyonobu Torii - Rajōmon - Public domain drawing

Print shows a warrior fighting a demon, possibly Ibaraki, at the Rashomon gate. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Oban. Adachi m... More

Kiyomitsu Torii - Fumi yomu yūjo - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman seated on a bench reading a scroll, one end of which a cat is playing with from under the bench. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialis... More

[Kara nishiki (Chinese brocade) with red background] [Kinran (gold bro...

Drawings show stylized floral designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints an... More

Ukie itsukushima jinjya no zu - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a perspective view of the Itsukushima Shrine built over the water. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: horizontal Oban... More

[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - headed for the shrine]

Drawing shows a few men confronting by the 47 rōnin on the Ryogoku Bridge over the Sumida River during the night on their return after attacking Kira Yoshinaka's home and beheading him.

Kiyonobu Torii - Iwai sagenta [to] katsuyama matagorō

Print shows actors Iwai Sagenta and Katsuyama Matagorō, one reclining on a veranda, the other about to climb steps to the veranda. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

Futon no ue no sinzou to sore o nagameru yūjo

Print shows a courtesan watching a young female student in bed with a client. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: horizontal Chu... More

Ohka no oiran - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a view from behind of a courtesan seated beneath a branch of cherry blossoms. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: ve... More

Daifukuya no dan, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Print shows a man sitting behind a screen watching two women, one holding a long pipe. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the seri... More

Sugawara no michizane, Shigemasa Kitao - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Sugawara no Michizane, an actor, sitting on a platform beneath pine and plum trees. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Form... More

[Two kinds of pine needle flowers and a kind of anemone]

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon noyamagusa : Illustrated book of mountain grasses. Format:... More

Geisha to hakoya, Shigemasa Kitao - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two women wearing geta, walking, one carrying a long box. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). F... More

Ichi - Drawing. Public domain image. - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman watching as two women brush silkworms off a sheet of paper or cloth into a box.

Ryōgokubashi no sekisho, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows two women on the Ryōgoku Bridge at sunset. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Fūryū edo hakkei : Modern vers... More

Daikon - Public domain scan / drawing - Ukiyo e print

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Attributed to: Yamada Dōan. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Moronobu Hishikawa - Sumō, 16th century - Ukiyo e print

Print showing scenes related to the Soga family. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Eiri soga monogatari : Illustrated t... More

[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - assualt on Kira Yoshina...

Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 rōnin, with the samurai chasing Kira's guards and searching the grounds. Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichi... More

Sangatsu[yayoi?] hanazumō shigatsu[uduki?] shaka tanjō

Print shows three women dancing. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Yoshiwara niwaka : Blossoms of the yoshiwara. Form... More

Benkei to kodomo (ataka no matsu)

Print shows the legendary monk warrior Benkei offering gifts to two children who have been gathering pine needles.

Toyonobu Ishikawa - [Passing a love letter]

Print shows a young man discretely passing a love letter from beneath the folds of his kimono. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Geschiedenis en de Naakte Waarheid in Japan

Public domain photo of art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Toyonobu Ishikawa - Migi - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man and a woman, wearing geta, walking beneath an umbrella next to a blossoming tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Fr... More

Kiyonobu Torii - [Two lovers under an umbrella]

Print shows a man and a woman, full-length, walking beneath an umbrella. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Reading a love letter], Kiyomasu Torii

Print shows a young woman reading a love letter. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Dai nijūichi zu, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows a woman using a long (opium?) pipe to beat a man who has been spying on her. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the seri... More

Utagawa Toyoharu - Ukie naniwa tenmatenjin yomatsuri no zu

Print shows a festival in honor of Sugawara Michizane taking place at night at the Tenman Tenjin shrine in Osaka; many people crossing a high wooden bridge lined with lanterns over a river filled with boats of ... More

Okumura masanobu no kakejiku o miru yūjo

Print shows an interior scene with two courtesans admiring a screen painting of an actor or beautiful woman by the painter Okumura Masanobu. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... More

[Nishiki brocade with cherry blossoms and wave designs on red backgrou...

Drawing shows stylized flower (cherry blossom) designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: J... More

[A beauty with an umbrella], Kiyomasu Torii

Print shows the actor Nakamura Sanya as a young woman standing beneath an umbrella, wearing a head covering and geta. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunkō (Japanese, 1743–1812) Edo period (1615–1868) Public domain scan of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, depicting kabuki theater actor playing samurai, free to use, no copyright restrictions ima... More

The Second Ichikawa Monnosuke as a Samurai Standing by a Wooden Bench

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819) Edo period (1615–1868)

Utagawa Yoshitora - Vehicles on the Streets of Tokyo

Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active ca. 1850–80) Edo period (1615–1868)

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai of High Rank

Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792) Edo period (1615–1868) Public domain scan of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, depicting kabuki theater actor playing samurai, free to use, no copyright restrictions im... More

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo as a Samurai with Two Swords

Katsukawa Shunkō (Japanese, 1743–1812) Edo period (1615–1868) Public domain scan of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, depicting kabuki theater actor playing samurai, free to use, no copyright restrictions ima... More

Katsukawa Shunjō - An Unidentified Actor in the Role of a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunjō (Japanese, died 1787) Edo period (1615–1868) Public domain scan of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, depicting male actor in kabuki theater scene, free to use, no copyright restrictions image... More

Gruppenbild Martyrium in Nagasaki 1622

Public domain photo of portrait art print, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Hishikawa Moronobu - Two Young Samurai, Japan, Edo period

Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694) Edo period (1615–1868) Public domain scan of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, of Edo period, Tokugawa rule, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions ... More

Moronobu Hishikawa - [Lovers in an autumn meadow]

Print shows a young man and a young woman embracing in a meadow. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Landkaart van Japan - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain image related to Dutch colonies, East-Indies, Dutch East India Company, Asia, age of discovery, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[A betrothal ceremony] 17th century - Ukiyo e print

Print shows an interior scene with a man entering on the right outside a room with several women; on the left shows a similarly dressed man addressing a woman behind a screen.

Samurai and Courtesan Seated; A Servant Beside Them

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792) Edo period (1615–1868) Public domain scan of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, depicting kabuki theater actor playing samurai, free to use, no copyright restrictions im... More

[A clown wearing colorful costume and mask, with wild hair and hat wit...

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Two old men, possibly actors, one standing, holding an umbrella, the ...

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Ichikawa Danzo III as a Samurai Drawing a Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792) Edo period (1615–1868) Public domain scan of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, depicting kabuki theater actor playing samurai, free to use, no copyright restrictions im... More

[Man with a sword walking toward the left]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

The Actor Nakamura Sukegorō II as a Samurai Disguised as a Shichō or A...

Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792) Edo period (1615–1868) Public domain scan of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, depicting kabuki theater actor playing samurai, free to use, no copyright restrictions im... More

[Squash vine with blossom, squash, and rainbow, with publisher seal in...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Elder samurai observing a young warrior with bow and arrows]

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Kiyonobu Torii - [A popular beauty] - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman, full-length, standing, facing left. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Samurai in Fighting Trim

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819) Edo period (1615–1868)

Kiyonobu Torii - [The spear dance] - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a male dancer during a spear dance. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Ikushima Shingoro as a Bushi (Samurai) and Ogino Yaegiri as a Woman wi...

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nansenbushū bankoku shōka no zu / - Public domain map

Shows the world, based on knowledge from numerous famous Chinese and Japanese classics and Buddhism. Depths shown pictorially. Wood block print. Map and author, Hōtan, listed in Imago Mundi's Review of early ca... More

Nami ni goshoguruma moyō no tachi bijin

Print shows a courtesan, facing left, wearing a waterwheel and waves pattern kimono.

Tekkai sennin, Okumura Masanobu - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman holding her hands over a man's eyes and blowing a puff of air upon which a small male figure ascends; another woman is waving to the man on the puff of air and appears to be offering him a s... More

Daimyō gyōretsu no ezu - Public domain textile drawing

Print shows a long procession of men (nobility or government officials) on foot. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: horizontal Ob... More

Tōjin gyōretsu no ezu ichi - Public domain drawing

Print shows a procession of Chinese men on horseback and on foot, some carrying a palanquin. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: h... More

Taka no ha moyō no tachi bijin - Public domain drawing

Print shows a courtesan wearing feather-pattern kimono. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Purchase; H. Ir... More

Takenuki gorō, Kiyomasu Torii - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man, possibly Tokimune Soga (Gorō), uprooting bamboo. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Pur... More

[Preparing for the first battle], Kiyomasu Torii

Print shows a young woman arranging a warrior's hair prior to entering a battle. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Torii Kiyomasu I - The Actor Yoshizawa Ayame as a Samurai

Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active 1696–1716) Edo period (1615–1868)

[A popular hero, Shibaraku], Kiyomasu Torii

Print shows an actor as a samurai making a grand entrance at the "Shibaraku" moment on the kabuki stage. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Yūjo chōkarō, Okumura Masanobu - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a courtesan portraying the Chinese sage Zhang Guo Lao Chōkarō releasing his magic horse from a small gourd. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specia... More

Sannin no yakusha - A painting of a group of women with umbrellas

Print shows three actors, two playing shamisens and one with a teapot or sake pot, two are in the roles of women.

Kage e. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows two geishas entertaining a man, one is making shadow puppets and the other is playing a shamisen.

Toragaishi - Public domain drawing - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman standing and a warrior attempting to pick up a large rock. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: horizontal Chub... More

Kaya no uchisoto, Kiyomasu Torii - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man, woman, and a child resting outside mosquito netting. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi modern reprint (Showa).... More

Ichikawa danjūrō [to] ichikawa monnosuke - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke as a courtesan and Ichikawa Danjūrō as a merchant.

Shuen, print by Sukenobu Nishikawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two geishas and a man eating; there is a shamisen next to one of the women, the other is holding a tea or sake pot. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More

Haha to ko, print by Sukenobu Nishikawa

Print shows a mother and her son with an open book; the boy is resting on top of the book, preventing his mother from reading it. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pr... More

[Ram and autumn mallow], Morikuni Tachibana

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

[Domestic cat nursing kittens], Morikuni Tachibana

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Matted with no. 2049; prints overlap each other. From the series: Ehon shahōbuku... More

[Wild horses running in water, across a river or in surf]

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

[Wild boars running, on cliffs, and near pine trees]

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

[Cat with black markings on its fur and a fragrant rose mallow]

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

[Male and female musk deer], Morikuni Tachibana

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

[Tiger near a cataract], Morikuni Tachibana

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Matted with no. 2048; prints overlap each other. From the series: Ehon shahōbuku... More

[Two oxen, one under a willow tree and one under a plum tree]

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

[Deer, two bucks fighting, next to a stream]

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

[Foxes and chrysanthemums], Morikuni Tachibana - Ukiyo e print

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon shahōbukuro : Illustrated book of bag of painted treasures... More

[Wild boar sleeping beneath bushes during autumn]

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A large bull or ox] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Soga Goro making puns] - Public domain drawing

Print shows one of the Soga brothers, Goro (Tokimune), dressed as a warrior surrounded by text containing puns. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[A lover's quarrel] - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man, scowling, with a shoulder pole and a basket full of jars and bowls, standing in front of a woman with a smug look on her face. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints a... More

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