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Artwork Reclining woman with musical instrument this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1829-01-01

Reclining woman with musical instrument unknown

Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Temple and persimmon tree c.1969

Artwork Storage jar (kuan) this artwork made of Swelling earthenware shape, narrowing to the base, with narrow neck and two lugs set vertically at the maximum diameter, painted with black pigment in a band of large swirls below a band of circular panels enclosing a star motif reserved on a cross-hatched ground

Storage jar (kuan) Neolithic period, Majiayao phase (3500-3000 BCE)

Artwork Ippuku no mitai (The desire to smoke) (from 'Mitate tai zukushi' (A collection of desires) series) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1878-01-01

Ippuku no mitai (The desire to smoke) (from 'Mitate tai zukushi' (A collection of desires) series) 1878

Artwork Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai Province) (A fisherman and his little helper on a promontory) (no. 15 from 'Fugaku Sanju-Rokkei' (Thirty-six views of Mt Fuji) series) (reprint) this artwork made of Colour woodblock on paper, created in 1929-01-01

Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai Province) (A fisherman and his little helper on a promontory) (no. 15 from 'Fugaku Sanju-Rokkei' (Thirty-six views of Mt Fuji) series) (reprint) c.1829-33

Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

(Committee of soldiers with woman pleading for a hearing) (from 'The War of Resistance against the French' series) 1953

Artwork Seba (no. 25 from a set of twenty-five reprints) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1955-01-01

Seba (no. 25 from a set of twenty-five reprints) 1955

Artwork Mr. & Mrs. Rainbow gymnastics no. 1 (from 'Rainbow landscape' series) this artwork made of Screenprint on paper, created in 1974-01-01

Mr. & Mrs. Rainbow gymnastics no. 1 (from 'Rainbow landscape' series) 1974

Artwork Benkei, Fuji musume, a blind masseur and a servant carrying a gourd, in Otsu-e style this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on wove paper, created in 1840-01-01

Benkei, Fuji musume, a blind masseur and a servant carrying a gourd, in Otsu-e style c.1850

Artwork Parody of an Imperial scene this artwork made of Colour woodblock print, created in 1804-01-01

Parody of an Imperial scene c.1804-29

Artwork Nakamura Shikan as Nangoh Rikimaru in 'Shiranami Gonin Otoko' this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1846-01-01

Nakamura Shikan as Nangoh Rikimaru in 'Shiranami Gonin Otoko' 1846-62

Artwork Actor Shikan as the red-wigged Tomoemon reflected in a mirror this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1875-01-01

Actor Shikan as the red-wigged Tomoemon reflected in a mirror c.1880

Artwork Gentleman arriving late this artwork made of Woodblock print, created in 1680-01-01

Gentleman arriving late c.1680

Artwork Ikat weave hanging this artwork made of Cotton, two Ikat warp panels joined (blue), created in 1875-01-01

Ikat weave hanging c.1875-1925

Artwork Women at Tachibana (no. 13 from incomplete set of 25 reprints) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1961-01-01

Women at Tachibana (no. 13 from incomplete set of 25 reprints) 1961

Artwork Untitled (from 'Twenty-four accomplishments of Imperial Japan' series) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1860-01-01

Untitled (from 'Twenty-four accomplishments of Imperial Japan' series) c.1860-92

Artwork The actors Ichikawa Komazo and Iwai Hanshiro this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1795-01-01

The actors Ichikawa Komazo and Iwai Hanshiro 1795-96

Artwork Futakawa, Sara-ga-baba (Monkey Plateau) (no. 34 from 'Tokaido gojusan-tsugi' (Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido) series) this artwork made of Woodblock print on paper, created in 1850-01-01

Futakawa, Sara-ga-baba (Monkey Plateau) (no. 34 from 'Tokaido gojusan-tsugi' (Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido) series) late 19th century

Artwork Shikishi: (abstract motif) this artwork made of Ink on card, created in 1900-01-01

Shikishi: (abstract motif) c.1900-60

Artwork Young fashionable couple with their child this artwork made of Ambrotype

Young fashionable couple with their child c.1892

Artwork Bijin (reprint) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1825-01-01

Bijin (reprint) unknown

Artwork Yamashita no hana (no. 14 from incomplete set of 25 reprints) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1961-01-01

Yamashita no hana (no. 14 from incomplete set of 25 reprints) 1961

Artwork (Harbour scene) this artwork made of Coloured woodblock print on paper, created in 1875-01-01

(Harbour scene) late 19th century

Artwork Mirror this artwork made of Colour lithograph on wove paper, created in 1974-01-01

Mirror 1974

Artwork (The promulgation of the Japanese Constitution) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1889-01-01

(The promulgation of the Japanese Constitution) 1889

Artwork Shizuka Gozen dancing before the Shogun, Yoritomo this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1780-01-01

Shizuka Gozen dancing before the Shogun, Yoritomo c.1785

Artwork Storage jar (kuan) this artwork made of Swelling earthenware shape, narrowing to the base, with flared mouth and two lugs set vertically at the maximum diameter, painted with black and maroon pigments in a band of large diamond shaped motifs below a narrow band of wave crest pattern repeated on the neck and inside the mouth

Storage jar (kuan) Neolithic period, Banshan phase (3000-2500 BCE)

Artwork Festival with decorated boats this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1858-01-01

Festival with decorated boats unknown

Artwork Teahouse in azalea garden this artwork made of Woodblock print, created in 1925-01-01

Teahouse in azalea garden 1925

Artwork Goldfish this artwork made of Woodblock print on paper, created in 1926-01-01

Goldfish c.1926