Database / Artworks
Artworks

Bairei Picture Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei hyakuchō gafu) 楳嶺百鳥畫譜
Kōno Bairei
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper · 1881
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Four Worthies (Plum, Bamboo, Orchid, Chrysanthemum) (Shikunshi) 竹洞四君子
Chikutō Nakabayashi
Set of two woodblock printed books bound as one; ink on paper · 1853
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Stephen
Printed book · 1842
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Album of 27 prints from the series "Pairings of Actors with the Fifty-three Stations (Mitate yakusha gojusan tsui no uchi)"
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Color woodblock-printed book · 1839
Art Institute of Chicago

Ideas for Various Things of the Seasons (Shiki Tsukurimono shukō no tane) 四季造物趣向種
Matsukawa Hanzan
Set of two woodblock printed books; ink on paper · 1837
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shiki no sugatami (0016)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Color woodblock printed book, 3 volumes · 1837
Art Institute of Chicago

Shunjo gidan mizuage cho
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Woodblock printed books, three volumes · 1836
Art Institute of Chicago

A Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei Tanehiko
Utagawa Kunisada
Set of nineteen woodblock-printed booklets; ink on paper, color-printed covers · 1829
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kaichu nenju gyoji
Utagawa Sadakage
Color woodblock printed books, 3 volumes · 1829
Art Institute of Chicago

One-Hundred Views of Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei)
Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock printed book; 3 volumes complete · 1829
Art Institute of Chicago

Nantei gafu kohen
Nishimura Nantei
Woodblock printed book, one volume · 1826
Art Institute of Chicago

An Illustrated New Edition of the Water Margin (Shinpen Suikogaden)
Katsushika Hokusai
Ink on paper; woodblock-printed books · 1823
Art Institute of Chicago

Oatsurae Kujiraobi
Utagawa Kuninao, Japanese
Color woodblock printed books, 3 volumes · 1821
Art Institute of Chicago

Illustrated Collection of the Famous Products of Japan (Nihon meibutsu gasan shū) 日本名物画賛集
Katsushika Taito II
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper · 1820
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ehon ryohitsu
Katsushika Hokusai
Color woodblock printed book, one volume · 1820
Art Institute of Chicago

A Diary of Travel from Edo to Nagasaki (Seiyūryōdan)
Shiba Kōkan
Five volumes of woodblock printed books; ink on paper · 1803
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kyoka Ehon Shokunin Kagami
Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock printed book, original covers · 1803
Art Institute of Chicago

“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri)
Kitagawa Utamaro
Page from a woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper · 1798
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri)
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese
Page from a woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper · 1798
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plum Blossom and the Moon from the Book Mount Fuji in Spring (Haru no Fuji)
Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock- printed book · 1798
Art Institute of Chicago

Birds of the Capital (Miyakodori)
Katsushika Hokusai
Color woodblock printed book; 1 vol. · 1797
Art Institute of Chicago

Juvenile Instructions of the Boy Monju (Chigo monju osana kyokun)
Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock-printed book; loose plates · 1796
Art Institute of Chicago

Waves of Potential Immigrants from Many Lands (Shikinamigusa)
Katsushika Hokusai
Color woodblock-printed book; 1 vol. · 1791
Art Institute of Chicago

Nishiki hyakunin isshu azuma-ori
Katsukawa Shunshō
Woodblock printed book · 1775
Art Institute of Chicago