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A view from Shiba Atago-yama: a shrine with a garden. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu.

A shogunal procession from Edo Castle to Ueno hill. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, ca. 1900.

The cherry trees of the Sumida embankment; a ferry conveys passengers from the city on the west bank; two women in the foreground are entertainers/prostitutes; the mountain in the distance is Mount Tsukuba. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu.

Four portraits of emperors. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1878.

Children in traditional dress, playing ball on a verandah overlooking a garden. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1883.

Shizugatake, the battle of Katō Toranōsuke and Yamagi shogen. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1904.

Two women playing traditional instruments to a listening child, surrounded by the furnishings of a wealthy, traditional home. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1883.

The recently completed brick buildings of Ginza street, Tokyo. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu.

Kinyūsan Asakusa temple. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu.

Women performing the tea ceremony. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1896.

Court performance of a Noh play: drummers in the foreground, performers on the stage and court women beyond. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1880.

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The recently completed brick buildings of Ginza street, Tokyo. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu.

Shizugatake, the battle of Katō Toranōsuke and Yamagi shogen. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1904.

Women performing the tea ceremony. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1896.

Court performance of a Noh play: drummers in the foreground, performers on the stage and court women beyond. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1880.

Four portraits of emperors. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1878.