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Large, pastel-hued chrysanthemums among dark green foliage against a black background. Solid-colored blocks of vertical calligraphy accent the corners of the composition.

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

Autumn Themes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

September 1 - December 12, 2010

A dramatic blue and white waterfall cascading over a rocky cliff, surrounded by lush foliage and figures in the foreground.

Mountains and Rivers

Scenic Views of Japan

July 10 - November 1, 2009

The Lure of Ink

Japanese Monochrome Prints and Books

March 6 - July 5, 2009

Kunisada's Twelve Month Series

October 10, 2008 - February 1, 2009

A figure in ornate robes gazes into a box, with trees and clouds in the background.

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

The Pumpelly Album

May 23 - October 5, 2008

Edo Theater

The Drama of Kabuki

January 18 - May 18, 2008

Heroes and Warriors

Japanese Prints of Historical Narratives and Legendary Tales

September 28, 2007 - January 13, 2008

A pheasant with patterned plumage in a tense encounter with a brown snake amidst large green leaves and red blossoms against a blue sky.

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints

February 2 - June 10, 2007

Process and Function

Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique

January 19 - May 27, 2007

Expanding the Surface

Multiple-Panel Prints in Edo-Period Japan

September 8 - December 10, 2006

Marking the Occasion

The Japanese Tradition of Surimono

February 3 - May 28, 2006

Japonisme

Japanese Prints and Their Influences in France, ca. 1860-1880

August 26, 2005 - February 12, 2006

Tokaido

The Lure of the Open Road in 19th-Century Japan

April 29 - August 21, 2005

Genre in Kunisada's Prints of the Twelve Months

September 3, 2004 - January 2, 2005

Meisho

Depictions of Famous Places in Japan

June 4 - August 29, 2004

An Abundance of Color

Spring Blossoms

March 5 - May 30, 2004

A seated figure atop a large fish, dressed in patterned robes, reading a scroll.

Happiness and Longevity

Deities of Good Fortune in Japanese Prints

December 5, 2003 - February 29, 2004

Reading Japanese Prints

September 5 - November 30, 2003

Triptychs in Japanese Printmaking

June 6 - August 31, 2003

Preliminary drawings of panoramic landscapes, including Mount Fuji, a waterfall, and blossoming trees, rendered in thin linework across three vertical divisions.

Hiroshige

Selections from the Collection

March 7 - June 1, 2003

A richly colored woodblock print of a samurai wielding a sword over his head. The male presenting figure wears traditional Japanese patterned attire and determinedly looks forward.

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers

Literary and Narrative Traditions in Japanese Prints

September 6 - December 1, 2002

The Art of the Fan

Uchiwa-e in Japanese Prints

December 7, 2001 - March 3, 2002

Art Forms Entwined

Painting and Printmaking in Edo-Period Japan

September 7 - December 2, 2001

Kabuki Theater in Edo-Period Japan

June 8 - September 2, 2001