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Title: 36 Views of Mt. Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description: A great, claw-shaped wave which almost swampes the boats dominates the scene, . The Mount Fuji appears in the distance and seems much smaller compared to the waves. In the upper left-hand corner, the artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature.
Artist Life Dates: 1760-1849
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1829-1833
Accession Number: 1948/1.149
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
relevance: rank 6.42853
Secondary Keywords: asia (continent); bodies of water; bodies of water and components of bodies of water; bodies of water by size; buildings and the land; chubu (region); descriptors; design elements; geographic and political locations; landscapes (environments); marine bodies; natural landscapes; objects we use; patterns (design elements); patterns by specific type; physical features; settlements and landscapes; transportation vehicles; vehicles; visual works; visual works by subject type; watercraft; watercraft by general type

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Title: The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Jimbutsu Edition): #15 Yoshiwara
Artist: Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description: Fishermen in boats in shallow water with mountain n the distance. Writing in the upper left corner. Flock of birds in the distance in front of the mountain.
Artist Life Dates: 1797-1858
Object Creation Date: 1852
Accession Number: 2008/2.317
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
relevance: rank 6.06932
Secondary Keywords: upward; asia (continent); buildings and the land; chubu (region); descriptors; geographic and political locations; inorganic material; japan (nation); landforms; landforms and landform components; landforms by shape or position; landscapes (environments); materials; materials by composition; natural landscapes; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in agriculture or natural resource occupations; people in science-related occupations; physical features; scientists and people in science-related occupations; settlements and landscapes; transportation vehicles; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; vehicles; watercraft; watercraft by general type

Title: The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyôsho Edition): #15 Yoshiwara
Artist: Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description: On the right hand side of the print, two figures are standing in front of a market shop, talking to the store owner. In the distance is another figure walking along the path, and beyond him is what appears to be another market stall with other figures. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in the upper right corner in a red box.
Artist Life Dates: 1797-1858
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1841-1842
Accession Number: 1998/2.30
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
relevance: rank 6.04175
Secondary Keywords: accessories worn on the head; asia (continent); buildings and the land; chubu (region); commercial buildings; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; geographic and political locations; headgear; japan (nation); landscapes (environments); mercantile buildings; natural landscapes; objects we use; physical features; plants; settlements and landscapes; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; visual works; visual works by subject type; woody plants

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Title: Banks of the Thames [Bords de la Tamise]
Artist: Artist Unknown
Physical Description: A sparse scene with an empty foreground representing water and a vacant sky above. There is a small house in the center, surrounded by trees and foliage.
Century: 19th century
Accession Number: 2013/2.577
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint on chine collé (Japan tissue laid down on cream laid paper)
relevance: rank 6.03881
Secondary Keywords: bodies of water; bodies of water and components of bodies of water; bodies of water by size; buildings and the land; components of bodies of water; dwellings; england (country); europe (continent); geographic and political locations; natural landscapes; objects we use; physical features; plants; residential structures; riverine bodies; settlements and landscapes; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; transportation vehicles; united kingdom (nation); vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; vehicles; watercraft; watercraft by general type; woody plants

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