FLIGHTS OF CRANES AND FLEET OF BOATS UNDER SAIL, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and colors on paper with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

Ink

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Hiroshige hitsu"

Paper stencils

Yokohama woodblock print in ōban format; ink and color on paper

Center panel from a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Ink and color on paper