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![Teahouse at Koishikawa. Hokusai Katsushika, betw. 1890 and 1940.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.loc.gov/pictures/static/data/jpd/banner.jpg)
Teahouse at Koishikawa. Hokusai Katsushika, betw. 1890 and 1940.
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Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs
Division (P&P)
101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC
20540-4730
Post-1915 Japanese prints including including S™saku Hanga ("Creative Prints"), Shin Hanga ("New Prints"), contemporary works by Japanese artists, and examples of Japonisme (works inspired by Japanese art and culture) by Western artists are included in the general Fine Prints collection. Very few currently have online records.
Library of Congress, Asian Division
101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC
20540-4730
http://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/
Most bound materials, including woodblock-printed books and scrolls, are found in the Asian Division. This collection includes approximately 5000 titles of books and manuscripts, produced during or soon after the Edo period (1600-1868). 3400 now have electronic records, which are searchable in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.
Library of Congress, Geography and Map
Division
101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.
20540-4650
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/
The Geography and Map Division preserves more than 250 titles of pre-1900 manuscript and woodblock-printed maps.
Online Exhibit
The Floating World of Ukiyo-e: Shadows, Dreams, and Substance http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e/
Features woodblock prints and block-printed books from the LibraryÕs collection, and includes an annotated bibliography of more than 300 Pre-Meiji Books on Art in the Library of Congress.
Select List of Related Online Resources Outside the Library of Congress
Japanese Art Society of America [founded as The Ukiyo-e Society of America]
http://www.japaneseartsoc.org/
Founded in 1973 by print enthusiasts and collectors, the Japanese Art Society also publishes the annual journal Impressions.
Victoria & Albert Museum: Ukiyo-e: Pictures of the Floating World
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/u/ukiyo-e-pictures-of-the-floating-world/
Provides an introduction to and overview of the Victoria & Albert's collection of ukiyo-e--one of the largest in the world, with over 25,000 prints, paintings, drawings and books.
Viewing Japanese Prints, by John
Fiorillo
http://www.viewingjapaneseprints.net/
Discusses Ukiyo-e, Shin Hanga, and S™saku Hanga and related artists.
A guide to Ukiyo-e sites, by Hans Olof
Johansson
http://user.bahnhof.se/~secutor/ukiyo-e/guide.html
Includes links to international collections and organizations, and a section devoted to Ukiyo-e artist signatures.