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The digitization of literature and art, among everything else, can be both a blessing and a curse. But regardless of how you might feel about this new medium through which we can appreciate artistic creations from around the world, the NYPL Digital Collections by The New York Public Library is sure to get you excited.
Just released this month, the NYPL Digital Collections is a database of photos, maps, artwork, music sheets, and other historical documents the world has to offer. It currently contains over 180,000 works, and so long as you have internet access, you can view them all for free.
Needless to say, you can find many Japanese works on the database as well. As of January 18th, there are over 1,300 Japan-related works all in the public domain. They include ukiyoe paintings, old photos, and picture scrolls that you can set as your desktop wallpaper, print out and hang on a wall as decoration, or use however else you please!
Three Little Maids from School are we (1898-1931)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
Japanese Warrior, Smithsonian Institute, Washington.
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
Woman Getting Her Hair Styled (1752-1815)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
Hara, Asa no Fuji (1832)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
Totsuka, Motomachi warakaremichi (1832)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
Barque de Dai-Ko-Ku, bois. (1874-1885)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
Nihonbashi, Asa no kei (1832)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
Shōno, Haku-u. = Shono (Station 46), Driving rain. (1832)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
Travelling in Japan (1898-1931)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
A Japanese Reservist Leaving Home. (1904)
Source: NYPL Digital Collections
If you’re more of a bookworm and want to see some old books, there’s also a Japanese database from which you can download historical Japanese literature.