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Painting of women in kimono by a riverbank with willow trees and a rowing boat on the water.

Beauties at the Seashore

c. 1765-92

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red costume with a sword, beside plum blossoms and a lattice window.

Onoe Kikugorō I as Izumi no Saburō in the Play Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise

1769

Woodblock print of a woman in a pale kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a willow tree, with grass at her feet.

Segawa Kikunojo II as the Heron Maiden (from the series Ichimura Theater)

1770

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a plaid hakama and patterned kimono, arm raised, with swords at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Umeo-maru in the Play Ayatsuri Kabuki Ogi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Se…

c. 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword and lantern beside straw bundles and flowering plants.

The First Ichikawa Komazo (who in 1772 became the fourth Matsumoto Koshiro) in the Role of Yoemon

1770

Woman in patterned kimono holding a pipe before a red lattice, with onlookers peering through, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II in the Role of the Oiran Hatsuito of Yamashiro-ya

ca. 1770

Woman in a floral kimono leaning on a veranda beside a green screen, with a spotted cat at her feet, Japanese woodblock print

The Third Princess (Onna San no Miya)

ca. 1771

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono beside a striped screen and bamboo, by Ippitsusai Buncho, c. 1769.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in a Female Role

c. 1769

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in kimono on a veranda beside a pine tree and hanging curtain.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shume no Hangan Morihisa (right), and Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Chujo (left), in the…

c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda overlooking a river with boats, a net, and a thatched house.

Ayase no Yusho, from the series "Bokusui Hakkei"

c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono beside a tree, red torii gate and white snake.

Portrait of an Actor

ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a man with umbrella below a lattice balcony where a woman reads a letter, with Japanese calligraphy above.

The Lovers O-Hatsu and Tokubei

ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a muscular kabuki actor in wrestler costume with a maple-leaf robe and sword, c. 1770.

Actor Sakata Hongoro II as a Wrestler in a Play

ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan under a willow and a kneeling man with a sword on a grassy bank.

Scene from a Drama

1769

Woodblock print of two elegantly dressed figures under a parasol on a wooden veranda, one holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo II as a Girl and Ichikawa Tomiyeimon?

ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a white robe holding plum blossoms, the other kneeling in a striped kim

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Woman

ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a red monkey mask, with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

1764-71

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint holding a sword before bamboo, by Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III, Armed with a Sword

ca. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a red cape with white crests and a blossom-patterned kimono, beside a screen.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as a Woman Wearing a Red Cape

ca. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and red robe, holding a sword, with iris-decorated hakama.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd in an Unidentified Role

ca. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role, wearing a floral kimono beside a shoji screen.

The Actor Arashi Hinaji in a Female Role

ca. 1770

Ink line drawing of a kabuki-style figure in a patterned kimono holding a bottle, beside bamboo stalks and rocks.

Actor

Ink line drawing of two kimono-clad figures on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with bamboo and a shell-strewn stream.

The Actors

Woodblock print of a performer in a fox-head hood and patterned kimono beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a bench, with a flowering branch above.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I, 1689-1756 in an Unidentified Female Role

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role holding a swallow-decorated fan, with a sword at the waist and a veranda b

The Actor Ichikawa Uzayemon IX 1724-1785 in a Female Role

Japanese woodblock print of a young man in a plum-blossom kimono holding a toy horse beneath a flowering plum branch.

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a sweet cake peddler holding a fan and paper slip beside a lattice screen.

Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Uiro-uri (Peddler of Sweet Cakes Called Uiro)

ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a standing man in a striped kimono beside a lantern, teapot and lacquered box, in a wooden interior.

Ichikawa Komazo I

ca. 1769

Woman in patterned kimono holding a striped umbrella in falling snow beside a wooden railing and bamboo fence.

The Actor Nakamura Kiyozo

ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a fan beside flowering shrubs and bundled straw.

Ichikawa Yaozō II

ca. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a woman in patterned kimono, holding a cloth, beside a pine tree and green curtain.

Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Role of Kiyohime in Musume Dōjōji (the Girl of Dōjōji)

ca. 1771

Woodblock print of two women in kimono walking under a yellow parasol through falling snow, one holding a patterned bundle.

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters

ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a man in a black and cream kimono carrying a pole, looking up at a blossoming tree with a rope and tags.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke in the Role of Tamarimaru

ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow robe holding a conical hat and a speckled fish beneath willow branches.

Arashi Otohachi I

ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono beside a snowy bamboo grove and wooden fence.

Onoe Kikugorō as Tonase, from Kanadehon Chūshingura (Kanadehon Chūshingura, Shosei Onoe Kikugorō no Tonase)

1773

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono beside a paper lantern, bench, and lattice window.

Segawa Kikunojo II

ca. 1772

Woodblock print of an actor in a fox costume beneath a blossoming cherry tree with falling petals and bamboo.

An Actor in the Fox Dance from the Drama, "The Thousand Cherry Trees"

1723-1792

Woodblock print of a woman in a white kimono beside a lantern, a potted pine and chrysanthemums, and a latticed window.

Handayu, An Actor in a Female Role

1723-1792

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono with a fan, a kneeling attendant, and a river scene with boats.

One of Thirty-Six Flowers

1723-1792

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono walking before a girl carrying a doll, with a flowering branch.

A Courtesan Followed by a Girl Attendant Carrying a Doll

1723-1792

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green robe with a bow, arrows and a hawk overhead, with calligraphy at upper right.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as Yorimasa

1770

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono share an oil-paper parasol on a grassy mound in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Chunagon Yukihira (right), and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Murasame (left), in the Play Kuni…

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a striped parasol and sword beside a stone lantern, c. 1770.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kikuchi Hyogo Narikage in the Play Katakiuchi Chuko Kagami (Vendetta: A Model of L…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one seated with a sword and one standing with a bird beside a cherry tree and stone wal

The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Seigen (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II as Shimizu Tonoinosuke Kiyoharu (left), in th…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes beside a green lantern and plum blossoms, with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Yoshimine no Munesada in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakam…

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a lidded container on green ground.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Courtesan Hitachi in Part Two of the Play Wada Sakamori Osame no Mitsugumi (Wada'…

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword and maple branch beside a spotted deer under a tree.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Goi no Sho Munesada with a Deer, in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji (Flower of J…

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green kimono carrying a tray with a potted pine, beside a lattice window.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II in a pre-performance celebration of the play "Soga Monogatari," performed at the Morita T…

1773

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono carrying a lacquered box beside a screen and chrysanthemums.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oume, Wife of Kisaku, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed a the Nakam…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a standing young man in a patterned kimono holding a sword, by Ippitsusai Bunchô, about 1769.

Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as a Fashionable Young Man (Wakashu)

About 1769

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure dancing beside bleaching cloth over water, with flowering branches and straw bundles

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in cloth-bleaching (Nuno sarashi) dance

c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono adjusting her hair beside a striped screen and wall paintings.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in an Unidentified Role

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a kimono holding a peony branch and wearing a lion mask beside a rock.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in Shakkyo Dance in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Thea…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a flowered black parasol beside chrysanthemums and red sheave

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otatsu-gitsune in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theate…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in peddler costume with a fan and packet before a latticed shop front.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kyo no Jiro Disguised as an Uiro (Panacea) Peddler from the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omo…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, beside a shoji screen and pine tree.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Nakamu…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beside a shoji screen, a lacquer chest and hand drum.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Hitomaru (Hitormaru Hime) (?) in te Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (?), Pe…

c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two costumed kabuki figures on a veranda beside a stream with narcissus flowers.

The Actors Nakamura Tomijuro I as Enju Disguised as the Shirbyoshi Gio (right), and Nakamura Noshio I as Goo Disguise…

c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono by a fence of chrysanthemums, with a small dog and a screen with orchids.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Oiso no Tora (?) (right), and Otani Taniji (left)

c. 1770

Woodblock print of two women in a snowy tea house scene with bamboo, a cat, and a tea table.

Nikenjaya no Bosetsu, from the series "Azuma Hakkei"

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a courtesan on a veranda with a fan and pipe, overlooking a river with boats and an arched bridge.

The Courtesan Mitsunoto of the Hishiya House, from the series "Sanjurokkasen (Thirty-six Flowers)"

c. 1772

Woman in white kimono with orange obi stands by a railing, beside a potted pine and flowers, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Courtesan Handayu of the Nakaomiya House of Pleasure, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono holding a green blossom-decorated parasol beside a lattice window and plum bra

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi in the Play Mutsu no Hana Ume no Kaomise, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in t…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword beside a lattice screen and a perched bird.

Acteur Matsumoto Koshiro III in de vrouwenrol Asagao

1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a long sword before a bamboo screen and lattice.

Acteur Matsumoto Koshiro III in de rol van Soga no Goro

1769

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a seated man in grey robes and a standing woman in a floral kimono, beside straw bundle

Acteurs Nakamura Utaemon I en Arashi Hinaji in het toneelstuk Kiyomizu Seigen

1769

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a fox trap beside chrysanthemums, 1770.

Acteur Ichikawa Yaozo II in de rol van Soga no Goro met vossenval

1770

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a bird-decorated fan beside a pillar and eave.

Acteur als danseres

1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono holding a drawn sword beside a latticed screen, 1768.

Acteur Ichikawa Yaozo II met getrokken zwaard

1768

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a veranda, with pine and chrysanthemums, by Ippitsusai Bunchô.

Acteur Onoe Tamizo in vrouwenrol

1768

Woodblock print of a woman in a pale kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a willow tree and bamboo.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Heron Maiden in the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysa…

1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono holding a bowl, with swords at his side, beside a lattice window.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as Kudo Suketsune (?) in the Play Edo no Hana Wakayagi Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimu…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, wearing wooden geta sandals.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

late 18th century

Woman in striped kimono reading a paper menu at a wooden teahouse counter beside a kettle, Japanese woodblock print.

Waitress at the Minatoya Teahouse

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a woman with umbrella and a man on snowy ground, a woman at a lattice window above, with calligraphy.

Chizuka no Fumi no Bosetsu (The Evening Snow of a Thousand Bundles of Love-Letters), the Lovers Ohatsu and Tokubei, f…

c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black and floral robe holding a fan beside a pillar, c. 1768.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

c. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with a sword, leaning on a red wooden railing by water.

The Actor Nakamura Matsue I as Tsuchiya Umegawa Disguised as the Female Sumo Wrestler Oyodo (?) in the Play Naniwa no…

c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blossom-patterned kimono beside a lattice fence and a pine tree.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Moshio, Wife of Ito Sukekiyo, in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed…

c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered robes with a sword and red box beside a torii gate and water spray.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beside a pine branch, with a lattice screen behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Tsunewaka-maru in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…

c. 1775

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a vase with a flowering branch, in soft colors.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke I in a Female Role

c. 1769

Woodblock print of two Japanese women in patterned kimono, one tall with fish-patterned sleeve, one younger beside her, with

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a yellow paper umbrella in the rain, with bamboo beside her

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Nijo no Kisaki (?) in the Play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (?), Performed at the Mo…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono reading a letter beside a lantern at night, with wooden barrels at left.

The Courtesan Chibune of the Ebiya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a figure in a red patterned kimono and white hooded cloak standing in snow beside bamboo and a wooden fenc

Ichikawa Monnosuke II

1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink and white kimono holding a striped parasol beside chrysanthemums and straw bundles.

Segawa kikunojō

1769

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in green kimono adjusting hair within a fan-shaped frame, with a red seal and calligraph

The actor Tomizawa Hanzaburō

1770

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with a sword, set within a fan-shaped cartouche.

The actor Nakajima Mihoemon

1770

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in brown kimono holding a red fan, with calligraphy above.

The actor Nakamura Kanzaburō

1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and red hat holding a cage, beneath a lattice ceiling and chrysanthem

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as a Fox Trapper in the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omokage So…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow robe and straw hat beneath snowy willow branches, c. 1766.

The Actor Arashi Otohachi I as Numataro, the Retainer of Utou Yasukata, in Part Two of the Play Kogane no Hana Gaijin…

c. 1766

Japanese woodblock print of a young warrior with a sword beside a white heron on a post, standing on a bridge over water.

Ushiwaka-maru on the Gojo Bridge

reprint of c. 1769 design

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono with a fan and flower hair ornaments, against a pale background.

The Actor Ichikawa Benzo in an Unidentified Role

c. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a crane-patterned kimono beside a screen and hanging letter.

Hinaji of the Chojiya, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda by a maple tree, gesturing to two children below.

Actor Arashi Hinaji I, (possibly) as Yuya Gozen in “The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith” (Ima o Sakari Genji)

About 1768