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Katsukawa Shunshō

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Woodblock print of two women on a snowy veranda with a sword, a bamboo fence, and a figure in a straw hat outside.

Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

c. 1779/80

Japanese woodblock print of a costumed figure with a fan beneath a red maple branch, on a green hillside.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Princess Sakura (Sakura Hime) in the Play Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami, Performed at the N…

c. 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black floral kimono holding a fan beneath a blossoming branch.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (?), in the…

c. 1781

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono holding an umbrella and wooden bucket beside a sliding door.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe and black hat, holding a sword beside a wooden fence.

The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

c. 1786

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in patterned kimono beside a wooden fence and pine branch.

First scene

1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a drawn sword above his head, with water in the background.

Ichikawa Danzō I

1776

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers in patterned aprons, one beside a black bear and bamboo leaves.

Sumo Wrestlers of the Western Group: (right) Kashiwado Kandayu from Edo, (left) and Inagawa Masaemon from Osaka

c. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of two standing men in kimono, one holding a fan, the other with a sword, against a pale green backg

The Sumo Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburo of the Eastern Group, with an Attendant

c. 1782/86

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan, beside a snowy fence under plum blossoms.

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Roug…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono adjusting her hair beneath blooming plum branches on a veranda.

Woman on a Veranda About to Open a Love-letter

mid-late 1770s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red robe with a nested square pattern, face in white and red makeup, holding a striped

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane, Performed at the Ichimura The…

c. 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a parasol beside two lacquered boxes with calligraphy.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Female Beancake Peddler Hyugaya in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Perform…

c. 1777

Black-ink woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a crested kimono with a sword, leaning forward in wooden sandals.

The Actor Arashi Otohachi I as Hotei Ichiemon in the Play Ayatsuri Kabuki Ogi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in t…

c. 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a butterfly-patterned kimono holding an open painted scroll.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kazoe Uta Ta Ue Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Thea…

c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono with plum branch, two swords and wooden clogs.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matano no Goro in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding two swords beneath a hanging curtain with a flower motif.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Th…

c. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono bowing in a snowy garden beside a fence and umbrella.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in Private Life, Standing in a Snow-Covered Garden

c. 1775

Ukiyo-e print of two sumo wrestlers standing side by side in decorated aprons, with Japanese inscriptions in the margins.

Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of Sekiwake Rank from Awa Province, and (left) Fuden…

c. 1782/83

Japanese print of pink, orange and yellow chrysanthemums with green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Chrysanthemums

early 1780s

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one with a folding fan and one carrying a box on a pole.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left) and Nakamura Tomijuro I as a F…

c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword under drooping willow branches, wearing a patterned kimono and striped robe.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakam…

c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in green kimono and white hakama, holding a sword beneath a pine branch.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Shinoda Jirodayu in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake, Performed at the Morita Theat…

c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono clutching a wooden pillar, with a sword tucked at his waist.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and hakama, holding a black staff and a sword.

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II in an Unidentified Role

c. 1774

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda with a scroll, lanterns, a spider and a ladder above.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oishi (?) or Osono (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?), Performed at the Naka…

c. 1771

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role, wearing a patterned kimono and holding an open fan.

The Actor Arashi Hinaji in an Unidentified Female Role

c. 1772

Woodblock print of a figure in a pink and lavender floral kimono holding a teapot beside a plum branch and rock.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified role

c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in yellow and red kimono holding a parasol, standing on a wooden floor, c. 1789.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Osuwa in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanagaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

c. 1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with face paint holding an orange parasol and lantern, wearing a patterned kimono.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at t…

c. 1780

Woodblock print of a woman on a verandah holding a letter, beneath a branch of plum blossoms, in a grey kimono.

Woman on a Verandah About to Open a Letter

mid-late 1770s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor carrying a wooden beam and raising a sword before a tiled roof and brick wall.

The actor Nakamura Nakazō

1760