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Katsukawa Shunshō

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Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying water buckets on a yoke pole against a pale background.

Iwai Hanshiro IV as Murasame or Matsukaze

mid 1770s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe holding a fan and staff, with straw bundles and a bare branch behind hi

Nakajima Kanzaemon as a Lord Disguised as a Hunter with a Rifle

c. early 1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor kneeling with a drawn sword beside a wooden fence and bare tree branch.

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Umeomaru

mid 1770s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face makeup, raised fan and butterfly-patterned kimono, in soft red, grey and gree

Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Goro

mid 1770s

Woodblock print of a kneeling figure in a patterned kimono holding a fan and a bamboo vase of chrysanthemums before rocks.

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Temple Page

early 1770s

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style man in striped kimono holding a sword, standing beside an orange bench.

Ichikawa Yaozo II as a Otokodate Standing by a Bench

c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with a quiver and sword, standing against a striped backdrop.

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Soga no Juro

mid 1770s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono, one hand raised to his hair, standing before a plain backdrop.

Actor Yamashita Yaozo

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in orange patterned kimono holding a katana beside a black screen.

Ichikawa Yaozo II as Sakuramaru

1776

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned kimono raising a horse-head puppet, with iris plants behind.

Bando Hikosaburo III Holding a Hand Pupper

mid 1770s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono carrying a large black anchor over his shoulder.

Nakamura Nakazo I as a Townsman Holding an Anchor

c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in komuso straw hat and kimono, holding a bamboo flute, seen from behind.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ic…

c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned orange kimono, drawing a sword with a scroll in his mouth, before a green door

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Ukishima Danjo (?) in the Play Shinasadame Soma no Mombi (?), Performed at the Ichimura…

c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a striped parasol and two swords, wearing a black kimono with a crest.

Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki (Left), Segawa Kikunojô II as Yuki Onna (Center), and Arashi…

About 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a maple-patterned kimono holding a sword beside a lattice window.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Nakamura Th…

c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe holding a naginata before a red gate and tiled roof.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Hangaku Gozen Breaking Down the Gate in the Play Wada-gassen Onna Maizuru (The Wada…

c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume holding a lantern and spear before a wooden gate.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Loyal Ronin

c. 1783

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers in ceremonial aprons, one green with cloud pattern, one salmon with horses, with Japane

Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: Kurateyama Yadayû and Izumigawa Rin’emon

About 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a fish-patterned orange kimono holding a lantern box and carrying pole, against a blue b

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Abe no Muneto Disguised as a Peddler of Buckwheat Noodles, in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei…

c. 1768

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

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinokobe Shoji Yukihira in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura…

c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robe biting cloth and holding a sword under a pine tree in rain.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in t…

c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a shaggy straw cloak holding a bamboo staff, with a wooden bucket, on a green ground.

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar in the Play Kamuri Kotoba Soga no Yukari…

c. 1776

Woodblock print of a figure in a black kimono holding a yellow parasol with pink blossoms, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

early 1780s

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned kimono holding a lantern, with cherry blossoms and calligraphy.

The Actor Arashi Hinasuke I as Watanabe Choshichi Tonau in the Play Tokimekuya O-Edo no Hatsuyuki (Thriving Now: The…

c. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and black hat beside a wooden wheel, c. 1773.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Tsukimasu, Acting as Sakura-maru, in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai, Performed…

c. 1773

Woodblock print of three women handling silkworm cocoons in baskets and trays in a workshop, with calligraphy in the upper ri

Plate 6 (Examining the Newly Spun Cocoons), from the series "Kaiko Yashinai-gusa"

c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face makeup, holding a long staff and wearing blue and yellow patterned costume.

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Asahara Hachiro disguised as the servant of a princely family, from the play "Onna Aruj…

c. 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe holding a katana, standing on a yellow ground.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II (?)

late 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in armor and yellow robe, leaning forward with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Kudo Saemon Suketsune in the Play Kamuri Kotoba Soga no Yukari, Performed at the Ichi…

c. 1776

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono walking before a snow-capped mountain, one with a parasol.

Act Eight: Bridal Journey, from the play "Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

c. 1779/80

Woodblock print of a woman in a red floral kimono weaving silk at a loom, with calligraphy above.

Weaving silk, plate 11 from the series "Silkworm Cultivation (Kaiko yashinai gusa)"

c. 1772

Woodblock print of a standing man in formal black and cream robes with a sword, beside a flowering plum branch.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in Formal Attire

c. 1779