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Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath a willow tree, with calligraphy above.

Woman under a Willow Tree

18th century

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a patterned kimono with two butterflies above her on an ochre background.

Beauty with Butterflies

18th century

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a black bamboo-patterned kimono standing beside a young attendant in a grey floral kimono.

Courtesan and Her Attendant

18th century

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a black kimono with a white patterned robe and ornamental hair combs.

Woman in a Black Kimono

1783-89

Hanging scroll of seven women in kimono on a wooden veranda beside blossoming cherry and camellia branches and a bird.

Seven women walking near a football court

Hanging scroll of a woman in a lavender kimono walking past a bamboo fence and blooming chrysanthemums.

Woman near a fenced-off flowering garden

Hanging scroll of two women on a veranda beside a thatched house, with a flowering tree and a moon with geese above.

Two peasant girls beating cloth outside a house

Hanging scroll of women in kimono airing books and clothes on a wooden veranda, with a child, a red mat of books, and a bird

Women Airing Books and Clothes

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono beneath a willow tree, one standing with a fan and one seated on a bench.

Two women under a willow tree

Hanging scroll of two kimono-clad figures walking in snow under a blue parasol beside a willow tree.

A girl and a man walking in the snow

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a crane-patterned blue kimono gazing into a hand mirror beside a lacquer stand, with floral

A courtesan looking into a hand mirror

Hanging scroll showing a courtesan in a patterned kimono seated on a white elephant, with calligraphy and seals.

Courtesan of Eguchi

painting:1770−80; inscription: 1820s-30s

Three Japanese women in kimono in an interior with an iris plant, a lacquer table and a reading woman.

Women and Events of the 12 Months

Hanging scroll of a woman in a brown kimono holding paper with a spider, beside a red lantern stand.

Beauty catching a spider

1783

Woman in patterned kimono reading a scroll while seated on a pale elephant-like cloud, with calligraphy above.

Courtesan of Eguchi (Eguchi no kimi)

1770

Hanging scroll of a kabuki actor in red and white costume holding a raised sword, seated on a brown ground.

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku Role

1788

Hanging scroll of a young dancer in a red kimono holding a chrysanthemum branch, with calligraphy on a gold ground.

The Dance of the Chrysanthemum Boy

Japanese woodblock print of seven women in patterned kimono with hairpins, some holding fans and papers, titled in calligraph

Seven Wise Women of the Pleasure Quarters

c. mid 1780s

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono holding a cloud-decorated fan beneath wooden blinds.

Segawa Kikunojō III as Teruha

1778

Tanikaze Kajinosuke

c. mid-1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a pink floral kimono dancing and holding an orange parasol.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II Dancing with a Parasol

late 1770s

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a striped robe and headwrap beside iris plants, holding a sword.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Traveller Beside a Clump of Iris

c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned costume with red face makeup, holding a rod, before a wooden veranda and scree

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned robe holding prayer beads and an incense burner, with waves below.

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shingen in “A String of Prayer Beads Shaken at a Ribbon of Waterfall”

1775

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono with a sword, standing before cartouches with characters.

Onoe Matsusuke I as Ebisu, from The Stand-In Seven Gods of Good Fortune

c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a pink robe holding a wooden box overhead against a patterned backdrop.

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo as Soga No Goro

mid-1770s

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

Japanese woodblock print of figures in kimono seated in a tatami room with a tea service, sliding doors and a pine branch.

Interior Scene

c. 1746-92

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

Five kabuki actors in green kimonos with swords stand in a row, shown as a five-panel Japanese woodblock print.

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no Heibei, Ichikawa Danjuro V as Goku…

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

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono on a wooden stage, one holding a sword, in a woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Aigo no Waka (right), and Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora (left), in the P…

c. 1774

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

Two kabuki actors in colorful robes under autumn maple branches, one striking a dramatic pose, the other holding a staff.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon and Arashi Sangorō

ca. 1773

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume beside a wooden bucket and a lattice-windowed backdrop.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III and the Actor Onoe Kikugoro I

ca. 1778

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai costume, one holding a staff and one holding a sword, on a wave-patte

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II and the Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of a man holding a basket-hat and a woman in maple-patterned robe carrying a sword.

Ichikawa Danjuro Fifth as a Komuso Holding a Basket-Hat in His Right Hand

ca. 1775

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono stand against a muted backdrop, one holding a round fan and one a folding fan.

The Actors the Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro and the Arashi Sangoro

1776

Triptych kabuki print: a wild-haired man in a torn black cloak between two crouching figures before a red lattice fence.

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play Hana-zumo Genji-biki

1775

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one kneeling with a fan, one standing beside a striped curtain.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozo and Mimasu Tokujiro

probably 1785

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a floral kimono with one hand raised to the head, dark patterned robe at right.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshirō as a Woman

ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a maple-leaf kimono holding a fan, standing before a green lattice screen.

Ōtani Hiroemon in the role of Gokumon no Shobei

9th month, 1774

Woodblock print of a long-haired man in a floral kimono with a staff beside a thatched veranda, with birds flying above.

The Ninth Ichimura Uzaemon in the role of Shunkan

ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a blossom-patterned kimono beside a bamboo blind, with a fan hair ornament.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro as a Woman

1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a kneeling samurai in a checkered kimono holding a sword, with stylized clouds above.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Samurai

ca. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a wooden clapper against a pale background.

The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Yakko

1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume holding a parasol and sword, with horse designs on his robe.

The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Samurai

1773 or 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a bird-patterned kimono holding a fan, with a sword at his waist.

Bando Mitsugoro in the role of Soga no Juro

1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a red parasol beneath a plum tree, wearing a striped kimono and carrying a sword.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Denkurō II

ca. 1770s

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as Sakata Kintoki in the Play Raikō’s Four Intrepid Retainers in the Costume of the N…

11th month, 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes with red face makeup, holding two swords, against a plain background.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku (Stop Right There!) Role

11th month, 1779

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono dancing with an orange-lined parasol.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Dancing in a Shosa Act

ca. 1785?

Woodblock print of a richly dressed courtesan with ornate hair pins holding a folded paper before a floral screen.

Nakamura Riko as Richly Clad Courtesan Standing in a Room

ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure holding a flower-laden tray against a pale sky and stylized shrubs.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Tomijūrō

1777, 10th month

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in green kimono and tan robe with a sword, before a geometric patterned backdrop.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke

ca. 1787

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a costume with tall black hat and wide headdress, standing in a dramatic pose.

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Kanshojo

1780

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a black floral kimono, wearing an ornate hat and carrying a sword, against a pa

Kabuki Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II

1787-88

Woodblock print of kabuki actor Iwai Hanshirō IV in a patterned kimono with carp and bamboo designs, c. 1778.

Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV

ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a patterned kimono adjusting a headcloth beside a wooden fence and pine branch.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as an Outlaw Looking at a Wooden Ninsogaki

ca. 1779-83

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned white robe, glaring with bared teeth, with a red sword behind him.

The Second Nakajima Mihoemon in the Role of Sadaijin Jihei

1776

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a green kimono holding a long calligraphy scroll before a shoji screen.

The Second Yamashito Kinsaku as a Courtesan Standing in a Room

ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow kimono playing a bamboo flute, with a basket hat on the floor beside him.

Ichikawa Bennosuke as a Man in Komuso Attire

ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono with floral hem and striped pink robe before an orange fence.

Kabuki Actor Azuma Tōzō III

probably 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robes grimacing under a willow branch while holding up a small placard.

The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Outlaw Standing Near a Willow Tree

3rd month, 1777

Woodblock print of a standing man in patterned robes with a sword, on a riverbank with reeds, by Katsukawa Shunshō.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Man Standing on the Bank of a River

ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned robe holding a fan, with maple branches overhead.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozō as a Daimyo Standing Under a Maple Tree

ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a standing samurai in a patterned kimono with a sword at his waist and a staff in hand.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai of the Fujiwara Clan

ca. 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red robe and patterned kimono, holding a raised katana.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku (Stop Right There!) Role as Hannya no Gorō

11th month 1776