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Utagawa Kunisada I

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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono with a stern look, against a red dragon-patterned backdrop.

Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Hida no kami Masakiyo

Edo period (1603-1867)

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono leaning over a flowered brazier in a room with floral screens and a lantern.

A Spring Night (Yayoi no yube)

c. 1847-52

Woodblock print of a standing Japanese woman in a checkered kimono holding a cup, with an orange robe and teal sash.

Image of a Japanese Woman (Fujo Yamato sugata)

c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a blue patterned kimono beside a red screen and willow branches, c. 1848.

Actor Bando Shuka I as Jujibei's Wife Ohaya (Jujibei nyobo Ohaya)

c. 1848

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda overlooking blossoming cherry trees, a river, bridge and hills.

View of Sagano (Sagano fukei), from the series "A Modern Genji Picture Contest (Furyu Genji e-awase)"

1853

Woodblock print of a crowded kabuki theater with costumed performers on stage and spectators filling the balconies and floor.

Flourishing of Edo Pictures Depicting Dances (Odori keiyo Edo-e no sakae)

1858

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono beside a peony-decorated folding screen, by Kunisada, 1854.

The actors Nakamura Tomijuro II as the wet nurse Shigenoi and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Jinenjo no Sankichi in the pla…

1854

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one seated on a bench with a sword, two standing near a screen.

The actors Ichikawa Enzo as Chobei's Son Nagamatsu (R), Ichikawa Ebizo V as Banzui Chobei (C), and Ichikawa Komazo VI…

c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai costume, one kneeling with a long sword, the other standing behind in red and

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III as Hayano Kanpei and Mimasu Gennosuke as Enya Hangan

1822

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in pink kimono and blue hakama holding a sword under lightning and storm clouds.

The actor Ichikawa Ebizo V as Asahina Tobei

c. 1841

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono holding a sword, with a fierce expression.

The actor Segawa Kikunojo V as Nuregami Chogoro

c. 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a folding fan before a pine and bamboo backdrop.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Mashiba Hisatsugu

1851

Woodblock print of a standing man in a blue robe and a kneeling woman in a dark kimono beside a screen with plum branches.

The Country Samurai Sachuta and Odan

1854

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned kimono holding a sword, with gold coins and potted violets.

Potted Violets: Jiraiya (Tsubo sumire, Jiraiya), from the series "Contemporary Parodies of the Thirty-six Selected Fl…

1862

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in red face paint raising a sword, one in patterned kimono behind him.

The actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Matsugae Matonosuke and Ichikawa Komazo VII as Nikki Danjo in the play "Konoshita K…

1855

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors: a spear-wielding warrior over fallen men beside a crouching woman in red robes.

Actors as Fukashichi and Omiwa from the play "Imoseyama," from an untitled series of half-block images of kabuki scenes

1852

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in a room with sliding doors and a floral screen, colored in red, green and blue.

Actors as Genroku, Otsuma, and Shokuro, from an untitled series of half-block images of kabuki scenes

c. 1851/52

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in colorful robes before a painted screen, with a third actor on a balcony above.

Actors as Fujisawa Shiro, Asari Yoichi, and Hangaku, from an untitled series of half-block images of kabuki scenes

c. 1851/52

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a patterned kimono holding a flower-decorated fan, with begonias and a title cartouch

Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as Yamauba, from the series "Contemporary V…

1862

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in purple kimono beside chrysanthemums and a lattice fence, with a pink calligraphy panel.

The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Inada Kozo disguised as Yamagata Gyobunosuke

1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a yellow umbrella, blue robe and red undergarment, framed by cherry blossoms and calli

The actor Bando Hikosaburo V as Konjin Chogoro, from the series "One Hundred Selected Actors (Haiyu hyakkasen)"

1864

Kabuki actors in a stormy scene with lightning, rain and waves, one floating above swirling clouds in a blue robe.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo (Sugawara Michizane) and Segawa Kikunojo V as Umeomaru in the play "Suga…

1832

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in costume: an armored warrior with a torch, a woman in a patterned robe, and

Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae (center), and Ichikawa Danjuro…

c. 1820

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in armor and court robes against blue backgrounds with orange borders.

The actor Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa

c. 1820

Triptych of kabuki actors in armor and robes on blue backgrounds, with orange patterned borders, Japanese woodblock print.

The actor Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae

c. 1820

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors: an armored warrior with a torch, a woman in layered robes, and a feathered-crest w

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as I no Hayata

c. 1820

Japanese woodblock print of Kannon beside a willow tree above a reclining man, with a temple scene and text panels.

Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jugoban Yamashiro Kyo…

1859

Japanese woodblock print of a temple above a boy riding a turtle and two figures in a boat on water.

Soji Temple in Settsu Province, No. 22 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijuniban Settsu no kuni Sojij…

1859

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe with painted face, holding two swords before a yellow curtain.

The actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the fisherman Fukashichi, actually Kanawa Goro Imakuni (Ryoshi Fukashichi jitsu wa K…

c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of a kneeling man in a checked robe beside a tea tray, with calligraphy and snow above.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

1849

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe kneeling beneath pink blossoms, holding a comb.

The actor Sawamura Sojuro V as Tsubone Iwafuji

1847

Woodblock print of a misty mountain valley with cliffs, a pine tree, and a pale blue stream.

Mountain Landscape in the Mist (Muchu no sansui)

c. 1830/44

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