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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

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in courtesan costume with tall black hair and pink hairpins against a yellow circle.

Iwai Kumesaburo II as the Courtesan Takao in Banzei Okuni Kabuki

c. 1827

Woodblock print of three costumed kabuki-style figures on a stage ledge, one in a black cloak with a white crane crest.

Three actors and a puppet

late 1810s

Japanese woodblock print of a striped tiger crouching with its tail raised, against an olive green background with calligraph

Crouching tiger

1830

Woodblock print of a standing actor in a patterned robe with a sword and staff against a blue background with calligraphy.

Actor in riding garb

1834

Woodblock print of a seated man in blue kimono holding prayer beads, with Japanese calligraphy inscriptions beside him.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Kanjaku II

1861

Woodblock print of a seated bald man in a dark kimono beside a tea kettle and brazier, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V (Ichikawa Danjuro VII)

1859

Japanese woodblock portrait of a sumo wrestler in a striped kimono holding an inscribed black fan.

Portrait of the Sumo Wrestler Ikezuki Geitazaemon

c. 1845

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in pink kimono holding prayer beads beside a lacquer table, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Iwai Hanshiro VI

1836

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling man in a purple robe holding a bowl beside a wooden box, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Sawamura Tanosuke II

1817

Woodblock print of a seated man with prayer beads, sword and incense burner, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V

1859

Japanese woodblock print of a seated man in blue robes reading a scroll beside an incense burner and prayer beads.

Memorial portrait of the actor Arashi Rikan III

1863

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a large basket, with Japanese calligraphy.

The actor Seki Sanjuro II as Stuttering Matahei (Domo no Matahei)

1826

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue kimono and headcloth, hand raised to his face, against a pale blue flora

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII Commemorating the Sixth Anniversary of His Death, from the dipty…

1860

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a brown and blue kimono with an upswept hairstyle against a pale floral background.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro IV, from the diptych "Visions of Mementos in Double Mirrors (Awase kagam…

1860

Woodblock print of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII kneeling in a red robe beside a sword, with calligraphy.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII

1826

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono beside a lacquered box and red lantern.

The actors Ichikawa Ebizo V and Ichikawa Saruzo I

1849

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki-style man in black kimono and blue hakama beneath a red zigzag border.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

1854

Woodblock print of a standing man in green robes holding prayer beads, with calligraphy beside him, memorial portrait of acto

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamasuke

1838

Woodblock print of a seated bald man in a blue kimono holding prayer beads, with Japanese calligraphy beside him.

Memorial portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige

1858

Japanese woodblock print of a misty river landscape with a distant mountain, a wooden bridge, and framing pine trees.

Landscape in Mist (Muchu no sansui), from an untitled series of landscapes

c. 1832

Woodblock print of travelers on a hillside path among autumn maple trees, with a bay, boat, mountains, and river below.

Viewing Maple Trees

1835

Triptych woodblock print of two women in snowy landscape with village, bridge, and pine trees, by Kunisada.

Snow View (Yuki no nagame), from the series Fashionable Genji (Furyu Genji)

about 1853

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beneath pink cherry blossoms, with a Japanese title cartouch

The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Churo Onoe

1847

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman with a fan beside a roundel showing blossoming cherry trees.

Goten Hill (Goten-yama), from the series "Flower Viewing in Edo (Edo hanami tsukushi)"

c. 1820s

Woodblock print of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in patterned robes before rough waves, with lantern boats and a ghostly

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sagami Goro, from the series "Popular Actors as the 108 Heroes of the Water Margin…

c. 1828

Japanese woodblock print of three figures among white flowering plum branches against a grey background.

Cherry Blossom Viewing (Shunchaku hana no shizuku)

c. 1833

Woodblock print of a robed man balancing on a sword over blue waves, with clouds and a dark gradient sky.

Joriken riding his sword across water, section of a sheet from an untitled harimaze series

1858

Japanese woodblock print of a man in blue robes and a woman beside baskets of chrysanthemums and peonies.

Actors Kataoka Gado II as Florist (Hanaya) Tokubei (R) and Nakamura Daikichi III as Tokubei's Wife (Tsuma) Ofusa (L)

1855

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with black topknot and checkered robe, beside a pink panel of plum blossoms and calligraphy

The actor Morita Kan'ya, from the series "Pictures and Calligraphy of Kabuki Actors-Poets (Haika shoga kyodai)"

c. 1847/50

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with stylized makeup and topknot in an oval frame, with calligraphy on a cream background.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII (Ebizo V) as Shirafuji Genta in the play "Sono Uwasa Sakura no Irodoki," from the seri…

1825

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in ornate costumes beneath blossoming cherry branches, one holding a sw

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "O…

1827

Japanese woodblock diptych of two kabuki actors under cherry blossoms, one holding an umbrella and one leaning on a staff.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sukeroku (R) and Onoe Kikugoro III as the white sake peddler Shinbei (L) in the pl…

c. 1823

Japanese triptych print of three women in kimono walking through falling snow, one holding a parasol, with snowy pines behind

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru)

c. 1844

Four-panel Japanese woodblock print with kabuki actor portraits, one with red face makeup and white beard, and handwritten ca

The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V as the woodcutter Nekko no Yokizo

1833

Woman in a green patterned kimono walks past pine trees and a red torii gate in a Japanese woodblock print.

Woman on her way to visit a shrine

early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors on a veranda by the sea, with a tea tray, bowls, and fishing boats.

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III, Onoe Matsutake III, and Iwai Kumesaburo II

c. 1825

Woodblock diptych of armored warriors fighting in falling snow, with pine trees and vertical calligraphy in the sky.

Warriors Fighting in the Snow

19th century

Woodblock print of three bearded warriors seated at a banquet table in a circular frame with dragons and clouds.

Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei

1825

Woodblock print of figures in patterned kimono at a banquet in a restaurant interior with food, teapot and hanging scroll.

Second Illustration of Calligraphy and Painting Party on the Upper Floor of the Manpachiro Restaurant (Manpachiro jo…

1827

Woodblock print of a flaming Fudo Myoo deity with sword and rope above a kneeling warrior behind falling water.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Mongaku and Matsumoto Koshiro V as Fudo Myoo

c. 1829/32

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in armor and bare-chested pose, one wielding a raised sword against an olive background.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Soga Goro and Bando Mitsugoro III as Kobayashi no Asahina

1827

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and green hood beneath cherry blossoms, with a sword.

The actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Nagoya Sanza in the play "Sato no Haru Meibutsu Amigasa," performed at the Kawarazaki…

1827

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan seated in a boat beside a willow tree, with hills and a village on the river.

Shirabyoshi Dancer in Asazuma Boat (Asazuma-bune), from an untitled series of landscapes

c. 1830/34

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in red patterned kimonos, one seated and one kneeling, with calligraphy.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Takamoto no kitsune and Segawa Kikunojo V as Izumi no Chieda-gitsune

1818

Japanese woodblock print of a pagoda on a rocky island above a standing woman and seated attendant on clouds, with a floating

Chikubu Island in Omi Province, No. 30 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei sanjuban Omi Chikubujima), fro…

1859

Japanese woodblock print of a court woman on a red boat at sunrise, with a temple inset and text panel above.

Kachio Temple in Settsu Province, No. 23 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijusanban Settsu Kachiodera…

1859

Japanese woodblock print of Mii Temple above a mountain, with two women, firewood bundles and a stone mortar below.

Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonban Omi Miidera), from the se…

1859

Japanese woodblock print of Ishiyama Temple on a forested hill above, with a pilgrim and seated monk below and text.

Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jusanban Koshu Ishiyamadera),…

1858

Japanese woodblock print of a mountain temple above and rice bales falling around a red pole below, with calligraphy columns.

Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijurokuban Harima Hokkezan),…

1859

Woodblock print of two women beside a waterfall, with an inset view of a temple on Mount Nachi above.

Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban Kishu Nachisan), from the…

1858

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and teal dragon robe, glaring under a full moon with birds flying overhead.

The actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Taira Shinno Masakado

c. 1847/52

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono on a mountain path with pines and Mount Fuji behind him.

The actor Matsumoto Kinsho I as Igami no Gonta at Gontazaka, between Hodogaya and Totsuka, from the series "Tokaido"

1852

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in bold costumes, one with red face paint and polka dot robe.

The actors Ichikawa Ebizo V as Goshogun Kanki and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Watonai Sankan in the play "Kokusanya Kass…

1850

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a courtesan in a patterned robe, with blossoms and a dark sky behind her.

The actor Iwai Kumesaburo II as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawa…

1827