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Hanging scroll of a seated figure in a blue kimono on a green cushion, with red seals at the right edge.

Portrait of Iwai Kumesaburō II

ca. 1827-29 (Kansei 10-12)

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated man in red hakama holding a sword, with calligraphy above him and a brocade mount.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ōmezō I

painting ca. 1833; inscription dated 1858

Hanging scroll of a seated figure in a blue kimono on a patterned cushion, with red seals and blue brocade mounting.

Memorial Portrait of Iwai Hanshirō VI

1836

Triptych woodblock print of tattooed warriors with swords in patterned kimono against a dark blue background.

Utagawa's Lifetime Masterpiece, from the Japanese version of the Shuihu Zhuan

1863 (5th month)

Triptych woodcut of Japanese soldiers attacking a walled fortress with rising sun flags, tents, smoke and a mountain landscap

The occupation of Jiuliancheng in China by our soldiers

c. 1894

Woodblock print of a seated woman and older man in an interior, with a screen of fighting samurai behind them.

Print - Utagawa Kunisada, 1840

ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono parting a teal noren curtain, with a sword and kanji inscriptions.

Print - Utagawa Kunisada, 1850

ca. 1850

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint and wild black hair biting a flowering plum branch.

Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo in the Mt. Tenpai Scene, from the series Famous Kabuki Plays

1814

Woodblock print of divers beside red boats on a choppy sea, with rocks, seaweed and distant hills.

Abalone Divers off the Coast of Ise, from an Untitled Landscape Series

early 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono bending over a paper lantern beside a folding screen and tray.

Woman Putting Out a Light (from the series Modern Customs: Frost Beneath the Stars)

c. 1820

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding red geta sandals, standing by a blue noren curtain.

Woman Leaving a Bath House (from the series Pictures from Otsu)

c. mid 1820s

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono preparing a bonito fish on a wooden tub, with clouds behind her.

First Bonito of the Year

1844-48

Woodblock print of a fierce bearded warrior with a large black weapon before a red and teal dragon-patterned screen.

The Military Tales of Han and Chu: Fan Kuai of the Han

c. late 1820s

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a striped kimono holding a fan in a room with cherry blossom screens.

A View of the Large New Room at Sakurai

early or mid 1830s

Woodblock print of a bald kabuki actor in stage makeup wearing a blue starburst-patterned kimono, looking sideways.

Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojiro (from the series Famous Kabuki Plays)

mid-1810s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono holding a hand mirror, with a river and blossoms in a circular frame.

Woman with a Hand Mirror from the series The Six Tama Rivers of the Floating World

c. early 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono standing in snow beneath plum branches, with red camellias at her feet.

Woman Standing Beside a Plum Tree

c. 1850

Woodblock print of a woman seated beside a go board with stones, a lantern, a fan, and a small portrait medallion above.

Muraogi, from the series The False Murasaki's Rustic Genji (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji)

1830s

Japanese woodblock diptych of two courtesans with attendants walking under a parasol in the rain.

The Courtesans Hanamurasaki and Koshikibu of the Tamaya Promenading in the Rain

c. early 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman with a yoke and buckets in a blue patterned kimono, with a poet portrait and poem scroll.

Harumichi no Tsuraki from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets, no. 31

1844-47

Woodblock print of Musashibo Benkei in striped armor kneeling beneath a blossoming plum tree against a yellow background.

Musashibo Benkei Kneeling by a Plum Tree

c. mid or late 1810s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a red patterned kimono tying her hair, with an inset view of a restaurant scene.

Woman Tying Her Hair (from the series Famous Restaurants of the Present Day)

c. early 1820s

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in an ornate green and patterned kimono, holding paper, with a title cartouche.

The Courtesan Shiratama of the Tamaya

c. early 1810s

Woodblock print of red boats and divers harvesting from rippling sea with a distant coastline and hills.

Seishu Awabi-tori no Zu

ca. 1840

Woodblock print of two sea rocks joined by a rope at dawn, with rays of light, waves, and distant coastline.

Futami-ga-ura Rocks at Ise, Land of Dawn

ca. 1835

Triptych woodblock print of women in patterned kimono at an autumn banquet beneath red maple leaves, with candles and screens

Banquet of the Next Full Moon at the Chrysanthemum Festival, from the series The Twelve Months (Chōyō nochi no tsuki…

1854

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a parasol and white bird beside a wooden building, in a patterned black kimono.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (1791-1859) in the Role of Konoshita Tokichi from the Scene "Mountain Gate" in the Play Yakko Ya…

1819

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in a red temple setting, one with a parasol and sword, another kneeling with a fan.

Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Konoshita Tokichi, Nakamura Daikichi as His Wife, and Iwai Hanshiro V as Masago in the Play Y…

ca. 1819

Woodblock print of a red-faced warrior deity with a sword and prayer beads above a crowd of striped-robed figures.

Danjūrō VII's Benkei as Fudō Myōō

ca. 1824

Woodblock print of a kneeling actor in patterned robes holding a raised sword, with calligraphy at upper left.

Actor as Tokihira

probably 1815

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in striped and patterned kimono before a bamboo backdrop.

Näyttelijä Nakamura Fukusuke näytelmässä Nanomi yaoya ryori no tsunataki (Vihanneskauppias on kehno kokki)

1857

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one holding a sword, one beside a glowing brazier.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI ja Ichikawa Ichizo näytelmässä Dan-no-ura kabuto gunki (Dan-no-uran taistelu)

1857