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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in blue dotted robes hoisting a large black mortar over his shoulder.

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Gotō Mototsugu Holding a Mortar

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844

Woodblock print of a crowded street before the Nakamuraza Kabuki Theatre, with lanterns, banners, and people carrying baskets

Nakamuraza Kabuki Theatre

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in dramatic poses, one in black holding a gold staff, the other in a striped red robe.

Scene from a Drama

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, one reading a book and two looking at a sheet of calligraphy.

Women at Two in the Afternoon

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of pedestrians with umbrellas crossing a wooden bridge in heavy rain, with a boat on the river.

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake (Ōhashi Atake no yūdachi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views o…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman reading a letter beneath a blue mosquito net beside a folding screen.

Woman Reading a Letter under a Mosquito Net

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of white foxes carrying lanterns beneath a bare twisted tree at night, with thatched huts and a forest on the

New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Ōji

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a lake with sailboats, layered mountains, and travelers on a hillside path in the foreground.

Minakuchi, Ishibe, Kusatsu, Otsu, Kyoto

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1840

Woodblock print of a cloaked figure walking through falling snow past a pine tree and snow-covered houses by the sea.

Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: In Snow at Tsukahara on Sado Island

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1835-36

Japanese woodblock print of a river bridge with boats and a woman, with an inset portrait of an actor in a green checkered ro

Ni Brigade, First Group; Ryōgoku Bridge: Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Yokoyama no Yosaburō

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1863

Woodblock print of red mountain peaks above clouds, with pine trees and two travelers and a pack horse on a rocky path.

View of Mount Asama from the Usui Pass

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850

Woodblock print of four women in an interior with a folding screen, kimono, and columns of Japanese calligraphy above.

Neljä naista interiöörissä. Fuzoku-ga

Suzuki Harunobu, 1750

Woodblock print of samurai fighting with swords near a pavilion, with Mount Fuji and pine trees in the background.

Night Attack of the Soga Brothers: Soga no Jūrō Sukenari and Kōga no Saburō

Utagawa Kunisada, 1850

Woodblock print of travelers on an arched wooden bridge over a rushing river, with autumn trees and hills under an orange sun

Poem by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Woodblock print of rain falling over pine trees, a temple and moored boats on a lakeside at night.

Night Rain at Karasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above misty hills, with travelers and pack horses on a green mountain path.

The Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume tōge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Japanese triptych print of figures in kimono on a veranda beneath blossoming cherry trees and hanging lanterns at night.

Night Visage of the Flower Genji

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of a waterfall above thatched houses and a pond, with travelers climbing a wooded stone path.

Kiyotaki Kannon Waterfall at Sakanoshita on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Sakanoshita Kiyotaki kannon), from the series A Tour…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of three figures in patterned kimono carrying a pole with baskets and stacked trays, with calligraphy.

Niwaka Performance: Zensei Kogane no Hana

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a red screen, with a man with a sword visible at the window.

The Man Outside

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of two seated kabuki actors in formal robes before a gold pine-tree backdrop.

Näyttelijät Sawamura Gennosuke ja Ichikawa Ichijuro näytelmässä Kanadehon chusingura (Uskolliset vasallit)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono, one with a yellow-brimmed hat and hair ornaments, by Utamaro.

O Shichi and Kichisaburo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of three women in kimono under a blossoming cherry tree by a stream, one holding a fan.

Ladies at a Picnic

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and red lining, holding a sword, before a brushwood fence.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd as a Man who Stands with Arms Folded near a Brush Fence

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red robes with a white crest, holding a sword beside a bamboo blind.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in Shibaraku in Deep Red Robes

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dark green robe with white crests, kneeling beneath a bamboo blind with a red tassel.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo in Shibaraku in Dark Green Robes

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors on stone steps, one in black with a pole, one in green holding a curtain.

The Messenger in Black

Katsukawa Shunshō

Hand-colored drawing of a kabuki actor's bust with red face makeup, white wig, and Japanese calligraphy.

Busteportret van een acteur

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of pack horses hauling hay past marshland, with snowy Mount Fuji and cranes in the background.

The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ōno shinden), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of cherry-covered hills, wooden bridges and boats at a river mouth, by Hokusai.

Tenpōzan at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshū Ajikawaguchi Tenpōzan), from the series Remarkable…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1827-30

Two kabuki actors in costume in a diptych woodblock print, one seated holding a rope, one standing with swords.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VIII ja Ichikawa Ichizo näytelmässä Kogane no kikuzuki (Rakkaus kultaiseen krysanteemiin)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1850

Woodblock print of two women on a wooden veranda, one seated smoking a pipe, with a river landscape and temple behind them.

Miyanoshita (Name of One of the Hot Springs at Hakone)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1779