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Woodblock print of zodiac animals as human figures in kimono, including a dragon, snake and rabbit, with Japanese inscription

Craftsman by the Twelve Sign of Zodiac

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a crane-patterned robe, holding a staff and sword, on a golden floor.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned robe holding a blossoming cherry branch over the shoulder.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a robed figure holding a cherry blossom branch beneath a pine bough, with a patterned kimono.

The Actor Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Naniwazu in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ichimur…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Japanese woodblock triptych showing three kimono-clad figures in an interior with candles, a pine tree and a lacquer table.

Genjin tarinasta

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Two kabuki actor prints side by side: a standing samurai in green and red with a sword, and a kneeling figure in striped kimo

Näyttelijä Bando Minosuke painija Akitsushima Kuniemonin ja Takakura Hayaton rooleissa

Utagawa Kunisada, 1825

Woodblock print of a standing man in a red floral kimono and white hakama, with Japanese text panels beside him.

Hakoōmaru, Buyū chikara-gusa

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Woodblock print of a figure in a striped kimono holding up a horned demon mask, with a pale background and red grass.

Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunkō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of pink, white and red peonies with green leaves and a moth with eyespot wings against cream background.

Peonies and Butterfly, from an untitled series named Large Flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Woodblock print of a young horseman on a white horse with a woman holding a parasol beside him, in soft pastel tones.

The Young Horseman

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Woodblock print of a woman with a lantern and a man with a fan beside a lantern shop with a checkered roof.

The Lantern Shop

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono and black robe, holding a sword, with pale face makeup.

Actor Nakamura Sukegorô II as Ninja Aso no Matsuwaka in “The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith” (“Ima o sakari suehiro Gen…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword in a patterned grey robe beside a seated woman in a red kimono holding a fan.

Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô II as Shunkan and Azuma Tôzô II as Oyasu in “Outing to Pick Pine Seedlings on the Rat-Day of t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768

Woodblock print of a man in striped robes beside a child in a patterned kimono, with a kettle on a brazier at left.

Actor as Master of Sagamiya (Sagamiya teishu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman playing zither on a veranda as a horseman and attendant approach past a fence under the moon.

Kogo no Tsubone and Minamoto no Nakakuni

Suzuki Harunobu, early 1760s

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded rider on a white horse above a red-faced warrior with a sword amid waves and a dragon.

Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô II as Chinese Sage Huangshi Gong and Ichikawa Danzô III as Chinese Warrior Zhang Liang in “At…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robe and wooden sandals, stooping beneath a willow tree with a radiating headdress

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as Monk Seigen of Kiyomizu Temple in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in robes, with seated musicians playing shamisen and koto above a stage scene with pines.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi, Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, and Ichikawa Danjuro…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in falling snow beneath a pine tree, one raising a blade.

Nakamura Utaemon I as Karashi Baba and Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Shirotae

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1769

Woodblock print of two women on an Enoshima beach with Mount Fuji, boats and pine trees in the background.

Enoshima, from the series "Mount Fuji in the Four Seasons (Shiki no Fuji)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a courtesan's crane-patterned kimono, standing before striped panels and a lattice ceili

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Courtesan Maizuru in the Play Furisode Kisaragi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura T…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robe holding a large fan in the rain, with two swords at his waist.

Actor Ôtani Hiroji III Probably as Ukishima Daihachi in “Comparing Merits: Festival Day at Soma” (“Shinasadame Sôma n…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in grey costume with red crest, holding a fan and swords, by Torii Kiyonaga.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Minamoto no Yoshiie, in the play "Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori," performed at the Mo…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Woodblock print of a man in striped kimono carrying a wooden box past a river and drooping willow trees.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as the Proefessional Jester Senraku (?) in the Play So…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in patterned kimono walking in procession, with fans and floral designs.

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya with Her Attendants Yoshino and Tatsuta, from the series "Models for Fashion: New…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a torch and sword before a green mountain, by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi (?), Performed at the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors sharing a yellow parasol beneath a pine branch, one with swords at his waist.

The Actors Arashi Hinaji I (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II (left), as Princess Sakura (Sakura Hime) (?) and Shimizu T…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a seated man in a black kimono beside a sword, under cherry blossoms, dated 1857.

Roolihenkilö Hitachi no Suke Kuniyuki

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one kneeling by a lattice screen, the others standing in elegant poses.

Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad actor as the Snow Woman beside a fence and green screen, with plum blossoms overhead.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (the Snow Woman) in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono holding swords, wearing a horse-head hat, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Asahina Saburo in the Play Iro Maki-e Soga no Sakazuki, Performed at the Morita Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a crowded river boat, a poling boatman, horses on the bank, and a wooden bridge beside tiled roofs.

De Onmaya rivieroever

Katsushika Hokusai, 1822