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Woodblock print of a riverside village with a boat, pine trees, pedestrians and snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

De paarden-bind steen

Katsushika Hokusai, 1822

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a green and cream kimono beside a wooden tub and bench, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Moshio in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Theater i…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blossom-patterned kimono beside a flowering tree and woven fence.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Osaku (?) in the Play Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding an open fan and a woven hat against a yellow ground.

The Actor Nakamura Matsue I as Kasaya Sankatsu (?) in the Play Hana no Gosho Konegen Butai (?), Performed at the Naka…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a smoking pipe and two swords, beside shrubs.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzaburo II as Usui no Sadamitsu (?) in the Play Edo Katagi Hikeya Tsunasaka (?), Performed at th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono beside a wooden lantern stand, with Japanese calligraphy.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Sagami Jiro Disguised as Ambaiyoshi Gorohachi in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka, P…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a red patterned kimono standing on a wooden veranda holding a fan.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773/74

Four-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in patterned kimono under cherry blossoms and paper lanterns at night.

Neljä onnagata-näyttelijää kabuki-näytelmässä

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono performing a umbrella dance, holding a pole and three umbrellas.

Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV Performs the Triple Umbrella Dance in “Flower of Japan: Ono no Komachi’s Five Characters” (“Ku…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1771

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono balancing a round basket on her head beside a stream.

The Actor Segawa Yujiro (or Segawa Kikunojo III) in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a horned demon mask beneath maple branches.

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green and red robes and straw cape holding a staff in heavy rain.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Nakaomi Katsumi Disguised as the Farmer Datta no Nizo, in the Play Shitenno-ji Nobori K…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Portrait of a Geisha of the Uyo Tearoom

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped patterned kimono holding a pole beside a signpost and bamboo baskets.

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Sotoku Taishi (?) Disguised as a Young Building Worker, in the Play Shitenno-ji Nobori Kuy…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned costumes, one holding a sword, against dark backgrounds.

Näyttelijät Iwai Kumesaburo, Kataoka Nizaemon VIII ja Kataoka Gato näytelmässä Hachijin shugo no hanjo (Kahdeksan var…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and pink and grey kimono, with a hand mirror in the upper right.

From Bijin go menjo

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a figure in a chrysanthemum-patterned kimono standing beside flowering plants against a pale sky.

The Actor Segawa Yujiro I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying red buckets on a yoke beside pine branches and waves.

The Actor Segawa Kitsuji III as Murasame in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Elev…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a lion mask holding a peony branch, seated among peonies and rocks.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I in a "Shak-kyo Odori" (Stone Bridge Dance), in the Play Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Pe…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and tea house patrons in the garden behind her.

Young girl at tea house in Iriya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, mid-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one standing with a sword and one seated.

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo II as Konoshita Hyokichi (?) (right), and Sakata Hangoro II as Matsunaga Daizen Hisahide (?…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a snowy scene, one standing with a sword and box, one kneeling in a patterned robe.

The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Karashi Baba (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Sanshodayu (left), in the Play Kawa…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono carrying a potted flowering plant on a pole over his shoulder.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Odai, an Eboshi (Hat) Seller, in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of two men on a moonlit mountain bridge above a waterfall, one playing a flute, pine trees around.

Shanaō [Yoshitsune] Learns Martial Arts in Sōjōgatani (Shanaō Sōjōgatani ni heijutsu o manabu zu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s (Tenpô era)

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a patterned kimono and orange robe standing among reeds beside water.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Spirit of a Mandarin Duck (Oshidori) Disguised as Tagasode, in the Play Hana-zumo Ge…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono and green garment, leaning forward with bare legs, by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Toraya: Arashi Ryuzo II as the monk Tojibo in the play "Hatsu Akebono Kaomise Soga," from the series "Portraits of Ac…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned grey kimono holding a red box with a dragon-decorated helmet, c. 1773.

The Actor Arashi Hinaji I as Hananoi in the Play Gosho-zakura Horikawa Youchi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a green kimono with a black cloak and ornate hair pins, 1795.

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes holding a large fan and a decorated staff, by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira, Younger Brother of Emperor Go-Toba, in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho (Y…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a striped kimono, tall grey hat and wooden geta, holding a sword.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Gokumon Shobei in the Play Sugata no Hana Kurofune Zukin, Performed at the Morita The…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Multi-panel Japanese print of women in kimono on a verandah, some playing music, overlooking a river with boats and a wooden

Recital on a verandah overlooking Sumida River

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1790/95

Woman with raised sword battling a giant octopus at sea, with a sailing boat in the upper cartouche.

The Jeweled Chaplet

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46