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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red plaid robe holding a pipe beside bamboo and a large vessel, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Honcho-maru Tsunagoro (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?), Performed at the Mo…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green butterfly-patterned kimono, holding a raised staff against a pale background.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Two woodblock print panels showing kabuki actors in patterned kimono in traditional interiors with shoji screens.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VIII ja Onoe Baiko näytelmässä Genyadana (Heikkoluonteisen Yosaburon tarina)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1853

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in feathered armor and layered robes, holding a fan, with two swords behind him.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kobayashi no Asahina Saburo in the Play Kuruwagayoi Komachi Soga, Performed at the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black patterned robe and green kimono with ornate hair ornaments, c. 1788.

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1788

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a dancer in a black chrysanthemum kimono and tall yellow headdress holding a fan.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Shirabyoshi Dancer in Musume Dojo-ji in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performe…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woven hat and patterned kimono holding a fan, with waves behind him.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kume no Heinaizaemon Disguised as the Street Fortune-teller Kosaka Jinnai, in the Play…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono and white headcloth before stylized waves, c. 1783.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Hanako, the Daughter of Koshiba Kamon, Disguised as a Yotaka (Low-class Prostitute), in…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono beneath willow branches beside a rocky cliff.

Näyttelijä Nakamura Daikichi II palvelijatar Kakogawan roolissa

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1815

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a pine, rising sun, crane, and hanging paper lanterns on bam

Prinsessa Tamakazura sarjasta Murasaki Shikibu Genji-karuta 32

Kunisada II, 1857

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned kimono beside calligraphy screens, with smoke swirling at ri

Näyttelijät Onoe Kikugoro IV ja Bando Hikosaburo näytelmässä Ashiya Doman ouchi kagami (Ashiya Doman keisarin hovissa)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856

Woodblock print of red-hulled boats moored at a shore with rooftops, a full moon and a flock of birds in the sky.

Misty Moonlight on the Shore at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima kaihen oborozuki), from the series "Famous Places in the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of two sailing cargo boats on a calm blue sea, with Mount Fuji visible on the distant horizon.

Sea Lane off Kazusa Province (Kazusa no kairo), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a Dutch three-masted ship at anchor beside a rocky coast with breaking waves and a pine tree.

Dutch Ship at Anchor off the Coast of Tsushima

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1859

Ink drawing of a seated man seen from behind, with topknot, wide-shouldered robe and sword, on a pale oval wash.

Zittende man, op de rug gezien

Katsushika Hokusai, 1780

Ink drawing of two seated women arranging their hair, with a hand mirror and comb nearby.

Twee vrouwen die zich kappen

Katsushika Hokusai, 1780

Woodblock print of pink cherry blossoms over a street with a tea house, figures in kimono, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Entrance to the Gankirō Tea House in the Miyozaki District, Yokohama, Bushu

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a rider on a dark horse with a tan dog and black goat in the foreground.

Copper Plate Engraving of a Woman Riding a Horse, a Goat and a Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1860

Japanese triptych print of a tea house upper floor with a chandelier, women in kimono, and a harbor view through a window.

Upper Floor of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 4th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol, a child and a black dog beneath cherry blossoms, by Utagawa Hiroshige II.

French Woman, Her Child and Pet Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 10th month, 1860

Ink line drawing of two scenes in a teahouse with women, musicians, an attendant, a lantern, and a folding screen.

Feast in the Komeikan Teahouse

Torii Kiyonaga, 1787

Woodblock print of a Russian soldier, a fur-robed Chinese man with a fan, and a child writing beneath blossoming branches.

Russians and a Chinese Inscribing a Fan

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 12th month, 1860

Triptych woodblock print of a harbor with ships and mountains, with two women on a balcony beneath a hanging lantern.

Mitsuuji in the Maruyama Pleasure District of Nagasaki (Nagasaki dejima)

Utagawa Kunisada, 3rd month, 1861

Woodblock print of foreigners on horseback and pedestrians along a curving coastal road under a pine branch at dusk.

Foreigners Riding Along the Coast at Takanawa in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a garden with strolling figures, cherry trees, and ships in a harbor beyond.

Illustration of the Front Garden of the Tsukiji Hotel in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Tsukiji hoteru kan niwa mae no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, ca. 1868-72

Woodblock triptych of a paddle steamer City of Yedo passing a Western-style hotel with Mount Fuji behind it.

The Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo (Tokyo Tsukiji hoteru kan)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 5th month, 1870

Colour woodblock print of a green lion dance costume with red mask, watched by women on a balcony and performers in the stree

Leeuwendans

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a doll wrapped in blue-green cloth, against a pale background.

Twee vrouwen met een pop

Katsushika Hokusai, 1775

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

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1827

Japanese triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors with swords, blossoming plum branches, and a woman beside a lacquer chest.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VIII ja Ichikawa Kodanji IV näytelmässä Mimasu no Date-zome (Upea näyttelijän viitta)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1852

Woodblock print of a couple embracing under a green mosquito net, with a sleeping figure inside and a pine-decorated screen b

Lovers Beneath a Mosquito Net

Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of a pink iris in bloom with buds and curving green leaves against a pale and blue background.

Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s