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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono holding a bamboo pole beside potted plants, c. 1776.

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Taira no Tadamori Disguised as a Potted-Plant Seller in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no K…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki-style male figure in layered robes with a sword, by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1779.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Prince Takanori in the play "Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a fan, with a sword and straw hat beside him.

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no su…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/04

Woodblock print of a grimacing samurai in blue armor, with arrows around him and soldiers on a distant battlefield.

Yamamoto Kansuke, wounded by arrows

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as Priest Narukami gripping a wooden pole in anger amid falling rain.

Priest Narukami clutching pole, in angerPriest Narukami clutching pole, in anger

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1851

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai in tall grass by a pine tree, with a flute player and a mountain inset.

Yasusuke sneaking upon Yasumasa with flute

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a man, a child and a woman in kimono by a stone wall, with a river and boats behind them.

The View from Komagata Hall, from the series "Eight Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan hakkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a floral kimono holding a fan, with mist and rocks and a village vignette above.

Yamauba as courtdancer with fan

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a man in rain holding an umbrella beside a farmer in a field, with a mountain vignette above.

Sadakurô in the rain and farmer Joichibei

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned black kimono holding white cloth near the face, against a striped background

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami Disguised as the Dragon Princess in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Per…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in layered floral kimono and hair ornaments, standing before pink patterned panels.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Perform…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a woman on horseback with attendants and Mount Fuji in the background, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a drawn sword, with striped props at his feet.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Tezuka no Taro Mitsumori Disguised as the Monkey Trainer Tonkichi Tochibei, in the Pla…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a samurai, two women and a palanquin bearer beneath a pine, with a temple vignette above.

Tokaiji no Bansho, from the series "Shinagawa Hakkei (Eight Views of Shinagawa)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono walking before Mount Fuji under a yellow sky, one holding a green parasol.

Act Eight: Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a sieve and an old man pounding grain in a mortar beside a blossoming tree.

Act Six: Yoichibei's House from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Woodblock print of a standing samurai with a sword and a kneeling woman beside a white crane under a pink sunset.

Act Two: The House of Kakogawa Honzo from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe holding a plum branch against swirling rain and wind.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as The Thunder God, an Incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kaga…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a stand of sweets, with a folded cloth and scroll behind her.

Hotei, from the series "Comparison of the Treasures of the Gods of Good Fortune (Fukujin takara awase)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1795

Woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one holding a large woven hat, in pink and plaid kimono.

Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Ukiyo-e print of a man in red kimono beside a woman with ornate hairpins, with a go board in the foreground.

Ohan and Choemon, from the series "Fashonable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Ukiyo-e print of a woman with hairpins glancing back, and a young man resting his head on his hand in front.

Sankatsu and Hanshichi, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of two women, one in a pink floral kimono pouring from a black kettle, the other in a striped black robe.

Komurasaki and Gonpachi, from the series "Fashonable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Japanese woodblock print of two women close together, one in a black kimono with an ornate hair pin and one under a pale veil

Koharu and Jihei, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a woman with a hairpin leaning over a man in patterned kimono, with calligraphy at upper right.

Ohatsu and Tokubei, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a striped-sail boat on blue waves, with hills, village houses and a poem cartouche at upper right.

Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono beneath blossoming cherry branches, with vertical calligraphy.

Woman Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with ornate hair pins, hand to cheek, in a patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801

Ukiyo-e triptych of women at work in a printmaking workshop, carving blocks, sizing paper and drawing designs.

Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints,…

Kitagawa Utamaro, About 1803

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono holding an inscribed folding fan, wearing a broad white hat.

The Style of a Feudal Lord’s Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tosei fuzoku tsu)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800/01

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black hairstyle and gold hairpins, looking down at a cup and paper in her hands.

Geisha of the West District

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.