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Woodblock print of three women in kimono on a veranda by a river with a bridge and boats, one kneeling by an incense burner.

Maanfeest

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a black frame with a painted white horse.

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the packhorse-man Muchizo in the play "Miyamairi Musubi no Kamigaki," performed at t…

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1797

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one reclining in a mauve kimono, the other kneeling indoors by a curtain.

Twee vrouwen tijdens een zomeravond

Torii Kiyonaga, 1788

Japanese woodblock print of riders performing acrobatics on a galloping piebald horse, with a red banner and calligraphy.

Het grote paardencircus uit Osaka

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate updo holding a folded letter, wearing a patterned grey kimono.

Liefde die elke nacht ontmoet

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey-green kimono holding and reading an unrolled letter, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793.

Brief lezende vrouw

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a young woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a fan, with a coastal vignette at upper left.

Busteportret van jonge vrouw met waaier

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of two courtesans in kimono and a young man smoking behind a blue mosquito net, 1793.

Twee courtisanes en een jongeman onder een muskietennet

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green kimono holding a fan and sword, with a stern expression.

Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugat…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono and red cloak, holding a sword, by Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1794.

Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an olive-green robe and black outer garment, with a red patterned hem and hairpin.

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with long trailing hem and decorative hair pins, by Utagawa Toyokuni

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1795

Japanese kabuki actor in a woman's role, wearing a black hood and patterned pink and yellow robes, standing against a dark gr

Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play "Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki," from the series "Portraits of Actors…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Three courtiers in patterned robes look up at a waterfall beside rocks and a pine branch, with calligraphy above.

Drie leden van het hof kijken naar een waterval

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1771

Woodblock print of a bald kabuki actor in a red dotted kimono with a fan, glancing sideways with a stern expression.

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the play "Edo no Hana Ako no Shiogama," performed at the Kiri T…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Japanese woodblock portrait of a figure in striped grey kimono and pink sash, wearing a towel headwrap.

Nakayama Tomisaburo. Dressed as a Woman Wearing a Towel on Her Head

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of two women beside wooden buckets in a bathhouse, one wringing cloth, with patterned kimonos and ca

A Public Bath House

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono clutching his throat, with a woman in patterned robes behind him.

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Kojoro of the Mikuniya and Arashi Sanpachi I as her elder brother Kuj…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a red patterned robe holding a fan, the other in a striped kimono with a headban

The actors Arashi Sanpachi I and Ichikawa Omezo I

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors: a woman with a yellow hairpin and a man in a green robe with a floral sleeve.

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Takebe Genzo and Iwai Kiyotaro in the Role of Tonami

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one holding a raised sword and the other scowling beside him against a black background

The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as Satsuma Gengobei and Arashi Ryuzo II as Mawashi-otoko Yasuke in the play "Edo Sunago…

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1795

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a green checked robe and one in a brown robe with a yellow hair ornament, by Uta

The actors Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kojoro-gitsune of Okazaki in the play "Seiwa N…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a peony-patterned kimono gripping a wooden post, with dramatic red face makeup.

The actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the play "Hatsumonbi Yosooi Soga," performed at the Kawarazaki…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1802

Woodblock print of a woman and a man in kimono looking up at a moon and ball beside bamboo stalks.

The actor Segawa Kikunojo and a young woman kicking a ball

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in samurai dress beside a rooster, with a standing woman in a kimono behind him.

The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide, the sister of Rokurozaemo…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Woodblock print of a long-haired ghost in white robes and a startled man in a green patterned kimono beside a lattice.

Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of the Wet-Nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro as Mokuemon, in “Tokubei of India: Tales o…

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1804

Woodblock print of a seated man in pale robes and striped hakama holding prayer beads, with calligraphy above.

Memorial portrait of the actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo I

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1805

Woodblock print of two women at a writing table, one brushing calligraphy while the other watches, with a blossom sprig in th

The Second Month (Ni gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a man carrying a child on his back beside a river, with a sword at his side.

Acteur Otani Hiroemon III met kind

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green and orange costume with a sword, standing before a striped screen.

Acteur Otani Hiroemon III als schurk

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and red hakama, raising one arm and holding a bamboo staff.

Acteur Ichikawa Danjuro in een shibaraku rol

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe and red patterned kimono, holding a lantern and sword.

Acteur in de rol van struikrover

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1780