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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing beside a sliding screen, holding a black lacquered box.

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo in the Play Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijo, Performed at t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with two swords, one hand raised to his chin.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagao Terutora in the Play Kuruma-gakari Tekuda no Gumbai, Performed at the Ichimura T…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black ivy-patterned kimono holding a katana, with a white head covering.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Tonase in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in black kimono and striped obi before a yellow lattice fence, c. 1781.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Hairdresser Jirokichi in the Play Shida Choja-bashira, Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a red parasol, wearing a black robe and patterned kimono, with a sword at his side.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green checkered robe with a sword, beneath a pine branch, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono with hairpins, beside a red stand, on a green ground.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura," performed at the I…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kneeling figure in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside chrysanthemums in a bamboo vessel.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shira-giku, a Temple Page, In the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi, Performed at th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of an armored warrior on a white horse riding through waves beneath a pink sun disk, with a bow.

Taira no Atsumori Returning to Shore to Confront Kumagai no Jirô Naozane

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a folding fan, beside a shoji screen and pine branch.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kneeling courtier in a yellow robe facing two women on a veranda beneath maple branches, with poetry ins

"I": Coming of Age, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woman in patterned robes on a veranda with an attendant holding a box, beneath a bamboo blind and inscribed verse.

"Ro": Seaweed, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned robes by a river under a drooping willow, with calligraphy above.

"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of three figures beside irises and a plank bridge over a stream, with a poem above.

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nish…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a standing woman and a seated man on a wooden veranda, with poem text in cloud cartouches above.

"Wa": Young Grass, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a man and woman seated in a pavilion with a child and a brazier, with a poem in calligraphy above.

"Re": The Imperial Huntsman, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monog…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a seated man and a standing woman in kimono with a child beside a shoji screen, with poem text above.

"Ra": Narihira Requests a Painting from a Former Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a seated courtier receiving a plum branch with a bird from a kneeling attendant in a tatami room.

"U": Narihira Presents a Chancellor with a Model of a Pheasant, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of three kneeling courtly figures beside a stream, with a waterfall, pine and maple trees and calligraphy abo

"No," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a thatched house by a bay with workers drying grain, pine and willow trees, and a pink sunset sky.

"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of courtiers beneath pine trees by a river with a wooden bridge and carriage, with calligraphy above.

"Ko," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of three robed figures beside a winding river, snowy mountains and pine trees beneath a rose sky.

"Me," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a seated nobleman and a child with a sword beside an ox carriage, with a pine tree behind.

"Shi," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of a woman on a veranda being attended, with a seated man and child below by a fence.

"Ki," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Hanging scroll of a red maple branch over a stream, bamboo at right, and a blue poem slip hanging from the branch.

Autumn in Takao

Kiyohara Yukinobu, late 1600s

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono with a green sleeve and bird motif, adjusting her sleeve.

A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-late 1770s

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono with bamboo staffs and baskets beneath cherry blossom bra

Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1792

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono beside a well curb and blossoming plum tree, with poem inscriptions.

Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/1801

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one leaning her forehead against the other, with yellow hair ornaments.

Messenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797/98

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a paper lantern and the other a striped parasol, against a grey backgroun

Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san’yu")

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of snowy riverbank with a boat, pine-covered shrine, and two walking figures under a pale sky.

Snow on the Sumida River, from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833

Woodblock print of cargo boats on a moonlit river beside a castle with a waterwheel, by Hokusai.

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsugekka)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833