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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.

Woodblock print of two women by a stream beside flowering bush clover under a moon, by Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767.

The Jewel River of Bush Clovers (Hagi no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Woodblock print of a man in grey kimono standing by a yellow mosquito net where a woman kneels, with a paper lantern nearby.

Lovers Parting at Dawn

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two women on a moonlit balcony with a pine tree and water beneath a full moon.

Two Courtesans on a Moonlit Balcony at a House of Pleasure in Shinagawa, from the series "Nan'eki Shufu"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black hat and iris-patterned kimono holding a kettle beside stylized water.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Court Servant Shoheida Sadamori in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Per…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Two kabuki actors in white costumes with red sashes hold swords at night in a Japanese woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a snowy mountain village with a figure crossing a wooden bridge over a blue river.

A Bridge in a Snowy Landscape, from the series "A Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation (Wakan roei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1842/43

Woodblock print of farmers carrying baskets on poles beside rice fields and a water channel, with thatched houses and geese i

Dainagon Tsunenobufrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reading a book with a sparrow nearby, the other seated by a lattice window.

Righteousness (Gi), from the series "Five Cardinal Virtues"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of two women with hair ornaments, one pouring tea from a black teapot, beside a patterned curtain.

Hour of the Ox (Ushi no koku) Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter (Tatsumi), from the series "Customs of Beauties Around the Cl…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Edo Geisha, from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of two women in kimono stretching cloth, one leaning forward with a hairpin in her hair, patterned fabrics ar

Cloth-Strecher, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni ko)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono raising a staff, with a sword and a wooden platform beside him.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Otomo no Kuronushi in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ic…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in courtesan costume with ornate hairpin and patterned robe, beside a winged figure with fl

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama of Tsuruga in the Play Keisei Tsuki no Miyako, Performed at the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green robe and white hakama holding swords, with a banner behind him.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kusunoki Masayuki Disguised as Uji no Joetsu, in the Play Go Taiheiki Shirishi-banashi…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of two women on a snowy veranda with a sword, a bamboo fence, and a figure in a straw hat outside.

Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779/80

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned kimono, with a shamisen player and kneeling women under willow branche

The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora, Azuma Tozo III as Miura Katagai,…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784

Triptych Japanese print of women in patterned kimono carrying shimadai trays on a wooden veranda beneath pine branches.

A procession of women holding shimadai decorations

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1789/1801

Woodblock print of two women in kimono admiring hanging wisteria by a railing, with a pond and pine trees behind.

Admiring the wisteria at Kameido Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1786