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Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in a palace interior, one kneeling with a raised sword before a seated figure on a

Kabuki actors play as Ōashibara Ueno no kami Masahira, Tokiwa Mikuriya Bettō Tsuneaki, Tairano Shinnō Masakado, Musas…

Utagawa Yoshitsuya, mid-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman adjusting her hair beside a man preparing fish at a low table.

Preparing Fish

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Woman in patterned kimono bends toward a stream among autumn plants, with dragonflies flying overhead in a woodblock print.

Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants (Fūzoku aki nanakusa)

Toyohara Sadatora, first half of the 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and tea house patrons in the garden behind her.

Young girl at tea house in Iriya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, mid-19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one standing with a sword and one seated.

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo II as Konoshita Hyokichi (?) (right), and Sakata Hangoro II as Matsunaga Daizen Hisahide (?…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono arranging a flowering branch in a room with a window view of blosso

Flower of Akashi (Akashi no hana)

Utagawa Kuniteru, 1853

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a snowy scene, one standing with a sword and box, one kneeling in a patterned robe.

The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Karashi Baba (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Sanshodayu (left), in the Play Kawa…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono carrying a potted flowering plant on a pole over his shoulder.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Odai, an Eboshi (Hat) Seller, in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of two men on a moonlit mountain bridge above a waterfall, one playing a flute, pine trees around.

Shanaō [Yoshitsune] Learns Martial Arts in Sōjōgatani (Shanaō Sōjōgatani ni heijutsu o manabu zu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s (Tenpô era)

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a patterned kimono and orange robe standing among reeds beside water.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Spirit of a Mandarin Duck (Oshidori) Disguised as Tagasode, in the Play Hana-zumo Ge…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono and green garment, leaning forward with bare legs, by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Toraya: Arashi Ryuzo II as the monk Tojibo in the play "Hatsu Akebono Kaomise Soga," from the series "Portraits of Ac…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned grey kimono holding a red box with a dragon-decorated helmet, c. 1773.

The Actor Arashi Hinaji I as Hananoi in the Play Gosho-zakura Horikawa Youchi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print with three black silhouette profiles on shaped paper cutouts against a grid background with calligraphy.

Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Kuniteru, 19th century

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a green kimono with a black cloak and ornate hair pins, 1795.

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes holding a large fan and a decorated staff, by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira, Younger Brother of Emperor Go-Toba, in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho (Y…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a striped kimono, tall grey hat and wooden geta, holding a sword.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Gokumon Shobei in the Play Sugata no Hana Kurofune Zukin, Performed at the Morita The…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Multi-panel Japanese print of women in kimono on a verandah, some playing music, overlooking a river with boats and a wooden

Recital on a verandah overlooking Sumida River

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1790/95

Woman with raised sword battling a giant octopus at sea, with a sailing boat in the upper cartouche.

The Jeweled Chaplet

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono holding a tea bowl on a red tray beside wooden shelves.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Waitress Otake in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura T…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a raised sword over a man on a wooden floor, with a boat in a top vignette.

A Boat upon the Waters

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-46

Woodblock print of two women in kimono under yellow parasols beside a wooden building, with sandals and calligraphy.

Rain in the Fifth Month (Samidare)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1755

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman in hair ornaments unrolling a long written scroll beside a snowy wooden structure.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Naoe in the Play Tsuma Mukae Koshiji no Fumizuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Hand-colored woodblock print of scholars and women in pavilions and a garden, with a pine tree and columns of Chinese text.

The Last Three Months of the Year

Japanese woodblock print of a woman carrying a child beside a seated man and a toy shrine, with poem text above.

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Printed sheet of standing Bodhisattva Guanyin on a lotus base, with flanking inscriptions and a column of Chinese text below.

The Greatly Merciful, Greatly Compassionate Rescuer from Suffering, Bodhisattva Guanyin

Lei Yanmei, dated 947

Woodblock print of a standing woman in layered kimono beside a snowy tree and lattice fence, in pale pink and black.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Kisewata (Tagasode) (?) in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki (?), Perform…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a mountain landscape with pine trees, a waterfall, wooden houses and a figure crossing a footbridge.

Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai, first edition printed in 1679

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors on a rocky shore with waves and bamboo, by Kunisada, 1857.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Ichizo ja Shiko näytelmässä Irifune Soga Nihon no torikachi (Sogan suku valloittaa Japanin)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black updo and long hairpins, head bowed, wearing a patterned pink and cream kim

Akashi of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachis of Yoshiwara (Seiro nana Komachi) (Tamaya uchi Akashi, Uraji, Sh…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95