Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a drawn sword in his teeth-bitten stance beside a river bank.

Woodblock print of a man in a blue checkered robe and black hat holding a brush, with blossoms behind him.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor posed as a samurai, holding a sword, in a red robe and floral patterned kimono.

Three-panel woodblock print of sailing ships, a steamship, and people in Western dress on a harbor quay with a city beyond.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red court robe with green patterned garment, holding a staff, with stern painted face.

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor raising a sword while a kneeling actor holds a lance, in patterned robes.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a sword and carrying a wicker basket.

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in checkered kimono and striped garment readying to wade into the sea with a sword.

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of many world monarchs in uniforms and gowns against a red background, labeled in Japane

Woodblock print of two elegantly dressed figures under a parasol on a wooden veranda, one holding a sword.

Triptych woodblock print of a steam train with freight bales and rickshaws passing pine trees and Japanese buildings.

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a white robe holding plum blossoms, the other kneeling in a striped kim

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a red monkey mask, with a sword at his waist.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint holding a sword before bamboo, by Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769.

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of horse racing at a lake with jockeys, and a pavilion of spectators in kimono and lante

Triptych woodblock print of nurses caring for patients in a field hospital, with officers and women in Western dress.

Woodblock print of a woman washing clothes on a rock in a stream beneath a drooping willow tree.