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13,165 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in sumo costume holding a sword, with a green patterned border above.

The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as the Sumo Wrestler Matano no Goro in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a standing woman on a veranda and a kneeling man in green robes, with pine and a river valley behind.

"Nu": Crossing Tatsuta, 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 woman and standing man on a veranda with a rooster, pine tree and green screens.

"Ru": Northern Province, 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 carrying buckets on a yoke past a woman at a tub, beside a pine tree and sea.

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

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of three courtly men looking up at a waterfall over green rocks, with poem text in the sky.

"Na": Nunobiki Waterfall, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogata…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman gathering maple leaves into a basket beside a veranda, with poem text above.

"Mu": Clapping the Hands to Effect a Curse, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nish…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono beside a pine tree and red fence, with calligraphy above.

"So": A Coquettish Woman, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogata…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono beside a striped screen and bamboo, by Ippitsusai Buncho, c. 1769.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in a Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in kimono on a veranda beside a pine tree and hanging curtain.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shume no Hangan Morihisa (right), and Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Chujo (left), in the…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda overlooking a river with boats, a net, and a thatched house.

Ayase no Yusho, from the series "Bokusui Hakkei"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of three women on a bridge in kimono, looking over a river with boats and a crowd on the bank.

View from Azuma Bridge, from the series "Ten Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan jikkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a riverbank beside a seated boatman, with calligraphy at upper right.

Treasured Admonitions to Young Women (Jijo hokun onna Imagawa)

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a black patterned kimono with an orange skirt beneath blossoming branches.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, late 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a polearm and sword beneath a leafy branch.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Tomoe (Tomoe Gozen) in the Play Yasa Gumbai Miyako no Jindori, Performed at the…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono examining a spray of green leaves, with a signature in the margin.

Tomimoto Toyohina

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black updo and hairpins, wearing a checkered collar, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Ha... of the Southern Station (Nan'eki ha-jirushi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a courtesan with long black hair and yellow hairpins, holding a patterned red fan, by Utamaro.

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Sasano, Takeno (Matsubaya uchi Kisegawa, Sasano, Takeno), from the…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan and attendant gazing up at a hanging bamboo vase with flowering vines.

The Courtesan Yoso-oi of the Pine Needle House in the Yoshiwara and Her Attendant (Matsubaya Yoso-oi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c.1802

Ukiyo-e print of two women and a child in kimono, one standing in a patterned pink robe, one seated in orange.

The Poet Fun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

Etching of three seated peasant women in white bonnets and cloaks, with a basket at their feet, in an interior.

Peasant Women from Near Boulogne

Alphonse Legros, 1873

Woodblock print of two men in kimono with swords, one in green with chrysanthemums, beneath pine and bamboo branches.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III and his attendant making cermonial rounds at New Year's

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of four kabuki actors in costume, one standing in a green robe and one crouching with a drawn sword.

The Actors Nakayama Kojuro VI (Nakamura Nakazo I) as Hatchotsubute no Kiheiji, Otani Hiroji III as Miura Arajiro, Ich…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Ukiyo-e print of three kabuki actors in colorful kimono under willow branches, with a puppeteer, kneeling samurai, and woman.

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shiragiku, Ichikawa Danjuro V as the puppeteer Dekurokubei, and Sawamura Sojuro III…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of two women in kimono riding a ferry on a river with sailboats and reeds in the background.

A Ferry on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Woodblock print of three women in kimono under red maple leaves beside a stream, one holding a fan and one holding a lantern.

Beauties Under a Maple Tree, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei y…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a courtesan with elaborate black hair and hairpins, holding a chrysanthemum-patterned garment.

The Courtesan Senzan of the Chojiya, from the series "Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)"

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1795/1800

Ukiyo-e print of a kneeling man looking up at a standing woman in ivy-patterned kimono holding a lacquer tray.

Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series "Fuji in Summer Matched with Beautiful…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1801

Woodblock print of a temple on a cliff above a moonlit lake, with a full moon in the sky and a long bridge.

Autumn Moon over Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a red bridge over a lake at sunset, with sailboats, rowboats, pines and a distant mountain.

Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of white-sailed red boats returning over blue water toward a pine-lined shore and green mountains.

Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase kihan), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857