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13,165 works

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors on a veranda, one seated in armor and one standing with a staff, beneath a plum branch.

The Actors Onoe Kikugoro I and Utagawa Shirogoro

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1747

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in green kimono, one holding a parasol and one playing a shamisen under a blossoming tre

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro and Ikushima Daikichi II as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the play "Monzukus…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1748

Woodblock print of a warrior in green robes striking a multi-headed dragon with a sword above stylized waves.

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1748

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped hat and patterned kimono, holding a staff, with calligraphy beside him.

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as the pageboy Kichisaburo in the play "Nanakusa Wakayagi Soga," performed at the Ichimura…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in green costumes beside a pine tree, a bamboo fence, and a veranda.

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Yosaku and Arashi Tominosuke I as Koman

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1754

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one seated with a fan and writing box, beside grasses and chrysanth

The Actors Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Okiku and Ichimura Kamezo I as Kosuke in the play "Hiyoku no Kagamon," performed…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1751

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume under a striped curtain and maple branches, one kneeling with a fan.

The Actors Arashi Koroku I as Makomo no Mae and Ichikawa Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremochi in the play "Shusse Momij…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1747

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono by a bamboo fence beneath a pine tree, with hanging paper strips.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Oguri Hangan in the play "Mangetsu Oguri Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theate…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1747

Woodblock print of a figure in a striped kimono holding a flower vase with chrysanthemums, with swords at the side.

In the Style of a Page (Kosho fu), Center Sheet of Triptych (Sanpukutsui chu)

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1730

Woman in a patterned kimono riding a large carp through swirling waves while reading a scroll, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Courtesan Riding a Carp (parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko [Chinese: Qin Gao])

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1730s

Japanese woodblock print of two figures under a striped parasol, one with swords, beside a thatched cottage and garden stream

The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage

Nishimura Shigenaga, 18th century

Woodblock print of a young man riding an ox while a woman in a patterned kimono walks beside him beneath a bare branch.

Beauty and Young Man Riding an Ox (parody of Kyoyu and Sobu?)

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1740s

Dark etching of a hooded monk in prayer, lit faintly against a heavily shaded background.

Monk at Prayer

Charles Émile Jacque, c. 1843

Etching of a dense wooded landscape with bare trees, tangled undergrowth and a path in the foreground.

Untitled (Landscape)

Charles Émile Jacque, c. 1843

Small etched print of a rag-picker with a sack on his back walking past a hunched figure on a city street.

Rag-Picker

Charles Émile Jacque, c. 1843

Etching of a busy street with Gothic church towers and spires, pedestrians and a horse carriage under a cloudy sky.

St. Clement Danes

Joseph Pennell, 1906

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in green and cream kimono, one holding a fan, with calligraphy columns above.

The Actors Otani Ryuzaemon II as Kajiwara Genta and Arashi Tominosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play "Tamagushi Yosooi…

Nishimura Shigenaga, 1747

Etching of Park Lane in London with ornate buildings on the left, leafy trees on the right, and pedestrians on the street.

Park Lane

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Etching of Spitalfields Church spire at the end of a busy London street with pedestrians and an ornate lamp.

Spitalfields Church

Joseph Pennell, 1906

Woodblock print of a figure in a dark robe and patterned kimono holding a decorated parasol with wisteria and blossoms.

The Sumiyoshi Dance

Nishimura Shigenaga, 18th century

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of a peddler in a red kimono carrying hanging colored cloths under a wide canopy.

A Peddler of Colored Cloth (fukusa)

Torii Kiyotomo, c. 1724

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow crested kimono beside tea utensils and shop curtains with kana characters.

The Actor Yamamura Ichitaro as Oichi in the play "Totsusaka-no-jo Tsuru no Sugomori," performed at the Nakamura Theat…

Torii Kiyotomo, 1721

Woodblock print of a woman hauling a net from a boat in reeds, with snowy Mount Fuji rising behind distant hills.

Yoshiwara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of travelers fording a river with palanquin bearers, Mount Fuji rising in the distance at dusk.

Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (J…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of porters wading a river carrying travelers, with a drooping willow tree and walkers on the far bank.

Fujieda, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (J…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of palanquin bearers carrying a passenger along a mountain road beside a pine tree, with blue mountains behin

Okabe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jin…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of samurai travelers with bows and spears on a town street, with a seated woman at right and wooden buildings

Mariko, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Ji…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a woman with a lantern beside a horse and rider on a street lined with wooden buildings and willows.

Fuchu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jin…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in yellow and black patterned robes, one standing and two seated before a latticed

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Soga no Juro

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1732

Farmers in straw raincoats and hats plant rice in a flooded paddy during heavy rain, with pine trees behind them.

Ejiri, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jin…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852