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13,165 works

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom above a riverbank, with two women and a seated man near wooden pilings.

The Embankment at Mimeguri

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of a seated man in a patterned kimono looking up at a framed portrait of a kabuki actor holding beads.

Memorial portrait: Ichikawa Ebizo V (Danjuro VII) looking up at a painting of the late Danjuro VIII

Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada I, 1854

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman with a teapot on a veranda, a shadow on a shoji screen behind her, and a pine branch.

The Nakadaya teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a seated man in blue and mauve robes with a sword and lantern, framed by black calligraphy.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII

Utagawa Yoshimori, 1862

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono beside a bamboo blind, with a seated figure visible behind the blind.

Drying and stretching cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796-97

Woodblock print of a seated man in blue and mauve robes holding prayer beads beside an incense burner and butterfly.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV

Suiho Henjin, 1852

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black carp-and-wave kimono with two child attendants in pale patterned robes.

The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsubaya in Edo-machi Itchome, with her Child Attendants Tamamo and Mitsumo

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803

Woodblock print of a seated man in blue and lavender robes beside an incense burner, within a blue and crest-patterned border

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichimura Takenojo V

Utagawa School, 1851

Japanese woodblock print of two women in grey floral kimono, one kneeling with prayer beads, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro IV and His Wife

Utagawa School, 1860

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan smoking a pipe beneath a hanging boat planter with pink flowers.

The Courtesan Hisui of the Fan House (Ogiya uchi Hisui), from the series The Five Festivals Flower Competition (Gosec…

Kitagawa Utamaro, About 1789-1801

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono looking into a hand mirror beside a bamboo blind, with a red obi and lacquer box.

Takashima Ohisa

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in blue and purple robes, with a demon mask figure and memorial calligraphy text.

Memorial Portraits of the Actors Bando Shuka I, Arashi Otohachi III, and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

Utagawa School, 1855

Woodblock print of two women in kimono preparing food, one at a low table with a tray, the other kneeling with a board and ut

Preparing a Meal

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman in blue robes gazing at a ghostly male figure, with calligraphy and an incense b

Memorial Portraits of the Actors Bando Shuka I and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

Utagawa School, 1855

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a large basket, with Japanese calligraphy.

The actor Seki Sanjuro II as Stuttering Matahei (Domo no Matahei)

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1826

Woodblock print of a seated man in blue robes reading a scroll beside a sword and writing box, with a memorial tablet.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Hakuen (Danjuro VIII)

Utagawa School, 1854

Woodblock print of three women in kimono, two wearing green hats, against a gray textured background.

Three Beauties of Yoshiwara (Seiro san bijin)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in blue striped kimono holding a sword and branch, with calligraphy inscriptions.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichimura Takenojo V

Attributed to Utagawa Kunimaro I, 1851

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, one with a pestle over her shoulder and one holding a fan, by Utamaro.

Folding Fan Seller, Round Fan Seller, and Barley Pounder (Ogi-uri, uchiwa-uri, mugi-tsuki), from the series "Female G…

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in blue and purple robes, with sparrows and calligraphy in the upper left.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV

Utagawa School, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a young woman in patterned kimono with a child peeking from behind her pink robe.

Wakaume of the Tamaya in Edo-cho itchome, and her child attendants Mumeno and Iroka (Edo-cho itchome, Tamaya uchi Wak…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793/94

Woodblock print of two women preparing bean curd beneath a red Gion lantern, one cutting food at a table.

Women Preparing Gion Bean Curd, from the series "Twelve Types of Women’s Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni-ko)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a seated man with prayer beads beside an incense burner, and a kneeling figure in black looking up at him.

Memorial Portraits of Ichimura Takenojo V and Unidentified Actor

Utagawa Kunimaro I, 1851

Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya with Attendants Senkaku and Banki

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an updo holding up a patterned sheer cloth before her face.

Woman Holding up a Piece of Fabric (Nuno o kazasu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a blue kimono beside an incense burner, with Japanese calligraphy in the margins.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo V

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1832

Engraving of the Holy Family: a woman leans over a naked infant while a bearded older man looks on beside a draped curtain.

The Holy Family

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1589

Japanese print of two women with ornate hairstyles, one holding a red tray with a tea bowl while the other adjusts a hairpin.

A Young Girl Offering Tea to Another Woman

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono holding a round fan, with ornate gold hair pins on a yellow background.

Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chojiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the…

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and hairpins, in a patterned kimono with orange obi, against yellow.

Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Wakagi, Wakaba (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke, Wakagi, Wakaba), from…

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794