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Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in disguise, wearing a floral red kimono, grey robe and hair ornaments.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Hitomaru Disguised as the Geisha Oshun in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red and white face paint, scowling, wearing an elaborate black topknot and patterned r

Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Akita Jônosuke Yoshikage in a “Shibaraku” role in “Memorial Service for St. Nichiren: A Mod…

Attributed to Katsukawa Shun’ei, About 1791

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a large straw hat, with calligraphy beside.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1763

Woodblock print of a dragon with horns and whiskers twisting among clouds, with red accents on its body.

Dragon in clouds

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Woodblock print of a robed priest with a seaweed-tipped staff battling large curling waves beneath a night sky, with a shrine

Shinto priest performing the seaweed-gathering ritual

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Woodblock print of a cuckoo flying past a pine branch under a pale full moon against blue sky.

Cuckoo, Pine Brach, and Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green star-patterned kimono holding a staff, with a cart behind him in snow.

The Actor Matusmto Koshiro IV as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Mizoro no Sabu in the Play Mure Takamatsu Yuki no Shiraha…

Katsukawa Shunjo, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding swords, with pink and yellow screens behind him.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Hatakeyama Shigetada in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamu…

Katsukawa Shunsen, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and cloak, holding a sword against a geometric background.

Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1791

Japanese woodblock print of two figures beneath a pine tree with plovers flying overhead and a reed fence below.

The Jewel River of Plovers in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Watercolor of a church interior with tall columns, arched vaults, and small figures near a railing in the foreground.

Church Interior

Johannes Bosboom, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman with yellow hair combs, looking down, wearing a pink patterned robe against a gray background.

Kokonoe of the Maruya, from the series Beauties of the Licensed Quarter (Kakuchu bijin kurabe)

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1798

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one standing with a fan and two seated in green robes with crane

A Fashionable Female Version of the Shikisanban Dance (Furyu onna shikisanban)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1788/89

Japanese woodblock print of a young man with a fishing rod and net and a boy in pink holding a fish.

Young Man and Boy Returning from Fishing

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a woman in a swirl-patterned kimono beside a lacquer tray of sweets and a pine tree.

The Tea Stall - Kagiya Osen

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a costumed figure with a fan beneath a red maple branch, on a green hillside.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Princess Sakura (Sakura Hime) in the Play Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami, Performed at the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black floral kimono holding a fan beneath a blossoming branch.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (?), in the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono holding an umbrella and wooden bucket beside a sliding door.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blossom-patterned kimono beside a lattice fence and a pine tree.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Moshio, Wife of Ito Sukekiyo, in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1772

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono beside pine and bamboo New Year decoration.

Courtesan in Front of New Year's Decoration of Pine and Bamboo

Isoda Koryusai, c. early 1770s

Woodblock print of two women in a room with a shoji screen, one seated holding a hand mirror, the other standing in green kim

Ono no Komachi, from the series A Collection of Fashionable Beauties of Japan (Wakoku bijin ryaku shu)

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking past fields, a red torii gate and river boats.

Women Visiting Mimeguri Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Three women in kimono stand beneath a cherry tree in bloom, in a Japanese woodblock print with calligraphy.

Cherry Blossoms in Spring, from the series "Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shuku awase, shiki no hana)"

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1792

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women, one kneeling with a temari ball, beside a lattice window overlooking a rice f

Playing Temari

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono with elaborate hairstyles, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800.

Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo (Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women with chrysanthemums, a kettle and a zither, with calligraphy in the upper right.

The Chrysanthemum Festival in the Ninth Month, from an untitled pentaptych of the five festivals

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a straw cape holding a parasol and basket with greenery in falling snow.

The actor Segawa Senjo as Shirotae

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Matthias with a halo, holding an axe and book, standing barefoot beside a stone block.

St. Matthias, plate 12 from The Twelve Apostles

Sebald Beham, 1545

Engraving of St. Simon, a bearded apostle with a saw and staff, in a cloak before a wooden fence, dated 1545.

St. Simon, plate 11 from The Twelve Apostles

Sebald Beham, 1545

Engraving of St. James the Less seen from behind, holding an open book, with a halo, staff, and plants in the background.

St. James Minor, plate 3 from The Twelve Apostles

Sebald Beham, 1545