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Woodblock print of two women in kimono under yellow parasols beside a wooden building, with sandals and calligraphy.

Rain in the Fifth Month (Samidare)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1755

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman in hair ornaments unrolling a long written scroll beside a snowy wooden structure.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Naoe in the Play Tsuma Mukae Koshiji no Fumizuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Engraving of a wild bacchanal with satyrs, dancing nude figures, and a winged cupid under dense oak trees.

Bacchanal

Giulio Sanuto, c. 1550

Japanese woodblock print of a woman carrying a child beside a seated man and a toy shrine, with poem text above.

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a standing woman in layered kimono beside a snowy tree and lattice fence, in pale pink and black.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Kisewata (Tagasode) (?) in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki (?), Perform…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black updo and long hairpins, head bowed, wearing a patterned pink and cream kim

Akashi of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachis of Yoshiwara (Seiro nana Komachi) (Tamaya uchi Akashi, Uraji, Sh…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a long robe holding prayer beads, standing before water and a yellow ground.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Miura no Katagai Disuigsed as the Nun Narukami, in the Play Ume-goyomi Akebono Soga,…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned green kimono holding a white bottle beside reeds and water.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Potter Tsuchihei in the Play Higashiyama Momiji no Kadode, Performed at the Ichi…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Woman in patterned kimono reaching into a bamboo birdcage on a yellow tub, Japanese woodblock print by Utamaro.

Murasaki Shikibu: Bird, from the series "Famous Women and Their Poems on Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon (Meifu eika k…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1805

Woodblock print of a fierce blue deity with a raised sword and rope, surrounded by flames, standing on rocks.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Stone Image of Fudo Myoo in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Japanese print of a shirtless man with a fan beside a willow, and a woman pouring water over fans in a tub.

The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a white cloud-patterned robe with a black sword and tall headdress, c. 1773.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira (?) in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor raising a red lantern, wearing a butterfly-patterned kimono before a striped backdrop.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Ageha no Chokichi Disguised as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawara…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Japanese woodblock diptych of women in kimono serving tea in a tatami room with lanterns and a garden view.

Act Eleven from the series "The Chushingura Drama Parodied by Famous Beauties (Komei bijin mitate Chushingura Junimai…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with hair ornaments, holding a fan beside lacquered boxes and bare branches.

The Actor Segawa Yujiro I as Osai, a Female Hairdresser, in the Play Kamuri Kotoba Soga no Yukari, Performed at the I…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of an actor in a black kimono and gold hood holding a striped umbrella before a red fence.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lady-in-Waiting Suho Disguised as Tsunokuniya Tsuna, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an old woman's costume with grey hair, holding a sword, wearing a green and orange robe.

The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono standing on a veranda beside a railing and cherry blossoms.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled wig and draped cloak, with inscription plaque below.

Robert Nanteuil

Gerard Edelinck, n.d.

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono under a large parasol, one holding a sword, beside flowering plants.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III (right) as Ochiyo, and Bando Mitsugoro I (left) as the Greengrocer Hambei, in the Play…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Etching of a shepherd playing flute beneath a tree, with sheep and a dog resting in a landscape with a distant church tower.

The Shepherd

Paulus Potter, 1644

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes and armor wielding a long pole against rippling water.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Tomomori Disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei, in the Play Yoshitsune Sembon-zakura, P…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Etching of a reclining draped woman with a pen, a putto beside her, books, a pitcher and a curtain in an interior.

Science or The Love of Study

Guido Reni, c. 1635

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes beside a red lattice fence and blossoming branch.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Sakon-gitsune in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Engraving of a man in a ruff beside winged death, skeleton and skull, with an oval portrait of a woman and Latin inscriptions

Portrait of Bartolomaeus Spranger with an Allegory of the Death of His Wife, Christina Müller

Aegidius Sadeler, 1600

Pencil sketch of figures seated and standing around a dining table in a dim interior.

The Supper at Emmaus

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1760/61

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono with orange circles, against a floral backdrop.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned kimono playing a flute beside a wooden fence.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Kojoro-gitsune Disguised as the Florist Okiku in the Play Mure Takamatsu Yuki no Shi…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono holding a fan beside a lattice fence, with an ornate hairstyle.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Mitsuogiya Usukumo in the Play Shida Choja-bashira, Performed at the Nakamura Theater i…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red plaid robe holding a pipe beside bamboo and a large vessel, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Honcho-maru Tsunagoro (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?), Performed at the Mo…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777