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13,165 works

Woodblock print of a standing figure in patterned kimono beside a green bamboo lattice fence, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Hakata no Kojoro (?) in the Play Shitenno-ji Nobori Kuyo, Performed at the Ichimura Thea…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one crouching in a yellow patterned kimono and one standing with a sword in fl

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Hata Rokurozaemon Disguised as the Samurai's Manservant (Yakko) Igaguri Hanehei (left…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono with star-motif obi beside a red lattice window and bamboo blind.

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as the Courtesan Miyagino (?) in the Play Go Taiheiki Shiraishi-banashi (?), Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in a red costume with white trim, holding a staff against a pale backdrop.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a "Shibaraku" Role, Probably as Kato Hyoeisa Shigemitsu, in the Third Scene of the Pl…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a ginkgo-patterned robe holding a long pole beneath maple branches, c. 1779.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Katsuhei, Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Uta Kurabe Tosei Moyo, Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in white and black robes holding a fan beneath cherry blossom branches.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Monk Renseibo in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red floral kimono and tall red hat holding a fan beside a blossoming branch.

Actor Segawa Kikunojô III as a Shirabyôshi Dancer in “The Maiden at Dôjô Temple” (“Musume Dôjô-ji”)

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in pale kimono and dark hakama bowing beneath cherry blossoms, with a striped screen behind

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as the Monk Izayoibo in the Play Keisei Katabira ga Tsuji, Performed at the Ichimura Theat…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a grey kimono and black cloak, arms folded, standing before a patterned red screen.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Perf…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor with wild hair and black robe standing beside a blossoming plum tree.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Renegade Buddhist Monk Wantetsu from Okamidani, in the Fifth Scene of the Play Da…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1778

Pastel drawing of a harlequin in a multicolored diamond costume leaning on a stick beside a crouched figure and green foliage

Harlequin

Edgar Degas, 1885

Woodblock print of red, purple, and blue morning glories climbing a bamboo trellis among green leaves, with calligraphy at to

Morning Glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840s

Woodblock print of pink plum blossoms and buds on slender branches rising from a gnarled trunk, with calligraphy at upper lef

Blossoming plum branches

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a grosbeak with red beak perched on a plum branch with green blossoms and buds, with calligraphy.

Grosbeak on plum

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Blue woodblock print of a sparrow flying beside a white iris with tall green leaves and calligraphy at upper left.

Sparrow and iris

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Woodblock print of a rooster on a bamboo trellis beside pink roses and a rose bud, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854.

Rooster perched on rose trellis

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Woodblock print of pine trees, a wooden footbridge over a blue inlet, two women on the bank, and a moored boat.

Mokubo Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, and Gozensaihata (Mokuboji Uchigawa Gozensaihata), from the series "One Hundred Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of Kiyomizu Hall at Shinobazu Pond with cherry blossoms, pines and visitors on a red veranda.

Kiyomizu Hall and Shinobazu Pond at Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo Shinobazu no ike), from the series "One Hundred Famous View…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a white patterned robe with a sword, posed on a striped wooden stage.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Ashikaga Takauji in the Play Kumoi no Hana Yoshino no Wakamusha, Performed at the Nakam…

Katsukawa Shunsen, c. 1786

Ukiyo-e print of three figures on a yellow ground: a woman with a red lantern, a man in a striped kimono, and a woman in brow

A Young Man Dressed as an Actor of the Ichikawa Family (by Shunsho), a Maid and a Geisha (by Shuncho)

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 1780s

Woodblock print of two comic performers in patterned kimono, one holding a white fan, against an ochre background with pine b

Comic Dancers in Mikawa Province (Mikawa, manzai), section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Pro…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Blue Japanese woodblock print of two pale bats flying near a crescent moon in a night sky.

Bats and Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Woodcut of Adam and Eve beneath the Tree of Knowledge with a serpent, surrounded by lions, unicorns, stags and other animals.

The Fall of Man

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

White badger curling upward in brushstrokes against black ground, with a gourd and characters at upper left.

Badger, from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a white tea kettle on a stone pedestal with a leaf and dish beside it, on a black background.

Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu i…

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Vertical woodblock print of Arashiyama with pines, red trees, a river, a rowboat, and a figure crossing a wooden bridge.

Arashiyama, Kyoto (Keishi Arashimine)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, Unknown

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside dark bamboo stalks, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Hara, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of a blue bird perched on a branch beside red maple leaves, with Japanese calligraphy.

Blue bird on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a songbird perched on a maple branch with autumn leaves against a blue gradient sky.

Bird on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Woodblock print of a Java sparrow perched on a branch of pink plum blossoms against a yellow background.

Java sparrow on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s