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Antique engraved map of the Colony of New South Wales and Australia Felix with coastline, rivers and hand-coloured borders.

Colony of New South Wales and Australia Felix

W & A. K. Johnston, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding her head beside a stylized stream and reeds.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as a Dragon Maiden Disguised a Tamanami, in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki, Performed at the I…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Decorative gold initial A on blue ground with snails, strawberries and a pink flower painted within.

Snails, Strawberries and a Flower in a Decorated Initial "A" from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with red flowers and green leaves on a patterned ground, beside black musical notation.

Decorated Initial "P" with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white beard and sword, wearing a pink floral kimono and geta sandals.

Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyû in “The Soga Play: Announcement of the Spring Season by the Bush Warbler” (“…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1764

Etching of three costumed performers on a stage with curtains and masked onlookers, titled Balli di Sfessania by Jacques Call

Frontispiece, from Balli di Sfessania

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono with pink floral robe, standing beneath a lattice ceiling.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Lady Manko (Manko Gozen) (?) in the Play Soga Musume Choja (?), Performed at the Nakamur…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in armor bracing against a tall inscribed signpost, one arm outstretched, on a green floor.

The Actor Bando Matataro IV as Bando Taro in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ele…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a floral kimono with a golden obi, against a pink striped backdrop.

The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Tamamo no Mae (?) in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Nakamu…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Engraved title page with dense scrollwork cartouche, a central bearded mask in a helmet, and the inscription Peter Aubry Excu

Title Page

Peter Aubry, 1630

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a white patterned robe, painted face and raised hair, standing in rain beside a plum tre

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Sugawara Michizane, in the Play Sugawara Denju Ten…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow robe and patterned kimono holding a striped umbrella beside flowering branches.

The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Otsuma in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a pole before a green striped backdrop, c. 1771.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Agemaki in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the T…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure with hair ornaments walking past bamboo in snow.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with striped face paint, red robe, white patterned cloak, and fan against a tan background.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Naka…

Attributed to Katsukawa Shunshô, c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black floral kimono and pink patterned robe before a striped fence.

The Actor Azuma Tozo III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, early 1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono leaning over large red woven baskets.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Nakamura Th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes riding a richly decorated horse, holding a rod, c. 1774.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Matsuura Saemon in the Play Ichi no Tomi Tsuki no Kaom…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Watercolor of a girl with braids seated at a breakfast table with a pitcher, bread, and flowers in a teal room.

Little Lie-A-Bed's Sad Breakfast

Carl Olof Larsson, 1900

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a red bell-trimmed parasol against a pale background.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox from Mt. Ubagadake in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a flute, with a large red parasol behind him.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Ki…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Pen drawing of a young woman with flowing hair riding a galloping horse past a large tree and distant mountains.

Young Woman on Galloping Horse

Johann August Rossmassler, n.d.

Ukiyo-e print of a kabuki actor in pale robes with a staff and a large box on his back, against golden grass.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Moriya no Daijin Disguised as Rokuju-rokubu in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai, P…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green and cream patterned kimono with a sword, before a wooden lattice screen.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (?) in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki (?), Performed at the Na…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with a sword, standing before a lattice screen.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Daizen Taketora Disguised as Shikishima Wakahei in the Play Juni-hitoe Komachi-…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a lotus stem beside a waterfall, wearing a patterned yellow-green robe and red tass

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kongara Doji in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono holding a katana, standing before a plain backdrop.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a woman playing a biwa lute beside a kneeling young man with a shoulder drum, in patterned kimono.

The Goddess Benten Holding a Biwa and a Young Man Holding a Shoulder Drum, from the series "Comparing the Smiles of t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 1780s

Watercolor of a winding valley between green hills under a pastel evening sky, attributed to David Cox.

View in Wales

the elder David Cox, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a palanquin bearer in a black cloak, carrying a pink box beside a wooden tub.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the Palanquin Bearer Gohei in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780