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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono, crouching with a bamboo pole and sword, grimacing dramatically.

The Actor Nakajima Mihoemon II as Bomon no Saisho Kiyotada in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki, Performed at the Ichimura Th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Hand-colored print of a mother and nude infant surrounded by fearful onlookers, grotesque faces and a shadowy man with a rais

The Nursery of Shakespeare

Moses Haughton II, 1810

Etched frontispiece with two winged cherubs riding sea creatures flanking a cartouche titled Divers Embarquements, over waves

Frontispiece to Various Embarkments

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1640-1650

Mezzotint of a peasant man and child beside an oak tree, with two pigs feeding from troughs and a dog nearby.

Peasant and Pigs

John Raphael Smith, 1803

Etching of a dense forest with gnarled trees over a rustic wooden bridge, where a figure with a bundle stands on the path.

Rustic Bridge in a Tangled Wood

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a sword and staff beside a blossoming branch and folding screen

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theat…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Etching of dense swamp plants with broad crinkled leaves, ferns, shrubs and a dragonfly perched on top.

Swamp Plants

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono gazing upward beside a rock as petals fall around him.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Hito-maru Disguised as the Courtesan Chiyozaki, in the Play Kuruwa no Hana Katsuragi…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Engraved landscape of a large oak tree with cows, a rider on horseback, and two figures in the foreground.

Bathers

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, c. 1799

Pencil drawing of a kneeling man with clasped hands before a veiled woman, with a mosque and minarets behind.

Man Kneeling Before Veiled Woman with Mosque in Background

Johann August Rossmassler, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe holding a sword beside a koto, with bamboo and a screen behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Yoshimine no Munesada in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakam…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Etching of a cow resting among large leaves, tall grasses and shrubs in a dense swampy landscape beneath a cloudy sky.

Cow Standing in a Swamp

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a sword against a striped background.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a white and orange robe beside a flaming brazier, under a lattice ceiling.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki n…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of an armored warrior on a white horse in a pine-lined courtyard, with an attendant beside a wooden veranda.

Musashibô Benkei Brings the Captured Tosabô Shôshun to Yoshitsune

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan, with a hat, straw broom and flowering plant.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Kusunoki Uraminosuke Disguised as a Male Fox from Tsukamoto (?), in the Play Kumoi no…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checked costume holding a long staff, with a sword and a river scene behind him.

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Asahara Hachiro Disguised as the Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Onna Aruji H…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Lithograph frontispiece of a dense forest, rocky gorge and waterfall, with a small boat and standing figure in the foreground

Frontispiece for Fables and Tales by Hippolyte de Thierry-Faletans

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1868

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red hakama and patterned robe holding a scroll, standing among waves and rocks.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Naka…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor leaning on a bamboo pole in a grove, with swords at his side and patterned robes.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Takenuki Goro in the Play Eho Soga Nen-nen-goyomi, Performed at the Morita Theater i…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor on a white horse with a bow, beneath a pine tree, in a grey and green palette.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Kagekiyo Disguised as Omi Yawatanosuke in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi, Perf…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in red and white costume with a striped pole and stern expression.

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

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a parasol, two swords and a horse-patterned robe, standing on wooden clogs.

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Kajiwara Genta Kagetoki in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Mor…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red costume facing a green dragon rising from smoke beside a blossoming tree.

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Yushichi (?) in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake (?), Performed at the Morita Theater…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of mounted figures, a samurai and foreigners, before a Western sailing ship and Chinese junk in harbor.

View of Miyozaki in Yokohama (Miyozaki Yokohama ichiran)

Utagawa Yoshimori, 1860

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono with swords, glancing sharply sideways against a pale background.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in warrior armor with red face makeup, holding a drawn sword over his shoulder.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the Play Kite Hajime Hatsugai Soga, Performed at the Morit…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a rider on a brown horse speaking with a bearded man smoking a pipe, with Western buildings behind.

English (Igirisujin), from the series "A Collection of Various Countries (Bankoku zukushi)"

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1860

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing beside a sliding screen, holding a black lacquered box.

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo in the Play Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijo, Performed at t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a woman riding a pale horse led by a man in black, with Mount Fuji behind them.

English Watching Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge (Yoshida-bashi no rakugan, Igirisujin) , from the series "Eight V…

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861