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Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned kimono before a bamboo fence and a blossoming tree.

The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black blossom-patterned kimono and gilded hair ornament, before a checkered backdrop.

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II as Lady Itohagi (?) in the Play Genji Saiko Kogane Tachibana (?), Performed at the Ichimur…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1788

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a patterned kimono before a fret-pattern background with plum branches.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimur…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a red fan, beside a wooden drum on a stage.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Daidoji Tabatanosuke in the Play Mukashi Mukashi Tejiro no Saru, Performed at the…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1792

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors: a woman with a fan, a seated man with a shamisen, and a crouching man with a staff.

Actor Ichikawa Komazô III as Nyosan no Miya (The Third Princess), Ukare Zatô (A Blind Street Performer), and Sakata n…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1791

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in pink and green robes with two swords, standing before bamboo.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Hatakeyama Shigetada Disguised as Honjo Soheiji (?) in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayag…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in ornate robes and headdress standing beneath cherry blossom branches.

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Gohiiki no Hana Aikyo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Th…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a pink kimono and black vest with a sword, standing before a patterned screen.

The Actor Otani Oniji III in an Unidentified Role in the Play Yukimi-zuki Eiga Hachi no Ki (?), Performed at the Naka…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1787

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and straw cape holding a sword against a dark background.

Actors Mimasu Tokujirô I as Hayano Kampei (Left) and Nakayama Kojûrô VI as Ono Sadakurô (Right) in “Treasury of the 4…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with folded arms, beside bamboo and a lattice window.

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Hayakawa Matabei (?) in the Play Furiwake-gami Aoyagi Soga (?), Performed at the Mi…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1796

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor bent over with red lanterns on his back, against a yellow checkered screen.

Actor Asao Tamejûrô I as Drunken Gotôbei in “Yoshitsune’s Koshigoe Petition” (“Yoshitsune Koshigoe jô”)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beneath a flowering plum branch, signed Shun'ei.

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as the Lady-in-Waiting Iwafuji in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel seated and playing a lute, with sketched studies around the figure.

Angel Playing a Lute

Attributed to Jacopo Confortini, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in green kimono holding a child beside a bamboo fence and wooden gate.

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tokiwa (Tokiwa Gozen) (?) in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba (?), Perfo…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1791

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a waterfall, with golden coins falling around him.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Dragon Maiden Disguised as Osaku in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned yellow kimono leaning on a lattice beside plum blossoms.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Kojoro-gitsune (Female Fox) Disguised as Omiki in the Play Komachi-mura Shibai no Sh…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1789

Woodblock print of a young kabuki actor in a patterned kimono blowing on his hands in a snowy scene with plum blossoms.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Boy Blowing on His Hands beside a Large Snowball, in the Play Nigiwai Genji Hana Saku…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes gripping a katana, with bamboo and a lattice ceiling behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as the Boatman Takihei (?) in the Play Ofunamori Ebi no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Kawa…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1792

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned kimono, with four seated musicians above and three performers below.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII, Ichimura Kamezo I as Wankyu, and Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Matsuyama in the play "Mi…

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1750

Three women in kimono stand by a river with a wooden bridge, boats, and timber stacks in an Edo-period woodblock print.

Ono no Komachi at Seki Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), about 1788

Japanese woodblock print of a mounted samurai actor with raised sword and a kneeling kabuki actor holding a box, in colored c

The Actors Bando Hikosaburo II as Watanabe no Tsuna and Matsumoto Tomijuro as Hakamadare no Yasusuke in the play "Fur…

Kitao Shigemasa, 1765

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cloak walking through a landscape toward a distant hilltop church, with a dog and a stone b

View of San Miniato and San Francesco al Monte Outside Florence

Valerio Spada, n.d.

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon Vll as Iyo no Taro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater…

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a red parasol and sword in a patterned kimono, with rain falling beside him.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono beside two young attendants in grey floral robes, on an oval tan ground.

Courtesan and Two Kamuro

Komatsuya Hyakki, 1766

Woodblock print of a young man with a yellow umbrella and lantern in night rain, with maple leaves and a lattice window.

Night Rain of Genjo (Genjo no yau), from the series "Parodies of Eight Scenes from Noh Chants (Furyu utai hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Woodblock print of a woman in a pale kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a willow tree and bamboo.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Heron Maiden in the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysa…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of a spotted horse raising a leg toward a dog, with another horse running behind in a field.

Two Horses Fighting Dog

Johann Georg Pforr, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono holding a bowl, with swords at his side, beside a lattice window.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as Kudo Suketsune (?) in the Play Edo no Hana Wakayagi Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimu…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in bold costumes and poses with swords, set beneath bamboo and pine branches.

Hagitsubo - A Parody of Shibaraku

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785 (?)