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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned green kimono holding a woven basket hat, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Kyo no Jiro in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Japanese woodblock print of a group in kimono walking beneath plum blossom branches, with a man carrying baggage on a pole.

Party on their way to view plum blossoms

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a parasol leaping by a railing, a smoking man and a child beside a waterfall.

Girl Leaping from Kiyomizu Temple

Torii Kiyotsune, c. 1765

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono with floral patterns and red hair ornaments, one in green.

Two Women Taking a Stroll

Santō Kyōden, c. 1781/89

Woodblock print of two women by a stream beside flowering bush clover under a moon, by Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767.

The Jewel River of Bush Clovers (Hagi no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Woodblock print of a man in grey kimono standing by a yellow mosquito net where a woman kneels, with a paper lantern nearby.

Lovers Parting at Dawn

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of women in kimono and a man beneath autumn maple trees, with strollers on a hillside path beyond.

Picnic in Autumn

Katsukawa Shuncho, late 1780s

Sepia wash drawing of a ruined stone tower and thatched cottage beside a stream, with trees and a distant figure.

Cottage and Ruined Tower near Stream

James Robertson, n.d.

Etching of a thatched farm with a group of women walking past a large tree and a seated man by a fence.

Landscape with Gypsy Women Near a Farm Building

Andries Jacobsz. Stock, c. 1610

Woodblock print of three kimono-clad figures by a pine tree, with a samurai holding a pipe and a harbor of boats behind.

Act Eight: The Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Engraving of an interior with curtains, a standing woman with a dog, a kissing couple and a seated fool.

Interior with Two Pairs of Lovers and a Fool

Johann Liss, 1625/29

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a tea cup beside a decorated screen.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1784

Woodblock print of two women on a moonlit balcony with a pine tree and water beneath a full moon.

Two Courtesans on a Moonlit Balcony at a House of Pleasure in Shinagawa, from the series "Nan'eki Shufu"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black hat and iris-patterned kimono holding a kettle beside stylized water.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Court Servant Shoheida Sadamori in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Per…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Two kabuki actors in white costumes with red sashes hold swords at night in a Japanese woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a veranda, one holding a child, beneath hanging willow branches.

The Day of Starting (Kotohajime), from the series "The Fashionable Five Days of Starting (Furyu go kotohajime)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773/75

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a red pier beside a boatman in a small boat, with stone embankment and calligraphy.

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

Isoda Koryusai, Edo period (1615-1868), about 1771

Etching of a woman walking on a curving road through hilly fields under billowing clouds, with a village in the distance.

The Woman on the Road

Camille Pissarro, 1879, printed 1923

Woodblock print of three women kneeling on a veranda near a snowy pagoda, with tea service and boats in a side panel.

Evening Snow at Sensoji Temple (Sensoji no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable View of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one holding a sleeve with a carp design, by Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776.

Ukifune of the Kanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hat…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a snowy mountain village with a figure crossing a wooden bridge over a blue river.

A Bridge in a Snowy Landscape, from the series "A Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation (Wakan roei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1842/43

Grey dragon with red-tinged fins and pale claws coiling through dark clouds, with ink inscriptions at the upper left.

Dragon in the clouds

Totoya Hokkei, 1832

Woodblock print of farmers carrying baskets on poles beside rice fields and a water channel, with thatched houses and geese i

Dainagon Tsunenobufrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Etching of two nude women drying themselves, one bending forward and one standing with a towel raised overhead.

Two Women Drying Themselves

Suzanne Valadon, 1896

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reading a book with a sparrow nearby, the other seated by a lattice window.

Righteousness (Gi), from the series "Five Cardinal Virtues"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of two women with hair ornaments, one pouring tea from a black teapot, beside a patterned curtain.

Hour of the Ox (Ushi no koku) Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter (Tatsumi), from the series "Customs of Beauties Around the Cl…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Edo Geisha, from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of two women in kimono stretching cloth, one leaning forward with a hairpin in her hair, patterned fabrics ar

Cloth-Strecher, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni ko)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono raising a staff, with a sword and a wooden platform beside him.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Otomo no Kuronushi in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ic…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in courtesan costume with ornate hairpin and patterned robe, beside a winged figure with fl

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama of Tsuruga in the Play Keisei Tsuki no Miyako, Performed at the…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775