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Woodblock print of a standing figure in a brown kimono holding a pipe and a tray with cups, with a crest above.

The actor Ichimura Uzaemon in the role of Osugi

Suzuki Harunobu, 1761

Woodblock print of two standing sumo wrestlers, one wearing a green patterned sash and one a black sash with a dragon.

The west side: Mikuniyama Heidayū and Edosaki Genji

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe carrying a beam over his shoulder beside a bamboo fence and plum blossoms.

The actor Ichikawa Danjūrō in the role of Kaya no Sanpei, also known as Yomei Soga Dozaburō

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one resting her chin on her hand and the other holding a green fan.

The courtesans Hinatsuru and Hinamatsu of Chōji-ya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Woodblock print of a kneeling young man in a patterned kimono holding a drum in a traditional room with a potted chrysanthemu

Young man striking a drum

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a triangle-patterned kimono holding a hannya mask and two swords.

The actor Matsumoto Kōshirō V

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1805

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in farmer costume holding a staff beside thatched houses under a blue sky with smoke.

Nakamura Shikan in the role of the farmer, Yasaku

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1833

Woodblock print of a boy playing flute on a spotted ox under willow branches, with another boy in red holding its rope.

Transformed grasscutter Sanro

Ishikawa Toyomasa, 1764

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange floral kimono holding a folding fan and wearing two swords.

The actor Bandō Hikosaburo III in the role of Saemon Suketsune

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1807

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in brown kimono holding a red fan, with calligraphy above.

The actor Nakamura Kanzaburō

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Woodblock print of a noblewoman in patterned robes beside a screen decorated with a phoenix and feathers.

Noblewoman

Chobunsai Eishi, 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword astride a snarling tiger, with bamboo and patterned robes in pink and teal.

The actor Ichikawa Ebizō in the role of Kinzaemon Yorikata

Torii Kiyomasu, 1744

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume beneath a pine branch, with Japanese inscriptions and a signature.

The actors Ichikawa danzō in the role of Shinozuka Gorō and Sakata Hangorō in the role of Ōmori Hikoshi

Torii Kiyotsune, 1760

Woodblock print of a noblewoman seen from behind with long black hair, patterned kimono, and folding screen.

Back view of a noblewoman

Chobunsai Eishi, 1796

Woodblock print of a man with a sake cup and two women in kimono seated on tatami beside a sliding door.

A drinking party

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 1716

Children in checkered kimono dance around a stand decorated with red peonies and berries, under clouds and wavy water.

June

Ishikawa Toyomasa, 1764

Woodblock print of three women in kimono among blossoming cherry trees beside a garden stream and veranda.

Viewing cherry blossoms in the garden

Chobunsai Eishi, 1788

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman and a child lying on the floor with an open book in a traditional room.

A mother and son [her son doesn't want her to read]

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 1716

Japanese woodblock print of a crowded market in front of a red temple gate with guardian statues and a pagoda.

Perspective picture of the market at Kinryūzan Temple

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1792

Woodblock print of two armored warriors under a crescent moon, with mountains and water behind them.

The warriors Sanata no Yoichi and Matana no Gorō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770

Woodblock print of women bathing and dressing in a Japanese bathhouse with wooden tubs, a child, and patterned red panels.

Bathhose women

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Japanese woodblock print of six figures in period robes, including a monk, an archer and a woman, with calligraphy above.

An updated version of the six poets

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins across a rough blue river, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Fuji at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad procession with a palanquin and parasol, townhouses and a shrine among pines beyond.

Brocade parade of the eastern capital: a view of Hachiman Shrine at Ichigaya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Three women in layered patterned kimono with elaborate hair ornaments, one holding a black parasol, in a Japanese woodblock p

The courtesan Tsurunoo of the brothel house Tsura-ya

Chokosai Eisho, 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor crouching with a sword in a patterned red kimono, before a lattice fence and red building.

The actor Bandō Minosuke in the role of Rikiya

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1801

Woodblock print of a lantern-lit interior hall with kimono-clad women and attendants on a matted floor, in orange and green.

Perspective picture of cleaning out in Shin-Yoshiwara

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1770

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing with a sword by a bridge railing, one seated in a blue patterned robe.

The actors Nakamura Shikan in the role of Sadaka and Nakamura Matsue in the role of Hinadori

Ashikawa Hikokuni, 1821

Woodblock print of women and a man picnicking under cherry blossoms, with a tea kettle, food boxes and a umbrella.

Third Lunar Month, Blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Woodblock print of two women in ornate kimono, one seated and one standing with a peacock-patterned robe, by Isoda Koryūsai,

The Courtesan Somenosuke of Matsuba-ya

Isoda Koryusai, 1775