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Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono, one in a conical hat playing a lute and one holding a shamisen, by Ishika

The actors Onoe Kikugorō and Nakamura Kiyosaburō

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1750

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad man bent against driving rain beside a tree, with a blue cloth on the ground.

Gathering salt

Katsukawa Shunsen, 1820

Woodblock print of a samurai on a red horse crossing a rushing river past wooden bridge pilings, holding a bow.

Sasaki no Takatsuna at the Battle of Uji River

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a black and red kimono on a veranda at night, beside a koi pond under a full moon.

The courtesan Azumaji of Kadoebi-ya

Utagawa Sadahide, 1830

Japanese woodblock print of figures on a shore beside a red sun, rocks, monkeys, a palanquin and distant islands.

Futamigaura

Katsukawa Shunsen, 1804

Poster of six smiling sailors in different uniforms with battleships and national flags, urging enlistment in the navy.

All together! Enlist in the Navy

Henry Reuterdahl, 1917

Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a dark kimono on a veranda, with a kneeling attendant beside a koi fish.

The Courtesan Taisei of Kadoebi-ya

Utagawa Sadahide, 1830

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a striped kimono holding a fan, with lacquer boxes and a patterned window behind her.

The actor Segawa Kikunojō V in the role of Koharu

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Japanese print of a dark cormorant diving into water beside two pale herons, with small fish and a misty grey sky.

Cormorant and white heron

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Japanese woodblock print of samurai and travelers on a path past a thatched house, bamboo, and a wooden bridge.

Act six [of the Kanadehon Chushingura]

Utagawa Sadahide, 1830

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono holding bamboo beneath a snowy pine.

Corresponded to snow, Shūka (Bando Mitsugoro V) as Kasuga-ya Tokijirō

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Japanese woodblock print of six figures in traditional robes, a reclining woman in a floral kimono at center with seated men

Six poets

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Black and white poster of a sailor reaching to a child on a lifeboat amid a sinking scene, with text urging Navy enlistment.

When you fire remember this Enlist in the Navy /

W. A. Rogers, 1917

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in a green robe with a white crest, beside a folding fan.

The actor Bandō Minosuke in the role of Mitsuhide

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Brown-toned Japanese triptych of kimono-clad women beneath branches, with figures in clouds and calligraphic inscriptions.

Triptych of viewing maple leaves

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1744

Woodblock print of women in kimono viewing pink cherry blossoms near a temple and pagoda on a green hillside.

Viewing cherry blossoms at Ueno

Katsukawa Shunzan, 1781

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor drawing a bow beneath plum blossoms, with a second figure and pine trees behind hi

The actor Nakamura Shikan

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one playing a stringed instrument beside a lacquered box and red t

Urashimatarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Ukiyo-e print of four courtesans in patterned kimono walking in procession, with calligraphy names above.

The courtesans Mitsuhata, Senzan, Misayama, Itotaki, and Oribae

Chobunsai Eishi, 1791

Japanese print of a kabuki actor seated in a red patterned kimono beside stone steps and pine branches.

The actor Bandō Mitsugorō in the role of Tokubei

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono on a wooden bench beneath a noren curtain.

The Courtesan Segawa of Matsuba-ya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in green kimono adjusting hair within a fan-shaped frame, with a red seal and calligraph

The actor Tomizawa Hanzaburō

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

The actor Nakamura Karoku in the role of Sagami

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Woodblock print of a man holding chrysanthemums and a seated woman in a patterned robe with a white headcloth.

September

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with a sword, set within a fan-shaped cartouche.

The actor Nakajima Mihoemon

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Japanese print of a kabuki actor in a plaid kimono and black hood standing in falling snow beside willow branches.

The actor Ichikawa Sanshō

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Woodblock print of a seated woman with a pipe and a kneeling man in an interior with a folding screen and birds.

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Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Woodblock print of a Shinto Kagura performance in a shrine hall, with seated audience, drum and paper streamers.

Perspective picture of the Daidai Kagura performance at the two sites, Ise Shrine

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1767

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a red lacquered object, with two swords at his waist.

The actor Seki Sanjūrō in the role of Izumi no Saburō

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Woodblock print of an actor in a kimono holding a sword, with cherry blossoms, a railing and a mountain behind.

The actor Nakamura Tomijūrō in the role of Shizuka Gozen

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1833