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Woodblock print of a woman in floral kimono holding a red robe beside a torii gate, with calligraphy above.

May

Utagawa Kunisada, 1843

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono playing a shamisen beside a black lacquer box, under cherry blossoms.

Floating world beauties in a parody of three classic plays

Keisai Eisen, 1820

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles and hair ornaments, one in a green kimono and one in a black

July

Kikukawa Eizan, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of a young figure with a fan beside a seated woman and child before a patterned screen.

Ushiwakamaru and Imawakamaru

Utagawa Kunisada, 1843

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in samurai costume with a lantern and swords before a red gate.

Act eleven [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in green kimono adjusting her hair beside a child, with calligraphy and a river vignette.

Tama River at Ide

Kikukawa Eizan, 1804

Woodblock print of a figure in a black robe holding a parasol beside a river, with bamboo and calligraphy above.

The actor Iwai Hanshirō

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Woodblock print of three figures in a screened interior, one standing with swords and two kneeling, snowy bamboo outside.

Act nine [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a paper, with a seated reader and pines behind her.

New Year's

Kikukawa Eizan, 1818

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen in patterned kimono, with a framed panel of rape blossoms and a butterfly.

Butterfly on rape blossoms [nanohana]

Utagawa Kunisada, 1831

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in black, yellow and red costumes before a stone wall, with a woman in kimono behind.

Act one [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins through waves, with snow-capped Mount Fuji and thatched houses in the backgrou

Fuji at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple floral kimono walking in rain under a blue and white umbrella.

An actor in the role of Tegoshi Tsukuna

Utagawa Kunisada, 1844

Woodblock print of a samurai with a drawn sword and a kneeling woman holding a tea cup, with a red sun over waves.

Act two [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Woodblock print of people crossing a high arched bridge over a river with boats, Mount Fuji in the distance.

Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a woman in a striped blue robe and a man in a green checked kimono, beside a chest.

Actors in the roles of Ushiwaka Denji and Shinzo Shiratama

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Woodblock print of three samurai in combat beside a red wall, bamboo, and a lantern marked with the character for loyalty.

Epilogue [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a bay, with boats on rippling water and thatched houses along the shore.

A sketch of Tago Bay at Ejiri along the Tōkaidō

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

Woodblock print of a reclining woman in a checkered kimono with a figure peeking behind a fan in an interior room.

Daikoku taking a peek

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Japanese woodblock print of three figures on a red bridge by the sea, one man raising a sword, a woman in a patterned kimono.

Act three [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Woodblock print of two fishermen on a cliff hauling lines over waves, with a conical mountain on the horizon.

Kōshū kajikazawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1890

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped robe and white headscarf standing on a boat in falling snow.

The actor Onoe Baikō

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Japanese woodblock print of samurai and figures on a veranda beside rice paddies, by Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815.

Act six [of the Chūshingura]

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1815

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a topknot and stern expression, holding a sword within an oval frame, in a patterned k

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro in the role of Kuro Suketsune

Katsukawa Shunjo, 1781

Monochrome Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono and a crouching fierce-faced man with a sword.

Toragaishi

Unknown artist, 1716

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda beside a lantern and shoji screen, with a maple branch.

The actor Arashi Hinaji in the role of Jōruri Gozen

Torii Kiyotsune, 1764

Woodblock print of three figures on a veranda: two musicians in wide hats play shamisen while a seated figure holds a vessel.

Three actors

Okumura Masanobu, 1716

Woodblock print portrait of a kabuki actor with a black topknot and stern look, wearing a dotted black and red plaid kimono.

The actor Ichikawa Yaozō III

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1795

Woodblock print of a pheasant standing in grass with two swallows flying above, with Japanese calligraphy columns.

Swallows and pheasant

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red robes holding a sword, framed within a fan-shaped cartouche with a red seal.

The actor Ichikawa Danzō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770