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Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath a striped lantern, one holding a fan and sword.

The actors Ogawa Zengorō, Ichikawa Danjūrō, Yamashita Kinsaku

Torii Kiyomasu, 1723

Woodblock print of a nude woman seated indoors drying her foot with a cloth beside a red basin.

Woman after a bath

Hashiguchi Goyô, 1915

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono standing beside two seated women near a brazier, with calligraphy above.

The courtesan Segawa

Santō Kyōden, 1784

Woodblock print of an adult and child in patterned kimonos picking persimmons from a branch, with Japanese calligraphy on the

Picking persimmons

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1748

Woodblock print of a man in a striped kimono and a woman with ornate hairpins in a pink floral robe, with calligraphy.

Shirai Gonpachi and the courtesan Komuraski of the Miura-ya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Woodblock print of a woman with a dark bun holding sheer cloth stretched across her face, tan paper background.

Sheer cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Woodblock print of four women in kimono sorting green leaves on a mat in a room, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799.

Number five

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of three women with a flowering tree, two kneeling over paper and writing, one standing at left.

Number one

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono by a black palanquin under cherry blossoms, with sailing boats on the sea behind

Cherry-viewing at Gotenyama

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1805

Woodblock print of a white cat on a window ledge looking over ricefields toward Mount Fuji and rooftops.

Asakusa ricefields and torinomachi festival

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a man with a large oar beside a red gate, with pine trees, rooftops, and sailboats on the sea beyond.

Mount Atago, Shiba

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of men carrying a decorated banner past a shop with blue and red noren curtains.

Silk-goods (or drapery) lane, Ōdenma-chō

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Japanese woodblock print of purple iris flowers in a garden with figures working by water and pine trees at dusk.

Horikiri iris garden

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of plum blossoms framing a calm inlet with boats, pine trees, distant hills and birds in the sky.

View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a red temple pagoda beside a river and bridge, with a train and distant pagoda under a dusk sky.

Zōjōji pagoda and Akabane

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a tall festival banner by a pine, with a crowd, palanquin, boats and reeds on calm water at sunset.

Sumiyoshi festival, Tsukudajima

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of figures crossing a wooden bridge in heavy rain, with a boatman on the river below.

Sudden shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and Atake

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman in kimono walking by a starry night canal with boats and a tree at right.

Night View of Matsuchiyama and San'ya Canal

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a snowy night at a riverside lumberyard with stacked logs, pine trees, and workers poling on the water.

Fukagawa lumberyards

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of two red-crowned cranes by a blossoming tree over marsh water, with a sunset landscape of fields and roofs.

Minowa kanasugi mikawashima

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a street at Ueno hill with shoppers, a pack horse, parasols and geese flying over a sunset sky.

Ueno yamashita

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of white herons over a blue river with thatched houses, pine trees and boats on the shore.

Sakasai ferry

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in an interior, one reading, one holding a fan, with pine branches and a round poem ca

The actors Ichikawa Kuzō, Sawamura Tanosuke, and Nakamura Shikan

Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor seated with folded arms in a purple patterned kimono against a dark blue background.

An actor in the role of Iwagawa Jirokichi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1859

Woodblock print of a seated woman and a man in a blue crested kimono beside a railing under blossoming branches at night.

Mitsūji preparing tea

Utagawa Kunisada, 1849

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a grey checkered kimono and blue sash, barefoot, with arm folded across his body.

The actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII in the role of Yosaburō

Utagawa Kunisada, 1853

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned kimono with a sword, standing among pine and bamboo branches.

An actor in the role of Akugenta Yoshihira

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in costume with swords, among pine trees and bamboo, by Utagawa Kunisada.

Actors in the role of Narutonomae, the role of Tairo no Munemorikyo, [and] the role of Akugenta Yoshihira

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Triptych of kabuki actors by Utagawa Kunisada, with an umbrella-holding figure, a red-robed figure, and a woman reading a scr

An actor in the role of Hachiman Taro Yoshiie : An actor in the role of Abe Sadato : An actor in the role of Sodehagi…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1847

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a koto beneath a blossoming plum branch, wearing a patterned kimono.

The actor Ichikawa Yaozō [holding a koto]

Torii Kiyotsune, 1764