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Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono holding a lantern beside a lattice screen.

Mimasu Tokujirō in the role of San

Katuskawa Shunkō, 1780

Japanese print of a woman in striped kimono with a tiger and small dog beside her, with calligraphy at upper left.

Gyōja Bushō

Kubo Shunman, 1804

Woodblock print of a dancing woman in a red skirt holding a wand, with vertical calligraphy text beside her.

Amenouzumi no Mikoto from the Kojiki

Hōjō Katei, 1800

Japanese-style print of blue ocean waves with white foam crests and spray breaking under a pale sky.

Waves

Uehara Konen, 1900

Woodblock print of an armored archer beneath a pine tree with a kneeling companion and stylized waves behind.

The warrior Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo

Kitao Shigemasa, 1764

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned peony kimono, holding a raised sword against a plain background.

The actor Ichikawa Monnosuke

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1772

Triptych woodblock print of samurai battling on a rocky shore beside blue waves, with pine trees and a boat with a red banner

Battle at Yashima Dannoura

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1855

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned robes and armor, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848.

Scene from a Soga play

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in costume with swords and staff, before pines, a castle, and a rising

The actors Seki Sanjūrō, Ichikawa Danjūrō, and Iwai Hanshirō

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Vertical Japanese woodblock-style print of a woman with a bamboo flute beneath a drooping willow tree.

Komusō

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in patterned kimono with wisteria blossoms above her head.

The courtesan Hanaōgi of the house of Ōgi

Chobunsai Eishi, 1794

Triptych woodblock print of a night river festival with lantern-lit boats, fireworks over a bridge, and crowds of figures.

Flourishing fireworks at Ryōkoku Bridge Kawabiraki ("opening the river" ceremony) in the eastern capital

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a black kimono with fan patterns beside a latticed screen.

Courtesan

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1786

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one kneeling with a hairpin beside a wooden box.

A courtesan and her apprentice (Shinzo)

Isoda Koryusai, 1774

Japanese woodblock print of the Seven Gods of Good Luck, with a fisherman holding a red fish above a crowd of robed deities a

The seven gods of good luck

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono reading a letter, with ornate hair combs.

Young lady reading a letter

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844

Multi-panel Japanese woodblock print of women bathing nude in a crowded public bathhouse with wooden tubs and attendants.

Naked bodies compared to irises in hot water, comparing hips to a snow laden willow in hot water

Toyohara Kunichika and Ochiai Yoshiiku, 1868

Vertical Japanese print of a woman in a kimono seated on a crane beside pine branches, holding an open scroll.

A modern view of the Chinese immortal Hichobo

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono beside a bamboo screen of flowers, with a mountain landscape behind.

Ichimura Takenojo IV as a flower vendor

Nishimura Shigenobu, 1726

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono under willow branches, with scattered letters at her feet.

Shohei

Torii Kiyomasu, 1726

Woodblock print of sailboats near a hilly shore at dusk, with a calm sea stretching to a pale horizon.

Evening sailboats

Ohara Koson, 1900

Woodblock print of a torii gate in snow with snow-covered pine branches, a bridge, and distant trees under a grey sky.

Mimeguri Shrine in snow

Uehara Konen, 1900

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dramatic pose with a sword, under a Japanese calligraphy banner.

Ichikawa Ebizō

Torii Kiyomasu, 1736

Woodblock print of a temple beside waterfall and steep green mountains, with small figures on a path below.

Nihon Temple on Mount Yokogiri at Bōshū

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a drawn sword above his head, with water in the background.

Ichikawa Danzō I

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Woodblock print of a figure in a red patterned kimono and white hooded cloak standing in snow beside bamboo and a wooden fenc

Ichikawa Monnosuke II

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman offering chestnuts to a red-skinned child who reaches up beside her.

Yamauba holding chestnuts and Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor carrying a wooden beam and raising a sword before a tiled roof and brick wall.

The actor Nakamura Nakazō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1760

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink and white kimono holding a striped parasol beside chrysanthemums and straw bundles.

Segawa kikunojō

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1769

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black hood and pink kimono bracing against wind beneath wisteria.

Woman protecting herself against the wind beneath wisteria blooms

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a checked summer kimono holding a round fan, with hair combs and bare feet.

Standing beauty in a summer gown

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

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 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 black bird standing on snow beside snow-dusted reeds against a grey background.

Blackbird near reeds in snow

Bessho Eigon, 1890

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki-style man in striped robe and checkered hakama, holding a paper tag, with sea and rocks

The actor Nakamura Nakazō holding a rice coupon

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1781

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of Daikoku, god of good fortune, holding a mallet beside a rice bag and a rat, in blue and

The god of good fortune, Daikoku

Utamaro II, 1806

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned robe, with calligraphy above her head.

Courtesan

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1775

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono standing by a latticed screen with irises below.

Courtesan gazing at Nihon embankment

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of Ebisu, god of good fortune, holding a large sea bream and a fishing rod, with a bamboo sprig behind him.

The god of good fortune, Ebisu

Utamaro II, 1806

Woodblock print of performers in patterned kimono beside a pine decoration, with fans and a lacquered box.

A saruwaka performance before a New Year's decoration

Torii Kiyonaga, 1804

Woodblock print of an arched wooden bridge with travelers, a conical mountain and wooded hills across the water.

Okazaki

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

The actor Nakmura Matsue

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1758

Woman in patterned kimono holding a round fan beneath wisteria, beside irises, in a 1770 Japanese woodblock print.

The actor Yamashita Kinsaku in the role of Omiya, seller of green tea (senji-cha)

Torii Kiyotsune, 1770

Woodblock print of a bearded foreign man on a horse lighting his pipe from a stableboy's pipe, with calligraphy.

Foreign gentleman and stableboy exchanging a light with their pipes

Suzuki Harunobu, 1761

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a woman with a fan and a man in red with a sword, 1764.

The actors Onoe Matsusuke in the role of Princess Odamaki and Ōtani Hiroji in the role of Okabe no Rokuyata

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1764

Woodblock print of a standing man in a floral kimono holding a black and white box lantern, by Katsukawa Shunshō.

The actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II holding a box lantern

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe holding a spear and sword, standing on rocky ground.

The actor Onoe Matsusuke

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1781

Vertical ink print of the warrior figure Shōki striding left, wearing a patterned hat and flowing robe, by Okumura Masanobu.

Shōki striding

Okumura Masanobu, 1741

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono holding a long paper scroll, with birds flying behind her.

The actor Onoe Tamizō writing a letter

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1773

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior beside a lattice blind, by Isoda Koryūsai, 1775.

The courtesan Nishikini of Yotsumei-ya

Isoda Koryusai, 1775

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with a parasol and attendants beneath flowering cherry branches.

Courtesan beneath cherry blossoms

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange hat and green robe holding a bird-decorated fan.

The actor Nakamura Tomijurō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women and a child on an arched red bridge with wisteria and koi fish below.

Drum Bridge at Kameido

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Woodblock print of a woman on a veranda gazing up at a hanging birdcage, with a potted plant and screen beside her.

Listening to the cricket on the veranda

Suzuki Harunobu, 1768

A comic dialogue between two males

Utagawa Toyohiro, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a young man flying a kite below a woman beside a blossoming plum tree.

Youth flying a kite

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Vertical Japanese print of armored warriors, pine trees, and a kneeling woman in patterned robes beside two men.

The tale of Ōeyama

Kitao Shigemasa, 1768

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one reading a scroll before a wooden balcony and lattice railings.

A modern version of act seven from the Kanadehon Chushingura

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1772

Vertical Japanese print of a woman leaning over a railing above a standing man in a striped kimono.

A modern version of act seven from the Kanadehon Chushingura

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned blue kimono with ornate hairpins, stepping across a wooden floor.

Courtesan climbing stairs

Kikukawa Eizan, 1815

Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding an infant, with a second woman with elaborate hairpins above, in muted tones.

Souvenirs from Zōshigaya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Woodblock print of a courtesan with decorated hair holding a green patterned coat over a floral kimono.

Courtesan holding a customer's coat

Keisai Eisen, 1818

Vertical Japanese print of a red-brown eagle attacking a grey monkey on rocks above a waterfall.

Eagle attacking a monkey

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772