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33,907 works

Woodblock print of a man with topknot and black kimono holding a folding fan, sword hilt at lower right, purple background.

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin

Tōshūsai Sharaku

Woodblock print of two women and a man walking barefoot on a shell-strewn shore under a pine branch.

Along the Seashore at Futami

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman with a drum and a standing man raising a folding fan, framed by bamboo and pine.

Young Lady with Drum and Man with Fan Saluting Her

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a paper lantern on a pole, with Japanese inscriptions.

Kayoi Komachi, from the series "Seven Episodes of the Poet Komachi"

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono gazing at a bird near lilies and reeds, with folded garments beside her.

The First Visit of the Cuckoo

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of three women by a seashore with a parasol, a fan, boats and rippling waves.

Three Young Ladies by the Seashore

Utagawa Toyokuni

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono on a lantern-lit veranda above a river with boats.

The Four Seasons in Southern Edo: A Summer Scene (Minami shiki; Natsu [no] kei)

Utagawa Toyokuni, late 1780s

Japanese triptych print of women on a veranda among cherry blossoms as a samurai descends the steps at left.

Beauties on a Veranda among Cherry Blossoms from which a Samurai is Departing

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1800

Ink drawing of two kabuki-style figures in samurai dress beneath a pine tree, one kneeling and one standing, with Japanese in

Scene from a Play

Katsukawa Shunshō

Ink drawing of a giant turtle with a dragon carrying figures across waves toward a bridge and riverbank.

Shinabazu Benten Kaicho: Ceremony of Worshipping Benten at Shinabazu Temple

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow kimono holding a straw hat and flute before a snowy fence.

Danjurō V as Kakogawa Honzō with a Komuso Hat and a Flageolet

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a fish-vendor role, wearing an orange fish-patterned kimono and carrying a pole and box.

The Actor Otani Hiroji I 1699-1747 in the Role of a Fish-vendor

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of four kabuki actors in costume on a wooden stage, one holding a sword and one holding a scroll.

Four Actors in Unidentified Roles

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing in grey robes and one seated holding a katana beside a brazier.

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro I (right) 1660-1704 and Nakamura Denkuro II (left) 1719-1777 in Unidentified Roles

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a woman spinning on a veranda, another pounding cloth below, with rice fields and hills behind.

Woman on Veranda, Spinning; another Pounding Cloth on Rock in Foreground

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a young man carrying a woman on his back beneath drooping willow branches, with chrysanthemums at left.

Young Man Carrying a Girl on His Back

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding and reading a long handwritten letter against a floral backgr

The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674-1730 Reading a Letter

Katsukawa Shunkō

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned kimono holding a basket, with stylized bamboo behind him.

The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674-1730 in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunkō

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a female role holding a black moon fan, wearing a green and ochre patterned kimono.

Unidentified Actor in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shunkō

Woodblock print of three women carrying water buckets along a shore at sunrise, with a red sun over calm sea.

Three Water Carriers at the Shore

Katsukawa Shunkō

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a tea house veranda with shoji screens, a small dog on a leash, and steps.

Group of Young Women on the Veranda of a Tea House

Katsukawa Shuncho

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a blossoming cherry tree, with a pond and pine trees behind them.

Gathering Young Flowers

Katsukawa Shuncho

Japanese woodblock print of three women with elaborate hairstyles and kimono, one holding a fan, against a pale background.

Three Beauties

Katsukawa Shuncho

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan and a small boy reaching toward a tree branch, beside a stone wall.

Woman and Small Boy

Katsukawa Shuncho

Woodblock print of a young woman in a dark floral kimono holding a labeled box beside a screen and blossoming branch.

Young Woman Carrying Box in Her Hands

Katsukawa Shuncho

Woodblock print of a woman lifting her robe while standing in a river, with pine branches and a figure among clouds above.

Young Woman Washing Clothes in the River

Katsukawa Shuncho

Brown wash drawing of a nude winged youth and a seated draped woman beside a lyre and tree in a landscape.

The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love

Charles Meynier, 1797

Woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono standing by a riverbank with boats, a bird flying above.

Young Lady by the Shore

Katsukawa Shuncho

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono at a hillside picnic under pine trees, with a teapot and lantern.

A Picnic Party at Hagidera

Katsukawa Shuncho

Brown wash drawing of allegorical figures on clouds, including an armored goddess, winged torch-bearer, lions, and laurel-cro

Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian

Charles Meynier, 1802

Ink line drawing of a kabuki-style figure in a patterned kimono holding a bottle, beside bamboo stalks and rocks.

Actor

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Ink line drawing of two kimono-clad figures on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with bamboo and a shell-strewn stream.

The Actors

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of a performer in a fox-head hood and patterned kimono beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a bench, with a flowering branch above.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I, 1689-1756 in an Unidentified Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role holding a swallow-decorated fan, with a sword at the waist and a veranda b

The Actor Ichikawa Uzayemon IX 1724-1785 in a Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Line drawing of a seated woman in a kimono holding an incense burner, with cushions, a basket and a flowering branch.

Konosato of Takeya Seated, Holding an Incense Burner

Chobunsai Eishi

Woodblock print of a woman in kimono kneeling to play a koto beside a tea kettle and a flowering screen.

Young Lady Playing a Musical Instrument

Chobunsai Eishi

Woodblock print of four women in kimono beneath an autumn maple tree beside a patterned wooden fence.

Prince Genji and Three Young Women

Chobunsai Eishi

Woodblock print of three women and a child with a dog on a veranda overlooking a seashore with pines and boats.

Genji in Exile at Suma, from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fūryū yatsushi Genji: Suma)

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1791-92

Japanese print of a young woman in a patterned kimono beside iris plants and a lantern in a garden.

Young Lady and Iris Garden

Chobunsai Eishi

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with yellow hairpins holding a red-ribbed fan, wearing a pink patterned robe.

A Beauty

A Woman Kneeling

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins holding blossoms and a blue-green cloth, in a patterned robe.

A Beauty

Ichirakutei Eisui

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins holding chrysanthemums beside a patterned box.

The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyōgoya

Ichirakutei Eisui

Woodblock print of a courtesan with long hairpins holding a folding fan, wearing a patterned pink and green kimono.

The Courtesan Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya Brothel (Ōgiya no uchi Hanaōgi)

Ichirakutei Eisui, 1790s

Vertical Japanese print of two geisha with decorated hairpins and patterned kimono in green, pink and cream.

Two Geisha

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a comb, with a second figure below in patter

Man and Girl

Japanese woodblock print of a woman kneeling by an incense burner beside a black vanity mirror, with cherry blossoms above.

Lady Arranging Binsashi (Support for the Hair over the Temples) to put in Her Hair

Torii Kiyomine, ca. 1808

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face makeup in a black and gold costume, holding a fan and sword.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II, 1688-1758

Torii Kiyomine, ca. 1804

Woodblock-style print of a pheasant with long barred tail, red face patch and green feet, signed in ink at left.

Bird

Hakusanjin Hokui

Japanese woodblock print of a standing actor in a patterned yellow kimono, large black hat, and holding a tasseled bag.

The Actor, Arashi Otohachi, 1695-1769 in an Unidentified Role

Tsunegawa Shigenobu

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a patterned yellow kimono holding a fan, with stacked crates behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II, 1688-1758

Nishimura Shigenobu

Woodblock print of a bay with moored boats, travelers on shore, and a distant snow-capped mountain under clouds.

Shore Scene Showing European Influence

Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810-1820

Woodblock print of an owl on a pine branch with two swallows flying nearby on a pale background.

Owl and Two Swallows

Utagawa Toyohiro

Japanese woodblock print of two seated figures in kimono and a woman peering from behind a yellow checkered lattice screen.

Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kanto Koroku and Yamamura Ichitaro as Oichi

Torii Kiyotomo, ca. 1721

Woodblock print of two figures under an umbrella in falling snow, one wearing a green and orange patterned kimono.

Girl and Lover in Snow

Koikawa Harumasa, early 19th century

Stylized print of blue morning glory vines with grey leaves beside red flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Design of Morning-glory and Other Flowers

Black-and-white woodblock print of a seated woman in patterned kimono pouring tea beside a lantern and futon.

Courtesan or Actor as Courtesan Pouring Tea by the Light of a Lantern

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono reading and writing in a room overlooking a garden with a stone lantern.

Three Women Enjoying Literary Pursuits

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. late 1780s

Woodblock print of a young man with an umbrella watching a frog by a stream under drooping willow branches.

Ono no Dofu as a Young Man Watching a Frog Jumping at a Willow Branch

Kitao Shigemasa

Black-and-white woodblock print of three figures in an interior with a willow tree and sliding screen, one holding a sword.

Scene from a Drama: Matsumoto Koshiro I and Two Other Actors

Ink line drawing of a woman in layered robes tending a sleeping baby, with hair ornaments and a comb.

A Woman and Baby

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830s

Ink outline of a warrior in patterned armor raising a long sword overhead, with bare feet planted wide.

A Warrior

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of a woman in a canopied carriage under a pine tree, with an attendant holding the pole.

Lady in a Chariot

Katsushika Hokusai