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17,446 works

Woodblock print of a woman with a lantern and a samurai with a sword beside a striped screen and pine branch.

Parody of Ushiwakamaru (Yoshitsune) Being Taken to Meet Jōruri-hime

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1769-70

Woodblock print of three figures in an interior with a wooden box, fan, sword, and bamboo beyond an open doorway.

Monkey Dance

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1760

Woodblock print of a woman holding a yellow umbrella beside a wooden roof, with cherry blossoms along the bottom edge.

An Umbrella Jump

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a lattice veranda, one reading a paper slip, with a watch-tower beyond.

The Evening Bell under the Watch-tower

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1771

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one kneeling to write on paper, the other standing in a patterned kimono.

The Tanabata Festival (Tanabata), from the series Up-to-Date Amusements of the Five Festivals (Imayō gosekku tawamure)

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1776-81 (An'ei 5-Tenmei 1)

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a tea cabinet and kettle under green shop curtains.

At the Ise-ya Tea-house

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1773

Woodblock print of a seated karako child holding a large orange hat, beside a yellow vase with plum blossoms.

Karako with an Oversized Sake Cup

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770-72 (Meiwa 7-An’ei 1)

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono bending over a tub with a reclining figure beside a reed plant.

The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1773

Woodblock print of a man holding a lantern beside a woman in a patterned kimono with hair ornaments.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as an Oiran

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono holding a striped sword before a wooden lattice screen.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Kyokaku

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an ochre robe and patterned kimono, holding a katana before striped background.

The Actor Bando Mitsugorō I as one of the Conen Otoko or Five Kyokaku

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned black kimono standing on a wooden veranda beside a river.

Yoshizawa Iroha as a Woman Standing on the Engawa of a House by a River

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono before orange and blue wave motifs, ca. 1779.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Standing in a Room Having a Wave-pattern Dado

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a crane-patterned robe, holding a sword and staff against a radiating background.

Bando Mitsugoro I in the Role of Asahina no Saburo, Drama "Sono Kyodai Fuji no Sugatami"

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1776

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai costume, one raising a sword and one kneeling, in pink and ochre tones.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II in the Role of Soga no Goro

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1772

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in black and grey robes with a sword, before a shoji screen and veranda.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Kyokaku

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1777

Woodblock print of a seated woman, a standing man in a red checked robe, and a figure peeking through a curtain.

Scene from the Tenth Act of Chushingura

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe reaching toward a zigzag lightning bolt against a dark sky.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo III in the Role of Kanshojo

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green robe and checked hakama, holding a katana with a stern expression.

The Actor Ichikawa Omezō I as the Young Daimyo Momonoi Wakasanosuke

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1795 (Kan’ei 7), 4th month

Japanese print of a woman poling a red boat while a seated man in grey rides at her feet, with reeds on the bank.

A Young Woman Standing in a Boat Pulling it along and a Young Man Seated in it at Her Feet

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a child in kimono on a veranda, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Visiting Komachi

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a standing woman, a servant with a tray, a seated child and a man smoking in an interior.

Forgetting Filial Piety

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1781

Woodblock print of two women and a samurai man under cherry blossoms, one holding a birdcage and one a fan.

Drunk with Flowers

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1781

Japanese woodblock print of three women in a room with calligraphy scrolls, an inkstone, and hanging poem slips.

Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono, one carrying a child in an orange robe, with a bald man at right.

MotHer Carrying Her Baby Girl to the Miya Mairi

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono in an interior with a screen, one bent forward playfully near a seated figu

A Practical Joke

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a staff, two kneeling performers with peonies, and musicians under a pine tree.

Actors in a Shosa (Combination of Acting and Dancing) Performance

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of women, children and a man in kimono before a shop with hanging curtains and a large crest.

Group before the Echigo-ya Dry-goods Shop on New Year's Day

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of a patterned sugoroku game box with a bow, drum, and cord, with calligraphy above.

Box for Sugoroku Game (A Kind of Backgammon), Bow and Drum

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a court carriage with a seated noblewoman behind a lifted blind and a standing attendant beside the shafts.

Court Carriage

Kubo Shunman, 19th century