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16,136 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold makeup and a dark dragon-patterned robe against a red background.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane

Utagawa Kunimasu, ca. 1849

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a fierce expression, blue striped kimono, black robe, and sword across his arm.

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei

Utagawa Kunimasu, 1850

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print with kabuki actor portraits in roundels and full figures, calligraphy, and bold colors.

Nine Prints Depicting Dual Portraits of Actors in Roles

Utagawa Hirosada, ca. 1852

Woodblock print of a pale-faced figure in striped costume, with a large purple umbrella behind the head against a black backg

“One-Legged Umbrella Monster” (Kasa ippon ashi)

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped blue kimono holding a drawn sword against a red and blue background.

The Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Isogai Tōsuke, from the series Lives of Men who Carried Out Revenge for Loyalty or Fili…

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1848

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in theatrical costume, one long-haired in patterned robes, one bald in a pale ga

Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left)

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1854

Woodblock print of a man in a blue striped kimono holding prayer beads and a lotus, with calligraphy on a black background.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamashichi

Enjaku, 1860

Woodblock print of a pale long-haired ghost in white robes holding a red-wrapped child beside a floating flame.

Ichikawa Yonezō as the Ghost of Oiwa

Enjaku, 1865

Woodblock print of a courtesan procession with four attendants in patterned yellow and white kimono, with calligraphy at righ

Procession of a Courtesan with Her Four Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1789

Woodblock print of a court lady standing under a blossoming plum tree, with poem text and lacquer cabinets on the left.

Court Lady Beneath an Old Plum Tree; Two Lacquer Cabinets for the Shell-matching Game

Kubo Shunman, 1793

Woman in kimono kneeling to write calligraphy at a low table, with brushes, an ink stone and a bamboo screen beside her.

Young Woman Writing Calligraphy

Kubo Shunman, 1793 (Year of the Goat)

Japanese woodblock print of a rotating calendar disc on a wave-patterned stand, with a seated man pointing at it and calligra

Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Woman in patterned robes writing at a red desk beside a yellow box, with vertical calligraphy on the left side of the print.

Court Woman at her Desk with Poem Cards

Kubo Shunman, 1795 (Year of the Rabbit)

Woman holding a wine cup beside a yellow screen, attended by a kneeling servant near bamboo, with calligraphy on the left.

Court Lady and Attendant Present New Year Wine

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Bust Portrait of Woman with Mirror

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of two courtiers in a boat, poled by a woman along a river with plum blossoms and pines.

Courtier and Lady with a Young Woman Poling a Boat

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Japanese print of a courtier and two court ladies on a veranda beside plum branches and a pine tree.

Seated Courtier with Two Court Ladies by Plum and Pine

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a court lady in red seated on a veranda under a latticed roof, with blossoming branches and calligraphy.

Court Lady on Veranda

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woman in red robe and veil stands by a bare plum tree and white fence, with Japanese calligraphy beside her.

Court Lady by Old Plum Tree

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking with attendants and a child past a wooden signboard, with calligraphy at lef

Woman from Daimyo Household with Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of eight women in kimono in separate panels, with pine and bamboo motifs and calligraphy above.

Eight Women Performing New Year Activities

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Two women in kimono stand on a veranda beside a pine tree, with hills and calligraphy on a Japanese woodblock print.

Two Young Women on a Veranda

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a courtesan and two attendants in kimono, with calligraphy at left by Kubo Shunman, 1797.

Courtesan with Two Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woman in a grey robe looks up at a warbler on a red-blossomed plum branch, with bundles at her feet beside a stream.

Traveling Woman Pauses to Listen to a Warbler

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woodblock print of a plum branch and adonis flowers arranged in a shallow basin on red cloth, with scissors and calligraphy.

Arrangement of Plum, Fukujusō (Adonis Flower), and Scissors

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woman in patterned kimono and man in green robe seated in a room with lacquer table, calligraphy on left, Japanese woodblock

Courtesan with Client before a Tokonoma Alcove

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woman in layered robes and attendant in teal walk beneath a blossoming plum branch, with calligraphy on the left.

Woman with Traveling with Attendant

Kubo Shunman, 1799

Carved woodblock board showing groups of women in traditional dress, one playing a string instrument, others reading and recl

Facsimile of Woodblock for an illustrated Page of a Book by Keisai

Kuwagata Keisai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold face makeup and a fierce expression, in a blue robe with floral patterns.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Arajishi Otokonosuke

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor preparing papers beside a folding screen with a plum branch and a brazier.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Preparing New Year's Gifts

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1830