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

Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play

Toyohara Kunichika, September, 1882

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan under a willow and a kneeling man with a sword on a grassy bank.

Scene from a Drama

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one resting her head on her hand, with a pipe and pouch on the floor.

Disconsolate Lovers

Momokawa Shiko II, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono kneeling with a broom beside a round fan with calligraphy.

Hinazuru of Naka Ogi-ya as an Onna Jittoku

Yanagawa Shigenobu, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red costume holding a drawn sword, with a scowling expression and striped background.

The Actor Ishikawa Danjuro V Performing a Shibaroku Act with a Drawn Sword in His Hand

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in checkered costumes, one kneeling with a katana, beside a patterned curtain and screen

Scene from a Play

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding an open fan under cherry blossom branches, wearing a patterned kimono and sword.

The Actor, 3rd Sawamura Sojuro Holding an Open Fan

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono gripping a tall banner pole with calligraphy, against a fence and patterned

The 2nd Ichikawa Komazo

Katsukawa Shunkaku, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki onnagata actor in a patterned kimono and ornate hairpins, standing with a fan.

The Onnagata Actor Hanagiri Toyomatsu (Shisei) III as Ohaya

Ryūkōsai Jokei, 1793

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor swinging a large hatchet beside a pine tree and wooden fence.

The Actor Ichimura Kamezo Fighting with the Aid of a Large Hatchet

Torii Kiyomasu II, ca. 1748

Japanese woodblock print of a tall figure with a hat and fish, followed by two children, one with a parasol.

Buddhist Nun Speaking to Two Little Girls who are Following Her

Kondo Katsunobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a man in a red robe holding a sword, standing in falling snow before a bamboo fence at night.

Onoe Matsusuke as Man Armed with a Sword, Standing in Snow before a Fence

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered robe holding a small painting of a woman before bamboo.

Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788-90

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono riding a bullock under a snowy umbrella, with a plum branch.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV on a Bullock in a Snowstorm

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role in patterned kimono beside a rocky cliff and pine branch.

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1788

Woodblock print of a woman with dark hair in a blossom-patterned kimono holding a red pipe to her lips against yellow.

“High-Ranking Courtesan” (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi),

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794-95

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono holding a gray parasol and a red and yellow fan.

“Woman Holding Up a Parasol” from the series Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninsō juppen: Higasa o sasu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1792-93

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with cloud motifs, holding a fan, against a yellow background.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III as Fuwa Banzaemon in a Thunder Robe, Playing with a Fan

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor kneeling by a waterfall, holding a sword and raising a black hat, in red and striped robes.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Man Armed with a Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a samurai holding a raised sword, glaring, with a tree branch above and a yellow ground.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunsen, 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a drawn sword in his teeth-bitten stance beside a river bank.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo with Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a man in a blue checkered robe and black hat holding a brush, with blossoms behind him.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor posed as a samurai, holding a sword, in a red robe and floral patterned kimono.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai Ready to Fight

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red court robe with green patterned garment, holding a staff, with stern painted face.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzō III as a Court Noble

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor raising a sword while a kneeling actor holds a lance, in patterned robes.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo with a Sword, Fighting the Actor Ichikawa Raizo II who is Armed with a Lance

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a sword and carrying a wicker basket.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in checkered kimono and striped garment readying to wade into the sea with a sword.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Man Ready to Wade into the Sea with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of two elegantly dressed figures under a parasol on a wooden veranda, one holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo II as a Girl and Ichikawa Tomiyeimon?

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a white robe holding plum blossoms, the other kneeling in a striped kim

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Woman

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a red monkey mask, with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1764-71