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17,446 works

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono reaching toward a serpentine water spirit in a stylized river, with a poem car

The Jewel River at Chōfu (Chōfu no Tamagawa)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of two women by a stream under a moon, with flowering bush clover and a poem cartouche.

Hagi no Tamagawa

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style man in a patterned kimono holding a black horse's reins, with Japanese calligraphy.

Bando Hikosaburo as Hanaregoma Chokichi Holding His Black Horse

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1756

Japanese woodblock print of a young man in a plum-blossom kimono holding a toy horse beneath a flowering plum branch.

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of four men in red coats carrying New Year decorations of bamboo and pine at a year-end market.

The Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival, Bold First Love at the Year-End Market (Seirō niwaka, toshi no ichi isamu hatsukoi)

Eishosai Choki, ca. 1795-99

Japanese woodblock print of samurai in a town scene with lanterns, a tiled-roof building, and a hooded woman at a wooden door

The Loyal League (Chushingura)

Utagawa Toyokuni II

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono beside a folding screen and sliding doors.

The House of Umegawa

Nishimura Shigenobu

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword and staff, with a stylized screen behind him.

Ikunojo III as Chiyosaki Striking the Chozubachi; a Shower of Gold Coin Flies

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe leaning on a long sword before a red geometric backdrop.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune, Richly Attired, Leaning on His Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of moored boats with tall masts beside a shoreline of rooftops, with birds flying over a pale evening sky.

Tsukudajima no Oborozuki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a woman, a kneeling man with a letter, and a standing samurai beside a fence and pine.

Chuban of the Chushingura Drama

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath drooping willow branches.

Actors

Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese woodblock print of two men in kimono, one in a floral black robe gesturing, the other holding a folding fan.

A Daimyo Talking to One of His Retainers

Katsukawa Shunkō

Woodblock print of a woman playing a shamisen beside a kneeling man, with an open book and calligraphy in the corner.

Young Lady Taking a Lesson on the Shamisen

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Hand-colored woodblock print of a standing figure in black kimono and yellow obi, holding a tray and a wide reddish hat.

The Actor Sanjō Kantarō as an Itinerant Buddhist Nun

Kondo Kiyoharu, ca. 1715

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped costume with red geometric patterns and a sword, posed dramatically.

Ichikawa Danjūrō II in the Scene "Wait a Moment" (Shibaraku)

Torii Kiyotada, ca. 1715

Hand-colored woodblock print of a standing kabuki-style figure in a striped hat, black kimono, and patterned robe, holding a

Ichimura Takenojo VIII

Torii Kiyotomo, ca. 1720

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a willow tree and a small table.

Woman In Loosened Kimono Coming From the Bath

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of a colorful pheasant with a long tail perched on a pine branch against a green-shaded hillside.

Pheasant and Pine-trees on Snowy Hillside

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woman in a pink floral kimono arranging her hair beside a black lacquer mirror stand, Japanese woodblock print.

Sanjō Kantarō as a Woman Arranging Her Hair Before a Lacquer Mirror

Torii Kiyomasu II, before 1763

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a tray with a pine tree and crane, 1739.

The Actor Tatsuoka Hisagiku in the Role of Kurenai

Kiyonobu II, 1739

Hand-colored woodblock print of a figure in a crested kimono holding a parasol, wearing wooden clogs, c. 1728.

A Dandy of More Than Questionable Morals Out Walking on a Cold Day

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1728

Segawa Kikunojō II

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1758

Woodblock print of a standing figure in patterned kimono holding a woven basket hat, with calligraphy beside the figure.

Bandō Hikosaburō II Dressed as a Komuso and Carrying the Flute and Hat

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1761

Woodblock print of a seated woman holding a cat while a standing man in a checked robe dangles a cord above her.

Woman Seated Holding a Cat

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of two kneeling kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono under a willow branch with pink blossoms.

Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura"

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono standing beneath a drooping willow tree, heads bent together.

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned orange and green kimono with a crest, holding a fan, with calligraphy abov

Segawa Kikunojō II as a Woman Standing

Torii Kiyohiro, 1757

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying two bird cages on a pole beneath a maple branch.

The Actor Azuma Tōzō I as a Woman Carrying Two Bird Cages

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a grayish blue patterned kimono holding a woven basket, with calligraphy.

Sanokawa Ichimatsu I in Grayish Blue and Rose Walking Toward the Left

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1756