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17,446 works

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in a cream kimono holding prayer beads, with cherry blossoms and a gold curtain be

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a striped parasol, with cherry blossoms overhead and a sword at his

Ichikawa Monosuke II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a figure in striped kimono with hair pins holding a pole before a screen, by Katsukawa Shun'ei.

Segawa Kikunojo III

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a standing man in grey kimono before a shoji screen and plum branches.

Bando Mitsugoro II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790-1797

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black floral kimono holding two swords before a snowy bamboo fence.

Segawa Kikunojo III as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai with two swords and three women in kimono beside a river with boats and a bridge.

A Young Samurai and Three Women

Katsukawa Shunzan, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono holding a snowy umbrella beside a snow-covered bridge and bare trees.

A Young Woman in a Snow Storm Carrying a Heavily Snow-Laden Umbrella

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1802

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red kimono and patterned hakama, holding a katana with a stern expression.

The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III in the Role of Shimada Jūzaburō, from the series "Image of Actors on Stage"

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral camellia kimono with a yellow sash, beside a cherry branch.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in the Role of Lady Iwafuji

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral pink kimono and green jacket, with a bamboo sword, glancing back against a dark

Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned robe beside a kneeling man with a sword, before a plum screen.

The Actor Arashi Tominosuke (Standing) in the Role of Hyasakihime, and Ichimura Kamezo as Kanto Koroku

Ishikawa Toyonobu, probably January 1749

Woodblock print of two kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono, one holding a red parasol over them.

The Actor Ishimura Kamezo Holding an Umbrella over the Actor Nakamura Kiyozo, as the Courtesan Matsuyama

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1748-1750

Woodblock print of two standing men in patterned kimono, one holding a fan and one with a sword, with calligraphic labels.

Onoe Kikugoro (Right) as Soga no Goro; Ichimura Kamezo as Soga no Juro

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1744

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with a sword, beside red lanterns and a wave-patterned screen.

Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Tsurifune no Sabu

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1796

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with a child attendant looking up at her.

Style of the Dancer

Nishimura Shigenobu, first half of 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned warrior robe with swords, with Japanese calligraphy above.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Warrior

Torii Kiyoshige, 1716-1759

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan and sword, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Tohimura Kamezo as a Warrior

Torii Kiyohiro, 1737-1766

Woodblock print of an actor in an orange kimono adjusting a comb in his hair, holding a basket, with plants nearby.

The Actor Onoya Matsusuke, in Female Robe of O-Kane, Adjusts the Comb in His Hair

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1735-1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow kimono holding a birdcage with a yellow bird beneath cherry blossoms.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimitsu in Role of Kumenosuke

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1735-1785

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a pine tree and a lacquer cabinet, by Torii Kiyomitsu

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as the Peddler Soga no Juro Sukenari

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1761

Woodblock print of three women and a man with yellow umbrellas walking in snow, with calligraphy above.

Snow (Yuki), from the series Fashionable Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Fūryū setsugekka)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768-69 (Meiwa 5-6)

Woodblock print of two young people in kimono standing beside a large tree trunk with leafy branches overhead.

Two Young People

Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a painted screen of cranes and reeds, with a garden and shoji screen behind.

Courtesan and Shinzō

Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770

Japanese woodblock print of two kneeling women playing a hand game while a standing woman holds a shamisen, with a blossoming

Young Women Playing Kitsune-ken (Fox Game)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768-69

Woodblock print of a woman in orange kimono sweeping paper scraps beside a spotted ox carrying green baskets under pine branc

A Woman Sweeping up Her Love Letters

Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770

Woodblock print of two women fishing from a boat on a river, with a covered boat and a rider on the shore behind.

Wild Geese Flying Down the Sumida River

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a scroll beside a palanquin, with a long pipe over the shoulder.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Female Role, Standing Beside a Litter

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Japanese woodblock print of a noble holding a parasol as attendants walk through a snowy landscape, with a poem panel.

Illustration of Poem by the Emperor Kwoko

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1797-1861

Woodblock print of a crescent moon over a mountain gorge with a red bridge, pine trees, and a waterfall below.

Bow Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Courtesan on Parade

Katsushika Taito II, ca. 1830-44 (Tenpō era)