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Woodblock print of folded pink fabric with a dark kabuki motif and white calligraphy on a deep blue background.

Self-Portrait of Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Performance

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII

Woodblock print of a golden pheasant with long tail on a pine branch, with falling snow in a grey-blue sky.

Golden Pheasant and Pine Shoots in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono riding a golden phoenix with long trailing feathers, holding a fan.

Young Woman Riding a Phoenix

Suzuki Harunobu, 1766

Woodblock print of courtiers on an ornate boat under a moon, with rocky islands and waves in the background.

Inland Sea near Tosa

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of two sea rocks joined by a rope at dawn, with rays of light, waves, and distant coastline.

Futami-ga-ura Rocks at Ise, Land of Dawn

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman and child catching fireflies at night beside iris plants, with paper fans and a lantern.

Woman and Child Catching Fireflies

Eishosai Choki, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a straw rain cape and black kimono, holding a walking stick, in diagonal rain.

The Actor Ōtani Tomoemon in the Role of Ono Sadakurō, from the series Image of Actors on Stage

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a samurai in black and white robes peering at a red lantern with morning glories and a blue bird.

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852-53

Woodblock print of an old man in orange slipping a letter into a young woman's red kimono sleeve, with irises at her feet.

“The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816-890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the…

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1798

Woman in a dark kimono holding a pipe beside a patterned folding screen, Japanese woodblock print.

The Hour of the Ox (1 A.M.-3 A.M.)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of a man in a black robe holding the wrist of a woman in a green kimono who looks up at him.

The Lovers Oshichi and Kichisaburo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a seated woman with hairpins and a standing figure in a patterned robe, with a landscape vignette above.

Shared Feelings in the Bedchamber of Komurasaki and Gompachi

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and a child reaching up to her robe, with teal cloth behind.

Woman and Child

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woman in patterned kimono holding a lacquer tray with a tea bowl, with calligraphy at upper left, Japanese woodblock print.

Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of two mallard ducks beside tall reeds on blue water, with Japanese calligraphy in the upper left.

Mallard Ducks and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of a long-tailed tit hanging upside down from autumn ivy with red leaves against a blue-to-cream sky.

Long-tailed Tit on Autumn Ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a waterfall over red rocks, with two men washing a brown horse in the rapids below.

The Waterfall Where Yoshitsune Washed His Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washū Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no t…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Black ink woodblock theater program with text columns above and a crowd of kabuki actors in costume below.

Program for Kawarazaki Theater

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a crowded Japanese kabuki theater with tiered balconies, paper lanterns, and an actor on stage.

Ichikawa Danjūrō II (?) Performing Shibaraku in the Ichimura Theater

Torii Kiyotada, ca. 1738

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dark robe with topknot and hat, holding a yellow fan, against grey background.

Bando Hikosaburo III as Sugawara no Michizane, from the Kabuki play, "Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy" (Sugawara De…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1800

Two women in patterned kimono carry buckets on yoke poles beneath a pine branch by the sea, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Dance of the Beach Maidens from the series Brocade of the East

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women carrying buckets on a yoke along a beach, with sea, hills and a mountain behin

Dance of the Beach Maidens

Torii Kiyonaga, late 18th century

Woodblock print of an old man with a rake and a seated elderly woman in patterned kimono, with calligraphy above.

The Noh play, "Takasago"

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of two women in a boat beneath a striped sail, with a moon and island over calm water.

Takasago Harbor

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1760

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role, wearing a yellow floral kimono and black robe beside a bench.

Actor Tsu-uchi Monsaburo in a Woman's Role in the Play "Three Instances of Good Fortune (Sanpuku Tsui)"

Tamura Sadanobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a black patterned kimono holding a striped parasol against a tan background.

Actor (Sanjo Kantaro?) in the Role of a Courtesan

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1728

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in female costume holding a fan under a large parasol, wearing a black robe and patterned k

Actor Sanjo Kantaro (1697-1763) as a Woman

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono beside a tall comb-shaped signboard with Japanese calligraphy.

Actor Ichimura Uzaemon (1699-1762) as a Comb Vendor

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a floral patterned kimono with a paper umbrella at her feet, by Okumura Masanobu.

Moon in Musashi Province

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1740

Japanese woodblock print of two men in kimono, one standing in a floral robe and one seated beside a brazier.

Portrait of Ichimura Takenojō and Sanjō Kantarō

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1793