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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned white robe, glaring with bared teeth, with a red sword behind him.

The Second Nakajima Mihoemon in the Role of Sadaijin Jihei

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Woodblock print of a young man in a checkered kimono and floral robe, looking down and holding a folded letter.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Young Man Holding a Folded Letter

Nishimura Shigenaga, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono climbing a ladder to reach a flowering branch with green leaves.

Young Woman Climbing a Ladder

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a green kimono holding a long calligraphy scroll before a shoji screen.

The Second Yamashito Kinsaku as a Courtesan Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and a young boy in patterned kimono, with calligraphy above.

Woman and Son under a Parasol

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1669-1772

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one seated, beside a wooden pillar.

Visiting

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow kimono playing a bamboo flute, with a basket hat on the floor beside him.

Ichikawa Bennosuke as a Man in Komuso Attire

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1788

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a kimono beside a crane, with a pine branch and a turtle below.

The Bijin Jurōjin

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a woman looking down at a young man reading a letter beneath a wooden veranda.

A Beauty Looking Down upon a Young Man Reading a Love Letter

Utagawa Toyoharu, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono with floral hem and striped pink robe before an orange fence.

Kabuki Actor Azuma Tōzō III

Katsukawa Shunshō, probably 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono holding a hand drum and sword beside a stylized palm tree.

Ichimura Manzō as a Samurai Holding a Hand Drum (Kotsuzumi)

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1742 (Kanpō 2)

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono beside a lantern, shoji screen and willow-patterned folding screen.

Summer Willow in the Breeze

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robes grimacing under a willow branch while holding up a small placard.

The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Outlaw Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 3rd month, 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in costume carrying a large beam before a tiled roof and pine tree.

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Okazaki Akushiro

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry branch, with a small temple vignette in a cartouche at upp

Shimizu Temple

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a standing man in patterned robes with a sword, on a riverbank with reeds, by Katsukawa Shunshō.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Man Standing on the Bank of a River

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1785

Woman in patterned kimono holding a pipe before a red lattice, with onlookers peering through, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II in the Role of the Oiran Hatsuito of Yamashiro-ya

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding two swords, with long black hair and a red screen behind him.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Daimyo

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned robe holding a fan, with maple branches overhead.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozō as a Daimyo Standing Under a Maple Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1783

Woman in a floral kimono leaning on a veranda beside a green screen, with a spotted cat at her feet, Japanese woodblock print

The Third Princess (Onna San no Miya)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of a standing man in a floral yellow kimono with a sword, and a kneeling attendant beside bamboo blinds.

The Actor Nakamura Rikō I with an Attendant

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Woodblock print of a standing samurai in a patterned kimono with a sword at his waist and a staff in hand.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai of the Fujiwara Clan

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1782

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono walking with two attendants under cherry blossom branches.

The Oiran Kasugano of Ōgiya on Parade

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers, one bent forward in a red and yellow mawashi, the other standing behind him on sand.

The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1790-93

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red robe and patterned kimono, holding a raised katana.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku (Stop Right There!) Role as Hannya no Gorō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 11th month 1776

Woodblock print of a youth in a black kimono with crests, holding a pink and red parasol, with a caption strip below.

The Actor Arashi Wakano as a wakashu (youth) in a kappa (raincoat)

Nishikawa Yoshinobu, ca. 1725

Two sumo wrestlers grappling in a woodblock print, one in red and gold apron, against a pale blue-grey background.

The Sumo Wrestlers Wadagahara Jinshirō and Kachōzan Gorokichi

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a figure in a black patterned kimono carrying a basket of greenery on the head.

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of the Ghost of Shiragiku

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Japanese print of a mounted warrior in yellow armour drawing a bow on a black horse beneath a pine tree.

The Actor Nakamuro Tomijuro as a Mounted Warrior

Okumura Masanobu, 1740

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a pink crested kimono beneath a flowering plum branch.

Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Sadato's Wife Iwate

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95