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1,998 works

Woodblock print of a standing samurai in a green and brown kimono with a sword and fan on a veranda.

Arashi Sangoro as a Samurai Standing on the Veranda of a Great House

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774 or 1775

Japanese print of clams and yellow beans arranged on an oval red tray, with handwritten calligraphy in the margins.

Malted Beans and Clams on a Red Tray

Woodblock print of plum blossoms beside an ornate stand holding an inkstone, brushes and a small seated figure.

Plum Branch with Flowers and a Stand with a Writing Set

Takashima Chiharu, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a biwa lute beside a veranda, with a pine branch above and a patterned robe.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing Near the Engawa

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of a gnarled plum tree before a rising orange sun, with Japanese calligraphy text on the left.

Rising Sun and Plum Tree

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Triptych of three seated Chinese-style heroes under a blossoming tree, with poem cartouches and patterned robes.

The Three Heroes of Shoku (Shu): Emperor Ryubi (Liu Fei) and His Friends Kwan-u (Kwan Yu) and Chohi (Chang Fei)

Yashima Gakutei, first half of the 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono drawing a katana beside a lattice fence.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai Dressed in Kamishimo

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of a gnarled ancient plum tree with pink and yellow blossoms arching across a pale grey background.

Ancient Plum Tree in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a seated kimono-clad figure gazing up at two winged tengu-like figures descending past a waterfal

Print - Totoya Hokkei, 1820

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a samurai actor with a red parasol, two swords and geta sandals standing in snow before a patterned fence.

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Samurai Standing in the Snow

Katsukawa Shunshō, probably 1774

Pale landscape with thatched houses, an arched bridge over water, a small boat, and bare trees under a light sky.

Winter Landscape

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese print of winter cherries and pale leaves with red fruit, accompanied by vertical calligraphy and red seals.

Winter Cherries

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white costume with fan motifs, holding a red-hilted sword, painted face, striped stage b

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō IV

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1771

Horizontal Japanese print of figures walking a riverbank with a thatched house, bare trees, and boats on the water.

Figures Promenading on a Point of Land; Water and Boats in the Foreground

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a standing man with a round fan and a seated child in a lattice-ceilinged room with tea utensils.

Scene from a Modified Soga Play

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a sword beside wooden sake barrels and a signboard.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Yaozō II

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770, 2nd month

Large Lobster

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800-1815

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, beside water buckets and plum blossoms unde

The Actor Oneo Kikugoro in the Role of Soga no Goro

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in rain beside a pine tree, one wearing a white robe and candle headdress.

Kabuki Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Ko-kakeyama and Ōtani Hiroji III as Kōga Saburō

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono with raised swords beside a plum branch and a veranda.

Ogino Isaburo as Asamajiro; Sanogawa Ichimatsu as Fujitaro

Torii Kiyonobu I, 1748

Woodblock print of two kimono-clad figures beside pine trees, rocks, and a shrine building in green and cream tones.

Ichimura Kamezo and Arashi Tomonosuke

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai dress beside a maple tree under a blue sky.

Scene From The Drama "Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe"

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1768

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan beside a thatched house, with a boatman in a small boat below and birds in flight.

Scene from a Drama, probably "Musume Dojoji"

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1744

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a samurai holding a basket hat before a bamboo fence with pine and hanging poem cards.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon Eighth as a Samurai Carring a Basket Hat

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1752

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned kimono beside a willow tree and pond with frogs.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Woodblock print of two kimono-clad figures on a wooden stage with plum blossoms, a rock and a basin, in green and yellow.

Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of a samurai youth in a yellow kimono with a sword, standing beside a screen with plum blossoms.

Actor as a Samurai Youth

Torii Kiyotada, ca. 1735

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as an old man with gray hair, wearing a textured brown robe and holding a lantern.

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as an Old Man with Long Gray Hair

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1773

Woodblock print of two kabuki figures in blue patterned kimono beside a shoji screen, pine and vine.

Scene from a Drama: Ichimura Uzaemon as a Samurai

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned green kimono with long sleeves and calligraphy beside her.

The Second Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of Tegoshi no Shosho

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1757