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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Two kabuki actor woodblock prints on checkered yellow ground; left in purple robe with crests, right raising a sword.

Kabuki Actors Asao Yūjirō as Sano Genzaemon and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Miura Arajirō, in the play Keisei Sano no Funab…

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1822

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white face paint wearing a black robe with skeleton motifs over red kimono.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken (China Dog) Jūbei, in the play Benimurasaki ai de someage (Red and Purple, R…

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1822

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath pink cherry blossoms, one holding a sword.

Bandō Mitsugorō III as Daihanji Kiyozumi and Arashi Koroku IV as Koganosuke

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1821

Two men in kimono sit on a bench by a river at night, with boats, lanterns and a starry sky in a Japanese woodblock print.

“Enjoying the Evening Cool near Lord Nabeshima’s Warehouses” (Fūryū Nabeshima yūsuzumi)

Jukakudō Masakuni, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white face makeup and black kimono, holding a sword, inside a fan-shaped frame.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Sword Master Kyōgoku Takumi, from the series Issei ichidai atari Kyōgen (Hit…

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1825

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and purple headband holding a red fan, framed by cherry blossoms.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Kitsusaburō II as Kajiwara Heiji, in the play Hiragana seisuiki (Records of the Battles between t…

Gigadō Ashiyuki, 1827

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot in a patterned kimono, holding a red cup, within a blue circle.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan Backstage (Nakamura Shikan rakuya no zu)

Juyōdō Toshikuni, 1826

Two kabuki actor portraits in woodblock print, framed by cherry blossoms and blue patterned borders, one holding an open fan.

Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kitsune Tadanobu, in the play Yoshitsune…

Gyokuryūtei Shigeharu, 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned costume beside a snowy waterfall with a blue bird on a rock.

Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi

Gigadō Ashiyuki, 1832

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword recoiling from a ghostly face with long hair on a torn lantern.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Iemon Confronted by an Image of His Murdered Wife, Oiwa, on a Broken Lantern, Referri…

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1832

Woodblock print of a crowded hillside with cherry trees, pines, sailing boats on a bay, and people with parasols.

“View of Mount Tenpō in Osaka” (Naniwa Tempōzan fukei)

Hasegawa Sadamasu, 1836

Woodblock print of a tattooed warrior with a bamboo staff beside a pine tree, with blue sky and snowy hills behind.

Three Heroes of the Water Margin Capture the Bandit Queen Ichijōsei, from the series One Hundred Eight Heroes of the…

Shunbaisai Hokuei, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with an umbrella in rain, wearing a blue patterned kimono inside a circular frame.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Akogi Heiji, from the print series Tōsei keshōkagami (Makeup Mirrors of Our Time)

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned grey kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy and red seals beside him.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1837

Hand-colored Japanese print of a tattooed kabuki actor with black hair, scowling, raising one hand, against a plain beige bac

Album of Twenty Half-Length Portraits of Actors in Roles

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1830s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a pale ghostly woman in blue kimono with wisps of spirit against black.

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1841

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white face makeup, blue patterned kimono, and a sword hilt at his side.

Nakamura Shikan IV as the Fishmonger Aratota

Hasegawa Sadamasu, 1841

Woodblock print of a female performer in a patterned kimono and blue hakama, with blossoms in her hair and a text cartouche.

Yotsu of the Matsukiyo Brothel Performing as a Shirabyōshi, from the series Sacred Dances in Shinmachi

Gochōtei Sadahiro, 1841

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold makeup and a dark dragon-patterned robe against a red background.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane

Utagawa Kunimasu, ca. 1849

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a fierce expression, blue striped kimono, black robe, and sword across his arm.

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei

Utagawa Kunimasu, 1850

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print with kabuki actor portraits in roundels and full figures, calligraphy, and bold colors.

Nine Prints Depicting Dual Portraits of Actors in Roles

Utagawa Hirosada, ca. 1852

Woodblock print of a pale-faced figure in striped costume, with a large purple umbrella behind the head against a black backg

“One-Legged Umbrella Monster” (Kasa ippon ashi)

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped blue kimono holding a drawn sword against a red and blue background.

The Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Isogai Tōsuke, from the series Lives of Men who Carried Out Revenge for Loyalty or Fili…

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1848

Open album spread of two Japanese woodblock prints: a woman in a red floral kimono and a man in blue holding a sword.

Album of Forty Actor Prints

Utagawa Hirosada, ca. 1852

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in theatrical costume, one long-haired in patterned robes, one bald in a pale ga

Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left)

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1854

Woodblock print of a man in a blue striped kimono holding prayer beads and a lotus, with calligraphy on a black background.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamashichi

Enjaku, 1860

Woodblock print of a pale long-haired ghost in white robes holding a red-wrapped child beside a floating flame.

Ichikawa Yonezō as the Ghost of Oiwa

Enjaku, 1865

Woodblock print of a courtesan procession with four attendants in patterned yellow and white kimono, with calligraphy at righ

Procession of a Courtesan with Her Four Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1789

Woodblock print of a court lady standing under a blossoming plum tree, with poem text and lacquer cabinets on the left.

Court Lady Beneath an Old Plum Tree; Two Lacquer Cabinets for the Shell-matching Game

Kubo Shunman, 1793

Woman in kimono kneeling to write calligraphy at a low table, with brushes, an ink stone and a bamboo screen beside her.

Young Woman Writing Calligraphy

Kubo Shunman, 1793 (Year of the Goat)