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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a fish-vendor role, wearing an orange fish-patterned kimono and carrying a pole and box.

The Actor Otani Hiroji I 1699-1747 in the Role of a Fish-vendor

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned kimono holding a basket, with stylized bamboo behind him.

The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674-1730 in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunkō

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan and a small boy reaching toward a tree branch, beside a stone wall.

Woman and Small Boy

Katsukawa Shuncho

Woodblock print of a young man carrying a woman on his back beneath drooping willow branches, with chrysanthemums at left.

Young Man Carrying a Girl on His Back

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a female role holding a black moon fan, wearing a green and ochre patterned kimono.

Unidentified Actor in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shunkō

Woodblock print of a young woman in a dark floral kimono holding a labeled box beside a screen and blossoming branch.

Young Woman Carrying Box in Her Hands

Katsukawa Shuncho

Woodblock print of a performer in a fox-head hood and patterned kimono beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Japanese print of a young woman in a patterned kimono beside iris plants and a lantern in a garden.

Young Lady and Iris Garden

Chobunsai Eishi

Woodblock print of a woman lifting her robe while standing in a river, with pine branches and a figure among clouds above.

Young Woman Washing Clothes in the River

Katsukawa Shuncho

Vertical Japanese print of two geisha with decorated hairpins and patterned kimono in green, pink and cream.

Two Geisha

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face makeup in a black and gold costume, holding a fan and sword.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II, 1688-1758

Torii Kiyomine, ca. 1804

Woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono standing by a riverbank with boats, a bird flying above.

Young Lady by the Shore

Katsukawa Shuncho

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a comb, with a second figure below in patter

Man and Girl

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a patterned yellow kimono holding a fan, with stacked crates behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II, 1688-1758

Nishimura Shigenobu

Woodblock print of two figures under an umbrella in falling snow, one wearing a green and orange patterned kimono.

Girl and Lover in Snow

Koikawa Harumasa, early 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe lifting a large beam overhead against stylized clouds.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro I 1660-1704

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style man in a patterned kimono holding a black horse's reins, with Japanese calligraphy.

Bando Hikosaburo as Hanaregoma Chokichi Holding His Black Horse

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1756

Japanese woodblock print of a young man in a plum-blossom kimono holding a toy horse beneath a flowering plum branch.

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Three-panel woodblock print of women in pleasure boats on a river at night beneath a crowded bridge with fireworks.

Cooling Off at Ryogoku in Edo

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword and staff, with a stylized screen behind him.

Ikunojo III as Chiyosaki Striking the Chozubachi; a Shower of Gold Coin Flies

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of moored boats with tall masts beside a shoreline of rooftops, with birds flying over a pale evening sky.

Tsukudajima no Oborozuki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hand-colored woodblock print of a standing figure in black kimono and yellow obi, holding a tray and a wide reddish hat.

The Actor Sanjō Kantarō as an Itinerant Buddhist Nun

Kondo Kiyoharu, ca. 1715

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe leaning on a long sword before a red geometric backdrop.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune, Richly Attired, Leaning on His Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō

Hand-colored woodblock print of a standing kabuki-style figure in a striped hat, black kimono, and patterned robe, holding a

Ichimura Takenojo VIII

Torii Kiyotomo, ca. 1720

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a willow tree and a small table.

Woman In Loosened Kimono Coming From the Bath

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of a moonlit bay with islands, sailboats, pine trees and a winding shoreline under a full moon.

Panorama of the Eight Views of Kanasawa under a Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woman in a pink floral kimono arranging her hair beside a black lacquer mirror stand, Japanese woodblock print.

Sanjō Kantarō as a Woman Arranging Her Hair Before a Lacquer Mirror

Torii Kiyomasu II, before 1763

Hand-colored woodblock print of a figure in a crested kimono holding a parasol, wearing wooden clogs, c. 1728.

A Dandy of More Than Questionable Morals Out Walking on a Cold Day

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1728

Woodblock print of a colorful pheasant with a long tail perched on a pine branch against a green-shaded hillside.

Pheasant and Pine-trees on Snowy Hillside

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two kneeling kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono under a willow branch with pink blossoms.

Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura"

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756