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1,998 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a monkey showman, with a monkey on his shoulder and a staff, in a plum-patterned kimono.

Ichikawa Monnosuke as a Sarumawashi or Monkey Showman

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1720-25

Woodblock print of pink roses and blue-green leaves on thorny stems, with calligraphy at upper left and a blue border below.

Rose

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a carrying pole beneath a flowering tree, with straw bundles and calligraphy beside hi

Yamamoto Iwanojō, Son of Yamamoto Kyōshirō, as Shinoda Zuma in a Shosa Act

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1747

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a yellow patterned kimono holding a fan, with bare branches and geta sandals.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV Seated in an Outer Room

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1789

Woodblock print of a yellow bird on a stalk beside iris flowers and green leaves above blue water, with calligraphy.

Bird and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono leaning on a large black axe beside a pine tree.

The Actor the Fourth Danjuro with His Chin in His Hand Leaning on the Handle of a Large Black Axe

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a sweet cake peddler holding a fan and paper slip beside a lattice screen.

Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Uiro-uri (Peddler of Sweet Cakes Called Uiro)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a yellow black-naped oriole perched on a stem beside pink and white rose mallow flowers against blue.

A Black-Naped Oriole on a Stem of Rose Mallow

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a man and a veiled woman in green kimono beside a torii gate and hanging banner.

Scene from a Drama

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1744

Woodblock print of a standing man in a striped kimono beside a lantern, teapot and lacquered box, in a wooden interior.

Ichikawa Komazo I

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a costumed figure in a floral kimono leaning beside a latticed window and wooden pillar.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro

Kinchodo Sekiga, 1780-1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a snowy fence and blossoming tree.

Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1766

Woman in patterned kimono holding a striped umbrella in falling snow beside a wooden railing and bamboo fence.

The Actor Nakamura Kiyozo

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a woman under a pink parasol in a patterned kimono, with plum blossoms and bamboo beside her.

The Actor Arashi Wakano

Nishimura Shigenaga, ca. 1738

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe holding a fan, with cherry blossoms and a hanging curtain behind him.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX

Kitao Shigemasa, 1769 (early)

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a fan beside flowering shrubs and bundled straw.

Ichikawa Yaozō II

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1772

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono adjusting her hair beside a wooden pillar and screen.

Iwai Hanshiro IV

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki-style male figure in a brown robe and red kimono, holding a sword, with pine trees behin

Ichikawa Monosuke II

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a woman in patterned kimono, holding a cloth, beside a pine tree and green curtain.

Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Role of Kiyohime in Musume Dōjōji (the Girl of Dōjōji)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of a kneeling man in black kimono with ornate hair combs and a sword, against a pale background.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a woman in a checkered robe and patterned kimono beside a green curtain, with a fan on the floor.

Segawa Kikunojo III

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of two women in kimono walking under a yellow parasol through falling snow, one holding a patterned bundle.

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a fan, with a stage-like backdrop, by Katsukawa Shunkō.

Segawa Kikunojō III in the Role of Ōiso no Tora

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai dress holding a sword, with a white patterned kimono and red eye makeup.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai of High Rank

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a man in a black and cream kimono carrying a pole, looking up at a blossoming tree with a rope and tags.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke in the Role of Tamarimaru

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black and pink robes holding a flaming torch and a woven hat, with swords at his waist.

Ichikawa Monosuke II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (?)

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral pink kimono holding a raised sword beside a woven basket.

Bando Matataro as Umewomaru in the Drama "Sugewara denju tenarai Kagami"

Katsukawa Shunshō, 2nd month, 1772

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow robe holding a conical hat and a speckled fish beneath willow branches.

Arashi Otohachi I

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of an old man with a thin beard in a yellow robe and rose kimono, leaning on a bamboo staff.

Nakamura Tomijuro as an Old Man with a Scanty Beard

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red chain-mail armor holding a drawn sword beside a wooden railing.

Danjuro V, in chain-mail

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1786 (?)