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Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono beside a snowy bamboo grove and wooden fence.

Onoe Kikugorō as Tonase, from Kanadehon Chūshingura (Kanadehon Chūshingura, Shosei Onoe Kikugorō no Tonase)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a parasol and sword, standing on a green ground.

Ichikawa Yaozo III

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1784

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a sword, with red eye makeup and a stern expression.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770s

Woodblock print of a woman in a blossom-patterned kimono holding a yellow daruma doll beside a lacquered box.

Beauty and Holiness

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a yellow parasol under cherry blossoms, with a sword at his waist.

Ichikawa Monosuke III in the Role of the Otokodate Sukeroku

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes bending beside a smoking brazier under a tiled roofline.

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Chinzei Hachiro in the Drama "Kite Kaeru nishiki no wakayagi"

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1780

Tall vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young woman in a white kimono holding a striped fan, wearing wooden sandals.

Young Purple

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1770

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a peony-patterned kimono, with a sword at his side and waves behind.

Ichikawa Danjuro V

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a young man seated on a veranda gazing up at a woman in a green kimono leaning against a screen.

Young Man and a Watatsumi (Silk-puller) Prostitute

Suzuki Haruji, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono holding a bamboo pole, with a yellow hat at her back.

Shirai Gompachi

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a sparrow flying above pink hibiscus flowers and green buds, with calligraphy at upper left.

Sparrow and Hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono and red sash, standing before a red lattice with a sword at his side.

The Second Ishikawa Monosuke in the Role of Karigane Bunshichi

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a striped parasol, with cherry blossoms overhead and a sword at his

Ichikawa Monosuke II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a yellow bird perched on a stalk among hibiscus flowers against a blue and grey background.

Crested Yellow Bird and Hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a striped patterned kimono holding a fan, with a hill behind.

The Second Yamashita Kinsaku (1733-1790)

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1772

Woodblock print of a figure in striped kimono with hair pins holding a pole before a screen, by Katsukawa Shun'ei.

Segawa Kikunojo III

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a white rooster beside a yellow and black umbrella with blue morning glories and calligraphy.

Rooster, Umbrella, and Morning Glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a green patterned kimono beside a bare tree and red lattice fence.

Nakamura Rikō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774

Woodblock print of a standing man in grey kimono before a shoji screen and plum branches.

Bando Mitsugoro II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790-1797

Woodblock print of a rope bridge over a gorge with a crescent moon and waterfall beneath pine-covered cliffs.

Bow Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Woodblock print of a figure in a red kimono holding a round fan, looking back over the shoulder before a grassy field.

Iwai Hanshirō IV

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned robe beside a kneeling man with a sword, before a plum screen.

The Actor Arashi Tominosuke (Standing) in the Role of Hyasakihime, and Ichimura Kamezo as Kanto Koroku

Ishikawa Toyonobu, probably January 1749

Japanese woodblock print of a flowering plum tree with red blossoms, buds, and a gnarled trunk, with calligraphy.

Flowering Plum Tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843-47

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and orange obi, against dark sky and rippling water.

Yamashita Kinsaku II

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with a sword, beside red lanterns and a wave-patterned screen.

Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Tsurifune no Sabu

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of a green warbler perched on a plum branch with white blossoms, with calligraphy at upper right.

Warbler on a Plum Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange robe holding an umbrella and a lantern on a shoreline.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Ink sketch of two women on a teahouse veranda overlooking a garden, fence, and distant mountain.

Two Courtesans Enjoying the View from a Teahouse

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of a kingfisher flying above dark blue irises with grey-blue background and calligraphy.

Kingfisher and Irises

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832-34

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in pink crane-patterned robes and ornate hairstyle, holding a fan beside a sword.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojō III as Wappa no Kikuō in a Woman’s “Asahina Armor Pulling” (Asahina no kusazuri-biki) Scene

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1780 (An’ei 9), 1st month