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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a red headscarf and striped kimono, gripping a sword with a fierce scowl.

Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka Disguised in the Play Ōshukubai Koi no Hatsune

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned robe and kimono, with cherry blossoms and a latticed window behind him

Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Geisha Asaka

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Full-length woodblock print of a kabuki actor in layered floral robes holding an open folding fan, with a crest on his sleeve

Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Japanese triptych print of a steel truss bridge over a river with crowds, carriages, boats, and cherry blossoms under a red s

Illustration of the Opening of Azuma Bridge in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho no uchi azuma bashi shinchiku no zu)

Inoue Yasuji, 1887

Triptych woodblock print of a crowded procession with carriages, horsemen and flags of five Western nations.

Procession of People from Five Countries: Holland, Russia, France, England and America

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Triptych print of uniformed soldiers with bayonet rifles, drummers and a banner marching past tiled-roof buildings.

Parade of the Emperor's Troops

Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1867

Pencil sketch of a seated figure making offerings by a fire, with armed figures, a large tree, and domed architecture.

Indrajit Makes Offerings: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Pen drawing of two figures pierced by radiating arrows, with a crowd of monkeys and warriors watching in a battle scene.

Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Singer and Sarinda Player

Sahib Ram, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono leaning forward, with bare legs and calligraphy in the right margin.

The actor Arashi Ryuzo later known as Arashi Shichigoro

Utagawa Toyokuni, 18th-19th century

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hair pins holding a child in orange kimono, with a reclining man below.

Sankatsu and Hanshichi

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of red and blue morning glories climbing a vine with blue leaves, with insects and inscriptions.

Morning Glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1847

Woodblock print of a large torii gate in a bay with farmers, boats, green hills, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Noboto Bay (Noboto no ura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of fishermen hauling lines on a rocky shore by blue waves, with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers with a standing attendant holding a fan, in front of straw bales.

The Wrestlers

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1785

Fan-shaped Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a brown kimono with patterned obi, with calligraphy at left.

Fan Print of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo III

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a red patterned kimono holding a scroll, with her head bowed.

Woman in Red

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of two women on a shore pointing at two birds flying over reeds and water, with a poem above.

Autumn Evening ( A Poem by Saigyō), from the series Sanseki waka

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one kneeling over a game board while another stands and looks on.

Analogy

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Blue woodblock print of Lake Suwa with twisted pines, a thatched hut, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwako), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a great blue wave curling over boats, with snowy Mount Fuji in the distance under a pale sky.

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuj…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle, yellow hairpins, and a green checkered kimono.

A Courtesan

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woman in red kimono serving a cup to a seated samurai beside a red pine tree in a Japanese interior.

Osen Waiting on a Young Samurai

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a sword and a woman in kimono on a veranda, with a plum tree and a rooster.

Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of folded pink fabric with a dark kabuki motif and white calligraphy on a deep blue background.

Self-Portrait of Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Performance

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII

Woodblock print of a golden pheasant with long tail on a pine branch, with falling snow in a grey-blue sky.

Golden Pheasant and Pine Shoots in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono riding a golden phoenix with long trailing feathers, holding a fan.

Young Woman Riding a Phoenix

Suzuki Harunobu, 1766

Woodblock print of courtiers on an ornate boat under a moon, with rocky islands and waves in the background.

Inland Sea near Tosa

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of two sea rocks joined by a rope at dawn, with rays of light, waves, and distant coastline.

Futami-ga-ura Rocks at Ise, Land of Dawn

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman and child catching fireflies at night beside iris plants, with paper fans and a lantern.

Woman and Child Catching Fireflies

Eishosai Choki, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a straw rain cape and black kimono, holding a walking stick, in diagonal rain.

The Actor Ōtani Tomoemon in the Role of Ono Sadakurō, from the series Image of Actors on Stage

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a samurai in black and white robes peering at a red lantern with morning glories and a blue bird.

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852-53

Woodblock print of an old man in orange slipping a letter into a young woman's red kimono sleeve, with irises at her feet.

“The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816-890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the…

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1798

Woman in a dark kimono holding a pipe beside a patterned folding screen, Japanese woodblock print.

The Hour of the Ox (1 A.M.-3 A.M.)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of a man in a black robe holding the wrist of a woman in a green kimono who looks up at him.

The Lovers Oshichi and Kichisaburo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a seated woman with hairpins and a standing figure in a patterned robe, with a landscape vignette above.

Shared Feelings in the Bedchamber of Komurasaki and Gompachi

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and a child reaching up to her robe, with teal cloth behind.

Woman and Child

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woman in patterned kimono holding a lacquer tray with a tea bowl, with calligraphy at upper left, Japanese woodblock print.

Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of two mallard ducks beside tall reeds on blue water, with Japanese calligraphy in the upper left.

Mallard Ducks and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of a long-tailed tit hanging upside down from autumn ivy with red leaves against a blue-to-cream sky.

Long-tailed Tit on Autumn Ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a waterfall over red rocks, with two men washing a brown horse in the rapids below.

The Waterfall Where Yoshitsune Washed His Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washū Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no t…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Black ink woodblock theater program with text columns above and a crowd of kabuki actors in costume below.

Program for Kawarazaki Theater

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a crowded Japanese kabuki theater with tiered balconies, paper lanterns, and an actor on stage.

Ichikawa Danjūrō II (?) Performing Shibaraku in the Ichimura Theater

Torii Kiyotada, ca. 1738

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dark robe with topknot and hat, holding a yellow fan, against grey background.

Bando Hikosaburo III as Sugawara no Michizane, from the Kabuki play, "Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy" (Sugawara De…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1800

Two women in patterned kimono carry buckets on yoke poles beneath a pine branch by the sea, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Dance of the Beach Maidens from the series Brocade of the East

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women carrying buckets on a yoke along a beach, with sea, hills and a mountain behin

Dance of the Beach Maidens

Torii Kiyonaga, late 18th century

Woodblock print of an old man with a rake and a seated elderly woman in patterned kimono, with calligraphy above.

The Noh play, "Takasago"

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of two women in a boat beneath a striped sail, with a moon and island over calm water.

Takasago Harbor

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1760

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role, wearing a yellow floral kimono and black robe beside a bench.

Actor Tsu-uchi Monsaburo in a Woman's Role in the Play "Three Instances of Good Fortune (Sanpuku Tsui)"

Tamura Sadanobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a black patterned kimono holding a striped parasol against a tan background.

Actor (Sanjo Kantaro?) in the Role of a Courtesan

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1728

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in female costume holding a fan under a large parasol, wearing a black robe and patterned k

Actor Sanjo Kantaro (1697-1763) as a Woman

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono beside a tall comb-shaped signboard with Japanese calligraphy.

Actor Ichimura Uzaemon (1699-1762) as a Comb Vendor

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a floral patterned kimono with a paper umbrella at her feet, by Okumura Masanobu.

Moon in Musashi Province

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1740

Japanese woodblock print of two men in kimono, one standing in a floral robe and one seated beside a brazier.

Portrait of Ichimura Takenojō and Sanjō Kantarō

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a black lotus-patterned kimono holding an inscribed poem slip.

Courtesan from the Myōgaya House

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1712

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a striped parasol beside red plum blossoms.

The Actor Nakamura Sen'ya as Tokonatsu in the Kabuki Play, "The Legacy of the Three-Comma Family Crest Revealed" (Mit…

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1716 (Shōtoku 6/Kyōhō 1), 11th month

Black-and-white woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono with plum blossoms, with inscription and seals.

Courtesan

Kaigetsudō Dohan, ca. 1714

Black ink woodblock print of a standing woman in a feather-patterned kimono with a checkered obi, with calligraphy and seals.

Courtesan for the Ninth Month

Kaigetsudō Doshin, ca. 1714

Hand-colored woodblock print of an actor in a woman's kimono and wide hat beside bamboo, with pagodas and clouds above.

Actor Sawamura Kodenji as a Woman at the Time of the Tanabata Festival

Torii Kiyonobu I, 1698

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman leaning to walk a small white dog on a leash beside a veranda with blossom screens.

Onna San no Miya (the Third Princess)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1768-70

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono under a parasol beside cherry blossoms, with a poem cartouche above.

Poem by the Monk Sosei (act. 850-97)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767-68

Woodblock print of a young man with umbrella and a woman in a wide hat in rain beneath a cherry tree.

Young Man and Woman Caught in the Rain while Enjoying Cherry Blossoms (Sakura-gari)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768-70

Woman in kimono holding a green hat beside a bamboo fence, with two women at a latticed window and a bird in the sky.

A Flute-Playing Monk (Komusō); The Fourth Month (Uzuki), from the series Fashionable Poetic Immortals of the Four Sea…

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a wide hat walking a shore while another woman sits under a thatched shelter.

The Curtain Clam

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese woodblock print of two kneeling women and a child beside a shoji screen, with a hanging white garment and poem above

First Day of Autumn (Risshu)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1865

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono on steps beside a bamboo branch with paper strips under a night sky.

The Tanabata Festival in the Seventh Month (Fumizuki)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765-70

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one pouring from a kettle, with sailboats on water beyond a lattice window.

Waves on Moonlight

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a standing woman reading a paper beside a kneeling girl with a shamisen, with geese over reeds outside.

A Young Man and Woman with a Shamisen; Monk Saigyō, from a series alluding to the Three Evening Poems (Sanseki waka)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman by a gold screen and a kneeling man in a pale robe, with maple branches behind them.

Koshikibu no Naishi (999-1025), from "Hyakunin Isshu" (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of two women working with a wooden grain pounder beside a house, with a garden and bamboo trellis behind them

Poem by Henjō Sojō

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Woodblock print of a woman on a ladder reaching plum blossoms while another woman in a patterned kimono looks up.

Yozei no In

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Woodblock print of two lovers sharing a yellow umbrella under willow branches in a snowstorm, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Young Lovers Walking Together under an Umbrella in a Snow Storm (Crow and Heron)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a woman dancing with a parasol while musicians play and a seated samurai watches in a palace room.

Woman Dancer in Daimyo's Palace

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a green and red kimono with hair combs, with vertical calligraphy at upper right.

The Courtesan Hinagoto, from the Picture Book of Beauties of Yoshiwara (Ehon Seirō bijin awase)

Suzuki Harunobu, Probably early 20th century, based on 1770 original

Azumaya no Hana

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a reclining woman with a cherry at her lips and a red-faced child leaning over her shoulder.

Yamauba and Kintarō Playing with a Cherry

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman embracing a young boy in a green patterned kimono against a beige background.

Yamauba and Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a woman with hairpins holding a painted shell with a landscape, beside a lacquer bowl.

Matching Shells (Kai-awase), “Kisen Hōshi,” from the series Modern Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Yatsushi rok…

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1796-98

Woodblock print of two women with elaborate black hairstyles, one playing with a ground cherry, in patterned kimono.

Squeaking a Ground Cherry, from the series Seven Fashionable Useless Habits (Furyu nakute nana kuse)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint, black wig and tall headdress, wearing a red costume.

Ichikawa Monnosuke II in a Shibaraku Performance

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1780 (An’ei 9)

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a topknot reading a book on a lectern, wearing a yellow floral kimono.

The Jo-ruri Narrator Tomimoto Buzendaya

Chōkyōsai Eiri, ca. 1795

The Actor Matsumoto Yonesaburō in a Woman's Role

Utagawa Kunimasa, late 1790s

Nakamura Nakazo II as Matsuo-maru

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Japanese woodblock print of boys in kimono parading with ceremonial standards along a shore at sunrise, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of two boys dressed as Daikoku and Ebisu, one holding a red sea bream on a rod, by Kitao Shigemasa.

Boys Maquerading as Daikoku and Ebisu

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned yellow and black kimono holding a lacquered tray of toys.

Woman with Toys for the Boys' Festival

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of children and attendants beside a festival float with a dragon-prowed ship and smoke clouds.

Childrens' Lantern Float, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome Block Association, Sanno Festival

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1780

Fan-shaped woodblock print of children in kimono carrying yellow poles under a large dark bird against a red disc.

Children's Lantern Float, Sanno Festival

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of five elegantly dressed figures walking, one under a parasol, with patterned kimono in muted color

High-Ranking Samurai Girl with Four Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Black-and-white woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono with attendants and a puppeteer showing a puppet indoors.

The Actor Ichimura Takenojo VIII in the Role of a Puppeteer, showing Puppets to a Courtesan

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1715

Japanese woodblock print of boys performing a puppet show with costumed figures, a plum branch, and a bird in an interior.

Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a bamboo pole with a carp streamer, under falling blossoms.

Lantern Float

Kitagawa Utamaro, early 1800s

Japanese woodblock print of three boys playing with a basin holding a turtle, goldfish, and a fish held aloft.

Boys Playing with a Basin of Fish and Turtles

Kitao Shigemasa, early 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono on a riverbank with lantern-lit boats and a bridge over a river.

Festival by the Sumida River

Katsukawa Shunzan, late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a crowded arched bridge at night, with pink lanterns and decorated festival boats on the river be

The Tenmangu Festival at Osaka

Yashima Gakutei, 1834

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a bamboo pole with a morning glory vine.

Modern Representation of the Poetess Kaga no Chiyo

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765