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Woodblock print of three women in an interior with red lanterns, a lacquer tray, and a view of distant boats.

An Entertainment at Shinagawa

Sakuragawa Bunkyo, ca. 1788

Triptych print of kimono-clad women and attendants building a giant snowball in falling snow, one holding a parasol.

Courtesans and Attendants Making a Giant Snowball

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in crested kimono beneath a pine and willow tree, with Japanese inscriptions.

Scene From a Drama, Ichimura Kamezo as Hirano-ya Tokubei

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1748

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

The Third Ichikawa Yaozo in the Role of the Otokodate Sukeroku

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1784

Multi-panel Japanese woodblock print of women and a child gathering clams on a beach beside a boat and pine trees.

Picking Clams

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono studying her reflection in a hand mirror beside a lattice screen.

A Courtesan Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1787

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a room, one carrying a wooden bucket in a checkered robe, the other kneeling and hold

Scene from the Play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura)

Katsukawa Shunkō, 8th or 9th month, 1784

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as Sakata Kintoki in the Play Raikō’s Four Intrepid Retainers in the Costume of the N…

Katsukawa Shunshō, 11th month, 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe and patterned kimono beside a striped fence and plum branches.

Nakayama Tomisaburo in the role of An no Oyasu

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 2nd month, 1792

Woodblock print of an elderly bald man in a patterned kimono glancing backward beside a bamboo fence and red shrubs.

The Second Nakamura Sukegoro as an Old Man

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788?

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes with red face makeup, holding two swords, against a plain background.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku (Stop Right There!) Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, 11th month, 1779

Japanese woodblock print of a man in a brown kimono and red striped robe standing beside a bamboo blind and wooden pillar.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Servant Standing Beside a House

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793?

Woodblock print of a standing actor in a striped blue kimono, looking up, with a sword at his side.

An Unidentified Actor

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono dancing with an orange-lined parasol.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Dancing in a Shosa Act

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1785?

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono holding a scroll before a striped screen.

Osagawa Tsuneyo as a Woman Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793?

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and striped hakama, holding two swords against a geometric background

The Third Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of Oboshi Rikiya

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1787

Woodblock print of a richly dressed courtesan with ornate hair pins holding a folded paper before a floral screen.

Nakamura Riko as Richly Clad Courtesan Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe and striped garment beside a blossoming branch and bamboo screen.

The Actor Third Sawamura Sojuro as a Man of High Position

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1791

Japanese woodblock print of a man and a woman in kimono standing together in a grassy field.

The Third Segawa Sojuro and the Third Segawa Kikunojo as Lovers

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1779?

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in green kimono and tan robe with a sword, before a geometric patterned backdrop.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1787

Woodblock print of a standing man in a brown kimono beside a river, with weeping willow branches above.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as Hisamatsu Standing on the Bank

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a robed figure with a bowl and straw sandals standing in snow beside a bamboo fence and a bare tree.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Kannen-Butsu or Mendicant Buddhist Monk

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790?

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a costume with tall black hat and wide headdress, standing in a dramatic pose.

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Kanshojo

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a black prop beside a plum branch.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as (?) Wife of Kudo Suketsune in a Soga Play

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1792?

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono holding a cherry blossom branch, walking left on a cream background.

The First Nakamura Tomijuro as a Woman Walking Toward the Left

Katsukawa Shunkō, late 1777 or early in 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned white robe, glaring with bared teeth, with a red sword behind him.

The Second Nakajima Mihoemon in the Role of Sadaijin Jihei

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai dress with swords, straw hat, and blossoming branch above a wooden bench.

The Second Ichikawa Monnosuke as a Samurai Standing by a Wooden Bench

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1794?

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a pipe to his chin, with a red bag and lattice backdrop.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazō I

Katsukawa Shunkō, 4th month, 1783

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a green kimono holding a long calligraphy scroll before a shoji screen.

The Second Yamashito Kinsaku as a Courtesan Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned green and black kimono, arm outstretched, beside a bamboo screen and katana.

Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1792