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15,015 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume holding a katana, standing before stylized waves.

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1785?

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow kimono playing a bamboo flute, with a basket hat on the floor beside him.

Ichikawa Bennosuke as a Man in Komuso Attire

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an old woman role, stooped with a bamboo staff beside a river and grass.

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as the Old Beggar Woman Kurozuka Babā at Adachigahara

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1795 (Kansei 7), 11th month

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped robe and red kimono under a plum tree, holding an umbrella.

Iwai Kiyotaro as a Woman Standing under a Plum Tree

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robes grimacing under a willow branch while holding up a small placard.

The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Outlaw Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 3rd month, 1777

Japanese woodblock print of a bowing figure in a striped kimono beside a fence, with pink plum blossoms above.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro as a Woman Standing under a Torii

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1791?

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a snowy landscape, one holding a peony branch and one kneeling in a green ro

Kabuki Actors Arashi Ryūzō II and Segawa Kikunojō III

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a standing man in patterned robes with a sword, on a riverbank with reeds, by Katsukawa Shunshō.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Man Standing on the Bank of a River

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a standing figure in patterned orange and cream robes with an elaborate hairstyle before a striped curtain

Nakamura Riko in the Role of Oiso no Tora

Katsukawa Shunjo, 2nd month, 1782

Woodblock print of Nihonbashi bridge at dawn with palanquin bearers, fishmongers with baskets, and a dog.

Stations One: Morning View of Nihonbashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned robe holding a fan, with maple branches overhead.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozō as a Daimyo Standing Under a Maple Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1783

Black-and-white woodblock print of a kabuki woman and a samurai with two swords beside a stylized pine tree.

Scene from the Drama "Shusse Taiheike," Performed at the Ichimura Theatre

Okumura Masanobu, probably 1709

Woodblock print of travelers on a road past pine trees, with a snowy peak and a dark hill rising behind flooded fields.

Hiratsuka; Nawate Do

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a standing samurai in a patterned kimono with a sword at his waist and a staff in hand.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai of the Fujiwara Clan

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a dark kimono hiding behind a sleeve as a boy holds up a red mask.

A Woman Playing with a Young Boy

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1804

Woodblock print of travelers with a horse and palanquin in morning mist beside a torii gate and pine trees.

Mishima, Asa Kiri

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a figure in a black patterned kimono carrying a basket of greenery on the head.

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of the Ghost of Shiragiku

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono holding a cup beside a man in a red haori, c. 1797.

Scene from the "Chushingura" Drama

Ichirakutei Eisui, ca. 1797

Woodblock print of travelers with a palanquin on a grassy plain, with snow-capped Mount Fuji and flying cranes under a red sk

Hara: Mount Fuji in the Morning (Hara, Asa no Fuji), from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaid…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono under autumn maple branches, holding a pouch and fan.

The First Nakamura Nakazō in the Role of Shimada no Hachizō

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1783

Woman kneeling in an interior gazing at a scroll painting of Fukurokuju with a crane and pine tree.

Courtesan Viewing a Painting of Fukurokuju

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of porters carrying a palanquin across a river below rocky cliffs and pines, with the sea beyond.

Okitsu, Okitsugawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a fan, with a stern expression against a patterned bac

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Kudo Suketsune

Katsukawa Shunshō, probably 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword and lantern beside straw bundles and flowering plants.

The First Ichikawa Komazo (who in 1772 became the fourth Matsumoto Koshiro) in the Role of Yoemon

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Woodblock print of travelers on a steep pine-lined mountain road with a distant blue peak.

Nissaka, Sayo Nakayama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dramatic pose wearing a patterned kimono, with a flowering branch behind him.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing in a Dramatic Pose

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in armor gripping a spear beside a large block in a tub, with arrow banners behind.

Ichikawa Danjūrō II in the Role of Soga Gorō from the Play "Yanone"

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of travelers on a village street with thatched houses, a shop with a woman at the window, and the sea beyond.

Goyu, Tabibito Ryujo

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of an elderly figure with long gray hair, carrying a basket and staff, beside a flowering branch.

Ichikawa Danjūrō V in the Role of Shiromasu-baba

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1786

Monochrome woodblock print of women in kimono carrying buckets on yoke poles beside blossoming trees and a veranda.

Matsukaze Murasame

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1675-80