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Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins and a child with cards, a red clock tower and crowd at a window above.

Twelve Hours of Spring Pleasures: Hour of the Goat

Utagawa Kunisada, 19th century

Woodblock print of a steamship and crowded rowboats on choppy sea, with hills on the horizon and a text panel.

Chronicle of the Imperial Restoration (Kōkoku isshin kenbunshi)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, June, 1876

Woodblock print of a seated woman in kimono beside a potted azalea, with a panel above showing a photographer and camera.

Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi/Yanagibashi: 12 Noon. (Shinyanagi nijūyo-ji, gozen jūni-ji)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai with a drawn sword and dragon tattoo against a dark night background.

Kurahashi Densuke Kiyohara Takeyuki

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped robe reading an open book at a table, with calligraphy above.

Collection of Desires, Wish for Foreign Travel (Mitate Tai zukushi-yōkō ga shitai)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, January, 1878

Triptych woodblock print of samurai troops with banners marching past a castle wall, ships and mountains in the distance.

Hideyoshi and His Troops Leaving Nagoya Camp (Mashiba Hideyoshi kō nagoya jin saki te no shoshō kuridashi no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 19th century

Pen drawing cutaway of a sailing ship showing crew working on several decks, with masts, rigging, and waves below.

Interior of a German Battleship

Unsen, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of a daimyo procession on a coastal road with cliffs, sea, pine tree and Mount Fuji.

Daimyo's Processions Passing along the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, Mount Fuji, and a crowded street of lantern-lit stalls and figures in kimon

A Distant View of Yokohama from Kanagawa (Kanagawa yōri Yokohama...ken no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 5th month, 1860

Ink drawing of a mounted rider, seated figures and a bearded ascetic beneath trees, with a distant army on a hill.

Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic

Nainsukh, ca. 1775-80

Woodblock print of a seated man with a fan beside a low table, and a reclining man spinning a large top with his feet.

Hayatake Torakichi from Osaka: Spinning Tops in Ryogoku

Utagawa Yoshiharu, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and green costume holding a yellow fan, with a red sun behind him.

Nakamura Utaemon III as Taira no Kiyomori

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1812

Two kabuki actor woodblock prints on checkered yellow ground; left in purple robe with crests, right raising a sword.

Kabuki Actors Asao Yūjirō as Sano Genzaemon and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Miura Arajirō, in the play Keisei Sano no Funab…

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1822

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white face paint wearing a black robe with skeleton motifs over red kimono.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken (China Dog) Jūbei, in the play Benimurasaki ai de someage (Red and Purple, R…

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1822

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath pink cherry blossoms, one holding a sword.

Bandō Mitsugorō III as Daihanji Kiyozumi and Arashi Koroku IV as Koganosuke

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1821

Two men in kimono sit on a bench by a river at night, with boats, lanterns and a starry sky in a Japanese woodblock print.

“Enjoying the Evening Cool near Lord Nabeshima’s Warehouses” (Fūryū Nabeshima yūsuzumi)

Jukakudō Masakuni, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white face makeup and black kimono, holding a sword, inside a fan-shaped frame.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Sword Master Kyōgoku Takumi, from the series Issei ichidai atari Kyōgen (Hit…

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1825

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and purple headband holding a red fan, framed by cherry blossoms.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Kitsusaburō II as Kajiwara Heiji, in the play Hiragana seisuiki (Records of the Battles between t…

Gigadō Ashiyuki, 1827

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot in a patterned kimono, holding a red cup, within a blue circle.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan Backstage (Nakamura Shikan rakuya no zu)

Juyōdō Toshikuni, 1826

Two kabuki actor portraits in woodblock print, framed by cherry blossoms and blue patterned borders, one holding an open fan.

Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kitsune Tadanobu, in the play Yoshitsune…

Gyokuryūtei Shigeharu, 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned costume beside a snowy waterfall with a blue bird on a rock.

Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi

Gigadō Ashiyuki, 1832

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword recoiling from a ghostly face with long hair on a torn lantern.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Iemon Confronted by an Image of His Murdered Wife, Oiwa, on a Broken Lantern, Referri…

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1832

Woodblock print of a crowded hillside with cherry trees, pines, sailing boats on a bay, and people with parasols.

“View of Mount Tenpō in Osaka” (Naniwa Tempōzan fukei)

Hasegawa Sadamasu, 1836

Woodblock print of a tattooed warrior with a bamboo staff beside a pine tree, with blue sky and snowy hills behind.

Three Heroes of the Water Margin Capture the Bandit Queen Ichijōsei, from the series One Hundred Eight Heroes of the…

Shunbaisai Hokuei, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with an umbrella in rain, wearing a blue patterned kimono inside a circular frame.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Akogi Heiji, from the print series Tōsei keshōkagami (Makeup Mirrors of Our Time)

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned grey kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy and red seals beside him.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1837

Hand-colored Japanese print of a tattooed kabuki actor with black hair, scowling, raising one hand, against a plain beige bac

Album of Twenty Half-Length Portraits of Actors in Roles

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1830s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a pale ghostly woman in blue kimono with wisps of spirit against black.

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1841

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white face makeup, blue patterned kimono, and a sword hilt at his side.

Nakamura Shikan IV as the Fishmonger Aratota

Hasegawa Sadamasu, 1841

Woodblock print of a female performer in a patterned kimono and blue hakama, with blossoms in her hair and a text cartouche.

Yotsu of the Matsukiyo Brothel Performing as a Shirabyōshi, from the series Sacred Dances in Shinmachi

Gochōtei Sadahiro, 1841

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold makeup and a dark dragon-patterned robe against a red background.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane

Utagawa Kunimasu, ca. 1849

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a fierce expression, blue striped kimono, black robe, and sword across his arm.

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei

Utagawa Kunimasu, 1850

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print with kabuki actor portraits in roundels and full figures, calligraphy, and bold colors.

Nine Prints Depicting Dual Portraits of Actors in Roles

Utagawa Hirosada, ca. 1852

Woodblock print of a pale-faced figure in striped costume, with a large purple umbrella behind the head against a black backg

“One-Legged Umbrella Monster” (Kasa ippon ashi)

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped blue kimono holding a drawn sword against a red and blue background.

The Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Isogai Tōsuke, from the series Lives of Men who Carried Out Revenge for Loyalty or Fili…

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1848

Open album spread of two Japanese woodblock prints: a woman in a red floral kimono and a man in blue holding a sword.

Album of Forty Actor Prints

Utagawa Hirosada, ca. 1852

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in theatrical costume, one long-haired in patterned robes, one bald in a pale ga

Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left)

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1854

Woodblock print of a man in a blue striped kimono holding prayer beads and a lotus, with calligraphy on a black background.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamashichi

Enjaku, 1860

Woodblock print of a pale long-haired ghost in white robes holding a red-wrapped child beside a floating flame.

Ichikawa Yonezō as the Ghost of Oiwa

Enjaku, 1865

Woodblock print of a courtesan procession with four attendants in patterned yellow and white kimono, with calligraphy at righ

Procession of a Courtesan with Her Four Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1789

Woodblock print of a court lady standing under a blossoming plum tree, with poem text and lacquer cabinets on the left.

Court Lady Beneath an Old Plum Tree; Two Lacquer Cabinets for the Shell-matching Game

Kubo Shunman, 1793

Woman in kimono kneeling to write calligraphy at a low table, with brushes, an ink stone and a bamboo screen beside her.

Young Woman Writing Calligraphy

Kubo Shunman, 1793 (Year of the Goat)

Woodblock print of a large black lacquer sake cup beside stacked tiger-marked crates, a lattice fence, and a tiled roof.

Large Lacquer Sake Cup Reading "Full House"

Kubo Shunman, 1794, year of the tiger

Japanese woodblock print of a rotating calendar disc on a wave-patterned stand, with a seated man pointing at it and calligra

Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Woman in patterned robes writing at a red desk beside a yellow box, with vertical calligraphy on the left side of the print.

Court Woman at her Desk with Poem Cards

Kubo Shunman, 1795 (Year of the Rabbit)

Woodblock print of a dancer with a hobby horse beside two seated musicians, with handwritten calligraphy on the left.

Dancer with Hobby Horse and Two Musicians

Kubo Shunman, 1798, year of the horse

Woodblock print of a red sunrise over a calm sea with a fisherman in a boat beside a pine-covered rock and calligraphy.

Sunrise with Fisherman in Boat

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Japanese print of a brown wine kettle beside a green and orange brazier with charcoal, with black calligraphy on pale paper.

Still Life of Wine Kettle and Cup on Stand

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Woman holding a wine cup beside a yellow screen, attended by a kneeling servant near bamboo, with calligraphy on the left.

Court Lady and Attendant Present New Year Wine

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Pale print with green pine branch and an orange poem card with black calligraphy and a red seal.

Pine Sapling with Poem Card

Kubo Shunman, 1795

Woodblock print of kabuki costume props on a black lacquer box, including a sword, fan, and patterned textiles.

Still Life of Costume of Ichikawa Danjūrō V, for Shibaraku

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Bust Portrait of Woman with Mirror

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of two courtiers in a boat, poled by a woman along a river with plum blossoms and pines.

Courtier and Lady with a Young Woman Poling a Boat

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Japanese print of a courtier and two court ladies on a veranda beside plum branches and a pine tree.

Seated Courtier with Two Court Ladies by Plum and Pine

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a court lady in red seated on a veranda under a latticed roof, with blossoming branches and calligraphy.

Court Lady on Veranda

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woman in red robe and veil stands by a bare plum tree and white fence, with Japanese calligraphy beside her.

Court Lady by Old Plum Tree

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking with attendants and a child past a wooden signboard, with calligraphy at lef

Woman from Daimyo Household with Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of eight women in kimono in separate panels, with pine and bamboo motifs and calligraphy above.

Eight Women Performing New Year Activities

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Two women in kimono stand on a veranda beside a pine tree, with hills and calligraphy on a Japanese woodblock print.

Two Young Women on a Veranda

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Two children lean over a wooden well curb beside bamboo, in a colored Japanese print with calligraphy above.

Two Children by a Well Curb

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of a courtier and attendant walking a misty path past green hills and distant mountains, with calligraphy at

Courtier and Young Attendant Gazing at a Landscape

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Japanese print of a gnarled plum tree with blossoms and branches on a pale blue ground, with calligraphy above.

Old Plum Tree

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Two green kadomatsu pine decorations beside Japanese calligraphy on a pale sheet, with grey wash at the right edge.

Pair of Kadomatsu (pine decorations)

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woodblock print of a bonsai plum tree in a pot on a bench beside a wooden box, with Japanese calligraphy at left.

Bonsai Plum Tree on Bench and Box

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a courtesan and two attendants in kimono, with calligraphy at left by Kubo Shunman, 1797.

Courtesan with Two Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woman in a grey robe looks up at a warbler on a red-blossomed plum branch, with bundles at her feet beside a stream.

Traveling Woman Pauses to Listen to a Warbler

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woodblock print of a tiled-roof building behind a wooden gate and green hedges, with small figures on a stone path.

Bamboo-Lined Entrance to a Castle

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Two girls in red and patterned kimono gather herbs beside a pine tree, with calligraphy on the left of the print.

Two Girls Collect New Year's Herbs

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with masted boats, a wooded headland, a hillside shrine, and calligraphy above.

Harbor Scene Near Kamakura

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woodblock print of a plum branch and adonis flowers arranged in a shallow basin on red cloth, with scissors and calligraphy.

Arrangement of Plum, Fukujusō (Adonis Flower), and Scissors

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woman in patterned kimono and man in green robe seated in a room with lacquer table, calligraphy on left, Japanese woodblock

Courtesan with Client before a Tokonoma Alcove

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woman in layered robes and attendant in teal walk beneath a blossoming plum branch, with calligraphy on the left.

Woman with Traveling with Attendant

Kubo Shunman, 1799

Carved woodblock board showing groups of women in traditional dress, one playing a string instrument, others reading and recl

Facsimile of Woodblock for an illustrated Page of a Book by Keisai

Kuwagata Keisai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold face makeup and a fierce expression, in a blue robe with floral patterns.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Arajishi Otokonosuke

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor preparing papers beside a folding screen with a plum branch and a brazier.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Preparing New Year's Gifts

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan holding a plum blossom branch, with calligraphy above and an animal figure at right.

Courtesan with Branch of Plum Blossoms

Totoya Hokkei, 1835

Ukiyo-e print of two women with ornate hairstyles and patterned kimono, one holding a striped fan, with a cartouche at upper

Teahouse girl and servant: Snow from the series Comparison of Snow, Moon and Flower Beauty

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on rippling water, one watching from a wooden platform above.

Fishing

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Veiled woman seated before a tree with winged angels holding a lantern and fruit bowl, in a gold-flecked painted border.

The Virgin and Child Attended by Angels

Manohar, ca 1600

Woodblock print of silhouetted crowds watching fireworks over water at night, with red lanterns and a willow tree.

Fireworks at Ikenohata

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1881 (Meiji 14)

Woodblock print of a seated sage with a staff, smoke rising into a dragon among clouds, framed by patterned borders and inscr

The Rakan Handaka Sonja with Dragon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820 ( year of the dragon)

Colour print diptych of blue-skinned goddesses Kali and Tara with skull garlands, swords and a prone figure beneath them.

Diptych of Kali / Tara, wrathful protectors

Calcutta Art Studio, 1885-90

Woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono beside bamboo stalks and drifting white paper, with a poetry cartouche above.

“‘Little Purple Gromwell’ (Wakamurasaki): Shōshō,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pict…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-61

Woodblock print of a seated samurai with a drawn sword beside a cicada on a leaf in a scroll cartouche above.

“‘A Molted Cicada Shell’ (Utsusemi): Soga Gorō Tokimune,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-61

Woman in black kimono with white headscarf in snow beside a dog, with sparrows flying and a morning glory panel above.

''‘Lady of the Evening Faces’ (Yūgao): Yazama’s Wife Orie (Yazama-shi no shitsu Orie),” from the series Scenes amid G…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845-46

Woodblock print of a woman with a drawn sword confronting a crouching man on a veranda, with a poem panel above.

“‘A Boat Cast Adrift’ (Ukifune): Omatsu and Akabori Mizuemon,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845-46

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned red kimono holding a sword beside rocks and waves, with calligraphy above.

“‘Exile to Suma’ (Suma): Tamaori-hime,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-61

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a blue kimono holding a branch of yellow flowers against a patterned background.

Mitsuuji with Mountain Roses (Yamabuki), from the series “Six Jewel Faces” (Mu tama-gao)

Utagawa Kunisada, mid- to late 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman with a raised sword facing a large octopus in blue waves, with a boat inset above.

“‘A Lovely Garland’ (Tamakazura): Tamatori-ama,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictur…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845-46

Woodblock print of a courtesan and two attendants gathered around a revolving shadow lantern with silhouetted figures.

A Courtesan and Her Attendants with a Revolving Shadow Lantern

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1715-20

Hand-colored woodblock print of a courtesan and a young man beside a screen with plum blossoms and chrysanthemums.

Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1679-84

Woodblock print of a blue and white teapot with chrysanthemum panel and two teacups on a dark indigo background.

Sometsuke Sencha Teapot and Cups

Yamada Hōgyoku, 1830s

Hand-colored drawing of a seated woman and a bearded seated man under a tree, with a saddled pink horse and canopy at left.

Layla Visiting Majnun in the Desert

Becharam Das Dutta, August 26, 1856

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white face makeup, purple patterned robe, and yellow floral designs against a pale yel

The Actor Onoe Fujaku III as Kobayakawa Takakage

Seiyōsai Shunshi, mid-1820s

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a white kimono and orange skirt holding a fan, on a yellow background.

The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune), fro…

Yanagawa Shigenobu, 1822

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one with a green fan and one in a checkered robe, beside a red lantern on yellow.

The Actors Arashi Kitsusaburō II as the Hairdresser Kamiyui Tasuke, and Arashi Koroku IV as Gonza the Lancer (Yari no…

Gigadō Ashiyuki, 1824