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Japanese Prints

11,071 works

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in black and yellow robes with a sword, before shoji screens and inscribed panels.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Furukoori Shinzaemon disguised as Shimada Kanzaemon in the play "Ima wa Mukashi Omokag…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1737

Japanese woodblock triptych of kabuki actors in colorful costumes, with a seated couple at center and a fan-holding figure at

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danzo VI, Shiko, Bando Tamasaburo(?) ja Nakamura Fukusuke näytelmässä Toki ni minna Minobu no ry…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling samurai attended by two women beneath drooping cherry blossoms and a bamboo fence.

Scene at the Ishido Mansion (Ishido yakata no dan), from the series "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a yellow parasol beneath willow branches, by Torii Kiyomasu II, 174

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Utabikuni in the play "Fuji Miru Sato Sakae Soga" (?), performed at the Ichimura Theat…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1742

Japanese woodblock print of women and children with chrysanthemums, one woman playing a shamisen and a figure holding a flowe

Chrysanthemum festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1801

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in checkered kimono by a riverbank with irises and fireflies.

Näyttelijät Nakamura Fukusuke ja Seki Sanjuro III (?) näytelmässä Gonin otoko isoji no tateire (Viiden miehen viisiky…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1855

Japanese woodblock title page with a central fan, plum blossoms, calligraphy panels and a red vertical title banner.

Title page and list of contents for "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1858/59

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a bamboo railing, with birds and plum blossoms above.

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Tokiwa in the play "Tonozukuri Genji Junidan," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

Woodblock print of three elegant women in patterned kimono with a peacock, by Torii Kiyonaga, 1783.

The Courtesan Takigawa of the Ogiya with Her Attendants Onami and Menami, from the series "Models for Fashion: New De…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Woodblock print of whalers in boats chasing a breaching whale past green islands in blue sea.

Whaling at Gotō in Hizen Province, from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Hand-colored woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding lit candles beside a torii gate and plum blossoms.

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo II casting a curse at the hour of the ox

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1745

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimonos beside a black ox and a willow tree.

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke, Segawa Kikunojo III as Hatsune-hime, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ninn…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned robes beneath a pine tree with rain and calligraphy.

Advertisement of the drama "Haru no Akebono Kuruwa Soga," at the Ichimura Theatre

Torii Kiyomasu II

Woodblock print of a full moon over a rocky hillside with pines, a pagoda, and a long bridge across calm water.

Syksyinen kuutamo Ishiyamalla

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in crested kimono beside a kneeling shamisen player and another kneeling figure on

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Onio Shinzaemon and Onoe Kikugoro I as the courtesan Usugumo in the play "Nanakus…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono beside woven baskets and a wooden veranda with a lantern.

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kosoke and Arashi Tominosuke I as Okiku

Torii Kiyomasu II, mid-18th century

Faint woodblock print of a standing woman in kimono and a seated man in patterned robes among plum branches.

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as the pageboy Umezaburo and Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku in the play "Sazareishi Suehiro…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

Ink drawing of two Japanese women in patterned kimono embracing, one leaning against the other, on pale paper.

A sheet from a shunga album

Unknown artist, 1679

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one mounted on a white horse, under cherry blossoms and pine tree

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Ushiwakamaru, Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku, and Otani Oniji I as Matano Goro in the pl…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes on a veranda beside sliding screens, with a flowering branch and a ha

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in the play "Haru wa Akebono…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1743

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors on a veranda, one seated in armor and one standing with a staff, beneath a plum branch.

The Actors Onoe Kikugoro I and Utagawa Shirogoro

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1747

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in green kimono, one holding a parasol and one playing a shamisen under a blossoming tre

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro and Ikushima Daikichi II as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the play "Monzukus…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1748

Woodblock print of a warrior in green robes striking a multi-headed dragon with a sword above stylized waves.

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1748

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped hat and patterned kimono, holding a staff, with calligraphy beside him.

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as the pageboy Kichisaburo in the play "Nanakusa Wakayagi Soga," performed at the Ichimura…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

Japanese woodblock print of figures in kimono gathered around a smoking burner for a healing remedy treatment.

Remedies

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850

Black and white Japanese print of umbrella-carrying figures in rain by a river, with a pine tree and a young woman holding a

Nuori runoilijatar Komachi laskee sateessa vesille malliveneen, jonka purjeeseen hän on kirjoittanut viisirivisen runon

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Japanese woodblock diptych of kabuki actors in an interior, one in blue kimono holding a letter, with swords and a flower vas

Roolihenkilöt Tosuke ja Fujiya näytelmässä Toshitoku Soga matsushimadai (Sogan veljesten suotuisa vuosi)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in green costumes beside a pine tree, a bamboo fence, and a veranda.

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Yosaku and Arashi Tominosuke I as Koman

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1754

Woodblock print of a patterned book wrapped in red cord beside a brush and inkstone, with vertical calligraphy above.

Books

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Triptych Japanese print of women in kimono gathered in interior rooms with sliding screens, a crane, pine and flowering plum

Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1792

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one seated with a fan and writing box, beside grasses and chrysanth

The Actors Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Okiku and Ichimura Kamezo I as Kosuke in the play "Hiyoku no Kagamon," performed…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1751

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume under a striped curtain and maple branches, one kneeling with a fan.

The Actors Arashi Koroku I as Makomo no Mae and Ichikawa Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremochi in the play "Shusse Momij…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1747