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Act IX (Kudanme), from the series “The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)" by Kitagawa Utamaro

Act IX (Kudanme), from the series “The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

The Fifth Month (Gogatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)" by Chôbunsai Eishi

The Fifth Month (Gogatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)"

Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1791

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo) by Chôbunsai Eishi

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)

Chôbunsai Eishi, n.d.

The Courtesan Shizuka of the Shizutamaya by Chôbunsai Eishi

The Courtesan Shizuka of the Shizutamaya

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1790s

Suma, from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)" by Chôbunsai Eishi

Suma, from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"

Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1789/94

Gathering at a Teahouse on the Bank of the Sumida River by Chôbunsai Eishi

Gathering at a Teahouse on the Bank of the Sumida River

Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1788/90

Turning a Shamisen (Shamisen no nejime), from the series "Chanting to Shamisen by Young Women of Today (Tosei musume joruri)" by Kitagawa Utamaro

Turning a Shamisen (Shamisen no nejime), from the series "Chanting to Shamisen by Young Women of Today (Tosei musume joruri)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/06

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1777 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1777

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Honcho-maru Tsunagoro (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1777 (?) by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Honcho-maru Tsunagoro (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1777 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Shinoda Jirodayu in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1772 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Shinoda Jirodayu in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1772

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Moshio (?) in the Play Honda Yayoi Meoto Junrei (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1778 (?) by Katsukawa Shunkо̄

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Moshio (?) in the Play Honda Yayoi Meoto Junrei (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1778 (?)

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, c. 1778

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Lady Yaehata in the Play Sanga no Sho Haru no Hanayome, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1787 by Katsukawa Shunkо̄

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Lady Yaehata in the Play Sanga no Sho Haru no Hanayome, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1787

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, c. 1787

New Year in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)" by Kitagawa Utamaro

New Year in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, New Year, 1789

"Ro": Seaweed, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)" by Katsukawa Shunsho

"Ro": Seaweed, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73

The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1777 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1777

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777

Courtesan and Two Attendants by Torii Kiyonobu I

Courtesan and Two Attendants

Torii Kiyonobu I, About 1705

Bottle with a goldfish design by Totoya Hokkei

Bottle with a goldfish design

Totoya Hokkei, c. late 1820s

Woman Playing with Pekingese Dog, or The Elegance and Freedom of Script (So), from the series "Three Works of Three Aesthetics (San tai san ban shoku)" by Totoya Hokkei

Woman Playing with Pekingese Dog, or The Elegance and Freedom of Script (So), from the series "Three Works of Three Aesthetics (San tai san ban shoku)"

Totoya Hokkei, about 1830

Ryuo, the King of Dragon by Totoya Hokkei

Ryuo, the King of Dragon

Totoya Hokkei, 1820 or 1832

Visiting the Sanno Shrine by Totoya Hokkei

Visiting the Sanno Shrine

Totoya Hokkei, 1824

Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) defeats Benkei in a game of sugoroku by Totoya Hokkei

Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) defeats Benkei in a game of sugoroku

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825

Strong man at pillar by Totoya Hokkei

Strong man at pillar

Totoya Hokkei, n.d.

Courtesan carrying a decorated tray by Totoya Hokkei

Courtesan carrying a decorated tray

Totoya Hokkei, early to mid–1820s

Rokugo, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)" by Totoya Hokkei

Rokugo, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Children Playing Tug of War by Totoya Hokkei

Children Playing Tug of War

Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century

Sake cup and fan by Totoya Hokkei

Sake cup and fan

Totoya Hokkei, Early 19th century

Yu Qianlou (Jp: Yu Kinro), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijushiko)" by Totoya Hokkei

Yu Qianlou (Jp: Yu Kinro), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijushiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825

Seated Guanyu Reading the Book of Chunqiu by Zuo Qiuming by Totoya Hokkei

Seated Guanyu Reading the Book of Chunqiu by Zuo Qiuming

Totoya Hokkei, 1820s

The Sumida River in Musashi Province (Musashi Sumidagawa), from the series "Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)" by Totoya Hokkei

The Sumida River in Musashi Province (Musashi Sumidagawa), from the series "Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1834/35

Amanohashidate: Koshikibu no Naishi, No. 2 from "Three Famous Scenes (Sankei no uchi: Sono ni)" by Totoya Hokkei

Amanohashidate: Koshikibu no Naishi, No. 2 from "Three Famous Scenes (Sankei no uchi: Sono ni)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1833

Nobleman and court lady boating at night near a snow-covered shore by Totoya Hokkei

Nobleman and court lady boating at night near a snow-covered shore

Totoya Hokkei, 1826

Two dancing karako, from the series "Happiness and Long Life for the Mimasu Group (Mimasu fukurokuju)" by Totoya Hokkei

Two dancing karako, from the series "Happiness and Long Life for the Mimasu Group (Mimasu fukurokuju)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1823

Oniwakamaru subduing the giant carp by Totoya Hokkei

Oniwakamaru subduing the giant carp

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/35

Omori, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Omori, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

Hara, Yoshiwara, and Kanbara, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Three Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki sanshuku meisho)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Hara, Yoshiwara, and Kanbara, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Three Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki sanshuku meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Actors as Ushiwakamaru, Kisanta, Kiichi Hogen, and Minazuru-hime by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Actors as Ushiwakamaru, Kisanta, Kiichi Hogen, and Minazuru-hime

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1847/52

Fujiwara no Okikaze, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Fujiwara no Okikaze, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1842

Bai Sheng (Hakujisso Hakusho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Bai Sheng (Hakujisso Hakusho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Lu Junyi (Gyokukirin Roshungi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Lu Junyi (Gyokukirin Roshungi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/51

Jung You (Chu Yu), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Jung You (Chu Yu), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/50

Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki, and Kanagawa, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Four Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki yonshuku meisho)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki, and Kanagawa, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Four Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki yonshuku meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Dashun (Taishun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Dashun (Taishun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Snow on Benten Hill at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan Bentenyama setchu no zu) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Snow on Benten Hill at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan Bentenyama setchu no zu)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853

Yang Xiang (Yo Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Yang Xiang (Yo Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/50

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