← Artworks

Japanese Woodblock Prints of Actors

Elegant woodblock prints showcasing famous actors in traditional Japanese attire. Each piece illustrates cultural heritage and craftsmanship in Japanese art.

Standing Lord in Blue Over-Kimono, c. 1825 - c. 1830 print Ichikawa Danjûrô (1791-1859) in an unknown role, dressed in formal court clothing, leans on a sword. With three poems. paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
Standing Lord in Blue Over-Kimono, c. 1825 - c. 1830 print Ichikawa Danjûrô (1791-1859) in an unknown role, dressed in formal court clothing, leans on a sword. With three poems. paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
267 assets in this story
Koharu and Jihei, from the series Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata) 1793-1804 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa UtamaroJapan, Shôfûdai, Gakutei, Yashima, Kudô Saemon Suketsune, passe-partout, lower left - printed, The actor Onoe Kikugorô III (1784-1849) in the role of Kudô Suketsune, the host of the New Year's party and the villain of the play. With three poems. First, print, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, height 212 mm, width 189 mm, Japanese, 1786 - 1868, print maker, 1823 - 1823, first quarter 19th century, paper, color woodcut, blind print, poetJapan: 'A Woman Standing on the Strings of a Kite', Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853), 1822, Nishiki-e woodblock print, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Nishiki-e were a type of multi-coloured woodblock print from Japan. The technique was primarily used in ukiyo-e, and was invented in the 1760s. Before, woodblock prints were usually in black-and-white and were coloured either by hand or with the addition of one or two colour ink blocks.Print 19th century Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese. Print. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Japan. 19th century. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). PrintsIse, from an untitled series of Thirty-six Immortal Poets. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1762-1773. Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.2 cm (11 x 8 1/4 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II in an Unidentified Role 1768-1779 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; possibly left sheet of diptych . Katsukawa ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as Kaminari Shokuro in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1780 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; one sheet of pentaptych . Katsukawa ShunshoSHIRAI GONPACHI UNDER FULL MOON, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1861 print Kabuki actor Sawamura Tanosuke III in the role of Shirai Gonpachi, with bamboo whistle in his hand. Night scene at full moon and with bamboo grass in the background. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage). full moon. flute, aulos, tibiaJapan, Shôfûdai, Fudemaru, Bunsaisha, Bikkokoto, Bunritsuen, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Ichikawa Danjûrô VII in the role of a gentleman, Ichikawa Danjûrô (1791-1859) in an unknown role, dressed in formal court dress, leaning on a sword. With three poems., print, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 206 mm, width 183 mm, Japanese, 1786 - 1865, print maker, printmaker, 1825 - 1830, second quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, poetDaikokuten, from the series The Seven Lucky Gods Along the Sumida River. Date: fifth month 1853. Dimensions: 38 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.The Actor Yoshizawa Ayame IV as Yadorigi, the Sister of Nikaido Shinanosuke, Disguised as Orie, the Wife of Aoto Magosaburo, in Part Two of the Play Motomishi Yuki Sakae Hachi no Ki (Looking up at Falling Snow Thriving Potted Trees), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1778 1773-1783 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; probably right sheet of diptych . Katsukawa Shunko IBando Hikosaburo III as Sugawara no Michizane, from the Kabuki play, "Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy" (Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami) ca. 1800 Katsukawa Shun'ei 川春英 Japanese. Bando Hikosaburo III as Sugawara no Michizane, from the Kabuki play, "Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy" (Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami) 45037Courtesan with Book and Hair-Pin. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820) (). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 x 4 1/8 in. (20.3 x 10.5 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The Actor Anegawa Chiyosaburo from Kyoto. Nishimura Shigenobu; Japanese, active c. 1723-47. Date: 1734. Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Samurai. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 4/5 x 5 3/4 in. (32.5 x 14.6 cm). Date: ca. 1782. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki, from the series Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Toyokuni IOtaki Met BEBLOED MES in HAAR HANDEN, UTAGAWA KUNISADA (I), 1857 print Otaki the wife of a sake trader with bloody knife in her hand. A parasol on the ground. (leaf of a triptych) paper color woodcut adult woman. tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: knife. bloodOfusa tokubei | Library of CongressIt is good to do the first archery (Yumi hajime yoshi), from the series A Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki) 1817-1827 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Totoya HokkeiNakamura Rik 1774 Katsukawa Shunsh Japanese. Nakamura Rik. Katsukawa Shunsh (Japanese, 1726-1792). Japan. 1774. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). PrintsKitagawa Utamaro; Iseya Magobei / 'New Year dance', ca. 1801, Japanese School, Paper, 325 mm x 145 mm, G05647. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.ARASHI KICHISABURô II ALS TSUKIMOTO ENSHû, YAMAMAMOTO SHUNKYO, 1815 print ARASHI KICHISABURô II ALS TSUKIMOTO ENSHû in HET TONEELSTUK AKIBA GONGEN KAISEN BANASHI ', JANUARI 1815, Naka Theater. paper portrait of actor, actressBusteportret Van Een Acteur, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1847-1848 print Boste portrait of an actor against blue background. On the left a pink-blue cartouche in which a haiku, leaves, origami frogs. Japan paper. nishiki-e / color woodcut portrait of actor, actressTokimune and the moon above the mountains after rain; UGO No Sangetsu - Tokimune; One hundred aspects of the moon; Tsuki hyakushi. The hero Tokimune, with drawn sword, watching a cuckoo flying at a sickle moon and clouds.The Actor Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Naniwazu in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776 1771-1781 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa ShunshoJapan: 'Beauty with Fan and Butterflies', Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965), 1906The actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VI. .Utamaro, Kitagawa, work, Playing geisha and 'samisen', (1000 - 2000), color woodcut, graphics, sheet width 25.6 cm, leaf height 38 cm, image width 25.6 cm, image height 38 cmIchikawa Danjr VII as Sukeroku, facing a mirror. Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825Carriage Stopping Scene from the Play "Sugawara denju tenarai kagami" (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy)The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Tamamo no Mae () in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no Kaomise (), Performed at the Nakamura Theater () in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (). Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 31.7 x 14.4 cm (12 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Actor in a blue kimono Kunisada II, Utagawa (1823 1880)Yamashiro Province, section of sheet no 1 from the series Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue) 1852 Japan. Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet . Utagawa HiroshigeThe actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Usui Arataro Sadamitsu in the Shibaraku scene of the play Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji, performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796 1796 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa KunimasaMatsushima on the tsubone, z will be "Stu poetow spoRód literackich Bohaterów naszego kraju" (Hozy bun'ata hyakunin isshu)Dancing Woman, 1887 - 1896 print Dancing woman with Wisteria branch in the left hand; In the background a folding screen on which her silhouette in white and the image of a man with bird of prey on the left hand. paper. color woodcut woman dancing alone. screen, folding screenYamasita kyonosuke, The actor Yamashita Kyonosuke., Torii, Kiyotsune, artist, between 1769 and 1772, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 27.3 x 13.8 cm., Print shows Yamashita Kyonosuke, an actor, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, looking at a poster mounted on a building showing a deer.The actor Matsumoto Yonesan in the role of a woman in a purple kimono Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro IV 1860 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa SchoolPoppen o fuku musume, Young lady blowing on a poppin., Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753-1806, artist, [1790, printed between 1918 and 1923, 1 print : woodcut, color., Print shows a young woman, half-length portrait, turned to the left, blowing into a toy.Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Calligrapher: Engraved by Yokogawa Horitake. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm). Date: 1852-53. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Courtesan Hanamurasaki of Tamaya. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japan, 1753-1806). Japan, 1794. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock printKunisada, Actors Ichikawa Danzo VI and Ainosuke in the play Irifune Soga Nihon no torikachi (The Soga clan conquers Japan), 1857, color woodcut, graphicsThe Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Lady Manko (Manko Gozen) in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1780 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of triptych . Katsukawa ShunshoGirl on the background of peony flowers, from the series: Bijin awase Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)Japan: 'Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals'. Album of thirty-six paintings and poems by Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631-1705). Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631 - April 23, 1705), born Sumiyoshi Hirozumi, was a Japanese painter from Kyoto. He became the first official painter of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate, and was a Yamato-e artist, a painting technique based on traditional Japanese subjects and culture.Dried Abalone from Hōki. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1797-1861). Japan, 1852, 12th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock printWoman Arranging Her Hair. Kyosen; Japanese, 1722-1777. Date: 1765. Dimensions: 23.4 x 14.2 cm. Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Fashionable Beauties in a Chrysanthemum Garden (Furyu bijin kikubatake) 1805-1815 Japan. Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych . Kikukawa EizanThe Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Standing in a Room ca. 1793 Katsukawa Shun'ei 川春英 Japanese. The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Standing in a Room 36783The actor Bando Hikosaburo III as Sagisaka Sanai. Toshusai Sharaku ; Japanese, active 1794-95. Date: 1794. Dimensions: 37.6 x 25.1 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yae (), in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (), Performed at the Kiri Theater () in the Seventh Month, 1788 (). Katsukawa Shun'ei; Japanese, 1762-1819. Date: 1783-1793. Dimensions: 31.7 x 13.8 cm (12 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of diptych (). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.A courtier stands before his caparisonedhorse. Artist: Suzuki Kiitsu, Japanese, 1796-1858Actor Onoe Matsusuke, Shunko, Katsukawa, 1785Japan: 'Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals'. Album of thirty-six paintings and poems by Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631-1705). Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631 - April 23, 1705), born Sumiyoshi Hirozumi, was a Japanese painter from Kyoto. He became the first official painter of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate, and was a Yamato-e artist, a painting technique based on traditional Japanese subjects and culture.Courtesan 1814 Utagawa Kuninao Japanese. Courtesan. Utagawa Kuninao (Japanese, 1793-1854). Japan. 1814. Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). PrintsNew Year: Plum Blossoms, from the series Flowers of the Five Festivals. Date: 1849-1852. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.A Beauty. Artist: Chokosai Eisho (Japanese, 1793-99). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The Sumo Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburo of the Eastern Group, with an Attendant. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1775-1791. Dimensions: 39 x 26 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.) (untrimmed). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Brery Rabs art trowns, oyyos (ubɛciates to), Cra. 1820 k. 182 print The plectrum that holds the Geisha is used to play the shamisen. With two anonymous poems. Japan paper color woodcut / polishing courtesan, hetaeraKinokuniya Tosshi (The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira). Toshusai Sharaku ; Japanese, active 1794-95. Date: 1794. Dimensions: 32.2 x 23.1 cm. Color woodblock print; aiban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Idleness (Tsurezure), 1909-10. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866-1942). Color woodcuts with gold and silver; sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.). This print from a set of three woodblock printed albums displays the graphic design prowess of Kamisaka Sekka. The images were first distributed one by one to subscribers to the series but later were reissued in bound form, like this book, for mass consumers. Each print features a vignette taken from nature or Japanese literature. Many of the scenes have a long history in Japan, originating in the 900s or 1000s and having been interpreted by all manner of artists since that time. Sekkas selections hew closely to precedents from the Rinpa style originated by painter Tawaraya S?tatsu (c. 1570-c. 1640) and calligrapher Honami K?etsu (1558-1637).Japan, Rokudaen, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Man with a parasol on his shoulders, A man with a courtier, two swords and a wrapped parasol over his shoulder. Depicted is actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V (1764-1838) in the role of Matsuômaru in the kabuki play Sugawara denjû tenarai kagami, about the history of the Sugawara family. With two poems., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 206 mm, width 183 mm, Japanese, 1786 - 1865, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1836, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, poetShohei Gaicho, 1802, WoodcutsTsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 9 June 1892) one of the last great masters of the classical Japanese woodblock print, here the work Saga Moor MoonGotokudaiji Sadaijin, Number Eighty from the series Collection of Pictures of the Hundred Poems by One Poet Each. Date: c. 1847. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogi House, from the series A Contest of the Top of the Shin Yoshiwara. Date: 1828-1832. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: Utagawa Kuniyasu.Karaginu Voor Een Make-Up Spiegel, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1858 print Kabuki actor ineu kikujirô in women's role as karaginu makes himself in front of a mirror. In the background a snow landscape, through Kunihisa. Karaginu is a character in the novel Inaka Genji of Ryûtei Tanehiko, corresponding to the character of Utsusemi in the novel Genji Monogatari. The flowers in the title cartouche refer to the actor's family crest. paper color woodcut female impersonation by actor. making up. mirrorWoman in kimono with a puppet and background decorated with apple blossoms, by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825), woodcut, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 19th century.Oiran Ichikawa from the Matsuba ya bawdy house, from the series: Presentation of four seasons in Green Houses /Seiro shiki no uta KIYOMINE, TORII (1787 1868)The Outer Robe, Utamaro, Kitagawa, 1797Japan: 'Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals'. Album of thirty-six paintings and poems by Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631-1705). Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631 - April 23, 1705), born Sumiyoshi Hirozumi, was a Japanese painter from Kyoto. He became the first official painter of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate, and was a Yamato-e artist, a painting technique based on traditional Japanese subjects and culture.Memorial portrait of the actor Onoe Kikunosuke II. Toyohara Kunichika; Japanese, 1835-1900. Date: 1897. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Matsukaze in the play "Kisoeuta Sakae Komachi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1762. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1762. Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.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 ( ) 1772-1782 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of diptych . Katsukawa ShunshoStanding Beauty. Kaigetsudo Anchi; Japanese, active c. 1704-16. Date: 1709-1716. Dimensions: 22 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, vertical o-oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Girl at the window 1799-1809 Japan. Color woodblock print; surimono . Katsushika HokusaiMatsukaze, from "Album of Courtesans (Keisei ehon)". Torii Kiyonobu I; Japanese, 1664-1729. Date: 1695-1705. Dimensions: 26 x 17 cm. Woodblock print; single-page illustration from book, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Kunisada, work, Actor Sawamura Gennosuke in the play Kanadeho chusingura (Faithful vassals), 1830, colored woodblock print, graphicsHalf-Length Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in Act Three of the play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (Returning Home in Splendor), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1780 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; aiban . Katsukawa Shunko IStanding Woman ca. 1730 Tsend Rif. Standing Woman. Tsend Rif (Japanese, active ca. 1730). Japan. ca. 1730. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Edo period (1615-1868). PaintingsPrint. Artist: Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786-1868). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 7 5/16 in. (21.3 x 18.6 cm). Date: ca. 1820. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Hitomaru (Hitormaru Hime) () in te Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (), Performed at the Nakamura Theater () in the First Month, 1769 (). Ippitsusai Buncho; Japanese, active c. 1755-90. Date: 1764-1774. Dimensions: 31.3 x 13.8 cm (12 5/16 x 5 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Fujiwara no Shihei (Tokihira, Minister of the Left), in Ume Sakura Aioi-zoshi 1811-1821 Japan. Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e (fan print) . Utagawa Toyokuni IThe Actor Ichikawa Sadanji as Akechi Samenosuke, from the series Seven Brilliant Heroes (Komei shichi yosei) 1876 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Tsukioka YoshitoshiJapan, Hananari, Edo no, Kuniyoshi, Utagawa, Man with a long pipe, passe-partout, lower left - stamped, The actor Ichikawa Ebizô V (1791-1859) in the role of a samurai with a long pipe in his hand. Against a background of colored clouds and spots, in imitation of old paintings. With one poem. Left sheet of a triptych., surimono, prints, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, lower left - printed, height 210 mm, width 184 mm, Japanese, 1798 - 1861-04-14, print maker, printmaker, 1830 - 1835, second quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, blind printing, 1794 - 1836, poetThe Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Hitomaru Disguised as the Geisha Oshun in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1783. Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1778-1788. Dimensions: 30.6 x 14.4 cm (12 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I 1761 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomitsu IJapan, Eishi, Hoseien, Shirako, Hogikuen, Kiitsu, Suzuki, Taketori Monogatari, The Story of the Bamboo Cutter, Woman writes a poem, passe-partout, lower left - printed, Poetess writes a poem, looking at a blossoming miniature cherry tree. With two poems., print, picture, surimono, prints, pictures, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, height 206 mm, width 173 mm, Japanese, 1796 - 1858, print maker, printmaker, 1825 - 1825, first quarter 19th century, second quarter 19th century, paper, color woodcut, poet, Work conceptionBeauty standing beside morning glories 1809-1822 Japan. Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych (center sheet 1963.614) . Kikukawa EizanThe Actor Ichikawa Yaozo as Idemura Shinbei, from Portraits of Actors on Stage Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825). The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo as Idemura Shinbei, from Portraits of Actors on Stage, 1795-1797. Color woodblock print on paper, 15 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (49.5 x 25.8 cm). Asian Art 1795-1797Hell Courtesan, 1871-89. Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; image: 144.2 x 67.6 cm (56 3/4 x 26 5/8 in.); overall: 233.7 x 92.1 cm (92 x 36 1/4 in.).The Jo-ruri Narrator Tomimoto Buzendaya ca. 1795 Chōkyōsai Eiri 橋斎栄里 Japanese. The Jo-ruri Narrator Tomimoto Buzendaya 45224Portrait of Abunomatsu RokunosukePoetess. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japan, 1756-1829). 1801. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print, originally from a bookSamurai by river, c. 1850 print Fan print on which Samurai, holding an inro to which Netsuke in the form of a person, looking sideways in the direction of sedous seats; nocturnal riverbank in the background. paper color woodcut adult man. riverIchikawa Danjr VII as Daruma. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1865Courtesan of Osaka and Her Attendant, left sheet of a triptych of beauties of the three capitals (Sanpukutsui Osaka hidari). Ishikawa Toyonobu; Japanese, 1711-1785. Date: 1740-1750. Dimensions: 66.3 x 23.1 cm (26 x 9 1/8 in.). Hand-colored woodblock print; wide hashira-e, beni-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Gynaecological acu-moxa: amenorrhoea, Chinese woodcutPortrait of Tominomori Sukeyemon Masakata. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Calligrapher: Engraved by Yokogawa Horitake. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm). Date: 1852. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.