Japanese Woodblock Prints of Actors

A collection of vibrant Japanese woodblock prints depicting actors in traditional costumes, showcasing expressive poses and intricate designs, with various historical roles.

Nakamura Shikan II as Sukune Taro Sukune Taro Nakamura Shikan (title on object), The actor Nakamura Shikan II in the role of Sukune Taro, in blue robe, clouds in the background, Nakamura Utaemon IV, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (mentioned on object), Japan, 1830 - 1834, paper, colour woodcut, h 372 mm × w 249 mm

Nakamura Shikan II as Sukune Taro Sukune Taro Nakamura Shikan (title on object), The actor Nakamura Shikan II in the role of Sukune Taro, in blue robe, clouds in the background, Nakamura Utaemon IV, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (mentioned on object), Japan, 1830 - 1834, paper, colour woodcut, h 372 mm × w 249 mm

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd in an Unidentified Role ca. 1769 Ippitsusai Bunchō Japanese. The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd in an Unidentified Role 55709

Konami of Kurahashi-ya. Artist: Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787-1832). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm). Date: ca. 1825. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 31.8 x 15 cm (12 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; center sheet of triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Arashi Rikan II in a Samurai Role. Shōraku (Japan, active early 19th century). Japan, circa 1819. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

The Actor Ichiyama Shichizo I as Terute Hime in the play Shuen Soga Omugaeshi, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1768 1768 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomitsu I

The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Princess Yosooi (Yosooi Hime) in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1770-1780. Dimensions: 33 x 15.1 cm (13 x 5 15/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

A Peddler of Colored Cloth (fukusa). Torii Kiyotomo; Japanese, active c. 1717-36. Date: 1719-1729. Dimensions: 32.1 x 14.5 cm (12 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.). Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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 ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.6 x 14.9 cm (12 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Dancing Girl Wearing a Sword. Artist: Sunayama Gosei (Japanese, 18th-19th century). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 x 5 3/8 in. (20.3 x 13.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Court Dancer Shirabyôshi. Ôishi, Matora (1792-1833), graphic artist

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro III (L) as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu. Toshusai Sharaku ; Japanese, active 1794-95. Date: 1794. Dimensions: 38.7 x 25.5 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Horikoshiya Ichichachi and his wife Oshino Ichihachi. Date/Period: 1850/1863. Woodblock print, diptych. Width: 25.4 cm. Height: 36.5 cm (sheet). Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo and Ichimura Kamezo II in the play Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1766 1766 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomitsu I

Actor Segawa Kikunojo V as Kudo Suketsune. Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864), graphic artist

Actor Shigetada in A Patterned Kimono Under The Umbrella / TACHI SUGATA NO OTOKO Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Triptych of Kabuki Actors (1), Utagawa Toyokuni II (Tokyo, Japan, 1777 - 1835) 1825-1830

The actor Sawamura Tosshō as Hayatonosuke. Donation Gerhard Schack

Actor ichikawa danjûrô vii; Danjûrô VII, known as 'eyeball', Medica; Shichidama Medama Danjûrô; Danjûrô Family of Kabuki actors. The Kabuki actor Danjurô VII in the role of Sukeroku: dressed in a black kimono with two red-blue flowers on the shoulders decorated. Under a black parasol. (The print is dedicated to the actor)

It is good to wear new clothing, Totoya Hokkei, c. 1822 print A Japanese woman attracts a kimono with a pattern of plum blossom and medallions. Behind her a folded belt (OBI) and a kimono. With two poems. The prints from this series are in line with the belief that the first activities of the new year were extra special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs in which it was indicated which activities could or should not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year. Japan paper color woodcut adult woman. clothes for special purposes. belt, girdle, waistband

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third Month, 1780 1775-1785 Japan

Die fünf Darsteller des Stücks "Koi zumo yawaragi Soga":. Iwai Shijaku I als Ōiso no Tora, Sawamura Tosshō I als Kudō Suketsune, Ichikawa Ebizō V als Gorō Tokimune, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII als Jurō Sukenari und Iwai Tojaku I als Kewaizaka no Shōshō Schenkung GERHARD SCHACK (CREDITLINE)

Courtisane under plum blossom; Comparisons between beauties and plum blossom; Baika Bijin Kurabe.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII Commemorating the Sixth Anniversary of His Death, from the diptych "Visions of Mementos in Double Mirrors (Awase kagami katami no omokage)". Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1859-1860. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban diptych (right: 1937.267). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Twee Kabuki Acteurs. De Acteurs Bando Minosuke in De Rol Van Gekuro Kitsune En iwai Kumesaburo II.

Aktor Nakamura Utaemon IV Jako Hachirobei W Dramacie Adanaen Ukina NO KOIGUCHI Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

OIWA Holding Arrows, Utagawa toyokuni (i), C. 1818 print Kabuki actor Iwai Hanshirô V in the role of Oiwa, the daughter of Yatori, with arrows in her hand. Scene from a dance show. paper color woodcut female impersonation by actor. archer's weapons: arrow

Ichikawa Omezo as Tomita Hyotaro and Otani Oniji III as Ukiyo Tohei. Artist: Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794-95). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 3/5 x 9 3/4 in. (37.1 x 24.8 cm)Oban. Date: 1794-95. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cooper, Alexander, work, Countess Bonde, holder: Kansallisgalleria / Sinebrychoff Art Museum, on parchment, painting, 4.2 cm x 3.4 cm

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V standing inside of a house and in front of an engawa ca. 1772 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V standing inside of a house and in front of an engawa 56870

It is good to take the first bath, Totoya Hokkei, c. 1822 A woman with a handkerchief in her mouth puts her belt (OBI). Behind her hangs the towel with which she dried over a rack. With two poems, one is about the first bath of the new year. The prints from this series are in line with the belief that the first activities of the new year were extra special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs in which it was indicated which activities could or should not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year. Japan paper color woodcut

Tanabata. Kikukawa Eizan (Japan, 1787-1867). circa 1815. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Japan: 'Bamboo Shoots', Totoya Hokkei (1780 - 1850), c. 1825

Actor as a Samurai Youth ca. 1735 Torii Kiyotada Japanese. Actor as a Samurai Youth 54487

Kobayashi no asahina, Kobayashi no Asahina., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, 1862 (seal date: Boar V), 1 print : woodcut, color ; 29.0 x 21.3 cm., A half-length portrait of an actor, facing left, wearing robe with bird motif.

Geisha looks up at a flying cuckoo The five annual festivals for the Katsushika poetry association (series title) Katsushika gosekku (series title on object), A geisha washes her sake cup in a porcelain bowl with an iris leaf, while she looks back at a calling cuckoo. On the floor a kettle with spiced sake and behind her a lacquer box containing her koto (Japanese string instrument). With two poems. The iris leaf refers to the boy's feast, which is celebrated in the fifth month. The cuckoo also refers to that month., Katsushika Taito II (mentioned on object), Japan, 1822, paper, colour woodcut, h 204 mm × w 181 mm

Ichikawa Monosuke III in the Role of the Otokodate Sukeroku. Artist: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743-1812). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (31.4 x 14.3 cm). Date: ca. 1786. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Seki: Priest Ikkyu and the Hell Courtesan, from the series "Fifty-three Pairings for the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsui)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1840-1851. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; section of oban sheet. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Woman Applying Make-up. Artist: Juka Sekijo (Japanese, active ca. 1789-1817). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 13 7/8 in. × 9 in. (35.2 × 22.9 cm). Date: late 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Strijder Asashina Saburô fallen asleep above Sake-Vat, Keisai requirements, c. 1825 - c. 1830 The blue kimono of this warrior is decorated with a large emblem of a crane. Behind him a stand with Niewsjaarsdecorations, including pine branches, a lobster and large rice cakes (Mochi). Two poems on the left. Japan paper color woodcut

The Lesser Water Dragon Year of the Tenpo Era 1832 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Totoya Hokkei

Reading woman, Woman with a book in her hand looks around at a large object next to her. This could be an incense burner, on which the older couple Jô and Uba are depicted. They represent a long life and marital happiness. With one poem., Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1815 - c. 1820, paper, colour woodcut, h 206 mm × w 183 mm

Woman Diver Combing her Hair, 1786-1864. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.5 x 24.8 cm (14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.).

Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo with a Komuso Hat and a Flageolet. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 15/16 in. (32.9 cm); W. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I, 1689-1756 in an Unidentified Female Role. Artist: Ippitsusai Buncho (Japanese, active 1760-1794). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fujiwara NO SHôShi, Totoya Hokkei, C. 1822 Hof lady Fujiwara No Shôshi (988-1074) became Empress Akiko, later she went into the monastery and took the name Jôtô Monin. With three poems. Japan paper color woodcut

Number two: The flower of Japanese poetry, Yanagawa Shigenobu (II), c. 1825 - c. 1830 Reading woman sitting at a table, on which a vase with brushes and peacocks. With three poems. Japan paper color woodcut reading

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremochi and Arashi Koroku I as Makomo no Mae in "Shusse Momijigari," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747. Okumura Masanobu; Japanese, 1686-1764. Date: 1747. Dimensions: 29.9 x 14.2 cm. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA.

An Unidentified Actor. Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (31.8 x 14.3 cm). Date: 1762-1819. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sea lions from the province of Matsumae; Warm feelings for mountain and sea; Sankai Medetai Zue. Bust portrait of woman with paper bundle in right hand; Against cartouche in which face on three bearded men with rods and arrow and bow, in rowing boat, jagging on marine animals.

Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Sukeroku from the Play "Yukari no Edo-sakura", also known as "Sukeroku" 1784 Torii Kiyonaga Japanese This print portrays Ichikawa Yaozo III in the popular role of the young dandy Sukeroku. Yaozo's family crest of three nested squares (mimasu) filled with the character for "eight" (ya or hachi) is on the edge of the umbrella. Sukeroku's costumea dark kimono that reveals a vivid lining, wooden clogs, a purple headband, and an umbrellais dashing and manly. Yaozo's stance is the nearly iconic pose associated with the character Sukeroku. Sukeroku, one of the most popular plays from the Ichikawa family's repertoire, combined the swaggering aragoto method with the elegant wagoto performing style.. Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Sukeroku from the Play "Yukari no Edo-sakura", also known as "Sukeroku" 56749

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.8 x 14.3 cm (12 15/16 x 5 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; one sheet of a four-sheet composition. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Ichikawa Yaozo III and Sawamura Tozo, Toyokuni, Utagawa, 1798

Visual Parody of the Noh Play 'Hachi no ki', 1765-1766, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725 - 1770, 10 5/8 × 8 7/8 in. (27 × 22.6 cm) (image, sheet, vertical chūban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century

Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1867, 4th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman. Artist: Katsukawa Shunjo (Japanese, died 1787). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (28.9 x 14.0 cm). Date: ca. 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Komuso Standing in the Snow by a Fence. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 3/5 x 5 3/4 in. (29.5 x 14.6 cm). Date: ca. 1775. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Courtesan, 1794-1834. Utagawa Kuniyasu (Japanese, 1794-1834). Color woodblock print; sheet: 38.6 x 26.6 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/2 in.).

The Actor Arashi Sankatsu as Kanamuraya Osan in the play Soga Hiiki Nihon Sakura, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1762 1762 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomitsu I

Actor as a knight with a bow / onoe kikorō iii Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Geisha and peacock, poem by: Asanoya Naonori; surimono. Gakutei, Yashima (1786-1868), graphic artist

Aktor ichimura Uzaemon XIII

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Soga no Juro, mid 1770s. Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726-1792). Color woodblock print; sheet: 32.8 x 15 cm (12 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.).

Actors Ichikawa Hakuen and Sawamura Shūjirō V. Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japan, 1769-1825). 1790s. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Two women and a child on the coast of Futamigaura Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian ca. 1766 Kitao Shigemasa Japanese. Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian 56829

Actor Sawamura Chōjūrō V as Kameya Chūbei Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). , 1851. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (35.9 x 24.8 cm). Asian Art 1851

Bando Mitsugoro in the role of Soga no Juro. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 5 31/32 in. (30.2 x 15.2 cm). Date: 1781. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Kabuki Actors Nakamura Gentaro and Ikushima Shingoro. Artist: Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active 1696-1716). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. (52.7 x 32.1 cm). Date: ca. 1710.Torii artists dominated the production of prints of Kabuki actors. To enliven those done in ink, red and yellow pigments were often directly brushed onto the prints (tan-e) about the time of the Genroku and Shotoku eras (1688-1716). Colors were added within the printed outlines of the costumes. Vibrant, expressive ink lines convey a freedom of spirit and a sense of emotion. In a manner unique to the early ukiyo-e style, Kiyonobu and Kiyomasu animated robes with fluid lines, swirling patterns, and boldly designed motifs to suggest their wearers' vitality. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Roko IV. Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1812. Dimensions: 39.4 x 26.3 cm (15 1/2 x 10 5/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 31.0 x 14.0 cm (12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Man by Standing Screen, Kuniyasu Utagawa, C. 1825 --c. 1830 print The Kabuki actor Seki Sanjuro II (1786-1839) is in an unknown role, is in a striped Kimono at a low-job screen on which chrysanthemums are depicted while grabbing his sword. The chrysanthemums refer to the ninth month, possibly the month on which this play was performed. With one poem. Japanese paper (handmade paper) color woodcut actor (on the stage)

Sakingo Yotikane Ashikaga, with moonlight and locks of female hair, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), woodcut, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, Meiji period, 19th century.

The Actor Azuma Tozo I as a Woman Carrying Two Bird Cages. Artist: Torii Kiyomitsu (Japanese, 1735-1785). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (31.1 x 14 cm). Date: 1768. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Soga Hakouômaru with a poem Sarumary Tayû, No. 5 from the series "Imacja of the collection from Ogura - one poem from a hundred poets" (Ogura Nazorae Hyakunin Isshu)

Boy with a drum /Ikkyoku Chiharu

Fujiwara NO TOSHIYUKI ason, 1845-1846 print Courtisane Akoya looks at her help with Parasol. In the background a sword and hat, referring to her loved one, General Kagekiyo. Scene from a kabukitis piece. Poem by Fujiwara No Toshiyuki Ason. paper color woodcut courtesan, hetaera. maid ~ house personnel. parasol, sunshade

Hagoita to takarabune, New Year's badminton and ship of treasures., between 1818 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 20.7 x 18.7 cm., Print shows two boys towing a wagon carrying a model ship filled with toys and/or treasures past a woman standing nearby.

Japan, Monoyana, Shûchôdô, Kawaminami, Komendô, Eisen, Keisai, The warrior Asashina Saburô fallen asleep over a sake barrel, passe-partout, lower left - printed, The blue kimono of this warrior is decorated with a large emblem of a crane. Behind him a stand with New Year decorations, including pine branches, a lobster and large rice cakes (mochi). On the left two poems., surimono, prints, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, height 206 mm, width 189 mm, 1790 - 1848, print maker, printmaker, 1825 - 1829, second quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, Japanese, poet, 1761

NAKAMURA SHIKAN II ALS DE VOS (Kitsune) Genkurô in Het ToneLSTUK 'HANAYAGURA HITOME SENBON', NAKA THEATER, 1835 print paper portrait of actor, actress. flame Naka theater

The actor Nakamura Matsue as a chitose-Hime. Donation Gerhard Schack

The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Inada Kozo disguised as Yamagata Gyobunosuke. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1861. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; chirimen-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura" 1756 Torii Kiyohiro Japanese Kiyohiro, whose works appeared between the a740s and 1760s, worked primarily in two- and three-color prints (benizuri-s). He eschewed the earlier technique of brushing color onto prints and instead applied rose-red and green, the sof colors that characterize his work.The play depicted in this print adapts the tragic story of the eighth-century Chinese Emperor Hsuan-tsung and his concubine, Yang Kyei-fei. Performed at the Morita Theater during the New Year season in 1756, it featured the actors Ichikawa Masuzō and Azuma Tōzō, who were frequently cast as hunband and wife. Although the Chinese origin of the subject is conveyed in the loose, Chinese-style garments and jeweled caps, there is little else Chinese about this print. By setting his actors under a cherry tree and wrapping them in robes marked with large, typically Japanese actors' crests and linked hexagons and double-petal cherry motifs, Kiyohiro has complet

Courtesan with Sake Cup and Scroll, 1787-1867. Kikukawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787-1867). Color woodblock print; sheet: 35.3 x 23.6 cm (13 7/8 x 9 5/16 in.).

Young Nobleman and Carpenter 19th century Kubo Shunman Japanese. Young Nobleman and Carpenter 54719

Kunisada, B, work, Actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII and Nakamura Utaroku in the play Futatsu cho-cho (Two Butterflies), c.1830, colored woodcut, graphics

Ono-no-Komachi Looking at Her Reflection ca. 1815 Katsukawa Shuntei. Ono-no-Komachi Looking at Her Reflection 54321

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sagami Goro, from the series Popular Actors as the 108 Heroes of the Water Margin (Ryuko yakusha Suikoden goketsu hyakuichinin no hitori) 1823-1833 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

A geisha standing by a flower cart with autumn flowers and a maple branch in a large basket. Yamamoto Kohei (Japanese, active 18th century)., 1752. Woodcuts. Printed in rose, green, and black. Image 11 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (29.8 x 14 cm)

Yashima Gakutei was a Japanese artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Gakutei is best known for his kyoka poetry and surimono woodblock works.

Princess Yaegaki. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The courtesan Yachiyo of Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans on parade. Kikukawa Eizan; Japanese, 1787-1867. Date: 1809-1819. Dimensions: 37.7 x 25.4 cm (14 13/16 x 10 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Ike no Shoji in the play Oguri Choseiden, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1725 1725 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e . Okumura Masanobu

Sawamura Sojuro III as Enya Hangan in Kanadehon Chushingura, 1795. Katsukawa Shunei (Japanese, 1762-1819). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.9 x 24.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.).

Aoi, from the series Young Murasaki's Comparison of Genji Pictures. Date: eleventh month 1852, Edo. Museum: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

Woman Standing Beside a Plum Tree, c. 1850. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.5 x 25.8 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.).

Print 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58034

Saltwater wells, Totoya Hokkei, c. 1827 Fisherman's wife with child, seawater well in a bucket. A boy next to her points to the rising sun. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut sunrise

The Salt Dragon 1816-1837 Japan. Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban . Totoya Hokkei

An Unidentified Actor in the Onna (Woman) Shibaraku (Wait-a-Moment) Act. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 x 5 3/4 in. (30.5 x 14.6 cm). Date: ca. 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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