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A work made of hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Osome and Sodesaki Kikutaro as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the sixth month, 1731, 1731

Okumura Masanobu

A work made of color woodblock print; aiban.

The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III as the Gion prostitute Onayo in the play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga," performed at the Miyako Theater in the fifth month, 1794, 1794

Katsukawa Shun'ei

A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over black and white chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.

Three Musicians Playing Horns and Pipe, n.d.

Bernardo Strozzi

A work made of hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e.

The Actors Nakamura Takesaburo as Shikishi Naishinno and Tsuruya Nanboku as Gengoro in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1719, 1719

Okumura Toshinobu

A work made of color woodblock print; hashira-e.

Woman Playing the Shamisen, c. 1769

Suzuki Harunobu

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Tenth Month, 1768, c. 1768

Katsukawa Shunsho

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, c. 1773

Katsukawa Shunsho

A work made of hand-colored woodblock print; left sheet of hosoban diptych, urushi-e.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Furukoori Shinzaemon disguised as Shimada Kanzaemon in the play "Ima wa Mukashi Omokage Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1737, 1737

Torii Kiyomasu II

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Fifth Month, 1795, c. 1795

Katsukawa Shun'ei

A work made of red chalk on ivory laid paper.

Seven Putti at Play with Symbols of Vanity, n.d.

Circle of Adriaen van der Werff

A work made of color woodblock print.

Konusubito, from the series "Fifty Kyogen Plays (Kyogen gojuban)", 1927 (Published)

Tsukioka Gyokusei

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (?) in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1772 (?), c. 1772

Ippitsusai Buncho

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Onio Shinzaemon and Onoe Kikugoro I as the courtesan Usugumo in the play "Nanakusa Wakayagi Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1744, 1744

Torii Kiyomasu II

A work made of woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e.

The Servant Choryo (Yakko Choryo), no. 6 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716/35

Okumura Masanobu

A work made of color woodblock prints; oban triptych.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Musashibo Benkei in the play "The Subscription List (Kanjincho)", 1890

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e.

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

Torii Kiyomitsu I

A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e.

The Actors Bando Hikosaburo I as Araki Shozaemon and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Daidoji Tahatanosuke in the play "Chigozakura Futabajikki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the tenth month, 1746, 1746

Torii Kiyonobu II

A work made of color woodblock print; hashira-e.

Young Man Playing Flute as Three Girls Watch, c. 1782

Torii Kiyonaga

A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.

Children Playing, early 19th century

Totoya Hokkei

A work made of lithograph in black on paper.

Children Playing, 1960/63

Reginald Pollack

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