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The Seventh Month (Shichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)" by Torii Kiyonaga

The Seventh Month (Shichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84

Snowy Morning in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro yuki no ashita) by Torii Kiyonaga

Snowy Morning in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro yuki no ashita)

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1789

Spring Outing, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)" by Torii Kiyonaga

Spring Outing, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Morning of Iris, from the series "Five Festivals in the Pleasure Quarters (Hanakuruwa gosechi no asobi)" by Torii Kiyonaga

Morning of Iris, from the series "Five Festivals in the Pleasure Quarters (Hanakuruwa gosechi no asobi)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1779

Young Boy Wearing Hakama for the First Time, from from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)" by Torii Kiyonaga

Young Boy Wearing Hakama for the First Time, from from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shizuka Gozen (?) by Torii Kiyonaga

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shizuka Gozen (?)

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1767

The Actors Nakamura Riko I as Tanbaya Otsuma and Ichikawa Yaozo III as Furuteya Hachirobei, in the joruri "Sakamachi Yoi no Yotsutsuji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1785 by Torii Kiyonaga

The Actors Nakamura Riko I as Tanbaya Otsuma and Ichikawa Yaozo III as Furuteya Hachirobei, in the joruri "Sakamachi Yoi no Yotsutsuji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1785

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

The Actors Arashi Ryuzo II and Ichikawa Komazo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers by Torii Kiyonaga

The Actors Arashi Ryuzo II and Ichikawa Komazo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

Torii Kiyonaga, 1788

A Noble Young Lady, from the series A Bright Mirror of Feminine Manners (Onna fuzoku masukagami) by Torii Kiyonaga

A Noble Young Lady, from the series A Bright Mirror of Feminine Manners (Onna fuzoku masukagami)

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1790

Birds, Berries, and Flowers 花鳥折扇 by Lu Zhi

Birds, Berries, and Flowers 花鳥折扇

Lu Zhi, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Wine Cup with Cover by Unknown

Wine Cup with Cover

Unknown, 18th/19th century

Chrysanthemum Dish by Unknown

Chrysanthemum Dish

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng reign mark and period (1723–35)

Tadanori, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" by Tsukioka Kôgyo

Tadanori, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

Arashiyama, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" by Tsukioka Kôgyo

Arashiyama, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

Pillar Fragment with Gods Shiva and Ganesha and Goddesses Parvati and Durga by Unknown

Pillar Fragment with Gods Shiva and Ganesha and Goddesses Parvati and Durga

Unknown, 8th/9th century

Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”) by Katsukawa Shun'ei

Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1791

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in Formal Attire by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in Formal Attire

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1779

Boy Holding Hourglass and Chinese Fan by Unknown

Boy Holding Hourglass and Chinese Fan

Unknown, 1780s

Altarpiece with Crowned Buddha by Unknown

Altarpiece with Crowned Buddha

Unknown, Angkor period, 12th–13th century

Immortals in Clouds 云中仙人漆柄团扇 by Chen Yongqi

Immortals in Clouds 云中仙人漆柄团扇

Chen Yongqi, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), 1894

The First Day of Business (Akinai hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)" by Torii Kiyonaga

The First Day of Business (Akinai hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Actors Kataoka Gado II as Florist (Hanaya) Tokubei (R) and Nakamura Daikichi III as Tokubei's Wife (Tsuma) Ofusa (L) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Actors Kataoka Gado II as Florist (Hanaya) Tokubei (R) and Nakamura Daikichi III as Tokubei's Wife (Tsuma) Ofusa (L)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1855

Kingfisher and viburnum by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kingfisher and viburnum

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Moon and Smoke (Enchu no tsuki), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata)" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Moon and Smoke (Enchu no tsuki), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Masakado Disguised as the Pilgrim Junjo in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Masakado Disguised as the Pilgrim Junjo in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Matsuura Saemon in the Play Ichi no Tomi Tsuki no Kaomise, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1774 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Matsuura Saemon in the Play Ichi no Tomi Tsuki no Kaomise, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1774

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1774

Spring View from a Thatched Pavilion on the Lakeshore by School of Sesshu

Spring View from a Thatched Pavilion on the Lakeshore

School of Sesshu, late 15th century

Joriken riding his sword across water, section of a sheet from an untitled harimaze series by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Joriken riding his sword across water, section of a sheet from an untitled harimaze series

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1858

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V (Ichikawa Danjuro VII) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V (Ichikawa Danjuro VII)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1859

Flourishing of Edo Pictures Depicting Dances (Odori keiyo Edo-e no sakae) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Flourishing of Edo Pictures Depicting Dances (Odori keiyo Edo-e no sakae)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1858

Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae (center), and Ichikawa Danjuro VII as I no Hayata (left) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae (center), and Ichikawa Danjuro VII as I no Hayata (left)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1820

Actor Ôtani Hiroji III Possibly as Akaneya Hanshichi in “Snow on Mt. Fuji: The Soga Vendetta” (“Fuji no yuki kaikei Soga”) by Katsukawa Shunsho

Actor Ôtani Hiroji III Possibly as Akaneya Hanshichi in “Snow on Mt. Fuji: The Soga Vendetta” (“Fuji no yuki kaikei Soga”)

Katsukawa Shunsho, About 1770

Memorial portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Memorial portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1858

Goten Hill (Goten-yama), from the series "Flower Viewing in Edo (Edo hanami tsukushi)" by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Goten Hill (Goten-yama), from the series "Flower Viewing in Edo (Edo hanami tsukushi)"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1820s

Newly Published Perspective Picture of the Gate of the Palace of the Dragon King (Shinpan uki-e Ryugu karamon no zu) by Utagawa Toyoharu

Newly Published Perspective Picture of the Gate of the Palace of the Dragon King (Shinpan uki-e Ryugu karamon no zu)

Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1772/89

Dai Rokuten, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" by Tsukioka Kôgyo

Dai Rokuten, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)" by Kitagawa Utamaro

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Shiki no sugatami (0016) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Shiki no sugatami (0016)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1842

Second Illustration of Calligraphy and Painting Party on the Upper Floor of the Manpachiro Restaurant (Manpachiro jo shoga kaiseki no zu, onajiku sono ni) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Second Illustration of Calligraphy and Painting Party on the Upper Floor of the Manpachiro Restaurant (Manpachiro jo shoga kaiseki no zu, onajiku sono ni)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1827

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Mongaku and Matsumoto Koshiro V as Fudo Myoo by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Mongaku and Matsumoto Koshiro V as Fudo Myoo

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1829/32

Eight Scenes of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei): The Dance of Asahina and Umejumaru (Asaina Umejumaru mai no dan) by Torii Kiyonobu I

Eight Scenes of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei): The Dance of Asahina and Umejumaru (Asaina Umejumaru mai no dan)

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1707

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu l as a young man by Torii Kiyoshige

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu l as a young man

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1742

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Soga no Juro by Torii Kiyoshige

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Soga no Juro

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1732

A Prosperous American Merchant Building in Yokohama (Yokohama asanban shokan hanei no zu) by Utagawa Hiroshige III

A Prosperous American Merchant Building in Yokohama (Yokohama asanban shokan hanei no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 1871

Young Couple in Front of a Screen by Ishikawa Toyonobu

Young Couple in Front of a Screen

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1748

The Proper Way of Drinking New Year's Sake (Toso no miki namesomuru tei), from the series "Teaching Manners According to the Colors of the Spring (Shunshoku shitsukekata)" by Kubo Shunman

The Proper Way of Drinking New Year's Sake (Toso no miki namesomuru tei), from the series "Teaching Manners According to the Colors of the Spring (Shunshoku shitsukekata)"

Kubo Shunman, c. 1807

Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns by Katsukawa Shunchô

Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Walking Courtesan, Possibly Sugawara of the Tsuruya House of Pleasure by Katsukawa Shunsho

Walking Courtesan, Possibly Sugawara of the Tsuruya House of Pleasure

Katsukawa Shunsho, mid–late 1770s

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