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Ichikawa Danjūrō V, Stop Right There (Kabuki's Most Iconic Role), Edo period, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

"Stop Right There!" — Danjūrō V in Kabuki's Mos...

Danjūrō V in Kabuki's most iconic role — Stop Right There! — a legendary mie pose captured in a masterwork of Edo Ukiyo-e theatrical portraiture.

"Stop Right There!" — Danjūrō V in Kabuki's Mos...

Danjūrō V in Kabuki's most iconic role — Stop Right There! — a legendary mie pose captured in a masterwork of Edo Ukiyo-e theatrical portraiture.

Utagawa Hiroshige, Musashiya Restaurant (Serene Garden Retreat in Edo), ca. 1838-40, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

🍱 A Serene Garden Retreat in Edo — Hiroshige's ...

Hiroshige's Musashiya Restaurant (ca. 1838–40) — a serene garden retreat in Edo, rendered in the luminous, atmospheric style of the artist's finest landscape prints.

🍱 A Serene Garden Retreat in Edo — Hiroshige's ...

Hiroshige's Musashiya Restaurant (ca. 1838–40) — a serene garden retreat in Edo, rendered in the luminous, atmospheric style of the artist's finest landscape prints.

Ukiyo-e print, The Tiger That Was Actually a Leopard (Edo Exhibition), Edo period, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Edo's Most Sensational Exhibition — The "Tiger"...

Edo's most sensational exhibition — the tiger that was actually a leopard, a fascinating episode of Edo-period curiosity culture captured in Ukiyo-e.

Edo's Most Sensational Exhibition — The "Tiger"...

Edo's most sensational exhibition — the tiger that was actually a leopard, a fascinating episode of Edo-period curiosity culture captured in Ukiyo-e.

Katsukawa Shunshō, Chivalrous Street Heroes at the Yoshiwara, 1780, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Edo's Chivalrous Street Heroes at the Yoshiwara...

Katsukawa Shunshō's 1780 masterpiece — Edo's chivalrous street heroes at the Yoshiwara, captured in a bold Ukiyo-e vision of urban legend and theatrical drama.

Edo's Chivalrous Street Heroes at the Yoshiwara...

Katsukawa Shunshō's 1780 masterpiece — Edo's chivalrous street heroes at the Yoshiwara, captured in a bold Ukiyo-e vision of urban legend and theatrical drama.

Yanagawa Shigenobu, Courtesan as Dragon Princess, 1822, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

A Courtesan Becomes the Dragon Princess — Yanag...

Yanagawa Shigenobu's 1822 masterpiece — a courtesan transformed into the Dragon Princess in a breathtaking Ukiyo-e vision of feminine power and mythological drama.

A Courtesan Becomes the Dragon Princess — Yanag...

Yanagawa Shigenobu's 1822 masterpiece — a courtesan transformed into the Dragon Princess in a breathtaking Ukiyo-e vision of feminine power and mythological drama.

Utagawa Kunisada, Nine Dragons and Kabuki Glory (Water Margin Masterpiece), 1854, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Nine Dragons & Kabuki Glory — Kunisada's Water ...

Utagawa Kunisada's 1854 Water Margin masterpiece — nine dragons and Kabuki glory in a sweeping Edo-period vision of theatrical and literary legend.

Nine Dragons & Kabuki Glory — Kunisada's Water ...

Utagawa Kunisada's 1854 Water Margin masterpiece — nine dragons and Kabuki glory in a sweeping Edo-period vision of theatrical and literary legend.