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Gosōtei Hirosada, triptych of Jitsukawa Enzaburō as Prince Shōtoku, Ichikawa Ebizō V as Umaya Daijin, and Mimasu Daigorō IV as Umako Daijin, 1849, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Three Actors, One Dramatic Moment: Gosōtei Hiro...

Gosōtei Hirosada’s 1849 Osaka kabuki triptych brings three actors together against dramatic radiating lines. Explore the contrasting expressions and costumes of Prince Shōtoku, Umaya Daijin, and Umako Daijin.

Three Actors, One Dramatic Moment: Gosōtei Hiro...

Gosōtei Hirosada’s 1849 Osaka kabuki triptych brings three actors together against dramatic radiating lines. Explore the contrasting expressions and costumes of Prince Shōtoku, Umaya Daijin, and Umako Daijin.

The Great Woven Cap (Taishokkan), a diver facing a dragon amid waves beside a shore pavilion, 17th-century Japanese handscroll painting

The Diver and the Dragon in The Great Woven Cap...

A diver faces a dragon amid churning waves in a scene from The Great Woven Cap (Taishokkan), a 17th-century Japanese handscroll. Follow the composition from the shore pavilion into the...

The Diver and the Dragon in The Great Woven Cap...

A diver faces a dragon amid churning waves in a scene from The Great Woven Cap (Taishokkan), a 17th-century Japanese handscroll. Follow the composition from the shore pavilion into the...

Shunkōsai Hokushū, Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken Jūbei, circa 1822, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Skulls on Stage: Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken Jū...

Shunkōsai Hokushū’s Osaka actor portrait of Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken Jūbei pairs a piercing sideways gaze with a striking skull-patterned robe. Explore the costume, expression, and handwritten verse in...

Skulls on Stage: Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken Jū...

Shunkōsai Hokushū’s Osaka actor portrait of Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken Jūbei pairs a piercing sideways gaze with a striking skull-patterned robe. Explore the costume, expression, and handwritten verse in...

Yōshū Chikanobu, women playing hanetsuki from the Chiyoda Inner Palace series, 1895, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

A New Year’s Game in the Inner Palace: Yōshū Ch...

A shuttlecock links three women in richly patterned kimono in Yōshū Chikanobu’s 1895 hanetsuki triptych. Explore the New Year’s game and the Meiji-era vision of Edo Castle’s inner palace behind...

A New Year’s Game in the Inner Palace: Yōshū Ch...

A shuttlecock links three women in richly patterned kimono in Yōshū Chikanobu’s 1895 hanetsuki triptych. Explore the New Year’s game and the Meiji-era vision of Edo Castle’s inner palace behind...

Utagawa Hiroshige, Tōto Meisho: Nichōmachi Shibai no Zu, circa 1838, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Hiroshige’s Edo Theater District: Nichōmachi Sh...

Utagawa Hiroshige’s view of Nichōmachi captures the crowds, banners, and lanterns of Edo’s kabuki theater district. Explore the perspective and street life in this circa-1838 landscape print.

Hiroshige’s Edo Theater District: Nichōmachi Sh...

Utagawa Hiroshige’s view of Nichōmachi captures the crowds, banners, and lanterns of Edo’s kabuki theater district. Explore the perspective and street life in this circa-1838 landscape print.

Utagawa Kunimasu, Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane, circa 1849, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane: An Os...

Utagawa Kunimasu’s Osaka actor print of Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane sets an intense expression against a crimson sky and dark clouds. Explore the kabuki drama and richly...

Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane: An Os...

Utagawa Kunimasu’s Osaka actor print of Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane sets an intense expression against a crimson sky and dark clouds. Explore the kabuki drama and richly...