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Toyohara Kunichika, Masaji no Tsuki (真砂路の月), 1872, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Masaji no Tsuki: Two Kabuki Legends Under a Ful...

A September 1872 triptych by Toyohara Kunichika shows Ichikawa Danjuro IX and Ichikawa Sadanji I under a full moon in Kinoshitakage Hazama Gassen, capturing two great stars of the Meiji...

Masaji no Tsuki: Two Kabuki Legends Under a Ful...

A September 1872 triptych by Toyohara Kunichika shows Ichikawa Danjuro IX and Ichikawa Sadanji I under a full moon in Kinoshitakage Hazama Gassen, capturing two great stars of the Meiji...

Toyohara Kunichika, Crossing the Sumida River by Night (隅田川夜渉シ之図), 1855, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Crossing the Sumida River by Night: An Early Ma...

An early 1855 triptych by Toyohara Kunichika shows elegant women and a boatman crossing the Sumida River by night under a full moon, an early beauty print in the refined...

Crossing the Sumida River by Night: An Early Ma...

An early 1855 triptych by Toyohara Kunichika shows elegant women and a boatman crossing the Sumida River by night under a full moon, an early beauty print in the refined...

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Amagoi Komachi (雨乞小町), late 1830s–early 1840s, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Amagoi Komachi: The Poetess Who Called the Rain...

A late-1830s to early-1840s print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi shows the poetess Ono no Komachi praying for rain in the legend of Amagoi Komachi, her purple robe embroidered with dragons as...

Amagoi Komachi: The Poetess Who Called the Rain...

A late-1830s to early-1840s print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi shows the poetess Ono no Komachi praying for rain in the legend of Amagoi Komachi, her purple robe embroidered with dragons as...

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Yui: A Woman Drying Fishing Nets (Tokaido Gojusan Tsui), c. 1844–1847, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Yui: Drying Nets by the Sea, by Utagawa Kuniyos...

A c. 1844–1847 print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the Tokaido Gojusan Tsui series shows a woman of Yui drying a fishing net beneath Mount Fuji, her blue kimono patterned with...

Yui: Drying Nets by the Sea, by Utagawa Kuniyos...

A c. 1844–1847 print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the Tokaido Gojusan Tsui series shows a woman of Yui drying a fishing net beneath Mount Fuji, her blue kimono patterned with...

Toyohara Kunichika, Fighting Tattooed Men, Meiji era, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Fighting Tattooed Men: Kunichika and the Tattoo...

A Meiji-era print by Toyohara Kunichika shows heavily tattooed men locked in a fight beneath a red background of dense Japanese text, a vivid portrait of the tattoo culture of...

Fighting Tattooed Men: Kunichika and the Tattoo...

A Meiji-era print by Toyohara Kunichika shows heavily tattooed men locked in a fight beneath a red background of dense Japanese text, a vivid portrait of the tattoo culture of...

Toyohara Kunichika, Poets, Beauty and Priest, c. 1878, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Poets, Beauty and Priest: A Meiji Kabuki Tripty...

A Meiji-era triptych by Toyohara Kunichika from around 1878 brings four kabuki roles, a poetess, an abbot, a great beauty, and a priest, together on a beach in a scene...

Poets, Beauty and Priest: A Meiji Kabuki Tripty...

A Meiji-era triptych by Toyohara Kunichika from around 1878 brings four kabuki roles, a poetess, an abbot, a great beauty, and a priest, together on a beach in a scene...