Kansei period posters & prints

Deer grazing, c.1790 Sosen Mori

Looking in Pain: The Appearance of a Prostitute of the Kansei Era Yoshitoshi

A brothel in Shinagawa: first page of a Shunga set. Anonymous

The Courtesan Kashiku Utagawa Kuniyasu

Genroku no hanami, Cherry blossom viewing during the Genroku period Totoya Hokkei

The Brine Maiden Matsukaze, early 18th century Nishimura Shigenobu

Beauty of the Kanbun Era, late 17th century Unknown

The Courtesan Kisagata of Ohishiya Strolling at Night with Two Shinzo and a Kamuro, c. 1790 Ch?bunsai Eishi

Tsuru Nakatani as a Young Beauty in a Gauze Robe Goyo

Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke, 1829 Gigado Ashiyuki

A Courtesan Looking at Her Shinzo Who is Reading a Love Letter Harunobu

Act II of Chushingura, the young samurai Rikiya, with Konami, Honzo partly hidden behind the door Kitagawa Utamaro

No Title, 1790-1848 Keisai Eisen

Rock and Bamboo, 18th century Yanagisawa Kien

Sparrow on a tree in a snowstorm, c.1800 Kishi Ganku

Looking as if She Is Enjoying Herself: The Appearance of a Teacher During the Kaei Period Yoshitoshi

Geisha Standing Beside a Shamisen Case, c. 1810 Utamaro II

The Eighth Month, 1779 Torii Kiyonaga

Ichikawa Kyuzo as Katana Kaji Dankuro by Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Yoshitora Anonymous

Heiji Uprising of 1159, Momoyama Period School Japanese

The Tale of the Forty-seven Ronin. Kakogawa Honzo and Momonoi Wakasanosuke, c. 1850 Anonymous

Iwai Hanshiro IV as Oiso no Tora, c. mid-1770s Katsukawa Shunko

Courtesan and Attendant in Early Spring, early 18th century Kakondo

From the series The Beauties of Tokaido, 1830-1835 Anonymous

Cypress by Kano Eitoku, Muromanchi period Eitoku Kano

Kanjin Ozumo, c. 1850 Anonymous

The Geisha Motozuru of Kaideya as a Dancer in Court Robes…, early 1820s Yanagawa Shigenobu

Parody of Murasaki, from 'Lavender', chapter 5 of the Tale of Genji, 18th century Kawamata Tsuneyuki

Aoto Fujitsuna Sitting on a Raised Platform with Two Attendants, and Several Men and Women Sitting in the Foreground Anonymous

Tanikaze Kajinosuke of Edo, the Best Wrestler in Japan, c. mid 1780s Katsukawa Shunsho

Memorial Portrait of Matsumoto Koshiro V, Age 75 Hachisuka II Kunihide

Double Half-Length Portrait of Moto, a Maidservant of the Yoshidaya and the Geisha Mizue Momokawa Choki

Actors in Keisei Sanbon Karakasa Toshusai Sharaku

Kesagozen, Kesa Gozen of the Heian Period Torii Kiyonaga

Domestic Scene with a Man Sitting on the Floor Holding Writing Implements and Kesa Gozen Standing Nearby, Her Hair Down,... Anonymous

Wrestling match Koyonagi vs Kaganiiva, 1850s Anonymous