Taira no Kiyomori Holding Back the Sun, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan (Dai Nippon meishō kagami)

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "oban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Ink on paper

Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and embossing on paper

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper