Actor Arashi Ryuzō as the Money Lender Ishibe Kinkichi from the Play "Hana-Ayame Bunroku Soga" (Miyako-za)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Detached Preface from a large accordion-fold printed book; ink on paper

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink, color and applied metal filings on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunkō ga"

Thread-bound books (two); ink on paper

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink, color and metal filings on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink, color and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Suzuki Harunobu ga"

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Harunobu ga" (at edge of screen)