Actors Nakajima Kanzaemon [right] and Anekawa Shinshirō [left]

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

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print: ink on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock printed illustration from "ōbon"-format book; ink and color on paper

Woodblock-printed book (volume 2 of 8 volumes); ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, color and mica on paper, with printed signature reading "Tōshūsai Sharaku ga"

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

Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper

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

First of three thread-bound ukiyo-e woodblock-printed books; ink on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper