Poem by Ariwara no Narihira Ason: Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 8th as Seigen, from the series Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "shikishi-ban" surimono triptych (or pentaptych?); ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Right panel from a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono; ink and color on paper

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed vertical "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Osetsu Toyohara Kunichika"

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "naga-ban" format; ink and color on paper

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

Right sheet from a Yokohama woodblock-printed ōban triptych; ink and color on paper