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)

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

Ink on paper

Ink on paper

Woodblock-printed book; ink and light color on paper

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Yokohama woodblock print in ōban format; ink and color on paper

Yokohama woodblock print in ōban format; ink and color on paper

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper

Woodblock print (ukiyo-e, surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

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

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