Actor Matsumoto Koshirō 5th on the Bank of the Sumida River, from an untitled series of actors on the theme of Snow, Moon and Flowers

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "nagaban" format; Ink and color on paper

Panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "shikishi-ban"-format surimono triptych; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Woodblock print (nishiki-e) center sheet of triptych; ink and color on paper

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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