Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō AS ōISHI KURANOSUKE (HEAD OF THE 47 LOYAL RONIN) STANDING BY A WALL

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

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Yamato eshi Okumura Masanobu zu"

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

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

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

Accordion-fold books (four); ink on paper

Nineth two-page spread of an accordion-fold woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper

Center panel from an "ōban" pentaptych: Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, and metallic filings on paper

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