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

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

Ukiyo-e woodblock print ("benizuri-e") in large "ōban" format: ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Hōgetsudō Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu ga"

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink on paper

Folded, woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

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

Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; 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"

Accordion-fold books (four); ink on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print ("mizu-e") in "hosoban" format; ink and light colors on paper, with printed signature reading "Suzuki Harunobu ga"

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