Actor Nakamura Nakazō 1st as Matano no Gorō in the play Hana-zumō Genji Hiiki, performed at the Nakamura Theater from the eleventh month of 1775

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

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print in wide "hashira-e" format; ink and color on paper

Woodblock-printed book; ink and hand-applied color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book; ink, color and mica on paper

Thread-bound, folded books (four); ink on paper

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Yanagawa Shigenobu"

Detached illustration from a large accordion-fold printed book; ink, color and gauffrage on paper