Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Preparing to Inscribe Poem Card (Shikishi): Japanese Court Poetry (Waka), from the series Four Styles of Poetry for the Master Character 'No' (Nonoji-ō shiika renpai)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

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

Thread-bound woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Woodblock-printed book; thread-bound, ink and slight color on paper

Ink on paper

Buddhist woodblock-printed handscroll; ink on paper

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

Thread-bound books (two); ink on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Pair of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper