Actor Nakamura Nakazō Drawing a Sword

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, color and mica on paper, with printed signature reading "Tōshūsai Sharaku ga"

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Harunobu ga" (at edge of screen)

Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper

Detached illustration from a large accordion-fold printed book; ink, color and gauffrage on paper with printed signature reading "Kitao Rissai Masanobu" and seal reading "Soseki"

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "shunga" book; ink on paper

Half of an ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink and color on paper

Thread-bound, printed book; ink on paper