Actor Bandō Hikosaburō in the Soga Brothers' Revenge [from a two-panel composition with a similar print of Ichimura Kamezō]

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

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

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

Thread-bound ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book in a blue paper cover; ink and color on paper

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

Detached page from woodblock-printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper

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 "Utamaro hitsu"

Detached page from woodblock-printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

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

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