Actor Nakamura Matsue as the Spirit of the Mandarin Duck (Oshidori no seirei)

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink, color and metal filings on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

Ink

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink, color and metal filings on paper

Folded, woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Thread-bound books (three); ink on paper

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

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

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

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