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

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

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

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

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Toyohiro ga"

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

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

Thread-bound woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

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

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

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"