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Bathing
Yamamoto Kanae Japanese, 1882-1946

Fisherman (Memorial edition printed by Hashimoto Okiie)
Yamamoto Kanae Japanese, 1882-1946 Printer: Hashimoto Okiie Japanese, 1899-1993

Woman on Deck
Yamamoto Kanae Japanese, 1882-1946

Chinese Woman, Hong Kong
Yamamoto Kanae Japanese, 1882-1946

The Bathers
Yamamoto Kanae Japanese, 1882-1946

View of Moscow
Yamamoto Kanae Japanese, 1882-1946

A Street in Moscow
Yamamoto Kanae Japanese, 1882-1946

Heart in Motion - Shadow of Happiness
Kansuke Yamamoto Japanese, 1914-1987

Young Woman Dressing
Yamamoto Yoshinobu Japanese, active c. 1745-58

Giving Birth to a Joke
Kansuke Yamamoto Japanese, 1914-1987

Carrying a Lantern Decorated with the Flowers of the Four Seasons (Hirakawa-cho Yamamoto-cho shiki no hana mando) from the series "The Festival of the Sanno Shrine (Sanno go-sairei)"
Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815

Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as Ono Sadakurô in “Model for Kana Calligraphy: Treasury of the 47 Loyal Retainers” (“Kanadehon Chûshingura”)
Katsukawa Shunshô 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

The Actors Yamamoto Iwanojo as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Fuwa Bansaku in the play "Monzukushi Nagoya Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1748
Torii Kiyonobu II Japanese, active c. 1725-61

Actor Nakamura Noshio II as Tonase in “Model for Kana Calligraphy: Treasury of the 47 Loyal Retainers” (“Kanadehon chûshingura”)
Katsukawa Shun’ei Japanese, 1762–1819

Actor Sakata Hangorô III as Takechi Mitsuhide in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)
Katsukawa Shun’ei Japanese, 1762–1819

Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Oda Kazusanosuke Harunaga in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)
Katsukawa Shun’ei Japanese, 1762–1819