Utagawa Kunisada, Three-color Shading Made to Order, 1859. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection.

Utagawa Kunisada, Clearing Weather, 1833. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich. 

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, “Oh, ouch!” and Giant Octopus from the Nameri River in Etchu, 1852. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark in honor of Sarah E. Thompson.

Utagawa Kunisada, A Modern Shuihuzhuan, 1859. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Bequest of William Perkins Babcock.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Hayakawa Ayunosuke, about 1830. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Bequest of Maxim Karolik.

Utagawa Kunisada, Actor Onoe Kikugoro III as a Cat Monster, 1852. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Origin Story of the Cat Stone at Okabe, 1847. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection.

Utagawa Kunisada, The In-demand Type (detail), 1820s. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Nellie Parney Carter Collection—Bequest of Nellie Parney Carter.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Nozarashi Gosuke, about 1845. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection.