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Chobunsai Eishi

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Woodblock print of a seated courtesan with ornate hair pins, holding a fan beside a lectern and red cloth.

The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chōjiya Brothel (Chōjiya Hinazuru), from the series Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters a…

ca. 1795

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono under pink lanterns and wisteria, one playing shamisen beside a lattice screen.

A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters (Mitate Yuranosuke yukyo)

c. 1796

Triptych Japanese print of women with a parasol and insect cages in a riverside landscape with pines and a carriage.

Parody of courtly insect hunt

c. 1791/92

Japanese woodblock triptych of women in kimono near cherry blossoms, with boats and a seaside town on the water.

Watching the Shellfish Gathering during Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari kenbutsu)

n.d.

Triptych print of women in kimono under autumn maple trees beside a pavilion and folding screen, in gold and muted colors.

Momiji no ga, from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"

c. 1789/94

Triptych Japanese print of women in kimono viewing hanging scroll paintings in an interior with a landscape beyond.

Women Viewing Scroll Paintings of the Gods of Good Fortune

c. 1790

Triptych print of women in kimono viewing a dragon and tiger in a garden, with fans, blossoms and a child nearby.

Women viewing dragon and tiger made of tobacco pouches

c. 1795

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of elegant women in kimono near a palanquin, on stairs, and entering a veranda with pines.

Fuji no uraba, from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"

c. 1789/94

Multi-panel Japanese woodblock print of elegant women in kimono playing music among folding screens and lanterns.

Parody of The Book of Joruri

c. 1789/1801

Japanese woodblock print of women on crowded pleasure boats on a river, with a wooden bridge and townscape behind.

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River

c. 1792

Japanese woodblock print of three women on a veranda beside a tea kettle, with blooming irises in the garden behind them.

The Fifth Month (Gogatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)"

c. 1791

Woodblock print of three women on a veranda beside a river at night, with a rising moon, pine branches and a tea set.

The Eighth Month (Nanryo), from the series a Calendar of Elegance (Furyu junikagetsu)

c. 1788

Four women in kimono under cherry blossoms, one holding a turtle over a basin, with a lacquer box and calligraphy.

Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms

c. 1793

Woodblock print of two women at a riverside teahouse with a boat on the water and rooftops across the river.

Gathering at a Teahouse on the Bank of the Sumida River

c. 1788/90

Woodblock print of two women and a child by the shore with boats and cherry blossom branches above.

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Goten Hill

c. 1787

Two woodblock prints of three women in kimono under a teahouse roof with pine and cherry blossoms, one uncolored, one colored

Viewing Cherry Blossoms from a Teahouse on Asuka Hill

c. 1789/90

Japanese print of two women and a man on a veranda beside a lacquer vessel, with pine trees and a poem at upper left.

A Parody of the Tales of Ise

c. 1789/95

Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtier and three seated women beneath a pine tree and bamboo against yellow.

Wakana, Part 1 (Wakana, jo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"

c. 1789/94

Woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono with ornate hair combs, standing together against a pale background.

The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya with her Attendants, from the series "Edo Purple in the Pleasure Quarters (Seir…

c. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a black floral kimono flanked by two attendants in maroon robes before latticed sh

Komurasaki of the Kadotamaya with Attendants Hatsune and Utano

c. 1790

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono beside a blossoming tree, with a child attendant in front.

Komurasaki of the Kadotamaya with Attendants Hatsune and Shirabe

c. 1791

Japanese woodblock print of three women at a riverside washtub, one carrying a bucket, with pines and a rowing boat behind.

Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Edo period (1615-1868), about 1788

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono under cherry blossoms, with an attendant and a lantern at left.

Nanamachi of the Yotsumeya with Attendants Sumano and Akashi

c. 1787

Japanese woodblock print of two women in ornate kimono, one playing a koto beside bamboo and a screen, on yellow ground.

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): M…

c. 1793

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a bamboo folding screen, one holding a small doll.

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): S…

c. 1793

Woodblock print of a seated woman in green playing a shamisen beside a standing attendant holding a kettle, with a screen beh

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): M…

c. 1793

Ukiyo-e print of two kneeling courtesans in patterned kimono, one serving tea beside a bamboo-painted screen.

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): M…

c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of two women reading in an interior before a bamboo-painted folding screen, by Chobunsai Eishi.

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): T…

c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior, one seated writing, one standing in green robe.

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): H…

c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan reading a scroll beside a kneeling attendant with a white dog, under bamboo.

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): K…

c. 1793

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman kneeling and reading beside a candlestand and folding screen, c. 1794/95.

Wakana of the Matsubaya, from the series "Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters as the Six Floral Immortals (Seiro bijin…

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono writing at a low lacquer table beside a lamp and books.

An Elegant Parody of the Six Poetic Immortals (Furyu yatsushi rokkasen): The Priest Kisen

c. 1793