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Chobunsai Eishi

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Women in kimono gather near a watchtower and lanterns under birds in the sky, beside columns of Japanese calligraphy.

Around the Clock in the Yoshiwara

1900

Hanging scroll of a woman in a striped robe raising her hand to her hair beside a black lacquer box with gold flowers.

A geisha about to adjust a tortoise-shell hairpin

1800

Hanging scroll of a seated court woman in a flowing robe beside willow trees and a distant mountain, muted ochre background.

Yang Kuei-fei

Handscroll of courtesans in colorful kimono walking past cherry blossoms, with a man holding a parasol and a seated woman ind

Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”

early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan holding a fan, with a koto and book at left and floral-patterned kimono.

Courtesan with Fan and Koto

late 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a blue kimono holding a fan on a boat beside a wooden pier on a misty river.

Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River

c. 1801-4

Hanging scroll of a woman in patterned robes beside a red maple tree and wooden buckets, with waves at her feet.

The Salt Maidens, Matsukaze with Yukihira's Coat

Edo period, c. 1800

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a blue kimono adjusting a hairpin, on a tan background.

Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin

Edo period, 1798

Hanging scroll painting of a courtesan in a blue kimono reading a long letter, with gold hairpins and peonies.

A Courtesan Reading a Letter

1820/25

Hanging scroll of a mounted archer on a black horse beside a courtesan in a red and grey kimono holding a bow.

Mounted Archer and Courtesan with Bow

1790

Handscroll painting of women in colorful kimono walking past blossoming trees, with a man holding a parasol and a seated woma

三幅神吉原通い図巻「全盛季春遊戯」

1850

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and two attendants walking beside a pine branch, in muted tones on silk.

A Prostitute and her attendants under a cherry tree

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a red floral kimono holding a parasol, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Prostitute at a Parade

Hanging scroll of women with umbrellas under diagonal rain beside blossoming branches, with a child in red kimono.

Rain [right of the pair Beauties in Spring]

1798

Hanging scroll of a woman and child in kimono under a full moon beside a blossoming branch and wooden railing.

Moonlight [left of the pair Beauties in Spring]

1798

Woodblock print of pleasure boats with women in kimono on the Sumida River beside a bridge, by Chōbunsai Eishi.

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

ca. 1792

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a sword and a woman in a kimono walking through rice fields beside a bare tree.

A Man and a Girl Walking in the Rice Fields

ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a blossom-decorated fan beneath a red lantern.

A Girl with a Fan

ca. 1780

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono playing music among screens, lanterns and a decorated shrine.

Joruri Story

1793

Woman in a lavender kimono pulls back red cloth beside a screen with a moonlit mountain landscape.

Geisha

Triptych Japanese print of women in kimono gathered in interior rooms with sliding screens, a crane, pine and flowering plum

Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

ca. 1792

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono on an ornate boat, with a phoenix at left and bamboo at right.

The Treasure Boat

ca. 1795

Japanese print of a young woman in a patterned kimono beside iris plants and a lantern in a garden.

Young Lady and Iris Garden

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 elegant women in kimono strolling by a wooden bridge, with pink blossoms and pines behind.

Strolling near Mihashi in Ueno

late 18th-early 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono visiting a house, with a parasol, palanquin, staircase and pine trees.

Het bezoek

1788

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in patterned kimono with wisteria blossoms above her head.

The courtesan Hanaōgi of the house of Ōgi

1794

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women standing under a parasol, wearing patterned kimono and ornate hairpieces.

Two Girls under an Umbrella

c. 1788/89

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono with cherry blossoms above.

The Courtesan Shizuka of the Shizutamaya

1790s