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Chobunsai Eishi

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Hanging scroll of three women in kimono viewing cherry blossoms by a lake with swimming white birds.

Three Beauties Viewing Cherry Blossoms

late 18th-19th century

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

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

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

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono on a covered pleasure boat on a river, with trees and buildings on the far bank.

Women in a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

early 1790s

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 diptych of elegant women in kimono with a parasol, carriage wheel, and wooden veranda among pine trees.

Fuji no Uraha

ca. 1790

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of elegant women in patterned kimono walking under autumn maples and paper lanterns.

The Yoshiwara Parade in Autumn

ca. 1793

Triptych print of courtesans and attendants in patterned kimono walking through a busy street toward a large gate.

Oiran and Attendants at the Ō Mon or Great Gate of the Yoshiwara

ca. 1794

Triptych print of noble women and attendants beneath cherry trees beside an ox-drawn carriage, in soft pastel colors.

A Cherry-Viewing Excursion by a Noble Lady and Attendants

ca. 1797

Japanese print of women in kimono reading letters and holding a fan beside a lantern, with landscape roundels above.

Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (…

1797-99

Japanese woodblock print of five women in kimono gathered on a red floor with a teapot and sake cup, c. 1793/94.

Naniwaya Okita and Takashima Ohisa playing a game of ken

c. 1793/94

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

Joruri Story

1793

Woodblock print of women in kimono in an interior room with a tea service, looking out over a harbor with boats.

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)

n.d.

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

Triptych woodblock print of women playing samisen and a man in dark kimono under red lanterns and wisteria.

A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters

ca. 1797

Woodblock print of a shamisen, plectrum, open book and patterned cloth with calligraphy above.

Shamisen, Plectrum and a Book

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono in an elegant interior with sliding screens and a garden view.

Bellflowers (Asagao), from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fūryū yatsushi Genji: Asagao)

1789-92

Triptych print of women in kimono viewing cherry blossoms, with a noble woman in a red-and-gold carriage at center.

Noble woman in a carriage viewing cherry blossoms

c. 1796

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

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 woodblock print of a reclining court woman in patterned robes with a fan, beside a panel of calligraphy and sunset c

The Poetess Gishumon-in no Tango, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

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

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono beside a well curb and blossoming plum tree, with poem inscriptions.

Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise

c. 1789/1801

Woodblock print of a court lady in patterned robes with a fan, beside a panel of handwritten calligraphy and clouds.

The Poetess Ukon, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in patterned kimono beside a calligraphy poem panel over waves and clouds.

The Poetess Michitsuna no Haha, from the series "The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)"

Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Japanese triptych print of elegant women in kimono on a peacock-shaped boat over stylized waves, with a parasol and musical i

The Peacock Boat

c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of women gathered in a room with screens, a crane, pine landscape and plum blossoms, by Chobunsai Eishi.

A Woman's Poetry Party

c. 1793

Three-panel Japanese print of women in kimono on a wooden bridge with a parasol, pines and townhouses behind.

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