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Isoda Koryusai

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Three women in patterned kimono with elaborate hairstyles, one holding a leaf, in an 1776 Japanese woodblock print.

The Courtesan Nishikigi of the Yotsumeya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh…

1776

Woodblock print of an elderly monk gazing at snow-capped Mount Fuji beyond clouds, pines and a river.

Fuji-mi Saigyo

Woodblock print of a woman with a lantern and a samurai with a sword beside a striped screen and pine branch.

Parody of Ushiwakamaru (Yoshitsune) Being Taken to Meet Jōruri-hime

ca. 1769-70

Woodblock print of three figures in an interior with a wooden box, fan, sword, and bamboo beyond an open doorway.

Monkey Dance

ca. 1760

Woodblock print of a woman holding a yellow umbrella beside a wooden roof, with cherry blossoms along the bottom edge.

An Umbrella Jump

ca. 1769

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a lattice veranda, one reading a paper slip, with a watch-tower beyond.

The Evening Bell under the Watch-tower

ca. 1771

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one kneeling to write on paper, the other standing in a patterned kimono.

The Tanabata Festival (Tanabata), from the series Up-to-Date Amusements of the Five Festivals (Imayō gosekku tawamure)

ca. 1776-81 (An'ei 5-Tenmei 1)

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a tea cabinet and kettle under green shop curtains.

At the Ise-ya Tea-house

ca. 1773

Woodblock print of a seated karako child holding a large orange hat, beside a yellow vase with plum blossoms.

Karako with an Oversized Sake Cup

ca. 1770-72 (Meiwa 7-An’ei 1)

Woodblock print of figures in a Japanese interior, a man pouring a cup for a woman beside a lacquer box and a folding screen.

A Mock Marriage Ceremony

ca. 1773

Woodblock print of two figures kneeling to practice archery while a standing woman in a striped kimono watches indoors.

Archery (Sha), from the series "Informal Versions of the Six Accomplishments in the Floating World (Ukiyoe rikugei ry…

c. 1773/75

Japanese woodblock print of a couple seated together on a veranda beside a river, with pedestrians on a bridge behind them.

Couple in love on veranda

1770

Woodblock print of a standing woman with a fan and two seated figures beside a latticed screen, with calligraphy above.

First singing of the utai: The Five Artistic Starts of the Year

1774

Woodblock print of three figures in an interior, one child raising a mallet over a mortar, with calligraphy at upper left.

Settsu, from the series "Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)"

c. 1772

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one kneeling with paper scraps on the floor, the other standing with a fan.

Two Women, one cutting paper and the other watching

1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women at a riverbank with irises, a dropped geta sandal, and a distant village.

Young Woman Drops her Geta as She Boards a Boat

c. 1773

Woodblock print of two women embracing on a pier under a moon with flying geese and waves below.

Couple Standing on a Pier Embracing on a Moonlit Night

c. 1774

Woman in patterned kimono leans toward a latticed window on a red veranda beside flowering plants, Japanese woodblock print.

Eavesdropping

c. 1773

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of women in a garden under a pine tree, with a seated woman at a candlelit table below.

Courtesan Dreaming of Eloping

c. 1775

Woodblock print of a woman in a checked kimono holding a basket of eggplants under a sky with clouds and rays.

An Auspicious Dream

c. 1775/76

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in pink kimono holding a hand drum, with a pine tree and moon behind her.

Courtesan Playing a Hand Drum

c. 1775

Woodblock print of a woman in a checkered kimono hanging a mosquito net by a window, with a cat at her feet.

Young Woman Hanging a Mosquito Net

c. 1775

Woodblock print of a figure in a striped kimono riding a white horse across a red bridge over water.

Young Samurai on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

ca. 1770

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda beside a vine-covered screen, with fishermen and a winding river beyond.

The Rustic Pavilion

ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman fishing from a riverbank while a standing man with a sword watches beneath drooping willow branche

Kyo Shi

ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a couple reclining and smoking on a tatami floor, with a third figure peeking through a curtain.

Lovers Smoking

1772

Woodblock print of a couple on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with peonies and a bird on a rock in the garden.

Lovers on a Veranda

1772

Woodblock print of two lovers embracing on a veranda at night beside a shoji screen, with garden rock and bamboo.

Lovers on a Veranda at Night

1772

Japanese woodblock print of a hawk perched on a snowy branch beside plum blossoms, under a crescent moon in a blue night sky.

A Hawk Perched on a Snow-covered Pine Tree

probably 18th century

Woodblock print of a tall courtesan in a feathered shawl walking between two attendants in patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Karauta of the Ōgiya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spr…

1777-78

Woodblock print of two elegantly dressed women in patterned kimono, one unrolling a scroll while the other looks on.

Two Beauties

Woodblock print of a young woman with a fan beside a lattice window, a hanging bell, and a spotted cat below.

Afkoelende jonge vrouw

1770