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Kitagawa Utamaro

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Woodblock print of a courtesan reading a long letter beside a kneeling attendant in green, with a writing box on a red mat.

Hour of the Dog (Inu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a red tray, the other tending a tea kettle.

Hour of the Boar (I no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one kneeling with a dark robe, beside a lantern and text.

Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a round pink fan, wearing a dark patterned kimono.

Takashima Ohisa

c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a yellow floral kimono holding a black lacquer tray with a bowl, with calligraphy at l

Naniwaya Okita

c. 1793

Utamaro woodblock print of a veiled woman under a parasol beside a dark-haired figure, with calligraphy above.

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei of the Courier Firm (Keisei Unegawa, Hikyakuya Chubei), from the series "True Feelin…

c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a woman with long black hair, head tilted back, holding a round green fan beside her.

A Wife of the Middle Rank (Chubon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzo…

c. 1801/02

The Habit of Boisterousness (Sawagashiki kuse), from the series "Seven Bad Habits (Nakute nana kuse)"

c. 1797

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a black updo and hairpin, holding a fan before her face against a floral background.

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb

c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a woman with a fishing rod and a man leaning over a boat, his reflection in the water below.

Fishing beneath a Bridge

c. 1800

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black kimono with white cranes and gold clouds, looking downward, by Utamaro.

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro

c. 1795

Woodblock print of women and a seated man beside a lantern, irises and a moonlit garden, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

The Chushingura Drama Parodied by Famous Beauties: A Set of Twelve Prints (Komei bijin mitate Chushingura, junimai ts…

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono tending an infant beneath a bamboo mosquito net on a patterned futon.

Mosquito Net for a Baby

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a woman lifting pink fabric as she emerges from a green mosquito net, with another woman smoking nearby.

Emerging from a Mosquito Net

c. 1797/1800

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior, one standing by a screen while a white cat plays with her robe.

Two Young Women after a Bath

c. 1803

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan seated on a veranda beside a bamboo blind, wearing a patterned kimono.

Woman Sitting on Veranda

c. 1798

Japanese woodblock print of two women walking under a parasol beside pink blossoming branches and a stone wall.

A Set of Three Romantic Journeys (Michiyuki sanpuku tsui)

c. 1799

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan reading beside a brazier, with an attendant holding a box, in patterned kimonos.

Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (S…

1793

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono under wisteria and red lanterns, one seated with a pipe, by Utamaro.

Courtesans beneath Wisteria Arbor

c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono with a tray of vases and a potted plant, with an inset panel of flowers.

Act IV, from Treasury of the Loyal Retainers

c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of a nude man reading a scroll on a veranda beside a woman with a fan and a dog below.

Act Seven, from the series "Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (Shichi-damme)"

c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono leaning beside a black stand, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806.

Kanpei's Wife Okaru

1806

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate updo holding a folded letter, wearing a patterned grey kimono.

Liefde die elke nacht ontmoet

1792

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey-green kimono holding and reading an unrolled letter, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793.

Brief lezende vrouw

1793

Japanese woodblock print of a young woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a fan, with a coastal vignette at upper left.

Busteportret van jonge vrouw met waaier

1793

Japanese woodblock print of two courtesans in kimono and a young man smoking behind a blue mosquito net, 1793.

Twee courtisanes en een jongeman onder een muskietennet

1793

Japanese woodblock print of three women by a blossoming tree, two kneeling at a table with paper and brush, one standing.

No. 1 (ichi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women in striped kimono gather mulberry leaves from a tree, one carrying a woven basket, beside a ladder and stool.

No. 2 (ni), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women tend silkworms on trays of mulberry leaves in a workshop, one kneeling to chop leaves in a wooden basin.

No. 3 (san), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women in kimono work with silkworm cocoon trays in a wooden workshop, with a woven basket at right.

No. 4 (shi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Four women in kimono sort mulberry leaves on a mat in a room with blinds, from Utamaro's sericulture woodblock print.

No. 5 (go), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women in kimono handle wooden trays of silkworm cocoons beside calligraphic text in a Japanese woodblock print.

No. 6 (roku), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800