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Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono drawing lots for prizes in an interior with screens and lanterns.

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

c. 1798

Woodblock print of a woman and children kneeling before a large screen painting of a fierce Chinese lion, with a peacock feat

Mother and her Children in Front of a Freestanding Screen of a Chinese Lion

1786

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women with ornate hairstyles and an umbrella, with a man in a dark robe beside them.

Koharu of the Kinokuniya and Kamiya Jihei

c. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins reading a scroll, wearing a red kimono with butterfly patterns.

Yosooi of the Matsubaya, from the series Selections from Six Houses in Yoshiwara (Seiro rokkasen) (Matsubaya Yosooi)

c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles in patterned kimono, one holding a sheet with a plum branch.

Kaksi geishaa

Japanese print of a woman in a blue kimono watching a fox near a small trap, with calligraphy above.

Vrouw bij een vossenklem

1890

Woodblock print of a woman in a green floral kimono holding a pipe, with an elaborate black hairstyle and long hairpins.

Geisha piippu kädessä; Tamayan teetalon geisha Shiratama

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one leaning close, with black hair and orange floral patter

Couple in Love, from the Series Elegant Five-needle Pine

Woodblock print of a frog on a striped stand with a floral arrangement of yellow blossoms rising from a green vessel.

An Arrangement of Valerian and Chinese Bell Flowers

c. 1796

Black and white woodblock print of morning glory vines and blossoms arranged around a woven basket and bamboo stand.

An Arrangement of Morning Glories

c. 1796

Triptych woodblock print of women and attendants crossing a stream before Mount Fuji, with a horse and a falconer.

Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. Fuji

c. 1798/1800

Japanese woodblock print of a robed figure lifting a wooden tray above his head beside a lattice window, with a kneeling armo

Sato Shirobei Tadanobu (Sato Shirobei Tadanobu)

c. 1776-80

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in kimono before a latticed building, one holding a sword, with a calligraphic

Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Nakayama Tomisaburo, the left hand sheet of a triptych entitled “Six Actors Likened to the I…

c. 1784

Woodblock print of a grey hawk perched on a gnarled branch beside white plum blossoms, with pink and yellow accents.

Hawk on a Plum Branch

c. 1796/1804

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in a room, a woman in patterned kimono beside a seated woman and a man lifting a cu

Omando: Ochie, Onokichi of the Matsuya, from the series Female Geisha Section of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival (Seiro…

1783

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking on a wooden walkway, one wearing a large pale hat, with hills behind.

Pleasures of the Four Seasons: Colors and Scents of Flowers, left (Shiki no asobi hana no iroka, ge)

c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of four women in kimono gathered around a bench, one seated, beside a bamboo plant.

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, right (Furyu hana no ka asobi, jo)

c. 1783

Three women in patterned kimono in a garden by a stream, one holding a tea bowl on a tray, with green shrubs behind.

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left (Furyu hana no ka asobi, ge)

c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono holding round fans, with ornate hairpins and patterned robes.

Young Couple Dressed as Mendicant Monks

c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a child on a verandah, one reading a scroll, with a swallow flying above.

Evening Cool on the Verandah (Ensaki no yusuzumi): Genre scenes with kyoka poems, in aiban format (Kyoka-iri aiban fu…

c. 1788/90

Japanese woodblock print of a man in black kimono with women holding a lantern and parasol, near cherry blossoms.

Seiro niwaka

n.d.

Woodblock print of two women in a tatami room beside a shoji screen with grass and moon, with calligraphy above.

The Ninth Month (Kugatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a saddled horse grazing under a flowering plum tree with white and red blossoms.

Horse beneath a Flowering Plum Tree

c. 1797/99

Woodblock print of a court scene with seated nobles, women on tatami mats, a pine tree, and a horse and rider on a veranda.

New Year at Court, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year, 1789

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai mansion courtyard at New Year, with seated men, servants, and a garden pine.

New Year in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year, 1789

Woodblock print of a monkey performing for seated women and musicians in a room with a folding screen and veranda.

Performance of a Trained Monkey, from an illustrated poetry anthology entitled "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

1789

Japanese woodblock print of a green lion dance with red mask on a street, onlookers at a window, and a New Year pine decorati

New Year Street-Performers, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year, 1789

Japanese print of figures in snow near plum blossoms, a pine-decorated gate, and a woman at a latticed window.

Delivering New Year Gifts in the Snow, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year, 1789

Monochrome print of two people towing a covered barge along a snowy river bank, with willows and distant pine-covered hills.

Towing a Barge in the Snow, from the album The Silver World

1790

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom above a riverbank, with two women and a seated man near wooden pilings.

The Embankment at Mimeguri

1799

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman with a teapot on a veranda, a shadow on a shoji screen behind her, and a pine branch.

The Nakadaya teahouse

c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono beside a bamboo blind, with a seated figure visible behind the blind.

Drying and stretching cloth

c. 1796-97

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black carp-and-wave kimono with two child attendants in pale patterned robes.

The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsubaya in Edo-machi Itchome, with her Child Attendants Tamamo and Mitsumo

c. 1803

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan smoking a pipe beneath a hanging boat planter with pink flowers.

The Courtesan Hisui of the Fan House (Ogiya uchi Hisui), from the series The Five Festivals Flower Competition (Gosec…

About 1789-1801

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono looking into a hand mirror beside a bamboo blind, with a red obi and lacquer box.

Takashima Ohisa

c. 1795

Woodblock print of two women in kimono preparing food, one at a low table with a tray, the other kneeling with a board and ut

Preparing a Meal

c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of three women in kimono, two wearing green hats, against a gray textured background.

Three Beauties of Yoshiwara (Seiro san bijin)

1793

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, one with a pestle over her shoulder and one holding a fan, by Utamaro.

Folding Fan Seller, Round Fan Seller, and Barley Pounder (Ogi-uri, uchiwa-uri, mugi-tsuki), from the series "Female G…

1793

Japanese woodblock print of a young woman in patterned kimono with a child peeking from behind her pink robe.

Wakaume of the Tamaya in Edo-cho itchome, and her child attendants Mumeno and Iroka (Edo-cho itchome, Tamaya uchi Wak…

c. 1793/94

Woodblock print of two women preparing bean curd beneath a red Gion lantern, one cutting food at a table.

Women Preparing Gion Bean Curd, from the series "Twelve Types of Women’s Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni-ko)"

c. 1798/99

Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya with Attendants Senkaku and Banki

n.d.

Woodblock print of a young woman with a brush and a young man behind her, beside a screen with a bird on a blossoming branch.

Young Couple in Front of a Screen, from the Series Twelve Types of Women’s Handicraft

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an updo holding up a patterned sheer cloth before her face.

Woman Holding up a Piece of Fabric (Nuno o kazasu onna)

c. 1795/96

Japanese print of two women with ornate hairstyles, one holding a red tray with a tea bowl while the other adjusts a hairpin.

A Young Girl Offering Tea to Another Woman

c. 1797

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono holding a round fan, with ornate gold hair pins on a yellow background.

Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chojiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the…

1794

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and hairpins, in a patterned kimono with orange obi, against yellow.

Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Wakagi, Wakaba (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke, Wakagi, Wakaba), from…

1794

Woodblock print of two women in kimono with elaborate hairstyles against a pale yellow background, one holding a folding fan.

Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series "Sundial of Young Women (Musume hi-dokei)"

c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of a shrine maiden with a pole and streamers beside a flute player in a green robe.

Hour of the Horse [12 am], Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series “Customs of Beauties Around the Clock”…

c. 1798/99

Takigawa, from the series "Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day (Toji zensei bijin zoroe)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with ornate hairpins and a folding fan, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Miyahito of the Ogiya, Whose Assistants Are Tsubaki and Shirabe (Ogiya uchi Miyahito, Tsubaki, Shirabe)

1793-94

Woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins in a purple kimono with red collar, looking down, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryo kurabe) (Keizetsuro Hinazu…

c. 1794/95

Pipe, from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women (Fujin sogaku juttai) (Kiseru)

1802/03

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a round fan, beside an orchid in a planter, with a calligraphy scrol

Beauty Wearing a Summer Kimono, from the series “New Patterns of Brocade Woven in Utamaro Style" ("Nishiki-ori Utamar…

c. 1796/98

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hair pins wearing a white robe with patterned textiles, beside a calligraphy

The White Coat, from the series "New Patterns of Brocade Woven in Utamaro Style (Nishiki-ori Utamaro-gata-moyo)"

c. 1796/98

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a pipe beside a folding screen, with a hanging peony panel above.

Hour of the Ox [2am] (Ushi no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a brazier and kettle, with a hanging cartouche above.

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

c. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono holding a sheet with a bearded figure, by Utamaro.

Hour of the Hare [6am] (U no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki")

c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono with a fan, looking down at a crouching child beside a kneeling atten

Mother and Child

c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono in an interior, one tending the other's hair beside a folding screen.

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

c. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of two women in kimono, one kneeling with a tea cup, one standing and touching her hair, beside a hanging lante

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

c. 1794

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono grooming their hair beside a black mirror stand, with a Japanese title car

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

c. 1794

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono with ornate hairpins, one seated with a fan, beside a cartouche.

Hour of the Sheep (Hitsuji 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 in white with peonies, one in pink with blossoms, beside a han

Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki")

c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one pouring water into a black basin, with a hanging calligraphic cartouche

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

c. 1794