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Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with ornate hair pins, hand to cheek, in a patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

c. 1801

Ukiyo-e triptych of women at work in a printmaking workshop, carving blocks, sizing paper and drawing designs.

Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints,…

About 1803

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono holding an inscribed folding fan, wearing a broad white hat.

The Style of a Feudal Lord’s Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tosei fuzoku tsu)

c. 1800/01

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black hairstyle and gold hairpins, looking down at a cup and paper in her hands.

Geisha of the West District

n.d.

Woodblock print of two women with hair ornaments, one pouring tea from a black teapot, beside a patterned curtain.

Hour of the Ox (Ushi no koku) Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter (Tatsumi), from the series "Customs of Beauties Around the Cl…

c. 1798/99

Edo Geisha, from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of two women in kimono stretching cloth, one leaning forward with a hairpin in her hair, patterned fabrics ar

Cloth-Strecher, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni ko)"

c. 1798/99

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono with elaborate hairstyles, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800.

Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo (Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo)

c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women with chrysanthemums, a kettle and a zither, with calligraphy in the upper right.

The Chrysanthemum Festival in the Ninth Month, from an untitled pentaptych of the five festivals

c. 1803

Ukiyo-e print of two women in kimono, one with a tall pink and gold hair ornament, against a pale grey background.

Beauty and Attendant on New Year’s Day, from the series “Pleasures for Beauties on the Five Festival Days" ("Bijin go…

c. 1800

Two-panel woodblock print: a man at a balcony under a red lantern, and three women in kimono with hair ornaments.

Theater loge

1799

Woodblock print of two women in kimono stretching cloth, one bending over the other, with a diagonal pole at left.

Doeken spannen

1795

Japanese print of women and men fishing at night from a wooden platform and boat, with nets and water waves across three pane

Nachtelijke visvangst

1795

Woodblock print of a courtesan in bust portrait with long black hair, hairpins, and a patterned fan against a yellow backgrou

Busteportret van de courtisane Kisegawa uit het Matsubaya huis

1795

Busteportret van de courtisane Shiratsuya uit het Wakanaya huis

1795

Busteportret van de courtisane Shinowara uit het Tsuruya huis

1795

Japanese woodblock print of a wild-haired woman with a knife and a boy in green clinging to her back, with persimmons below.

Kintoki en Yamauba

1800

Japanese woodblock print of two women walking under a parasol, one in a red floral kimono, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Oume en Kumenosuke

1800

Japanese woodblock print of a woman combing her long black hair, with calligraphy in the upper left corner.

Haren wassen

1800

Black ink woodblock print of three horses with flowing manes, one grazing, beside rocks and a calligraphic inscription.

Drie paarden

1800

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono nursing an infant, with an elaborate hairstyle and hairpin.

Moeder met kind aan de borst

1800

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of people shopping at a seaside fish market with baskets of fish and waves behind.

Gezicht op de vismarkt op het strand te Shiba

1807

Woodblock print of two women in kimono preparing raw fish and radish beside a patterned plate and wooden stool.

Preparing Raw Fish

1798

Woodblock print of women in kimono viewing a painting in a veranda interior with a writing desk and tea set.

[琴棋書画]

Triptych Japanese print of elegant figures on a boat with Mount Fuji, a hawk and eggplants, by Utamaro, 1798.

First dream: Fuji, hawks, and eggplants

1798

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and two children looking into a peep box showing a landscape scene.

Viewing a peep box show

1801

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono holding up a letter, with a title cartouche at upper right.

Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon) (Fumi yomu onna)

c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a woman with a topknot gazing into a black hand mirror, wearing a pale green patterned kimono.

The Interesting Type (Omoshiroki so), from the series “Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women" ("Fujin sogaku j…

c. 1792/93

Triptych woodblock print of women gathering shellfish on a rocky shore with woven baskets and fish, by Utamaro.

Abalone Divers

c. 1797/98

Woodblock print of a courtesan embracing a client in a checkered kimono, with calligraphy text in the margins.

Courtesan with a Client

1799

Woodblock print of a woman leaning over a man smoking a pipe beside a brazier, with fans and patterned textiles.

Jonge man rokend met courtisane

1799

Polychrome Japanese woodblock print of an embracing couple in patterned kimono beside an orchid planter, with calligraphy.

Geheime affaire van een getrouwde man en een getrouwde vrouw

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono embracing a man, with inscriptions and household objects.

Geisha in kimono met lange mouwen en haar geliefde

1799

Woodblock print of a couple embracing on a patterned summer mat, with calligraphic verses above, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Jong getrouwd stel, de liefde bedrijvend op een zomerslaapmat

1799

Woodblock print of a couple embracing kneeling beside a shamisen, with Japanese calligraphy in the background.

Jonge burgerdochter met minnaar bij een shamisen

1799

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono behind a bent-over woman in purple, with calligraphy in the margins.

Ouder getrouwd stel bedrijft de liefde

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in purple kimono beside a man in striped robe, with a lattice screen and calligraphy.

Geisha en minnaar bij vrijstaand kamerscherm

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a geisha and a man in an intimate embrace, with calligraphic inscriptions and a green textile.

Geisha en haar geliefde

1799

Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro of a man in green kimono leaning over a seated woman with striped robe and calligraphy.

Getrouwde man en weduwe

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a couple in kimono embracing before a folding screen with plum blossom branches.

Vrijend paar naast kamerscherm

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan kissing a young man in a striped robe, with calligraphy and a kettle beside them.

Prostituee kussend met jonge man

1799

Japanese print of a red-shaded peony with gold leaves and an uncolored peony outline beside it, with a label reading botan.

Peonies

n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a man playing a bamboo flute, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02.

Likes Enjoying Herself (Tanoshimizuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)"

c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles and ornaments, with a pink banner behind them.

Two Girls, from the series "Twelve Physiognomies of Beautiful Women Representing Views of Famous Places (Meisho fukei…

c. 1803

Woodblock print of three women in kimono making music with drums and a shamisen in a traditional room.

Drums and Shamisen

n.d.

Atage, from the series "A Selection of Eastern Beauties (Azuma bijin erami)"

c. 1798

Woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles, one offering a sake cup on a tray to the other.

Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)"

c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of palm leaves arranged in a green bronze jar with a dragon, on a dark cloud base, with calligraphy.

An Arrangement of Shuro Palm Leaves in a Bronze Jar

c. 1796

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on choppy water, one standing in a pink checked kimono, two seated with ro

Fishing Excursion

c. 1799

Ukiyo-e print of two women with elaborate hairpins and striped and patterned kimono, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801.

Tsukioka of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya uchi tsukioka), from the series "Seiro bijin meika awase"

c. 1801

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono leaning toward a child holding a staff, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Ginjuro's Wife Oyumi from the Play "Whirlpools of Awa" (Awa no naruto, Ginjuro nyobo Oyumi), from the series "Bamboo…

1806

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle biting thread while holding a needle, in a patterned kimono.

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku…

c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairpins, one in a pink floral kimono and one in a dark kimono.

The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

c. 1799

Woodblock print of a woman in a checked kimono tuning a shamisen, with an elaborate black hairstyle and red hair ornaments.

Turning a Shamisen (Shamisen no nejime), from the series "Chanting to Shamisen by Young Women of Today (Tosei musume…

c. 1804/06

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins and a black hairstyle, holding a round fan and looking to the side.

Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

1801

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono kneeling beside a latticed shoji screen, one leaning against the other.

Double Pillow

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of two women reclining under a patterned kimono, with Japanese calligraphy above, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790.

Minnend paar

1790

Japanese woodblock print of Yamauba with long black hair nursing the red-faced child Kintaro in a floral purple kimono.

Yamauba Breast Feeding Kintaro

c. 1801/06

Woodblock print of women in a room opening shoji screens onto a garden with a stone lantern and pine tree.

Parody of a scene from "The Pillow Book"

c. 1793/97

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one in a dragon-patterned kimono, with calligraphy at up

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya

c. 1797

Ukiyo-e print of a woman with ornate hairpins in a pink kimono beside a man in a gray patterned robe.

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

c. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins holding a round fan with morning glories, with a river roundel above.

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Five Beauties (Gonin bijin aikyo kurabe)"

c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of two women with upswept hair and ornaments, one holding a green wrapped packet, the other looking down at i

Okita and Ofuji

c. 1793/94

Reflective Love, from the series "Anthology of Poems: The Love Section (Kasen koi no bu) (Mono-omou koi)"

c. 1793/94

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman offering a chestnut burr to a reaching young boy against a pale background.

Yamauba Holding Chestnuts while Kintaro Reaches for Them

c. 1804/05

Narrow vertical woodblock print of a woman in a checkered red kimono and black hood beside a figure holding an umbrella.

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei from the Courier Service (Umegawa, Chubei)

c. 1797

Woodblock print of courtesans and patrons in a pleasure house interior with painted screens and lamps.

Rules of Conduct in the Pleasure Quarters

1804

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairdo holding a chrysanthemum fan, a small bird on her finger.

Suzume of Yoshiwara

1780

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle holding a yellow comb before a floral pink background.

Comb

1780

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins reading a book, wearing a striped kimono against a grey background.

Ochie of the Ko-ise-ya of the Arayashiki in Kobikichō

1780

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono holding up an unrolled letter, with Japanese text at upper right.

Woman reading a letter

1780

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a paper lantern and hanging cloths.

Ōmando ogie oiyo takeji

1785

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a checkered pink kimono blowing a golden popper against a silver background.

Young lady blowing on a poppin

1790

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman reading a scroll beside a young attendant, with a lacquer writing box on a red mat.

The hour of the dog

1795

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle wiping her face with a patterned cloth, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Woman wiping sweat

1798

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono inside a green mosquito net with red valances and bedding.

Woman with a visitor

1797

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman offering chestnuts to a red-skinned child who reaches up beside her.

Yamauba holding chestnuts and Kintarō

1796

Japanese print of a dark cormorant diving into water beside two pale herons, with small fish and a misty grey sky.

Cormorant and white heron

1789

Japanese woodblock print of six figures in traditional robes, a reclining woman in a floral kimono at center with seated men

Six poets

1795

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one playing a stringed instrument beside a lacquered box and red t

Urashimatarō

1801

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono on a wooden bench beneath a noren curtain.

The Courtesan Segawa of Matsuba-ya

1801

Woodblock print of a man holding chrysanthemums and a seated woman in a patterned robe with a white headcloth.

September

1798

Circular Japanese woodblock print of three figures, a woman with a fan, a topknot man, and a smiling figure in a brown robe.

Act one [of the Chūshingura]

1799

Woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one resting her chin on her hand and the other holding a green fan.

The courtesans Hinatsuru and Hinamatsu of Chōji-ya

1798

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"

c. 1792/93

Utamaro woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono, a seated woman writing, and a child with a white cat.

Takigawa of the Ogiya (Ogiya uchi Takigawa, Onami, Menami, Kisagawa, Hanamichi, Himekawa, Kumegawa)

1793

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a pink patterned kimono with gold hair ornaments, beside a tea kettle and iris.

The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, from the series "Courtesans of the Five Festivals (Yukun gosekku)"

c. 1805

Woodblock print of three Japanese figures, one offering a sake cup, with elaborate hairstyles and patterned kimono.

Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya and the Maidservant Suki, (Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya, gejo Suki) from the series…

c. 1798/1800

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono leaning on a railing beside a girl, against a yellow background.

Hour of the Sheep [2 pm] (hitsuji no koku), from the series “Sundial of Young Women" ("Musume hi-dokei")

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a hawk perched on a plum branch with white blossoms, gripping a small bird.

Hawk on a Plum Branch

1800

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate updo holding a red tray with a tea bowl, wearing a grey kimono with red collar.

Southern Teahouse

n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman with an updo looking into a round hand mirror, wearing a pink patterned kimono and green striped f

Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")

c. 1795/96

Tomimoto Toyohina, from the series "Famous Beauties of Edo (Edo komei bijin)"

c. 1793/94

Ukiyo-e print of two women with elaborate hairpins, one whispering close to the other's ear, in pink and floral kimonos.

The Habit of Criticizing Others (Ta o soshiru kuse), from the series "Seven Bad Habits (Nakute nana kuse)"

c. 1797

Ukiyo-e print of a woman reading a letter while a man kneels beside her, with patterned kimonos and calligraphic text.

The joruri, Nure tsubame negura no karakasa, from the series Joruri libretti (Joruri-bon) (Nure tsubame negura no kar…

c. 1804/06

Ukiyo-e print of two women with a child in a red robe, one holding a folding fan, against a pale background.

The Poet Sojo Henjo, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

c. 1804/05