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Woodblock print of a long-haired woman embracing a young boy in a green patterned kimono against a beige background.

Yamauba and Kintarō

ca. 1795

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a bamboo pole with a carp streamer, under falling blossoms.

Lantern Float

early 1800s

Japanese woodblock print of a red-faced spear foot-soldier beside a kimono-clad figure holding a hawk on the arm.

Foot-Soldier with a Spear and Hawk-Handler (Yari-mochi yakko to taka shō), from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōt…

ca. 1802-3

Woodblock print of a woman fixing her hair beside a mirror, with another woman holding an infant in a patterned robe.

Woman and Child

ca. 1793

Woodblock print of a man leaning over a seated woman at a mirror and comb box, in yellow kimono tones.

Two actors, from the series Musical Program of True Love (Ongyoku hiyoku no bangumi) 音曲比翼の番組

ca. 1800 (Kansei 12)

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a baby playing on the floor, one woman holding a blossom-decorated fan.

Two Women with a Baby who is Playing on the Floor

ca. 1793

Two women under a large yellow and blue umbrella on a rainy night, one holding a lantern, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night

ca. 1797

Naniwa Okita Admiring Herself in a Mirror

ca. 1790-95

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono cradling a baby against her shoulder, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790.

“Hour of the Rat: Mistress,” from the series Women’s Daily Customs (Fuzoku bijin tokei)

1790

Woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono working with silk floss beside a wooden tub and a hanging bamboo pole.

The Making of Silk Floss

ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins in a pink patterned kimono and green floral robe, looking downward.

“Hanaōgi of the Gomeirō,” from the series Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryō kurabe: Gomeirō Hanaōgi)

ca. 1794-95

The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase)

ca. 1793-94

Vertical ukiyo-e print of a woman in a pink kimono with gold hair ornaments carrying a child on her back.

Choemon Carrying Ohan on His Back

c. 1801

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

Snow, Moon, and Flowers in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro setsugekka) : Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya with Attendants Shir…

n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hairpins resting her cheek on a cloth beside two men in kimono.

The Loyal League of Forty-seven Rōnin (Chūshingura), Act VI

Woodblock print of a woman with a black updo, hairpins and pink bow, hand raised near her chin, in a floral kimono.

Oiran Osama of Abura House

1790

Ukiyo-e woodblock print of a woman with hairpins leaning over two men in kimono, soft pastel colors on a light background.

O-Karu, Kanpei and Hara Goemon: Forty-Seven Ronin Act VI

1802

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle brushing her teeth, beside another woman holding a bowl and a calendar

Geisha Brushing Her Teeth

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono examining a spray of green leaves, with a signature in the margin.

Tomimoto Toyohina

c. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black updo and hairpins, wearing a checkered collar, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Ha... of the Southern Station (Nan'eki ha-jirushi)

c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a courtesan with long black hair and yellow hairpins, holding a patterned red fan, by Utamaro.

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Sasano, Takeno (Matsubaya uchi Kisegawa, Sasano, Takeno), from the…

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan and attendant gazing up at a hanging bamboo vase with flowering vines.

The Courtesan Yoso-oi of the Pine Needle House in the Yoshiwara and Her Attendant (Matsubaya Yoso-oi)

c.1802

Ukiyo-e print of two women and a child in kimono, one standing in a patterned pink robe, one seated in orange.

The Poet Fun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

c. 1804/05

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black hairstyle, hairpins and a grey kimono with orange collar.

Half-Length Portrait of a Girl

Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a bamboo-patterned kimono beside a kneeling attendant tending a brazier.

A Courtesan and her Attendant

c. 1803/04

Woodblock print of a courtesan with tall hairpins holding a pink patterned robe over her shoulder, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from a…

c. 1797

Woodblock print of a standing man in a cream kimono and a kneeling woman in an orange floral robe, with a sword on the floor.

Rikiya and Konami, from the series A Program with Music about Loving Couples (Ongyoku hiyoku no bangumi)

1798

Woodblock print of a seated woman holding a hand mirror, with shadows cast on a lattice shoji screen behind her.

Shadows on the Shoji

1790s

Woodblock print of an older woman combing long hair while a child clambers over her shoulder, in pink and cream tones.

Yamauba Combing Her Hair with Kintarō

ca. 1801

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman playing with a laughing red-faced child wrapped in a patterned garment.

Yamauba Playing with Kintarō

ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a wild-haired woman tying the topknot of a boy who sticks out his tongue.

Yamauba Tying Kintarō’s Topknot

ca. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman with gold hairpins beside a rolled paper, with a basket and maple branch above.

"Hanazuma of Hyōgoya, Kenbishi of Sakagami” from the series The Peers of Saké Likened to Select Denizens of Six House…

ca. 1794