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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

Woodblock print of a comic male poet in black robe sticking out his tongue beside two women in patterned kimono.

The Poet Otomo no Kuronushi, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

c. 1804/05

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a glass bowl of goldfish, the other reaching toward a basin of fish.

Goldfish

c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hair looking down at a child in a patterned blue and green kimono.

Mother Nursing Child

c. 1806/31

Woodblock print of three kneeling women in kimono, one passing an object to another, with calligraphy at upper right.

Uur van het schaap: Toekomst voorspellen

1793

Japanese woodblock print of a long-haired woman in a patterned kimono with a boy and grey animal, plus inset scene.

Kintoki en Yamauba

1793

Woman in headscarf seated on grass smoking a pipe beside a teapot and basket, Japanese woodblock print.

Rijst plantend meisje

1800

Courtisane Hitomoto uit het Daimonjiya huis

1795

Woodblock print of a courtesan with decorated hair reading a letter, with a fan-shaped landscape vignette above.

Courtisane en de Toi Tama rivier

1795

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda beside a yellow flowering yamabuki shrub, one in a black patterned robe.

Twee vrouwen bij een bloeiende yamabuki struik: de tweede akte

1795

Woodblock print of a courtesan with elaborate hairpins and patterned kimono, with a fan-shaped landscape vignette in the uppe

Courtisane en de Ide Juwelen rivier

1795

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one holding a sword aloft, with pine trees behind a garden railing.

Courtisane een hoveling imiterend

1795

Woodblock print of blooming plum branches rising from a low wooden stand over water, with black calligraphy beside it.

Pruimentakken

1808

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of mandarin ducks on a rock beside water with reeds, colored red and black.

Twee mandarijneenden

1808

Monochrome print of chrysanthemums in a dragon-decorated vase on a cloud base, with loose blossoms to the right.

Chrysanten in vaas

1808

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a teal kimono tying thread beside a sewing box and spool.

Tying Thread, from the series “Women’s Handicrafts: Models of Dexterity" ("Fujin tewaza ayatsuri kagami")

c. 1797/98

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a lacquer box, with a shoreline vignette above.

Ichikawa of the Matsubaya

1790

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan and young attendant holding an infant, with elaborate hairstyles and kimono.

Shinohara of the Tsuruya, kamuro Wakaba and Chieda

1805

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono in a circular frame, with a snowy mountain and pine trees behind them.

Act eight [of the Chūshingura]

1799

Japanese woodblock print in a circular frame: a woman, a dark-robed man holding a bundle, and an elderly man in pink kimono.

Act eleven [of the Chūshingura]

1799

Ukiyo-e print of a seated courtesan in patterned kimono beside a bronze vase of plum blossoms, with an inset interior scene.

The Courtesan Karakoto of the house of Chōji-ya at New Years

1795

Circular Japanese woodblock print of three figures, a woman in front, a man in a green patterned robe, and a figure peering f

Act seven [of the Chūshingura]

1799

Circular Japanese woodblock print showing a woman with a sword, an older man in green, and a woman with ornate hairpins.

Act two [of the Chushingura]

1799

Three figures in black floral kimono carry a large round lantern sign beside a red placard, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Small festival lantern

1779

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in a circle: a woman with an ornate hairpin and two men in striped robes.

Act six [of the Chūshingura]

1799

Ukiyo-e print of a woman in a plum-patterned kimono looking down at a young man touching his chin.

The Joruri characters, Oume and Kumenosuke

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a hooded woman beside a sliding screen, with two men looking up at a sword-holding actor.

Act ten [of the Chūshingura]

1799

Woodblock print of a woman watching a child hold an oni demon mask, with a second figure behind and a Japanese title at upper

Ten erotic names

1801

Woman smoking a pipe

1791

Woollen-robed courtesan in black and teal kimono with ornate hair combs, standing in a Japanese woodblock print.

The courtesan Takihashi of Ōgi-ya

1800

Woodblock print of armored warrior Benkei standing beside a crouching demon playing a samisen, with calligraphy.

Souvenir Print from Ōtsu: Benkei with Weaponry and a Demon with a Samisen

1800

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono within a circular frame, one holding a sword beside a green patterned screen.

Act nine [of the Chūshingura]

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and a man with a red fan inside a circular frame, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799.

Act three [of the Chūshingura]

1799