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Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one holding a blue parasol, the other seated in a checkered robe with a blue flower.

Two Beauties

ca. 1801-4

Painting of a standing woman in a gray kimono looking down at two puppies at her feet against a plain tan background.

Woman with Puppies

1801/4

Hanging scroll of two women under an umbrella walking through a snowstorm, with snow-covered ground in the foreground.

Two girls under umbrella in snowstorm

1800

Women in kimono on a seaside veranda with lanterns, a folding screen and sailing boats on the sea beyond.

Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami

1800

Painting of a kneeling woman in a red striped kimono gazing at a vase with a flowering plum branch on a lacquer stand.

Woman Making a Flower Arrangement

1802

Japanese print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle looking over her shoulder, wearing a patterned green kimono.

婦人相學十躰・浮気之相

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan in a white kimono beside a kneeling child in a black floral robe.

Standing Prostitute and Kamuro

1805

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a patterned kimono with ink calligraphy above her, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Standing Prostitute

Women in kimono gather on a seaside veranda with lanterns, a bonsai pine, and sailboats on the water beyond.

Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami

1750

Woodblock print of a woman in a green patterned kimono glancing over her shoulder against a pink background.

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

c. 1793

Woodblock print of two women in kimono with a songbird cage on a wooden veranda beside a green shrub.

Japanese Bush Warbler

1754-1806

Color woodcut of a kneeling woman pouring tea on a verandah beside a shoji screen casting a shadow figure.

Waitress at the Matsu Higashi house

1795 - 1800

Woodblock print of two women and a child under a willow at night, one woman raising a round fan toward the sky.

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

c. 1796-97

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono by a stream among reeds, one reaching out with a round fan.

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

c. 1796-97

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beneath a willow tree, one holding a fan and one looking into a mirror.

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)

c. 1796-97

Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties

c. 1798

Woodblock print of a man reading a scroll on a veranda beside a dog, with a woman holding a fan and an inset scene.

Act VII from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

c. 1801-2

Woodblock print of women and children in kimono indoors, snow falling outside, with a hanging scroll and calligraphy on the w

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

c. 1782

Ukiyo-e print by Kitagawa Utamaro showing figures beside a basket and sake jugs, with an inset of samurai in red.

Chushingura: Act X of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a green curtain, with a small inset of fans and toys in the upper lef

Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles

c. 1797

Triptych print of women and a child catching fireflies at dusk beneath willow trees, with round fans and reeds.

Catching Fireflies

c. 1796-97

Japanese woodblock print of women on a veranda, one combing hair, with a basket-hatted man below and a snowy inset scene.

Chushingura: Act IX of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Woodblock print of two women with tall hairstyles and long hairpins in patterned kimono, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800.

The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya, from Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors

c. 1800

Triptych print of women fishing with a large net at night on a river, with a boat, platform and lanterns.

Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River

c. 1800

Triptych print of court ladies in kimono seated in a palace interior with crane screens and drummers.

Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

late 1790s

The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses)

1797 or 1798

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and a child on her back, wearing a brown kimono and patterned obi.

Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi

late 1790s

Woodblock print of two women and a child walking at dusk by a river with a bridge, boats and lanterns.

Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge

c. mid 1790s

Woodblock print of fishermen hauling a net at night under a crescent moon, with women in kimono on a boat.

Net Fishing at Night

c. 1800

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women and a child by a river with a wooden bridge and boats at dusk.

Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

c. 1797-98

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a black hand mirror and one adjusting her collar, on a yellow ground.

The Hour of the Snake (from the series A Clock for Young Women)

c. 1796

Woman lifting a child toward plum blossoms, with a second woman watching, in a Japanese woodblock print with calligraphy.

Mother Lifting a Child to a Plum Tree (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent T…

late 1790s

Triptych print of women in kimono fishing and strolling on rocky shores with boats, sails, and distant mountains.

Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

c. 1790

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a red fence under pink cherry blossoms.

Chōzan of Chōjiya from the series Triptych of Beauties Before Blinds

1753-1806

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

Couple in a Boat

c. 1799

Japanese woodblock print of three women with ornate hairpins, one holding a folding fan, in patterned kimono.

Tomimoto Toyohina, Takashimaya Ohisa, and Naniwaya Okita

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a woman guiding a younger woman's hand as she writes with a brush at an ink stone.

Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women

c. 1798

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one playing a shamisen, with a parasol, a dog, and a mountain screen behind.

Chushingura: Act VIII of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle gazing at a sleeping infant she holds against her chest.

Fond of Things from the series Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today's World

late 1790s

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one seen through a bamboo blind on a veranda, the other standing beside bamboo leaves

Two Women by a Bamboo Blind

c. 1797 or 1798

Triptych woodblock print of a travel procession past pine trees with Mount Fuji rising behind them.

Procession at the Foot of Mount Fuji

1792 or 1793

Japanese woodblock print of four elegantly dressed figures, one standing woman in a patterned kimono, with a black lacquer ha

Oshichi and Kichisaburo (from the series Music on the Theme of Constancy in Love)

c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a palanquin, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Women by a Palanquin (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times)

late 1790s

Woodblock print of a seated woman with a round fan and elaborate hairpins, with an actor portrait roundel in the upper left.

An Attractive Woman Who Looks Like the Actor Iwai Hanshiro V

1806

Japanese woodblock print of kneeling women and a seated man with a crane and red sun, with an inset scene at upper right.

Chushingura: Act I of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding a candle over a kneeling figure, with a shirtless man and a small inset scene.

Chushingura: Act XI of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of women and a man beside a paper lantern, with bamboo and an inset interior scene.

Chushingura: Act VI of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hairpins holding a round fan, wearing a black kimono and green patterned sleeve.

Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women)

c. 1793

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black floral kimono flanked by two young attendants in pink robes.

The Courtesan Hinazuru of Chojiya with her Attendants Tsuruji and Tsuruno

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a courtesan with ornate hairpins reading a book, wearing a pink kimono with a green obi.

The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses)

late 1790s

Woodblock print of two women, one measuring a patterned black kimono held by the other, with elaborate hairstyles.

Woman Measuring a Man's Gown (from the series Twelve Occupations of Women)

late 1790s

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and a man holding a pipe behind her, in muted pink and cream tones.

Fond of Noise from the series Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today’s World

late 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of women arranging a plant and carrying vases, with a small inset scene at upper right.

Chushingura: Act IV of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono in an interior, a kneeling man with a striped robe, and an inset scene.

Chushingura: Act II of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Woodblock print of two women in kimono under a cherry tree with a child crouching in striped clothing in the foreground.

Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene

c. 1798

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a pine-painted screen, with an inset panel of samurai fighting in the upper lef

Chushingura: Act V of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned red kimono reading a unrolled scroll beside a writing box and chrysanthemums

Woman of the Yoshiwara Reading Scroll

1753-1806

Woodblock print of three women in kimono with elaborate hair ornaments, one with flowers in her hair, against a plain backgro

Courtesans and Attendants

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono beside a railing under a blossoming plum tree, with a kneeling child at lower lef

Serenade

1753-1806

Woman in a patterned kimono reads a letter while seated, with a hanging fan ornament at upper right, Japanese woodblock print

Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World)

1806

Woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles and kimono, one holding a fan, with calligraphy at upper left.

Two Courtesans

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a pink fan, with elaborate hairstyles.

No Title

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing on a platform, one leaning from a balcony beside a lattice scre

Act VII from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers As Portrayed by Famous Beauties in Twelve Leaves

1794-95

Woodblock print of three women in kimono, one peering through a lattice screen, by Kitagawa Utamaro c.1803.

Kiyomizu Komachi from the series Little Seedlings: Seven Komachi

c.1803

Ukiyo-e woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono with a bamboo staff beside a companion with a topknot.

Woman Representing Good Fortune

1753-1806

Woodblock print of two women in kimono by a stream with a crouching child, flowering shrub behind them.

Yamashiro Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

c. 1804

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with decorated hairpins and a red checkered robe, the other with floral

Making Love

1753-1806

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with a black hood and umbrella, the other carrying a lantern.

Contemporary Beauties Third

1753-1806

Woodblock print of a woman leaning over a man holding a fan, both in patterned kimono with elaborate hair ornaments.

Man and Woman

1753-1806

Woodblock print of a woman reading at a lacquer table, dreaming of a wedding procession with palanquin and attendants.

Courtesan Dreaming of a Marriage Procession

late 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hair writing with a brush on a scroll, beside a hand mirror cartouche.

Woman Writing

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of two women in floral kimono, with calligraphy and a coastal landscape vignette at upper right.

Nakatsu, from the series Fifty-three Stations in the Life of a Beauty

c. 1803

Woman kneeling to hold a garment for a standing man beside a stacked box, Japanese woodblock print by Utamaro.

Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man

1754-1806

Woman of the Yoshiwara

1753-1806

Woodblock print of three women by a river with a shrub and dragonfly, Japanese, c. 1804.

Musashi Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

c. 1804

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of robed warriors and a white horse in a snowy pine landscape with mountains.

Winter Scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

c. 1790

Woodblock print of two courtesans in half-length, one holding a patterned fan, with ornate hair combs and kimono.

Half-length Portrait of Two Courtesans

1753-1806

Three women washing cloth by a wooden tub beside a flowing river, with a mountain in the distance, in a Japanese woodblock pr

Settsu Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

c. 1804

Woodblock print of a kneeling courtesan with a fan beside a standing attendant holding a painted picture, on a golden ground.

The Courtesan Hana-ogi of Ogiya as the Sennin Tekkai (from the series Eight Immortals of Sensuality)

mid 1790s

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle applying red lip color with a small brush.

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyōbō), from the series A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tōsei onna fūzoku…

c. 1801-2

Ukiyo-e print of a man raising a staff while another restrains him, with two kneeling women and a small inset scene.

Chushingura: Act III of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Three women in patterned kimono on a veranda with a black parasol and pink blossoms below, Japanese woodblock print.

Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime

1753-1806

Woodblock print of women on a veranda hanging laundry, with rooftops, a distant mountain, pine and bamboo below.

Women Hanging Laundry to Dry on a Balcony

early 1790s

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures embracing, one with a pink ribbon in her hair and a striped kimono.

The Lovers Ohan and Choemon (from the series Joruri Ballads in the Tokiwazu and Tomimoto Styles)

early or mid 1800s

Woodblock print of a courtesan with gold hairpins in a pink kimono, reading a long handwritten letter she holds unrolled.

The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses)

late 1790s

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a crane-patterned kimono beside a kneeling attendant, by Utamaro.

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)

early 1790s

Woodblock print of a woman with long loose hair touching her head, holding a blue fan with plant motifs.

Bust of Woman with Loose Hair Holding Fan

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a hawk, a standing attendant with a sword, and a seated samurai by a box near water.

Daimyō and his Retinue Crossing a Stream in Plain Near Fuji

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a rushing river, with shrubs at left.

Omi Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

c. 1804

Japanese woodblock print of women on a veranda overlooking a pine-lined embankment and distant town at dusk.

Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara

1790

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a red crane-patterned kimono with a young attendant in blue beside her.

Ichikawa of Matsubaya with Minomo and Tamamo

1753-1806

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside tall inscribed paper lanterns and a large lion mask.

Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo of the Otsuya (Otsuya uchi Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo), from the series "Female Geis…

1783

Ukiyo-e print of three women on a veranda with a tea kettle and brazier, with a poem and signature in the upper right.

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi)

c. 1785

Woodblock print of a woman with pinned black hair holding a brush and scroll, wearing an orange blossom-patterned kimono.

Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

c. 1795/96

Triptych woodblock print of a cherry blossom banquet with kimono-clad women, men, and attendants beneath flowering trees.

Cherry Blossom Banquet (Oka no utage)

n.d.

Triptych print of women and a child on a riverbank at night, with a wooden bridge and boats on the river behind them.

Women watching fireworks at Sumida River

c. 1795/96