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Woodblock print of an ikebana arrangement with branches, maple leaves and flowers in a white vase on a red stand.

Ike Bana (Flower Arrangement) in the Ike-no-bo Style

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1765

Woman in orange kimono reading a long scroll while standing on a large carp in waves, woodblock print.

The Bijin Kinko

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono gathered around a man in a green hat beside a screen with a bird.

Daikoku Dōagé

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1766

Two women in kimono on a veranda look up at plum blossoms and geese flying overhead, in a Japanese woodblock print.

See Them Fly

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767

Woodblock print of a woman smoking a pipe beside a seated man near a striped futon and folding screen.

The Art of Conversation

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of three women in kimono, one playing a shamisen, with onlookers peering through windows behind them.

The Watchers and the Watched

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono writing a letter on a green mat beside a lacquer writing box.

An Oiran Seated upon a Bed, Writing a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in kimono holding a black dog, with a letter and box on the floor.

An Oiran Holding a Black Dog

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a young woman in a pink kimono seated on a wooden veranda beside a round lattice window.

A Young Woman Seated upon the Engawa of a House

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono bending over a tub with a reclining figure beside a reed plant.

The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1773

Four women in patterned kimono play an incense game in a room with painted screens, with writing paper and lacquer boxes on t

Four Oiran of the House Called Kadokana-ya Playing the Game of Ko-awase (Incense Game)

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Woodblock print of a man holding a lantern beside a woman in a patterned kimono with hair ornaments.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as an Oiran

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono holding a striped sword before a wooden lattice screen.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Kyokaku

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1777

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an ochre robe and patterned kimono, holding a katana before striped background.

The Actor Bando Mitsugorō I as one of the Conen Otoko or Five Kyokaku

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono and a woman in a wide hat before Mount Fuji and rolling hills.

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro as a Man in Sumptuous Raiment, Standing in a Field, Mount Fuji in the Background

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned black kimono standing on a wooden veranda beside a river.

Yoshizawa Iroha as a Woman Standing on the Engawa of a House by a River

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono before orange and blue wave motifs, ca. 1779.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Standing in a Room Having a Wave-pattern Dado

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Japanese woodblock print of two women and a child in kimono on a veranda, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Visiting Komachi

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a standing woman, a servant with a tray, a seated child and a man smoking in an interior.

Forgetting Filial Piety

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1781

Woodblock print of two women and a samurai man under cherry blossoms, one holding a birdcage and one a fan.

Drunk with Flowers

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1781

Japanese woodblock print of three women in a room with calligraphy scrolls, an inkstone, and hanging poem slips.

Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono, one carrying a child in an orange robe, with a bald man at right.

MotHer Carrying Her Baby Girl to the Miya Mairi

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono in an interior with a screen, one bent forward playfully near a seated figu

A Practical Joke

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1782

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a staff, two kneeling performers with peonies, and musicians under a pine tree.

Actors in a Shosa (Combination of Acting and Dancing) Performance

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of women, children and a man in kimono before a shop with hanging curtains and a large crest.

Group before the Echigo-ya Dry-goods Shop on New Year's Day

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of two women, one combing her hair by a mirror and one washing her hair over a tub on a veranda.

Two Women Washing Their Hair

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in colorful kimono beneath willow branches, with musicians and a yellow parasol.

The Actors Bando Matakuro IV as Chubei, Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Umegawa, and Nakamura Katsugoro as Magoemon, in the pla…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

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…

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.

Blue woodblock print of a waterfall, wooden bridge, trees, and a conical mountain under pale clouds.

Landscape with waterfall, from an untitled series of chuban prints

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1831

Woodblock portrait of a bald man in an orange checked kimono with a black collar, glancing sideways against a grey background

The actor Arashi Ryuzo II as Ishibe no Kinkichi, the moneylender

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange kimono with green robe, topknot hair, and clasped hands on grey background.

The actor Ichikawa Ebizo IV as Takemura Sadanoshin

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as Otoma in a pink patterned robe, holding a staff and a large yellow fan.

The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otoma

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794