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Woodblock print of three women in kimono, one holding a calligraphy fan and one playing a shamisen, beneath a paper lantern.

Cooling off at Nakasu (Nakasu no suzumi), from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quar…

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking under cherry blossoms on a grassy riverbank.

Spring Outing, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a shamisen on a patterned kimono beneath pink cherry blossoms, against a pale green circular background.

Courtisane en shamisen

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1822

Triptych woodblock print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with ornate hairpins, set before peonies and a railing.

Drie courtisanes

Utagawa Kunisada, 1814

Woodblock print of figures in kimono on a ferry boat, with a river, pine trees and a distant mountain behind them.

Ferry on the Rokugo River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono with a parasol and child walking past a thatched teahouse beside a river.

Spring Outing to Mukojima

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Woodblock print of four women in kimono walking past a stone wall, with a crowd of visitors on a grassy slope above.

Women Visiting Mimeguri Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1788

Woodblock print of figures in kimono sheltering from rain beside a red shrine gate and stone wall.

Sudden Shower at Mimeguri Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Woodblock print of women and children on a stone causeway under cherry blossoms, with turtles in the pond below.

Women and Children on the Causeway at Shinobazu Pond

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of two court ladies in layered kimono, one seated beside a white kitten, with a peony branch and pat

The Third Princess and Her Kitten, from an untitled series of court ladies

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan in a red and olive patterned kimono, holding a letter to her mouth.

Courtesan with a Letter in Her Mouth

Chobunsai Eishi, 1756-1815

Woodblock print of a woman with an umbrella in rain beside a thatched teahouse, with travelers and a flooded field.

Tsuchiyama, from Tokaido gojusantsugi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Two Japanese court ladies in patterned silk robes on a veranda overlooking a lake, one standing and one seated.

Sei Shonagon and Her Companion, from an untitled series of court ladies

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Woodblock print of a woman in a crane-patterned robe by a window with snowy garden, attendants and brazier nearby.

Snowy Morning in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro yuki no ashita)

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1789

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with a kneeling man holding a fan and a pine tree.

A Party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1790

Woodblock print of three women on a veranda in kimono, looking toward a snowy garden with bamboo and a shoji screen.

Women Viewing a Snowy Garden from a Parlor

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold face makeup and a fierce expression, in a blue robe with floral patterns.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Arajishi Otokonosuke

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Woodblock print of two men in kimono beneath a paper lantern and blossoming branch, one holding a folding fan.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor preparing papers beside a folding screen with a plum branch and a brazier.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Preparing New Year's Gifts

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1830

Ukiyo-e print of two women with ornate hairstyles and patterned kimono, one holding a striped fan, with a cartouche at upper

Teahouse girl and servant: Snow from the series Comparison of Snow, Moon and Flower Beauty

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on rippling water, one watching from a wooden platform above.

Fishing

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a pink floral kimono playing a shamisen, with calligraphy beside her.

Courtesan with a Shamisen

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a man carrying a folded cloth, in a yellow interior.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan and a man in a checked robe standing beneath a flowering branch.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II and his wife, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of travelers poling a boat across misty water, with other boats and figures in the distance.

Mitsuke. Sarjasta Tokaidon tien 53 pysähdyspaikkaa

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a man in a grey patterned robe and a woman in a yellow floral kimono standing in a wooden interior.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III with a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84

Japanese woodblock print of a man in a black robe conversing with a woman in a pale kimono before a wooden shop.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I and a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a man in a striped robe and a woman in a black kimono under snowy willow branches.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV and a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Two kabuki actors in patterned robes pose against diagonal blue and cream stripes, with black name cartouches above them.

Näyttelijät Nakamura Fukusuke ja Kataoka Ichizo näytelmässä Futatsu cho-cho (Kaksi perhosta)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Woodblock print of a hooded woman in a pale kimono and a man in striped robes standing before a red banner.

The Actors Yamashita Mangiku and Otani Hiroji lll, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of a man in black robe and a woman in yellow kimono standing beside bamboo and wisteria.

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of a group walking in kimono, with a monk pointing, a woman holding an umbrella, and a man with a fa

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V and his family, from an untitled series of four prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84