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Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hair pins wearing a white robe with patterned textiles, beside a calligraphy

The White Coat, from the series "New Patterns of Brocade Woven in Utamaro Style (Nishiki-ori Utamaro-gata-moyo)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796/98

Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with swords, beside a round portrait and Japanese memorial text

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Suketakaya Kodenji

Utagawa Kunisada III, 1899

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a pipe beside a folding screen, with a hanging peony panel above.

Hour of the Ox [2am] (Ushi no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a brazier and kettle, with a hanging cartouche above.

Hour of the Tiger (Tora no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono holding a sheet with a bearded figure, by Utamaro.

Hour of the Hare [6am] (U no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki")

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono with a fan, looking down at a crouching child beside a kneeling atten

Mother and Child

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono in an interior, one tending the other's hair beside a folding screen.

Hour of the Dragon (Tatsu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of two women in kimono, one kneeling with a tea cup, one standing and touching her hair, beside a hanging lante

Hour of the Snake (Mi no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono grooming their hair beside a black mirror stand, with a Japanese title car

Hour of the Horse (Uma no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki-style man in black kimono and blue hakama beneath a red zigzag border.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1854

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono with ornate hairpins, one seated with a fan, beside a cartouche.

Hour of the Sheep (Hitsuji no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a standing man in green robes holding prayer beads, with calligraphy beside him, memorial portrait of acto

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamasuke

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1838

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one in white with peonies, one in pink with blossoms, beside a han

Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki")

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one pouring water into a black basin, with a hanging calligraphic cartouche

Hour of the Cock (Tori no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a courtesan reading a long letter beside a kneeling attendant in green, with a writing box on a red mat.

Hour of the Dog (Inu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of women with a parasol and a boatman on a boat over rippling water, dated 1776.

Avondsneeuw te Sangendo

Torii Kiyonaga, 1776

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono shielding herself from wind beneath hanging wisteria, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Vrouw in de wind

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Three women on a veranda watch boats on a river at sunset in a Japanese woodblock print.

Avondregen te Susaki

Torii Kiyonaga, 1776

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a red tray, the other tending a tea kettle.

Hour of the Boar (I no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two attendant girls in ornate kimono and hair ornaments, walking together.

Courtisane Hitomachi uit het Tsutaya huis met haar kamuro Sanae en Matsuyo

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Woodblock print of a man playing a bamboo flute below a veranda where women watch from behind a bamboo screen.

Nieuwjaarsoptreden

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Woodblock print of two women in kimono glancing sideways beneath a blossoming cherry tree, with a seal at lower left.

Twee opzij kijkende courtisanes onder een bloesemende kersenboom

Torii Kiyonaga, 1779

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono on a wooden walkway by a bamboo fence, with an attendant kneeling nearby.

Avondboot te Tomigaoka

Torii Kiyonaga, 1779

Woodblock print of three women visiting a Jizo shrine with a stone lantern and hanging scrolls, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Drie vrouwen bezoeken een Jizo heiligdom

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a parasol and sword, with a bird in the sky.

Ochiyo en Hanbei nemen de benen

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of four boys playing on a veranda beside blooming pink peonies and a bamboo railing.

Vier jongens spelend bij een perkje met pioenrozen

Torii Kiyonaga, 1781

Woodblock print of two women and a girl in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry tree on grass.

Twee vrouwen en een meisje onder een bloesemende kersenboom

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Woodblock print of a bald man with a bundle beside a woman in a pink and grey kimono before a golden screen.

Acteur Iwai Hanshiro IV in het dagelijks leven

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of two standing figures in kimono before seated musicians beneath a willow tree.

Acteurs Sawamura Sojuro III en Iwai Hanshiro IV als Jihei en Koharu

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of women and a seated man in an interior with a tea kettle, shoji screen and bamboo, by Torii Kiyona

Het zesde voorschrift

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono, a flute-playing samurai, a lantern, bamboo, and an interior veranda scene.

Yoshitsune brengt een serenade aan Joruri hime

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one kneeling with a dark robe, beside a lantern and text.

Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794