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Woodblock print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with two young attendants in black bamboo-patterned robes.

The Courtesan Wakakusa of the Chōjiya Brothel, and Attendants Asano and Midori, from the series “A Pattern Book of th…

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono carrying buckets on yokes past waves, with a pine branch above.

The Salt Maidens Murusame and Matsukaze

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1786

Japanese woodblock print of a festival procession with women and children around a tall lantern beneath a torii gate and pine

Carrying a lantern sponsored by the Motozaimoku-cho, from the series "The Festival of the Sanno Shrine (Sanno gosairei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Japanese woodblock print of festival-goers in kimono carrying a flower-decorated lantern, with a tiger-costumed figure in fro

Carrying a Lantern Decorated with a Pavilion, Gohei, Flowers, and Fan (Sekiguchi-cho Rosoku-cho no banto), from the s…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1779

Japanese triptych print of women and children in patterned kimono walking by peony plants and a bamboo fence.

The Peony Show

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of women in kimono landing from a pleasure boat onto a stone shore beside a river with reeds.

Women Landing from a Pleasure Boat Drawn Up to the Shore at Mukojima on Sumida RIver, Edo

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one playing a flute, with bamboo blinds and a garden behind them.

Nakasu, from the series "Ten Scenes of Enjoying the Cool in the Three Cities (Sangatsu ryo jikkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785/86

Diptych woodblock print of women in kimono and men walking beneath cherry blossoms on a grassy hill, one holding a parasol.

Group of Six Geisha Under the Cherry Trees on Gotenyama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned robe beside a black dog with a pink ribbon, with a bamboo lattice screen behind.

Woman After a Bath, from "Comparison of Alluring Beauties (Irokurabe enpu sugata)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1781

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in dramatic poses, one holding a gold-hilted sword, in colourful patterned robes.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VII ja Osagawa Tsuneo III, roolihenkilöt Horikoshi ja Nakanoi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Woodblock print of a red-robed figure walking a snowy cliff path above houses and a blue sea, with falling snow.

Nichiren in Snow at Tsukahara, Sodo Province

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono digging in snow beside bamboo stalks and snowy branches.

Woman Digging Bamboo Shoots in the Snow, or Parody of Meng Zong (Mōsō), from Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono raising a sword beside flowers, lanterns and waves.

Näyttelijä Sawamura Gennosuke näytelmässä Date kurabe O-Kuni kabuki (Tanssinäytelmä Daten sukuriidasta)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Woodblock print of a red temple gate, stone lantern and blue stairs climbing through tall trees, with small figures.

Landscape with Temple Stairwell

Utagawa Hiroshige

Two women with a yellow parasol walk through slanting rain and snow, in a Japanese woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu.

Two Women in a Storm

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Two women on a wooden veranda beside a clock and shoji screen, in a Japanese woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu.

Evening Chime of the Clock (Tokei no banshō), from the series “Eight Parlor Views” (Zashiki hakkei)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Woodblock print of a woman with elaborate hair reading a long letter, with a peony roundel in the upper left.

“The Courtesan Hanazuma Reading a Letter,” from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana awase)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Woodblock print of two women in striped kimono walking through tall grass, one holding a paper lantern and one a fan.

Elopers in Musashino

Kitagawa Utamaro, early 19th century

Woodblock print of a yellow bird on a stalk beside iris flowers and green leaves above blue water, with calligraphy.

Bird and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a yellow black-naped oriole perched on a stem beside pink and white rose mallow flowers against blue.

A Black-Naped Oriole on a Stem of Rose Mallow

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of women arranging pampas grass and vases for the Moon Festival, with a child and an inset scene, by Utamaro.

A Woman and a Man Arranging Flowers for the Tsukimi (Moon Festival)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1802

Woodblock print of two courtesans in patterned kimono with two attendants, one holding an umbrella, beside pine trees and woo

Two Oiran with Two Female Attendants in the Yoshiwara

Chobunsai Eishi

Japanese woodblock print of musicians on a raised stage and figures in patterned kimono under maple branches.

Theatrical Scene, with Musicians

Two-sheet Japanese print of women playing sugoroku in a room with a garden view and a distant mountain.

Two Young Women Playing a Game of Sugoroku

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of villagers with baskets on a path below thatched houses, autumn maples, and a red sunset over water.

Poem by Sarumaru Dayū, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono leaning on a large black axe beside a pine tree.

The Actor the Fourth Danjuro with His Chin in His Hand Leaning on the Handle of a Large Black Axe

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one playing a shamisen and one holding a fan beside a lacquer box.

Two Geisha

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1792

Three women in kimono walk through a snowy field, one holding a parasol, beside a snow-laden pine branch.

Kayoi Komachi, from the series "Seven Elegant Episodes of the Poet Komachi" (Fūryū nanakomachi kayoi)

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono beside a bamboo screen and flowering branches.

Nichikio Chojiya-bordellista

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono before shoji screens and snow-laden bamboo.

Kabuki Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II and Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai dress holding a sword, with a white patterned kimono and red eye makeup.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai of High Rank

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral pink kimono holding a raised sword beside a woven basket.

Bando Matataro as Umewomaru in the Drama "Sugewara denju tenarai Kagami"

Katsukawa Shunshō, 2nd month, 1772