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Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, a woman in yellow kimono above and a man in grey robe below on wooden stairs.

The actors Iwai Sagenta and Katsuyama Matagorō

Torii Kiyonobu, 1705

Japanese woodblock print of three women in an interior room with a bamboo-patterned screen and a garden view.

Sojo Henjō

Chobunsai Eishi, 1795

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono on a veranda beside sliding screens and a fruiting branch.

Early spring

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman offering chestnuts to a red-skinned child who reaches up beside her.

Yamauba holding chestnuts and Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1796

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black hood and pink kimono bracing against wind beneath wisteria.

Woman protecting herself against the wind beneath wisteria blooms

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a riverside platform with boats, red lanterns, and a bridge at dusk.

June

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one in green and one in plum, the right one carrying a long wooden koto case.

Geisha and a servant carrying her koto

Kitao Shigemasa, 1777

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned orange kimono holding a small object, with Japanese inscriptions and a horse mo

Courtesan likened to the Chinese sage Zhang Guolao (Chōkarō)

Okumura Masanobu, 1715

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono on a red mat, one looking at a full moon, with flowering branches and poem te

Mid-Autumn

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Japanese print of a woman in a kimono with feather patterns, holding a checkered fan, in orange and black tones.

Beauty wearing a kimono with falcon feather patterns

Kaigetsudō Doshin, 1712

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a kimono with wave and waterwheel patterns, signed in calligraphy.

Beauty wearing a kimono with a pattern of waterwheels in waves

Kaigetsudō Dohan, 1711

Woodblock print of two women in an interior, one reading a scroll and one peeking through a sliding door, by Suzuki Harunobu.

November

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Woodblock print of two women under a patterned parasol beside a blossoming cherry tree, in blue and tan kimono.

Right

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1748

Print of two koi fish swimming beneath a pine branch with needles, beside a rock with blue-green spots.

Koi under a pine branch

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1890

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda at dusk, with a bridge, boats, rooftops and Mount Fuji in the background.

Evening glow at Ryōgoku Bridge

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono, one in a conical hat playing a lute and one holding a shamisen, by Ishika

The actors Onoe Kikugorō and Nakamura Kiyosaburō

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1750

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad man bent against driving rain beside a tree, with a blue cloth on the ground.

Gathering salt

Katsukawa Shunsen, 1820

Woodblock print of a samurai on a red horse crossing a rushing river past wooden bridge pilings, holding a bow.

Sasaki no Takatsuna at the Battle of Uji River

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a black and red kimono on a veranda at night, beside a koi pond under a full moon.

The courtesan Azumaji of Kadoebi-ya

Utagawa Sadahide, 1830

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a striped kimono holding a fan, with lacquer boxes and a patterned window behind her.

The actor Segawa Kikunojō V in the role of Koharu

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Woodblock print of women in kimono viewing pink cherry blossoms near a temple and pagoda on a green hillside.

Viewing cherry blossoms at Ueno

Katsukawa Shunzan, 1781

Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a dark kimono on a veranda, with a kneeling attendant beside a koi fish.

The Courtesan Taisei of Kadoebi-ya

Utagawa Sadahide, 1830

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono holding bamboo beneath a snowy pine.

Corresponded to snow, Shūka (Bando Mitsugoro V) as Kasuga-ya Tokijirō

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one playing a stringed instrument beside a lacquered box and red t

Urashimatarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Ukiyo-e print of four courtesans in patterned kimono walking in procession, with calligraphy names above.

The courtesans Mitsuhata, Senzan, Misayama, Itotaki, and Oribae

Chobunsai Eishi, 1791

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in a green robe with a white crest, beside a folding fan.

The actor Bandō Minosuke in the role of Mitsuhide

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono on a wooden bench beneath a noren curtain.

The Courtesan Segawa of Matsuba-ya

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in green kimono adjusting hair within a fan-shaped frame, with a red seal and calligraph

The actor Tomizawa Hanzaburō

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor drawing a bow beneath plum blossoms, with a second figure and pine trees behind hi

The actor Nakamura Shikan

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1818

Woodblock print of a man holding chrysanthemums and a seated woman in a patterned robe with a white headcloth.

September

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798