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16,136 works

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a painted screen of cranes and reeds, with a garden and shoji screen behind.

Courtesan and Shinzō

Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770

Japanese woodblock print of two kneeling women playing a hand game while a standing woman holds a shamisen, with a blossoming

Young Women Playing Kitsune-ken (Fox Game)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768-69

Woodblock print of a woman in orange kimono sweeping paper scraps beside a spotted ox carrying green baskets under pine branc

A Woman Sweeping up Her Love Letters

Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770

Woodblock print of two women fishing from a boat on a river, with a covered boat and a rider on the shore behind.

Wild Geese Flying Down the Sumida River

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a scroll beside a palanquin, with a long pipe over the shoulder.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Female Role, Standing Beside a Litter

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a moonlit road beneath tall pine trees, with a full moon in a blue night sky.

Mochizuki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a noble holding a parasol as attendants walk through a snowy landscape, with a poem panel.

Illustration of Poem by the Emperor Kwoko

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1797-1861

Courtesan on Parade

Katsushika Taito II, ca. 1830-44 (Tenpō era)

Woodblock print of two courtesans and two men in kimono beside a bamboo tree with pine, in green, black, and coral.

Kabuki Actors Segawa Kikunojō III and Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Two Courtesans Celebrating the New Year

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green robe and floral hakama, scowling while holding a staff and sword.

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in Ceremonial Robes of Green and Pink, Drawing His Sword

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1769-1825

Woodblock print of women in kimono walking a beach with children and dogs, boats and a hillside village across the bay.

Women at Takanawa Beach

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono walking through rice fields beneath a tree branch.

Parrot Komachi

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of three women on a wooden veranda with pine, flowering vines and a river landscape behind them.

Three Women on a Veranda

Chobunsai Eishi, 1756-1829

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan with ornate hair pins, holding a fan beside a lectern and red cloth.

The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chōjiya Brothel (Chōjiya Hinazuru), from the series Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters a…

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of women in colorful kimono in a wooden interior, one carrying a tray of sweets.

A Young Woman with a Tray of Sweetmeats

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Woodblock print of two women in kimono and a hooded man with a paper lantern beside a wooden building.

The Twelfth Month: December

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono standing beneath a blossoming branch, one holding a fan.

Two Women Accompanied by a Maid

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Japanese woodblock print of three women and a manservant in kimono beside a flowering plum branch and bamboo fence.

A Group of Three Women Accompanied by a Manservant

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Woodblock print of three people in patterned kimono walking under cherry blossoms, one holding a fan and one a parasol.

The Beauty of the Floating World

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Woodblock print of a woman, a seated man with a sword and fan, and a monk beside bush clover and grassy hills.

Viewing the Bush Clover at Hagidera

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of four figures in kimono under hanging curtains, two women in patterned robes at center and right.

Cooling Off at Nakazu

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Woodblock print of three women in ornate kimono in a room, one kneeling with a mirror, one reading a scroll.

Three Geishas of Tachibana Street in Their Room

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784

Woodblock print of three women on a veranda under paper lanterns, one seated with a lacquered tea set beside her.

Scene in Nakasu, a District of Edo

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a tub of goldfish, one standing with a fan and one kneeling.

Two Women Feeding Fish

Kitao Shigemasa, 1739-1820

Three women in kimono walk together, one holding a red parasol, in a Japanese woodblock print on grey ground.

Two Geishas Out Walking

Kitao Shigemasa, 1739-1820

Woodblock print of a woman in a white kimono beside a lantern, a potted pine and chrysanthemums, and a latticed window.

Handayu, An Actor in a Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono with a fan, a kneeling attendant, and a river scene with boats.

One of Thirty-Six Flowers

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono walking before a girl carrying a doll, with a flowering branch.

A Courtesan Followed by a Girl Attendant Carrying a Doll

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one kneeling beside a tall wooden clock adjusting her hair ornament.

The Courtesan Nanakoshi of the Ōgiya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as…

Isoda Koryusai, 1777-78

Woodblock print of a seated man in a boat cabin and a standing woman in a patterned kimono beside calligraphy text.

Nagauta Kihan

Isoda Koryusai, 1735-1790