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Woodblock print of a white heron above purple irises and green reeds over blue water, with calligraphy at upper left.

White Heron and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a veranda beside a peony, with a faint travel scene on a screen above.

Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: Courtesan Dreaming

Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a wooden veranda and a pine tree.

Lady Komachi

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese print of two flying birds above white narcissus blossoms and a perched bird beside a rock.

Birds and Narcissus

Suzuki Harunobu

Tall Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned robe reading a long letter beneath a yellow canopy.

Woman in Night Robe Reading a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a hermit on a cliff with a dangling figure and a woman in a striped kimono by a river.

The Immortal Kume

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Engraving of Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a sword, palm frond, and wheel at her feet, amid flowing drapery and clouds.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Peter Paul Rubens, 1620

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and lantern walking through falling snow beside an attendant at night.

Geisha Walking through the Snow at Night

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1797

Woodblock print of three women in close composition, one wearing a tall green hat with a peony, against a grey-blue backgroun

Seiro Niwaka Onna Geisha no Bu Tojin Shishi Sumo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a black lacquer tray with a tea bowl.

Okita of the Naniwa-ya Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of three men in straw komuso hats, one playing flute, with a boy in a striped kimono and a white dog.

Three Revelers of the Lower Classes, Wearing Komuso Hats, with Small Boy and Dog

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a man holding a patterned ball above a young woman in a red kimono with blossoms.

Man and Young Woman with a Ball

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a shaved-head man in purple kimono and striped hakama playing a shamisen, with calligraphy above.

Keisei Ichikawa Denzo

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1797-1800

Woodblock print of two women in kimono with a servant holding a paper lantern and shamisen box behind them.

Young Woman at Night accompanied by a Servant Carrying a Lantern and a Shamisen Box

Kitagawa Kikumaro

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman combing her hair above a young girl in a red floral kimono.

Man and Girl

Kitagawa Kikumaro

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono and a child walking by a railing, with boats on water behind them.

Returning Boats at Komagata

Woodblock print of two women in kimono by a blind and potted plant, with a child kneeling to wash a book on the floor.

Washing the Book

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono at a lattice gate, one holding a striped parasol, with plum branches and rain

"Visiting," from the Series Seven Fashionable Komachi

Woodblock print of two geisha in patterned kimono, one kneeling and playing a shamisen, the other standing beside her.

Two Geisha

Woodblock print of a boy in a pink robe wrestling a reddish monkey on the ground, with a cloud and shrub behind.

Chinese Boy and Monkey Wrestling

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770-72 (Meiwa 7-An’ei 1)

Japanese print of two women on a veranda by bush clover, one reading a scroll, with calligraphy and a rocky stream below.

Bush Clover in Province of Omi

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono by a lattice fence under a red maple tree and crescent moon.

One of the Seven Komachi: Amagoi (Praying for Rain)

Woodblock print of two women in kimono smoking pipes beside a blossoming tree, with a bench and lacquer box.

Sotoba; One of Seven Komachi

Woodblock print of three elegant women in patterned kimono with two young attendants, hair ornaments and bamboo motifs.

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

Isoda Koryusai, 1777-78

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral red kimono with a horned headdress, surrounded by fox silhouettes.

Princess Yaegaki

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Woodblock print of a tall oiran courtesan and a young attendant walking together in patterned kimono.

Oiran and Attendant out for a Stroll

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono standing on a grassy riverbank, one holding a fan.

Three Young Women Strolling on the Bank of the Sumida River

Woodblock print of five figures in patterned kimono, one holding an open fan and another pointing, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Ichikawa Danjūrō V and His Family

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of two women at a temple shrine with a kneeling figure, stone lantern, and Jizo image.

Enmei Jizo

Woman in blue robe touching a blossoming plum branch beside a red railing, in a Japanese woodblock-style print.

Chinese Beauty Beside a Plum Tree, leaf from the album “A Contest of Beauties from the Near and Distant Past” (Chūko…

Gen Ki, 1895