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Hanging scroll of a young woman in a red kimono seated on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with flowers and a ceramic jar.

Young Woman on a Veranda

Furuyama Moroshige, second half of the 17th century

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a pale blue kimono with red lining and green obi against a tan background.

Standing Woman

Tōsendō Rifū, ca. 1730

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono standing with a white puppy at their feet, on a pale background.

Two Women and a Puppy

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1787-88

Hanging scroll of a woman in layered patterned kimono bowing her head, with calligraphy above and brocade mounting.

Standing Courtesan

Tōsendō Rifū, ca. 1720

Hanging scroll of a standing woman combing her hair, wearing a patterned kimono with red underrobe, on a plain beige ground.

Standing Woman

Ryūkadō, 1740s

Hanging scroll of a seated young woman in a black floral robe reading a book against a plain beige background.

Young Woman with a Book

Miyagawa Shunsui, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a haloed woman in patterned robes seated on a large elephant before a gold disc.

Eguchi no Kimi

Katsukawa Shuntei, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a floral kimono standing by reeds at a riverbank, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Lady Ise by the Riverbank

Nishikawa Sukenobu, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a green robe with a white cat on a cord beside her, on a gold brocade mount.

The Third Princess with her Cat, from the "New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}

Tsukioka Settei, 18th century

Two gold-ground screen panels showing a courtesan with a tall headdress, a kneeling attendant, and a girl in patterned kimono

Shirabyōshi Dancer and Female Servant; Courtesan and Girl Attendant

Tsukioka Settei, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red patterned kimono seated by the sea beneath a pine tree, with a robe draped nearby.

The Brine Maiden Matsukaze

Nishimura Shigenobu, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned grey kimono on a veranda beside a bamboo railing and stone basin.

Woman on Veranda

Takizawa Shigenobu, ca. 1730

Six-panel screen with small ink scenes of figures, buildings and landscapes beside calligraphy on gold leaf.

Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise

Satomura Genchin, mid-17th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in patterned robes reading a letter beneath a green mosquito net, on a gold ground.

Woman Reading under a Mosquito Net

Fuhiken Tokikaze, ca. 1720

Two women in patterned robes stand in a garden by a wooden fence and a gnarled tree, one holding a fan and one a cup.

"Evening Faces" chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Kawamata Tsunemasa, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a kneeling woman in a red kimono reading a letter beside a candle stand and a painted horse scroll.

Courtesan Reading a Letter

Ishikawa Toyonobu, mid-18th century

Bodhidharma

Unkoku Tōgan, early 17th century

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and attendant walking beneath a flowering cherry tree, in patterned black and red kimono.

Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree

Utagawa Toyoharu, early 19th century

Ink drawing of Hotei reclining with a child looking up at him, with cursive calligraphy above on a grey paper scroll.

Hotei with a Child

Ono no Ozū, 1624

Hanging scroll of a kabuki actor in blue and red robes holding a staff, with calligraphy above by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play "Sukeroku"

Utagawa Toyokuni, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman and small child beneath a blossoming cherry tree, in striped red robes and green clothing.

Woman and Child under a Cherry Tree

Utagawa Toyohiro, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of three figures in colorful kimono and robes, with calligraphy and red seals on a gold silk ground.

Fuwa Banzaemon

Utagawa Toyokuni II, 19th century

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one standing with a long pipe and one seated, on a tan ground with a patterned brocade

Courtesans Parodying Kanzan and Jittoku

Kinpūsha Toyomaro, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a court lady in robes seated on a veranda by a river, reaching upward, with autumn trees and a lute beside

Princess Ogimi from the "Bridge Maiden" (Hashihime) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)

Hishikawa Waō, early 18th century

Ink painting of a man leaning over a boat gazing at lotus leaves, while another man poles behind him in misty water.

Zhou Maoshu Admiring Lotuses

Kaihō Yūsetsu, mid-17th century

Hanging scroll with six seated robed figures beneath vertical calligraphy columns on a pale ground.

The Six Poetic Immortals

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1810

Hanging scroll of a bearded Daoist figure playing a flute before a misty mountain and wave-patterned ground.

The Daoist Immortal Han Xiangzi

Liu Jun, undated, late 15th-early 16th century

Pen sketch of a thatched house with bamboo, a seated woman seen through a window, facing page with calligraphy.

Famous Women

Gai Qi, dated 1799

Six-panel gold screen showing a crowded outdoor kabuki performance with stages, pine trees, a bridge, and people in kimono.

Women’s Kabuki

Kanō Takanobu, mid- to late 1610s

Hanging scroll: a red-robed figure with a torch at a staircase, a kneeling attendant by a fire, and dark-robed figures below.

Activities of the Twelve Months

Sakai Hōitsu, late 1790s