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A Young Girl Reading a Letter as a Woman Looks On
A Young Girl Reading a Letter as a Woman Looks On
Japan · mid 1770s
'Tosei Yuri Bijin Awase (Beauties of the Contemporary Gay Quarters Compared)'
'Tosei Yuri Bijin Awase (Beauties of the Contemporary Gay Quarters Compared)'
Japan · 20th century
Woman of the Yoshiwara and Attendants (from the series Brocades of the East in Fashion)
Woman of the Yoshiwara and Attendants (from the series Brocades of the East in Fashion)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1752–1815 · color woodblock print
Two Lovers (from the series Brocades of the East in Fashion)
Two Lovers (from the series Brocades of the East in Fashion)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1752–1815 · color woodblock print
A Beauty in Spring
A Beauty in Spring
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1752–1815 · color woodblock print
The Sixth Month (Minatsuki), from the series
The Sixth Month (Minatsuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu juniko)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1774–1784 · Color woodblock print; koban
The Farmer (No) from the series Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)
The Farmer (No) from the series Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1774–1784 · Color woodblock print; koban
Carrying a Lantern Decorated with a Pavilion, Gohei, Flowers, and Fan (Sekiguchi-cho Rosoku-cho no banto), from the series
Carrying a Lantern Decorated with a Pavilion, Gohei, Flowers, and Fan (Sekiguchi-cho Rosoku-cho no banto), from the series "The Festival of the Kanda Shrine (Kanda go-sairei)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1774–1784 · Color woodblock print; chuban
The Artisan (Ko) from the series
The Artisan (Ko) from the series "Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1774–1784 · Color woodblock print; koban
The Merchant (Sho) from the series Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)
The Merchant (Sho) from the series Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1774–1784 · Color woodblock print; koban
Visiting (Kayoi), from the series
Visiting (Kayoi), from the series "Floating World Versions of the Seven Komachi (Ukiyo Nana Komachi)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1775–1785 · Color woodblock print; chuban
Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook (Soshiarai Komachi), from the series The Seven Ukiyo-e Aspects of Komachi (Ukiyo-e nana Komachi)
Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook (Soshiarai Komachi), from the series The Seven Ukiyo-e Aspects of Komachi (Ukiyo-e nana Komachi)
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1775–1785 · Color woodblock print; chuban
Uma no Naishi, from the series
Uma no Naishi, from the series "Modern Versions of Famous Japanese Beauties (Wakoku bijin Yatsushishu)
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1776–1786 · Color woodblock print; chuban
Couple Under a Tree
Couple Under a Tree
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1776–1786 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e
The View from Komagata Hall, from the series
The View from Komagata Hall, from the series "Eight Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan hakkei)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1777–1787 · Color woodblock print; chuban
A Lady with Three Servants, from the series
A Lady with Three Servants, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1778–1789 · Color woodblock print; oban
Yushima from the series Scenes of Ten Teahouses (Chamise jikkei)
Yushima from the series Scenes of Ten Teahouses (Chamise jikkei)
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1778–1788 · Color woodblock print; chuban
A Girl and Four Servants, from the series
A Girl and Four Servants, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1778–1789 · Color woodblock print; oban
The Third Month (Sangatsu), from the series
The Third Month (Sangatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1779–1789 · Color woodblock print; oban diptych
The Eighth Month (from the series Fashionable Presentations of the Twelve Months)
The Eighth Month (from the series Fashionable Presentations of the Twelve Months)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1779 · color woodblock print
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1779–1789 · Color woodblock print; oban
The Fourth Month, from the series
The Fourth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1779–1789 · Color woodblock prints; oban diptych
Beauties Under a Maple Tree, from the series
Beauties Under a Maple Tree, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1779–1789 · Color woodblock print; oban diptych
Cooling Off in the Evening at Shijogawara
Cooling Off in the Evening at Shijogawara
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1779–1789 · Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Carrying a Lantern Decorated with the Flowers of the Four Seasons (Hirakawa-cho Yamamoto-cho shiki no hana mando) from the series
Carrying a Lantern Decorated with the Flowers of the Four Seasons (Hirakawa-cho Yamamoto-cho shiki no hana mando) from the series "The Festival of the Sanno Shrine (Sanno go-sairei)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1780 · Color woodblock print; chuban
Carrying a lantern sponsored by the Kojimachi, from the series
Carrying a lantern sponsored by the Kojimachi, from the series "The Festival of the Sanno Shrine (Sanno gosairei)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1780 · Color woodblock print; chuban
Mother-in-Law Teasing the Bride, from the series
Mother-in-Law Teasing the Bride, from the series "A Collection of Humorous Poems (Haifu yanagidaru)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1780–1790 · Color woodblock print; chuban
A Modern Version of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Princess Joruri
A Modern Version of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Princess Joruri
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1780–1790 · Color woodblock prints; oban triptych
Three Women (from the series A Brief Collection of Japanese Beauties)
Three Women (from the series A Brief Collection of Japanese Beauties)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1781 · color woodblock print
Admiring the wisteria at the Kameido Shrine
Admiring the wisteria at the Kameido Shrine
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1781–1791 · Color woodblock print; oban diptych
The First Month (from the series Popular Presentations)
The First Month (from the series Popular Presentations)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1782 · color woodblock print
Two Geisha on a Balcony
Two Geisha on a Balcony
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1782 · color woodblock print
Entertainment on a Balcony by the Water at Nakasu, from the series, A Collection of Beautiful Modern Women of the Pleasure Quarters
Entertainment on a Balcony by the Water at Nakasu, from the series, A Collection of Beautiful Modern Women of the Pleasure Quarters
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1783 · diptych: color woodblock print
Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations)
Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1783 · color woodblock print
Women Washing Clothes
Women Washing Clothes
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1783–1793 · Color woodblock print; oban
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1784 · color woodblock print
Passengers in a Ferry Boat on the Sumida River
Passengers in a Ferry Boat on the Sumida River
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1784 · color woodblock print
The Fourth Month (from the series Fashionable Monthly Visits to Temples in the Four Seasons)
The Fourth Month (from the series Fashionable Monthly Visits to Temples in the Four Seasons)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1784 · color woodblock print
Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi
Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1786 · color woodblock print
The Courtesan Senzan of Chojiya Strolling with her Kamuro Yasono and Yasoji and Two Shinzo
The Courtesan Senzan of Chojiya Strolling with her Kamuro Yasono and Yasoji and Two Shinzo
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1786 · color woodblock print
Woman Dropping a Lantern by a Porch
Woman Dropping a Lantern by a Porch
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1788 · color woodblock print
The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ukita Sakingo and Sawamura Sojuro III as the ghost of the courtesan Takao, in the play
The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ukita Sakingo and Sawamura Sojuro III as the ghost of the courtesan Takao, in the play "Ominaeshi Sugata no Hatsuaki," performed at the Nakamura Theater, 1788
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1788 · Color woodblock print; oban
Boating Party on the Sumida River
Boating Party on the Sumida River
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1789 · Triptych of color woodblock prints
Chrysanthemum festival, from the series
Chrysanthemum festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1796–1806 · Color woodblock print; oban