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An elegant <i>oiran</i> wearing a winter kimono decorated with a dragon.
1804-13c Shunsen kakemono aizu
An elegant oiran wearing a winter kimono decorated with a dragon.

Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
1810c Kuniyasu visit tea
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno

Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of <i>bijin</i> accompanied by poems
1816-18 Kuniyasu Geisha
Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of bijin accompanied by poems

A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
1820s Eisen bijin
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind

A Moonlit Night  at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych
1820s Sudatora lake
A Moonlit Night at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych

The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series <i>Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters </i> (<i>Seirō meika awase</i> - 青楼名花合)
1825-30 Eizan toyozumi and kam
The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō meika awase - 青楼名花合)

The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)
1825c Toyokuni II hare
The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

<i>A Collection of Beautiful Women: The Pride of Edo</i> — 江戸自慢美人揃
1830 Sadakage triptych bijin
A Collection of Beautiful Women: The Pride of Edo — 江戸自慢美人揃

Bijin trimming a plum branch - (<i>Mitate Mushi</i> / Snake [<i>Mi</i>] 見立虫 巳 ふしのうちはさみむし - <i>fushi no uchi hasami mushi</i>)
1830ca Sadakage bijin trimming
Bijin trimming a plum branch - (Mitate Mushi / Snake [Mi] 見立虫 巳 ふしのうちはさみむし - fushi no uchi hasami mushi)

Horse (<i>Uma</i> -  馬) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)
1830ca Toyokuni-II-0001
Horse (Uma - 馬) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

The courtesan Mayuzumi (黛) from the Sakuragi house (さくらぎや) from the school of Kunisada - one panel of a pentaptych
1830c Hokusai Oiran with Kamur
The courtesan Mayuzumi (黛) from the Sakuragi house (さくらぎや) from the school of Kunisada - one panel of a pentaptych

Elegant Floral Calendar (<i>Fūryū hana-goyomi</i> -  風流花暦), <i>Nadeshiko</i> (なでしこ - 撫子)
1830c Kunisada elegant calenda
Elegant Floral Calendar (Fūryū hana-goyomi - 風流花暦), Nadeshiko (なでしこ - 撫子)

The courtesan Nakagawa (中川) of Nakamanjiya (中万字屋内) - Shin Yoshiwara in Kadomachi (新吉原角町)
1830c Kunisada nakagawa
The courtesan Nakagawa (中川) of Nakamanjiya (中万字屋内) - Shin Yoshiwara in Kadomachi (新吉原角町)

A beauty adjusting her makeup (化粧) from the series "Types of the Floating World Seen Through a Physiognomist's Glass" (<i>Ukiyo jinsei tengankiyō</i> - 浮世人精天眼鏡)
1830c Kunisada physiognomist
A beauty adjusting her makeup (化粧) from the series "Types of the Floating World Seen Through a Physiognomist's Glass" (Ukiyo jinsei tengankiyō - 浮世人精天眼鏡)

Third Princess (<i>Nyosan no miya</i>) from <i>The Tale of Genji</i> playing with her cat
1830c Kuniyoshi Bijin
Third Princess (Nyosan no miya) from The Tale of Genji playing with her cat

<i>The Pride of Edo Seen in a Collection of Courtesans</i> (江戸自慢全盛揃) - Hanaōgi (花扇) on the right, Tsukasa (つかさ)  in the center, Akome (あこめ) on the left - all of the Ōgi house (扇屋内)
1830c Sadakage 0001
The Pride of Edo Seen in a Collection of Courtesans (江戸自慢全盛揃) - Hanaōgi (花扇) on the right, Tsukasa (つかさ) in the center, Akome (あこめ) on the left - all of the Ōgi house (扇屋内)

<i>The Pride of Edo Seen in a Collection of Courtesans</i> (江戸自慢全盛揃) - Hanaōgi (花扇) on the right, Tsukasa (つかさ) in the center, Akome (あこめ) on the left - all of the Ōgi house (扇屋内)
1830c Sadakage 0002
The Pride of Edo Seen in a Collection of Courtesans (江戸自慢全盛揃) - Hanaōgi (花扇) on the right, Tsukasa (つかさ) in the center, Akome (あこめ) on the left - all of the Ōgi house (扇屋内)

Oiran and and two assistant trainees from the Kado-Ebiya (角海老屋)
1830c Tominobu oiran and maiko
Oiran and and two assistant trainees from the Kado-Ebiya (角海老屋)

Dragon (<i>Tatsu</i> 竜) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)
1830c Toyokuni II 0002
Dragon (Tatsu 竜) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

<i>Aizuri-e</i> - a courtesan holding a pipe (<i>kiseru</i>) watches a pair of ducks, from the series 'Five Modern Beauties' (<i>Tōsei gonin bijo</i> - 當世五人美女)
1830c Toyokuni II aizuri-e
Aizuri-e - a courtesan holding a pipe (kiseru) watches a pair of ducks, from the series 'Five Modern Beauties' (Tōsei gonin bijo - 當世五人美女)

<i>Kakemono</i> of the courtesan Takao of the Miuraya reading a love letter (?)
1830s Eisen vertical diptych
Kakemono of the courtesan Takao of the Miuraya reading a love letter (?)

Toyohana (豊花 ) of the Maru-Ebiya (丸海老屋内) from the series <i> Comparisons of Courtesans and Flowers</i> (<i>Keisei hana kurabe</i> - 傾城花競)
1830s Sencho flower.jpg
Toyohana (豊花 ) of the Maru-Ebiya (丸海老屋内) from the series Comparisons of Courtesans and Flowers (Keisei hana kurabe - 傾城花競)

<i>Bijin sorōi</i> (Series of Beauties - 美人そろうい) - three separate <i>aizuri-e</i> in a series
1840-42 Kuniyoshi trip aizurie
Bijin sorōi (Series of Beauties - 美人そろうい) - three separate aizuri-e in a series

Standing <i>bijin</i> tying her <i>koshihimo</i> (腰紐) - with an <i>aizuri-e</i> background
unknown Kunisada bijin aizurie
Standing bijin tying her koshihimo (腰紐) - with an aizuri-e background

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actor prints (yakusha-e - 役者絵) (1)
bats (komori - 蝙蝠) (2)
blue prints (aizuri-e - 藍摺絵) (3)
Fushimiya Zenroku (伏見屋善六) (1)
Genji related prints (Genji-e - 源氏絵) (1)
boshi-e (母子絵) (2)
Kakemono-e - 掛物絵 (5)
mitate-e (見立て絵) (4)
Izumiya Ichibei (和泉屋市兵衛) (3)
Jūnishi (十二支 - 12 signs of the Zodiac) (2)
Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川春好) (1)
Kawaguchiya Chōzō (川口屋長蔵) (1)
Keisai Eisen (渓斎英泉) (2)
Kikugawa Eizan (菊川英山) (1)
landscape prints (fūkeiga 風景画) (2)
Maruya Jinpachi (丸屋甚八) (2)
Maruya Seijirō (丸屋清次郎) (2)
Moriya Jihei (森屋治兵衛) (1)
Sanoya Kihei (佐野屋喜兵衛) (1)
Teisai Senchō (貞斎泉晁) (1)
Tsuruya Kiemon (鶴屋喜右衛門) (4)
Tsutaya Kichizō (蔦屋吉蔵) (1)
Utagawa Kunihiro (歌川国広) (1)
Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) / Toyokuni III (三代豊国) (5)
Utagawa Kunitomi (歌川国富) (1)
Utagawa Kuniyasu (歌川国安) (2)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) (2)
Utagawa Sadakage (歌川貞景) (4)
Utagawa Sadatora (歌川貞虎) (1)
Utagawa Toyokuni II (二代目歌川豊国) (4)
Wakasaya Yoichi (若狹屋与市) (1)
Yamadaya Shōbei (山田屋庄兵衛) (1)
Yamaguchiya Tōbei (山口屋藤兵衛) (1)
Ōmiya Heihachi (近江屋平八) (1)
and 27 more

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Color woodblock print (3)
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