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Osen of the Kagiya teahouse playing with a kitten
1760s Harunobu cat tease
Osen of the Kagiya teahouse playing with a kitten

Two bijin enjoying a summer evening along the Sumida in Edo
1760s Harunobu sumida
Two bijin enjoying a summer evening along the Sumida in Edo

<i>Komachi at Kiyomizu Temple - Shimizu</i> (しみづ) from the series <i>Seven Fashionable Komachis</i> (<i>Fūryū nana Komachi</i> - 風流七小町)
1769-70ca Harunobu pins 143
Komachi at Kiyomizu Temple - Shimizu (しみづ) from the series Seven Fashionable Komachis (Fūryū nana Komachi - 風流七小町)

Hotei fording a river with a young woman on his back
1769 Harunobu Hotei
Hotei fording a river with a young woman on his back

Wild Pinks (寄花): The Rokō girl (<i>Rokō musume</i> - 路考娘, nadeshiko), from the series Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers (<i>Ukiyo bijin yosebana</i> - 浮世美人季)
1770 Harunobu fan vendor
Wild Pinks (寄花): The Rokō girl (Rokō musume - 路考娘, nadeshiko), from the series Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers (Ukiyo bijin yosebana - 浮世美人季)

An amorous couple possibly by Suzuki Harunobu
1770 Harunobu letter.jpg
An amorous couple possibly by Suzuki Harunobu

Young woman under willow in the falling snow
1770c Koryusai bijin snow
Young woman under willow in the falling snow

Young courtesan on horseback being assisted by a young man, possibly her lover - with Mt. Fuji looming in the background
1770c Koryusai Lovers
Young courtesan on horseback being assisted by a young man, possibly her lover - with Mt. Fuji looming in the background

'A game of tag'
1770s Koryusai pins 446
'A game of tag'

A <i>bijin</i> admiring morning glories (朝顔を見る美人)
1775 Koryusai morning glory
A bijin admiring morning glories (朝顔を見る美人)

Dressed in white in the eight month (<i>Hachigatsu shiromuku</i>): Michiharu (道はる) of the Tsutaya (蔦屋内) from the series <i>Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves</i> (<i>Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō</i> - 雛形若菜の初模様)
1775c Koryusai Cortesan Michih
Dressed in white in the eight month (Hachigatsu shiromuku): Michiharu (道はる) of the Tsutaya (蔦屋内) from the series Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō - 雛形若菜の初模様)

Viewing Plum Blossoms
1780s Shuncho
Viewing Plum Blossoms

Courtesans parading under lanterns: Nishikido (錦戸) of the Chōjiya, <i>kamuro</i> Kikuno (きくの) and Utano (うたの) in the right panel; Nanakoshi (七こし) of the Ōgiya (扇や), <i>kamuro</i> Mineno (みねの) and Takane (たかね) in the left panel - These are the center and right hand panels of a triptych
1780s Shuncho beni girai
Courtesans parading under lanterns: Nishikido (錦戸) of the Chōjiya, kamuro Kikuno (きくの) and Utano (うたの) in the right panel; Nanakoshi (七こし) of the Ōgiya (扇や), kamuro Mineno (みねの) and Takane (たかね) in the left panel - These are the center and right hand panels of a triptych

The courtesan Nioteru (鳰照) of the Ogiya (おぎや) with two attendants, Namiji and Aō-mi - from a triptych of courtesans viewing cherry blossoms (<i>Naka no machi no sakura</i> - 仲之町の桜)
1785 Kiyonaga cherry.jpg
The courtesan Nioteru (鳰照) of the Ogiya (おぎや) with two attendants, Namiji and Aō-mi - from a triptych of courtesans viewing cherry blossoms (Naka no machi no sakura - 仲之町の桜)

Two girls relaxing with a dog
1785c Shuncho Hashira-e
Two girls relaxing with a dog

Two <i>bijin</i> visiting Shinobazu Pond at Ueno with a view of the Benten Shrine in the background
1787 Shuncho two ladies
Two bijin visiting Shinobazu Pond at Ueno with a view of the Benten Shrine in the background

Geisha and <i>wakashu</i> at Matsumoto tea house
1790 ca Eishi geisha & wakasha
Geisha and wakashu at Matsumoto tea house

The courtesan Hanaōgi (花扇) of the Ōgi House (扇屋内) - <i>Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi </i>
1790 Eisui courtesan Beach
The courtesan Hanaōgi (花扇) of the Ōgi House (扇屋内) - Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi

Courtesans in a brothel - left-hand panel from a triptych showing the forces of good and evil influences in the red-light district (遊郭善玉悪玉 - <i>Yūkaku zendama akudama</i>)
1790c Chōki onis
Courtesans in a brothel - left-hand panel from a triptych showing the forces of good and evil influences in the red-light district (遊郭善玉悪玉 - Yūkaku zendama akudama)

Two <i>bijin</i> on a walk at night holding an <i>odawara</i>-lantern
1790c Eiri pins 913
Two bijin on a walk at night holding an odawara-lantern

Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura
1790c Eisho pins 879
Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura

A courtesan with her <i>kamuro</i> possibly from the Matsubaya
1790c Eisho Pins 894
A courtesan with her kamuro possibly from the Matsubaya

Act 8 of the <i>Chūshingura</i> (忠臣蔵八段目): 'The Wedding Journey' possibly through the pine forests of Miho
1790c Shunei outing
Act 8 of the Chūshingura (忠臣蔵八段目): 'The Wedding Journey' possibly through the pine forests of Miho

A tea house waitress in front of an <i>oyasumi-dokoro</i> (御休所)  at the Sansha Daigongen (三社大権現) shrine
1790c Shunkyoku hashira-e
A tea house waitress in front of an oyasumi-dokoro (御休所) at the Sansha Daigongen (三社大権現) shrine

Elegant women with attendants in a parody of a daimyō's procession - these are the center 3 of a 5 panel pentaptych
1790c Toyokuni I oiran and kam
Elegant women with attendants in a parody of a daimyō's procession - these are the center 3 of a 5 panel pentaptych

Two <i>bijin</i> walking near a row of decorative lanterns at a festival
1790c Unknown pins 1036
Two bijin walking near a row of decorative lanterns at a festival

<i>Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara</i> (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
1790s Kikumaro oiran and kamur
Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych

2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.
1790s Toyokuni I girls and mon
2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.

A Lucky New Year Dream of a Mouse Wedding (鼠の嫁入りの初夢)
1792ca Toyokuni I lucky new ye
A Lucky New Year Dream of a Mouse Wedding (鼠の嫁入りの初夢)

Wakaume (若梅) of the Tamaya (玉屋) in Edo-machi itchōme (江戸町壱丁目), <i>kamuro</i> Mumeno (むめの) and Iroka (いろか)  (<i>Edo-machi itchōme, Tamaya uchi Wakaume Mumeno Iroka</i>)
1793ca Utamaro Wakaume
Wakaume (若梅) of the Tamaya (玉屋) in Edo-machi itchōme (江戸町壱丁目), kamuro Mumeno (むめの) and Iroka (いろか) (Edo-machi itchōme, Tamaya uchi Wakaume Mumeno Iroka)

The courtesan Kasugano of the Sasaya (笹屋春日野) after a bath from the series <i>Contest of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters</i> (<i>Kakuchū bijin kurabe</i> - 郭中美人競)
1794 Eisho
The courtesan Kasugano of the Sasaya (笹屋春日野) after a bath from the series Contest of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Kakuchū bijin kurabe - 郭中美人競)

Hinazuru of the Chōjiya (丁子屋雛鶴) from the series <i>Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals</i> (<i>Seirō bijin Rokkasen</i> - 青楼美人六花仙)
1795c Eishi 01
Hinazuru of the Chōjiya (丁子屋雛鶴) from the series Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals (Seirō bijin Rokkasen - 青楼美人六花仙)

Party on the <i>daifuku</i> (大福) pleasure boat
1795c Eishi Boat ride
Party on the daifuku (大福) pleasure boat

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋喜瀬川) from the series <i>Six Beautiful Flowers of the Gay Quarters</i> (<i>Chaya Bijin Rokkasen</i> - 青楼美人六歌仙)
1795c Eishi kisegawa
Kisegawa of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋喜瀬川) from the series Six Beautiful Flowers of the Gay Quarters (Chaya Bijin Rokkasen - 青楼美人六歌仙)

Hanaōgi (花扇) of the Ōgiya house (扇屋内) with <i>kamuro Yoshino</i> (よしの) and Tatsuta from the series <i>Comparison of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters</i> (<i>Seirō bijin awase</i> - 青楼美人合)
1795c Eisho Oiran
Hanaōgi (花扇) of the Ōgiya house (扇屋内) with kamuro Yoshino (よしの) and Tatsuta from the series Comparison of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō bijin awase - 青楼美人合)

Farm wives relaxing (<i>Ikou nōfu</i> - 憩う農婦) from the series <i>Kyōka-iri aiban fūzoku zu</i> (狂歌入間判風俗図)
1795c Utamaro Bijin Farmers
Farm wives relaxing (Ikou nōfu - 憩う農婦) from the series Kyōka-iri aiban fūzoku zu (狂歌入間判風俗図)

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