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Meiji period <i>shunga</i> after Utamaro - Pulling Komachi, no.5
1890c anon meiji shunga.jpg
Meiji period shunga after Utamaro - Pulling Komachi, no.5

Actor applying his makeup from the story of 'The Mirror and the Sword'.
1900c Miyagawa Shuntei wig
Actor applying his makeup from the story of 'The Mirror and the Sword'.

Straw horse (わら馬) set against a background with a <i>hō-ō</i> or phoenix decoration
1900s Sekino straw horse
Straw horse (わら馬) set against a background with a hō-ō or phoenix decoration

<i>Katagami</i> (型紙) floral design
1900s unknown katagami floral
Katagami (型紙) floral design

Winter Peony (<i>Kanbotan</i> - 寒牡丹) - from the series <i>Forms of Modern Beauties</i> (<i>Imasugata</i> - いま姿)
1906 Shoun snow peony
Winter Peony (Kanbotan - 寒牡丹) - from the series Forms of Modern Beauties (Imasugata - いま姿)

Crows in flight
1910-36c Koson crows moon
Crows in flight

<i>Noren</i> [のれん] - a posthumous printing
1910 Terukata noren
Noren [のれん] - a posthumous printing

Evening Snow (Yuke no Yūbei - ゆきの夕べ) - from a portfolio of prints entitled 'Thick Mist'
1910c Ikeda Shoen kuchie
Evening Snow (Yuke no Yūbei - ゆきの夕べ) - from a portfolio of prints entitled 'Thick Mist'

Jungle crow or <i>hashibutogarasu</i> (嘴太鴉) on cherry branch
1910c Koson cherry crow
Jungle crow or hashibutogarasu (嘴太鴉) on cherry branch

Blue-and-white flycatcher [大瑠璃: <i>ōruri</i> - おおるり] on a maple branch
1910c Koson Maple
Blue-and-white flycatcher [大瑠璃: ōruri - おおるり] on a maple branch

Seated monkey studying a wasp by its stinger in his hand [猿と蜂 - <i>Saru to hachi</i>]
1910c Koson monkey dragonfly
Seated monkey studying a wasp by its stinger in his hand [猿と蜂 - Saru to hachi]

Siberian blue robin (<i>koruri</i>: 小瑠璃 - こるり) in flight
1910c Koson P1386
Siberian blue robin (koruri: 小瑠璃 - こるり) in flight

Japanese waxwing [<i>Bombycilla japonica</i> - <i>hirenjaku</i> (緋連雀) in Japanese] on branch
1910c Koson winter jay
Japanese waxwing [Bombycilla japonica - hirenjaku (緋連雀) in Japanese] on branch

Portraits of Yajirobei (彌次郎兵衛) on the right and Kitahachi (喜多八) on the left
1914c Tomonobu double portrait
Portraits of Yajirobei (彌次郎兵衛) on the right and Kitahachi (喜多八) on the left

Onoe Taminosuke in the role of Otsuma [多見之助のお妻] from the play <i>Sakuratsuba Urami Samezaya</i> [桜鍔恨鮫鞘] from the series <i>Shin Nigao-e (New Actor Portraits)</i>
1915 Shunsen taminosuke otsuma
Onoe Taminosuke in the role of Otsuma [多見之助のお妻] from the play Sakuratsuba Urami Samezaya [桜鍔恨鮫鞘] from the series Shin Nigao-e (New Actor Portraits)

Ichimura Uzaemon XV [十五代目市村羽左衛門] in the role of Shirai Gonpachi from the series <i>Shin Nigao-e</i>
1915 Shunsen uzaemon gonpachi.
Ichimura Uzaemon XV [十五代目市村羽左衛門] in the role of Shirai Gonpachi from the series Shin Nigao-e

Woman applying powder (<i>Keshō no onna</i>) 化粧の女
1918 Goyo applying powder
Woman applying powder (Keshō no onna) 化粧の女

Woman in a summer kimono (<i>Natsui no onna</i> - 夏衣の女)
1920 Goyo summer kimono
Woman in a summer kimono (Natsui no onna - 夏衣の女)

Bijin on the Ryōgoku Bridge, and on a Pleasure Craft on the River
1920 Goyo Utamaro bridge
Bijin on the Ryōgoku Bridge, and on a Pleasure Craft on the River

The Kaminohashi, Fukagawa, Tokyo (<i>Tōkyō Kaminohashi</i> - 深川上の橋) from the series<i> Twelve Scenes of Tokyo</i> (<i>Tōkyō jūnidai</i> - 東京十二題) 
1920 Hasui Bridge
The Kaminohashi, Fukagawa, Tokyo (Tōkyō Kaminohashi - 深川上の橋) from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tōkyō jūnidai - 東京十二題) 

Crows flying in a snowstorm
1920s Sozan crows snowy
Crows flying in a snowstorm

<i>Departed Spirit</i>: The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto' <i>Yūgiri Awa no Naruto</i> [夕霧阿波鳴渡]
1923 Shima Seien yugiri X
Departed Spirit: The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto' Yūgiri Awa no Naruto [夕霧阿波鳴渡]

Swordsman from the series <i>Stories by Chikamatsu Manzaemon</i>
1923 Sohei chikamatsu manzaemo
Swordsman from the series Stories by Chikamatsu Manzaemon

Umegawa [梅川] from the play <i>Meido no hikyaku</i> ['The Courier of Hell' - 冥途の飛脚]
1923 Tsunetomi snow maiden
Umegawa [梅川] from the play Meido no hikyaku ['The Courier of Hell' - 冥途の飛脚]

Kataoka Gadō no Miyuki [片岡我童のみゆき] - Kataoka Gadō IV as Miyuki in the play <i>Asagao nikki</i> 'The Tales of the Morning Glory' (<i>Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki</i>: 生写朝顔日記) - from 'Creative Prints by Kanpō, First Series'
1924 Kampō Kataoka Gadō
Kataoka Gadō no Miyuki [片岡我童のみゆき] - Kataoka Gadō IV as Miyuki in the play Asagao nikki 'The Tales of the Morning Glory' (Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki: 生写朝顔日記) - from 'Creative Prints by Kanpō, First Series'

The heroine Koharu from the series <i>The Complete works of Chikamatsu</i> (<i>Dai Chikamatsu zenshu: 'Shinju ten no amijima' no Koharu</i>)
1924 Keigetsu tobacco
The heroine Koharu from the series The Complete works of Chikamatsu (Dai Chikamatsu zenshu: 'Shinju ten no amijima' no Koharu)

Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play <i>Meido no Hikyaku</i> ('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)
1925 Shunsen shocho gado
Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play Meido no Hikyaku ('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)

Heron Maiden (<i>Sagi Musume</i> - 鷺娘) - Winter (<i>fuyu</i> 冬) from the series <i>Shiki bijin</i> ('Beauties of the Four Seasons' - 四季美人?)
1925 Tsunetomi heron
Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume - 鷺娘) - Winter (fuyu 冬) from the series Shiki bijin ('Beauties of the Four Seasons' - 四季美人?)

Cawing Crow
1925c Koson crow
Cawing Crow

Crow on a snowy bough
1925c Koson crow snowy
Crow on a snowy bough

Cockatoo and pomegranate (<i>Ōmu to zakuro</i> - おうむとざくろ)
1927 Koson cockatoo
Cockatoo and pomegranate (Ōmu to zakuro - おうむとざくろ)

Crows in moonlight (<i>Tsuki ni karasu</i> - 鴉二羽と月)
1927 Koson crows moon
Crows in moonlight (Tsuki ni karasu - 鴉二羽と月)

Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play 
<i>Meido no Hikyaku</i> ('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)
1927 Shunsen shocho
Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play Meido no Hikyaku ('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)

Combing Hair (<i>Kamisuki</i> - 髪梳き)
1929 Kotondo combing hair
Combing Hair (Kamisuki - 髪梳き)

Under-kimono or <i>Nagajuban</i> (長襦袢 - embossed at  the bottom center)
1929 Kotondo nagajuban
Under-kimono or Nagajuban (長襦袢 - embossed at the bottom center)

Rain (<i>Ame</i> - 雨: in blind stamped at bottom center just outside the printed area)
1929 Kotondo rain 15
Rain (Ame - 雨: in blind stamped at bottom center just outside the printed area)

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