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A traveling <i>bijin</i> on horseback pausing for a smoke
1800-10c Tsukimaro horse ride
A traveling bijin on horseback pausing for a smoke

Katsuyama (勝山) of the House of Nakataya (中田屋) from the series <i>Modern Beauties of the Pleasure Quarter in Full Flower</i> (<i>Seirō tōji zensei no kimi</i> - 青楼当時全盛の君)
1810ca Tsukimaro courtesan
Katsuyama (勝山) of the House of Nakataya (中田屋) from the series Modern Beauties of the Pleasure Quarter in Full Flower (Seirō tōji zensei no kimi - 青楼当時全盛の君)

Cherry blossoms in blooming in the Yoshiwara (<i>Yoshiwara no hanazakari</i> - 吉原の花盛) from the series 'Eight Views of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital' (<i>Tōto meisho hakkei</i> - 東都名所八景)
1810c Eizan Bijin.jpg
Cherry blossoms in blooming in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no hanazakari - 吉原の花盛) from the series 'Eight Views of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital' (Tōto meisho hakkei - 東都名所八景)

<i>Kakemono of an <i>oiran</i> in a black </i>uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky
1810c Shunsen lineless
Kakemono of an oiran in a black uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky

An <i>oiran</i> holding a bouquet of gift-wrapped chrysanthemums - Zodiac sign of the monkey - the 9th month
1810c Toyokuni chrysanthemums.
An oiran holding a bouquet of gift-wrapped chrysanthemums - Zodiac sign of the monkey - the 9th month

Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (<i>Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi</i> - 英山 花あやめ五人揃)
1810s Eizan komachi
Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi - 英山 花あやめ五人揃)

Two <i>oiran</i>, Inaoka (稲岡) and Shigee (? 茂枝) of the Okamotoya (岡本屋), from the series <i>Seirō bijin awase</i> (青楼美人合)
1810s Eizan yoshiwara double
Two oiran, Inaoka (稲岡) and Shigee (? 茂枝) of the Okamotoya (岡本屋), from the series Seirō bijin awase (青楼美人合)

A <i>mitate</i> of Komachi with an umbrella praying for rain (<i>Amagoi Komachi</i> - 雨こひ小まち) from the series <i>Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi</i> (<i>Imayō musume Nana Komachi</i> - 今やう娘七小町)
1810s Toyokuni umbrella.jpg
A mitate of Komachi with an umbrella praying for rain (Amagoi Komachi - 雨こひ小まち) from the series Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi (Imayō musume Nana Komachi - 今やう娘七小町)

Kohina (小雛) of the Ōmiya (あみや) from the series <i>Votive Hand Towels</i> (<i>Hōnō tenugui</i> - 奉納手拭)
1814c Kunisada P1420.jpg
Kohina (小雛) of the Ōmiya (あみや) from the series Votive Hand Towels (Hōnō tenugui - 奉納手拭)

<i>Bijin</i> carrying a <i>janome-gasa</i> or snake's eye umbrella with 3 fan motifs, one with the Zodiac sign of the tiger - one panel of a triptych? - <i>Yayoi</i> (弥生), the 3rd month
1815-20c Toyokuni parasol
Bijin carrying a janome-gasa or snake's eye umbrella with 3 fan motifs, one with the Zodiac sign of the tiger - one panel of a triptych? - Yayoi (弥生), the 3rd month

Tokojirō and Urazato the courtesan from 時次郎浦里 明烏夢の泡雪 (Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)
1815c Eisen fan couple
Tokojirō and Urazato the courtesan from 時次郎浦里 明烏夢の泡雪 (Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)

<i>Surimono</i> parody of the armor-pulling scene, the <i>kusazuribiki</i> [草摺引], of the Soga brothers tale: Asahina and a courtesan holding a spindle represented by <i>bunraku</i> puppets
1815c Eisen surimono
Surimono parody of the armor-pulling scene, the kusazuribiki [草摺引], of the Soga brothers tale: Asahina and a courtesan holding a spindle represented by bunraku puppets

An oiran lighting an andon - from the series <i>Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions</i> (<i>Gokusaishiki jisei shitate</i> - 極彩色時世仕立)
1815c Kunisada lamp light
An oiran lighting an andon - from the series Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions (Gokusaishiki jisei shitate - 極彩色時世仕立)

After the bath - left panel of a triptych
1815c Toyokuni I Bath Dry.jpg
After the bath - left panel of a triptych

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 woman breast feeding a child while putting her hair up - from the series <i>Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions</i> (<i>Gokusaishiki jisei shitate</i> - 極彩色時世仕立)
1819 Kunisada Nursing.jpg
A woman breast feeding a child while putting her hair up - from the series Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions (Gokusaishiki jisei shitate - 極彩色時世仕立)

<i>Hashira-e</i> of two elegant courtesans
1820c Eizan Kakemono
Hashira-e of two elegant courtesans

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actor prints (yakusha-e - 役者絵) (1)
Asahina Saburō (朝比奈三郎) (1)
boshi-e (母子絵) (1)
Kakemono-e - 掛物絵 (1)
mitate-e (見立て絵) (4)
surimono - 摺物 (1)
Iseya Rihei (伊勢屋利兵衛) (3)
Izumiya Ichibei (和泉屋市兵衛) (1)
Jūnishi (十二支 - 12 signs of the Zodiac) (1)
Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川春好) (1)
Keisai Eisen (渓斎英泉) (2)
Kikugawa Eizan (菊川英山) (4)
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (喜多川月麿) (2)
landscape prints (fūkeiga 風景画) (1)
Maruya Jinpachi (丸屋甚八) (1)
Moriya Jihei (森屋治兵衛) (1)
Murataya Jirōbei (村田屋治郎兵衛) (2)
Oyama Hangorō (小山屋半五郎) (1)
pillar print (hashira-e - 柱絵) (1)
Soga brothers (曾我兄弟) (1)
Tsuruya Kinsuke (鶴屋金助) (1)
Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) / Toyokuni III (三代豊国) (3)
Utagawa Kuniyasu (歌川国安) (1)
Utagawa Toyokuni I (初代歌川豊国) (4)
Wakasaya Yoichi (若狹屋与市) (1)
warrior prints (musha-e - 武者絵) (1)
Yamaguchiya Tōbei (山口屋藤兵衛) (1)
Yamatoya Jūbei (大和屋重兵衛) (1)
Ōmiya Heihachi (近江屋平八) (1)
and 22 more

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color woodblock print (1)
Japanese color woodblock print (7)
Japanese woodblock prin (1)
Japanese woodblock print (5)
Japanese woodblock printing (1)

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19th century (13)

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1810 (2)
1811 (3)
1812 (5)
1813 (2)
1814 (2)
1815 (3)
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