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<i>Bijin</i> near the foot of a bridge
1825c Kunisada bijin bridge
Bijin near the foot of a bridge

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)

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

<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

Number 12 - The Syllable <i>Wo</i> (ヲ): <i>Nanasato</i> (七里) of the <i>Sugata-Ebiya</i> from the series <i>ABC Poems for Beautiful Courtesans</i> (<i>Bijin keisei iroha tanka</i>: 美人傾城いろはたん歌)
1820s Kunisada Nanasato
Number 12 - The Syllable Wo (ヲ): Nanasato (七里) of the Sugata-Ebiya from the series ABC Poems for Beautiful Courtesans (Bijin keisei iroha tanka: 美人傾城いろはたん歌)

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

Dance Teacher (<i>Odori shishō</i> - 踊師匠) from the series <i>A Collection of Modern Beauties</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> - 当世美人合)
1838 Kunisada dance teacher
Dance Teacher (Odori shishō - 踊師匠) from the series A Collection of Modern Beauties (Tōsei bijin awase - 当世美人合)

<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 (?)

Aizuri-e - a <i>bijin</i> stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri-e
Aizuri-e - a bijin stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)

<i>Aizuri-e</i> of a <i>bijin</i> reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin hana-awase</i> - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri
Aizuri-e of a bijin reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)

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)

Three panels from the series Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara (<i>Shin Yoshiwara yozakura</i> - 新吉原夜桜) - Chōdayū (長太夫) of the Okamotoya on the left
1830 Eisen bijin triptych
Three panels from the series Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara yozakura - 新吉原夜桜) - Chōdayū (長太夫) of the Okamotoya on the left

The Dance Teacher - <i>Odori shishō</i> (踊師匠) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' - <i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> (当世美人合)
1827c Kunisada dance teacher
The Dance Teacher - Odori shishō (踊師匠) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' - Tōsei bijin awase (当世美人合)

Serving Girl from a Teahouse: Ryōgoku (<i>Ryōgoku chaya musume</i> - 両国茶屋娘) from the series <i>Edo Meisho</i> (<i>Famous Places of Edo</i> - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-type
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 2
Serving Girl from a Teahouse: Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku chaya musume - 両国茶屋娘) from the series Edo Meisho (Famous Places of Edo - 江戸名所) - surimono-type

Triptych of three beauties on their way to an assignation - the Night Escort (<i>Yoru no okuri</i> 夜の送り)
1822c Kunisada night street
Triptych of three beauties on their way to an assignation - the Night Escort (Yoru no okuri 夜の送り)

The Night Lamp at Akiba (秋葉常夜燈)
1822-24 Eisen moon shadows
The Night Lamp at Akiba (秋葉常夜燈)

<i>Mizuchaya</i> (水茶屋) teahouse from the series <i>Contest of Beauties</i> (<i>Bijo kurabe</i> - 美女競)
1820s Kunisada winter read
Mizuchaya (水茶屋) teahouse from the series Contest of Beauties (Bijo kurabe - 美女競)

Moga - A Modern Girl of 1920 (<i>Ichikyū-nirei-nen no moga</i>: 一九二0年モガ)
2013 Binnie modern girl
Moga - A Modern Girl of 1920 (Ichikyū-nirei-nen no moga: 一九二0年モガ)

AIDS Series / Geisha in Bath
2008 Teraoka geisha in bath
AIDS Series / Geisha in Bath

31 Flavors Invading Japan / Today’s Special (三十一種類のアイスクリイム日本に上陸: 本日のお味)
1982 Teraoka Masaoka 31 flavor
31 Flavors Invading Japan / Today’s Special (三十一種類のアイスクリイム日本に上陸: 本日のお味)

<i>Kuchibeni</i> (口紅) or lipstick
1975-80c Shimura Tatsumi Beni
Kuchibeni (口紅) or lipstick

Spring Snow (春雪 - Shunsetsu)
1966 Shinsui spring snow
Spring Snow (春雪 - Shunsetsu)

Woman at the bath (<i>Yokujō no onna</i> - 浴場の女)
1950s Goyo recarved
Woman at the bath (Yokujō no onna - 浴場の女)

Sound of a Bell (<i>Suzu no Ne</i> - 鈴の音) key block or <i>tameshizuri-e</i> from the series <i>Ten Types of Female Nudes</i> (<i>Rajo jūsshu</i> - 裸女十種)
1934 Toraji keyblock
Sound of a Bell (Suzu no Ne - 鈴の音) key block or tameshizuri-e from the series Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jūsshu - 裸女十種)

Anonymous print of a woman after her bath
1930s Shoun after bath
Anonymous print of a woman after her bath

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe (<i>Kiseru no kemuri o fuku onna</i>: 煙草の煙を吹く女) from the series <i>Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy</i> (Fujo ninsō juppon - 婦女人相十品)
1928ca Goyo Utamaro smoke
Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe (Kiseru no kemuri o fuku onna: 煙草の煙を吹く女) from the series Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninsō juppon - 婦女人相十品)

<i>Mayuzumi</i> or 'Eyebrow Pencil' [眉墨]
1928 Shinsui eyebrow pencil
Mayuzumi or 'Eyebrow Pencil' [眉墨]

Recumbent Female Nude
1926 Yamaguchi Susumu nude
Recumbent Female Nude

The Interesting Type (<i>Omoshiroki sō</i>), from the series <i>Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women </i> (Fujin sōgaku juttai - 婦人相学十躰 面白キ相)
1918ca Goyo Utamaro mirror
The Interesting Type (Omoshiroki sō), from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women (Fujin sōgaku juttai - 婦人相学十躰 面白キ相)

Full Moon on Tatami Mats - Shadows of Pine Branches (<i>Meigetsu ya tatami no ue ni matsu no kage</i> - 名月や畳の上に松の影 其角): from the series <i>100 Aspects of the Moon</i> (<i>Tsuki hyaku sugata</i> - 月百姿)
1885 Yoshitoshi Shadows of Pin
Full Moon on Tatami Mats - Shadows of Pine Branches (Meigetsu ya tatami no ue ni matsu no kage - 名月や畳の上に松の影 其角): from the series 100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata - 月百姿)

No. 18 (十八), the Story of Hinazuru (ひな鶴の話), from the series <i>An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans</i> (<i>Meigi sanjūroku kasen</i> - 名妓三十六佳撰) 
1861 Kunisada lightning
No. 18 (十八), the Story of Hinazuru (ひな鶴の話), from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans (Meigi sanjūroku kasen - 名妓三十六佳撰) 

Osaka courtesans on parade
1860 Yoshiyuki courtesans trip
Osaka courtesans on parade

Oiran accompanied by her two kamuro
1859-62c Kunisada oiran w kamu
Oiran accompanied by her two kamuro

Chapter 4 - from the series <i>Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji</i> (<i>Genji goshū yojō</i> - 源氏後集余情): -  <i>Suetsumuhana</i> (The Safflower - 末摘花) - left panel of a diptych
1858 Kunisada female genji2
Chapter 4 - from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshū yojō - 源氏後集余情): - Suetsumuhana (The Safflower - 末摘花) - left panel of a diptych

Bijin reading a letter by lantern light - from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' <i>Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi</i> (當盛美人揃之内)
1850c Kunisada II love letter
Bijin reading a letter by lantern light - from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi (當盛美人揃之内)

'Distant Treasure' (遠方通宝) from the series The Modern Measure of Womenʼs Desire for Money (<i>Imayō tofu shisen</i> - 今様斗婦志錢)
1848ca Kuniyoshi bijin with do
'Distant Treasure' (遠方通宝) from the series The Modern Measure of Womenʼs Desire for Money (Imayō tofu shisen - 今様斗婦志錢)

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