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

<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

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

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)

<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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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)

<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)

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>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 (?)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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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