Traditional Japanese Prints

Vibrant woodblock prints capturing scenes from Japanese culture, featuring courtesans and actors in detailed costumes, illustrating festive and theatrical life.

Noblewoman on the Dock, Japanese Prints

Yugao, c. 1810 - c. 1830 print Courtisane with red fan in the hands, standing by bamboo bench. Background scene with a meeting between man (Prince Genji) and Vrouw (Yugao) standing in open gate of fence. paper color woodcut adult woman. fan. landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

ODA LZUMINOSUKE with Bamboo Branch, Katsukawa Shunko, 1787 print Kabuki actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III in the role of Oda Izuminosuke dances with a bamboo branch in his hand. His pants with long legs dragging over the floor have a pattern of chrysanthemums. The flying cranes on the top of his costume are lucky symbols. This print depicts a scene from the play Keisei Ide No Yamabuki, staged in the Nakamura Theater on June 6, 1787. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage). plants; vegetation

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Shimada no Hachizo. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 5 13/16 in. (32.7 x 14.8 cm). Date: 1783. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woodblock Print, Geisha; Print Maker: Utagawa Kunisada; Japan; woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi); 1955-111-83

Yoshidaya, House of Yoshida., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1824 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.2 x 25.1 cm., Print shows a full-length portrait of a courtesan, standing, facing right, with diamond-shaped picture hanging on the wall in the background.

Mimasu Tokujuro as a Woman Standing Near a Winding Stream ca. 1780 Katsukawa Shunkō Japanese. Mimasu Tokujuro as a Woman Standing Near a Winding Stream 36642

Toyokuni I, Actor Nakamura Daikichi II in the role of the maid Kakogawa, c.1815, colored woodcut, graphics

Noblewoman on the Dock, Japanese Prints

The courtesan Kashiku of the Tsuruya with two child attendants 1819-1834 Japan. Color woodblock print; sheet from oban triptych . Kikukawa Eizan

Mess Chūdayū Masa Aaki Shooting from the Bow / Mase Chūdayū Masa aak Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Daimyo ca. 1791 Katsukawa Shunk Japanese. The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Daimyo. Katsukawa Shunk (Japanese, 1743-1812). Japan. ca. 1791. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi () in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu (), Performed at the Morita Theater () in the Eleventh Month, 1772 (). Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 31.6 x 14.3 cm (12 7/16 x 5 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of a multisheet composition. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor 2nd Nakamura Sukegoro as a Man Bearing a Black Lacquer Letter Box ca. 1774 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Actor 2nd Nakamura Sukegoro as a Man Bearing a Black Lacquer Letter Box 54589

The Actor Segawa Senjo (Kikunojo III) as the wife of Amakawaya Gihei in the play Kanadehon Chushingura, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fifth month, 1776 1776 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomitsu I

Print. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 13 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (34.6 × 24.1 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Picture of the Eastern Beauties ca. 1782 Kitao Shigemasa Japanese. Picture of the Eastern Beauties 36672

Number seven: a flower with an owner; Sono Shichi - Nushi Aru Hana; A comparison of flowers; Hana Awase. A woman is sitting on the floor with a helmet in her hand. Two helmets are still on the floor. The scene looks like the first deed of the Chushingura, but no reference is made in the three associated poems.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1778. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1773-1783. Dimensions: 30.5 x 13.7 cm (12 x 5 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II in the role of Soga no Goro with fox trap, Actor in the role of Soga no Goro, in kimono with pattern of butterflies and calligraphy, holding a fox trap, in which mouse as a lure, flowers in the background, Ichikawa Yaozo II, Ippitsusai Bunchô (mentioned on object), Japan, 1770, paper, colour woodcut, h 305 mm × w 142 mm

The Courtesan Takikawa of Ogiya, from the series Seven Beautiful Komachi (Bijin nana Komachi) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Waitress Ohisa of the Takashimaya. Katsukawa Shuncho; Japanese, active c. 1780-1801. Date: 1787-1798. Dimensions: 39.4 x 26.6 cm (15 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Courtesan and the Ide Tama river The six Tama rivers (series title), Bust portrait of a courtesan with a white headband and sleeve at face, fan-shaped cartouche in the upper left, in which a man on horse crossing a river with yamabuki bushes on the banks, referring to the Ide Tama river in the province of Yamashiro, the patterns of horseshoes, yamabuki blossoms and waves in blind print on the background of the print and the poem in the elongated cartouche at the top left are also references to the Ide Tama river. (bijinga), Kitagawa Utamaro (mentioned on object), 1795 - 1800, paper, colour woodcut, h 374 mm × w 257 mm

Visiting (Kayoi), from the series "The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi (Furyu yatsushi nana Komachi)". Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1755-1769. Dimensions: 29.0 x 13.9 cm (11 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Youth as a Stand-in Monju (Mitate Monju), c. 1767. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). Color woodblock print; sheet: 29.2 x 21.7 cm (11 1/2 x 8 9/16 in.).

Chinese lady looking at spider's web covering the inside of a casket, right panel of the Diptych for a group of drummers`, copy. Gakutei, Yashima (1786?-1868), graphic artist

A Glimpse of the Moon, Kaoyo, from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892). , 1886. Color woodblock print on paper, 13 15/16 x 9 1/2 in. (35.4 x 24.1 cm). Asian Art 1886

Parrot (Omu), from the series Floating World Versions of the Seven Komachi (Ukiyo Nana Komachi) 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Torii Kiyonaga

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Man Standing with His Arms Crossed Katsukawa Shunshō Japanese 1773 or 1774

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1776 1771-1781 Japan. Color woodblock print; center sheet of hosoban triptych . Katsukawa Shunsho

De howeverur onoe tamizo I in vrouwenrol, ipsususai bunchô, 1770 - print Actor in women's role, back, in Kimono with stylized floral motifs and long green bows on the sleeves. Japan paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress

The Actor Hanagawa Ichinojo as Akane Gozen in the play "Okunizome Shusse Butai," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1759. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1759. Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Nakamura Riko with a courtesan, from an untitled series of aiban prints depicting Actors in private life. Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1776-1787. Dimensions: 32.8 x 23.3 cm. Color woodblock print; aiban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Yamatoya Tojaku (The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otoma, Daughter of Ohina from Inamuragasaki in Kamakura) (Yondai-me Iwai Hanshiro no Kamakura Inamuragasaki no Ohina musume Otoma) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; aiban, nishiki-e . Tôshûsai Sharaku

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII (Sansho) visiting the graveyard on a snowy day. Utagawa, Toyoshige (1777-1835), graphic artist

Huishoudelijke Charme, Kitagawa Utamaro (Attributed to), 1800 - 1820 print Married woman, recognizable by the black teeth and shaved eyebrows, with apron in hands, kneeling in cutting block and basket with vegetables and herbs. Japan paper color woodcut apron. container made of plant material other than wood: basket. household chores

Young Ladies Paying Homage to a Shrine. Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 5/16 x 5 9/16 in. (21.1 x 14.1 cm). Date: ca. 1814. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fan Vendor. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm). Date: 1790s.Fan vendors in Edo were reputedly fashionable, handsome boys who attracted girls' attention. This seems to be the case here, where the vendor is showing a fan painted with the face of the Zen master Daruma to a beautiful young woman. Utamaro, however, has depicted the painting on the fan with such vigor that the Daruma seems as animated as the figures in this scene. With his finger in his mouth in a traditional gesture of envy, he appears to be beside himself with jealousy over the flirting young couple. The picture within the picture of the venerable first patriarch of Zen Buddhism caught in a humorous foible adds to the light-hearted eroticism of the scene. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Kintoki and Yamauba; Brother pictures; E Kyodai. Woman with loose hanging hair and range in right hand, smiling at shot sitting child with cat in hands. In Cartouche at the top right the perfodied representation of Yamauba with staff, looking at her son Kintoki, struggling with bear boy.

New year celebration with sea bream and decoratedtray. Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780-1850

The Courtesan Kasugano Writing a Letter. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725-1770). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (21.3 x 14.6 cm). Date: ca. 1765. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I, 1689-1756 in an Unidentified Female Role Ippitsusai Bunch Japanese. The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I, 1689-1756 in an Unidentified Female Role. Ippitsusai Bunch (Japanese, active ca. 1765-1792). Japan. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Morokoshi Playing with a SmallBoy. Artist: Isoda Kory?sai, Japanese, active ca. 1764-88

Naniwaya Okita 1788-1798 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Actor Dancing the Fox Dance Utagawa Toyomaru (Japanese, active 1785-1797). Actor Dancing the Fox Dance, ca. 1780. Color woodblock print on paper, 11 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (28.3 x 13.7 cm). Asian Art ca. 1780

Under a Peach Tree. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1761-1770. Dimensions: 11 x 8 1/8 in. Color woodblock print; left sheet of chuban diptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Sagami Jiro Disguised as Ambaiyoshi Gorohachi in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 32.5 x 15.4 cm (12 13/16 x 6 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Woman with cat on the table; Elegant women like the heroes of the Suikoden - from a series of one hundred and eight; Fûzoku Onna Suikoden - Hyakuhachiban No Uchi. And a woman relaxes under a so-called 'kotatsu', a table where a blanket is over with a komfoor underneath, as heating. She holds a tall pipe and next to her is a book and a box with smoke rig. Against the blanket is a second closed book with the title 'Stories of the waterfront' (Suikoden). On top of the table is a cat - probably because it is a nice hot spot. This print refers to Wu Sung, one of heroes from the box fallen from the table (suicodes), who killed a tiger with his bare hands - the cat represents the tiger. With two poems.

The Chofu Tama river in the province of Musashi; Musashi Chofu No Tamagawa; The elegant six Tama rivers; Furyu Mu Tamagawa. Courtisane, the right hand at the hairstyle, in the left hand a tissue, standing against white background on which the river landscape. (Bijinga)

The Second Bando Mitsugoro in the Role of Soga no Juro Sukenari ca. 1793-95 Kinei Japanese. The Second Bando Mitsugoro in the Role of Soga no Juro Sukenari. Kinei. Japan. ca. 1793-95. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Clearing after a Storm for Takechi. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1797-1861). Japan, 1848, 5th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Drawing the First Water of the New Year. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725-1770). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (28.6 x 21.6 cm). Date: ca. 1769-70.Symbols of spring abound in this poem. A young couple draws the "first water of the New Year" (wakamizu) in decorated buckets; pine saplings sit by the doorway, and plum blossoms burst into bloom. The scene also calls to mind an episode from the tenth-century Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari) known as the "Well curb," in which young lovers recall measuring their heights by the well as children. It readsHaru o hete kyo tatematsuru wakamizu ni chitose no kage ya matsu ukamuramu . As spring arrives,today, we offer to the godsthe year's first drawn waterattached with pine shoots as from time immemorial--Trans. John T. Carpenter. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Girl on Balcony above Stone Stairway. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725-1770). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm). Date: ca. 1768. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Colored woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada depicting a lady at a toilet, illustrating domestic Edo period interior scenes.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi's colored woodcut 'Sitting Lady in Interior' portrays a woman seated within a domestic space, highlighting intricate patterns, clothing details, and the artist's mastery of color and line in the ukiyo-e tradition.

Two girls with their little brother who knocked over the sakeset. Artist: Yanagawa Shigenobu II, Japanese, active ca. 1820-60

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima), fron the series Elegant Famous Places in the Various Provinces (Furyu shokoku meisho) 1800-1833 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kikukawa Eizan

Tomoe choses; Tomoe; A dipperie; Nibantsuzuki. A woman in exuberant robe holds a stick to which a sake boiler hangs. This is the male actor Segawa Kikunojô v (1802-32) in the women's role of Tomoe. She was the beloved of Minamoto No Yoshinaka, depicted on the right magazine of this dip. With four poems.

Asahina Saburô, Yashima Gakutei, 1823 The actor Seki Sanjûrô II (1786-1839) in the role of Asahina Saburô in the play over the Soga Broeders. Saburô was a vassal by Kudô Suketsune that went over to the enemy, the Soga Broeders. With two poems. The third print (VRNL) from a five -part. Japan paper color woodcut actor (on the stage)

Lovers on a Veranda. Torii Kiyohiro; Japanese, active c. 1737-76. Date: 1755-1765. Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Hour of the sheep: Future predicting, kitagawa utamaro, 1793 - 1797 print Courtisane in orange checked Kimono, reading the hand of girl in Kimono with pattern of large chrysanthemums; Courtisane in transparent black kimono sitting with attributes of the future predictor. Tokyo paper color woodcut divination games, fortune-telling games

The Lady Tomimoto Toyohina Reading a Letter 1790 Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese. The Lady Tomimoto Toyohina Reading a Letter 55399

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe) Shinoura of the Tsuruya 1788-1798 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Chôbunsai Eishi

The Lovers Okiku and Kozuke (from the series An Elegant Comparison of Charming Features), mid 1800s. Kitagawa Utamaro II (Japanese, d. 1831). Color woodblock print; sheet: 35.6 x 23.6 cm (14 x 9 5/16 in.).

Syllable 'I', from the series Instructive Index of All Sorts of Proverbs. Date: c. 1843. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

Three Geishas of Tachibana Street in Their Room. Artist: Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (37.9 x 24.8 cm). Date: 1784. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Colored woodcut by Eisen (Yoshinobu) depicting a lady standing on a balustrade, showcasing figure and architectural elements in Japanese print style.

Colored woodcut by Utagawa Toyokuni I depicting an actor in female attire holding a pipe, illustrating Edo-period costume and performance.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V, Probably as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Sanjo Uemon, Leader of a Robber Gang, in Part Two of the Play Fude-hajime Kanjincho (First Calligraphy of the New Year: Kanjincho The Subscription List), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the Fifteenth Day of the First Month, 1784. Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1779-1789. Dimensions: 29 x 13.2 cm (11 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of triptych (?). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Type of life; Ki Go Sekiso; 32 modern types; Imayo Sanjuniso. Woman in striped kimono with tissues between her teeth, against gray background with a top right a cartouche in which an out and a collapsed parasol, a few geta and a lantern.

Ogura imitation of the one hundred poems. Kiyomori dries his hands on a towel. In the light of a lantern, he sees a poem on the sliding door in mirror image. It is written on the other side of the door by one of his beloved, Giô, just before she left him. Scene from a Kabukite team. Poem by Egyô Hôshi.

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees. Artist: Ippitsusai Buncho (Japanese, active 1760-1794). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Karauta of the Ogiya in Evening Snow (Ogiya Karauta bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Famous Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro meifu hakkei)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1768-1780. Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as the Boathouse Man Kurofune Chuemon in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1771 1766-1776 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition ( ) . Katsukawa Shunsho

Gokyogoku sessho Saki no Daijodaijin, Number Ninety-one from the series Collection of Pictures of the Hundred Poems by One Poet Each. Date: c. 1847. Dimensions: 38 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro holding a pipe. Artist Unknown; Japanese, early 18th century. Date: 1715-1725. Dimensions: 27.2 x 14.3 cm (10 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.). Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Torii Kiyonobu I.

Tokyo, Urokogataya (Magobei; Rikakudo), Japan, Kiyohiro, Torii, Two actors with abacus, lower right - stamped, Nakamura Tomijuro in the role of the courtesan Kisegawa, with abacus in left hand, standing next to Sanokawa Ichimatsu in the role of Ema Koshiro, with two swords and a fan., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 427 mm, width 281 mm, Japanese, print maker, printmaker, 1752 - 1752, third quarter 18th century, paper, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Nakamura Matsue as Otaka; Otaka Namakura Matsue. The actor Nakamura Matsue in the role of the Courtisane Otaka, standing with landscaped range in right hand.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Shii no Shosho Okinori in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776 1771-1781 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

Oshichi Carrying a Blossoming Cherry Branch 1722-1735 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e . Okumura Toshinobu

Six Poetic Sages as Young Women at the Plum Garden at Kameido 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Six Poetic Sages as Young Women at the Plum Garden at Kameido 73613

Tamatsushima, from the series "Three Fashionable Young Women (Furyu waka no sannin)". Kikukawa Eizan; Japanese, 1787-1867. Date: 1806-1818. Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Minakuchi Station 50. Strong Woman Ôiko, Daughter of a Takashima Farmer /Minakuchi, from the series: Fifty Three Parallels for the Tôkaidô Road /Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Takechi Mitsuhide in The Banquet, the Final Act in Part One of the Play Kanagaki Muromachi Bundan (Muromachi Chronicle in Kana Script), Performed at the Ichimura Theater from the First Day of the Eighth Month, 1791 1786-1796 Japan. Color woodblock print; center sheet of hosoban triptych (right 1939.2216, left 1980.276b) . Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actors Nakayama Kojuro VI (Nakamura Nakazo I) as Hatchotsubute no Kiheiji, Otani Hiroji III as Miura Arajiro, Ichikawa Yaozo III as Akugenta Yoshihira, Sawamura Sojuro III as Taira no Shigemori, in the shosa "Fukyoku Edo Geisha," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1785. Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1785. Dimensions: 38.7 x 26.0 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Bust portrait of Osagawa Tsuneyo II.; Osagawa Tsuneyo. The actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II in woman role as the mother of Shigoi; Against dark gray mica background. Scene from the play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, raised in the Kawarazaki-Za in 1794.

Courtisane with pipe. Courtisane in pink and green kimono and Obi with dragon pattern, a long pipe holding, looking at festive floral wreath of chrysanthemums.

Kitagawa Utamaro (ca. 1753 - October 31, 1806) was a Japanese printmaker and painter, who is considered one of the greatest artists of woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). He is known especially for his masterfully composed studies of women, known as bijinga. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

Courtesan with Branch of Seri 19th century Kubo Shunman Japanese. Courtesan with Branch of Seri 54980

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Kajiwara Genta Kagetoki in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 31.2 x 14.4 cm (12 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of a multisheet composition (). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Japanse vrouw met mand met vis en kreeft.A woman wears a basket with a sea bass and lobster on her head. According to the text, it was customary for women of lower class to wear fish in exuberant clothing on the 16th day of the first month. With one poem.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 4th as a Man. Artist: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743-1812). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm). Date: ca. 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in Ceremonial Robes of Green and Pink, Drawing His Sword 1769-1825 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese. The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in Ceremonial Robes of Green and Pink, Drawing His Sword 57071

Moso (Chinese Meng Zong), from the series Fashionable Japanese Versions of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Furyu Yamato nijushiko) 1765-1777 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Isoda Koryusai

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Takechi Mitsuhide in "The Banquet," the Final Act in Part One of the Play Kanagaki Muromachi Bundan (Muromachi Chronicle in Kana Script), Performed at the Ichimura Theater from the First Day of the Eighth Month, 1791. Katsukawa Shun'ei; Japanese, 1762-1819. Date: 1786-1796. Dimensions: 32 x 14.6 cm (12 5/8 x 5 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; center sheet of hosoban triptych (right: 1939.2216, left: 1980.276b). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Print Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58224

Hour of the Horse (Uma no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)". Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 15 x 10 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Takashima Ohisa. Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1788-1798. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Young Woman at Night accompanied by a Servant Carrying a Lantern and a Shamisen Box. Artist: Kitagawa Kikumaro (Japanese, died 1830). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The First Month (Sho gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)". Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1793. Dimensions: 26 x 19.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A page from a book featuring a woodcut of a lady with a monkey., 1770

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