Category: Prints

Bandō Mitsugorō I as Hanbei and Yamashita Kinsaku II as Ochiyo by Ippitsusai Bunchō (1770)

Bandō Mitsugorō I as Hanbei and Yamashita Kinsaku II as Ochiyo by Ippitsusai Bunchō (1770)

Arashi Sangorō II as Minamoto-no-Yoritomo Disguised as the Cap Maker Daitarō and Segawa Kikunojō II as Tatsu-hime Disguised as the Snow Woman by Ippitsusai Bunchō (1770)

Arashi Sangorō II as Minamoto-no-Yoritomo Disguised as the Cap Maker Daitarō and Segawa Kikunojō II as Tatsu-hime Disguised as the Snow Woman by Ippitsusai Bunchō (1770)

Night Rain at Yoshiwara, from the Eight Famous Views in Edo series by Ippitsusai Bunchō (1772-81)

Night Rain at Yoshiwara, from the Eight Famous Views in Edo series by Ippitsusai Bunchō (1772-81)

A Perspective View of People Enjoying the Cool of Evening along the Riverbank of Shijō in Kyoto by Utagawa Toyoharu (1772-81)

A Perspective View of People Enjoying the Cool of Evening along the Riverbank of Shijō in Kyoto by Utagawa Toyoharu (1772-81)

A Perspective View of Garyōbai (Lying Dragon Plum) in the Plum Garden at Kameido by Kitao Shigemasa (1772-89)

A Perspective View of Garyōbai (Lying Dragon Plum) in the Plum Garden at Kameido by Kitao Shigemasa (1772-89)

The Fifth Month: Hunting Fireflies, from the Children’s Plays in the Twelve Months series by Kitao Shigemasa (1764-81)

The Fifth Month: Hunting Fireflies, from the Children’s Plays in the Twelve Months series by Kitao Shigemasa (1764-81)

The Chinese Wizard Kikujidō by Kitao Shigemasa (1772-81)

The Chinese Wizard Kikujidō by Kitao Shigemasa (1772-81)

Brushing Away a Spider’s Web by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

Brushing Away a Spider’s Web by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

Representation (mitate) of the Wizards Li Tie-guai and Zhang Guo-lao by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

Representation (mitate) of the Wizards Li Tie-guai and Zhang Guo-lao by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

Kinshū of Yotsume-ya, from the Hinagata-Wakana-no-Hatsumoyō (New Year Fasion Designs) series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-89)

Kinshū of Yotsume-ya, from the Hinagata-Wakana-no-Hatsumoyō (New Year Fasion Designs) series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-89)

Kayoiji of Echizen-ya, from the Hinagata-Wakana-no-Hatsumoyō (New Year Fashion Designs) series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-89)

Kayoiji of Echizen-ya, from the Hinagata-Wakana-no-Hatsumoyō (New Year Fashion Designs) series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-89)

The Priest Jakuren, from the Women’s Fine Garments and Three Evening Poems series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

The Priest Jakuren, from the Women’s Fine Garments and Three Evening Poems series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune: Yoshiwara Edo-chō 2-chome, from the Niwaka Festival in Yoshiwara series by Isoda Koryūsai (circa 1784)

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune: Yoshiwara Edo-chō 2-chome, from the Niwaka Festival in Yoshiwara series by Isoda Koryūsai (circa 1784)

The Courtesan Matsukaze of Õgi-ya at Edo-chō 1-chōme by Komai Yoshinobu (1770)

The Courtesan Matsukaze of Õgi-ya at Edo-chō 1-chōme by Komai Yoshinobu (1770)

A Parading Courtesan by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

A Parading Courtesan by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Two Beauties Reading a Letter Beside a Panel by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Two Beauties Reading a Letter Beside a Panel by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Minamoto-no-Kimitada, from the Representation (mitate) of the Thirty-six Great Poets series by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Minamoto-no-Kimitada, from the Representation (mitate) of the Thirty-six Great Poets series by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Yamashita Matatarō I as Takebe Genzō and Nakamura Tomijūrō I as Matsuō’s Wife Kiyo by Yamamoto Yoshinobu (1756)

Yamashita Matatarō I as Takebe Genzō and Nakamura Tomijūrō I as Matsuō’s Wife Kiyo by Yamamoto Yoshinobu (1756)