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South Wind, Clear Weather, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi — South Wind, Clear Weather, 1830-1833
Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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Prostitute Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya House, Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō — Prostitute Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya House, 1793-1794
Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō

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Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin, Sharaku; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō — Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin, 1794, 5th lunar month
Sharaku; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō

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one sheet; two men fighting; man at left wears red garment with purple lining, green pants with purple floral designs, purple sleeves with black patterning and black boots, and holds the hair of the man at right in his PL hand; man at right wearing yellow kimono, white pants and straw sandals and holds the PL wrist of other man in his PL hand, and holds other man's hair in his PR hand — Sumoto Sakyō, February 1874
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō; Author: Takabatake Ransen

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three separate sheets; landscape with purple, red and yellow flowers around a stream; man wearing black cap and kimono with gold birds on tan and green ground, playing a black flute, at center; crouching man at right holding a sword, wearing a purple kimono with yellow and blue flowers — Autumn Moon at Tōin: Hirai Inaba-no-kami Yasumasa and the Thief Hakamadare Yasusuke, 1868, 4th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Artist: Katsukawa Shuntei III; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō

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three separate sheets; saturated color; underwater scene; figure at L riddled with arrows and blood standing in front of large brown rock, wielding sword; figure at C sinking in water, with arrows in body, sinking toward crabs at bottom; family in robes at R seated on rock, looking on; figure in foreground with swords, bloody, charging to L — Picture of the Heike Clan Sinking and Perishing at Sea, 1853, 6th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Kazusaya Iwazō

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three separate sheets; man wearing orange kimono with white flowers, light blue pants and black hat at center, playing a black and red flute; crouching an wearing blue, green and black, reaching for his sword, at right; silhouettes of grasses blowing in wind behind figures; orange moon at left; grey clouds — By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882, February 1883
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

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unattached triptych; head and bound hands of male figure visible within the spray of a massive waterfall at C; rock face at L; two ethereal figures floating at UR; white pigment flecks — Picture of Penance under the Waterfall at Mount Nachi, 1859, 10th lunar month (C), 1860, 6th lunar month (L, R)
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Author: Nozaki Bunzō; Publisher: Kakumotoya Kinjirō

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three separate sheets; flowers in grey-blue, red and yellow around a stream; man at center wearing black cap and blue kimono with white birds, playing a black flute; crouching man at right with sword, wearing blue kimono with light blue and yellow flowers; moon and two horizontal grey clouds, ULC — Autumn Moon at Tōin: Hirai Inaba-no-kami Yasumasa and the Thief Hakamadare Yasusuke, April 1894
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Katada Chōjirō

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one sheet; dark-skinned man with mouth open, riding a black horse with trappings decorated with red tassels; man holds a red, blue and gold staff and wears predominately green and yellow kimono; horse is crossing a red bridge with green and yellow panels; mountain visible in middle ground behind side of bridge at right — Zhang Fei of the Yan People, 1872, 11th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō

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High Priest Kōmyō, February 1874

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Shimada Tomekichi; Author: Takabatake Ransen

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demon at right with long dark hair, peering around an oval element with red decorative flames around it on a black stand at left; man at center dressed in predominately blue, rust red and green, leaning his head forward toward demon, holding his sword in its sheath at his PL side; two fallen figures, covering their heads, at right; blowing fall leaves throughout — Clearing Weather of the Togakushi Mountains: Taira Koremochi Ason, 1868, 1st lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō; Author: Takeda Kōrai

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two separate sheets, placed vertically; squatting frowning man wearing white, black and pale blue armor, with a yellow robe underneath and a white sash around his waist; man holds a spear in his PR hand; white banner with black text behind man; dark blue background — Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Satō Masakiyo, 1867, 8th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō

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three sheets joined together; portrait of a scowling man with brown beard, moustache and long hair gathered in a yellow tie; man has hands on sides and leans slightly forward; garment has brown ground and brightly-colored pattern with a yellow dragon and purple, green and blue clouds; black ground; large peach-colored moon, ULC — Moon: Actor Ichikawa Sanshō as Kezori Kuemon, 1890
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon; Carver: Wada Yūjirō

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woman holding the PL sleeve of her kimono between her teeth; woman wears yellow, green, red and black plaid kimono with black trim and collars in purple with white spots, orange and red — Appearing Embarrassed, Behavior of a Girl of the Meiji Period, November 1888
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi; Carver: Wada Yūjirō

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woman peering out from between two slatted doors; woman wears pink kimono with twining pink morning glories with green stems and leaves, with white collar and red cuffs — Appearing Inquisitive, Behavior of a Maid of the Tenpō Era, April 1888
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi

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woman reading a book, propped against object covered in green fabric with multicolored floral fan patterns, with a black and white cat lying on top of it; woman wears a gray and blue kimono with black collar, with floral rondels, with collar of blue with white flower and bird pattern and red undergarment — Appearing Warm, Behavior of an Urban Widow of the Kansei Era, March 1888
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi

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print in the form of a fan; man at left with legs wide apart, holding a staff with both hands; man wears black armor with red trim; jumping woman at right with legs drawn up, wearing purple, blue and green flower patterned kimono; figures on wooden bridge; moon in sky to left of woman; received matted — Yoshitsune and Benkei on the Gojō Bridge, March 1886
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Yokoyama Ryōhachi

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two separate sheets; man riding through waves on the back of a sea turtle; man wears brown tunic and blue pants, with straw leg coverings, and holds a thin bamboo staff in his PR hand; man looks over his shoulder at a man with a small dragon on his head and a woman, accompanied by two other women with decorative objects on poles, in URQ — Urashima Returns Home from the Dragon Place, January 1886
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Kobayashi Tetsujirō; Carver: Noguchi Enkatsu

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one sheet; dancing monkey wearing gold anklets and bracelets and predominately grey and gold garments, holding a grey and red staff; white rabbit with red eyes at left — Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong, October 1889
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon; Carver: Noguchi Enkatsu

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one sheet; man standing in boat beneath rather large black and grey wave; large pale orange full moon at top center with grey clouds — Moon over Daimotsu Bay: Benkei, January 1886
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon; Carver: Noguchi Enkatsu

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two separate sheets/vertical orientation; shirtless man at bottom with floral tatoos, wearing black and white garments and yellow fiber sandals, smashing green structure below sculpture of mottled pink muscular man with grey hair, with colorful garments — Picture of Drunken Lu Zhishen Smashing a Vajra Warrior at the Temple of Mount Wutai, September 1887
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Matsui Eikichi; Carver: Takimoto Chokuzan

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two separate sheets/vertical orientation; two men, both upside down, fighting in water; tattooed man on top wearing red loincloth; lower man with bulging eyes and hairy limbs wearing green kimono; two fish, ULC; seaweed and octopus, LLC — Picture of ‘White Stripe in the Waves’ Zhang Shun and ‘Black Whirlwind’ Li Kui Fighting in the Water, After February 1887
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Matsui Eikichi

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two sheets configured vertically; topless wrinkled old woman seated at bottom, sharpening a knife, looking up at a heavily pregnant topless woman with long hair wearing a red skirt, tied by her ankles, hanging upside down from a ceiling rafter — Picture of the Lonely House at Adachigahara in Ōshū, September 1885
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Matsui Eikichi; Carver: Takimoto Chokuzan

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two sheets configured vertically; man with hands folded and head bowed, being pulled upward by the back of his black shirt through a cloud, with only his upper body visible through the cloud; red-skinned shirtless figure with curly brown hair, wearing white flowing cloths around his neck, arms and waist, with a green and brown loincloth, holding a gold staff, pulling on man's shirt; standing topless woman at top of cloud, with long flowing hair, folding a white flower on a very long stem, wearing blue skirt with yellow flowers, yellow belt and purple and yellow flowered garment around one shoulder — Picture of Mongaku’s Penitence, April 1885
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Matsui Eikichi

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three separate sheets; man wearing tan kimono with white and orange flowers, light blue pants and black hat at center, playing a black and brown flute; crouching man wearing blue, turquoise and grey, reaching for his sword, at right; silhouettes of grasses blowing in wind behind figures; orange-yellow moon at left; grey clouds — By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882, February 1883
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

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three separate sheets; man at left with legs wide apart, holding a wooden staff with both hands; man wears black armor with red and white trim, and garment with red ground and multicolored floral medallions with straw sandals; white cloth beneath man's PR foot; jumping woman at right with legs drawn up, wearing garments with floral designs on red and green ground, and zori sandals with black platform soles and brown, yellow and purple striped socks; figures on wooden bridge; moon in sky between figures; green mountains in background — Picture of the Gojō Bridge from the Chronicle of Yoshitsune, 1881
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Morimoto Junzaburō

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two men; standing man with moustache at left with a drawn bow, wearing wide-legged blue pants, red and black armor and brown and white gloves, looking up; man with moustache at right, kneeling on one knee, wearing a blue and white garment with black and grey sleeves, holding a blue dagger (?), looking up at arrow above his head; bold black, red and yellow jagged patterns in sky; pink cloud (smoke?) from LLQ diagonally behind man in blue and white across picture plane — Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata, October 1878
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Funazu Chūjirō

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two men; standing man with moustache at left with a drawn bow, wearing wide-legged blue pants, red and black armor and brown and white gloves, looking up; man with moustache at right, kneeling on one knee, wearing a blue and white garment with black and grey sleeves, holding a blue dagger (?), looking up at arrow above his head; yellow sky with building roof in background; orange-red and grey cloud (smoke?) from LLQ diagonally behind man in blue and white across picture plane — Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata, October 1878
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Funazu Chūjirō

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one sheet; man seen from back wearing a red loincloth, with blue and red tattoos over back, upper arms, buttocks and thighs, fighting a demon in a mud pit, with blood on his legs and arms, holding a sword in his PR hand; crouching demon in mud, looking up at sword above his head — Danshichi Kurobei, 1866, 12th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō; Author: Takabatake Ransen

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three separate sheets; orange bands of flame, radiating in the manner of a starburst from bottom edge left of center, across picture plane, with black ground with curls of grey and starbursts of orange and yellow; men's bodies, swords and helmets flying and flipping behind and between flames; man on brown rearing horse at right — Picture of Masakiyo's Challenging Battle as Retold in the Chronicle of the Great Peace, 1866, 10th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Yamashiroya Jinbei; Carver: Tanaka Ushinosuke

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pair of figures wrestling in foreground--a man wearing predominately green armor and a brown-skinned demon-like figure; demon seated in background at left wearing yellow garment, with a droopy face with open mouth and a second face on stomach, with PL arm stretched upward; grey silhouettes of skeletons against black ground; blue and yellow flowered curtain at right; yellow and white patterned flooring in foreground — Toki Daishirō, 1865, 2nd lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Author: Kikuyōtei Rokō; Publisher: Daikokuya Kinnosuke

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One, Nihonbashi, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Maruya Seijirō — One, Nihonbashi, c. 1850-1851
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Maruya Seijirō

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The Miracle of Famous Paintings by Ukiyo Matahei, Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke — The Miracle of Famous Paintings by Ukiyo Matahei, 1853, 6th month
Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke

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A Northern Goshawk on a Pine Tree in Snow Aiming at a Sparrow, Eisen — A Northern Goshawk on a Pine Tree in Snow Aiming at a Sparrow, late 1830s - early 1840s
Eisen

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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Goten-yama, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei — Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Goten-yama, c. 1840-1842
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei

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woman with white and purple irises behind her; woman wears Western dress, with a straw hat with black feathers and white flowers, pink and purple dress with purple and white plaid collar and large black buttons and blue tie at neckline; woman holds a Western style pink parasol with black handle and purple tassel with red bead — Appearing as if Having Been on a Stroll, Behavior of a Lady of the Meiji period, June 1888
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi; Carver: Wada Yūjirō

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Blockhead, Kobayashi Kiyochika; Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi — Blockhead, December 1894
Kobayashi Kiyochika; Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi

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Rapid Progress, Kobayashi Kiyochika; Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi — Rapid Progress, February 1895
Kobayashi Kiyochika; Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi

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onnagata at LL with blue, red, white kimono holds a wine cup in PL hand, looking up at a man holding a wine jug in his hands; the men exchange gaze; in background, a blossoming begonia — Begonia (The Actors Nakayama Ichizō and Bandō Shuka), 1854, 6th month
Utagawa Kunisada; Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Ebisuya Shōshichi

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couple engaged in intercourse at center, while listening to man in a green kimono play the shamisen; woman wears purple and white kimono with bands of looped patterning; man wears a green and white striped kimono; tiny nude man at right drying his hair; hot water tubs and bucket at right; text in a cloud at top of image, to left of man in striped kimono, above woman and to right of small man — Hot Springs at Ikaho, No. 8 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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samurai wearing an orange mask and a green kimono engaged in intercourse with a young woman working in a rice field, wearing a red striped kimono and a wide-brimmed hat; couple at left, with man wearing short green and white patterning kimono and woman wearing blue kimono with white flowers and wide-brimmed hat; tiny man in blue and grey striped kimono smoking a pipe, in LRC; text in a cloud at top of image and in four areas along grey pathway behind figures — Peasant Love, No. 6 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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man in black kimono forcibly embracing a young girl in a purple flowered kimono, pinning girl to the floor; tiny man peering through hole in side panel of a bench in URQ; two cats on sill in LRQ; cloud at top with text and text in five areas on left half of image — Forced Love, No. 2 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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couple at right with man wearing grey cloth over his head, reaching with his PR hand under the folds of young woman's kimono, and holding his PL hand over her breast, while a disapproving older woman at left wearing a green flowered jacket and pink kimono looks on; tiny man wearing grey kimono with white spots seated in a blooming cherry tree in ULQ pulls up the back of his kimono to expose his buttocks while breaking wind; text in cloud at top of image, in ULQ, to right of older woman and above and to right of younger woman — Licensed Quarter of Yoshiwara, No. 12 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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man at center with his genitals exposed being pulled by his blue loincloth by a pregnant woman at left wearing a red skirt with her breasts exposed; cowering young woman in an open green kimono with purple flowers at right; tiny man wearing a green striped kimono with purple trim hiding beneath young woman's kimono in LRC; text at top in a cloud and in six other locations throughout the print — Love Revealed, No. 4 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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couple engaged in intercourse; woman attempts to write with a brush on a scroll of paper; woman wears a pink kimono with dark pink flowers; man wears a red and orange checked kimono; text middle of right edge and below scroll of paper in LLQ — Writing a Letter, No. 8 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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couple engaged in intercourse, enveloped in brightly-patterned fabrics; blue and white vase with pink plum blossoms in ULC; text at top center and in ULC on rectangular cartouche over plum blossoms — Yoshiwara Prostitute , from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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young couple engaged in intercourse in foreground; woman tugs on man's penis; woman wears white kimono and beads around her wrist; young man wears a blue-grey kimono and looks at a bracelet of beads in his PR hand; tiny man standing in LRC; two figures at left walking the dark with a white lantern with red zigzags; text in cloud at top of image, in LRC, above young man and above sword at bottom center — The Place of the Heart, No. 11 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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couple engaged in intercourse; man wears black kimono with several small white designs; woman wears many layers of brightly-patterned fabric, with outer layer of purple fabric with white flowers; writing box with letters and teapot, ULC; text to left of man's head and above man's PL shoulder — The Daughter of a Great House, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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couple engaged in intercourse; woman is nearly nude, with a pale grey cloth over her stomach; couple surrounded by brightly-colored fabrics; black lacquer cabinet, ULC; screen with painting of building and pink tree in URC; text above man's head and his PL arm — Yoshiwara Prostitute, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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embracing couple; man touches woman's vagina; woman wears pink kimono with purple, grey, orange and white flowers; man wears a green and white kimono; screen with bamboo in URQ; text in URQ — Foreplay, No. 7 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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couple engaged in intercourse; man wears a tan kimono and holds a red and pink fan with text; bare-breasted woman wears a purple kimono with white patterns and a brown obi with white bird-like patterns; lantern with flowers and long looped ties at left; books and scrolls in a cabinet in ULC with flowering branch on doors at bottom; text in LRC and above man's head — Husband and Wife, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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woman partially seated on a white horse, wearing a red plaid kimono and a wide-brimmed hat, engaged in intercourse with a standing man wearing green knee-high socks; tiny man smoking a pipe seated beneath a tree in LRC; text in URC in a cloud; three areas of text at bottom on grey path — From Ikaho to Edo, No. 9 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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couple engaged in intercourse, enveloped in brightly-colored fabrics; man wears brown kimono with pinkish diamond patterns; bird patterned fabric in ULC; text in three areas along left edge and above man's PL shoulder — Yoshiwara Prostitute, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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couple engaged in intercourse; woman twists to put her arms around man's neck; woman wears orange, red and white checked kimono; man wears purple, green, orange and white striped kimono; purple garment with green and orange birds at left edge of image; text in two areas along right edge — A Sumo Hold, No. 11 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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couple engaged in intercourse, surrounded by brightly-colored fabrics; woman is bare-breasted; black fabric with blue, pink and white wave designs at left; screen with chrysanthemum pattern at top left; text above man and in URC — Yoshiwara Prostitute with Samurai Customer, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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nine figures--male and female, of different ages--in a public bath; all are nude except for man at right with scruffy beard, wearing blue-grey kimono with black and white I-shaped patterns; woman at center has a red plaid garment around her shoulders; woman at left receiving a back massage from a man while holding his penis; young man next to man in kimono has erection — Bath House, No. 12 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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couple engaged in intercourse, wearing brightly-colored kimono; man wears blue kimono with pinkish checks; woman's garments are green, black, and purple with floral patterns; three books in LRC; text in ULC and LLC — Daughter of a Great House, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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couple engaged in intercourse; woman wears a purple kimono with orange and red flowers; man has green plaid garment beneath him; sewing kit in URQ; pipe and tobacco pouch, LLQ; text to left of man's head — Seamstress and her Lover, No. 6 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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couple engaged in intercourse, enveloped in brightly-patterned fabrics; pink fish, ULC; pink teabowl at left; text in two blocks at top center — Teahouse on Nakanocho in Yoshiwara, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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couple engaged in intercourse; man kisses woman's breast; man is nude; woman wears purple kimono with orange flowers and holds her PR kimono sleeve over her mouth; screen with diamond/star patterns in ULQ; text to left of woman's head (partially cut off at left edge of sheet) — Kissing Her Breast, No. 9 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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man at left wearing green kimono engaging in intercourse with a young woman wearing a purple kimono and green obi, who simultaneously applies burning medication to back of an older woman wearing a blue kimono with white pattern at right; tiny seated man applying similar medication to his leg in LRQ; folding screen with river and plants against yellow ground in background; text at top in cloud, at bottom center and at right center — Busy Love, No. 3 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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couple engaged in intercourse, enveloped in brightly-patterned fabrics; man's kimono is blue with grey checked pattern with stylized leaves; woman's outer kimono is purple with white flowers; two plants at left--one with pink blossoms, the other similar to a small pine; text in LLC and at right edge, URC — Young Lovers at the New Year, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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couple in foreground engaged in intercourse; man in green kimono pushes a woman in a purple kimono with white flowers and a red and white striped obi to the floor; tiny man in a blue kimono with white dots hiding beneath shallow baskets of leaves at right; seated older man wearing loincloth at right; text at top in cloud, to left of woman, in LRC and to left of tiny man — Sericulture Chamber, No. 10 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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intertwined couple engaged in intercourse; both are nude--woman has red fabric across her belly and beneath her; kettle and tray of food at left edge; text below woman's head — Near the Go Board, No. 5 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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couple engaged in intercourse; predominately nude; man has a blue and white patterned kimono over his buttocks; woman's kimono is purple with light blue cloud bands and white birds; woman has a red cloth over the top of her belly; tobacco set, cup and gold vessel in ULC; text in ULC and above man's back — The Lady of a Mercantile House, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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couple engaged in intercourse, wearing brightly-colored kimono; woman wears purple kimono with green, brown, yellow and red bird; man wear primarily green kimono with round patterns; fabric with red, purple and yellow leaves in ULC; text above woman at top center and to right of woman's head — Last Customer of the Evening in the Yoshiwara, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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three women seated at right wearing brightly-colored kimono; two men and one woman at left; one of the men is lying on his stomach; plate of food on low table in foreground; man in plaid kimono pours tea into pink teabowl held by woman wearing pink kimono with white flowers; large floor screen, LLC; black vase with blossoming branches, URC — Frontispiece, from the series Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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young man dressed as a woman in a blue kimono with white iris decoration lying on top of and engaged in intercourse with a man wearing a green kimono; tiny man wearing a black kimono and holding a fan, with a large white and red kite, on windowsill; text in cloud at top of image, above couple and on either side of small figure on windowsill — Playing with a Dandy, No. 5 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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couple engaged in intercourse; woman wears a purple kimono with white and orange flowers; man wears a green, orange and white striped kimono; man looks in an oval mirror on a black lacquer vanity stand with orange flowers at left; text above and below woman's head — Before the Mirror, No. 4 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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couple engaged in intercourse; woman enveloped in brightly-colored fabrics; man wears black kimono; text in URC and above woman's PR knee — Yoshiwara Prostitute and Secret Lover, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikugawa Eizan

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couple engaged in intercourse; young woman struggles, attempting to push away from man; woman wears purple kimono with white flowers; man wears red and pink checked kimono; pink and red shamisen on top of an open book resting on a black and pink chest in URQ; text below center on left edge — Shamisen Instructor, No. 2 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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couple engaged in intercourse; man is nude; woman wears a purple kimono with pink and white flowers and orange leaves; screen with diamond/star patterns in URQ; doors with wave patterns in ULC; text in LLQ — In the Pleasure Quarters, No. 3 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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young couple engaged in intercourse; both figures are nude; screen with waterfall, URQ; text above young woman's head — Young Lovers, No. 10 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsai

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older man with his genitals exposed, with an enlarged scrotum, wearing a grey kimono with white patterning and a green, blue and red striped obi, embracing a kissing an older woman wearing a blue kimono with darker blue flower pattern; lower bodies of couple engaged in intercourse visible through netting at left; tiny man in blue and white striped kimono seated of threshold left of center; text at top of image in cloud, above older man and older woman, below tiny man, and at bottom left of center — Pleasures of the Aged, No. 7 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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round mirror with gray rim and black handle contains figure depicted from chest up in black and red garment with right hand holding a sword with black and gold grip and blue and white blade; figure gazes to his right and is set against green background with radiating red lines; Japanese characters at UL and UR of mirror; mirror hovers above offset rectangle containing a smaller, blue offset rectangle with Japanese characters; at BRC there is a circular mark containing Japanese characters rendered directly above a rectangle with circle on its right — Actor Ichikawa Danzō V as Satsuma Gengobei, c. 1833
Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei

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round mirror with yellow rim and black handle contains figure depicted from chest up in red garment with right hand holding the grip of a sword with a dragonfly motif; figure gazes to his right and is set against blue background with radiating black lines; Japanese characters to left and right of figure's shoulders; circular mark with characters to left of aforementioned characters; mirror hovers above offset rectangle containing a smaller, blue offset rectangle with Japanese characters; red cartouche with gold frame floats in BLC and contains Japanese characters; square mark with Japanese characters at BLC — Actor Iwai Tojaku I as Shirai Gonpachi, c. 1833
Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei

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crouching figure sharpens blade on a tombstone; his bare right shoulder reveals a skull tattoo; figure looks over his left shoulder and wears garments of purple, black, green, and red with a blue scarf at his neck; a green and red bag with a silver chain rests at his right hip; figure is situated in tall grasses with grave markers and a white lantern at his back; a yellow, white, and red bird with kanji decorating its body is at TL and three cartouches, two white and one yellow all with characters, are just left of the bird's lowest wingtip; a circle with characters hovers above the gravestone in the background; the background for the scene is dark charcoal in color with a slight shimmer — Evening Bell at Muenji Temple: Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as Yukanba Kozō no Kichiza, 1865, 7th lunar month
Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

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against a midnight blue background with intentionally splattered black spots a figure gazes over his right shoulder holding an infant to his chest with his right hand and a woven hat over his head with his left hand; he wears a blue kimono with a red and blue obi and rust colored robe; the baby wears red; a green, yellow, and orange sword grip rests at figure's proper left hip; a red, white, and green diamond with square notches floats at the TLC with Japanese characters inside; three cartouches -- one yellow and two white -- are situated on left side at middle, each holds characters; a small circle with characters floats above center cartouche — Twilight Snow of the Hakone Mountains: Actor Bandō Hikosaburō V as Jintō Tokujirō, 1865, 7th lunar month
Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

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standing figure clasps two ropes in left hand and raises a knife overhead with right hand; a brown basket with teal handle is tumbling down from near figure's PR shoulder and from it spill out four objects; figure wears a striped blue garment with red lining and a yellow and black obi; figure wears a yellow comb in hair; background is dark blue, gray, and green; red, pink, and yellow shape with scalloped edges is situated near edge of knife grip and contains Japanese characters; a white cartouche flanked by yellow cartouches found at BR and all contain kanji; a circle containing characters floats above trio of cartouches — Night Rain at Hara Garden: Actor Iwai Shijaku II as Kumasaka Ochō, 1865, 7th lunar month
Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

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figure fills the entire foreground and glances over his right shoulder; he holds a tan and blue pipe (?) in right hand; a basket containing two vessels rests on his left and a sword with a teal and yellow grip rests on his right; figure wears multiple layers of tan, blue, and red with obi at waist and scarf at neck; behind him is a fence with aqua supports and a black, petal design; two ropes hang diagonally behind figure in TLQ; a portion of a brown pillar with two black bands is visible at TR; three white squares (ship sails?) visible in distance in TLQ; background is variegating blues; a pink and yellow lotus flower containing characters and two semicircular notches at its base floats in TRC; yellow cartouche with kanji just left of figure's scarf underneath rope; two additional cartouches, one yellow and one white, both containing kanji, float just left of brown pillar; circle with characters 6" down and 1/2" in from right edge — Boats Returning from the Open Sea to Shinagawa: Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Akatsuki Hoshigorō, 1865, 7th lunar month
Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

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figure leans with left arm on wood box while right arm extends out toward broken cup from which liquid spills out in midair; box contains yellow jug and blue sack with green tie; a lantern with Japanese characters rests in the foreground behind figure and casts v-shaped shadow; brown wood beam on left; the background for scene is charcoal gray; figure wears blue and white garment with a crisscross pattern, blue polka dotted scarf, and an orange polka dotted obi; two red squares intersect in URC to create octagon containing kanji; three cartouches, one yellow and two white all with characters, at center right; a circle with characters floats above the middle cartouche — Weather Clearing at Hirokoji: Actor Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Ushiwara Denji, 1865, 7th lunar month
Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

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round mirror with green rim and black handle contains figure depicted from chest up in a red garment with blue collar and a sleeveless black garment, slightly loose and disheveled, fastened with a loop at his PL shoulder; green domed object rendered on figure's PL and a bamboo stick on his PR; figure gazes to his left with his mouth slightly open and is set against a white and blue background with radiating red lines; mirror hovers above offset rectangle containing a smaller, blue offset rectangle with Japanese characters; a gold-framed red cartouche floats in BLC and contains Japanese characters; at BLC there is a circular mark containing Japanese characters rendered directly above a rectangle with circle on its right — Actor Sawamura Tosshō I as Kakogawa Honzō, c. 1833
Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei

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standing figure looks over left shoulder in direction of moon; clenches sword sheath in mouth, holds cloak up with left hand, and carries a white lantern with kanji in right hand; he wears a dark blue garment with floral pattern and red lining and a light blue obi; robe has embossed edging; sword grip visible across center of his body--green, yellow, and orange; composing the background are green trees and a dark blue sky with a glowing full moon obscured slightly by a hint of smoky cloud cover; a pink and blue flower with five petals floats at TL and contains characters; three cartouches with characters to left of figure in trees--two white and one yellow; a circle with characters floats above larger of the two white cartouches — Autumn Moon at Sunamura: Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Ōdera Shōbei, 1865, 7th lunar month
Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

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figure standing in water up to his waist; white caps crest near him as he holds onto a slanting wooden beam overhead with his right hand while placing his left pointer finger in his ear; his sword with a green, yellow, and red grip and a blue and white blade pierces the base of a wood pylon to his front right; figure wears a red floral undergarment that appears torn and a blue striped robe with yellow band and orange polka dotted obi; behind figure in distance is village scape and shimmering dark blue sky with yellow sunset; red, white, and green abstract shape with eight points contains kanji and rests atop the right side of the largest of the two slanting wooden beams in the upper portion of the composition; white cartouche with characters at middle right with white circle containing characters above it; yellow and white cartouche on wood pylon near LLC with kanji; intentional green spots on wood beams and pylon at various places — Evening Glow at Eitaibashi: Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Oniazami Seishichi, 1865, 7th lunar month
Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

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round mirror with green rim and black handle contains figure depicted from chest up with right hand clutching robe; figure gazes to his right and wears a blue and white robe with a red and white fabric swath slung over his right shoulder; figure set against pink background with radiating rust-colored lines; Japanese characters to left of figure's shoulder; red cartouche with gold frame and blue ends floats in BLC and contains Japanese characters; mirror hovers above offset rectangle containing a smaller, blue offset rectangle with Japanese characters; circular and rectangular marks with characters in BRC — Actor Matsumoto Kōshirō V as Banzui Chōbei, c. 1833
Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei

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round mirror with yellow rim and black handle contains female figure depicted from chest up in a blue kimono with flowers; figure gazes to her right with her mouth open and is set against blue background with radiating red lines; Japanese characters to left and right of figure; mirror hovers above offset rectangle containing a smaller, blue offset rectangle with Japanese characters; a gold-framed red cartouche floats in BLC and contains Japanese characters; at BRC there is a circular mark containing Japanese characters rendered directly above a rectangle with circle on its right — Actor Kanō Minshi II as Isono, the Wife of Sanpachi, c. 1833
Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei

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figure depicted from back, leaning left in the process of drawing his sword--sheath at left and grip at right; garments in blues, reds, greens, and browns; garment embossed at BR and BL; six black birds fly overhead at TLC; yellow and red blossom with ten petals and number of characters in TRC; at middle right are one yellow and two white cartouches with kanji; circle with characters floats above largest white cartouche; background in variegated grays — Descending Geese at Shirahige: Actor Ichikawa Kuzō III as Inga Kozō Rokunosuke, 1865, 7th lunar month
Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

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parcheesi board: brick tower on street with people looking out of nearly every window; kites flying in sky; man hanging from balloon in UL throwing confetti; people walking, talking, carrying balloons on the street below; sky is richly colored blue, white, and red; flap at ULC with man descending in balloon throwing confetti placed over similar figure on ULC of print — Sugoroku of Looking Out from Ryōunkaku, Asakusa Park, November 1890
Utagawa Kunimasa IV; Publisher: Fukuda Kumajirō

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portrait of a man wearing a white headscarf with splatters on top and a kimono with grey, blue and purple stripes and light blue arcing patterns, with his arms crossed; building behind man — Poem by Sanjōin Onna Kurōdo Sakon: (Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as) Tokijirō, 1852, 9th month
Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi; Carver: Yokogawa Takejirō

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framed triptych: male and female figure seated on a cushion at C, watching the antics of creatures with human bodies with sea-creature heads: at L, fish with human bodies wrestle, while another figure holds up an object under the spray of a black whale at bottom; near C, a tortoise balances a sake barrel on its leg, while a crab cuts paper decorations; at R, a squid, fish, and other creatures play instruments, and look on — Sea creatures entertain Urashima Taro and Oto Hime in the Dragon Palace, 1847-1848
Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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triptych: courtesans chatting and playing instruments on a platform extending into the river; man at R seated near a tray of food grabs the hand of a young woman seated to his PL — The Sixth Month, a Triptych, 1801
Utagawa Toyohiro; Publisher: Yamadaya Sanshirō

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unattached triptych; three female figures in grass in foreground; woman at L wears blue and white checked kimono, holding a bowl and facing R; panel with woman in Western dress playing flute behind her; C woman looks at first woman, holding a fan; woman at far R plays with her hair decoration; rooftops, buildings, harbor with boats in distant background — View of Yokohama in Kanagawa, 1860, intercalary 3rd lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Artist: Fuse Toshimaro; Publisher: Enshūya Hikobei

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standing man at left wearing grey kimono with light grey dots, looking up toward a man peering over a blue, white and grey wall in URC; man in URC wears black; grey sky; courtyard with white and blue walls behind figures — Fourth Act, 1860, 4th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi

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three separate sheets; distressed-looking crouching woman at left, wearing grey kimono with orange and yellow flowers along them hem and red flowered obi, holding a green bamboo lantern; standing man at center wearing a kimono with blue, purple and white striped and patterned sleeves and blue body with swirl patterns and orange obi, holding a fan in his PR hand with blue geometric pattern; two women at right--crouching woman wearing dark blue kimono with light blue flowers and standing woman wearing blue kimono fading to pink at hem, and yellow obit with blue and green checks; two other women in background behind man, to his PR; seascape beyond with boats on water and night sky with moon — Distant view of Yokohama from the Daikokurō Restaurant at Kanagawa, 1864, 5th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei

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two standing women at shoreline; woman at left wears kimono with red at top shading into blue and bottom, with yellow and blue flowers, and holds a staff and a black umbrella; woman at right wears a blue kimono with black trim and a purple belt; trees in background — Eighth Act, 1860, 5th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi

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three separate sheets, unmounted; female figure standing at L behind seated male figure in blue kimono at far L; central seated male figure in striped kimono holding sake glass looking L; seated behind bowl with pink fish and colorful vegetables; two male figures at R are looking L, one is getting up, the other is seated; pink sky with hints of white flower blossoms in background — Picture of Stylish Cherry-blossom Viewing at Kibun Koganei, 1860, 2nd lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Gifuya Seishichi

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frowning, falling man wearing blue geometric patterned kimono, with bare legs, at center, being grabbed from behind by a man wearing a black and white garment with triangle patterns and a white headband, holding a sword in front of first man; another standing man wearing similar triangular patterned garment at left, holding a staff; battle scene in background in ULQ with silhouettes of fighting figures in the snow — Eleventh Act, 1860, 5th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi

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one sheet; younger woman wearing blue kimono with white patterning and red trim wrestling with a wrinkled elderly figure with white hair, wearing a green and blue skirt and holding a knife in her PR hand; screen and door with tears in paper in background — The Old Hag of the Lonely House, 1872, 11th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi

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Chao Gai, the Pagoda-shifting Heavenly King, 1872, 11th lunar month

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Shimada Tomekichi

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