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beautiful woman picture (
bijin-ga
- 美人画)
1760s Harunobu cat tease
Osen of the Kagiya teahouse playing with a kitten
1760s Harunobu sumida
Two bijin enjoying a summer evening along the Sumida in Edo
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)
1769 Harunobu Hotei
Hotei fording a river with a young woman on his back
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)
1770 Harunobu letter.jpg
An amorous couple possibly by Suzuki Harunobu
1770c Koryusai bijin snow
Young woman under willow in the falling snow
1770c Koryusai Lovers
Young courtesan on horseback being assisted by a young man, possibly her lover - with Mt. Fuji looming in the background
1770s Koryusai pins 446
'A game of tag'
1775 Koryusai morning glory
A
bijin
admiring morning glories (朝顔を見る美人)
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)
1780s Shuncho
Viewing Plum Blossoms
1780s Shuncho beni girai
Courtesans parading under lanterns: Nishikido (錦戸) of the Chōjiya,
kamuro
Kikuno (きくの) and Utano (うたの) in the right panel; Nanakoshi (七こし) of the Ōgiya (扇や),
kamuro
Mineno (みねの) and Takane (たかね) in the left panel - These are the center and right hand panels of a triptych
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)
1785c Shuncho Hashira-e
Two girls relaxing with a dog
1787 Shuncho two ladies
Two
bijin
visiting Shinobazu Pond at Ueno with a view of the Benten Shrine in the background
1790 ca Eishi geisha & wakasha
Geisha and
wakashu
at Matsumoto tea house
1790 Eisui courtesan Beach
The courtesan Hanaōgi (花扇) of the Ōgi House (扇屋内) -
Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi
1790c Chōki onis
Courtesans in a brothel - left-hand panel from a triptych showing the forces of good and evil influences in the red-light district (遊郭善玉悪玉 -
Yūkaku zendama akudama
)
1790c Eiri pins 913
Two
bijin
on a walk at night holding an
odawara
-lantern
1790c Eisho pins 879
Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura
1790c Eisho Pins 894
A courtesan with her
kamuro
possibly from the Matsubaya
1790c Shunei outing
Act 8 of the
Chūshingura
(忠臣蔵八段目): 'The Wedding Journey' possibly through the pine forests of Miho
1790c Shunkyoku hashira-e
A tea house waitress in front of an
oyasumi-dokoro
(御休所) at the Sansha Daigongen (三社大権現) shrine
1790c Toyokuni I oiran and kam
Elegant women with attendants in a parody of a daimyō's procession - these are the center 3 of a 5 panel pentaptych
1790c Unknown pins 1036
Two
bijin
walking near a row of decorative lanterns at a festival
1790s Kikumaro oiran and kamur
Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara
(新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
1790s Toyokuni I girls and mon
2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.
1792ca Toyokuni I lucky new ye
A Lucky New Year Dream of a Mouse Wedding (鼠の嫁入りの初夢)
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
)
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)
1795c Eishi 01
Hinazuru of the Chōjiya (丁子屋雛鶴) from the series
Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals
(
Seirō bijin Rokkasen
- 青楼美人六花仙)
1795c Eishi Boat ride
Party on the
daifuku
(大福) pleasure boat
1795c Eishi kisegawa
Kisegawa of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋喜瀬川) from the series
Six Beautiful Flowers of the Gay Quarters
(
Chaya Bijin Rokkasen
- 青楼美人六歌仙)
1795c Eisho Oiran
Hanaōgi (花扇) of the Ōgiya house (扇屋内) with
kamuro Yoshino
(よしの) and Tatsuta from the series
Comparison of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters
(
Seirō bijin awase
- 青楼美人合)
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)
1796-97 eishi boat triptych
Party on the
Daifuku
(大福) pleasure boat
1798c Utamaro 01
Upper left panel of a 6 panel piece:
On top of and beneath Ryōgoku Bridge
(
Ryōgokubashi no ue, shita
両国橋 上下)
1798c Utamaro 02
7 Imaginary Chinese Creatures
(
shōjō
)
in a Drunken State
(
Shichi-nin shōjō zuburoku no zu
- 七人猩々酩酊之図) - left panel of a triptych
1800-01 Utamaro BW
Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (
yotsude ami
- 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych
1800-10c Tsukimaro horse ride
A traveling
bijin
on horseback pausing for a smoke
1800ca Utamaro hashira-e
Visit to Meguro or
Meguro mairi
(目黒詣) from the series
Edo Meisho asobi
(江戸名所遊)
1800c Eisho hashira-e
Couple in front of a toothbrush shop - possibly the
Shuchu-ka
(酒中花)
1800s Kunisada parody good for
Mitate
of the Three Gods of Fortune in their Prime (全盛見立三福神) each represented by a famous courtesan - this is the left panel of a triptych showing Yoyoyama of the Matsubaya (松葉屋内代々山)
1801ca Utamaro triptych scoop
Fishing with a four armed scoop-net (
yotsude ami
- 四つ手網) by the light of a crescent moon
1803-4c Utamaro Beach
Center panel of
Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura
at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]
1804-13c Shunsen kakemono aizu
An elegant
oiran
wearing a winter kimono decorated with a dragon.
1804ca tsukimaro courtesan
Midorigi (緑木) of the Wakamatsuya (若松屋) writing or composing a poem on a
tanzaku
- from the series
Zensei-hana no Sugata-e
(全盛花姿画),
volume 9
(巻九:
maki no kiyū
)
1804c Utamaro Oi Korimitsu
Courtesans Ōi (大井) and Koremitsu (?) of the Ebiya house (海老屋)
1806c Utamaro Narihira mitate
Parody of Narihira's
Journey to the East
(
Azuma-kudri: Yatsushi no Fuji
)
1807 Eizan Lady Walk.jpg
A courtesan and a geisha carrying a shamisen, possibly on their way to a teahouse assignation - from the series 'Modern Dyed Cotton Kimono' (
Tōsei Zokui-zome
- 當世俗衣染)
1807 Utamaro II Well
Famous Product: Mount Fuji White Saké (
Meibutsu fuji no shirozake
- 名物富士の白酒) - left-hand panel of a triptych
1808c Toyokuni mieido fan shop
View of the front of the Mieidō [御影堂] Fan Shop - the right-hand panel of a triptych
1810ca Tsukimaro courtesan
Katsuyama (勝山) of the House of Nakataya (中田屋) from the series
Modern Beauties of the Pleasure Quarter in Full Flower
(
Seirō tōji zensei no kimi
- 青楼当時全盛の君)
1810c Eizan Bijin.jpg
Cherry blossoms in blooming in the Yoshiwara (
Yoshiwara no hanazakari
- 吉原の花盛) from the series 'Eight Views of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital' (
Tōto meisho hakkei
- 東都名所八景)
1810c Kuniyasu visit tea
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
1810c Shunsen lineless
Kakemono of an
oiran
in a black
uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky
1810c Toyokuni chrysanthemums.
An
oiran
holding a bouquet of gift-wrapped chrysanthemums - Zodiac sign of the monkey - the 9th month
1810c Toyokuni I Gathering.jpg
The New Plum Estate on the Sumida River or
Sumidagawa shin-Umeyashiki no zu
(隅田川新梅屋敷之図)
1810s Eizan komachi
Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (
Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi
- 英山 花あやめ五人揃)
1810s Eizan yoshiwara double
Two
oiran
, Inaoka (稲岡) and Shigee (? 茂枝) of the Okamotoya (岡本屋), from the series
Seirō bijin awase
(青楼美人合)
1810s Toyokuni umbrella.jpg
A
mitate
of Komachi with an umbrella praying for rain (
Amagoi Komachi
- 雨こひ小まち) from the series
Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi
(
Imayō musume Nana Komachi
- 今やう娘七小町)
1813 Hisanobu tea veranda
Hawking Party - right panel of a triptych
1814c Kunisada P1420.jpg
Kohina (小雛) of the Ōmiya (あみや) from the series
Votive Hand Towels
(
Hōnō tenugui
- 奉納手拭)
1815-20c Toyokuni parasol
Bijin
carrying a
janome-gasa
or snake's eye umbrella with 3 fan motifs, one with the Zodiac sign of the tiger - one panel of a triptych? -
Yayoi
(弥生), the 3rd month
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)
1815c Eisen surimono
Surimono
parody of the armor-pulling scene, the
kusazuribiki
[草摺引], of the Soga brothers tale: Asahina and a courtesan holding a spindle represented by
bunraku
puppets
1815c Eizan p708.jpg
Meoka of the Hyogoya (兵库屋目岡) from the
Array of Famous Beauties on the Floral Patios
(廊花名君揃)
1815c Kunisada Genji 39
The beauty Yūgiri (夕きり) in the rain - from the series
Fan-tossing for the Elegant
(
Fūryū tōsenkyō
- 風流投扇興)
1815c Kunisada lamp light
An oiran lighting an andon - from the series
Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions
(
Gokusaishiki jisei shitate
- 極彩色時世仕立)
1815c Toyokuni I Bath Dry.jpg
After the bath - left panel of a triptych
1816-18 Kuniyasu Geisha
Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of
bijin
accompanied by poems
1818c Kunisada bijin child
Fan print of a courtesan with her child assistant - the background is the
Matsu kiri
scene from Act 2 of the
Chūshingura
with Kakogawa Honzō lopping off a pine branch - a
mitate
(見立)
1819 Kunisada Nursing.jpg
A woman breast feeding a child while putting her hair up - from the series
Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions
(
Gokusaishiki jisei shitate
- 極彩色時世仕立)
1820-25 Kunisada evening
The Hour of the Dog, Fifth Hour of the Night (
Inu no koku
- 戌ノ刻,
Yoru itsutsu
- 夜五ツ) from the series
Yoshiwara Clock
(
Yoshiwara-tokei
- 吉原時計)
1820-25 Kuniyasu suikoden Hana
Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist "Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate" (神機軍師朱武の見立) from "Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori" (通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden "Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi" The courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house (扇屋内 花扇)
1820-30 Eisen senju
The courtesan Senju of the Izumiya (和泉屋内泉壽) from the series
Eight Views of the Shin-Yoshiwara
(Shin-Yoshiwara Hakkei - 新吉原八景) -
Returning Sails at San'yabori
(
San'yabori no kihan
- 三谷堀の帰帆)
1820-40c Kunisada crickets
Bijin
in a summer robe, standing before an insect merchant's portable booth, visiting a shrine temple during a festival - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled
En'nichi no kei
(ゑん日乃景) in the
toshidama
cartouche in the center panel
1820-56 Kunisada Hachiman Shri
Center panel of
A Meeting at Yagurashita
(櫓下の会合) from the series
A Comparison of Popular Beauties
(
Ryūkō Bijin Awase
- 流行美人合)
1820c Eisen procession
Mitate
of a daimyō procession [大名行列] along the bank of the Sumida River (隅田川) for cherry blossom viewing (花見)
1820c Eizan Kakemono
Hashira-e
of two elegant courtesans
1820c Kunimaru peony garden
Viewing large peonies
1820c Kunisada cat
Bijin
playing with cat
1820c Kunisada Mother.jpg
Mother and child: Kinryūzan (金竜山) from the series
Eight Views of Edo
(
Edo hakkei no uchi
- 江戸八景ノ内)
1820c Kunisada Oiran.jpg
An oiran from the series
Popular Flute Tunes and Pictures of Women
(
Fūryū chōshi fue: niagari
- 風流調子婦絵: 二上り)
1820c Kunisada Oiran Shoes
An oiran of the Kanayama house (金山屋) about to step into her getas
1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon
1820s Eisen bijin
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
1820s Kunisada lightning
A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych
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)
1820s Kunisada winter read
Mizuchaya
(水茶屋) teahouse from the series
Contest of Beauties
(
Bijo kurabe
- 美女競)
1820s Kunisada woman in bar bo
Riding in a covered pleasure boat on the First Day of the Cock (
Hatsutori no yanebune
- 初酉の屋根ふね) - from the series 浮世三奥
1820s Kuniyasu pentaptych
Pentaptych:
bijin
holding puppets of actors as
otokodate
- from the left - Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎), Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) - from 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
1820s Sadakage aizuri-e rooste
Aizuri-e
: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates
Mitate shinōkōshō
(無名: 見立士農工商)
1820s Sudatora lake
A Moonlit Night at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych
1820s Toyokuni II triptych sno
Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing
1821-22 Kunisada amagoi komach
Praying for Rain (
Amagoi
- 雨乞 ) from the series
Modern Beauties as the Seven Komachi
(
Tōsei bijin Nana Komachi
- 当世美人七小町)
1821-23 Eisen sonohoma
Fuchū (府中): Sonohama (園浜) of the Owariya (尾張屋内) from the series
A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans: Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara
(Keisei dōchū sugoroku/Mitate Yoshiwara gojūsan tsui [no uchi] - 契情道中双六 見立よしはら五十三対)
1821 Kunisada clever type
The Clever Type
(
Rikō sō
- りこう相), from the series
Thirty-two Physiognomic Types in the Modern World
(
Tōsei sanjūni sō
- 当世三十弐相)
1822-24 Eisen moon shadows
The Night Lamp at Akiba (秋葉常夜燈)
1822c Kunisada board game
Woman reading a letter from the series
Ukiyo jūroku musashi
'Sixteen Musashi Games of the Floating World' (浮世十六むさし)
1822c Kunisada night street
Triptych of three beauties on their way to an assignation - the Night Escort (
Yoru no okuri
夜の送り)
1823 Kunisada Clock Bijin
The Hour of the Rooster, Sixth Hour of Twilight (
Tori no koku, Kure muttsu
) - 5 to 7 PM, from the series
A Yoshiwara Clock
(
Yoshiwara tokei nihen - Mitate hakkei
- 吉原時計 酉ノ刻 暮六ツ)
1823 Kunisada hiding eyebrows
"Hiding Eyebrows" (
Mayu kakushi
- 眉かくし) from the series
Mirrors of the Modern Boudoir
(
Imafū keshō-kagami
- 今風化粧鏡)
1823c Kunisada winter fuyu
Kamegiku of Manji House (万字屋内亀菊) heating tea over a brazier - from a triptych entitled
Winter
(Fuyu - 冬) - right-hand panel of a triptych - from the series of 'The Four Seasons' (
Shiki no uchi
- 四季ノ内)
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 1
Young Geisha/Prostitute: Fukagawa (深川[新子]
Fukagawa Shinko
) from the series
Edo Meisho
(Famous Places of Edo - 江戸名所) -
surimono
-like
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
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 3
The Style of a Daimyō's Maid: Ueno (上野
Ueno goten fū
) from the series
Edo Meisho
(
Famous Places of Edo
- 江戸名所) -
surimono
-like
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho sa
The Style of a Geisha: San'en (三園[?] -
San'en geisha fū
) from the series
Famous Places of Edo
(
Edo meishō
- 江戸名所) -
surimono
-like
1824 Kunisada koban
A High-Ranking Courtesan: New Yoshiwara (Shin-yoshiwara - 新吉原) from the series
Famous Places of Edo
(Edo meishō - 江戸名所) -
surimono
-like
1825-30 Eizan toyozumi and kam
The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series
Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters
(
Seirō meika awase
- 青楼名花合)
1825 Kunisada Iwai Hanshiro
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the role of an onnagata in the snow - the left-hand panel of a triptych of a winter scene at Terashima - probably a mitate
1825c Kunisada bijin bridge
Bijin
near the foot of a bridge
1825c Kunisada umbrella shower
Sudden Shower on the Way Home from the Fuji Festival (
Fuji kaeri no yūdachi
- 富士帰ノ夕立) from the series
Contest of Present-day Beauties
(
Tōsei bijin awase
- 当世美人合)
1825c Kuniyasu shamisen
Three young geisha performing in the New Yoshiwara by lantern light for the Niwaka Festival - 新吉原仁和嘉
1825c Toyokuni II hare
The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支)
1826 Kunisada morning glory
Morning Glory (Asagao - 朝かほ) from the series
Modern Scenes of Summer
(
Tōsei natsu geshiki
- 當世夏景色)
1827 Kunisada dressing room
'A Geisha in her Dressing Room' (
Mijimai geisha
- 身じまい芸者) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' (
Tōsei bijin awase
- 當 世美人合)
1827 Kunisada triptych
A Scene of Spring Rain (
Harusame no kei
- 春雨乃景)
1827ca Kuniyasu bunraku 4
THE PUPPET THE
BIJIN
IS HOLDING IS IN THE FORM OF ONOE KIKUGORŌ III (尾上菊五郎) AS GOKUIN SEN'EMON (極印千右衞門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
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)
1828 Eisen oiran and peddler
The Eleventh Month (十一月), First Snowfall on the Day of the Rooster, the Tori-no-hi Festival (
Jūichigatsu, hatsuyuki, tori no hi
- 初雪酉の日): Aizome (相染) of the Ebiya (海老屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (
Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji
- 新吉原年中行事)
1828 Shigenobu I Hanamurasaki
The courtesan Hanamurasaki (花紫) of the Nishi-Ōgiya (西扇屋)
1828ca Toyokuni II oiran
Shiratama of the Tamaya (玉屋内白玉), representing the sign of the rabbit (
usagi
- 卯) from the Zodiac series
Zensei matsu no shō, jūni shi
('Makeup of Flourishing Pine Trees' - 全盛松の粧)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 1
The puppet the
bijin
is holding is in the form of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as the
otokodate
An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 2
Puppet in the form of Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the
otokodate
Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 4
The puppet the beautiful woman is holding is in the form of Arashi Sanjūrō VII (嵐三十郎) as the
otokodate
Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
1828c Toyokuni II beauty drago
The Sign of the Dragon (辰) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支)
1828c Toyokuni II goat zodiac
The Ram (Hitsuji - 未) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支) - the eighth sign
1830-33 Kunisada umbrella chil
Woman carrying umbrellas and a child running during a
Sudden shower at the Mimeguri Shrine
(三囲の夕立)
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
1830 Sadakage triptych bijin
A Collection of Beautiful Women: The Pride of Edo
— 江戸自慢美人揃
1830ca Sadafusa tamagawa sake
The Ninth Month: A famous saké brand from the series
Brands of Saké for the Five Festivals
(
Fūryū Sakaya Gosekku
- 風流酒屋五節句)
1830ca Sadakage bijin trimming
Bijin trimming a plum branch - (
Mitate Mushi
/ Snake [
Mi
] 見立虫 巳 ふしのうちはさみむし -
fushi no uchi hasami mushi
)
1830ca Toyokuni-II-0001
Horse (
Uma
- 馬) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支)
1830c Eizan homesick
Hair-washing Day (
Rokugatsu, Kamiarai hi
- 髪あらい日) in the Sixth Month (六月): Michitose (三千歳) of the Miuraya (三浦屋内) from the series
Four Seasons in the Pleasure Quarters: Annual Events in the Yoshiwara
(
Kuruwa no shikishi Yoshiwara yōji
- 廓の四季志吉原要事)
1830c Hokusai Oiran with Kamur
The courtesan Mayuzumi (黛) from the Sakuragi house (さくらぎや) from the school of Kunisada - one panel of a pentaptych
1830c Kunisada Courtesan.jpg
The courtesan Masuharu (増春) of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋)
1830c Kunisada elegant calenda
Elegant Floral Calendar (
Fūryū hana-goyomi
- 風流花暦),
Nadeshiko
(なでしこ - 撫子)
1830c Kunisada nakagawa
The courtesan Nakagawa (中川) of Nakamanjiya (中万字屋内) - Shin Yoshiwara in Kadomachi (新吉原角町)
1830c Kunisada physiognomist
A beauty adjusting her makeup (化粧) from the series "Types of the Floating World Seen Through a Physiognomist's Glass" (
Ukiyo jinsei tengankiyō
- 浮世人精天眼鏡)
1830c Kunisada sumida snow
Twilight Snow at Mokuboji (
Mokuboji bosetsu
木母寺暮雪) from the series
Eight Views of Edo
(
Edo hakkei
- 江戸八景)
1830c Kunisada surimono
"
Tori Awase
(雞合) -
Goban migi
(五番右),
Midare Dori
" - with a poem is by Sekiya Satomoto (関屋里元)
1830c Kunisada tetraptych
Procession of women at the Tōshōgū Shrine in Ueno - four panels of a pentaptych
1830c Kunisada umbrella snow
Courtesan with umbrella in snow - middle panel of a
mitate
triptych - title:
Gentoku fūsetsu ni Kōmei o tazureru
- 玄徳風雪訪孔明 - a parody of Gentoku visiting Kōmei in the snow
1830c Kuniyoshi Bijin
Third Princess (
Nyosan no miya
) from
The Tale of Genji
playing with her cat
1830c Sadakage 0001
The Pride of Edo Seen in a Collection of Courtesans
(江戸自慢全盛揃) - Hanaōgi (花扇) on the right, Tsukasa (つかさ) in the center, Akome (あこめ) on the left - all of the Ōgi house (扇屋内)
1830c Sadakage 0002
The Pride of Edo Seen in a Collection of Courtesans
(江戸自慢全盛揃) - Hanaōgi (花扇) on the right, Tsukasa (つかさ) in the center, Akome (あこめ) on the left - all of the Ōgi house (扇屋内)
1830c Tominobu oiran and maiko
Oiran and and two assistant trainees from the Kado-Ebiya (角海老屋)
1830c Toyokuni II 0002
Dragon (
Tatsu
竜) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支)
1830c Toyokuni II aizuri-e
Aizuri-e
- a courtesan holding a pipe (
kiseru
) watches a pair of ducks, from the series 'Five Modern Beauties' (
Tōsei gonin bijo
- 當世五人美女)
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)
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)
1830c Toyoshige Flowers
Oiran sitting on a ledge by a lattice work
1830s Eisen bijin
The Calculating Type
from the series 'Twelve Scenes of Modern Beauties' (
Imayō bijin jūnikei
- 今様美人十二景) or Yoshiwara (よし原)
1830s Eisen courtesan
Streetwalker (
Tsujigimi
- 辻君) from the series
Comparison of Present-day Beauties
(
Jisei bijin kurabe
- 時世美人競)
1830s Eisen Oiso station
Ōiso Station (
Ōiso eki
- 大磯駅) - Number 9 (九) of
53 Stations of the Tokaido
(東海道五十三次)
1830s Eisen vertical diptych
Kakemono
of the courtesan Takao of the Miuraya reading a love letter (?)
1830s Kunisada bijin rain
Sudden Shower at the Mimeguri Shrine
(三囲の夕立)
1830s Kunisada combing hair
Arranging her hair (
kamiyui
- 髪結い) from the series
Fitting Acomplishments for Women
(
Fujin tashinami-gusa
- 婦人たしなみ草)
1830s Sencho flower.jpg
Toyohana (豊花 ) of the Maru-Ebiya (丸海老屋内) from the series
Comparisons of Courtesans and Flowers
(
Keisei hana kurabe
- 傾城花競)
1830s Senchō oiran and kamuro
The
oiran
Ogura from the Owari house (尾張屋内尾倉登) accompanied by two
kamuro
- from an untitled series
1832 Eisen Towel.jpg
The Tenth Month (十月): The Festival of Ebisu (
Jūgatsu, Ebisu kō
- 恵比子講), Kaotsuma (顔妻) of the Tamaya (玉屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (
Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji
- 新吉原年中行事)
1832c Kunisada wakura bay
Wakanoura Bay in Kii Province (紀伊和歌浦): from the series
Comparison of Renowned Sceneries and Beautiful Women
(
Honchō fūkei bijin kurabe
- 本朝風景美人競)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 01
View of Fukuroi (
Fukuroi no zu
: 袋井之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 02
View of Mitsuke (
Mitsuke no zu
: 見附ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 03
View of Hamamatsu (
Hamamatsu no zu
: 浜松ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 04
View of Maisaka (
Maisaka no zu
: 舞阪ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 05
View of Arai (
Arai no zu
: 新井ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 06
View of Shirasuka (
Shirasuka no zu
: 白須賀之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 07
View of Futakawa (
Futakawa no zu
: 二川之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 08
View of Yoshida (
Yoshida no zu
: 吉田之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 09
View of Goyu (
Goyu no zu
: 御油之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 10
View of Akasaka (
Akasaka no zu
: 赤坂ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 11
View of Fujikawa (
Fujikawa no zu
: 藤川ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 12
View of Okazaki (
Okazaki no zu
: 岡崎ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 13
View of Chiryū (
Chiryū no zu
: 池鯉鮒ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 14
View of Narumi (
Narumi no zu
: 鳴海之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 15
View of Miya (
Miya no zu
: 宮之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 16
View of Kuwana (
Kuwana no zu
: 桑名之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 17
View of Yokkaichi (
Yokkaichi no zu
: 四日市之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 18
View of Ishiyakushi (
Ishiyakushi
: 石薬師ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 19
View of Shono (
Shono no zu
: 四日市之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 20
View of Kameyama (
Kameyama no zu
: 亀山ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 21
View of Seki (
Seki no zu
: 関ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 23
View of Sakanoshita (
Sakanoshita no zu
: 坂の下之図) from the
chūban
series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 24
View of Tsuchiyama (
Tsuchiyama no zu
) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi:: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 25
View of Minakuchi (
Minakuchi no zu
: 水口之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 26
View of Ishibe (
Ishibe no zu
: 石部之圖) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 27
View of Kusatsu (
Kusatsu no zu
: 草津ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 28
View of Otsu (
Otsu no zu
: 大津之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 29
Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (
Kyō, Sanjō Ōhashi
: 京三条大橋) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 30
View of Kyoto (
Kyōto no zu
: 京都ノ図) from the
chūban
series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 31
View of Nihonbashi (
Nihonbashi no zu
: 江戸日本橋之図) from the
chūban
series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 32
View of Shinagawa (
Shinagawa no zu
: 品川之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 33
View of Kawasaki (
Kawasaki no zu
: 川崎之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 34
View of Hodogaya (
Hodogaya no zu
: 保土ヶ谷図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 35
View of Kanagawa (
Kanagawa no zu
: 神奈川之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 36
View of Totsuka (
Totsuka no zu
: 戸塚図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 37
View of Fujisawa (
Fujisawa no zu
: 藤沢図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 38
View of Hiratsuka (
Hiratsuka no zu
: 平塚図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 39
View of Ōiso (
Ōiso no zu
: 大磯之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 41
View of Hakone (
Hakone no zu
: 箱根之図) from the
chūban
series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 42
View of Mishima (
Mishima no zu
- 三嶋之図) from the series
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
- 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 43
View of Numazu (
Numazu no zu
: 沼津図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 44
View of Hara (
Hara no zu
: 原ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 45
View of Yoshiwara (
Yoshiwara no zu
: 吉原図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 46
View of Kanbara (
Kanbara no zu
: 蒲原図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 47
View of Yui (
Yui no zu
: 由井之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 48
View of Okitsu (
Okitsu no zu
: 興津ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 49
View of Ejiri (
Ejiri no zu
: 江尻之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 50
View of Fuchū (
Fuchū no zu
: 府中之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 51
View of Mariko (
Mariko no zu
: 鞠子ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 52
View of Okabe (
Okabe no zu
: 岡部之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 53
View of Fujieda (
Fujieda no zu
: 藤枝ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 54
View of Shimada (
Shimada no zu
: 嶋田ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 55
View of Kanaya (
Kanaya no zu
: 金谷之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 56
View of Nissaka (
Nissaka no zu
: 日坂之圖) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 57
View of Kakegawa (
Kakegawa no zu
: 掛川之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1835 Kunisada tokaido 12
View of Mishima (
Mishima no zu
- 三嶋之図) from the series
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
- 東海道五十三次之内)
1835ca Eisen kakemono coutesan
Kakemono-e
of a courtesan on parade
1835c Kunisada Letter
A beautiful, elegant woman standing outside the entry to a building which houses the Chūshuntei restaurant [柱春亭] - center panel of a triptych
1836c Sadahiro Tora
Matsuume (まつ梅) of the Moritaya (森田屋) as a Palace Maid (Hashitame - はした女) from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (
Shimanouchi nerimono
- 島之内ねり物)
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)
1840-42 Kuniyoshi trip aizurie
Bijin sorōi
(Series of Beauties - 美人そろうい) - three separate
aizuri-e
in a series
1840-43 Eisen kakegawa
Kakegawa Station (
Kakegawa shuku
- 掛川宿), No. 27 (廿七) from an untitled series of the 53 stations of the Tōkaidō Road
1840c Kunisada nako-cho
Comparison of Popular Beauties
(
Ryūkō Bijin Awase
- 流行美人合), three geisha at Nakachō (仲町 送り) from the series 'Eight Views of Tatsumi' (
Tatsumi hakkei no uchi
- 辰巳八景ノ内)
1840c Kuniyoshi windy
Tanabata
(七夕) from the series of the Five Festivals (
Go sekku
- 五節句), the Seventh Month (文月)
1840c Toyokuni II bijin aizuri
Somenosuke (染之助) of the Matsubaya (松葉屋) - from the series of Great Contemporary Beauties (
Zensei soroi
- 全勢揃) compared to famous places (名所) of Yamato (和国)
1840s Kunisada pomegranate
Girls in a Parody of the Battle of Dan-no-ura (
Mitate musume Dan-no-ura
- 見立娘壇之浦) - left panel of a triptych
1840s Kuniyoshi drum bridge
A
bijin
on a small wooden platform during the Tanabata Festival (七夕) - from the series
The Five Festivals
(
Go sekku
- 五節句)
1842ca Kuniyoshi Anju-hime
Princess Anju (Anju-hime - 安壽姫) from the series
The Biographies of the Wise Women and Virtuous Wives
(
Kenjo Reppu Den
- 賢女烈婦傳)
1842c Eisen fujikawa
Fujikawa Station (藤川宿), #38 (三十八) from the series
Beauties of the Tokaidō
[美人東海道]
1843-45 Kunisada Sumida RIver
Two
bijin
traveling aboard a boat in winter
1843-46 Kuniyoshi bijin mirror
Saint Mayouwa Says Indecisiveness Is Bad (
Mayou wa son ja
) from the series
Sixteen Wonderful Considerations of Profit
(
Myō densu jūroku rikan
- 妙でんす十六利勘 迷者損者)
1843-47 Hiroshige kameyama oma
Kameyama (亀山): Woman Dreaming of Omatsu (おまつ), Gennojō (源之丞), and Sodesuke (袖助) from the series
Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui
- 東海道五十三対)
1843-47 Kunisada traveling to
'Edo Flowers Travelling as far as the Islands' (
Shima kakete hana no Edo tabi
- 嶋もうで花の江戸旅)
1843-47 Kuniyoshi mist.jpeg
This is the right-hand panel of
Morning Mist at Komagata
(
Komagata no Asagiri
- 駒形の朝霧)
1844 Kunisada heavy snow at ye
Heavy Snow at Year's End (歳暮の深雪) triptych
1844 Kunisada umbrella
Poem by Emperor Kōkō (Kōkō Tennō - 光孝天皇), No. 15 (十五), from the series
A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
(
Hyakunin isshu eshō
- 百人一首絵抄)
1845c Kunisada Cherry.jpg
Pilgrimage to a shrine during plum blossom viewing time [
baika-mōde
- 梅花詣で]
1845c Kunisada kiyomidzu
Triptych of the Famous Sights of Edo (東都名所遊観): Last Month of the Year in Asakusa (極月浅草市)
1845c Kuniyoshi autumn
Autumn (
aki
- 秋) from the series
Women's Pleasures of the Four Seasons
(
Shiki no kokoro onna asobi
- 四季心女遊)
1845c Kuniyoshi gaman sonja
No. 2, Gaman Sonja (我慢損者 - The Impatient Loser) from the series
Sixteen Wonderful Considerations of Profit
(
Myō densu jūroku rikan
- 十六利勘 我慢損者)
1845c Kuniyoshi Keyblock.jpeg
Key block or
tameshizuri-e
oban
of a
bijin
, Kaji-jo the poetess of Gion, Kyoto, reclining on a balcony
1845c Kuniyoshi winter
Winter (
Fuyu
- 冬), from the series Pleasures of Women at the Height of the Four Seasons (
Shiki no kokoro onna asobi
- 四季心女遊)
1847-48 Kunisada II album trip
Descending Geese at Katada (
Katada Rakugan
- 堅田落雁) from the series
Eight Views of Ōmi
(
Ōmi hakkei no uchi
- 近江八景之内)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi album trip 0
Wind
(
Kaze
- 風) triptych from the series
Modern Flowers and Birds, Wind, and Moon
(Jisei kachō-fūgetsu - 時世花鳥風月) - Rustic Genji theme
1847-48 Kuniyoshi evening plum
Triptych of
Plum Blossoms in the Evening Snow
(
Tsumoru yo no ume
- つもる夜の梅)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi mitate chush
Mitate chōchingura
:
A Humorous Reworking, The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers
(見立挑灯蔵) - Act 11 (十一段目)
1847-48ca Kunisada album trip
The Brazier from the series
Elegant Spring Entertainments
(
Fūryū haru no kyō
- 風流春乃興)
1847-48ca Kunisada album trip
'Calligraphy' from
Fashionable Amusements of Spring
(
Fūryū haru no kyō
- 風流春の興)
1847-50 Kuniyoshi chidori
Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province
(
Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa
- 陸奥国千鳥のたま河)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi enoshima
View of Enoshima and Fuji from Shichirigahama
(
Shichiri gahama yori Enoshima no tokei
- 七里ヶ浜より江の島乃遠景) - center panel of a triptych
1847-52 Kuniyoshi yamashiro
The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (
Yamashiro no kuni Ide no Tamagawa
- 山城国井出の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of
Six Jewel Rivers
(
Mu Tamagawa
- 六玉川)
1847-52c Kuniyoshi daruma kite
Woman Holding a Child Before a Daruma Kite - center panel of a triptych of
The Five Festivals - Mutsuki
(五節句之内睦月)
1847 Kunisada drum poets
#88 (八十八番 -
hachijūhachiban
) from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' - a
bijin
with a hand-drum paired with a book opened to a poem by the Imperial Princess Shokushi (式子内親王 -
Shokushi Naishinnō
)
1847 Kuniyoshi beating cloth
The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (
Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa
- 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of the 'Six Jewel Rivers' (
Mu Tamagawa
- 六玉川)
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)
1850 Kuniyoshi Bijin
Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] as the courtesan Takao (高尾) - center panel of a triptych
1850 Kuniyoshi dragon screen
Ryo Dōhin (呂洞賓, aka Lu Dongbin) from the series Sixteen Female Sennin Charming Creatures (
Enshi juroku josen
- 艶姿十六女仙)
1850c Kunisada II descending g
Bijin watching geese flying across the full moon - from the series
Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi
當盛美人揃之内 - 'A Collection of Modern Beauties'
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)
1850c Kuniyoshi Aizuri-e.jpeg
Favorite Customs of the Present Day
[
Tōsei fūzoku kō
- 当盛風俗好] - left-hand panel of a triptych - the title is on the right-hand panel
1850c Kuniyoshi Buckets.jpg
Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province
(
Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa
- 陸奥国千鳥のたま河)
1850c Kuniyoshi silhouette
Triptych of three
bijin
and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime
1850c Kuniyoshi silk workers
The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (
Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa
- 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of
Six Jewel Rivers
(
Mu Tamagawa
- 六玉川)
1851 Kuniyoshi album trip 12
Women with cat on an
engawa
by a goldfish pond
1853c Hiroshige fireworks
Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (
Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi
: 両国納涼大花火)
1854 Kunisada album trip 13
Music (
raku
- 楽) from the series
Joy and Anger, Love and Pleasure
(
Kido airaku no uchi
- 喜怒愛楽之内) - a Rustic Genji theme
1855 Hiroshige shono
Shōno (庄野): The Kumano Shrine and the Shiratori Grave Mound (Kumano no yashiro - 熊野ノ社, Shiratori-zuka - 白鳥塚); Women Travellers (
Onna tabibito
), from the series
The Fifty-three Stations
[
of the Tōkaidō Road
]
by Two Brushes
(
Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi
- 双筆五十三次)
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
1859-62c Kunisada oiran w kamu
Oiran accompanied by her two kamuro
1860 Yoshiyuki courtesans trip
Osaka courtesans on parade
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)
1870 Kunichika miyokichi
The geisha Miyokichi (芸妓美代吉) from the series
Thirty-six Good and Evil Beauties
(
Zen-aku sanjūroku bijin
- 善悪三拾六美人)
1870s Chikanobu Cuckoo Flight.
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series
Annual Events and Customs in the Capital
(
Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji
- 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
1875c Chikanobu Shin Bijin.jpg
One of the prints from the series of
True Beauties
(
Shin Bijin
- 真美人) - this is #1 of 36
1880c Yoshitoshi 7am
7:00 AM (午前七時) from the series
24 Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi
(
Shinryū nijūyoshi
- 新柳二十四時)
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)
1888 Yoshitoshi capable
Looking Capable
(
Okigatsuki-sō
- おきがつきさう): The Appearance of a Kyoto Waitress in the Meiji Era (
Meiji nenkan saikyo nakai no fuzoku
- 明治年間: 西京仲居之風俗) from the series
'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners'
(
Fūzoku sanjūni sō
- 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi courtesan
Looking Feminine (
Shinayaka-sō
- しなやかさう): The Appearance of a 'Castle-toppler' of the Tempo Era (
Tempo nenkan keisei no fuzoku
- 天保年間: 傾城之風俗), from the series
'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners'
(
Fūzoku sanjūni sō
- 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi moxa
Looking hot (
Atsu-sō
- あつさう): The Appearance of a Housewife of the Bunsei Era (
Bunsei nenkan naishitsu no fuzoku
- 文政年間: 内室の風俗), from the series
'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners'
(
Fūzoku sanjūni sō
- 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi Virgin Appeara
Looking Tiresome: The Appearance of a Virgin of the Kansei Era
(
Urusasō
- うるささう:
Kansei nenkan shojo no fūzoku
- 寛政年間処女之風俗) from the series
Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners
(
Fūzoku sanjūnisō
- 風俗三十二相)
1890 Chikanobu Nijushiko Mitat
Jiang Shi (Kyō Shi 姜詩) from
Juxtaposed Pictures of Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Nijūshikō Mitate Awase
- 二十四孝見立画合) - #11
1890 Kunichika 3 am
3:00 AM (
Gozen sanji
- 午前三時) from the series
Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied
(
Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi
- 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1890 Kunichika 3am (Gozen sanj
3:00 AM (
Gozen sanji
- 午前三時) from the series
Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied
(
Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi
- 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1891 Chikanobu basin
Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)
1895c Kiyochika FLowers.jpg
The Tenmei Era (天明ノ頃) from the series
Patterns of Edo
(
Hana moyō
- 花模様)
1896 Chikanobu hotaru
Fireflies (
hotaru
- ほたる) from the series
The Inner Precincts at Chiyoda
(
Chiyoda no Ōoku
- 千代田之大奥)
1897 Chikanobu jidai kagami no
Beauty of the Keichō period (慶長の頃 -
Keichō no koro
) from the
Mirror of the Historical Eras
- Jidai Kagami (時代かゞみ)
1897 Chikanobu parasol
Young girl under a black parasol or
yōgasa
[黒の洋傘] from the series
True Beauties
(
Shin Bijin
- 真美人) - this is #14 of 36
1903 Kogyo bathing beauty
Bathing Beauty - 美人の海水浴
1906 Shoun fashions.jpg
Three-stringed Shamisen
(三すじ) from the series Modern Fashions (
Imasugata
- いま姿)
1906 Shoun snow peony
Winter Peony (
Kanbotan
- 寒牡丹) - from the series
Forms of Modern Beauties
(
Imasugata
- いま姿)
1910c Ikeda Shoen kuchie
Evening Snow (Yuke no Yūbei - ゆきの夕べ) - from a portfolio of prints entitled 'Thick Mist'
1918 Goyo applying powder
Woman applying powder (
Keshō no onna
) 化粧の女
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)
1920 Goyo summer kimono
Woman in a summer kimono (
Natsui no onna
- 夏衣の女)
1922 Shima Seien courtesan
The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto'
Yūgiri Awa no Naruto
[夕霧阿波鳴渡]
1924 Keigetsu tobacco
The heroine Koharu from the series
The Complete works of Chikamatsu
(
Dai Chikamatsu zenshu: 'Shinju ten no amijima' no Koharu
)
1924 Shinsui marumage
Hair Style of a Married Woman
(
Marumage
)
1925 Tsunetomi heron
Heron Maiden (
Sagi Musume
- 鷺娘) - Winter (
fuyu
冬) from the series
Shiki bijin
('Beauties of the Four Seasons' - 四季美人?)
1926 Yamaguchi Susumu nude
Recumbent Female Nude
1928 Shinsui eyebrow pencil
Mayuzumi
or 'Eyebrow Pencil' [眉墨]
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)
1929 Shinsui yukata
First Cotton Kimono (
Hatsu yukata
[初浴衣]) from the series
First Series of Modern Beauties
(
Gendai bijinshu dai-isshu
) [現代美人集第一輯]
1930s Shoun after bath
Anonymous print of a woman after her bath
1930s Takane Koji hana no ame
Showering Flower Petals (
Hana bira ame
- 花の雨 or 花弁雨)
1930s Takane Koji hototogisu
Lesser cuckoo (
Hototogisu
- 杜鵑)
1931 Shinsui hazy moon
The Second Series of Modern Beauties: Hazy Moon on a Spring Night
(
Gendai bijinshu dai-nishu
:
Oboro-yo
)
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)
1935 Ishikawa Black Cat
Black cat (黒い猫) from the series
Ten Types of Female Nudes
(
Hadaka Jisshu
- 裸女十種)
1945 Kawakami nanbanesque
Nanbanesque
Behavior [南蛮ぶり]
1950s Goyo recarved
Woman at the bath (
Yokujō no onna
- 浴場の女)
1950s Shuho Paris
Japanese girl in a western port city from the series
Kindai Reijin Gafu
('Album of Contemporary Beauties')
1953 Shinsui hair
Washing hair (
Kami
) 髪
1966 Shinsui spring snow
Spring Snow (春雪 - Shunsetsu)
1975-80c Shimura Tatsumi Beni
Kuchibeni
(口紅) or lipstick
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)
2008 Teraoka geisha in bath
AIDS Series / Geisha in Bath
2013 Binnie modern girl
Moga - A Modern Girl of 1920 (
Ichikyū-nirei-nen no moga
: 一九二0年モガ)
unknown Kunisada bijin aizurie
Standing
bijin
tying her
koshihimo
(腰紐) - with an
aizuri-e
background
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