EditorialMisayama of the Chojiya, from the series Beauties of the Licensed Quarter (Kakuchu bijin kurabe). Chokosai Eisho; Japanese, active 1780-1800. Date: 1790-1800. Dimensions: 38.0 x 24.0 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialBeauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): the Hostess of the Izumiya Teahouse. Rekisentei Eiri; Japanese, active c. 1781-1818. Date: 1790-1800. Dimensions: 37.4 x 25.0 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialHanamurasaki of the Kadotamaya, from the series Six Flowery Immortals of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin rokkasen). Chobunsai Eishi; Japanese, 1756-1829. Date: 1789-1800. Dimensions: 39.5 x 26.2 cm (15 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban....
EditorialFlowers of the Doteshita District (Dotebana), from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1778-1788. Dimensions: 38.0 x 25.3 cm. Color woodblock p...
EditorialDouble-Flowered Cherry: Motoura of the Minami Yamasakiya (Minami Yamasakiya uchi Motoura, Yaezakura), from the series "Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers (Ukiyo bijin hana ni yosu)". Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date:...
EditorialKomurasaki of the Kadotamaya, from the series Six Flowery Immortals of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin rokkasen). Chobunsai Eishi; Japanese, 1756-1829. Date: 1789-1800. Dimensions: 38.4 x 26.0 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. O...
EditorialThe Asahiya Widow, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets" ("Komei bijin rokkasen"). Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1790-1801. Dimensions: 38.6 x 25.7 cm. Color woodblock print. Origin: Japan.
EditorialTakigawa, from the series "Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day (Toji zensei bijin zoroe)". Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan.