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Wakamatsuya uchi midorigi, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Wakamatsuya uchi midorigi, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Aiban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Kaidan o noboru yūjo, Eizan Kikukawa

Kaidan o noboru yūjo, Eizan Kikukawa

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie diptych. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Nihonzutsumi no rakugan tamaya uchi Tamagushi

Nihonzutsumi no rakugan tamaya uchi Tamagushi

Print shows Tamagushi, a courtesan, full-length portrait, with several hairpins, seated, reading a scroll; picture hanging on the wall above her shows geese descending on the Nihon embankment. Title and other d... More

Oiran, portrait - Public domain portrait print

Oiran, portrait - Public domain portrait print

Print shows an oiran, a high-class courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: S... More

Ōgiya uchi hanaōgi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Ōgiya uchi hanaōgi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Hanao of Ōgi-ya, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, with attendant. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: on... More

[A woman, possibly a courtesan, seated, facing right, with her head turned to look back over her right shoulder, wearing several hairpins]

[A woman, possibly a courtesan, seated, facing right, with her head tu...

Attributed to a group of drawings, formerly bound, referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Many of the drawings have a small tab of similar paper attached at a later date and numbered in pencil. Forms ... More

Sugimotoya no kakae oume - Public domain scan / drawing

Sugimotoya no kakae oume - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a woman seated on the floor holding a puppet portraying a woman, possibly the shopkeeper Oume of Sugimoto-ya. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Santō Kyōden - Sakazuki - Public domain  drawing

Santō Kyōden - Sakazuki - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man and woman seated on the floor, a shamisen between them, a child climbing on the man's back, the woman holding a cup; standing behind them is a woman with many hairpins. Title and other descrip... More

Wakanaya uchi Shiratsuyu, Eishi Hosoda - Ukiyo e print

Wakanaya uchi Shiratsuyu, Eishi Hosoda - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the courtesan Shiratsuyu, full-length portrait with many hairpins, sitting, facing left, holding a long pipe. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Matsubaya uchi segawa, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Matsubaya uchi segawa, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows the courtesan, Segawa, with two young male and female servants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: probably the left ... More

Hana, Utagawa Toyokuni - Public domain portrait print

Hana, Utagawa Toyokuni - Public domain portrait print

Print shows a woman, full-length portrait, standing beneath a tree branch with blossoms, facing left, with several hairpins in her hair, holding a handkerchief next to her right eye, looking at a mirror or pict... More

Komurasaki and Gonpachi, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Komurasaki and Gonpachi, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows the samurai-turned-murderer Gonpachi and the young beauty-turned-prostitute Komurasaki. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. ... More

Kukimanjiya uchi Takimoto, Kunitomi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Kukimanjiya uchi Takimoto, Kunitomi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the courtesan Takimoto, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, wearing colorful kimono with rooster design, and with many hairpins, holding a small child. Title and other descriptive ... More

Sandaime onoe kikugorō no yūjo - Public domain portrait print

Sandaime onoe kikugorō no yūjo - Public domain portrait print

Print shows actor Onoe Kikugorō III, facing right, sitting on the floor, holding a sheet of paper, in an onnagata role as a courtesan.

Wakamurasaki no hanashi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Wakamurasaki no hanashi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Meigi sanjū rokkasen : Famous 36 courtesans. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Inscri... More

Uwaki no sō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Uwaki no sō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows a woman with combs in her hair and a shawl draped over her bare shoulders, exposing her breasts. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Kaidan o oriru onna

Utagawa Toyokuni - Kaidan o oriru onna

Print shows a woman descending a staircase, she has a small roll of cloth or paper in her mouth. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Forma... More

Yamabuki ōgiya uchi takigawa, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Yamabuki ōgiya uchi takigawa, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows Takiqawa, a courtesan at Ōgiya, with a female attendant. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Attributed to: Kitagawa Utamaro... More

Shin yoshiwara sanmai tsuzuki - Public domain  drawing

Shin yoshiwara sanmai tsuzuki - Public domain drawing

Print shows several women, with many hairpins and elaborate headdresses, walking down a corridor in a brothel, followed by a man wearing a mask. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-s... More

Kadoebiya uchi  taisei, Sadahide Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Kadoebiya uchi taisei, Sadahide Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the courtesan Taisei, with many hairpins, and a young girl. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Tsuki yo yosh... More

Debutante - Print, Library of Congress collection

Debutante - Print, Library of Congress collection

G17367 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Campbell, Metzger & ... More

Uwaki no sō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Uwaki no sō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows a woman with combs in her hair and a shawl draped over her bare shoulders, exposing her breasts. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... More

Matsubaya uchi Utahime, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Matsubaya uchi Utahime, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Utahime, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae Nishik... More

Chōkōsai Eisho - Tsuruya uchi tsurunou - Ukiyo e print

Chōkōsai Eisho - Tsuruya uchi tsurunou - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a courtesan with two attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Seirō bijin awase : A series of beauties... More

Ichikawa Dannosuke, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Ichikawa Dannosuke, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the actor Ichikawa, Danzō, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, holding cloth or paper in right hand. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

Ōgiya yūgiri, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Ōgiya yūgiri, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Yugiri, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, with large fan on the left showing bust portrait of a woman wearing a large hat. Title and other descriptive information compiled b... More

Hashidate no hanashi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Hashidate no hanashi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Meigi sanjū rokkasen : Famous 36 courtesans. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Inscri... More

Yokohama no yōkan no yūjo, Sadahide Utagawa

Yokohama no yōkan no yūjo, Sadahide Utagawa

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: left panel of vertical Oban Nishikie triptych. Yokohama print. Forms part of: Japanese print... More

Miuraya komurasaki shirai gonpachi - Ukiyo e print

Miuraya komurasaki shirai gonpachi - Ukiyo e print

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Jitsukurabe iro no minakami : True comparisons of erotic wellsprings. Format: vertica... More

Ōgiya uchi hanaōgi - Public domain  drawing

Ōgiya uchi hanaōgi - Public domain drawing

Print shows Hanaōgi, a courtesan, half-length, holding a portrait of a man. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Edo shin-... More

Tamaya uchi tagasode - Public domain  drawing

Tamaya uchi tagasode - Public domain drawing

Print shows Tagasode of Tama-ya, a courtesan, with many hairpins, and another woman. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: ... More

Nenrei, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Nenrei, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman sitting by a trunk and a large lantern, putting hairpins in her hair. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the s... More

Andon, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Public domain portrait print

Andon, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Public domain portrait print

Print shows a woman, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, with several hairpins in her hair, carrying a lantern in her right hand and folded cloth or papers in her left hand, on her way to a meeting wit... More

Zensei kurabe kakuyū no zu - Public domain  drawing

Zensei kurabe kakuyū no zu - Public domain drawing

Print shows an interior view of a brothel with several courtesans, three in front of a standing screen showing scene of a large bird perched on a pine branch. Title and other descriptive information compiled by... More

Nakamura tomijūrō no ōiso no tora

Nakamura tomijūrō no ōiso no tora

Print shows the actor Nakamura Tomijūrō, full-length portrait, holding a bonsai on a tray, in the female role of Ōiso no Tora.

Chidori no tamagawa, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Chidori no tamagawa, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows two women, one kneeling and writing on a scroll, the other standing nearby watching her. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006.... More

Tamaya uchi wakamurasaki komurasaki, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Tamaya uchi wakamurasaki komurasaki, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Print shows two courtesans, bust portraits, facing right. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban Nishikie. Forms part of... More

Matsubaya uchi yosooi, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Matsubaya uchi yosooi, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows Yosoi of Matsuba-ya, a courtesan, walking with a young female attendant and a male servant carrying a large parasol. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pri... More

Tsuruya uchi kashiku - Public domain portrait painting

Tsuruya uchi kashiku - Public domain portrait painting

Print shows the courtesan Kashiku, full-length portrait, standing in front of a tree in blossom, facing slightly right, with young female attendant, both wearing numerous hairpins.

Tamaya uchi koshikibu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Tamaya uchi koshikibu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows Koshikibu, a courtesan, full-length, walking with two attendants.

Geisha zu - Public domain  drawing

Geisha zu - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie diptych. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Momijigari no himegimi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Momijigari no himegimi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: one panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie triptypch. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings... More

[Woman, full-length portrait, standing, turned left]

[Woman, full-length portrait, standing, turned left]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 43, upper right. Handwritten at top of album page: Opera singers. On verso: Andres Martinez y c[Superscr... More

Chidori no tamagawa, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Chidori no tamagawa, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows two women, one kneeling and writing on a scroll, the other standing nearby watching her. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006.... More

Daifukuya no dan, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Daifukuya no dan, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Print shows a man sitting behind a screen watching two women, one holding a long pipe. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the seri... More

Chōjiya uchi karagoto - Public domain portrait print

Chōjiya uchi karagoto - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Karagoto, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, with two young female attendants.

Edochō echizenya uchi morokoshi - Ukiyo e print

Edochō echizenya uchi morokoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the courtesan Morokoshi, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing numerous hairpins, with a young female attendant also wearing an elaborate hair dressing. Title and other descriptive in... More

Hikeyotsu no yoru no ame, Eizan Kikukawa

Hikeyotsu no yoru no ame, Eizan Kikukawa

Print shows a woman, full-length, standing at an open doorway, looking out at the rain. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the serie... More

Miuraya takao - Public domain portrait print

Miuraya takao - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Takao of the Miura-ya, a courtesan, full-length, standing beneath a pine bough, facing left as a bird flies by her. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More

Nakano chō no sakura - Public domain  print

Nakano chō no sakura - Public domain print

Print shows three women, full-length portrait, standing, each with a different animal represented on their kimono, on the left should be a Chinese lion, center should be a tiger, and on the right is a turtle.

Nakano chō no sakura - Public domain  print

Nakano chō no sakura - Public domain print

Print shows three women, full-length portrait, standing, each with a different animal represented on their kimono, on the left should be a Chinese lion, center should be a tiger, and on the right is a turtle.

Kyōmachi nichōme kirihishiya uchi manyō - Torii Kiyonaga

Kyōmachi nichōme kirihishiya uchi manyō - Torii Kiyonaga

Print shows the courtesan Manyō with another courtesan and two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the ser... More

Matsubaya uchi somenosuke, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Matsubaya uchi somenosuke, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows the courtesan Somenosuke with two young female attendants/apprentices. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical ... More

Yoshidaya, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Yoshidaya, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a full-length portrait of a courtesan, standing, facing right, with diamond-shaped picture hanging on the wall in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spon... More

Matsubaya uchi matsūmura yosoi, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Matsubaya uchi matsūmura yosoi, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Print shows two courtesans, bust portraits, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Aiban Nishikie. Forms part o... More

Nakamura tomijūrō no ōiso no tora

Nakamura tomijūrō no ōiso no tora

Print shows the actor Nakamura Tomijūrō, full-length portrait, holding a bonsai on a tray, in the female role of Ōiso no Tora.

Ōgiya takihashi, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Ōgiya takihashi, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows Takihashi, a courtesan, full-length, standing, facing left, with several large hairpins. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. F... More

Matsubaya uchi yoyotose yoyoginu - Ukiyo e print

Matsubaya uchi yoyotose yoyoginu - Ukiyo e print

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Douglas Aircraft's salvage queen. Annette del Sur, an office employee at Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, California, poses atop a pile of aluminum scraps collected at the plant to help publicize Uncle Sam's salvage campaign. The earings and hair ornaments are fashioned from aluminum turnings. Douglas Aircraft Company

Douglas Aircraft's salvage queen. Annette del Sur, an office employee ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Matsubaya uchi matsūmura yosoi, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Matsubaya uchi matsūmura yosoi, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Print shows two courtesans, bust portraits, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Aiban Nishikie. Forms part o... More

Nakano chō no sakura - Public domain  print

Nakano chō no sakura - Public domain print

Print shows three women, full-length portrait, standing, each with a different animal represented on their kimono, on the left should be a Chinese lion, center should be a tiger, and on the right is a turtle.

Edomachi nichōme tsutaya uchi hitomachi[?] - Torii Kiyonaga

Edomachi nichōme tsutaya uchi hitomachi[?] - Torii Kiyonaga

Print shows the courtesan Hitomachi with another woman and two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the ser... More

Koto to shō, Eishi Hosoda - Public domain  drawing

Koto to shō, Eishi Hosoda - Public domain drawing

Print shows two women playing musical instruments, one playing the koto and the other panpipes. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From t... More

Chōkōsai Eisho - Okamotoya uchi shinateru - Ukiyo e print

Chōkōsai Eisho - Okamotoya uchi shinateru - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the courtesan Shinateru with two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Wakana no hat... More

Tamaya uchi shizuka - Public domain portrait painting

Tamaya uchi shizuka - Public domain portrait painting

Print shows Shizuka, a courtesan, bust portrait, holding a book, facing slightly right, with many hairpins. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 200... More

Fumi o motsu onna - Public domain  drawing

Fumi o motsu onna - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie diptych. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Woman looking in mirror admiring rose in her hair

Woman looking in mirror admiring rose in her hair

1456 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Mensing & Stecher,... More

[Courtesan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, holding a scroll and chewing on the end of a brush]

[Courtesan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, holding a scroll...

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Modern reproduction. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Utagawa Toyokuni - Ouka no Oiran dōchū

Utagawa Toyokuni - Ouka no Oiran dōchū

Print shows a woman standing beneath a parasol with branches of cherry blossoms above. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashira... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Sanya karitaku no zu

Utagawa Toyokuni - Sanya karitaku no zu

Print shows two courtesans, full-length, standing, one leaning on a railing, facing right, the other holding a scroll, reading, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... More

Okamotoya uchi sayagata, Eishi Hosoda - Ukiyo e print

Okamotoya uchi sayagata, Eishi Hosoda - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Sayagata, a courtesan, full-length, standing, facing left, with two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-0... More

Chidori no tamagawa, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Chidori no tamagawa, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows two women, one writing on a scroll, both wear many hairpins. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Seirō mutama... More

Daimonjiya uchi ichimoto - Public domain portrait print

Daimonjiya uchi ichimoto - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Ichimoto of Daimonji-ya, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, looking to the right, wearing many hairpins and a kimono with a fish design.

Nakamaru matsue no keisei miyako - Ukiyo e print

Nakamaru matsue no keisei miyako - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the actor Nakamura Matsue in an onnagata role as the keisei (courtesan) Miyako, standing at a gate in the wall around a city, beating a small drum. Title and other descriptive information compiled b... More

Chōyō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Ukiyo e print

Chōyō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two women looking at flowers, one is holding scissors. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Beauties having fu... More

Woman wearing feathers in her hair looking off into the distance

Woman wearing feathers in her hair looking off into the distance

G6557 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Title possibly ha... More

Woman with green dress and silver necklaces with pendants

Woman with green dress and silver necklaces with pendants

H169 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Trowitzsch, Sobo U... More

Ōtawaraya uchi wakamastsu, Isoda Koryūsai - Ukiyo e print

Ōtawaraya uchi wakamastsu, Isoda Koryūsai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Wakamatsu of Okawara-ya, a courtesan, full-length, walking, turned to the right, with several young apprentices walking with her. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spon... More

Kokonoe no hanashi - Public domain  drawing

Kokonoe no hanashi - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Meigi sanjū rokkasen : Famous 36 courtesans. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms ... More

Nakano chō no sakura - Public domain scan / print

Nakano chō no sakura - Public domain scan / print

Print shows three women, full-length portrait, standing, each with a different animal represented on their kimono, on the left should be a Chinese lion, center should be a tiger, and on the right is a turtle.

Ushiro muki oiran zu - Public domain portrait drawing

Ushiro muki oiran zu - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a view from behind of a woman with many ornamental hairpins in her hair. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: part of... More

Mitsuhata senzan misayama itotaki oribae, Eishi Hosoda

Mitsuhata senzan misayama itotaki oribae, Eishi Hosoda

Print shows four geishas or courtesans. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Nihonzutsumi o miru yūjo

Utagawa Toyokuni - Nihonzutsumi o miru yūjo

Print shows a courtesan, full-length, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban Nishikie. Forms part... More

Chōjiya hinazuru hinamatsu, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Chōjiya hinazuru hinamatsu, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows Hinatsuru and Hinamatsu of Chōji-ya, courtesans, half-length, one holding a fan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the ... More

Santō Kyōden - Segawa - Public domain scan / drawing

Santō Kyōden - Segawa - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows the courtesan Segawa standing next to a hibachi with two young attendants wearing elaborate hair arrangements. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spe... More

Segawa michisaburō - Public domain portrait print

Segawa michisaburō - Public domain portrait print

Print shows the actor Segawa Michisaburō, full-length portrait, body turned to the right, facing left, holding a board in raised left hand, in an onnagata role. Title and other descriptive information compiled ... More

Ōmonguchi no rakugan, ōgiya uchi tsukasa

Ōmonguchi no rakugan, ōgiya uchi tsukasa

Print shows the courtesan Tsukasa, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, with several hairpins, and two young attendants; includes view in picture in background of geese descending at the Ōmon Gate.

Nidaime yamashita kinsaku - Public domain portrait print

Nidaime yamashita kinsaku - Public domain portrait print

Print shows the actor Yamashita Kinsaku II, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in an onnagata role. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in ... More