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Picture Book of Selected Insects (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Set of two woodblock printed books; ink, color, and mica (vol. 2) on paper, Japan — Picture Book of Selected Insects (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1788

Gifts of the Ebb Tide (The Shell Book) (Shiohi no tsuto) 潮干のつと(都登), Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink, color, mica, and gold-leaf on paper, Japan — Gifts of the Ebb Tide (The Shell Book) (Shiohi no tsuto) 潮干のつと(都登)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
probably 1789

The Young God Ebisu (Waka ebisu) 和歌夷, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and brass dust on paper, Japan — The Young God Ebisu (Waka ebisu) 和歌夷
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1789

Yoshiwara Picture Book of New Year’s Festivities (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji) 青楼繪本年中行事
, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Set of two woodblock printed books; ink on paper, Japan — Yoshiwara Picture Book of New Year’s Festivities (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji) 青楼繪本年中行事
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1804

The Colors of Spring (Haru no iro) 春の色, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper, Japan — The Colors of Spring (Haru no iro) 春の色
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
preface dated 1794

Moon-Mad Monk (Kyōgetsubō) 狂月坊, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and brass dust on paper, Japan — Moon-Mad Monk (Kyōgetsubō) 狂月坊
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1789

Picture Book on Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana) 絵本四季花, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Japan — Picture Book on Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana) 絵本四季花
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1801

Picture Book of the Hitachi Obi (Enpon futahashira) 艶本婦多柱, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper, Japan — Picture Book of the Hitachi Obi (Enpon futahashira) 艶本婦多柱
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
ca. 1803

Yoshiwara Picture Book of New Year’s Festivities (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji) 青楼繪本年中行事
, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Japan — Yoshiwara Picture Book of New Year’s Festivities (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji) 青楼繪本年中行事
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1804

Picture Book of Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana) 絵本四季花, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Set of two polychrome woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Japan — Picture Book of Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana) 絵本四季花
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1801, first month

The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyōgetsubō 狂月坊), Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyōgetsubō 狂月坊)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1789, eighth month

Two actors, from the series Musical Program of True Love (Ongyoku hiyoku no bangumi) 音曲比翼の番組, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on pape, Japan — Two actors, from the series Musical Program of True Love (Ongyoku hiyoku no bangumi) 音曲比翼の番組
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
ca. 1800 (Kansei 12)

Yamauba and Kintarō Playing with a Cherry, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Yamauba and Kintarō Playing with a Cherry
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
ca. 1795

The Silver World (Gin sekai) 銀世界, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Silver World (Gin sekai) 銀世界
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1790, first month

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, One from a set of two polychrome woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Japan — Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
probably 1823 (later edition)

Statue of the Bodhisattva Fugen (Fugenzō)普賢像, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Statue of the Bodhisattva Fugen (Fugenzō)普賢像
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1790, third month

Picture Book with Playful Poems for the Young God Ebisu (Ehon waka Ebisu) 絵本龢謌夷, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Picture Book with Playful Poems for the Young God Ebisu (Ehon waka Ebisu) 絵本龢謌夷
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1792

Gifts from the Ebb-Tide (The Shell Book) (Shiohi no tsuto) 潮干のつと, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Gifts from the Ebb-Tide (The Shell Book) (Shiohi no tsuto) 潮干のつと
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1789

Mother and her Children in Front of a Freestanding Screen of a Chinese Lion, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Mother and her Children in Front of a Freestanding Screen of a Chinese Lion
Multiple artists/makers
1786

Men’s Stomping Dances (Otoko tōka) 男踏歌, Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之 Japanese, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Men’s Stomping Dances (Otoko tōka) 男踏歌
Multiple artists/makers
1798

The Silver World (Gin sekai) 銀世界, 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Silver World (Gin sekai) 銀世界
喜多川歌麿
preface dated 1790

The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e) with mica on paper, Japan — The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1793–94

Wisteria Maiden with an Ōtsu Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Monk, from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo Shi-ire Ōtsu Miyage), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Wisteria Maiden with an Ōtsu Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Monk, from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo Shi-ire Ōtsu Miyage)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1802–3

Fan Vendor, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e), Japan — Fan Vendor
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1797

Kiyomizu Komachi, from the series Futabagusa nana Komachi, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kiyomizu Komachi, from the series Futabagusa nana Komachi
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790s

Yamauba Blackening her Teeth, with Kintarō, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Yamauba Blackening her Teeth, with Kintarō
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1795

Two Young Women Wrapped in Yukata After a Bath, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Two Young Women Wrapped in Yukata After a Bath
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1796

Couple in an Evening Shower, From the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Couple in an Evening Shower, From the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1800

Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession
Kitagawa Utamaro
1806

The Lovers Miura-ya Komurasaki and Shirai Gonpachi., Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Lovers Miura-ya Komurasaki and Shirai Gonpachi.
Kitagawa Utamaro
probably 1797

Picture of the Temporary Lodgings of the New Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter at Ryōgoku (Shin Yoshiwara Karitaku Ryogoku no zu), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Picture of the Temporary Lodgings of the New Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter at Ryōgoku (Shin Yoshiwara Karitaku Ryogoku no zu)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1784

The Lion Dance, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Lion Dance
Kitagawa Utamaro
1789

Seeing a Performance, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Seeing a Performance
Kitagawa Utamaro
1789

Katydid (Umaoi-mushi); Centipede, (Mukade), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Page from woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Katydid (Umaoi-mushi); Centipede, (Mukade), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788

Land Snail (Katatsumuri); Giant Katydid (Kutsuwamushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Land Snail (Katatsumuri); Giant Katydid (Kutsuwamushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788

Grasshopper (Kirigirisu); Cicada (Semi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Grasshopper (Kirigirisu); Cicada (Semi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788

Earthworm (Mimizu); Cricket (Kōrogi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Earthworm (Mimizu); Cricket (Kōrogi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788

Frog (Kaeru); Gold Beetle (Kogane mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Frog (Kaeru); Gold Beetle (Kogane mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788

Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1790

Shells under Water, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Shells under Water
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790