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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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1796–97

The Oiran Yoso-oi Seated at Her Toilet, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Oiran Yoso-oi Seated at Her Toilet
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1799

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Two sheets of a hexaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1800

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 Artist Kitao Masanobu Relaxing at a Party, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Left-hand of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Artist Kitao Masanobu Relaxing at a Party
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790s

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

The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1788–90

A Party of Merrymakers in a House in the Yoshiwara on a Moonlight Night, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — A Party of Merrymakers in a House in the Yoshiwara on a Moonlight Night
Kitagawa Utamaro
1789

Narihira's Journey to the East, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — Narihira's Journey to the East
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1797

A View of the Pleasures of the Taiko and His Five Wives at Rakutō, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — A View of the Pleasures of the Taiko and His Five Wives at Rakutō
Kitagawa Utamaro
1804

A Merry Evening Party, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — A Merry Evening Party
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1805

Mole Cricket (Kera); Earwig, (Hasami-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 — Mole Cricket (Kera); Earwig, (Hasami-mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788

Horsefly (abu); Green Caterpillar, imomushi, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Page from woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Horsefly (abu); Green Caterpillar, imomushi, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788

Evening Cicada, Higurashi; Spider, Kumo, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Page from woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Evening Cicada, Higurashi; Spider, Kumo, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788

Bagworm (Minomushi); Horned Scarab Beetle (Kabutomushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan — Bagworm (Minomushi); Horned Scarab Beetle (Kabutomushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1788