Matsukaze and Kihan, from the series Eight Portraits of Elegant Women

Left panel from a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper

Right panel from a woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "nagasurimono" format: ink and color on paper

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; Ink and color on paper

Yokohama woodblock print in ōban format; ink and color on paper

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Ink on paper