The Courtesans Mitsuura and Takamura, a plate from "Azuma no nishiki matsu no kurai", 1777

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

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

Thread-bound woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper

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

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink, color and metal filings on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "oban" format: ink and colors on paper with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"

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

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink, color, metal filings, and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Okumura Toshinobu hitsu"

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hashira-e" format; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hashira-e" format; ink and color on paper