Li Qi (J: Riki)/ Metal (Kane), from the series Five Elements of the Tale of the Water Margins (Suiko gogyō), with poems by Seiyōkan Umeyo (Baise) and Kagendō Tsugiho

Ukiyo-e woodblock printed "shikishi" surimono; ink an color on paper

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "kokonotsugiri-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Fifth sheet from right from a woodblock-printed "ōban" heptaptych; ink and color on paper

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei"

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Woodblock-printed book; ink and on paper

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