White Plum Blossom and Carp, from the series Flower Gardens (Hanazono Bansuzuki)

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

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

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

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

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

Thread-bound ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book in "hanshi-bon" format; ink on paper

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

Woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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

Ink