MAN & WOMAN SEATED ON A VERANDA

First panel from an "ōban" pentaptych: Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

Thread-bound book with lacquer cover; illustrations stenciled in black and hand-colored; indigo-dyed cloth-bound slip case (chitsu)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu"

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Unmatted ukiyo-e woodblock print in ōban format; ink and colors on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Folded book; ink on paper with red marks for punctuation and "kana" reading

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; ink, color and metallic pigment(?) on paper

Right panel of a "shikishiban"-format ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" diptych; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Kōichi ga"

Ukiyo-e woodblock printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper