A Good Time for the First Calligraphy (Fude hajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)

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

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

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

Ink on paper

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print: ink and color on paper

Center sheet from a Yokohama woodblock-printed ōban pentaptych; ink and color on paper

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