Tea House Hostess Standing by Rest Stand/ Snake (Mi) -- Ike no Hata, from the series Allusions to the Twelve Zodiac Animals at Famous Places in Edo for the Ichiyō Circle (Ichiyōren Edo meisho mitate jūnishi), with poems by Bunseisha Okizumi, Shimaoi Itohi

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

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

Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper

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

Ink on paper

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

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

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

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Bottom panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed vertical "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Osetsu Toyohara Kunichika"

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