Old Man Conversing with Two Sparrows: Tongue-Cut Sparrow (Shita-kiri suzume), from the series Folktales of Wisdom, Benevolence and Courage (Mukashi banashi chijinyū)

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

Hand-colored Buddhist woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Woodblock-printed book; ink and light color on paper

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

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

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

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

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