Hinazuru of the Chōjiya and Attendants, from the series Edo Purple in the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō Edo Murasaki)

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

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

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

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hashira-e" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Torii Kiyoshige ga"

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

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink, color and metal filings on paper

Detached page from woodblock-printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink, color and embossing on paper