Edo period, dated 1857 (4th month)
Paper: H. 35.3 cm x W. 23.2 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseCenter panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Motomeni ōji Kunisada ga"
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink, color and gauffrage ("blind" printing) on paper, with printed signature reading "Katsukawa Shunkō ga"
18th-19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei"
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print in "?" format; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapanese