The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke), from the series "New Fashions" (Wakana hatsumoyo)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink, color and metal filings on paper (with selected motifs emphasized with brush-applied ink)

Woodblock-printed book; ink and hand-applied color on paper

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

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

Detached illustration from a large accordion-fold printed book; ink, color and gauffrage on paper

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print (beni-e) in "kakemono-e" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Hōgetsudō Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu shōhitsu"

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hashira-e" format; ink on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "kokonotsu-giri ban" format; Ink and color on paper

Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"

Half of an ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink and color on paper