Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of a beauty reading a letter from the series “Ten Aspects of Women”. The woman has her hair pinned high and is dressed in a pattered blue kimono with a red border and yellow obi. She holds a scroll close to her face. The background is soft gray with lines of Japanese script along the right edge.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of Hanazuma (her name) from the series “Glamour Girls of To-day”. The woman has her hair pinned high, dressed in a gray kimono with red borders and brown patterned obi. She kneels while holding a rolled piece of paper in both hands, looking over one shoulder. The background is yellow with lines of Japanese script along both side edges.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of Tatsumi Roko from the the series “Six Famous Beauties”. In the head portrait, the beauty has her hair pinned high, dressed in a formal purple kimono. The square in the upper-right relates to the title of the print and includes a serpent and smoke. The background is soft gray with a line of Japanese script along the left edge.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of O-kita (her name) of the Naniwa-ya tea shop. She is wearing a blue patterned kimono with a black pattern obi, holding a green tea cup on a black saucer. The background is soft gray with a line of Japanese script along the right edge.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is Au Koi (Love Requited) from the series “Kasen Koi-no-bu” showing women’s expressions of love. The woman wears her hair upon her head and patterned robes. Her hands are close to her chest, holding a scroll. The background is soft gray with lines of Japanese script along the right edge.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of the Coquettish Type, from the series “Ten Physiognomic Types of Women”. The woman wears her hair piled upon her head and a patterned tan shawl loosely around her shoulders exposing one breast, over a yellow robe. The background is soft gray with three lines of Japanese script in upper left corner.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of the character Matsu-o, from a Kabuki drama. He has pink eye makeup and black hair standing out from his head. He wears a yellow-brown-black checked robe and holds a yellow-black striped stick. The background is gray.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of the actor Otani Oniji in the role of Yakko Edobe. (A yakko is a manservant often used by samurai to perform violent deeds). He has pink eye makeup and black hair. He wears a gray-white hooded robe and carries two swords.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of the actor Narita-ya Sansho. He has pink eye makeup and black hair standing out from his head. He wears a green robe with a dark red sash. His hand is clenched around a fan. The background is yellow.

Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of actors Matsumoto Koshiro and Nakayama Tomisaburo. Tomisaburo plays the geisha girl Umegawa, wearing a black and flowered robe and kneeling before Koshiro. Koshiro plays her lover, the Father of Chubei. He stands above her, wearing a brown cape and green checked robe.