Meiji period, late 19th century
vertical ôban: H. 37.5 x W. 25.5 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Pair of books: draft and printed edition; ink and light color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseCenter panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseRight panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print; Ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseCenter panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseOne of two books; ink on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"
18th-19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "kokonotsu-giri ban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
18th-19th centuryJapaneseCenter panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
19th centuryJapanese