The Syllable Ra, Tsukudo, from the series Courtesans for Compass Points in Edo (Keisei Edo hōkaku)

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Hashimoto Okiie saku" and signature reading "Okiie Hashimoto"

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishi" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper with printed signature reading "Hokkei ga"

Ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper