Mid Edo period, circa 1779
vertical chūban. 20.7 cm x W. 14.7 cm (8 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
Set of three thread-bound ukiyo-e woodblock-printed books; ink on paper
18th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"
18th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
18th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"
18th-19th centuryJapaneseHand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink, color and metal filings on paper
18th centuryJapaneseWoodblock-printed book; ink on paper with later hand-applied color
18th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper
18th centuryJapaneseDetached Preface from a large accordion-fold printed book; ink on paper
18th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono; ink, color and embossing on paper
18th-19th centuryJapaneseThread-bound, folded books (four); ink on paper
18th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"
18th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock print in "hashira-e" format; ink and color on paper
18th centuryJapanese