1670s Japanese Woodblock Prints

A Banquet in a Joroya

ca. 1680

Monochrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

A Collection of Flowers and Birds (Kacho zukushi)

Edo period (1615-1868), 1683

Woodblock-printed book, sumizuri-e

A Collection of Japanese Paintings (Yamato e-zukushi)

1680

Woodblock printed book, sumizuri-e

A House of Courtesans, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)"

c. 1681/84

Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

A Passing Palanquin, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"

c. 1681/84

Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

Autumn Maples with Poem Slips

c. 1675

Six-panel screen (one of pair); ink, colors, gold leaf, and gold powder on silk

Beauty of the Kanbun Era

late 17th century (c. 1660-1680)

Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

Butterflies

second half of 17th century

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on silk

Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)"

c. 1683

Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book

Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen

ca. 1679–84

Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink and hand-applied color on paper; horizontal ōban

Egrets and Cotton Roses

second half of 17th century

Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk

Emon Hill, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)"

c. 1681/84

Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series "Flower Viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"

c. 1681/84

Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

Flower-Viewing Scene

ca. 1685

Monochrome woodblock print (sumie); ink on paper

Heron

second half of 17th century

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Honbo, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"

c. 1681/84

Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

Korean Embassy Parade

1682

Hand-colored woodblock prints; makimono-e

Matsukaze Murasame

ca. 1675–80

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

Patterns by Hishikawa [Hishikawa moyō]

1675-1685

Print

Portrait-Icon of Murasaki Shikibu

17th century

Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk

Print

Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

Procession of a Daimyo

c. 1681/84

Hand-colored woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e

Quail and Autumn Flowers

second half of 17th century

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Scene in the Yoshiwara, from the series "Views of Yoshiwara"

About 1680

Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban

Sei Shonagon, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukushi)"

c. 1683

Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book

Shintokumaru Dancing before Oto Hime, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukushi)"

c. 1683

Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book

The Evergreen Pine

1682

Woodblock-printed book, sumizuri-e

The Tales of Ise with Annotations (Ise Monogatari tōsho shō) 伊勢物語頭書抄

1679, third month

Set of 3 woodblock printed books; ink on paper