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Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867)
Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873)
Seven woodblock prints of beautiful women
Teahouse (Mizuchaya), from the series Contest of Modern Beauties (Imayo bijo kurabe), signed Keisai Eisen ga, published by Sanoya Kihei, 1830s

The Ebiya at Oji (Oji Ebiya), from the series A Guide to Modern Restaurants (Tosei ryori tsu), signed Keisai Eisen ga, published by Sanoya Kihei

The Seventh Month (Fumizuki), from the series Fashionable Twelve Months of Precious Children (Furyu kodakara juni tsuki), signed Kikukawa Eizan hitsu, circa 1806-8

The syllable Ni, Susaki: Tsukasa of the Ogiya, from the series Courtesans for compass points in Edo (Keisei Edo hokaku), signed Keisai Eisen ga, published by Moritaya Hanzo

The Courtesan Hanakoto of Tomoeya (Tomoeya uchi Hanakoto), signed Eisen ga, published by Eikyudo

Untitled print (a bijin and servant passing by chrysanthemums), singed Gyokuransai Sadahide ga

Untitled print (a bijin holding a plum branch), singed Gyokuransai Sadahide ga, published by Sanoya Kihei
All vertical oban:
Each sheet approx. 36.8 x 25.2cm.
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For another impression of the third and fourth in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession number 11.14336 and 11.17923, go to www.mfa.org/collections

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