Hairpins Collection

Returning Sails of Akashi: Koimurasaki of the Tamaya, between c1814 and c1817. Creator: Kikugawa Eizan
Returning Sails of Akashi: Koimurasaki of the Tamaya, between c1814 and c1817. Series: Eight Views of Genji

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya House, c1830s. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya House, c1830s. Series: Seven Beauties of the Green Houses

Geisha looking up at a cuckoo, from the series "Five Annual Festivals for the Katsushika... 1822
Geisha looking up at a cuckoo, from the series "Five Annual Festivals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika gosekku)", Japan, 1822

No. 6: Flower of the Capital (Miyako no hana), from the series "A Comparison of...", late 1820s
No. 6: Flower of the Capital (Miyako no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)", late 1820s

Beauty applying rouge, from the series "Comaprison of Beauties in Eastern Brocade...c. 1804/10
Beauty applying rouge, from the series "Comaprison of Beauties in Eastern Brocade (Azuma nishiki bijin awase)", c. 1804/10

Returning Sails at Ryogoku River (Ryogoku no kihan), from the series "Eight Parodies
Returning Sails at Ryogoku River (Ryogoku no kihan), from the series " Eight Parodies by Contemporary Beauties (Tosei mitate bijin hakkei)", late 18th century. Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa

Painful (Itaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)
Painful (Itaso), from the series " Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)", 1888

Takigawa of the Ogiya in the First Sale of the New Year (Hatsu uri zashiki no zu), c. 1794/95. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Takigawa of the Ogiya in the First Sale of the New Year (Hatsu uri zashiki no zu), from the series "A Comparison of Selected Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase)", c

A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi rokkasen): Bishop Henjo, c. 1798. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi rokkasen): Bishop Henjo, c. 1798

A Courtesan Reading a Letter, 1820/25. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
A Courtesan Reading a Letter, 1820/25. Woman with elaborate shimada hairstyle, wearing a kimono with peony design

Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Kisegawa of the Matsubaya... c. 1797. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Kisegawa of the Matsubaya with Attendants Onami and Menami, c. 1797

Osumi, a Tayu of the Tsuchiya in the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka, c. 1796 / 97
Osumi, a Tayu of the Tsuchiya in the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka, c. 1796/97

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya, c. 1798. Creator: Ichirakutei Eisui
The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya, c. 1798

The Courtesan Hanahito of the Ogiya and attendants Sakura and Momiji... c. 1795 / 1800
The Courtesan Hanahito of the Ogiya and attendants Sakura and Momiji, from the series " Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)", c. 1795/1800

The Courtesan Tsukioka of the Hyogoya, c. 1797. Creator: Ichirakutei Eisui
The Courtesan Tsukioka of the Hyogoya, c. 1797

The courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya, 1790 / 1823. Creator: Ichirakutei Eisui
The courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya, 1790/1823

A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Courtesans Hired... c. 1794
A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Courtesans Hired for the New Years Holidays - Takigawa of the Ogiya, c. 1794

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, Japan, n. d. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, Japan, n.d

Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya with Attendants Senkaku and Banki, Japan, n. d
Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya with Attendants Senkaku and Banki, Japan, n.d

Tsukioka of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya uchi tsukioka), from the series "Seiro bijin meika
Tsukioka of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya uchi tsukioka), from the series " Seiro bijin meika awase", Japan, c. 1801

Ha... of the Southern Station (Nan eki ha-jirushi), Japan, c. 1795 / 96
Ha... of the Southern Station (Nan eki ha-jirushi), Japan, c. 1795/96

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women
Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series " Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)", 1888

Kyoto: Courtesan of the Shimabara, from an untitled series of the three capitals, c. 1820s/30s

Osaka: Courtesan of the Shinmachi, from an untitled series of the three capitals, c. 1820s/30s

Jurojin, from the series "A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
Jurojin, from the series " A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Mitate shichifukujin)", c. 1828

A geisha about to adjust a tortoise-shell hairpin, late 18th century

Profile Portrait of a Lady, c. 1410. Creator: Unknown
Profile Portrait of a Lady, c. 1410

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