Three Beauties of Our Time (Tosei san bijin)

Tôji san bijin – Three beauties of the present day (1793-1804) by Kitagawa Utamaro

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, and Attendants Wakagi and Wakaba, from the series “A Comparison of Contemporary Beauties (Tosei bijin awase)” (c. 1796-97) by Chokosai Eisho

The Courtesan Takigawa of the Ogiya, from the series ‘Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)’ (c. 1795-1800) by Ichirakutei Eisui

The Courtesan Senzan of the Chojiya, from the series ‘Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)’ (c. 1795-1800) by Ichirakutei Eisui

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages – A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe); Shinoura of the Tsuruya (1793) by Chobunsai Eishi

The Courtesan Hanahito of the Ogiya and attendants Sakura and Momiji, from the series ‘Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)’ (c. 1795-1800) by Ichirakutei Eisui

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages – A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe); Momiji of the Echizenya (c. 1793) by Chobunsai Eishi

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages – A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe); Tokiuta of the Chojiya (c. 1793) by Chobunsai Eishi