A Poet in the New Year

Murasaki Shikibu, from the series Ukiyo-e Genji

Okumura Masanobu

Blue Shell (Aogai), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Hojo Tokiyori, from the series "Twenty-four Generals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika nijushisho)"

Yashima Gakutei

Paper: Fujiwara no Sadaie (Kami: Teika), from the series "The Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Circle (Ichiyoren bunbo shiyu)"

Yashima Gakutei

Komatsu Shigemori from the Tales of Heike (Komatsu Shigemori, Heike monogatari), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

Yashima Gakutei

Memorial portrait of the actor Arashi Rikan III

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

Yashima Gakutei

Blue Shell (Aogai), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Woman reading poems in a study room

Katsushika Hokuga

Sleeping Poet

Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)

A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards

Totoya Hokkei

Brush: Lady Wei (Fude: Ei fujin), from the series "The Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Circle (Ichiyoren bunbo shiyu)"

Yashima Gakutei