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Kyōkun zen'aku zukai 教訓善悪図解
1880 (Meiji 13)

Japan
Looking cool: the appearance of a geisha after the fifth or sixth year of Meiji (1872,1873) (Suzushisō Meiji go roku irai geigi no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners (Fūzoku sanjūnisō) 「すゞしさう明治五六年以来芸妓の風俗」『風俗三十二相』
September 1888

Japan
Looking perceptive: the appearance of a Kyoto waitress in the Meiji era (1868-1912) (Okigatsukisō Meiji nenkan saikyō nakai no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners (Fūzoku sanjūnisō) 「おきがつきさう明治年間西京仲居之風俗」『風俗三十二相』
May 15, 1888

Japan
Looking refined: the appearance of a court lady during the Kyōwa era (1801-1804) (Hinga yosasō Kyōwa nenkan kanjo no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners (Fūzoku sanjūnisō) 「ひんがよささう享和年間官女之風俗」『風俗三十二相』
1888

Japan
Looking thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha, a so-called wine server, in the Ansei era (1854-1860) (Nomitasō Ansei nenkan machigeisha zoku ni shakunin no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners (Fūzoku sanjūnisō) 「にあいさう弘化年間廓の芸者風俗」『風俗三十二相』
1888

Japan
Looking impatient: the appearance of a fireman’s wife of the Kaei era (1848-1854) (Jiretsutasō Kaei nenkan aneko no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners (Fūzoku sanjūnisō) 「じれつたさう嘉永年間鳶妻あねご之風俗」『風俗三十二相』
February 12, 1888

Japan
Jiraiya gōketsu monogatari 児雷也豪傑物語
1890 (Meiji 23)

Japan
Looking impatient: the appearance of a fireman’s wife of the Kaei era (1848-1854) (Jiretsutasō Kaei nenkan aneko no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners (Fūzoku sanjūnisō) 「じれつたさう嘉永年間鳶妻あねご之風俗」『風俗三十二相』
March 16, 1888
The Shōgun Tsunayoshi Teaches Osame to be a Yūjo from the series A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures (Shinsen azuma nishikie) 「於さめ遊女を学ぶ図」『新撰東錦絵』
1886

Japan
Looking drowsy: the appearance of a sex worker of the Meiji era (1868-1912) (Nemusō Meiji nenkan shōgi no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners (Fūzoku sanjūnisō) 「ねむさう明治年間娼妓の風俗」『風俗三十二相』
1888

Japan
Otomi Takenouchi no Sukune torturing a Korean, from the series Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors
1883

Japan
Nitta Shiro Tadatsune entering a cave with a torch, from the series Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors
1883

Japan