Beautiful Women, or bijin-ga, are one of the most popular genres for ukiyo-e artists since the 18th century.
Kuniyoshi 国芳: The beauty Koga no Tsubone and koto beneath full moon
Chikanobu: Fukujuso; Women Buying Adonis Plant at a Night Market
Kunisada: Tenjin Shrine: Tea Stall Waitress
Kunichika: Portrait of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken
Kunisada: Nihonbashi: Woman Eating Octopus 日本はし
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Looking Expectant: the Appearance of a Fireman’s Wife in the Kaei (1848-1854) era じれったそう 嘉永年間 鳶妻之風俗
Kunisada: Beauty With Magic Fountain Toy and Fabric Background
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Fire Escape 松竹梅湯嶋掛額
Kuniyoshi 国芳: Beauty with Folded Hands and Horse-Patterned Kimono
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Looking Refined: The Appearance of a Court Lady During the Kyowa Era
Yoshitoshi: Omori Hikoshichi and Disguised Demon
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Looking relaxed: The appearance of a Kyoto Geisha of the Kansei era