Forty-eight Habits of the Floating World

(Ukiyo shi-ju-hachi kuse, 浮世四十八癖)

Publisher: Kazusa-ya Iwazô

c. 1846

This series is listed as number 143 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

	Title: The habit of going out to visit (物参りに出るくせ) Description:
	Title: The habit of lighting a pipe (はなしをきゝたがる) Description:
	Title: Description:
	Title: The habit of yawning Description:
	A later and simplified edition of the above print
	Title: The habit of chewing on toothpicks (Kanboku wo kuu kuse, かんぼくをくふくせ) Description: Standing woman with a toothpick in her mouth I am grateful to Dan McKee for information about this print.
	A later and simplified edition of the above print
	Title: The habit of offering more sake (すゝめるくせ) Description: Image courtesy of Kate Zotova
	Title: The habit of working (仕事をするくせ) Description: Beauty taking a break while sewing a kimono) Image courtesy of Kate Zotova
	A later and simplified edition of the above print
	Title: The habit of reading books Description:
	Title: Description: A young woman on the engawa of her house using a hand-mirror to adjust her make-up I am grateful to Ward Pieters for locating this image.
	Title: せハをするくせ Description:

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