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. |
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Title: The habit of
going out to visit (物参りに出るくせ) Description: |
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Title: The habit of
lighting a pipe (はなしをきゝたがる) Description: |
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Title: Description: |
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Title: The habit of
yawning Description: |
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A later and simplified edition of the above print |
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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. |
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A later and simplified edition of the above print |
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Title: The habit of
offering more sake (すゝめるくせ) Description: Image courtesy of Kate Zotova |
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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 |
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A later and simplified edition of the above print |
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Title: The habit of
reading books Description: |
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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. |
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Title: せハをするくせ Description: |
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