Utagawa Sadahide. Thirty-Two Aspects of Female Manners (女風俗三十弐相之内, Onna Fūzoku Sanjūni-sō no Uchi) / Fan print, 1830s.

Artist: Utagawa Sadahide [歌川貞秀] (Japanese, 1807 – 1879).

Signed: Gountei Sadahide ga [五雲亭貞秀画] (Picture by Gountei Sadahide).

Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, c. 1815 – 1869); seal 三 in a circle

Published: 1830s – no date seal, no censor seal (privately printed?)

Media: Fan print (uchiwa-e, 団扇絵), 235 x 298 mm

Inscriptions in kanji with furigana readings:

Top right: "The Handy Type" (手があり相, te ga ari sō) – A composed woman adjusting her clothing.

Bottom right: "Images of Manners" (風ぞくが, fūzokuga) – Possibly referring to depictions of etiquette or courtesan behaviour. The additional phrase 宵闇 (yoyami) 相 (sō) suggests a connection to nighttime activities.

Centre: "The Proper Type" (きまり相, kimari sō) – A well-dressed woman seated elegantly, signifying a composed demeanour.

Top left: Unclear reading (ほう☆し そう or ☆ほし そう) – Possibly related to 奉仕 (hōshi, "service" or "devotion"), implying attentiveness or subservience.

Bottom left: "The Popular Type" (はやり相, hayari sō) – A fashionable woman wearing a partially veiled head covering, reflecting contemporary trends.

Thanks to Horst Graebner.