From a series depicting the hours of a woman’s day, these two images recall classic ukiyo-e, the "Floating World" color woodblock prints showing the demi-mondaine pleasures of courtesans and theater life. They also illustrate the toilette of a Meiji geisha, who is "brushing" her teeth with steaming hot water and applying skin powder. The stylistic conventions of ukiyo-e—which inspired the japonisme of the Impressionists and other late-nineteenth-century artists—included simplified, linear two-dimensional features and flat patterns, like the ones on these kimonos. The prints also recall the tradition of bijinga, or depictions of beautiful women.