Ten woodblock prints titled the floating world, bound in a green portfolio along with Japanese verse. Various artists are featured and have signed the woodblock prints.

Eight scenes created by Hiroshige in the period between the last years of Tenpō (1842) and the duration of Kōka (1847) which is often referred to as Hiroshige's Golden Age of artistry. These drawings were completed by Hiroshige but never engraved and reproduced. Instead they landed in the hands of a Dutch merchant and eventually into the possession of Monsieur Emile Javal, a judge in France. In 1928, Javal offered them to Shataro Sato to etch the drawings and render them in the form Hiroshige would have done in regard to color. The series of eight prints depicts Yedo in the winter months. An ornamental portfolio to hold the prints is included in the collection. The titles of the eight prints are as follows: Takanawa Yoru no Yuki (A snow evening at Takanawa) Ueno Toeizan Shinobazu-ike (Toeizan temple and Shinobazu pond, Ueno) Meguro Fudo Keidai (Snow in the grounds of the Fudo shrine at Meguro) Susaki Yuki no Asa (Daybreak after a snowfall at Susaki) Asakusa Kinryuzan (snow scene at Kinryuzan Buddist temple, Asakusa district) Sumidagawa Tsutsumi no Kei (View from the Sumida River embankment) Kasumigaseki no Yuki-agari (Street view, looking down the Kasumigaseki after a snowfall) Ryogoku Yuki no Yugure (Twilight view of the snow-clad Ryogoku bridge)

Six loose woodblock prints of Ukiyo-e scenes in Japan. Subjects are mostly Japanese women or geisha and some samurai images.

One print created by Utagawa Kunimaru depicting the actor Iwai Kumesaburo in a female role during the late Edo period.

One Ukiyo-e triptych depicting a Japanese mistress along with six of her lady servants walking along the banks of a river. One of the servants is holding a large umbrella over the head of the finely dressed woman to shield her from the sun. The signature on each of the three prints appears to be of Toyokuni I (1769-1825). Source: www.ukiyo-e.se/signatur.html.

One woodblock print created by Hiroshige depicting a torii and bridge scene. The title of the print is "Nihonbashi". It is station number 1, First Edition, in the 53 Post Stations of the Tokaido Highroad created by Hiroshige. This road connected Edo (Tokyo) to Kyōto. The drawing was created by Hiroshige in 1834, the print is from an undertmined date thereafter.

One woodblock print created by Hiroshige depicting a torii and bridge scene. The title of the print is "Fujisawa; Yugyogi". It is station number 7 in the 53 Post Stations of the Tokaido Highroad created by Hiroshige. This road connected Edo (Tokyo) to Kyōto. The drawing was created by Hiroshige in 1834, the print is from an undertmined date thereafter.

One woodblock print created by Hiroshige depicting a torii and bridge scene. The title of the print is "Numazu" (Twilight). It is station number 12 in the 53 Post Stations of the Tokaido Highroad created by Hiroshige. This road connected Edo (Tokyo) to Kyōto. The drawing was created by Hiroshige in 1834, the print is from an undertmined date thereafter.

One woodblock print created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) in the Ukiyo-e theme depicting a master and a servant praying to the moon. The title of the piece is "Hidetsugu in Exile" It shows Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568-1595) and a companion immprisoned in Mount Koya Temple, not long before their death. A disgraced Samurai, Hidetsugu was exiled and expected to commit suicide. His family and household members were all executed. This is print number 75 in Yoshitoshi's "A Hundred Views of the Moon" series. Source consulted, yoshitoshi.verwoerd.info, www.ukiyo-e.se/signatur.html

Painting of a blossoming tree with a blue bird perched on its branches. Background color is peach and leaves and blossoms on the tree are light red and white. Artist signature is on the print, but the artist is currently unidentified.

Painting depicting a farmer leading a horse in front of a thatched home. The horse is carrying straw on its back. The predominant portions of the artwork though are the trees surrounding the farmer, horse, and home. The dense leaves feature varying colors of green nad pink blossomed trees are scattered throughout the painting among the green foliage. [The artist could be Masunobu (active 1848-1853) a.k.a. Kiyosada?]