Artisans, from the series 'An Up-to-Date Parody of the Four Classes', Edo period (1615?1868), 19th century, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Each 10 x 14 1/2 in. (25. 4 x 36. 8 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786?1865), To represent artisans, one of the four classes (warriors, farmers, artisans, and merchants) of the Edo period, Kunisada replaced the men more typical of the theme with pretty women and illustrated the interior of a woodblock printer's atelier