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Glossary

aiban - print size between chuban and oban. About 13"x9" or 34 x 22.5 cm
bijin - beautiful girl
bijin-ga - images of beautiful girls
chuban - about 10"x 7 1/4" or 26 x 19cm Kakemono - vertical diptych. Two pieces oban size. About 30"x9" or 76.5 x 23cm
chushingura - The Stories of The Forty Seven Ronin. Usually portrayed as Kabuki Theatre Scenes 1-12
gyosho - an informal style of calligraphy
harimaze - print with 2 or more separate images on it
Kacho-e - bird and flower images
Koban - 9" x 6 3/4" or smaller
Musha-e - images of Samurai
oban - about 15" x 10" or 38 x 25cm
shunga - erotica
tate - vertical
yoko - horizontal
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