Segawa Kikunojō II, Edo period (1615?1868), 1758, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (40. 3 x 17. 5 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711?1785), The various kimono patterns shown here were enriched by a few colors in a technique called benizuri-e (literally, 'picture printed in red'), which probably derived from Chinese printing. The new technique did not rely on the old method of hand-painted colors but used printed colors, mainly red and green