ichimon-e　一文絵

Lit. one mon picture. A small-sized woodblock print, usually depicting a courtesan or actor, printed only in black ink. According to the 1833-35 Sakaku gafu 嵩鶴画譜, these inexpensive unsigned prints were plentiful during the Genroku 元禄 era (1688-1703). The name ichimon-e comes from the fact that the prints were sold cheaply for only one mon (the smallest unit of money) each.