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Onoe Tamizō II [尾上多見蔵] in the drama <i>Kamakura Sandaiki</i> [鎌倉三代記] or <i>Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns</i> [鏡倉三代記]
Onoe Tamizo II
Onoe Tamizō II [尾上多見蔵] in the drama Kamakura Sandaiki [鎌倉三代記] or Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns [鏡倉三代記]

Evening Snow (Yuke no Yūbei - ゆきの夕べ) - from a portfolio of prints entitled 'Thick Mist'
1910c Ikeda Shoen kuchie
Evening Snow (Yuke no Yūbei - ゆきの夕べ) - from a portfolio of prints entitled 'Thick Mist'

<i>Noren</i> [のれん] - a posthumous printing
1910 Terukata noren
Noren [のれん] - a posthumous printing

Winter Peony (<i>Kanbotan</i> - 寒牡丹) - from the series <i>Forms of Modern Beauties</i> (<i>Imasugata</i> - いま姿)
1906 Shoun snow peony
Winter Peony (Kanbotan - 寒牡丹) - from the series Forms of Modern Beauties (Imasugata - いま姿)

<i>Three-stringed Shamisen</i> (三すじ) from the series Modern Fashions (<i>Imasugata</i> - いま姿)
1906 Shoun fashions.jpg
Three-stringed Shamisen (三すじ) from the series Modern Fashions (Imasugata - いま姿)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Yokozō (横蔵) from the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō</i> (<i>Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban</i> 市川団十郎演芸百番)
1903ca Kunichika 100 roles 03
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Yokozō (横蔵) from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō (Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban 市川団十郎演芸百番)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正) from the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō</i> 
(<i>Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban</i> - 市川団十郎演芸百番)
1903ca Kunichika 100 roles 02
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正) from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō (Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban - 市川団十郎演芸百番)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) from the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō</i> (<i>Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban</i> - 市川団十郎演芸百番)
1903ca Kunichika 100 roles 01
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō (Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban - 市川団十郎演芸百番)

Actor applying his makeup from the story of 'The Mirror and the Sword'.
1900c Miyagawa Shuntei wig
Actor applying his makeup from the story of 'The Mirror and the Sword'.

The ebb tide at Shibaura (<i>Shibaura no Shiohi</i> - 芝浦の汐干): Two girls gathering clams
1900c Kogyo kuchi-e
The ebb tide at Shibaura (Shibaura no Shiohi - 芝浦の汐干): Two girls gathering clams

The Sign Painter (<i>Kanteiryū</i> - 感亭流) from the <i>Annual Events of the Edo Theatre</i> (<i>Ō-Edo shibai nenjū-gyōji</i> - 大江戸しばゐねんぢうぎやうじ)
1900c anon sign maker
The Sign Painter (Kanteiryū - 感亭流) from the Annual Events of the Edo Theatre (Ō-Edo shibai nenjū-gyōji - 大江戸しばゐねんぢうぎやうじ)

Illustration of Dancers: 'Odori Sugata-e' (踊姿絵) <i>Shiomai</i> (汐汲)
1900 Koun dancer
Illustration of Dancers: 'Odori Sugata-e' (踊姿絵) Shiomai (汐汲)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as the female demon Teruhi no miko [照日の神子] in  Uwanari (嫐) one the <i>18 Famous Plays</i>  [of the Ichikawa Clan] - Juhachiban - (十八番之内) in the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō</i>  (市川団十郎演芸百番)
1898 Kunichika Demon
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as the female demon Teruhi no miko [照日の神子] in Uwanari (嫐) one the 18 Famous Plays [of the Ichikawa Clan] - Juhachiban - (十八番之内) in the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō (市川団十郎演芸百番)

Young girl under a black parasol or <i>yōgasa</i> [黒の洋傘] from the series <i>True Beauties</i> (<i>Shin Bijin</i> - 真美人) - this is #14 of 36
1897 Chikanobu parasol
Young girl under a black parasol or yōgasa [黒の洋傘] from the series True Beauties (Shin Bijin - 真美人) - this is #14 of 36

Beauty of the Keichō period (慶長の頃 - <i>Keichō no koro</i>) from the <i>Mirror of the Historical Eras</i>- Jidai Kagami (時代かゞみ)
1897 Chikanobu jidai kagami no
Beauty of the Keichō period (慶長の頃 - Keichō no koro) from the Mirror of the Historical Eras- Jidai Kagami (時代かゞみ)

Fireflies (<i>hotaru</i> - ほたる) from the series <i>The Inner Precincts at Chiyoda</i> (<i>Chiyoda no Ōoku</i> - 千代田之大奥)
1896 Chikanobu hotaru
Fireflies (hotaru - ほたる) from the series The Inner Precincts at Chiyoda (Chiyoda no Ōoku - 千代田之大奥)

Mother and playing children bathing from the series 浮世小兎戯
1895c Kunimasa bathing
Mother and playing children bathing from the series 浮世小兎戯

The Tenmei Era (天明ノ頃) from the series <i>Patterns of Edo</i> (<i>Hana moyō</i> - 花模様)
1895c Kiyochika FLowers.jpg
The Tenmei Era (天明ノ頃) from the series Patterns of Edo (Hana moyō - 花模様)

Cowardly Pigs With Five Heads and Ten Bodies - 弱虫: 五豕十豕之圖
1895ca 5 heads 10 bodies
Cowardly Pigs With Five Heads and Ten Bodies - 弱虫: 五豕十豕之圖

Illustration to Fontaine from volume 2 - fable of monkey riding on a dolphin (<i>Choix de fables de La Fontaine illustrées par un groupe des meilleurs artistes de Tokio sous la direction de P. Barboutau</i>)
1894 Shusui Monkey
Illustration to Fontaine from volume 2 - fable of monkey riding on a dolphin (Choix de fables de La Fontaine illustrées par un groupe des meilleurs artistes de Tokio sous la direction de P. Barboutau)

Onoe Kikugorō V (尾上菊五郎) as Yamamoto Kansuke (山本勘助) with Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左団次) as Ushikubo Daizō, #11 from the series <i>100 Roles of Baikō</i> (梅幸百種之内)
1894 Kunichika Yamamoto Kansuk
Onoe Kikugorō V (尾上菊五郎) as Yamamoto Kansuke (山本勘助) with Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左団次) as Ushikubo Daizō, #11 from the series 100 Roles of Baikō (梅幸百種之内)

Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) as Akiyama Kii no kami (秋山紀伊守) amidst flames  from the play <i>The Kōshū War Strategy and the Takeda Clan Preparing for Battle</i>
1894 Kunichika Ichikawa Sadanj
Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) as Akiyama Kii no kami (秋山紀伊守) amidst flames from the play The Kōshū War Strategy and the Takeda Clan Preparing for Battle

Illustration to Fontaine fable of belling the cat (<i>Choix de fables de La Fontaine illustrées par un groupe des meilleurs artistes de Tokio sous la direction de P. Barboutau</i>)
1894 Hanko Mice
Illustration to Fontaine fable of belling the cat (Choix de fables de La Fontaine illustrées par un groupe des meilleurs artistes de Tokio sous la direction de P. Barboutau)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in the role of Kuzunoha (葛の葉) from the series <i>Sanshō awase sugata</i> (三升合姿)
1893 Toshihide Danjuro IX
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in the role of Kuzunoha (葛の葉) from the series Sanshō awase sugata (三升合姿)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川 團十郞) as Ōkubo Hikozaemon (大久保 彦左衛門) from the series <i>Sanshō awase sugata</i> (三升合姿)
1893 Toshihide
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川 團十郞) as Ōkubo Hikozaemon (大久保 彦左衛門) from the series Sanshō awase sugata (三升合姿)

Onoe Kikugorō V as the ghost Seigen (清玄) and Nakamura Fukusuke IV (中村福助) as Sakura-hime (折琴姫) from the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Baikō</i> (<i>Baikō hyakushu no uchi</i> - 梅幸百種之内)
1893 Kunichika onoe kikugoro v
Onoe Kikugorō V as the ghost Seigen (清玄) and Nakamura Fukusuke IV (中村福助) as Sakura-hime (折琴姫) from the series One Hundred Roles of Baikō (Baikō hyakushu no uchi - 梅幸百種之内)

<i>Kyōgen jōruri</i> opening  - Nakamura Fukusuke IV (中村福助), the woman on the far right - Onoe Ushinosuke II (尾上丑之助) is the skeleton next to her - Onoe Kikugorō V (尾上菊五郎) is the man on stilts - Onoe Eizaburō V (尾上栄三郎) is the woman in the pink dress on the left
1893 Kochoro puppets
Kyōgen jōruri opening - Nakamura Fukusuke IV (中村福助), the woman on the far right - Onoe Ushinosuke II (尾上丑之助) is the skeleton next to her - Onoe Kikugorō V (尾上菊五郎) is the man on stilts - Onoe Eizaburō V (尾上栄三郎) is the woman in the pink dress on the left

Handpuppet made from a Bucket (樽人形): Woman of the Enpō Era [1673-81] (<i>Taru ningyō, Enpō koro fujin</i> - 延宝頃婦人) from the series <i>Thirty-six Elegant Selections</i> (<i>Sanjūroku kasen</i> - 三十六佳撰)
1892 Toshikata puppet
Handpuppet made from a Bucket (樽人形): Woman of the Enpō Era [1673-81] (Taru ningyō, Enpō koro fujin - 延宝頃婦人) from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections (Sanjūroku kasen - 三十六佳撰)

Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)
1891 Chikanobu basin
Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)

Meiji period <i>shunga</i> after Utamaro - Pulling Komachi, no.5
1890c anon meiji shunga.jpg
Meiji period shunga after Utamaro - Pulling Komachi, no.5

The Courtesan Miyagino and her sister Shinobu plotting to revenge the death of their father (<i>Keisei Miyagino imōto Shinobu</i> - 傾城宮城野妹しのぶ) - from the series '24 Accomplishments in Imperial Japan' (<i>Kōkuku nijūshi kō</i> - 皇國二十四功)
1890 Yoshitoshi 24 Houses
The Courtesan Miyagino and her sister Shinobu plotting to revenge the death of their father (Keisei Miyagino imōto Shinobu - 傾城宮城野妹しのぶ) - from the series '24 Accomplishments in Imperial Japan' (Kōkuku nijūshi kō - 皇國二十四功)

Onoe Kikugorō V (尾上菊五郎) as Hangan Yoshitsune (判官義経) on the left, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) in the middle, Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左団次) as Togashi Saemon (富樫左衛門) on the right in one of <i>The 18 Kabuki Plays</i> (<i>Kabuki Jūhachiban</i> - 歌舞伎十八番之内) - <i>The Subscription List</i> (<i>Kanjinchō</i> - 勧進帳)
1890 Kunichika kanjincho
Onoe Kikugorō V (尾上菊五郎) as Hangan Yoshitsune (判官義経) on the left, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) in the middle, Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左団次) as Togashi Saemon (富樫左衛門) on the right in one of The 18 Kabuki Plays (Kabuki Jūhachiban - 歌舞伎十八番之内) - The Subscription List (Kanjinchō - 勧進帳)

3:00 AM (<i>Gozen sanji</i> - 午前三時) from the series <i>Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied</i> (<i>Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi</i> - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1890 Kunichika 3am (Gozen sanj
3:00 AM (Gozen sanji - 午前三時) from the series Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied (Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)

Jiang Shi (Kyō Shi 姜詩) from <i>Juxtaposed Pictures of Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Nijūshikō Mitate Awase</i> - 二十四孝見立画合) - #11
1890 Chikanobu Nijushiko Mitat
Jiang Shi (Kyō Shi 姜詩) from Juxtaposed Pictures of Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijūshikō Mitate Awase - 二十四孝見立画合) - #11

<i>Looking Tiresome: The Appearance of a Virgin of the Kansei Era</i> (<i>Urusasō</i> - うるささう: <i>Kansei nenkan shojo no fūzoku</i> - 寛政年間処女之風俗) from the series <i>Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners</i> (<i>Fūzoku sanjūnisō</i> - 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi Virgin Appeara
Looking Tiresome: The Appearance of a Virgin of the Kansei Era (Urusasō - うるささう: Kansei nenkan shojo no fūzoku - 寛政年間処女之風俗) from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners (Fūzoku sanjūnisō - 風俗三十二相)

Wife of Kawase (Kawase sore no tsuma - 河瀬某の妻), No. 18 (第十八) from the Yamato Newspaper series <i>Biographies of People Today</i> (<i>Kinsei Jimbutsu Shi</i> - 近世人物誌)
1888 Yoshitoshi soiso omi
Wife of Kawase (Kawase sore no tsuma - 河瀬某の妻), No. 18 (第十八) from the Yamato Newspaper series Biographies of People Today (Kinsei Jimbutsu Shi - 近世人物誌)

Looking hot (<i>Atsu-sō</i> - あつさう): The Appearance of a Housewife of the Bunsei Era (<i>Bunsei nenkan naishitsu no fuzoku</i> - 文政年間: 内室の風俗), from the series <i>'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' </i> (<i>Fūzoku sanjūni sō</i> - 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi moxa
Looking hot (Atsu-sō - あつさう): The Appearance of a Housewife of the Bunsei Era (Bunsei nenkan naishitsu no fuzoku - 文政年間: 内室の風俗), from the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' (Fūzoku sanjūni sō - 風俗三十二相)

Looking Feminine (<i>Shinayaka-sō</i> - しなやかさう): The Appearance of a 'Castle-toppler' of the Tempo Era (<i>Tempo nenkan keisei no fuzoku</i> - 天保年間: 傾城之風俗), from the series <i>'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' </i> (<i>Fūzoku sanjūni sō</i> - 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi courtesan
Looking Feminine (Shinayaka-sō - しなやかさう): The Appearance of a 'Castle-toppler' of the Tempo Era (Tempo nenkan keisei no fuzoku - 天保年間: 傾城之風俗), from the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' (Fūzoku sanjūni sō - 風俗三十二相)

<i>Looking Capable</i> (<i>Okigatsuki-sō</i> - おきがつきさう): The Appearance of a Kyoto Waitress in the Meiji Era (<i>Meiji nenkan saikyo nakai no fuzoku</i> - 明治年間: 西京仲居之風俗) from the series <i>'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' </i> (<i>Fūzoku sanjūni sō</i> - 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi capable
Looking Capable (Okigatsuki-sō - おきがつきさう): The Appearance of a Kyoto Waitress in the Meiji Era (Meiji nenkan saikyo nakai no fuzoku - 明治年間: 西京仲居之風俗) from the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' (Fūzoku sanjūni sō - 風俗三十二相)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX [市川 團十郞] in the role of Otokonosuke (男の助) in the play 'Meiboku Sendai-hagi' from the series <i>Sanshō awase sugata</i> (三升合姿)
1888 Toshihide Meiboku.jpg
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX [市川 團十郞] in the role of Otokonosuke (男の助) in the play 'Meiboku Sendai-hagi' from the series Sanshō awase sugata (三升合姿)

Crows flying at sunrise
1887 Zeshin
Crows flying at sunrise

The wrestler Umegatani Tōtarō I ( 力士梅ヶ谷藤太郎) in Yamato Newspaper No. 7, from the series <i>Distinguished Characters of Modern Times</i> (Kinsei jinbutsushi - 近世人物誌) - from Yamamoto Newspaper Supplement (やまと新聞附録), #7 (第七)
1887 Yoshitoshi yamato sumo
The wrestler Umegatani Tōtarō I ( 力士梅ヶ谷藤太郎) in Yamato Newspaper No. 7, from the series Distinguished Characters of Modern Times (Kinsei jinbutsushi - 近世人物誌) - from Yamamoto Newspaper Supplement (やまと新聞附録), #7 (第七)

Muraoka (村岡) from the series <i> Stories About The People In Recent Times</i> (<i>Kinsei Jinbutsu Shi</i> - 近世人物誌) - from Yamamoto Newspaper Supplement (やまと新聞附録)
1887 Yoshitoshi Muraoka head m
Muraoka (村岡) from the series Stories About The People In Recent Times (Kinsei Jinbutsu Shi - 近世人物誌) - from Yamamoto Newspaper Supplement (やまと新聞附録)

Lady-in-waiting Ben no Naishi (辨の内侍) from the series <i>Mirror of Famous Women from Ancient and Modern Times</i> (Kokon meifu kagami - 古今名婦鏡)
1887 Ginko Lady-in-waiting.jpg
Lady-in-waiting Ben no Naishi (辨の内侍) from the series Mirror of Famous Women from Ancient and Modern Times (Kokon meifu kagami - 古今名婦鏡)

<i>Setchu ni ume no sho gunji yugi no zu</i> (雪中ニ梅荘郡児遊戯図)
1887 Chikanobu triptych nobili
Setchu ni ume no sho gunji yugi no zu (雪中ニ梅荘郡児遊戯図)

Akiko, the mistress of Kirino Toshiaki (利秋の妾お秋) from the series <i>Mirror of Famous Women from Ancient and Modern Times</i> (<i>Kokon meifu kagami</i> - 古今名婦鏡)
1886c Ginko campfire
Akiko, the mistress of Kirino Toshiaki (利秋の妾お秋) from the series Mirror of Famous Women from Ancient and Modern Times (Kokon meifu kagami - 古今名婦鏡)

Nakamura Shikan's wife (中村福助の妻) from the series <i>The Stories About the People In The Recent Times</i> (<i>Kinsei Jinbutsu Shi</i> - 近世人物誌)
1886 Yoshitoshi Omitsu and Fuk
Nakamura Shikan's wife (中村福助の妻) from the series The Stories About the People In The Recent Times (Kinsei Jinbutsu Shi - 近世人物誌)

The story of the actor Ikushima Shingorō (生島新五郎之話) with Lady Ejima - from the series <i>New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures</i> (<i>Shinsen azuma niskikie</i> - 新撰東錦絵)
1885c Yoshitoshi Shingoro.jpg
The story of the actor Ikushima Shingorō (生島新五郎之話) with Lady Ejima - from the series New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures (Shinsen azuma niskikie - 新撰東錦絵)

Full Moon on Tatami Mats - Shadows of Pine Branches (<i>Meigetsu ya tatami no ue ni matsu no kage</i> - 名月や畳の上に松の影 其角): from the series <i>100 Aspects of the Moon</i> (<i>Tsuki hyaku sugata</i> - 月百姿)
1885 Yoshitoshi Shadows of Pin
Full Moon on Tatami Mats - Shadows of Pine Branches (Meigetsu ya tatami no ue ni matsu no kage - 名月や畳の上に松の影 其角): from the series 100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata - 月百姿)

Moon of Pure Snow Asano - Chikako the Filial Daughter (<i>Asanogawa seisetsu no tsuki</i> - <i>Kōjo Chikako</i> [孝女ちか子]), from the series <i>100 Aspects of The Moon</i> (<i>Tsuki hyaku sugata</i> - 月百姿)
1885 Yoshitoshi Moon of pure s
Moon of Pure Snow Asano - Chikako the Filial Daughter (Asanogawa seisetsu no tsuki - Kōjo Chikako [孝女ちか子]), from the series 100 Aspects of The Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata - 月百姿)

Ko (こ)  and So (そ) from the series <i>Japanese Brocades from the Genroku Era</i> (<i>Genroku Yamato Nishiki</i> - 元禄日本錦) - Sugino Jūheiji Tsugifusa (杉野十平二次房) and Hayami Tozaemon Mitsutaka (早水籐左衛門満尭) - 2 figures from the <i>Chūshingura</i>
1885 Kyosai hayami
Ko (こ) and So (そ) from the series Japanese Brocades from the Genroku Era (Genroku Yamato Nishiki - 元禄日本錦) - Sugino Jūheiji Tsugifusa (杉野十平二次房) and Hayami Tozaemon Mitsutaka (早水籐左衛門満尭) - 2 figures from the Chūshingura

Five actors in casual attire in <i>A Cool Evening at Ryōgoku Bridge</i> (両国橋夕涼之図) - Onoe Kikugorō  V as 音羽屋清吉 and Ichikawa Sadanji I  as 高島屋藤助 on the right, Kataoka Gadō III as 松島屋房八 and Nakamura Fukusuke III as 成駒屋小文吾 in the middle and is a woman with the description Yanagibashi no ko Hide (柳橋の小ひで) on the left
1885 Kunichika Fireworks.jpg
Five actors in casual attire in A Cool Evening at Ryōgoku Bridge (両国橋夕涼之図) - Onoe Kikugorō V as 音羽屋清吉 and Ichikawa Sadanji I as 高島屋藤助 on the right, Kataoka Gadō III as 松島屋房八 and Nakamura Fukusuke III as 成駒屋小文吾 in the middle and is a woman with the description Yanagibashi no ko Hide (柳橋の小ひで) on the left

Ghost of Ōkyo (<i>Ōkyo no Yūrei</i> - 応挙の幽霊) from the series Yoshitoshi drawings (<i>Yoshitoshi ryakuga</i> - 芳年略画)
1882c Yoshitoshi okyo
Ghost of Ōkyo (Ōkyo no Yūrei - 応挙の幽霊) from the series Yoshitoshi drawings (Yoshitoshi ryakuga - 芳年略画)

<i>Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsu-chō </i> (<i>Hisamatsu-chō kara miru shukka</i> - 久松町ニ而見る出火)
1881 Kiyochika great fire
Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsu-chō (Hisamatsu-chō kara miru shukka - 久松町ニ而見る出火)

Umewaka shrine (<i>Umewaka jinja</i> - 梅若神社)
1880s Kiyochika rain
Umewaka shrine (Umewaka jinja - 梅若神社)

7:00 AM (午前七時) from the series <i>24 Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi</i> (<i>Shinryū nijūyoshi</i> - 新柳二十四時)
1880c Yoshitoshi 7am
7:00 AM (午前七時) from the series 24 Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi (Shinryū nijūyoshi - 新柳二十四時)

Oban triptych - Preparations for Monster Marriages (<i>Bakemono no Yomeiri</i> - 化物の嫁入)
1880ca Gyosai school prep for
Oban triptych - Preparations for Monster Marriages (Bakemono no Yomeiri - 化物の嫁入)

<i>Outbreak of Fire Viewed from Hisamatsu-cho</i> (<i>Hisamatsu-cho kara miru shukka</i> - 久松町ニ而見る出火)
1879 Kiyochika Umewaka jinjo
Outbreak of Fire Viewed from Hisamatsu-cho (Hisamatsu-cho kara miru shukka - 久松町ニ而見る出火)

<i>Kan'in sugoroku</i> - list of ranks in the Meiji government up to the  Daijokan (太政官), the Great Council of the State
1879 Anonymous sugoroku
Kan'in sugoroku - list of ranks in the Meiji government up to the Daijokan (太政官), the Great Council of the State

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the Ghost of Okiku (おきくノ霊) and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as Asayama Tetsuzan (浅山鉄山) in <i>Banchō Sarayasaiki</i> [番町皿屋敷]
1878 Chikashige kikugoro
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the Ghost of Okiku (おきくノ霊) and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as Asayama Tetsuzan (浅山鉄山) in Banchō Sarayasaiki [番町皿屋敷]

Katō Kiyomasa (加藤主計頭清正) and the tiger from the series <i>A Brief History of Japan in Pictures</i> (<i>Nihon ryakushi zu</i> - 日本畧史圖)
1877 Toshinobu Tiger
Katō Kiyomasa (加藤主計頭清正) and the tiger from the series A Brief History of Japan in Pictures (Nihon ryakushi zu - 日本畧史圖)

Nakamura Komanosuke VI (中村駒之助) in the role of Kamei Rokurō (亀井六郎), Onoe Taganojō II (尾上多賀之丞) playing Shizuka (しずか) and Ichikawa Udanji I (市川左團次) as the magical fox disguised as Tadanobu (狐忠信) in the play <i>Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura</i> (義経千本桜) - 3 of 4 panels
1876 Sadanobu II triptych
Nakamura Komanosuke VI (中村駒之助) in the role of Kamei Rokurō (亀井六郎), Onoe Taganojō II (尾上多賀之丞) playing Shizuka (しずか) and Ichikawa Udanji I (市川左團次) as the magical fox disguised as Tadanobu (狐忠信) in the play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (義経千本桜) - 3 of 4 panels

One of the prints from the series of <i>True Beauties</i> (<i>Shin Bijin</i> - 真美人) - this is #1 of 36
1875c Chikanobu Shin Bijin.jpg
One of the prints from the series of True Beauties (Shin Bijin - 真美人) - this is #1 of 36

From left to right: Iwai Hanshirō VIII (岩井半四郎), Ichikawa Gonjūrō II (市川権十郎), Nakamura Nakazō III (中村仲蔵), Ichikawa Metora I (市川女寅) and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎)
1875 Kunichika Six Actors.jpg
From left to right: Iwai Hanshirō VIII (岩井半四郎), Ichikawa Gonjūrō II (市川権十郎), Nakamura Nakazō III (中村仲蔵), Ichikawa Metora I (市川女寅) and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎)

Nakamura Shikan IV as the Priest Mongaku Shōnin in <i>Mitate Nachi no taki Mongaku Shōnin</i> (見立那智瀧文覚上人)
1875 Kunichika mongaku
Nakamura Shikan IV as the Priest Mongaku Shōnin in Mitate Nachi no taki Mongaku Shōnin (見立那智瀧文覚上人)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川團十郎) as Mongaku Shōnin (文覚上人) with Suketakaya Takasuke IV as Kongara dōji, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Fudō no Reizō and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Seitaka dōjiin in 'The Austerities of Mongaku' (<i>Hashikuyō Bonji no Mongaku</i> - 橋供養梵字紋覚)
1874 Toyoshige waterfall fudo
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川團十郎) as Mongaku Shōnin (文覚上人) with Suketakaya Takasuke IV as Kongara dōji, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Fudō no Reizō and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Seitaka dōjiin in 'The Austerities of Mongaku' (Hashikuyō Bonji no Mongaku - 橋供養梵字紋覚)

Actors, from right to left, Bandō Hikosaburō V (五代目坂東彦三郎), Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the play <i>Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara</i> [櫓太鼓鳴音吉原]
1873 Adachi Ginko triptych
Actors, from right to left, Bandō Hikosaburō V (五代目坂東彦三郎), Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the play Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara [櫓太鼓鳴音吉原]

Kawarazaki Sanshō (河原崎三升) tweezing before his mirror - preparing for his role as the <i>otokodate</i> Banzui Chōbei [ばんずい長兵へ]
1871 Kunichika Danjuro IX
Kawarazaki Sanshō (河原崎三升) tweezing before his mirror - preparing for his role as the otokodate Banzui Chōbei [ばんずい長兵へ]

Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
1870s Chikanobu Cuckoo Flight.
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series Annual Events and Customs in the Capital (Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)

Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升) as Gennosuke (源之助) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Orie on the left
1870 Kunichika Tanosuke Tossho
Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升) as Gennosuke (源之助) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Orie on the left

The geisha Miyokichi (芸妓美代吉) from the series <i>Thirty-six Good and Evil Beauties</i> (<i>Zen-aku sanjūroku bijin</i> - 善悪三拾六美人)
1870 Kunichika miyokichi
The geisha Miyokichi (芸妓美代吉) from the series Thirty-six Good and Evil Beauties (Zen-aku sanjūroku bijin - 善悪三拾六美人)

Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the role of Asahina (朝比奈)  in the play <i>Tsurigitsune Haru no Soga-giku</i> [釣狐春の曽我菊] - this is the center panel of a triptych
1869 Kunichika shikan asahina
Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the role of Asahina (朝比奈) in the play Tsurigitsune Haru no Soga-giku [釣狐春の曽我菊] - this is the center panel of a triptych

Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右團次) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) on the left as Kiyohime (清姫)
1869 Kunichika oni mirror.jpg
Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右團次) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) on the left as Kiyohime (清姫)

Ishikawa Mon'ya Katsuaki (石川門弥勝明) from the series <i>Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade: Momkawa Engyoku</i> (<i>Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan</i>:  <i>Momokawa Engyoku</i> - 東錦浮世稿談: 桃川燕玉)
1868 Yoshitoshi sword mouth
Ishikawa Mon'ya Katsuaki (石川門弥勝明) from the series Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade: Momkawa Engyoku (Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan: Momokawa Engyoku - 東錦浮世稿談: 桃川燕玉)

Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Gengobei (源五兵衛) in the play <i>Drawing a crowd for the chorus in the two theaters</i> (<i>Koe mo Sorou Ryōza no Ōyose</i> - 音揃成両勘大寄) - the center panel of a triptych
1868 Kunichika p814
Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Gengobei (源五兵衛) in the play Drawing a crowd for the chorus in the two theaters (Koe mo Sorou Ryōza no Ōyose - 音揃成両勘大寄) - the center panel of a triptych

Bandō Hikosaburō V [坂東彦三郎] as Nezumi Kozō Jirokichi (鼠子僧次郎吉) from the series <i>Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil</i> (<i>Zen'aku kijin kagami</i> - 善悪鬼人鏡)
1868 Kunichika p797
Bandō Hikosaburō V [坂東彦三郎] as Nezumi Kozō Jirokichi (鼠子僧次郎吉) from the series Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil (Zen'aku kijin kagami - 善悪鬼人鏡)

Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) as Ono Sadakurō (斧定九郎) from the series <i>32 Examples of Good and Evil</i> (<i>Zen-aku sanjunisō</i> - 善悪三十二艸)
1868 Kunichika Otani Tomoemon.
Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) as Ono Sadakurō (斧定九郎) from the series 32 Examples of Good and Evil (Zen-aku sanjunisō - 善悪三十二艸)

Hakone (箱根): Nakamura Shikan IV (四代目中村芝翫) as Kō no Moronao (高師直) from the series <i>The Tōkaidō Road: One Look Worth a Thousand Ryō</i> (<i>Tōkaidō hitome senryō</i> - 東海道一ト眼千両 - <i>Yojiba no zu</i> 湯冶場ノ図 - 'Picture of the Hot Springs')
1868 Hiroshige III P818
Hakone (箱根): Nakamura Shikan IV (四代目中村芝翫) as Kō no Moronao (高師直) from the series The Tōkaidō Road: One Look Worth a Thousand Ryō (Tōkaidō hitome senryō - 東海道一ト眼千両 - Yojiba no zu 湯冶場ノ図 - 'Picture of the Hot Springs')

Nakamura Komanosuke V (中村駒之助) as Kainosuke (甲斐之助) on the right and Nakamura Jakuemon I (中村雀右衛門) as Komakine Hachirō (駒木根八郎) to his left, in <i>Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa</i> (色競秋七草)
1867 Yoshitaki komanosuke
Nakamura Komanosuke V (中村駒之助) as Kainosuke (甲斐之助) on the right and Nakamura Jakuemon I (中村雀右衛門) as Komakine Hachirō (駒木根八郎) to his left, in Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa (色競秋七草)

Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play <i>Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō</i> [和漢竺爼上灯篭]
1867 Kunichika lion dance
Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō [和漢竺爼上灯篭]

Kinkō (子英), the Taoist Immortal, riding on a red carp from the series <i>Illustrated Stories of the Taoist Immortals</i> (<i>Ressen gachū</i> - 例僊画註)
1860s Kiyochika riding carp
Kinkō (子英), the Taoist Immortal, riding on a red carp from the series Illustrated Stories of the Taoist Immortals (Ressen gachū - 例僊画註)

Mitsuuji struggles with a thief to recover the precious sword Kogarasumaru - from <i>Kasumitatsu Miyoshi no Genji</i> (霞立三吉の源氏)
1860c Kuniteru Ninja.jpg
Mitsuuji struggles with a thief to recover the precious sword Kogarasumaru - from Kasumitatsu Miyoshi no Genji (霞立三吉の源氏)

Attributed to a later Okumura Masanobu (政信) - a Meiji rebus or <i>hanji-e</i> [判じ絵] triptych of Fashionable New Complaints
1800s Anonymous meiji rebus
Attributed to a later Okumura Masanobu (政信) - a Meiji rebus or hanji-e [判じ絵] triptych of Fashionable New Complaints

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