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Stories of Chivalrous People of Loyalty and Courage (<i>Kyōkaku giyūden</i> - 俠客義勇傅) - <i>Hotei Ichiemon</i>  (布袋市右衛門)
Kuniyoshi Kyokako Guiyoden no2
Stories of Chivalrous People of Loyalty and Courage (Kyōkaku giyūden - 俠客義勇傅) - Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門)

Kataoka Gadō II as Furuteya Hachirobei (古手屋八郎兵衛) on the right and Nakayama Bunshichi IV as Saiki Sukesaburō (才木助三郎)
Hirosada double bust
Kataoka Gadō II as Furuteya Hachirobei (古手屋八郎兵衛) on the right and Nakayama Bunshichi IV as Saiki Sukesaburō (才木助三郎)

A kabuki scene with a scroll of Fudō Myōō beside a waterfall - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Sugimoto Sahyōe (杉本左兵衛) on the left  and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Kusunoki Masanori (楠明王丸正儀) on the right in <i>Yoroi gusa katami no ebidō</i>
1860s Kunisada fudo
A kabuki scene with a scroll of Fudō Myōō beside a waterfall - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Sugimoto Sahyōe (杉本左兵衛) on the left and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Kusunoki Masanori (楠明王丸正儀) on the right in Yoroi gusa katami no ebidō

Competition of Powerful Magicians (<i>Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe</i> - 豪傑奇術競)
1860s Konobu competition
Competition of Powerful Magicians (Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe - 豪傑奇術競)

Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic (<i>Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su</i> - 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)
1860c Yoshitsuya serpent
Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic (Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su - 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)

Front and back covers
1860c Kunisada ehon C12
Ehon chapter 12 - from Yūsenkutsu harusame soshi [遊仙沓春雨草紙] by Ryokutei Senryu (緑亭川柳)

 Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) riding an eagle from the series <i>Birds and Flowers, Wind and Moon</i> [<i>Kachō fūgetsu no uchi</i> - 花鳥風月ノ内] - Bird (鳥)
1860c Kunikazu tamizo II
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) riding an eagle from the series Birds and Flowers, Wind and Moon [Kachō fūgetsu no uchi - 花鳥風月ノ内] - Bird (鳥)

[Ichikawa Ebizō V] as Tainohata Kanobei (田井畑此兵衛) and Nakayama Nanshi II (中山南枝) as the ghost of Matsukaze (松風亡霊) in the play <i>Yukihira Sonare no Matsu</i> [行平磯馴松] (<i>Yukihira and windswept pines along the seashore</i>)
1860c Hironobu diptych
[Ichikawa Ebizō V] as Tainohata Kanobei (田井畑此兵衛) and Nakayama Nanshi II (中山南枝) as the ghost of Matsukaze (松風亡霊) in the play Yukihira Sonare no Matsu [行平磯馴松] (Yukihira and windswept pines along the seashore)

Nakamura Tamashichi I [中村玉七] greeting the audience, with memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門]
1860 Hirosada actors kyoka
Nakamura Tamashichi I [中村玉七] greeting the audience, with memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門]

<i>Kakemono</i> of a courtesan on parade
1860 ca Yoshitora kakemono
Kakemono of a courtesan on parade

<i>Shini-e</i> of two actors, Ichikawa Hakuen IV and  Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I, grieving the loss of a Ichikawa Ebizō V
1859 Utagawa Altar.jpeg
Shini-e of two actors, Ichikawa Hakuen IV and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I, grieving the loss of a Ichikawa Ebizō V

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (left) as Tekomai Takekichi (手古舞竹吉) and Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I (right) as Tekomai Masukichi (手古舞升吉) from the play <i>Jitsugetsusei chūya no oriwake</i> (日月星昼夜織分 - <i>The Weaving Together of the Sun, Moon, and Stars at Day and at Night</i>)
1859 Kunisada gonjuro uzaemon
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (left) as Tekomai Takekichi (手古舞竹吉) and Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I (right) as Tekomai Masukichi (手古舞升吉) from the play Jitsugetsusei chūya no oriwake (日月星昼夜織分 - The Weaving Together of the Sun, Moon, and Stars at Day and at Night)

Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Izaemon (伊左衛門) at his December <i>kaomise</i> (顔見世) in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 11th and 12th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 26
Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Izaemon (伊左衛門) at his December kaomise (顔見世) in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 11th and 12th months

Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 25
Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th months

Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as the Weaver Maiden Shokujo in July and the August moon viewing (七月織女 八月月見)  from 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 7th and 8th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 24
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as the Weaver Maiden Shokujo in July and the August moon viewing (七月織女 八月月見) from 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 7th and 8th months

Nakamura Fukusuke I representing the 3rd and 4th months of the year: "March, the Doll Festival, and April, a Bonito Seller (鰹売)" - A Parody of the Twelve Months (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> 見立十二ヶ月ノ内)
1859 Kunisada 12 months 23
Nakamura Fukusuke I representing the 3rd and 4th months of the year: "March, the Doll Festival, and April, a Bonito Seller (鰹売)" - A Parody of the Twelve Months (Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi 見立十二ヶ月ノ内)

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Tadanobu, the fox representing the first two months of the year from the series 'A PARODY OF THE TWELVE MONTHS (MITATE JU NI KAGETSU NOUCHI' (見立十二ヶ月ノ内)
1859 Kunisada 12 months 22
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Tadanobu, the fox representing the first two months of the year from the series 'A PARODY OF THE TWELVE MONTHS (MITATE JU NI KAGETSU NOUCHI' (見立十二ヶ月ノ内)

Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Asahina Tōbei (朝比奈藤兵衛) from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (Nanatsu iroha - 七ツいろは) - the syllable <i>te</i> (て)
1859 Kunikazu kichusaburo III
Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Asahina Tōbei (朝比奈藤兵衛) from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Nanatsu iroha - 七ツいろは) - the syllable te (て)

True View of Tateyama in Etchū (Etchū Tateyama shinkei - 越中立山真景) from the series <i>One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces</i> (<i>Shokoku meisho hyakkei</i> - 諸国名所百景)
1859 Hiroshige tateyama
True View of Tateyama in Etchū (Etchū Tateyama shinkei - 越中立山真景) from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei - 諸国名所百景)

Oiran accompanied by her two kamuro
1859-62c Kunisada oiran w kamu
Oiran accompanied by her two kamuro

The Syllable Ma(ま)as in Masakado (まさかど): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Takiyasha-hime (瀧夜叉姫) and Nakamura Fukusuke I (初代中村福助ヵ) as Ōtaku Tarō (大屋太郎) from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Seisho nanatsu iroha</i> - 清書七伊呂波) 
1858c Toyokuni Frog Actors
The Syllable Ma(ま)as in Masakado (まさかど): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Takiyasha-hime (瀧夜叉姫) and Nakamura Fukusuke I (初代中村福助ヵ) as Ōtaku Tarō (大屋太郎) from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha - 清書七伊呂波) 

Ushiwakamaru being taught swordsmanship on Mt. Kurama (<i>Ushiwaka Kurama shugyō zu</i> - 牛若鞍馬修行図)
1858 Kuniyoshi Kurama.jpg
Ushiwakamaru being taught swordsmanship on Mt. Kurama (Ushiwaka Kurama shugyō zu - 牛若鞍馬修行図)

<i>The Sumō Bout at Akazawa Mountain</i> (<i>Akazawa ōzumō</i> - 赤澤山大相撲) with Kawazo Saburō Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐親) on the right and Matano Gorō Kagehisa (股野五郎景久) on the left
1858 Kuniyoshi akazawayama
The Sumō Bout at Akazawa Mountain (Akazawa ōzumō - 赤澤山大相撲) with Kawazo Saburō Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐親) on the right and Matano Gorō Kagehisa (股野五郎景久) on the left

<i>Harimaze</i>: Kunisada of the Rustic Genji with a princess on top; Kuniyoshi of a man carrying the Buddha across a river in the lower left; Hiroshige of an old woman serving tea in the lower right
1858 Kunisada Kuniyoshi Hirosh
Harimaze: Kunisada of the Rustic Genji with a princess on top; Kuniyoshi of a man carrying the Buddha across a river in the lower left; Hiroshige of an old woman serving tea in the lower right

Komachi Washing (<i>Arai Komachi</i> - あらゐ小町): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as the geisha Oshun (芸者おしゆん) from the series <i>Matches for the Seven Komachi Plays</i> (<i>Mitate Nana Komachi no uchi</i> - 見立七小町ノ内)
1858 Kunisada iwai kumesaburo
Komachi Washing (Arai Komachi - あらゐ小町): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as the geisha Oshun (芸者おしゆん) from the series Matches for the Seven Komachi Plays (Mitate Nana Komachi no uchi - 見立七小町ノ内)

Chapter 4 - from the series <i>Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji</i> (<i>Genji goshū yojō</i> - 源氏後集余情): -  <i>Suetsumuhana</i> (The Safflower - 末摘花) - left panel of a diptych
1858 Kunisada female genji2
Chapter 4 - from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshū yojō - 源氏後集余情): - Suetsumuhana (The Safflower - 末摘花) - left panel of a diptych

A diptych from the series <i>Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji</i> (<i>Genji goshū yojō</i> - 源氏後集余情): the two women represent Chapter 17, <i>E-awase</i> (The Picture Contest - 絵合)
1858 Kunisada female genji
A diptych from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshū yojō - 源氏後集余情): the two women represent Chapter 17, E-awase (The Picture Contest - 絵合)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as  Kurotegumi no Sukeroku (黒手組ノ助六) - left panel of a diptych
1858 Kunisada actor
Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Kurotegumi no Sukeroku (黒手組ノ助六) - left panel of a diptych

Silk-goods Lane, Ōdenma-chō (<i>Ōdenma-chō gofukudana</i> - 大伝馬町ごふく店) from the series <i>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</i> (<i>Meisho Edo hyakkei</i> - 名所江戸百景)
1858 Hiroshige odemma st
Silk-goods Lane, Ōdenma-chō (Ōdenma-chō gofukudana - 大伝馬町ごふく店) from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei - 名所江戸百景)

The Seacoast at Kubota in Awa Province (<i>Bōshū Kubota no kaigan</i> - 房洲保田ノ海岸) from the series <i>Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji</i> (<i>Fuji sanjūrokkei</i> - 富士三十六景)
1858 Hiroshige Awa
The Seacoast at Kubota in Awa Province (Bōshū Kubota no kaigan - 房洲保田ノ海岸) from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei - 富士三十六景)

The Syllable Ta た: Chiba Saburohei Mitsutada 千場三郎兵衛光忠 from the series <i>Mirror of the True Loyalty of Each of the Faithful Retainers</i> (<i>Seichū gishin meimei kagami</i> - 誠忠義臣名々鏡)
1857c Kuniyoshi ta
The Syllable Ta た: Chiba Saburohei Mitsutada 千場三郎兵衛光忠 from the series Mirror of the True Loyalty of Each of the Faithful Retainers (Seichū gishin meimei kagami - 誠忠義臣名々鏡)

The Syllable Ma ま: Hayano Wasuke Tsunenari 早野和助常成, from the series <i>Mirror of the True Loyalty of Each of the Faithful Retainers</i> (<i>Seichū gishin meimei kagami</i> - 誠忠義臣名々鏡)
1857c Kuniyoshi ma
The Syllable Ma ま: Hayano Wasuke Tsunenari 早野和助常成, from the series Mirror of the True Loyalty of Each of the Faithful Retainers (Seichū gishin meimei kagami - 誠忠義臣名々鏡)

At the Battle of Takadachi in Ōshū Province in 1187, a White Dragon Ascends to Heaven from the Koromo River (<i>Bunji sannen Ōshū Takadachi kassen Koromogawa yori hakuryū ten e noboru</i>
 - 文治三年奥州高館合戦自衣川白竜昇天)
1857 Yoshitsuya Triptych Drago
At the Battle of Takadachi in Ōshū Province in 1187, a White Dragon Ascends to Heaven from the Koromo River (Bunji sannen Ōshū Takadachi kassen Koromogawa yori hakuryū ten e noboru - 文治三年奥州高館合戦自衣川白竜昇天)

The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate - 楠家勇士四条縄手にて討死
1857 Kuniyoshi Kusunoki 2
The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate - 楠家勇士四条縄手にて討死

The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate - 楠家勇士四条縄手にて討死
1857 Kuniyoshi Kusunoki
The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate - 楠家勇士四条縄手にて討死

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Onzōshi Ushiwaka (御曹子牛若) fighting with Nakamura Fukusuke I as Musashibō Benkei ( 武蔵坊弁慶) on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
1857 Kunisada Shijo Bridge
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Onzōshi Ushiwaka (御曹子牛若) fighting with Nakamura Fukusuke I as Musashibō Benkei ( 武蔵坊弁慶) on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]

Nakamura Fukusuke I 中村福助 as both a boatman (<i>sendō</i> - 船頭) and a processional standard-bearer (<i>gyōretsu yakko</i> - 行れつ奴), a series related to <i>Meiga zukushi no uchi Shosagoto</i> (名画尽の内 所作事 - 'Dances based on famous paintings')
1857 Kunisada nakamura fukusuk
Nakamura Fukusuke I 中村福助 as both a boatman (sendō - 船頭) and a processional standard-bearer (gyōretsu yakko - 行れつ奴), a series related to Meiga zukushi no uchi Shosagoto (名画尽の内 所作事 - 'Dances based on famous paintings')

An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)
1857 kunisada Keno
An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)

'Bamboo River' (<i>Takegawa</i> - 竹川), #44 (四十四) from the series <i>Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards</i> (<i>Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta</i> - 紫式部げんじかるた)
1857 Kunisada II takegawa
'Bamboo River' (Takegawa - 竹川), #44 (四十四) from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta - 紫式部げんじかるた)

Chapter 24 (廿四), Kochō - 胡蝶 ('Butterflies') from the series <i>Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards</i> (<i>Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta</i> - 紫式部げんじかるた)
1857 Kunisada II minori
Chapter 24 (廿四), Kochō - 胡蝶 ('Butterflies') from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta - 紫式部げんじかるた)

Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge (<i>Nihonbashi Edobashi</i> - 日本橋江戸ばし) from the series <i>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</i> (<i>Meisho Edo hyakkei</i> - 名所江戸百景)
1857 Hiroshige nihon bashi
Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi - 日本橋江戸ばし) from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei - 名所江戸百景)

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)
1857-58 Toyokuni III Sukeroku
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)

Ichikawa Ichizō III as Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛) from the series <i>Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems</i> (<i>Mitate sanjūrokkusen</i> - 見立三十六句撰) - image in the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo
1856c Kunisada tenkasa
Ichikawa Ichizō III as Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛) from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkusen - 見立三十六句撰) - image in the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo

Zhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves (Rōrihakuchō Chōshun - 浪裡白跳張順) from the series <i>Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Suikoden gōketsu kagami</i> - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1856 Yoshiharu tanenaga
Zhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves (Rōrihakuchō Chōshun - 浪裡白跳張順) from the series Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden gōketsu kagami - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)

Yan Qing the Graceful (Rōshi Ensei - 浪子燕青) from the series <i>Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Suikoden gōketsu kagami</i> - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1856 Yoshiharu suikoden
Yan Qing the Graceful (Rōshi Ensei - 浪子燕青) from the series Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden gōketsu kagami - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)

Shi Jin, the Nine Dragons (Kyūmonryū Shishin - 九紋龍支) struggling with the robber Chōkanko Chintatsu from the series <i>Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Suikoden gōketsu kagami</i> - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1856 Yoshiharu shi jin
Shi Jin, the Nine Dragons (Kyūmonryū Shishin - 九紋龍支) struggling with the robber Chōkanko Chintatsu from the series Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden gōketsu kagami - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)

Lu Zhishen, the tattooed priest (Kaoshō Rochishin - 花和尚魯智深) from the series <i>Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Suikoden gōketsu kagami</i> - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1856 Yoshiharu big snake
Lu Zhishen, the tattooed priest (Kaoshō Rochishin - 花和尚魯智深) from the series Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden gōketsu kagami - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)

The Syllable Ri for the Carp Scroll (<i>Rigyo no ichijiku</i>): Onoe Kikugorō III as Kinugawa Yoemon (きぬ川与右衛門) from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Seisho nanatsu iroha</i> - 清書七以呂波)
1856 Toyokuni III Scaling Gian
The Syllable Ri for the Carp Scroll (Rigyo no ichijiku): Onoe Kikugorō III as Kinugawa Yoemon (きぬ川与右衛門) from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha - 清書七以呂波)

Memorial portrait (<i>shini-e</i>) of Bandō Shūka I (坂東 しうか) with a Buddhist invocation - possibly by Toyokuni III
1856 Kuniyoshi school
Memorial portrait (shini-e) of Bandō Shūka I (坂東 しうか) with a Buddhist invocation - possibly by Toyokuni III

The Upstairs Parlor of a Brothel (<i>Nikai zashiki no zu</i> - 二かい座敷の図) from the series <i>Modern Select Dolls</i> (<i>Tōsei mitate ningyō no uchi</i> - 當盛見立人形之内)
1856 Kuniyoshi diptych
The Upstairs Parlor of a Brothel (Nikai zashiki no zu - 二かい座敷の図) from the series Modern Select Dolls (Tōsei mitate ningyō no uchi - 當盛見立人形之内)

The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (<i>Izari no adauchi</i> - ゐさりの仇うち): Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Seisho nanatsu iroha</i> - 清書七伊呂波)
1856 Kunisada wi
The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (Izari no adauchi - ゐさりの仇うち): Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha - 清書七伊呂波)

Central panel of a triptych of the Naritasan Festival (<i>Naritasan kaichō sankei gunshū no zu</i> - 成田山開帳参詣群集図) with Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Onoe Kikugorō IV and Bandō Takesaburō II
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Central panel of a triptych of the Naritasan Festival (Naritasan kaichō sankei gunshū no zu - 成田山開帳参詣群集図) with Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Onoe Kikugorō IV and Bandō Takesaburō II

The Syllable Mi(み)for Sunset Glow on the Water Seller from the Eight Views (<i>Mizu-uri no sekishō</i> - みづうりの夕照  -  <i>hakkei no uchi</i> - 八景のうち)  
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The Syllable Mi(み)for Sunset Glow on the Water Seller from the Eight Views (Mizu-uri no sekishō - みづうりの夕照 - hakkei no uchi - 八景のうち)  

2 panel illustration of a horrific storm and flood that hit Edo  - from the <i>Ansei fūbunshū</i> (安政風聞集: 'Collection about Things Heard  Regarding the Storm during the Ansei period')
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2 panel illustration of a horrific storm and flood that hit Edo - from the Ansei fūbunshū (安政風聞集: 'Collection about Things Heard Regarding the Storm during the Ansei period')

Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邉綱) battles the demon Ibaraki at Modori Bridge from the series <i>A Mirror of Warriors from our Country</i> (<i>Honchō musha kagami</i> - 本朝武者鏡)
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Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邉綱) battles the demon Ibaraki at Modori Bridge from the series A Mirror of Warriors from our Country (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)

Genji chapter 21, The Maiden (<i>Otome</i> - 乙女): The nine-tailed fox woman (<i>Kayō-fujin</i> [花陽夫人]) terrorizing Prince Hanzoku (班足) and his servant from the series <i>Japanese and Chinese Parallels to Genji</i> (<i>Wakan nazorae Genji</i> - 和漢准源氏)
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Genji chapter 21, The Maiden (Otome - 乙女): The nine-tailed fox woman (Kayō-fujin [花陽夫人]) terrorizing Prince Hanzoku (班足) and his servant from the series Japanese and Chinese Parallels to Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji - 和漢准源氏)

Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂), aka Taira Koreshige, battles the female demon Kijo from the series <i>A Mirror of Warriors from our Country</i> (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)
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Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂), aka Taira Koreshige, battles the female demon Kijo from the series A Mirror of Warriors from our Country (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)

Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) holding a fan - right-hand panel of a pentaptych
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Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) holding a fan - right-hand panel of a pentaptych

Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a <i>mushikago</i> or insect cage
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Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a mushikago or insect cage

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Konoshitagawa Kōsuke (木下川幸助) on the left - to the right of him by the tail of the fish is Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as Hanyuya Sukeshirō (羽生村助四郎) - standing on the shore is the painter Ukiyo Matabei (浮世絵鏡) played by an unidentified actor, possibly Bandō Takesaburō I from the series <i>Ukiyo hakkei no uchi</i> ('Eight Views of the Floating World' - 浮世八景ノ内)
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Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Konoshitagawa Kōsuke (木下川幸助) on the left - to the right of him by the tail of the fish is Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as Hanyuya Sukeshirō (羽生村助四郎) - standing on the shore is the painter Ukiyo Matabei (浮世絵鏡) played by an unidentified actor, possibly Bandō Takesaburō I from the series Ukiyo hakkei no uchi ('Eight Views of the Floating World' - 浮世八景ノ内)

Chapter 31 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Chapter 31 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 28 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見) - right-hand panel of a pair
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Chapter 28 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見) - right-hand panel of a pair

Chapter 26 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Chapter 26 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 23 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Chapter 23 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 19 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Chapter 19 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 13 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Chapter 13 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 12 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Chapter 12 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Two <i>ehon</i> covers [<i>e-byoshi</i> - 絵表紙] from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)
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Two ehon covers [e-byoshi - 絵表紙] from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 5 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Chapter 5 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 4 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Chapter 4 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Book (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
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Book (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the play<i>Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba</i> [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
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Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the playIse Ondo Koi no Netaba [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych
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Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych

Shōno (庄野): The Kumano Shrine and the Shiratori Grave Mound (Kumano no yashiro - 熊野ノ社, Shiratori-zuka - 白鳥塚); Women Travellers (<i>Onna tabibito</i>), from the series <i>The Fifty-three Stations</i> [<i>of the Tōkaidō Road</i>] <i>by Two Brushes</i> (<i>Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi</i> - 双筆五十三次)
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Shōno (庄野): The Kumano Shrine and the Shiratori Grave Mound (Kumano no yashiro - 熊野ノ社, Shiratori-zuka - 白鳥塚); Women Travellers (Onna tabibito), from the series The Fifty-three Stations [of the Tōkaidō Road] by Two Brushes (Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi - 双筆五十三次)

<i>Genji</i> Chapter 15: 'Wasteland' (<i>Yomogyū</i> - 蓬生) from the series <i>Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji</i> (<i>Wakan nazorae Genji</i> - 和漢准源氏)
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Genji Chapter 15: 'Wasteland' (Yomogyū - 蓬生) from the series Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji - 和漢准源氏)

<i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i>, Act 5 ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 假名手本忠臣藏 - 五段目) - meeting on the Yamazaki road
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Kanadehon Chūshingura, Act 5 ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 假名手本忠臣藏 - 五段目) - meeting on the Yamazaki road

A <i>kabuki</i> actor as the <i>wakatō</i> Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play <i>Godairiki Koi no Fūjime</i> [五大力恋緘]
1854 Toyokuni Hachiemon
A kabuki actor as the wakatō Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play Godairiki Koi no Fūjime [五大力恋緘]

Monkey (Saru - 申): The Nobleman's Son Ushiwakamaru (<i>Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru</i>) from the series <i>Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs</i> (<i>Eiyū Yamato jūnishi</i> - 英雄大倭十二支)
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Monkey (Saru - 申): The Nobleman's Son Ushiwakamaru (Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru) from the series Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs (Eiyū Yamato jūnishi - 英雄大倭十二支)

U (Hare - 卯): Shinozuka Iga no Kami (篠塚伊賀守) from the series <i>Eiyu Yamato junishi</i>  (<i>Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs</i> - 英雄大倭十二支)
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U (Hare - 卯): Shinozuka Iga no Kami (篠塚伊賀守) from the series Eiyu Yamato junishi (Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs - 英雄大倭十二支)

Female admirers weeping before a large memorial portrait or <i>shini-e</i> (死絵) of the Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII
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Female admirers weeping before a large memorial portrait or shini-e (死絵) of the Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII

<i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i>, Act 5 ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - meeting on the Yamazaki Road
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Kanadehon Chūshingura, Act 5 ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - meeting on the Yamazaki Road

Shōki astride a lion
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Shōki astride a lion

Nakamura Tsuruzō I [中村鶴蔵] as Sagisaka Bannai (鷺坂伴内) harassing the <i>koshimoto</i> Okaru (こし元おかる) performed by Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] from the play <i>"Kanadehon Chūshingura"</i> ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - possible center panel of a triptych
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Nakamura Tsuruzō I [中村鶴蔵] as Sagisaka Bannai (鷺坂伴内) harassing the koshimoto Okaru (こし元おかる) performed by Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] from the play "Kanadehon Chūshingura" ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - possible center panel of a triptych

Music (<i>raku</i> - 楽) from the series <i>Joy and Anger, Love and Pleasure</i> (<i>Kido airaku no uchi</i> - 喜怒愛楽之内) - a Rustic Genji theme
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Music (raku - 楽) from the series Joy and Anger, Love and Pleasure (Kido airaku no uchi - 喜怒愛楽之内) - a Rustic Genji theme

Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Hisakata-hime (久方姫), Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Kimura Tatewaki (木村帯刀) on the right; Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Sangoku no Tayū (三国太夫) in the center; Nakamura Nakasuke II  (中村仲助) as Kongōtarō (金剛太郎), Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as the woman pilgrim Akitsuki (女六部秋月) on the left  
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Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Hisakata-hime (久方姫), Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Kimura Tatewaki (木村帯刀) on the right; Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Sangoku no Tayū (三国太夫) in the center; Nakamura Nakasuke II (中村仲助) as Kongōtarō (金剛太郎), Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as the woman pilgrim Akitsuki (女六部秋月) on the left  

Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (<i>Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi</i>: 両国納涼大花火)
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Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi: 両国納涼大花火)

Mimasu Daigorō IV [三枡大五郎] is in the role of Yurugi Saemon [由留木左衛門] in the play <i>Keisei Somewaka Tazuna</i> [けいせい染分総] - left panel of a triptych
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Mimasu Daigorō IV [三枡大五郎] is in the role of Yurugi Saemon [由留木左衛門] in the play Keisei Somewaka Tazuna [けいせい染分総] - left panel of a triptych

Yorimitsu tries to capture Hakamadare by destroying his magic (<i>Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su</i> - 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)
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Yorimitsu tries to capture Hakamadare by destroying his magic (Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su - 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)

Zhang Heng, the boatman, (Senkaji Chōō - 船火児張横) from the series <i>Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Suikoden gōketsu kagami</i> - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
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Zhang Heng, the boatman, (Senkaji Chōō - 船火児張横) from the series Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden gōketsu kagami - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Itō Sōta (伊東壮太) - this is the right-hand panel of a triptych - from the play <i>Hanano Saga Nekomata Hanashi</i> [花野嵯峨猫魔縞]
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Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Itō Sōta (伊東壮太) - this is the right-hand panel of a triptych - from the play Hanano Saga Nekomata Hanashi [花野嵯峨猫魔縞]

Yabuhara (薮原): #36, Sue Harukata (陶晴賢) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
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Yabuhara (薮原): #36, Sue Harukata (陶晴賢) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Midono (三戸野): Midono Kotarō (美止野小太郎) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
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Midono (三戸野): Midono Kotarō (美止野小太郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the <i>Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei</i> (<i>Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku</i> - 浮世又平名画奇特)
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Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei (Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku - 浮世又平名画奇特)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the <i>Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei</i> (<i>Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku</i> - 浮世又平名画奇特)
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Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei (Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku - 浮世又平名画奇特)

An actor, Ichikawa Ichizō III?, in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三郎) in key block or <i>tameshizuri-e</i> for the play <i>Keisei Toyama Zakura</i> (京成 富山 桜)
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An actor, Ichikawa Ichizō III?, in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三郎) in key block or tameshizuri-e for the play Keisei Toyama Zakura (京成 富山 桜)

Falcon on Pine at Sunrise (松に鷹日の出)
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Falcon on Pine at Sunrise (松に鷹日の出)

Triptych of kabuki actors on a pleasure outing sailing by a group of performing swimmers who are themselves kabuki actors
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Triptych of kabuki actors on a pleasure outing sailing by a group of performing swimmers who are themselves kabuki actors

Sawamura Chōjūrō V (五代目沢村長十郎) as Tsubone Iwafuji (局岩藤) from the play <i>Sumidagawa Tsui no Kaga-mon</i> (隅田川対高賀紋)
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Sawamura Chōjūrō V (五代目沢村長十郎) as Tsubone Iwafuji (局岩藤) from the play Sumidagawa Tsui no Kaga-mon (隅田川対高賀紋)

[Sawamura Chōjūrō V - 沢村長十郎 as] Suzuki Mondo (鈴木主水) and his daughter Otoku  - center panel of a triptych
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[Sawamura Chōjūrō V - 沢村長十郎 as] Suzuki Mondo (鈴木主水) and his daughter Otoku - center panel of a triptych

Shi Jin, the Nine Dragons (Kyūmonryū Shishin - 九紋龍支) struggling with the robber Chōkanko Chintatsu from the series <i>Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Suikoden gōketsu kagami</i> - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
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Shi Jin, the Nine Dragons (Kyūmonryū Shishin - 九紋龍支) struggling with the robber Chōkanko Chintatsu from the series Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden gōketsu kagami - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)

Memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) generally attributed to Kuniyoshi
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Memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) generally attributed to Kuniyoshi

<i>Clearing Weather at Horikawa</i> (<i>Horikawa seiran</i> - 堀川晴嵐): Eda Genzō (江田源蔵) from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
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Clearing Weather at Horikawa (Horikawa seiran - 堀川晴嵐): Eda Genzō (江田源蔵) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

No. 25 Yawata (八幡):Ōmi Kotōda (近江小藤太) and Yawata Saburō (八幡三郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
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No. 25 Yawata (八幡):Ōmi Kotōda (近江小藤太) and Yawata Saburō (八幡三郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi yama-uba
Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

No. 24 Shionada (塩名田): Torii Matasuke (鳥井又助), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi torii matasuke
No. 24 Shionada (塩名田): Torii Matasuke (鳥井又助), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Twilight Snow at Ishiyama (<i>Ishiyama bosetsu</i> - 石山暮雪): Suzuki Shigeyuki (鈴木重幸) from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
1852 Kuniyoshi suzuki
Twilight Snow at Ishiyama (Ishiyama bosetsu - 石山暮雪): Suzuki Shigeyuki (鈴木重幸) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

Bandō Shūka I as the courtesan Shiraito (白糸) of the Hashimotoya (橋本屋) - this is the left-hand panel of a diptych
1852 Kuniyoshi Shiraito
Bandō Shūka I as the courtesan Shiraito (白糸) of the Hashimotoya (橋本屋) - this is the left-hand panel of a diptych

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as the wrestler Chōkichi (はなれ駒長吉) and Nakamura Utaemon IV on the right as  Chōgorō (ぬれ髪長五郎) from the play <i>Diary of Two Butterflies in the Pleasure Quarters</i> (<i>Futatsu Chōchō Kuruwa Nikki</i> - 双蝶仝曲輪日記)
1852 Kuniyoshi rikan danjuro
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as the wrestler Chōkichi (はなれ駒長吉) and Nakamura Utaemon IV on the right as Chōgorō (ぬれ髪長五郎) from the play Diary of Two Butterflies in the Pleasure Quarters (Futatsu Chōchō Kuruwa Nikki - 双蝶仝曲輪日記)

<i>Night Rain at Narumi</i> (<i>Narumi yau</i> - 鳴海夜雨): Inagawa Yoshioto (稲川良音) from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景) 
1852 Kuniyoshi rain
Night Rain at Narumi (Narumi yau - 鳴海夜雨): Inagawa Yoshioto (稲川良音) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景) 

No. 22 Odai (小田井): Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi odai skeletons
No. 22 Odai (小田井): Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

No. 1 Nihonbashi (日本橋): Ashikaga Yorikane (足利頼兼), Narukami Katsunosuke (鳴神勝之助), and Ukiyo Tohei (浮世渡平), from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi nihonbashi
No. 1 Nihonbashi (日本橋): Ashikaga Yorikane (足利頼兼), Narukami Katsunosuke (鳴神勝之助), and Ukiyo Tohei (浮世渡平), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) - Evening Bell at Tōdai-ji (<i>Tōdai-ji banshō</i> - 東大寺晩鐘)  from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
1852 Kuniyoshi naginata
Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) - Evening Bell at Tōdai-ji (Tōdai-ji banshō - 東大寺晩鐘) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi minjiro
Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Karuizawa (輕井澤): Kamata Matahachi (鎌田又八) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> 
(<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi matahachi
Karuizawa (輕井澤): Kamata Matahachi (鎌田又八) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

No. 10 Fukaya (深谷): Yuriwaka Daijin (百合若大臣), from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内) 
1852 Kuniyoshi kisokaido 10
No. 10 Fukaya (深谷): Yuriwaka Daijin (百合若大臣), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内) 

No. 9 Kumagaya (熊谷): Kojirō Naoie (小次郎直家) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō</i> (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi kisokaido 9
No. 9 Kumagaya (熊谷): Kojirō Naoie (小次郎直家) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as the pirate Kezori Kuemon from the series <i>Modern Style Set of the Provinces in Edo Brocade</i> (<i>Kōto nishiki imayō kuni zukushi</i> - 江都錦今様国盡) - Bungo (豊後) and Hizen province (肥前)
1852 Kuniyoshi kezuri
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as the pirate Kezori Kuemon from the series Modern Style Set of the Provinces in Edo Brocade (Kōto nishiki imayō kuni zukushi - 江都錦今様国盡) - Bungo (豊後) and Hizen province (肥前)

Itabashi (板橋): Inuzuka Shino (犬塚信乃) with Hikiroku (蟇六), Samojirō (左母二郎), and Dotarō (土太郎), from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi itabashi
Itabashi (板橋): Inuzuka Shino (犬塚信乃) with Hikiroku (蟇六), Samojirō (左母二郎), and Dotarō (土太郎), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

No. 3 (三) Warabi (蕨)i: Inuyama Dōsetsu (犬山道節) from the series<i> Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi Inuyama
No. 3 (三) Warabi (蕨)i: Inuyama Dōsetsu (犬山道節) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Ōkute (大久手): The Old Woman of the Lone House (<i>Hitotsuya rōba</i> - 一ツ家老婆), from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi hag on adachi
Ōkute (大久手): The Old Woman of the Lone House (Hitotsuya rōba - 一ツ家老婆), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play <i>Shinzō tsurifune kidan</i> [新造艣奇談?]
1852 Kuniyoshi hag
Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play Shinzō tsurifune kidan [新造艣奇談?]

Shimosuwa (下諏訪): Yaegaki-hime (八重垣姫) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road </i>(<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi ghost foxes
Shimosuwa (下諏訪): Yaegaki-hime (八重垣姫) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Fujiwara no Masakiyo (藤原正清) watches descending geese at Hokkyō (<i>Hokkyō rakugan</i> - 北京落雁) from the series <i>Military Brilliance for the Eight Views</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
1852 Kuniyoshi geese
Fujiwara no Masakiyo (藤原正清) watches descending geese at Hokkyō (Hokkyō rakugan - 北京落雁) from the series Military Brilliance for the Eight Views (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

[Nakamura Shikan IV] as Kagekiyo (景清) below  and Okawa Tomoemon (大川友右工門) above from the series <i>Modern Style Set of the Provinces in Edo Brocade</i>  (<i>Kōto nishiki imayō kuni zukushi</i> - 江都錦今様国盡) - 
Higo province (肥後) and Hyūga province (日向)
1852 Kuniyoshi fudo
[Nakamura Shikan IV] as Kagekiyo (景清) below and Okawa Tomoemon (大川友右工門) above from the series Modern Style Set of the Provinces in Edo Brocade (Kōto nishiki imayō kuni zukushi - 江都錦今様国盡) - Higo province (肥後) and Hyūga province (日向)

No. 4 (四) Urawa (浦和):The fishmonger Danshichi (魚屋團七) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi Danshichi Kisok
No. 4 (四) Urawa (浦和):The fishmonger Danshichi (魚屋團七) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

No. 27 Ashida (芦田): Araimaru (あらい丸) and Nyogetsuni (女月尼), from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi ashida
No. 27 Ashida (芦田): Araimaru (あらい丸) and Nyogetsuni (女月尼), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [市川団十郎] in the role of Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡みつぎ)  - right-hand panel of a diptych - from the play <i>Ise Ondo Koi Neba</i> [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
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Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [市川団十郎] in the role of Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡みつぎ) - right-hand panel of a diptych - from the play Ise Ondo Koi Neba [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]

Evening Bell at Tōdaiji Temple (<i>Tōdaiji banshō</i> - 東大寺晩鐘) from the series <i>Military Brilliance of the Eight Views</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
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Evening Bell at Tōdaiji Temple (Tōdaiji banshō - 東大寺晩鐘) from the series Military Brilliance of the Eight Views (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

Zōgabana (象ヶ鼻) from the series 'Prosperous Sumō Wrestling' (<i>Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu</i> - 相撲繁栄り入の図) - <i>Nishi no kata</i> (西ノ方)
1852 Kunisada sumo
Zōgabana (象ヶ鼻) from the series 'Prosperous Sumō Wrestling' (Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu - 相撲繁栄り入の図) - Nishi no kata (西ノ方)

Ichikawa Danzō VI (市川団蔵) as Jūjō Shakuhachirō (十條尺八郎) from the series <i>The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes</i> (<i>Hakkenden inu no sōshi no uchi</i> - 八犬傳犬のさうし乃内) 
1852 Kunisada II Warrior
Ichikawa Danzō VI (市川団蔵) as Jūjō Shakuhachirō (十條尺八郎) from the series The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes (Hakkenden inu no sōshi no uchi - 八犬傳犬のさうし乃内) 

Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Jūjō Rikijirō (十條力二郎) from the series <i>The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes</i> (<i>Hakkenden inu no sōshi no uchi</i> - 八犬傳犬の草紙の内)  
1852 Kunisada II Hat Warrior
Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Jūjō Rikijirō (十條力二郎) from the series The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes (Hakkenden inu no sōshi no uchi - 八犬傳犬の草紙の内)  

Diptych from the Rustic Genji series <i>A comparison of Edo Murasaki figures</i>  (<i>Edo Murasaki sugata kurabe</i> - 江戸紫姿競 - 第二)
1852 Kunisada Genji diptych
Diptych from the Rustic Genji series A comparison of Edo Murasaki figures (Edo Murasaki sugata kurabe - 江戸紫姿競 - 第二)

Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Mystical Image (<i>Reizō</i> - 霊像) of Fudō Myōō (不動明王), Ichikawa Saruzō I as Kongara dōji (矜迦羅童子), and Ichikawa Komazō VII as Seitaka dōji (制吒迦童子), No. 9 (九) from the series <i>Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays</i> (Jūhachiban no uchi -十八番の内)
1852 Kunisada fudo kongoro
Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Mystical Image (Reizō - 霊像) of Fudō Myōō (不動明王), Ichikawa Saruzō I as Kongara dōji (矜迦羅童子), and Ichikawa Komazō VII as Seitaka dōji (制吒迦童子), No. 9 (九) from the series Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Jūhachiban no uchi -十八番の内)

<i>The Ancient Custom of Attacking the Concubine</i> (<i>Ōko uwanari-uchi no zu</i> - 往古うハなり打の図)
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The Ancient Custom of Attacking the Concubine (Ōko uwanari-uchi no zu - 往古うハなり打の図)

Kataoka Gadō II as Taga no Taishu (多賀大守) on the right and Onoe Tamizō II as Torii Matasuke (鳥井又助)  in the play <i>Kagamiyama Sugata no Utsushie</i> (加賀見山姿写絵)
1852 Hirosada diptych
Kataoka Gadō II as Taga no Taishu (多賀大守) on the right and Onoe Tamizō II as Torii Matasuke (鳥井又助) in the play Kagamiyama Sugata no Utsushie (加賀見山姿写絵)

Honjō (本庄): Shirai Gonpachi (白井權八) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> 
(<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852-53 Kuniyoshi gompachi rai
Honjō (本庄): Shirai Gonpachi (白井權八) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

<i>Now on Show at Okuyama, Asakusa: Lifelike Dolls of Foreign Strangers and the Maruyama Courtesans</i> (浅草奥山生人形 - <i>Asakusa Okuyama ikiningyo</i>)
1852-53 Kuniyoshi comic
Now on Show at Okuyama, Asakusa: Lifelike Dolls of Foreign Strangers and the Maruyama Courtesans (浅草奥山生人形 - Asakusa Okuyama ikiningyo)

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Yasukata (<i>Yasukata no bōrei</i> - 安方ノ亡霊) from the series  <i>Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems</i> (<i>Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi</i> - 見立三十六歌撰之内)
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Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Yasukata (Yasukata no bōrei - 安方ノ亡霊) from the series Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi - 見立三十六歌撰之内)

Itahana (板鼻): Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹司牛若丸)  from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
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Itahana (板鼻): Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹司牛若丸) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

The Third Month (<i>Hanamizuki</i> - 花見月) - Mitsuuji and a Chinese beauty from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月のうち)
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The Third Month (Hanamizuki - 花見月) - Mitsuuji and a Chinese beauty from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

The Tenth Month (<i>Kannazuki</i> - 神無月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)
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The Tenth Month (Kannazuki - 神無月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)

The Sixth Month (<i>Minazuki</i> - 水無月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月の内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Sixth Month (Minazuki - 水無月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)

The Seventh Month (<i>Fumizuki</i> - 文月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月之内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Seventh Month (Fumizuki - 文月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月之内)

The Second Month (<i>Kisaragi</i> - 如月) Mitsuuji attacking a <i>ninja</i> with Sugibae [杉ばえ] caught in teh mix - from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Second Month (Kisaragi - 如月) Mitsuuji attacking a ninja with Sugibae [杉ばえ] caught in teh mix - from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)

The Ninth Month (<i>Nagatsuki</i> - 長月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月のうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Ninth Month (Nagatsuki - 長月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

The Fourth Month (<i>Uzuki</i> - 卯月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月の内) - Mitsuuji and his lover Fuji no Kata
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Fourth Month (Uzuki - 卯月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内) - Mitsuuji and his lover Fuji no Kata

The First Month (<i>Mutsuki</i>) from the series <i>The Twelve Months </i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> -  十二ヶ月のうち 睦月) - Mitsuuji and Lady Futaba (二葉のうへ)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The First Month (Mutsuki) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち 睦月) - Mitsuuji and Lady Futaba (二葉のうへ)

The Fifth Month (<i>Satsuki</i> - 皐つき) - Mitsuuji and Katsuragi from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i>  - 十二ヶ月のうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Fifth Month (Satsuki - 皐つき) - Mitsuuji and Katsuragi from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

The Eleventh Month (<i>Iwaizuki</i> - 祝月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i>  - 十二かつきの内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Eleventh Month (Iwaizuki - 祝月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二かつきの内)

The Eighth Month (<i>Hazuki</i> - 葉月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶつきのうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Eighth Month (Hazuki - 葉月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶつきのうち)

The 12th Month (Rōgetsu - 臘月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月のうち)
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The 12th Month (Rōgetsu - 臘月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

Number 33 (卅三)  from the series <i>Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure</i> (<i>Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e</i> - 其姿紫の写絵) 
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Number 33 (卅三) from the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure (Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e - 其姿紫の写絵) 

Yoshitsune's ship attacked by ghosts of the Taira warriors at Daimotsu Bay - 大物浦平家の亡霊
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Yoshitsune's ship attacked by ghosts of the Taira warriors at Daimotsu Bay - 大物浦平家の亡霊

Last Stand of Heroic Samurai of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijō-nawate (<i>Kusunoki-ke yushi Shijō-nawate nite uchijini </i>- 楠家勇士四條縄手にて討死)
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Last Stand of Heroic Samurai of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijō-nawate (Kusunoki-ke yushi Shijō-nawate nite uchijini - 楠家勇士四條縄手にて討死)

Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play <i>Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami</i> (新板越白浪 ) performed with <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
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Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami (新板越白浪 ) performed with Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Women with cat on an <i>engawa</i> by a goldfish pond
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Women with cat on an engawa by a goldfish pond

Iwai Kumesaburō III as Sakurahime (さくら姫) above and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Seigen (清玄) below from the play <i>Koigoromo Karigane-zome</i> (恋衣雁金染) - a vertical diptych
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Iwai Kumesaburō III as Sakurahime (さくら姫) above and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Seigen (清玄) below from the play Koigoromo Karigane-zome (恋衣雁金染) - a vertical diptych

Ichimura Takenojō V (市村竹之丞) as both Monju's Monkey (<i>Monjuzaru</i> - 文殊猿) and a Girl on the Road to Edo (<i>Kaidō kudari</i> - 街道下り) from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (<i>Kotobuki kyōgen</i>)
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Ichimura Takenojō V (市村竹之丞) as both Monju's Monkey (Monjuzaru - 文殊猿) and a Girl on the Road to Edo (Kaidō kudari - 街道下り) from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (Kotobuki kyōgen)

Triptych: Through the generations, the Sawamura lineage (<i>Toshidoshi wo iwai no kakizome</i> - 相続栄い字) 
in the play <i>Date kurabe uwasa no saayate</i>[伊達競高評鞘当]
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Triptych: Through the generations, the Sawamura lineage (Toshidoshi wo iwai no kakizome - 相続栄い字) in the play Date kurabe uwasa no saayate[伊達競高評鞘当]

Ichikawa Kuzō II [市川九蔵] as Kongara Dōji  (矜伽羅童子) left panel of Fudō Myōō triptych - from the play <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
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Ichikawa Kuzō II [市川九蔵] as Kongara Dōji (矜伽羅童子) left panel of Fudō Myōō triptych - from the play Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Rustic Genji triptych - Mitsuuji viewing cherry blossoms in the Yoshiwara
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Rustic Genji triptych - Mitsuuji viewing cherry blossoms in the Yoshiwara

Rendition of Chapter 37 of the <i>Nise Murasaki inaka Genji</i> (偐紫田舎源氏)
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Rendition of Chapter 37 of the Nise Murasaki inaka Genji (偐紫田舎源氏)

<i>The Soga brothers revenge their father</i> (<i>Soga kyōdai chichi no ada-uchi no zu</i> -曽我兄弟父の仇討図) - the center and left panels of a triptych
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The Soga brothers revenge their father (Soga kyōdai chichi no ada-uchi no zu -曽我兄弟父の仇討図) - the center and left panels of a triptych

<i>Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple</i> (<i>Ishiyama shūgetsu</i> - 石山秋月) from the series<i> Eight Views of Ōmi </i>(<i>Ōmi hakkei no uchi</i> - 近江八景之内)
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Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shūgetsu - 石山秋月) from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei no uchi - 近江八景之内)

Autumn (<i>Aki</i> - 秋) from the series <i>The Four Seasons</i> (<i>Shiki no uchi</i> - 四季之内) - a Rustic Genji theme - Kodanji IV as Shinonome on the right, Kikujirō II as Tasogare in the center, and Kumesaburō III as Mitsuuji on the left
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Autumn (Aki - 秋) from the series The Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi - 四季之内) - a Rustic Genji theme - Kodanji IV as Shinonome on the right, Kikujirō II as Tasogare in the center, and Kumesaburō III as Mitsuuji on the left

Figures in Edo Purple: The Utsusemi Chapter (<i>Edo Murasaki sugata no Utsusemi</i> - えとむらさきすかたのうつせみ) - a Rustic Genji theme
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Figures in Edo Purple: The Utsusemi Chapter (Edo Murasaki sugata no Utsusemi - えとむらさきすかたのうつせみ) - a Rustic Genji theme

Mitsuuji watching a white cat delivering a love letter - A Rustic Genji theme - [<i>Mitsuuji to sakura fuguruma hakubyō no zu</i>: 光氏と桜・文車・白猫の図]
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Mitsuuji watching a white cat delivering a love letter - A Rustic Genji theme - [Mitsuuji to sakura fuguruma hakubyō no zu: 光氏と桜・文車・白猫の図]

Dietary Life Rules (<i>Inshoku yōjō kagami</i> - 飲食養生鑑)
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Dietary Life Rules (Inshoku yōjō kagami - 飲食養生鑑)

Hōjō Takatoki watching a dog fight (北條高時犬合戦之圖) - attributed to Kuniyoshi - right-hand panel of a diptych
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Hōjō Takatoki watching a dog fight (北條高時犬合戦之圖) - attributed to Kuniyoshi - right-hand panel of a diptych

Tiny <i>ōkubi-e</i>
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Tiny ōkubi-e

Tadanobu performing the fox-dance to the beat of the <i>kotsuzumi</i> or hand drum made from the skins of his parents
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Tadanobu performing the fox-dance to the beat of the kotsuzumi or hand drum made from the skins of his parents

A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner
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A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner

Two page illustration from an <i>ehon</i> of Chapter 21 of the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)
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Two page illustration from an ehon of Chapter 21 of the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)

Triptych of three <i>bijin</i> and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime
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Triptych of three bijin and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime

Tametomo's wife Shiranui (為朝の妻白縫姫) from the series <i>Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo</i> (<i>Tametomo homare no jikketsu</i> - 為朝誉十傑)
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Tametomo's wife Shiranui (為朝の妻白縫姫) from the series Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu - 為朝誉十傑)

Arashi Rikaku II (二代目嵐璃珏) as a <i>Sanbasō</i> marionette (<i>ayatsuri Sanbasō</i> - あやつり三番叟) from the dance play <i>Yanagi no Ito Hiku ya Gohiiki</i> [柳糸引御摂]
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Arashi Rikaku II (二代目嵐璃珏) as a Sanbasō marionette (ayatsuri Sanbasō - あやつり三番叟) from the dance play Yanagi no Ito Hiku ya Gohiiki [柳糸引御摂]

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kamiya Iemon (神谷仁右衛門) with his servant, Kohei and his dead wife Oiwa (お岩)  nailed to a door along with images of their skeletons - a <i>shikake-e</i> or 'mechanical print'
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Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kamiya Iemon (神谷仁右衛門) with his servant, Kohei and his dead wife Oiwa (お岩) nailed to a door along with images of their skeletons - a shikake-e or 'mechanical print'

<i>Favorite Customs of the Present Day</i> [<i>Tōsei fūzoku kō</i> - 当盛風俗好] - left-hand panel of a triptych - the title is on the right-hand panel
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Favorite Customs of the Present Day [Tōsei fūzoku kō - 当盛風俗好] - left-hand panel of a triptych - the title is on the right-hand panel

Bijin reading a letter by lantern light - from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' <i>Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi</i> (當盛美人揃之内)
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Bijin reading a letter by lantern light - from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi (當盛美人揃之内)

Bijin watching geese flying across the full moon -  from the series <i>Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi</i> 當盛美人揃之内 - 'A Collection of Modern Beauties'
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Bijin watching geese flying across the full moon - from the series Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi 當盛美人揃之内 - 'A Collection of Modern Beauties'

The Kawachō Restaurant (河長): Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kakuju (かく寿) from the series <i>Famous Restaurants of the Eastern Capital </i>(<i>Tōto kōmei kaiseki zukushi</i> - 東都高名会席尽)   
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The Kawachō Restaurant (河長): Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kakuju (かく寿) from the series Famous Restaurants of the Eastern Capital (Tōto kōmei kaiseki zukushi - 東都高名会席尽)   

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series <i>A Parody of the 12 Months</i> (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month
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Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series A Parody of the 12 Months (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month

Shaving the Head with a Ladder (<i>Gohō hashigo-zuri</i> - ごほふはしごずり): Bandō Mitsugorō VI [六代目坂東三津五郎] as Daikoku (大こく) and Nakamura Fukusuke I [初代中村福助] as Fukurokuju (福禄寿) from the series <i>Dance of the Ōtsu-e Figures</i> (<i>Ōtsu-e shosa no uchi</i> - 大津絵所作ノ内)
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Shaving the Head with a Ladder (Gohō hashigo-zuri - ごほふはしごずり): Bandō Mitsugorō VI [六代目坂東三津五郎] as Daikoku (大こく) and Nakamura Fukusuke I [初代中村福助] as Fukurokuju (福禄寿) from the series Dance of the Ōtsu-e Figures (Ōtsu-e shosa no uchi - 大津絵所作ノ内)

Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV
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Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV

Takechi Mitsuhide [武智光秀} - left-hand panel of a diptych illustrating the <i>Taikōki</i>
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Takechi Mitsuhide [武智光秀} - left-hand panel of a diptych illustrating the Taikōki

Key block  or <i>tameshizuri-e</i> bust portrait of an actor, [Jitsukawa Enzaburō I?] as Sasahara Hayato (笹原隼人) from the series <i>Kokin Yujinki</i> (古今勇人記) or <i>Record of Heroes Past and Present</i>
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Key block or tameshizuri-e bust portrait of an actor, [Jitsukawa Enzaburō I?] as Sasahara Hayato (笹原隼人) from the series Kokin Yujinki (古今勇人記) or Record of Heroes Past and Present

Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] as Ishidome Busuke (石留武助) from the play <i>Keisei Homare no sukedachi</i> or <i>A Courtesan: Honor with Two Swords</i> [けいせい誉両刀]
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Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] as Ishidome Busuke (石留武助) from the play Keisei Homare no sukedachi or A Courtesan: Honor with Two Swords [けいせい誉両刀]

Nakamura Utaemon IV as the hunter Fukashichi (ふか七) - right panel of a pair from the play from the play <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]
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Nakamura Utaemon IV as the hunter Fukashichi (ふか七) - right panel of a pair from the play from the play Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]

Actors from a Soga Brothers play as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune on the Treasure Ship (役者見立宝船) from the play <i>Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo</i> (浪乗曽我花景清)
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Actors from a Soga Brothers play as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune on the Treasure Ship (役者見立宝船) from the play Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo (浪乗曽我花景清)

Death of Buddha - the <i>'Nehanzō</i> [涅槃像]
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Death of Buddha - the 'Nehanzō [涅槃像]

Shunga blue background
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Shunga blue background

Shunga  - black background
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Shunga - black background

Shunga of woman stroking a man's penis
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Shunga of woman stroking a man's penis

Ryūōmaru (龍王丸) from the series <i>Mirror of Warriors of Our Land</i> (<i>Honchō musha kagami</i> - 本朝武者鏡)
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Ryūōmaru (龍王丸) from the series Mirror of Warriors of Our Land (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)

Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Buddhist priest Kumagai Renshō Hōshi [熊谷連生法師] standing before an archery bullseye target from the play <i>Ichinotani Futaba Gunki</i>
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Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Buddhist priest Kumagai Renshō Hōshi [熊谷連生法師] standing before an archery bullseye target from the play Ichinotani Futaba Gunki

Onoe Kikujirō II as Senzai (千歳) in the female role and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sambasō ( 三番叟) in <i>Ayatsuri Sanbasō</i> [あやつり三番叟]
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Onoe Kikujirō II as Senzai (千歳) in the female role and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sambasō ( 三番叟) in Ayatsuri Sanbasō [あやつり三番叟]

The Marvelous Doctor Treats Serious Diseases (<i>Kitai na meii nanbyō ryōji</i> - 難病療治 - きたいなめい医)
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The Marvelous Doctor Treats Serious Diseases (Kitai na meii nanbyō ryōji - 難病療治 - きたいなめい医)

Performers who hit the bull's eye: Bandō Shūka I on the left as Miuraya Agemaki or <i>Agemaki of the Three Shores House</i> (三浦屋揚巻) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Agemaki no Sukeroku (揚巻の助六) from the play <i>Sukeroku kuruwa no hanami doki</i> [助六廓の花見時]
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Performers who hit the bull's eye: Bandō Shūka I on the left as Miuraya Agemaki or Agemaki of the Three Shores House (三浦屋揚巻) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Agemaki no Sukeroku (揚巻の助六) from the play Sukeroku kuruwa no hanami doki [助六廓の花見時]

The Sixth Month (<i>Rokugatsu</i> 六月): Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': <i>Zôho Naniwa kagami</i> (増補浪花鑑) from the series <i>Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi</i> (<i>Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months</i> - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)
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The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu 六月): Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': Zôho Naniwa kagami (増補浪花鑑) from the series Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi (Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)

Imaginary scene of the crossing of the Ōi River (<i>Ōikawa mitate kawagoshi</i> - 大井川見立川越): Nakamura Fukusuke I and Nakamura Tsuruzō I on the right; Iwai Kumesaburō III and Nakamura Ichizō I (?); Ichikawa Kodanji IV and Bandō Hikosaburō V; Onoe Kikujirō II and Kataoka Gadō II; and Arashi Kichisaburō III and Onoe Kikugorō IV on the left
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Imaginary scene of the crossing of the Ōi River (Ōikawa mitate kawagoshi - 大井川見立川越): Nakamura Fukusuke I and Nakamura Tsuruzō I on the right; Iwai Kumesaburō III and Nakamura Ichizō I (?); Ichikawa Kodanji IV and Bandō Hikosaburō V; Onoe Kikujirō II and Kataoka Gadō II; and Arashi Kichisaburō III and Onoe Kikugorō IV on the left

Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛) from the series <i>Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems </i>(<i>Mitate sanjūrokkusen</i> - 見立三十六句撰) - the inset at the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo  
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Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛) from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkusen - 見立三十六句撰) - the inset at the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo  

Morita Kan'ya XI as Shihei-Kō (時平公) with Arashi Rikaku II as Matsuomaru (松王丸) on the right and Seki Sanjurō III as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) with Onoe Kikujirō II as Sakuramaru (桜丸) on the left in the <i>Kuruma biki</i> or 'Pulling the carriage apart' scene
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Morita Kan'ya XI as Shihei-Kō (時平公) with Arashi Rikaku II as Matsuomaru (松王丸) on the right and Seki Sanjurō III as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) with Onoe Kikujirō II as Sakuramaru (桜丸) on the left in the Kuruma biki or 'Pulling the carriage apart' scene

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
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Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
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Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych

Naritayama Fudō Myōō (成田山不動明王) is flanked by his attendants, Kongara Dōji (l矜迦羅童子) on the left and Seitaka Dōji (制吒迦童子) on the right as he rescues Hiranoya Tokubei (平のや徳兵衛), later Honchōmaru Tsunagorō (本朝丸綱五郎), from the sea - from the play <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
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Naritayama Fudō Myōō (成田山不動明王) is flanked by his attendants, Kongara Dōji (l矜迦羅童子) on the left and Seitaka Dōji (制吒迦童子) on the right as he rescues Hiranoya Tokubei (平のや徳兵衛), later Honchōmaru Tsunagorō (本朝丸綱五郎), from the sea - from the play Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Triptych of Mitsuuji with two <i>bijin</i> near cherry blossoms - a Rustic Genji theme - possible titile: <i>Hanasakari</i> or 'Cherry blossoms at their best at Ueno' (花さか里)
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Triptych of Mitsuuji with two bijin near cherry blossoms - a Rustic Genji theme - possible titile: Hanasakari or 'Cherry blossoms at their best at Ueno' (花さか里)

Sumō wrestler Mutsugamine (六ツヶ峰 ) from the series <i>Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu</i> (相撲繁栄り入の図) - Nishi no kata (西ノ方z)
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Sumō wrestler Mutsugamine (六ツヶ峰 ) from the series Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu (相撲繁栄り入の図) - Nishi no kata (西ノ方z)

Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)
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Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)

Kanadehon Seichū Sugoroku (仮名手本誠忠壽古六)- game based on the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin (仮名手本忠臣蔵 <i>Kanahedon Chūshingura</i> - 'Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers')
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Kanadehon Seichū Sugoroku (仮名手本誠忠壽古六)- game based on the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin (仮名手本忠臣蔵 Kanahedon Chūshingura - 'Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers')

Sumō wrestler Unryū (雲龍) from the series <i>Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu</i> (相撲繁栄溜り入の図) or 'Pictures of Famous Sumō Wrestlers Waiting for Their Match'
1849-53 Kunisada unryu
Sumō wrestler Unryū (雲龍) from the series Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu (相撲繁栄溜り入の図) or 'Pictures of Famous Sumō Wrestlers Waiting for Their Match'

Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left
1849-52 Kunisada kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left

The Second Month (<i>Kisaragi</i> - 如月) - from the series <i>Wakamurasaki nenju gyoji no uchi</i> (若紫年中行事之内) <i>Events through the Year of Young Murasaki</i> - a Rustic Genji theme
1849-50ca Kunisada album trip
The Second Month (Kisaragi - 如月) - from the series Wakamurasaki nenju gyoji no uchi (若紫年中行事之内) Events through the Year of Young Murasaki - a Rustic Genji theme

Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Seigen ama (清玄尼) and Nakayama Bungorō II (中山文五郎) as the yakko Yodohira (奴淀平) from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 3
Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Seigen ama (清玄尼) and Nakayama Bungorō II (中山文五郎) as the yakko Yodohira (奴淀平) from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips  (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 2
Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

Double portrait of Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuōmaru (舎人松王丸) on the right and Ichikawa Gangyoku I (市川眼玉) as Shundō Genba (春藤玄蕃) on the left from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 1
Double portrait of Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuōmaru (舎人松王丸) on the right and Ichikawa Gangyoku I (市川眼玉) as Shundō Genba (春藤玄蕃) on the left from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (市川団十郎) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野晒語輔) from the series of 10 prints <i>Eiyu mitate junin otoko</i> (栄優見立十人男: Parody of Actors as Ten Brave Men)
1848ca Kunisada nozarashi
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (市川団十郎) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野晒語輔) from the series of 10 prints Eiyu mitate junin otoko (栄優見立十人男: Parody of Actors as Ten Brave Men)

Inauye Daikurō Masatada (稲上大九郎正忠) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi masatada
Inauye Daikurō Masatada (稲上大九郎正忠) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

Fukishima Masamori (吹嶋政守) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyuden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi masamori
Fukishima Masamori (吹嶋政守) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden - 太平記英勇傳)

Fujiwara no Masakiyo (藤原正清) from the series <i>Taiheiki eiyuden</i> (<i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi masakiyo
Fujiwara no Masakiyo (藤原正清) from the series Taiheiki eiyuden (Heroes of the Great Peace - 太平記英勇傳)

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (<i>Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa</i> - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of the 'Six Jewel Rivers' (<i>Mu Tamagawa</i> - 六玉川)  
1847 Kuniyoshi beating cloth
The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of the 'Six Jewel Rivers' (Mu Tamagawa - 六玉川)  

Blind Men and Elephant 盲人と象、達磨 (above);  Ichikawa Ebizō V 五代目市川海老蔵 as Daruma (below)  from the series <i>Meiga rokumai byobu</i>  (Screen with the six branches of famous painting - 名画六枚屏風) - center panel of a triptych
1847-1852 Kuniyoshi blind
Blind Men and Elephant 盲人と象、達磨 (above); Ichikawa Ebizō V 五代目市川海老蔵 as Daruma (below) from the series Meiga rokumai byobu (Screen with the six branches of famous painting - 名画六枚屏風) - center panel of a triptych

Woman Holding a Child Before a Daruma Kite - center panel of a triptych of <i>The Five Festivals - Mutsuki</i> (五節句之内睦月)
1847-52c Kuniyoshi daruma kite
Woman Holding a Child Before a Daruma Kite - center panel of a triptych of The Five Festivals - Mutsuki (五節句之内睦月)

Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as the <i>rōnin</i> Yaegaki Monzō (浪人八重垣紋三) on the right and Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升) as Kageyama Shigenojō (蔭山繁の丞)
1847-52ca Kunisada diptych
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as the rōnin Yaegaki Monzō (浪人八重垣紋三) on the right and Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升) as Kageyama Shigenojō (蔭山繁の丞)

Nichirai Shōnin [日来上人] at the Battle of Kawanakajima [川中島合戦の日来上人] - middle panel of a triptych
1847-52 Yoshimune kawanakajima
Nichirai Shōnin [日来上人] at the Battle of Kawanakajima [川中島合戦の日来上人] - middle panel of a triptych

Bandō Shūka I (初代坂東しうか) as the geisha Gaku no Kosan (げひしやがくの小さん) on the right and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Tobi-no-mono Omatsuri Kingorō (鳶の者於祭の金五良) on the left
1847-52 Kuniyoshi two actors
Bandō Shūka I (初代坂東しうか) as the geisha Gaku no Kosan (げひしやがくの小さん) on the right and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Tobi-no-mono Omatsuri Kingorō (鳶の者於祭の金五良) on the left

Matsumoto Koshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Banzui Chōbei (ばんずい長兵衛) from the play <i>Kakitsubata Tamuke no Hanakawado</i> (杜若手向花川戸) - a <i>mitate</i>
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Matsumoto Koshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Banzui Chōbei (ばんずい長兵衛) from the play Kakitsubata Tamuke no Hanakawado (杜若手向花川戸) - a mitate

Ken game of Three Countries - <i>Sangoku ken</i> (三国拳)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi hand play
Ken game of Three Countries - Sangoku ken (三国拳)

An Old Picture of an Up-to-Date Teruuji at the Old Temple (<i>Imayō Teruuji kodera no kozu</i> - 今様輝氏古寺之古図) - a Rustic Genji theme
1847-52 Kuniyoshi Genji at tem
An Old Picture of an Up-to-Date Teruuji at the Old Temple (Imayō Teruuji kodera no kozu - 今様輝氏古寺之古図) - a Rustic Genji theme

<i>View of Enoshima and Fuji from Shichirigahama</i> (<i>Shichiri gahama yori Enoshima no tokei</i> - 七里ヶ浜より江の島乃遠景) - center panel of a triptych
1847-52 Kuniyoshi enoshima
View of Enoshima and Fuji from Shichirigahama (Shichiri gahama yori Enoshima no tokei - 七里ヶ浜より江の島乃遠景) - center panel of a triptych

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Soga Gorō Takimune (曽我五郎時宗) on the right and Ichimura Takenojō V as Soga Jūrō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成) on the left - the center and right panels of a triptych
1847-52 Kunisada soga bros
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Soga Gorō Takimune (曽我五郎時宗) on the right and Ichimura Takenojō V as Soga Jūrō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成) on the left - the center and right panels of a triptych

Imaginary performance (a <i>mitate</i>): actors as Sadatō's wife (<i>tsuma</i>) Sodehagi (貞任妻袖萩) played by Bandō Shūka I  on the right, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Abe Sadatō (阿部貞任) in the center, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Hachiman Tarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) on the left and with a supporting cast as a  lion, tiger and elephant
1847-52 Kunisada actors animal
Imaginary performance (a mitate): actors as Sadatō's wife (tsuma) Sodehagi (貞任妻袖萩) played by Bandō Shūka I on the right, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Abe Sadatō (阿部貞任) in the center, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Hachiman Tarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) on the left and with a supporting cast as a lion, tiger and elephant

Arashi Rikan III (嵐璃寛) as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi (放駒乃長吉) - right panel of a triptych
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Arashi Rikan III (嵐璃寛) as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi (放駒乃長吉) - right panel of a triptych

<i>Attack of the Taira Ghosts at Daimotsu Bay</i> (<i>Sesshū Daimotsu no ura Heike onryō arawaruru zu</i> - 摂州大物浦平家怨霊顕る図)
1847-52 Hokui Heike
Attack of the Taira Ghosts at Daimotsu Bay (Sesshū Daimotsu no ura Heike onryō arawaruru zu - 摂州大物浦平家怨霊顕る図)

Imado (今戸): Onoe Kikugorō III as the carpenter Rokusaburō (大工六三郎), from the series <i>Thirty-six Fashionable Restaurants of the Eastern Capital</i> (<i>Tōto ryūkō sanjūroku kaiseki</i> - 東都流行三十六会席)
1847-50c Kuniyoshi gofun
Imado (今戸): Onoe Kikugorō III as the carpenter Rokusaburō (大工六三郎), from the series Thirty-six Fashionable Restaurants of the Eastern Capital (Tōto ryūkō sanjūroku kaiseki - 東都流行三十六会席)

Mitsuuji and his 2nd daughter under a cherry tree at night -  a Rustic Genji theme [<i>Nise Murasaki inaka Genji</i> - 偐紫田舎源氏]
1847-50ca Kunisada album trip
Mitsuuji and his 2nd daughter under a cherry tree at night - a Rustic Genji theme [Nise Murasaki inaka Genji - 偐紫田舎源氏]

Yamauba (山姥) on the left, Kaidōmaru (怪童丸) in the center, and Mita no shi (三田仕) on the right - with acrobatic men dressed as animals - possibly from a <i>shosagoto</i> [所作事] performance
1847-50 Kunisada kaidomaru ani
Yamauba (山姥) on the left, Kaidōmaru (怪童丸) in the center, and Mita no shi (三田仕) on the right - with acrobatic men dressed as animals - possibly from a shosagoto [所作事] performance

No. 29 (廿九 - nijūkyū) - Hamamatsu (浜松) from the Tōkaidō (東海道) series - The Fifty-three Stations (<i>Gojūsan tsugi no uchi</i> - 五十三次之内)
1847-50 Hiroshige Smoke
No. 29 (廿九 - nijūkyū) - Hamamatsu (浜松) from the Tōkaidō (東海道) series - The Fifty-three Stations (Gojūsan tsugi no uchi - 五十三次之内)

Ichikawa Omezō II [市川男女蔵] as Saitō Dōsan (斎藤道三) - right hand panel of a triptych from the play <i>Hana no yuki Takeda no kachidoki</i> (花眺雪武田勝凱)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi Koshiro
Ichikawa Omezō II [市川男女蔵] as Saitō Dōsan (斎藤道三) - right hand panel of a triptych from the play Hana no yuki Takeda no kachidoki (花眺雪武田勝凱)

Two book covers, <i>ebyōshi</i> (絵表紙) forming a diptych of <i>The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya</i> (<i>Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari</i> - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36
1845c Kuniyoshi Kunisada ehon
Two book covers, ebyōshi (絵表紙) forming a diptych of The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya (Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36

<i>Ehon</i> cover with warrior and monkeys - title: 白菊物語 (<i>Shiragiku monogatari</i> or 'Story of the Auspicious White Chrysanthemum')
1845ca Kunisada archer monkey.
Ehon cover with warrior and monkeys - title: 白菊物語 (Shiragiku monogatari or 'Story of the Auspicious White Chrysanthemum')

The Stone-faced General Sekishōgun Sekiyū (石將軍石勇) from the series <i>108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden</i> (<i>Tzuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no uchi</i> - 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人之内)
1845-53 Kuniyoshi sekishogun
The Stone-faced General Sekishōgun Sekiyū (石將軍石勇) from the series 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (Tzuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no uchi - 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人之内)

Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) as Mikawaya no Giheiji no Obaa (三河町の義平次お婆ア) on the right and Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Danshichi Okaji (団七お梶) on the left
1840s Kuniyoshi hag lonely hou
Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) as Mikawaya no Giheiji no Obaa (三河町の義平次お婆ア) on the right and Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Danshichi Okaji (団七お梶) on the left

An amorous couple from volume one of the <i>Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko</i> (江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840s Hroshige Wetting Lips sh
An amorous couple from volume one of the Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko (江戸錦吾妻文庫)

Urashima Tarō [浦島太郎], the Dragon King's palace (龍宮城), and seven <i>ama</i> (海女 or あま) female divers and an octopus
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Urashima Tarō [浦島太郎], the Dragon King's palace (龍宮城), and seven ama (海女 or あま) female divers and an octopus

A laborer having sex with a woman from volume two of the <i>Edonishiki Azuma Bunko</i> (江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840c Hiroshige Shung
A laborer having sex with a woman from volume two of the Edonishiki Azuma Bunko (江戸錦吾妻文庫)

Orio Masuke Yasuharu (織尾茂助安春) wrestling a wild boar from the series <i>Taiheiki eiyuden</i>  ('Heroes of the Great Peace' - 太平記英勇傳)  - no. 23
1840ca Kuniyoshi yasuharu oria
Orio Masuke Yasuharu (織尾茂助安春) wrestling a wild boar from the series Taiheiki eiyuden ('Heroes of the Great Peace' - 太平記英勇傳) - no. 23

<i> Frontispiece portrait bust</i> from volume two of the <i>Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko</i> (江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840 Hiroshige Shunga Bust.jpg
Frontispiece portrait bust from volume two of the Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko (江戸錦吾妻文庫)

Opening page of volume one of the <i>Edo nishiki Azuma bunko</i> [江戸錦吾妻文庫] - Seductive <i>bijin</i> in winter biting her kimono
1840-50c Hiroshige winter biji
Opening page of volume one of the Edo nishiki Azuma bunko [江戸錦吾妻文庫] - Seductive bijin in winter biting her kimono

The hero Hakujitsuso Hakushō (白日鼠白勝), Daylight Rat, fighting a giant rooster, from the series <i>Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Suikoden gōketsu kagami</i> - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1830c Yoshiharu suikoden roost
The hero Hakujitsuso Hakushō (白日鼠白勝), Daylight Rat, fighting a giant rooster, from the series Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden gōketsu kagami - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)

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