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The Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata - 不知薮八幡之実怪
Yoshitoshi triptych ghosts
The Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata - 不知薮八幡之実怪

Preliminary drawing (<i>shita-e</i>) for a tetraptych - Utagawa School - A place of pilgrimage - a temple district with waterfall
Utagawa school drawing shita-e
Preliminary drawing (shita-e) for a tetraptych - Utagawa School - A place of pilgrimage - a temple district with waterfall

Standing <i>bijin</i> tying her <i>koshihimo</i> (腰紐) - with an <i>aizuri-e</i> background
unknown Kunisada bijin aizurie
Standing bijin tying her koshihimo (腰紐) - with an aizuri-e background

Yugiri (夕霧) and Izaemon (伊左衛門) <i>hashira-e</i>
unknown Eizan hashira-e
Yugiri (夕霧) and Izaemon (伊左衛門) hashira-e

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)

Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) as Akoya (あこや), a mother with her son, played by Onoe Matsusuke III (尾上松助) as Hiroi Yokichi - from the play <i>Ise heishi ume no Mitegura</i> [伊勢平氏額英幣] - right hand panel
kunisada-0004
Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) as Akoya (あこや), a mother with her son, played by Onoe Matsusuke III (尾上松助) as Hiroi Yokichi - from the play Ise heishi ume no Mitegura [伊勢平氏額英幣] - right hand panel

<i>Mikake wa koi-i tonda iku hitoda</i> (みかけはこわいがとんだいい人だ) "Looks Fierce But is Really Nice" from the series <i>Men Join to Form a Man</i> - a modern printing from the key block or <i>tameshizuri-e</i>
import 1847-48 Kuniyoshi later
Mikake wa koi-i tonda iku hitoda (みかけはこわいがとんだいい人だ) "Looks Fierce But is Really Nice" from the series Men Join to Form a Man - a modern printing from the key block or tameshizuri-e

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the tobacconist Sankichi (三吉) in the play <i>Keisei Somewake Tazuna</i>
import 1834 Shunkei arashi rik
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the tobacconist Sankichi (三吉) in the play Keisei Somewake Tazuna

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Fuwa Banzaemon (不破伴左衛門) - from the play <i>Monogusa Tarō</i> [物ぐさ太郎]
import-1830s Sadanobu
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Fuwa Banzaemon (不破伴左衛門) - from the play Monogusa Tarō [物ぐさ太郎]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Miyamoto Tomijirō (宮本友治郎後無三四), later (<i>nochi ni</i> - のちに) Musashi from the play <i>Katakiuchi nitō eiyūki</i> [復讐二島英勇記]
import-1830 Hokumyo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Miyamoto Tomijirō (宮本友治郎後無三四), later (nochi ni - のちに) Musashi from the play Katakiuchi nitō eiyūki [復讐二島英勇記]

Kyūsenpō Sakuchō or Suo Chao, the Urgent Vanguard (急先鋒索超) from the series from <i>One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
import 1827-30 Kuniyoshi pupul
Kyūsenpō Sakuchō or Suo Chao, the Urgent Vanguard (急先鋒索超) from the series from One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

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)

Humorous Hiroshige print with a dog-headed man (Blind Dog, Zatō no inu, ざとうの犬) and bird-headed man (-- Black, -- Kuro,  --くろ) preparing a meal
18302 Hiroshige comic
Humorous Hiroshige print with a dog-headed man (Blind Dog, Zatō no inu, ざとうの犬) and bird-headed man (-- Black, -- Kuro, --くろ) preparing a meal

<i>Shower on Nihonbashi</i> (<i>Nihonbashi no hakuu</i>) from the series <i>Famous Places in the Eastern Capital</i> (<i>Tōto meisho</i>) - a modern reproduction
2001 1830s Hiroshige nihonbash
Shower on Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no hakuu) from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho) - a modern reproduction

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)

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)

Triptych of the 'Military Occupation of Liaoning City'  (<i>Eikō Hōdai Senryō no zu</i> - 営口砲台占領之図)
1896 Nobukazu sino-japanese wa
Triptych of the 'Military Occupation of Liaoning City' (Eikō Hōdai Senryō no zu - 営口砲台占領之図)

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

The second from the series <i>Comical Record of Japanese History</i> (<i>Kokkei Wanisshi-ki</i> - 滑稽倭日史記 )
1895 Yoshiiku satirical monste
The second from the series Comical Record of Japanese History (Kokkei Wanisshi-ki - 滑稽倭日史記 )

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)

Making Chinese Soldiers Shiver (<i>Shinbei no hiyakasare</i> 清兵の冷やかされ ) from the series 'Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs' <i>Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō</i> (日本万歳 百撰百笑)
1894-95 Kiyochika making chine
Making Chinese Soldiers Shiver (Shinbei no hiyakasare 清兵の冷やかされ ) from the series 'Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs' Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō (日本万歳 百撰百笑)

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)

Black pine under snow, large-billed crows - from <i>Keinen kachō gafu</i> ('Album of Bird-and-Flower Pictures by Keinan' - 景年花鳥画譜)
1891 Imao Keinen crows
Black pine under snow, large-billed crows - from Keinen kachō gafu ('Album of Bird-and-Flower Pictures by Keinan' - 景年花鳥画譜)

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)

Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎] as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十石工門) wearing a skull and spider kimono - the inset in the upper left is Bandō Shūka I as Komurasaki (小紫)
1890c Kuniyoshi Spiders.jpeg
Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎] as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十石工門) wearing a skull and spider kimono - the inset in the upper left is Bandō Shūka I as Komurasaki (小紫)

Pigeons - <i>ehon</i> diptych from <i>Keinen kachō gafu</i> ('Album of Bird-and-Flower Pictures by Keinan' - 景年花鳥画譜)
1890c Keinen Pigeons.jpg
Pigeons - ehon diptych from Keinen kachō gafu ('Album of Bird-and-Flower Pictures by Keinan' - 景年花鳥画譜)

Loons in pond - <i>ehon</i> diptych from <i>Keinen kachō gafu</i> ('Album of Bird-and-Flower Pictures by Keinan' - 景年花鳥画譜)
1890c Keinen Loons.jpg
Loons in pond - ehon diptych from Keinen kachō gafu ('Album of Bird-and-Flower Pictures by Keinan' - 景年花鳥画譜)

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)

Ghost #11 ( 魂魄 十一) from the <i>Hyaku monogatari</i> (百もの語)
1890 Yoshiiku 100
Ghost #11 ( 魂魄 十一) from the Hyaku monogatari (百もの語)

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)

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 3 am
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)

Shun 舜, #1 from the series, Juxtaposed Pictures of 24 Paragons of filial piety (<i>Nijūshikō mitate e-awase</i> -  二十四孝見立画合)
1890 Chikanobu taishun filial
Shun 舜, #1 from the series, Juxtaposed Pictures of 24 Paragons of filial piety (Nijūshikō mitate e-awase - 二十四孝見立画合)

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

Picture of Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] cutting off the demon Ibaraki's arm at the Rashōmon [Gate] <i>Rashōmon Watanabe no Tsuna oniudekiri no zu</i> - 羅城門渡辺綱鬼腕斬之図
1888 Yoshitoshi watanabe rasho
Picture of Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] cutting off the demon Ibaraki's arm at the Rashōmon [Gate] Rashōmon Watanabe no Tsuna oniudekiri no zu - 羅城門渡辺綱鬼腕斬之図

Picture of Watanabe no Tsuna Cutting Off the Demon Ibaraki's Arm at the Rashōmon <i>Rashōmon Watanabe no Tsuna oniudekiri no zu</i> - 羅城門渡辺綱鬼腕斬之図
1888 Yoshitoshi watanabe oni
Picture of Watanabe no Tsuna Cutting Off the Demon Ibaraki's Arm at the Rashōmon Rashōmon Watanabe no Tsuna oniudekiri no zu - 羅城門渡辺綱鬼腕斬之図

<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)

The wife of the last shōgun, Tokugawa Keiki (徳川慶喜公御簾中), number 20 (第ニ十), from the series <i>Biographies of the People in the Recent Years</i> (Kinsei Jinbutsu Shi - 近世人物誌)
1888 Yoshitoshi Tokugawa Keiki
The wife of the last shōgun, Tokugawa Keiki (徳川慶喜公御簾中), number 20 (第ニ十), from the series Biographies of the People in the Recent Years (Kinsei Jinbutsu Shi - 近世人物誌)

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)

Taira no Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain (<i>Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu</i> - 平維茂戸隠山鬼女退治之図)
1887 Yoshitoshi Taira no Kurem
Taira no Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain (Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu - 平維茂戸隠山鬼女退治之図)

Rochishin and the Guardian God [Statue] - <i>Rochishin ransui Godaisen Kongōjin o uchikowasu no zu</i> (魯智深爛酔打壊五壹山金剛神之図)
1887 Yoshitoshi suikoden
Rochishin and the Guardian God [Statue] - Rochishin ransui Godaisen Kongōjin o uchikowasu no zu (魯智深爛酔打壊五壹山金剛神之図)

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)

Songokū (Sun Wukong) blows his fur into the air (<i>Gokū fuku ke</i> -  悟空吹毛) above Jō and Uba (Jō kumi[suru] Uba, 尉與姥)  from the  series <i>Sketches by Yoshitoshi</i> (<i>Yoshitoshi ryakuga</i> - 芳年 略画)
1882 Yoshitoshi double chuban
Songokū (Sun Wukong) blows his fur into the air (Gokū fuku ke - 悟空吹毛) above Jō and Uba (Jō kumi[suru] Uba, 尉與姥) from the series Sketches by Yoshitoshi (Yoshitoshi ryakuga - 芳年 略画)

Diptych: The heated stages of pregnancy (in a lighter vein) - five heads, ten bodies (<i>Mimochi on’na natsu no tawamure – Gotō juttai no zu</i> - 妊婦炎暑戯 一名五頭十體の図)
1881 Kunitoshi pregnancy
Diptych: The heated stages of pregnancy (in a lighter vein) - five heads, ten bodies (Mimochi on’na natsu no tawamure – Gotō juttai no zu - 妊婦炎暑戯 一名五頭十體の図)

<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)

<i>Ehon</i> (絵本): <i>shunga</i> (春画)
1880ca Kunisada ehon shunga
Ehon (絵本): shunga (春画)

Seated woman with a pipe
1880ca Hiroshige III woman wit
Seated woman with a pipe

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)

Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) watching a wrestling match between <i>kappa</i>  from the series <i>The Mirror of the Strange Tales from Japan and China</i> (<i>Wakan Kidan Kagami</i> - 和漢奇談鑑)
1880 Yoshitoshi sumo kappa
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) watching a wrestling match between kappa from the series The Mirror of the Strange Tales from Japan and China (Wakan Kidan Kagami - 和漢奇談鑑)

<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]

A woman washing and drying fabric
1878 Anonymous cloth drying
A woman washing and drying fabric

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 as musicians: left panel - Nakamura Sōjūrō (中村宗十郎); center - Iwai Hanshirō VIII (岩井半四郎); right - Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫)
1874 Kunichika musicians tript
Actors as musicians: left panel - Nakamura Sōjūrō (中村宗十郎); center - Iwai Hanshirō VIII (岩井半四郎); right - Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫)

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]

Ichikawa Udanji I [市川右団治] as Kainosuke [甲斐之助] on the right and Onoe Tamizō II [尾上多見蔵] as Komakine Hachirō [駒木根八郎] on the left, in <i>Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa</i> (色競秋七草) [(sic) - actually <i>Keisei Nazuna no Sekku</i> - けいせい薺佳節]
1872ca Yoshitaki actors
Ichikawa Udanji I [市川右団治] as Kainosuke [甲斐之助] on the right and Onoe Tamizō II [尾上多見蔵] as Komakine Hachirō [駒木根八郎] on the left, in Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa (色競秋七草) [(sic) - actually Keisei Nazuna no Sekku - けいせい薺佳節]

No. 10 (十) from the series <i>A Didactic Mirror of Good and Evil</i> (<i>Kyōkun zen'aku kagami</i> - 教訓善悪鏡)
1872 Yoshiiku meiji chuban
No. 10 (十) from the series A Didactic Mirror of Good and Evil (Kyōkun zen'aku kagami - 教訓善悪鏡)

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]

Arashi Rikan IV  (嵐璃寛) as Sakuramaru (桜丸), Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Matsuōmaru (松王丸) and Nakamura Fukusuke III (中村福助) as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) in the play <i>Sugawara denju tenarai kagami</i> (菅原伝授手習鑑)
1870s yoshitaki trip.jpg
Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) as Sakuramaru (桜丸), Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Matsuōmaru (松王丸) and Nakamura Fukusuke III (中村福助) as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) in the play Sugawara denju tenarai kagami (菅原伝授手習鑑)

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)

Mitsuhide's daughter, Morihime (<i>Mitsuhide musume Morihime</i> - 光秀娘盛姫) - number 16 (十六) from the series <i>Taiheiki Supplements</i> (太平記拾遺)
1869 Yoshiiku sword mouth
Mitsuhide's daughter, Morihime (Mitsuhide musume Morihime - 光秀娘盛姫) - number 16 (十六) from the series Taiheiki Supplements (太平記拾遺)

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)

Hakoōmaru (箱王丸) and Hachiman Shichirō (八幡七郎) from the series <i>Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade</i> (<i>Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan</i> - 東錦浮世稿談)
1868 Yoshitoshi strangle
Hakoōmaru (箱王丸) and Hachiman Shichirō (八幡七郎) from the series Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade (Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan - 東錦浮世稿談)

Iwami Jūtarō Hōsuke (岩見重太郎包輔) from the series<i> Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade </i>(<i>Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan</i> - 東錦浮世稿談)
1868 Yoshitoshi ohashi
Iwami Jūtarō Hōsuke (岩見重太郎包輔) from the series Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade (Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan - 東錦浮世稿談)

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