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From an illustrated book on filial piety, the <i>Eiri kōkyō</i> (絵入孝経) by Kitao Masayoshi
1700s Chushingura.jpg
From an illustrated book on filial piety, the Eiri kōkyō (絵入孝経) by Kitao Masayoshi
Mega Magosaburō Nagamune [妻鹿孫三郎長宗] at Battle of Tōji [束寺] number 3 (三 in the lower right) - from an untitled warrior series by Okumura Masanobu
1710c Masanobu Toji
Mega Magosaburō Nagamune [妻鹿孫三郎長宗] at Battle of Tōji [束寺] number 3 (三 in the lower right) - from an untitled warrior series by Okumura Masanobu
Yamashita Kinsaku II (山下金作) as a young beauty standing over the kneeling actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I (佐野川市松)
1750s Kiyomitsu kinsaku
Yamashita Kinsaku II (山下金作) as a young beauty standing over the kneeling actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I (佐野川市松)
Young samurai on horseback
1750s Masanobu horse dandy
Young samurai on horseback
Osen of the Kagiya teahouse playing with a kitten
1760s Harunobu cat tease
Osen of the Kagiya teahouse playing with a kitten
Two bijin enjoying a summer evening along the Sumida in Edo
1760s Harunobu sumida
Two bijin enjoying a summer evening along the Sumida in Edo
Young man, as the <i>bodhisattva</i> of wisdom, Monju [文殊], sitting astride his vehicle, a lion
1768-70 Harunobu pins 225
Young man, as the bodhisattva of wisdom, Monju [文殊], sitting astride his vehicle, a lion
Lovers on boat
1768ca Harunobu 01
Lovers on boat
Hotei fording a river with a young woman on his back
1769 Harunobu Hotei
Hotei fording a river with a young woman on his back
Nakamura Utaemon I (中村歌右衛門) as the Monk Seigen of Kiyomizu Temple from the play <i>Soga Moyō Aigo no Wakamatsu</i> [そがもよう あいごのわかまつ] [曾我?愛護若松]
1769 Shunsho seigen
Nakamura Utaemon I (中村歌右衛門) as the Monk Seigen of Kiyomizu Temple from the play Soga Moyō Aigo no Wakamatsu [そがもよう あいごのわかまつ] [曾我?愛護若松]
Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] about to cut off the arm of the demon Ibaraki at the Rasho Gate (Rashomon)
1770-90c Shunsho pins 555
Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] about to cut off the arm of the demon Ibaraki at the Rasho Gate (Rashomon)
Segawa Kikunojō II in the Stone Wall (<i>Shakkyō</i> - 石橋) lion dance.
1770 ca Buncho kikunojo shakky
Segawa Kikunojō II in the Stone Wall (Shakkyō - 石橋) lion dance.
Wild Pinks (寄花): The Rokō girl (<i>Rokō musume</i> - 路考娘, nadeshiko), from the series Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers (<i>Ukiyo bijin yosebana</i> - 浮世美人季)
1770 Harunobu fan vendor
Wild Pinks (寄花): The Rokō girl (Rokō musume - 路考娘, nadeshiko), from the series Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers (Ukiyo bijin yosebana - 浮世美人季)
An amorous couple possibly by Suzuki Harunobu
1770 Harunobu letter.jpg
An amorous couple possibly by Suzuki Harunobu
Young woman under willow in the falling snow
1770c Koryusai bijin snow
Young woman under willow in the falling snow
Cooling off at the riverside
1770c Koryusai cooling off
Cooling off at the riverside
Young courtesan on horseback being assisted by a young man, possibly her lover - with Mt. Fuji looming in the background
1770c Koryusai Lovers
Young courtesan on horseback being assisted by a young man, possibly her lover - with Mt. Fuji looming in the background
<i>Haikai meoto Mane'emon</i> 6 (俳諧女夫-まねへもん - 六) or 'Mane'emon Discovers a Miniature Woman Under a Basket' from the series <i>Poems of the Male and Female Mane'emon</i>
1770s Koryusai manayemon
Haikai meoto Mane'emon 6 (俳諧女夫-まねへもん - 六) or 'Mane'emon Discovers a Miniature Woman Under a Basket' from the series Poems of the Male and Female Mane'emon
'A game of tag'
1770s Koryusai pins 446
'A game of tag'
Matsumoto Kōshirō II as Hata no Daizen Taketora and Ichikawa Yaozō II as Kujaku no Saburō on the right, Nakajima Mihoemon II as Aramaki Mimishirō and Nakamura Shōchō as Ōtomo no Kuronushi (or Ki no Tsurayuki) on the left in the play <i>Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji</i> ['Flowers of Japan: Ono no Komachi's Five Characters' - 倭花小野五文字]
1771c Shunsho four actors
Matsumoto Kōshirō II as Hata no Daizen Taketora and Ichikawa Yaozō II as Kujaku no Saburō on the right, Nakajima Mihoemon II as Aramaki Mimishirō and Nakamura Shōchō as Ōtomo no Kuronushi (or Ki no Tsurayuki) on the left in the play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji ['Flowers of Japan: Ono no Komachi's Five Characters' - 倭花小野五文字]
Dressed in white in the eight month (<i>Hachigatsu shiromuku</i>): Michiharu (道はる) of the Tsutaya (蔦屋内) from the series <i>Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves</i> (<i>Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō</i> - 雛形若菜の初模様)
1775c Koryusai Cortesan Michih
Dressed in white in the eight month (Hachigatsu shiromuku): Michiharu (道はる) of the Tsutaya (蔦屋内) from the series Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō - 雛形若菜の初模様)
Shunga with peeping Toms
1775c Koryusai shunga peepers
Shunga with peeping Toms
Onoe Masazō [尾上政蔵] in a kabuki performance of the <i>daishō no mai</i> or sword dance [大小の舞]
1776 Shunsho hat
Onoe Masazō [尾上政蔵] in a kabuki performance of the daishō no mai or sword dance [大小の舞]
Segawa Kikunojō III [瀬川菊之丞] as a woman crouching with a sword
1778 Shunsho kikunojo
Segawa Kikunojō III [瀬川菊之丞] as a woman crouching with a sword
Watōnai subduing a tiger
1780-90c Shunei tiger
Watōnai subduing a tiger
Ichimura Uzaemon IX [市村羽左衛門] as Soga no Gorō [曽我の五郎]
1780 Shunsho Hosoban
Ichimura Uzaemon IX [市村羽左衛門] as Soga no Gorō [曽我の五郎]
<i>Shunga</i> of a couple on a balcony engaged in sex from <i>Koshoku zue juni-ko</i> (好色図会十二候) or 'Erotic Pictures for the 12 Months'
1780c Shuncho Balcony shunga.j
Shunga of a couple on a balcony engaged in sex from Koshoku zue juni-ko (好色図会十二候) or 'Erotic Pictures for the 12 Months'
Woman accompanying a child on horseback with a view of Mount Fuji in the distance - probably the central panel of a triptych
1780s Shuncho near Fuji
Woman accompanying a child on horseback with a view of Mount Fuji in the distance - probably the central panel of a triptych
Arashi Sangorō II
1780s Shunsho sangogo ii
Arashi Sangorō II
Taira no Koremori battling with the demon/woman in <i>Momijigari</i>
1780s Shunsho watanabe oni
Taira no Koremori battling with the demon/woman in Momijigari
Tomoe Gozen [巴御前] on horseback twisting off the head of Onda no Hachirō Moroshige [御田八郎師重]
1784 Shunzan Katsukawa
Tomoe Gozen [巴御前] on horseback twisting off the head of Onda no Hachirō Moroshige [御田八郎師重]
The courtesan Nioteru (鳰照) of the Ogiya (おぎや) with two attendants, Namiji and Aō-mi - from a triptych of courtesans viewing cherry blossoms (<i>Naka no machi no sakura</i> - 仲之町の桜)
1785 Kiyonaga cherry.jpg
The courtesan Nioteru (鳰照) of the Ogiya (おぎや) with two attendants, Namiji and Aō-mi - from a triptych of courtesans viewing cherry blossoms (Naka no machi no sakura - 仲之町の桜)
Two girls relaxing with a dog
1785c Shuncho Hashira-e
Two girls relaxing with a dog
Two <i>bijin</i> visiting Shinobazu Pond at Ueno with a view of the Benten Shrine in the background
1787 Shuncho two ladies
Two bijin visiting Shinobazu Pond at Ueno with a view of the Benten Shrine in the background
The dolphin-like <i>kinshachi</i> (金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)
1790-1810c Sori surimono
The dolphin-like kinshachi (金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)
Geisha and <i>wakashu</i> at Matsumoto tea house
1790 ca Eishi geisha & wakasha
Geisha and wakashu at Matsumoto tea house
Courtesans in a brothel - left-hand panel from a triptych showing the forces of good and evil influences in the red-light district (遊郭善玉悪玉 - <i>Yūkaku zendama akudama</i>)
1790c Chōki onis
Courtesans in a brothel - left-hand panel from a triptych showing the forces of good and evil influences in the red-light district (遊郭善玉悪玉 - Yūkaku zendama akudama)
Two <i>bijin</i> on a walk at night holding an <i>odawara</i>-lantern
1790c Eiri pins 913
Two bijin on a walk at night holding an odawara-lantern
Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura
1790c Eisho pins 879
Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura
A courtesan with her <i>kamuro</i> possibly from the Matsubaya
1790c Eisho Pins 894
A courtesan with her kamuro possibly from the Matsubaya
Sumō bout between Tanikaze (<i>Nishi Tanikaze</i> 西 谷風) and Onogawa (<i>Azuma Onogawa</i> - 東 小野川)
1790c Shunko tanikaze onogawa
Sumō bout between Tanikaze (Nishi Tanikaze 西 谷風) and Onogawa (Azuma Onogawa - 東 小野川)
A tea house waitress in front of an <i>oyasumi-dokoro</i> (御休所) at the Sansha Daigongen (三社大権現) shrine
1790c Shunkyoku hashira-e
A tea house waitress in front of an oyasumi-dokoro (御休所) at the Sansha Daigongen (三社大権現) shrine
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
1790c Toyohiro Tea
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
The right-hand panel of a triptych of <i>Women Masquerading as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune</i> (<i>Shichifukujin</i> - 七福神): Daikoku with a mallet and Benzaiten with a <i>biwa</i> and a young attendant
1790c Toyokuni musicians
The right-hand panel of a triptych of Women Masquerading as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichifukujin - 七福神): Daikoku with a mallet and Benzaiten with a biwa and a young attendant
Two <i>bijin</i> walking near a row of decorative lanterns at a festival
1790c Unknown pins 1036
Two bijin walking near a row of decorative lanterns at a festival
Okaru (おかる) and Yuranosuke (由良之助) in a scene from Chapter 7 of the Chūshingura
1790s Choki pins 846
Okaru (おかる) and Yuranosuke (由良之助) in a scene from Chapter 7 of the Chūshingura
Nakamura Nakazō I [中村仲蔵] in a kabuki role
1790s Shunei actor
Nakamura Nakazō I [中村仲蔵] in a kabuki role
Sawamura Sojūrō III in the role of a samurai
1790s Shunei sojuro iii
Sawamura Sojūrō III in the role of a samurai
The actor Ichikawa Yaozō III
1790s Shunei yaozo iii
The actor Ichikawa Yaozō III
Courtesans of Tsutaya Teahouse with near the Ryōgoku Bridge - one panel of a pentaptych
1790s Toyokuni tsutaya teahous
Courtesans of Tsutaya Teahouse with near the Ryōgoku Bridge - one panel of a pentaptych
Osagawa Tsuneyo II (小佐川常世) in an unidentified role
1790s Toyomaru tsunego ii
Osagawa Tsuneyo II (小佐川常世) in an unidentified role
Shunga print attributed to Utamaro, but possibly by Shunman
1790s Utamaro shunga
Shunga print attributed to Utamaro, but possibly by Shunman
<i>Seirō niwaka zensei asobi</i>: <i>Ni no kawari</i> (青楼仁和嘉全盛遊: 二ノ替り - 'Popular Entertainment at the Niwaka Festival, Yoshiwara: Second Transformation')
1791-94 ca Shunzan
Seirō niwaka zensei asobi: Ni no kawari (青楼仁和嘉全盛遊: 二ノ替り - 'Popular Entertainment at the Niwaka Festival, Yoshiwara: Second Transformation')
A Lucky New Year Dream of a Mouse Wedding (鼠の嫁入りの初夢)
1792ca Toyokuni I lucky new ye
A Lucky New Year Dream of a Mouse Wedding (鼠の嫁入りの初夢)
Yoshitsune (源義經公) and Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) and the signboard warning to Kumagai
1793c Shuntei Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune (源義經公) and Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) and the signboard warning to Kumagai
Sawamura Gennosuke I [初代沢村源之助] with two <i>bijin</i> gathering pine branches or a New Year's celebration from the series 十二組の内 (<i>Jūni kumi no uchi</i>) - center panel of a triptych
1795-1800c Toyokuni river pine
Sawamura Gennosuke I [初代沢村源之助] with two bijin gathering pine branches or a New Year's celebration from the series 十二組の内 (Jūni kumi no uchi) - center panel of a triptych
Hinazuru of the Chōjiya (丁子屋雛鶴) from the series <i>Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals</i> (<i>Seirō bijin Rokkasen</i> - 青楼美人六花仙)
1795c Eishi 01
Hinazuru of the Chōjiya (丁子屋雛鶴) from the series Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals (Seirō bijin Rokkasen - 青楼美人六花仙)
Party on the <i>daifuku</i> (大福) pleasure boat
1795c Eishi Boat ride
Party on the daifuku (大福) pleasure boat
Kisegawa of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋喜瀬川) from the series <i>Six Beautiful Flowers of the Gay Quarters</i> (<i>Chaya Bijin Rokkasen</i> - 青楼美人六歌仙)
1795c Eishi kisegawa
Kisegawa of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋喜瀬川) from the series Six Beautiful Flowers of the Gay Quarters (Chaya Bijin Rokkasen - 青楼美人六歌仙)
The fan seller - pillar print
1795c Masanobu fan vendor
The fan seller - pillar print
Farm wives relaxing (<i>Ikou nōfu</i> - 憩う農婦) from the series <i>Kyōka-iri aiban fūzoku zu</i> (狂歌入間判風俗図)
1795c Utamaro Bijin Farmers
Farm wives relaxing (Ikou nōfu - 憩う農婦) from the series Kyōka-iri aiban fūzoku zu (狂歌入間判風俗図)
Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵　九段目)
1795c Utamaro P165
Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵　九段目)
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) and Arashi Sampachi I (嵐三八)
1796ca Toyokuni sumo
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) and Arashi Sampachi I (嵐三八)
Upper left panel of a 6 panel piece: <i>On top of and beneath Ryōgoku Bridge </i> (<i>Ryōgokubashi no ue, shita</i> 両国橋 上下)
1798c Utamaro 01
Upper left panel of a 6 panel piece: On top of and beneath Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgokubashi no ue, shita 両国橋 上下)
<i>7 Imaginary Chinese Creatures</i> (<i>shōjō</i>)<i> in a Drunken State</i> (<i>Shichi-nin shōjō zuburoku no zu</i> - 七人猩々酩酊之図) - left panel of a triptych
1798c Utamaro 02
7 Imaginary Chinese Creatures (shōjō) in a Drunken State (Shichi-nin shōjō zuburoku no zu - 七人猩々酩酊之図) - left panel of a triptych
Married man and widow with a smoking set beside them from the series <i>Unraveling the Threads of Desire</i> (<i>Negai no ito-guchi</i> - ねがいの糸口)
1799 Utamaro Unraveling Thread
Married man and widow with a smoking set beside them from the series Unraveling the Threads of Desire (Negai no ito-guchi - ねがいの糸口)
Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (<i>yotsude ami</i> - 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych
1800-01 Utamaro BW
Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (yotsude ami - 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych
Young couple - youth with courtesan
1800-05c Moronobu couple
Young couple - youth with courtesan
A traveling <i>bijin</i> on horseback pausing for a smoke
1800-10c Tsukimaro horse ride
A traveling bijin on horseback pausing for a smoke
Warriors Struggling in a Storm
1800 Shuntei lightning
Warriors Struggling in a Storm
Ichikawa Yaozō IV (市川八百蔵) as Omuraya Denbei (伝兵衛) and Iwai Kumesaburō I (岩井粂三郎) as the courtesan Oshun (おしゅん) in the play <i>Keisei byōbu ura</i> (A Courtesan: a folding screen and the seashore) (けいせい屏風浦)
1800 Toyokuni I ichikawa yaozo
Ichikawa Yaozō IV (市川八百蔵) as Omuraya Denbei (伝兵衛) and Iwai Kumesaburō I (岩井粂三郎) as the courtesan Oshun (おしゅん) in the play Keisei byōbu ura (A Courtesan: a folding screen and the seashore) (けいせい屏風浦)
Pillar print of a Okaru [おかる] looking down at Ōboshi Yuranosuke [大星由良之助] - from the ‘Gion Ichiriki Jaya’ scene (段目) VII of the <i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i> ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
1800c Toyokuni I Pillar
Pillar print of a Okaru [おかる] looking down at Ōboshi Yuranosuke [大星由良之助] - from the ‘Gion Ichiriki Jaya’ scene (段目) VII of the Kanadehon Chūshingura ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as number three (三) from a series of 5 Chivalrous Men
1800c Toyokuni I utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as number three (三) from a series of 5 Chivalrous Men
Samawura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) in the role of Miuranosuke Yoshiaki (三浦之介義明) in the play <i>Kamakura sandaiki</i> or <i>Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns</i> - 鎌倉三代記
1800c Toyokuni kennosuke
Samawura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) in the role of Miuranosuke Yoshiaki (三浦之介義明) in the play Kamakura sandaiki or Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns - 鎌倉三代記
Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat
1800c Toyokuni kikunojo sanjin
Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat
A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning
1800c Unknown shunga tiger no-
A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning
Pine needles
1800s katagami
Pine needles
Nakayama Tomisaburō I standing next to Matsumoto Koshirō V in the checkered robe, Ichikawa Danjurō VII in makeup and Onoe Eizaburō I seated and holding a scroll - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled <i>Edo shibai sangai no zu</i> ('The 3rd Floor of an Edo Theater' - 江戸芝居三階之図)
1802-03 Toyokuni Kabuki 4
Nakayama Tomisaburō I standing next to Matsumoto Koshirō V in the checkered robe, Ichikawa Danjurō VII in makeup and Onoe Eizaburō I seated and holding a scroll - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled Edo shibai sangai no zu ('The 3rd Floor of an Edo Theater' - 江戸芝居三階之図)
Center panel of <i>Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura</i> at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]
1803-4c Utamaro Beach
Center panel of Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]
The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (<i>Ryūgūjō</i> 龍宮城)
1804ca Shunsen mirage ryugujo
The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (Ryūgūjō 龍宮城)
<i>Mitate</i> representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or <i>Fūryū hachi sennin</i> (風流八仙人)
1804c Kuninaga doll festival
Mitate representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or Fūryū hachi sennin (風流八仙人)
Mutsu Province (陸奥) from the series <i>Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers </i> (<i>Fūryū Mu Tamagawa</i> - 風流六玉川) - one panel of a hexaptych
1804c Utamaro mutsu
Mutsu Province (陸奥) from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Fūryū Mu Tamagawa - 風流六玉川) - one panel of a hexaptych
Courtesans Ōi (大井) and Koremitsu (?) of the Ebiya house (海老屋)
1804c Utamaro Oi Korimitsu
Courtesans Ōi (大井) and Koremitsu (?) of the Ebiya house (海老屋)
Ōtani Tomoemon II (大谷友右衛門) with a Scroll
1805 Toyokuni tomoemon scroll
Ōtani Tomoemon II (大谷友右衛門) with a Scroll
Komurasaki (小紫) of the Miuraya (みうらや) playing a <i>koto</i> and Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) playing a <i>shakuhachi</i>
1805c eisui Pins 906
Komurasaki (小紫) of the Miuraya (みうらや) playing a koto and Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) playing a shakuhachi
<i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i>, Act 5 - <i>Godanme</i> ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - encounter on the Yamazaki road
1806 Hokusai chushingura
Kanadehon Chūshingura, Act 5 - Godanme ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - encounter on the Yamazaki road
Ichikawa Omezō I as Yanone Gorō [矢の根五郎] in the lower right - the Weaver Maiden and the Ox Herder are in the circle in the upper left
1807 Toyokuni I Omezo
Ichikawa Omezō I as Yanone Gorō [矢の根五郎] in the lower right - the Weaver Maiden and the Ox Herder are in the circle in the upper left
Famous Product: Mount Fuji White Saké (<i>Meibutsu fuji no shirozake</i> - 名物富士の白酒) - left-hand panel of a triptych
1807 Utamaro II Well
Famous Product: Mount Fuji White Saké (Meibutsu fuji no shirozake - 名物富士の白酒) - left-hand panel of a triptych
Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (<i>Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi</i> - 役者見立敵討)
1808 Shuntei actors at enoshim
Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi - 役者見立敵討)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the <i>yakko</i> Ippei (奴逸平)
1808 Toyokuni I itsubei hannya
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the yakko Ippei (奴逸平)
Scene from <i>Tsui no hinagata</i> ('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形) - an album of 12 compositions
1810-14 Hokusai Festive Lovers
Scene from Tsui no hinagata ('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形) - an album of 12 compositions
Masumoto Kōshirō V (五代目松本幸四郎) on the left as 藤部伊賀の守 and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川 團十郎) as 藤部太郎, two brothers struggling over a precious sword - two panels of a triptych from the play <i>Hana to Fubuki Wagō Taiheiki</i> (花雪和合太平記)
1810c Kuninao snow sword
Masumoto Kōshirō V (五代目松本幸四郎) on the left as 藤部伊賀の守 and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川 團十郎) as 藤部太郎, two brothers struggling over a precious sword - two panels of a triptych from the play Hana to Fubuki Wagō Taiheiki (花雪和合太平記)
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
1810c Kunisada monnosuke
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
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
1810c Kuniyasu visit tea
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
<i>Kakemono of an <i>oiran</i> in a black </i>uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky
1810c Shunsen lineless
Kakemono of an oiran in a black uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) on the left and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right, both portraying <i>Yamadori seirei</i> (山鳥せいれい) or female mandarin ducks in the play <i>Saruwaka's gold-crested battle fan</i> (<i>Saruwaka Hisago no gunbai</i> - 猿若瓢軍配)
1810c Toyokuni ducks
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) on the left and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right, both portraying Yamadori seirei (山鳥せいれい) or female mandarin ducks in the play Saruwaka's gold-crested battle fan (Saruwaka Hisago no gunbai - 猿若瓢軍配)
Bandō Mitsugorō (坂東三津五郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> (Ume) Yoshibei (由兵衛) from the play 'The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith' (<i>Gion Sairei Shinkōki</i> - 祇園祭礼信仰記) - this is number 5 (五) from this series
1810c Toyokuni I mitsugoro
Bandō Mitsugorō (坂東三津五郎) as the otokodate (Ume) Yoshibei (由兵衛) from the play 'The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith' (Gion Sairei Shinkōki - 祇園祭礼信仰記) - this is number 5 (五) from this series
Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Yorikane (頼兼) about to slay his mistress Takao (高尾) played by Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) - vertical diptych
1810c Toyokuni Tannosuke II Yo
Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Yorikane (頼兼) about to slay his mistress Takao (高尾) played by Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) - vertical diptych
Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (<i>Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi</i> - 英山 花あやめ五人揃)
1810s Eizan komachi
Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi - 英山 花あやめ五人揃)
'Spring Poems' (春詠): <i>surimono</i> of votive painting of Asahina pulling the armor of Soga no Gorō
1810s Shuntei soga goro asahin
'Spring Poems' (春詠): surimono of votive painting of Asahina pulling the armor of Soga no Gorō
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之亟) as the <i>keisei</i> Katsuragi (けいせいかつらき)
1810s Toyokuni tobacco
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之亟) as the keisei Katsuragi (けいせいかつらき)
Bandō Hikosaburō III (坂東彦三郎) as Yuranosuke (由良之介) standing and Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Okaru (おかる) in the play <i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i> ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵]
1811 Toyokuni I bando hikosabu
Bandō Hikosaburō III (坂東彦三郎) as Yuranosuke (由良之介) standing and Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Okaru (おかる) in the play Kanadehon Chūshingura ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵]
Segawa Rokō IV (瀬川路考) standing with Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東彦三郎)
1811 Toyokuni I roko iv bando
Segawa Rokō IV (瀬川路考) standing with Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東彦三郎)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in a kabuki role as a figure standing in the snow, holding an umbrella
1811 Toyokuni I Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in a kabuki role as a figure standing in the snow, holding an umbrella
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Mitsugatsuji (三ヶつ地) Tsurunosuke (鶴之介) from the play <i>Sugata no Hana Azuma no Date-zome</i> [姿花江戸伊達染]
1811 Toyokuni mitsugoro III
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Mitsugatsuji (三ヶつ地) Tsurunosuke (鶴之介) from the play Sugata no Hana Azuma no Date-zome [姿花江戸伊達染]
Kawazu Sukeyasu (河津祐安) and Matano Kagehisa (俣野景久) at the sumō tournament in the presence of Minamoto no Yoritomo - this is the center panel of a triptych
1811c Kunisada sumo
Kawazu Sukeyasu (河津祐安) and Matano Kagehisa (俣野景久) at the sumō tournament in the presence of Minamoto no Yoritomo - this is the center panel of a triptych
The Moon (月): Onoe Matsusuke II [尾上松助] relaxing at night viewing the moon and bats
1812 Toyokuni Onoe Matsusuke
The Moon (月): Onoe Matsusuke II [尾上松助] relaxing at night viewing the moon and bats
Onoe Shōroku I (尾上松緑) as the ghost of Princess Osakabe (刑部姫) haunting Hayakawa Takakage on the battlements of Himeji Castle (姫路城) - <i>Osakabe henka Onoe Shōroku</i> (おさかべ変化尾上松緑) - this is the top half of a vertical diptych
1812c Kunisada Baiko
Onoe Shōroku I (尾上松緑) as the ghost of Princess Osakabe (刑部姫) haunting Hayakawa Takakage on the battlements of Himeji Castle (姫路城) - Osakabe henka Onoe Shōroku (おさかべ変化尾上松緑) - this is the top half of a vertical diptych
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