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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)

1780s Shunsho watanabe oni
Taira no Koremori battling with the demon/woman in Momijigari

Kintarō reading an <i>ehon</i> on the back of a bear accompanied by an <i>oni</i> holding an ax

1789 Kiyonaga kintaro bear.jpg
Kintarō reading an ehon on the back of a bear accompanied by an oni holding an ax

Three brave men slaying the giant <i>uwabami</i> [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left

1790s Shuntei Egara no Heita
Three brave men slaying the giant uwabami [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left

<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

Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata (‘Iohata bokon’) in the play <i>Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi</i> (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)

1800c Kunihisa Onoe Matsusuke
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata (‘Iohata bokon’) in the play Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)

Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as both the ghost of Kohada Koheiji (小鰭小平次) and Koheiji's wife - from the play <i>Iroiri Otogi Zōshi</i>

1800c Toyokuni I lantern ghost
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as both the ghost of Kohada Koheiji (小鰭小平次) and Koheiji's wife - from the play Iroiri Otogi Zōshi

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

Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of Iohata (いおはた...) and Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜世太郎) as a boatman Tokubei (せんどう徳兵衛)

1804 Kunihisa ghost
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of Iohata (いおはた...) and Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜世太郎) as a boatman Tokubei (せんどう徳兵衛)

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)

Kintarō (金太郎), carp and tengu diptych

1810ca Shuntei carp
Kintarō (金太郎), carp and tengu diptych

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)

Yorimitsu (頼光) and his men (Suetake - 末武, Kintoki - 金時 and Sadamitsu - 定光) killing the monster of Oeyama, Shuten-dōji [酒呑童子] - these are the middle and right-hand panels of a triptych

1810c Shuntei monster of Oeyam
Yorimitsu (頼光) and his men (Suetake - 末武, Kintoki - 金時 and Sadamitsu - 定光) killing the monster of Oeyama, Shuten-dōji [酒呑童子] - these are the middle and right-hand panels of a triptych

Tengu and carp - left panel of a diptych

1810c Shuntei tengu and carp
Tengu and carp - left panel of a diptych

Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] struggles with the Ibaraki demon (茨鬼) at Modori Bridge (<i>Ibaraki no oni; Modoribashi Tsuna henge ni au</i> - 戻橋綱逢変化)

1810s Kunisada watanabe oni
Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] struggles with the Ibaraki demon (茨鬼) at Modori Bridge (Ibaraki no oni; Modoribashi Tsuna henge ni au - 戻橋綱逢変化)

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

1813 Ashiyuki kitsusaburo
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政), the legendary warrior holding a flaming brand while his assistant kills the Nue monster

Onoe Shōroku I (尾上松緑) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in a scene from Shōroku's revival of the story of Princess Osakabe (<i>Matazoro Shōroko Osakabe banashi</i>)

1814 Kunisada princess osakabe
Onoe Shōroku I (尾上松緑) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in a scene from Shōroku's revival of the story of Princess Osakabe (Matazoro Shōroko Osakabe banashi)

Umbrella monster (<i>kasa-obake</i> 傘おばけ or <i>karakasa-obake</i> から傘おばけ) from the series Seven Changes: Arashi Sangorō III... (<i>Shichi Henge Sangorō</i> - 七変化嵐三五郎)

1815 Toyokuni umbrella monster
Umbrella monster (kasa-obake 傘おばけ or karakasa-obake から傘おばけ) from the series Seven Changes: Arashi Sangorō III... (Shichi Henge Sangorō - 七変化嵐三五郎)

Minamoto Yoshinaka and His Four Retainers Defeat the Tengu in the Deep Mountains of Kiso (<i>Minamoto Yoshinaka Shitennō to tomo ni Kiso no okuyama ni tengu o taiji su</i> - 源義仲四天王トともに木曽の奥山に天狗を退治す)

1820-40c Shunshi II Minamoto Y
Minamoto Yoshinaka and His Four Retainers Defeat the Tengu in the Deep Mountains of Kiso (Minamoto Yoshinaka Shitennō to tomo ni Kiso no okuyama ni tengu o taiji su - 源義仲四天王トともに木曽の奥山に天狗を退治す)

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (与茂七) on the left and Oiwa (お岩ぼふこん) on the right and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Tamiya Iemon (伊右衛門) also on the right

1820 Kuniyoshi oiwa diptych
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (与茂七) on the left and Oiwa (お岩ぼふこん) on the right and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Tamiya Iemon (伊右衛門) also on the right

Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow

1820c Kunisada tometomo
Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow

Chōryō rescuing a slipper from the Wei River for Kōsekikō, the 'Yellow Stone Elder' (漢黄石公), disguised as an insignificant old man, from the series <i>Kan-So Gundan</i> (漢楚軍談)

1820s Kunisada choryo
Chōryō rescuing a slipper from the Wei River for Kōsekikō, the 'Yellow Stone Elder' (漢黄石公), disguised as an insignificant old man, from the series Kan-So Gundan (漢楚軍談)

SAWAMURA TOSSHŌ I (澤村訥升) as Torii Matasuke [鳥井又助] with the severed head of a woman between his teeth - trimmed print - left panel of a diptych

1820s Kuniyoshi ghost.jpeg
SAWAMURA TOSSHŌ I (澤村訥升) as Torii Matasuke [鳥井又助] with the severed head of a woman between his teeth - trimmed print - left panel of a diptych

Right to left: Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as the fox Kojorō (小女郎狐); Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Sengoku Gonpei (仙石権平); Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Takechi Samanosuke (武智左馬之助); Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Izumo no Okuni (いつものおくに); & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三)

1821 Hokushu pentaptych
Right to left: Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as the fox Kojorō (小女郎狐); Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Sengoku Gonpei (仙石権平); Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Takechi Samanosuke (武智左馬之助); Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Izumo no Okuni (いつものおくに); & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三)

Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the ghost of Akushichbyōei Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) reflected in a mirror from the series <i>Modern Mirror of Actors</i> (<i>Yakusha Tosei Kagami</i> - 役者當世鏡)

1823 Toyokuni mirror ghost
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the ghost of Akushichbyōei Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) reflected in a mirror from the series Modern Mirror of Actors (Yakusha Tosei Kagami - 役者當世鏡)

Kamigashi-hime (神我志姫) transformed brigands into spiders then destroyed them

1824-5 Kuniyoshi spider
Kamigashi-hime (神我志姫) transformed brigands into spiders then destroyed them

Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂) killing Kijo the demon-woman at Togakushi-yama

1825 Kuniyoshi demon woman
Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂) killing Kijo the demon-woman at Togakushi-yama

Nakamura Utaemon III (中むら歌右ヱ門) as Lady Tamamo no Mae in the Dance of Nine Changes (<i>Kokono bake no uchi</i> - 九変化ノ内, <i>Tamamo no mae</i> - 玉藻ノ前) in the play <i>Yosete Arata ni Kokonobake</i> [日本新玉九尾化]

1825 yoshikuni tamamo no mae
Nakamura Utaemon III (中むら歌右ヱ門) as Lady Tamamo no Mae in the Dance of Nine Changes (Kokono bake no uchi - 九変化ノ内, Tamamo no mae - 玉藻ノ前) in the play Yosete Arata ni Kokonobake [日本新玉九尾化]

Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (将軍太郎良門) and Yamashita Kinsaku III (山下金作) as Hashidate (橋立), wife of Yasumasa (保昌)

1825c Kunisada Ebizo Kinsaku
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (将軍太郎良門) and Yamashita Kinsaku III (山下金作) as Hashidate (橋立), wife of Yasumasa (保昌)

Asao Takumi I (浅尾内匠) as Naosuke Gonbei (直介権兵へ) and Ichikawa Sukejūrō IV (市川助十郎) as Hamiya Iemon (羽宮伊右衛門) on the right, and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (佐藤与茂七) on the left in the play 'Ghost Story along the Eastern Sea Road at Yotsuya' (<i>Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan</i> 東海道四谷怪談)

1826 Hokuei Oiwa diptych
Asao Takumi I (浅尾内匠) as Naosuke Gonbei (直介権兵へ) and Ichikawa Sukejūrō IV (市川助十郎) as Hamiya Iemon (羽宮伊右衛門) on the right, and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (佐藤与茂七) on the left in the play 'Ghost Story along the Eastern Sea Road at Yotsuya' (Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan 東海道四谷怪談)

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Oiwa in the play <i>Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan</i> (伊呂波四谷怪談) second state of this print

1826 Hokushu Oiwa
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Oiwa in the play Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan (伊呂波四谷怪談) second state of this print

Gongsun Sheng, Single Purity (Nyūunryū Kōsonshō -入雲龍公孫勝) from the series <i>One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

1827-30 Kuniyoshi pupular suik
Gongsun Sheng, Single Purity (Nyūunryū Kōsonshō -入雲龍公孫勝) from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)　

Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a <i>wani</i> (sea-monster - 鰐)

1828 Kuniyoshi
Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a wani (sea-monster - 鰐)

Onoe Baikō III (尾上梅幸) as the ghost of Kasane [かさねゆうこん] in the play <i>Kuruwa Kuruwa Date no Ōyose</i> [曲輪来伊達大寄] - the upper half of a vertical diptych

1828c Kunisada Baiko II
Onoe Baikō III (尾上梅幸) as the ghost of Kasane [かさねゆうこん] in the play Kuruwa Kuruwa Date no Ōyose [曲輪来伊達大寄] - the upper half of a vertical diptych

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) on right as Ryoshi Tsunazō (猟師綱蔵) and Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as a long necked monster disguised as the <i>koshimoto</i> Otsuru ( 腰元おつる) - from the play <i>Kasane Ōgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka</i> (重扇寿松若)

1830-35 Kunisada 2 of a tripty
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) on right as Ryoshi Tsunazō (猟師綱蔵) and Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as a long necked monster disguised as the koshimoto Otsuru ( 腰元おつる) - from the play Kasane Ōgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka (重扇寿松若)

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