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Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (<i>Dōke hyaku monogatari</i> - 道化百物かたり)

1868 No Name triptych
Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (Dōke hyaku monogatari - 道化百物かたり)

Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka (木曾駒若丸義仲) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1866 Yoshitoshi tengu fight
Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka (木曾駒若丸義仲) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) struggling with a three eyed demon. This is from the series <i>Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes</i> (<i>Yūretsu kekki den</i> - 勇烈血気伝)

1866 Yoshitora Akebono vs mons
Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) struggling with a three eyed demon. This is from the series Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes (Yūretsu kekki den - 勇烈血気伝)

The sumō wrestler Shirafuji Genta (白藤源太) from the series <i>Ghost Stories of China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan hyaku monogatari</i> - 和漢百物語)

1865 Yoshitoshi kappa
The sumō wrestler Shirafuji Genta (白藤源太) from the series Ghost Stories of China and Japan (Wakan hyaku monogatari - 和漢百物語)

The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (<i>Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume</i> - 昔ばなし舌切雀)

1860c Yoshimori shitakiri suzu
The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume - 昔ばなし舌切雀)

Demon with umbrella and bell - 鬼神無横道

1860ca Kyōsai demon
Demon with umbrella and bell - 鬼神無横道

The Typhoon at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province in 1188 (<i>Bunji yonen Sesshū Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu</i>- 文治四年摂州大物浦難風の図)

1860 Kunichika Taira triptych
The Typhoon at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province in 1188 (Bunji yonen Sesshū Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu- 文治四年摂州大物浦難風の図)

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)

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)

1855 Kuniyoshi Roshomon demon
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)

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)

1855 Kuniyoshi demon woman
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)

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)

1852-53 Kunisada 36 poets no 1
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)

From the play <i>Iro moyo chotto karimame</i> (色彩間苅豆) Bandō Hikosaburō IV [坂東彦三郎] as Kinoshita Yoemon [木下川与右衛門] on the left, in the middle are Ichikawa Dannosuke V [市川団之助] as Inaka musume Oriki (田舎娘おりさ) and Nakamura Shibajaku I [中村芝雀] as Yūnen Shōnin (祐念上人) and Onoe Kikujirō II [尾上菊次郎] on the right as the ghost of Kasane [累ゆうこん]

1850 Kunisada triptych ghosts
From the play Iro moyo chotto karimame (色彩間苅豆) Bandō Hikosaburō IV [坂東彦三郎] as Kinoshita Yoemon [木下川与右衛門] on the left, in the middle are Ichikawa Dannosuke V [市川団之助] as Inaka musume Oriki (田舎娘おりさ) and Nakamura Shibajaku I [中村芝雀] as Yūnen Shōnin (祐念上人) and Onoe Kikujirō II [尾上菊次郎] on the right as the ghost of Kasane [累ゆうこん]

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) on right with Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Shimobe Gunsuke (下部軍助)

1848 Kuniyoshi flame ghost
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) on right with Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Shimobe Gunsuke (下部軍助)

Saginoike Heikurō (鷺池平九郎) from the series <i>Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori</i> - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)

1847c Kuniyoshi Ginoike.jpeg
Saginoike Heikurō (鷺池平九郎) from the series Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan (Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)

Sawamura Sōjūrō V as Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) on the left, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Inabanosuke (因幡之助) in the center, and Onoe Kikugorō III as Usugomo with the cat-gost Okabe on the right in <i>The Lifetime of Onoe Kikugorō III</i> (<i>Onoe Kikugorō ichidai banashi</i> - 尾上梅寿一代噺)

1847 Kuniyoshi cat witch
Sawamura Sōjūrō V as Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) on the left, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Inabanosuke (因幡之助) in the center, and Onoe Kikugorō III as Usugomo with the cat-gost Okabe on the right in The Lifetime of Onoe Kikugorō III (Onoe Kikugorō ichidai banashi - 尾上梅寿一代噺)

Fukuroi (袋井): The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike (<i>Sakura-ga-ike no yurai</i> - 桜か池の由来) from the series<i> Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)

1845 Kunisada honan shonin
Fukuroi (袋井): The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike (Sakura-ga-ike no yurai - 桜か池の由来) from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)

Kusatsu (草津): Tawara Tōda (田原藤太) and the Dragon Woman (Ryūjo - 龍女), from the series <i>Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)

1845-46 Kuniyoshi Centipede.jp
Kusatsu (草津): Tawara Tōda (田原藤太) and the Dragon Woman (Ryūjo - 龍女), from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)

Okabe (岡部): The Story of the Cat Stone (<i>Neko ishi no hanashi</i> - 猫石のはなし) from the series <i>Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsui</i> (<i>Fifty-three Parallels for the Tōkaidō Road</i> - 東海道五十三対)

1845-46 Kuniyoshi Cat.jpg
Okabe (岡部): The Story of the Cat Stone (Neko ishi no hanashi - 猫石のはなし) from the series Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsui (Fifty-three Parallels for the Tōkaidō Road - 東海道五十三対)

Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles on the Occasion of Minamoto no Yoriie's Sea Viewing at Kotsubo - <i>Minamoto no Yoriie-kō Kamakura Kotsubo no umi yūran Asahina Yoshihide shiyū no wani wo tōfu zu</i> (源頼家公鎌倉小壷海遊覧朝夷義秀雌雄鰐を捕ふ図)

1843-46 Kuniyoshi fighting cro
Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles on the Occasion of Minamoto no Yoriie's Sea Viewing at Kotsubo - Minamoto no Yoriie-kō Kamakura Kotsubo no umi yūran Asahina Yoshihide shiyū no wani wo tōfu zu (源頼家公鎌倉小壷海遊覧朝夷義秀雌雄鰐を捕ふ図)

Ōmori Hikoshichi (大森彦七) carries a demon disguised as a beautiful woman

1843-46 Kunisada carry oni
Ōmori Hikoshichi (大森彦七) carries a demon disguised as a beautiful woman

Kidōmaru (鬼童丸) and the <i>Tengu</i>

1840c Kuniyoshi Kidomaru tengu
Kidōmaru (鬼童丸) and the Tengu

On the sea at Mizumata in Higo Province, Tametomo is shipwrecked in a storm (<i>Higo no kuni Mizumata no kaijō nite Tametomo nampū chii</i> - 肥後国水股の海上にて為朝難風に遇う)

1836c Tametomo Wreck.jpg
On the sea at Mizumata in Higo Province, Tametomo is shipwrecked in a storm (Higo no kuni Mizumata no kaijō nite Tametomo nampū chii - 肥後国水股の海上にて為朝難風に遇う)

Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Oiwa (お岩亡霊) in <i>Yotsuya Kaidan</i> (四谷怪談)

1836 Kuniyoshi Kikugoro Oiwa
Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Oiwa (お岩亡霊) in Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷怪談)

Ichimura Uzaemon XII (市村羽左衛門) as Shōki (鍾馗) and Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Ao Oni (青鬼), the Blue Demon, from the series The Twelve Months (<i>Junitsuki no uchi</i> 十二月之内), here the Fifth Month (<i>Satsuki</i> 皐月)

1830 Kunisada Shoki
Ichimura Uzaemon XII (市村羽左衛門) as Shōki (鍾馗) and Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Ao Oni (青鬼), the Blue Demon, from the series The Twelve Months (Junitsuki no uchi 十二月之内), here the Fifth Month (Satsuki 皐月)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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 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

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)

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

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