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1690-1710ca Genshin ehon Hell
Ehon
-
Essentials of Birth in the Pure Land
(
Ōjōyōshū
- 往生要集)
1700s Chushingura.jpg
From an illustrated book on filial piety, the
Eiri kōkyō
(絵入孝経) by Kitao Masayoshi
1700s Okamoto Masafusa ehon
Illustrated book on warriors volumes 1 & 3 of 3 bound in one (attributed to Okamoto Masafusa [岡本昌房])
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
1728 Morikuni stories V1
Volume 1 of
Gaten Tsūkō
[画典通考]
1728 Morikuni stories V2
Volume 3 of
Gaten Tsūkō
[画典通考]
1728 Morikuni stories V3
Volume 3 of
Gaten Tsūkō
[画典通考]
1728 Morikuni stories V4
Volume 4 of
Gaten Tsūkō
[画典通考]
1728 Morikuni stories V5
Volume 5 of
Gaten Tsūkō
[画典通考]
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)
1750s Masanobu horse dandy
Young samurai on horseback
1760s Harunobu cat tease
Osen of the Kagiya teahouse playing with a kitten
1760s Harunobu sumida
Two bijin enjoying a summer evening along the Sumida in Edo
1768-70 Harunobu pins 225
Young man, as the
bodhisattva
of wisdom, Monju [文殊], sitting astride his vehicle, a lion
1768ca Harunobu 01
Lovers on boat
1769-70ca Harunobu pins 143
Komachi at Kiyomizu Temple - Shimizu
(しみづ) from the series
Seven Fashionable Komachis
(
Fūryū nana Komachi
- 風流七小町)
1769 Harunobu Hotei
Hotei fording a river with a young woman on his back
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]
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)
1770 ca Buncho kikunojo shakky
Segawa Kikunojō II in the Stone Wall (
Shakkyō
- 石橋) lion dance.
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)
1770 Harunobu letter.jpg
An amorous couple possibly by Suzuki Harunobu
1770 Harunobu pins 142
The Kōya Jewel River, a Famous Place in Kii Province (
Kōya no Tamagawa, Kiinokuni no meisho
), from the series
The Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs
(
Fūzoku Mu Tamagawa
- 風俗六玉川)
1770ca Koryusai horse lovers
Young man on a horse being watched by two girls from behind a window
1770c Koryusai after bath hash
Woman with baby climbing out of bathtub (子供を抱いて風呂から上がる女)
1770c Koryusai bijin snow
Young woman under willow in the falling snow
1770c Koryusai cooling off
Cooling off at the riverside
1770c Koryusai Lovers
Young courtesan on horseback being assisted by a young man, possibly her lover - with Mt. Fuji looming in the background
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
1770s Koryusai pins 446
'A game of tag'
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]
1774ca Koryusai boat landing
Lovers standing on a pier embracing in the moonlight
1775 Koryusai morning glory
A
bijin
admiring morning glories (朝顔を見る美人)
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)
1775c Koryusai shunga peepers
Shunga with peeping Toms
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]
1778 Shunsho kikunojo
Segawa Kikunojō III [瀬川菊之丞] as a woman crouching with a sword
1780-90c Shunei tiger
Watōnai subduing a tiger
1780 Shunsho Hosoban
Ichimura Uzaemon IX [市村羽左衛門] as Soga no Gorō [曽我の五郎]
1780c Kiyonaga archery
First Archery of the New Year (
Yumi hajime
- 弓はじめ) from the album
Saishiki mitsu no asa
(彩色美津朝) or 'Colors of the Triple Dawn'
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'
1780s Shuncho
Viewing Plum Blossoms
1780s Shuncho beni girai
Courtesans parading under lanterns: Nishikido (錦戸) of the Chōjiya,
kamuro
Kikuno (きくの) and Utano (うたの) in the right panel; Nanakoshi (七こし) of the Ōgiya (扇や),
kamuro
Mineno (みねの) and Takane (たかね) in the left panel - These are the center and right hand panels 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
1780s Shunsho sangogo ii
Arashi Sangorō II
1780s Shunsho watanabe oni
Taira no Koremori battling with the demon/woman in
Momijigari
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]
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)
1785c Shuncho Hashira-e
Two girls relaxing with a dog
1787 Shuncho two ladies
Two
bijin
visiting Shinobazu Pond at Ueno with a view of the Benten Shrine in the background
1789 Kiyonaga kintaro bear.jpg
Kintarō reading an
ehon
on the back of a bear accompanied by an
oni
holding an ax
1790-1810c Sori surimono
The dolphin-like
kinshachi
(金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)
1790 ca Eishi geisha & wakasha
Geisha and
wakashu
at Matsumoto tea house
1790 Eisui courtesan Beach
The courtesan Hanaōgi (花扇) of the Ōgi House (扇屋内) -
Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi
1790 Shunei
Asao Tamejūrō I [浅尾為十郎] operating a
bunraku
puppet
1790ca Eiri shunga rape
Rape scene (
shunga
)
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
)
1790c Eiri pins 913
Two
bijin
on a walk at night holding an
odawara
-lantern
1790c Eisho pins 879
Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura
1790c Eisho Pins 894
A courtesan with her
kamuro
possibly from the Matsubaya
1790c Shunei musha-e
Shore battle between Taira no Atsumori and Kumagai Naozane
1790c Shunei outing
Act 8 of the
Chūshingura
(忠臣蔵八段目): 'The Wedding Journey' possibly through the pine forests of Miho
1790c Shunko tanikaze onogawa
Sumō bout between Tanikaze (
Nishi Tanikaze
西 谷風) and Onogawa (
Azuma Onogawa
- 東 小野川)
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
1790c Toyohiro Tea
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
1790c Toyokuni I oiran and kam
Elegant women with attendants in a parody of a daimyō's procession - these are the center 3 of a 5 panel pentaptych
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
1790c Unknown pins 1036
Two
bijin
walking near a row of decorative lanterns at a festival
1790s Choki pins 846
Okaru (おかる) and Yuranosuke (由良之助) in a scene from Chapter 7 of the Chūshingura
1790s Kikumaro oiran and kamur
Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara
(新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
1790s Shunei actor
Nakamura Nakazō I [中村仲蔵] in a kabuki role
1790s Shunei sojuro iii
Sawamura Sojūrō III in the role of a samurai
1790s Shunei yaozo iii
The actor Ichikawa Yaozō III
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
1790s Toyokuni I girls and mon
2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.
1790s Toyokuni tsutaya teahous
Courtesans of Tsutaya Teahouse with near the Ryōgoku Bridge - one panel of a pentaptych
1790s Toyomaru tsunego ii
Osagawa Tsuneyo II (小佐川常世) in an unidentified role
1790s Utamaro shunga
Shunga print attributed to Utamaro, but possibly by Shunman
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')
1792ca Toyokuni I lucky new ye
A Lucky New Year Dream of a Mouse Wedding (鼠の嫁入りの初夢)
1793ca Utamaro Wakaume
Wakaume (若梅) of the Tamaya (玉屋) in Edo-machi itchōme (江戸町壱丁目),
kamuro
Mumeno (むめの) and Iroka (いろか) (
Edo-machi itchōme, Tamaya uchi Wakaume Mumeno Iroka
)
1793c Ryukosai sumo screen
Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Issun Tokubei (一寸徳兵衛) and Nakayama Shinkūrō III or IV (中山新九郎) as Tsurifune no Sabu (つり船ノ三ふ) from the scene 'At Tsurifune Sabu's home'
1793c Shuntei Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune (源義經公) and Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) and the signboard warning to Kumagai
1794 Eisho
The courtesan Kasugano of the Sasaya (笹屋春日野) after a bath from the series
Contest of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters
(
Kakuchū bijin kurabe
- 郭中美人競)
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
1795 Choki lake biwa
Yosame Masaki (真崎):
Night Rain
(夜雨) at Masaki Shrine from the series
8 Famous Views of Edo
(江戸名所八景)
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)
1795c Eishi Boat ride
Party on the
daifuku
(大福) pleasure boat
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)
1795c Eisho Oiran
Hanaōgi (花扇) of the Ōgiya house (扇屋内) with
kamuro Yoshino
(よしの) and Tatsuta from the series
Comparison of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters
(
Seirō bijin awase
- 青楼美人合)
1795c Masanobu fan vendor
The fan seller - pillar print
1795c Shunei sumo
The sumō wrestler Takaneyama Sōkichi (高根山宗吉)
1795c Toyokuni I Otani Oniji I
Sawamura Sōjūrō III (沢村宗十郎) performs a
mie
possibly in the role of Konomura Ōinosuke [此村大炊之助]
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)
1795c Utamaro P165
Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)
1796-97 eishi boat triptych
Party on the
Daifuku
(大福) pleasure boat
1796 Eishi surimono
Courtesan seated at a writing desk from the album
Spring in the Four Directions
(
Yomo no haru
- 四方の巴流)
1796ca Toyokuni sumo
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) and Arashi Sampachi I (嵐三八)
1798 Toyokuni sawamuro sojuro
Sawamura Sōjūrō III (沢村宗十郎) as Satsuma Gengobei (薩摩源五兵衛) in the play
Godairiki koi no fūjime
(五大力恋緘) - 'The Five Great Powers that Secure Love'
1798 Utamaro couple
Ariwara Narihira and Ono no Komachi (在原業平と小野小町) from the series
Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals
(
Goshiki zome rokkasen
- 五色染六歌仙)
1798c Kunihisa actor
Portrait of the actor Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜代太郎) the boatman Tokubei [せんどう徳兵衛] from the play
Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi
(天竺徳兵衛韓噺)
1798c Kunihisa Onoe Matsusuke
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as Fujikawa Mizuemon (藤川水右衛門) confronted by the snake
1798c Utamaro 01
Upper left panel of a 6 panel piece: three maids of a samurai mansion -
On top of and beneath Ryōgoku Bridge
'Ryōgokubashi no ue, shita' (両国橋上下)
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
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)
1800-01 Utamaro BW
Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (
yotsude ami
- 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych
1800-04 Utamaro Otomo no Kuron
Ōtomo no Kuronushi (大伴黒主) from the series 'Modern Children as the Six Poetic Immortals' -
Tōsei kodomo rokkasen
(当世子供六歌仙)
1800-05 Toyokuni Tortoises
Three long-tailed turtles (
minogame
蓑亀 or みのがめ) with a message of felicitations -
kotobuki
(寿)
1800-05c Moronobu couple
Young couple - youth with courtesan
1800-10 Toyokuni I Benkei vs T
Triptych of Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) capturing Tosabō during the night attack at Horikawa (
Horikawa yo uchi
- 堀川夜討)
1800-10 Toyokuni I Crane
3 figures in an actor's debut (役者地顔見たて) from the series
The Floating World Chūshingura
(
Ukiyo Chūshingura
- 浮世忠臣蔵) - the second act (二段目)
1800-10c Tsukimaro horse ride
A traveling
bijin
on horseback pausing for a smoke
1800 Shuntei lightning
Warriors Struggling in a Storm
1800 Shunzan gojo bridge
Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹子.牛若丸), the young Yoshitsune, and Musashibō Benkei at the beginning of their struggle on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
1800 Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Komazō III (市川高麗蔵) on the left as the ghost of the courtesan Takao (高尾 - 'けいせい高尾ぼうこん') and Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Ashikaga Yorikane (足利左金吾頼兼)
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)
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)
1800ca Utamaro hashira-e
Two
bijin
on the pilgrimage to Meguro or
Meguro mode
(目黒詣) from the series
Edo Meisho asobi
(江戸名所遊)
1800c Eisho hashira-e
Couple in front of a toothbrush shop - possibly the
Shuchu-ka
(酒中花)
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)
1800c Toyokuni I actor
Segawa Kikunojō III [瀬川菊之丞] as Chōkichi [長吉] in the play
Sumida no haru geisha katagi
(隅田春妓女容性)
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
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)
1800c Toyokuni I utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as number three (三) from a series of 5 Chivalrous Men
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
1800c Toyokuni kikunojo sanjin
Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat
1800c Toyokuni Omezo Yaozo
Ichikawa Omezō I [市川男女蔵] as Musashibō Benkei [弁慶] and Ichikawa Yaozō III [市川八百蔵] as Shinchūnagon Tomomori [新中納言知盛] in
Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura
[義経千本桜]
1800c Unknown shunga tiger no-
A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning
1800s Anonymous meiji rebus
Attributed to a later Okumura Masanobu (政信) - a Meiji rebus or
hanji-e
[判じ絵] triptych of Fashionable New Complaints
1800s katagami
Pine needles
1800s Kunisada parody good for
Mitate
of the Three Gods of Fortune in their Prime (全盛見立三福神) each represented by a famous courtesan - this is the left panel of a triptych showing Yoyoyama of the Matsubaya (松葉屋内代々山)
1800s Okamoto Toyohiko archer
Yabusame
[流鏑馬] drawing (?): an archer on horseback preparing to shoot an arrow
1800s unknown sanbaso dancer
Kyōgen
performer wearing a monkey mask
1800s Unknown shichi fukujin
Various figures aboard the Treasure Ship (
Takarabune
) which is generally reserved for the The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (
Shichifukujin
) - a
mitate
1801ca Utamaro triptych scoop
Fishing with a four armed scoop-net (
yotsude ami
- 四つ手網) by the light of a crescent moon
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)
1802c Utamaro Kintaro Yamauba
Yamauba shaving Kintarō's head [山姥と金太郎 かみそり]
1803-4c Utamaro Beach
Center panel of
Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura
at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]
1804-13c Shunsen kakemono aizu
An elegant
oiran
wearing a winter kimono decorated with a dragon.
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)
1804ca Shunsen mirage ryugujo
The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (
Ryūgūjō
龍宮城)
1804ca tsukimaro courtesan
Midorigi (緑木) of the Wakamatsuya (若松屋) writing or composing a poem on a
tanzaku
- from the series
Zensei-hana no Sugata-e
(全盛花姿画),
volume 9
(巻九:
maki no kiyū
)
1804c Kuninaga doll festival
Representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or
Fūryū hachi sennin
(風流八仙人)
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
1804c Utamaro Oi Korimitsu
Courtesans Ōi (大井) and Koremitsu (?) of the Ebiya house (海老屋)
1805 Toyokuni I p976
Segawa Rokō III (瀬川路考) as the courtesan Yūgiri (夕きり) of the Ōgiya house in the play
Tayū Shibaraku Yukari no Tsukimi
(太夫暫由縁月視)
1805 Toyokuni tomoemon scroll
Ōtani Tomoemon II (大谷友右衛門) with a Scroll
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
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
1806ca Ryukosai hextaptych
Kappazuri-e
: from right to left a member of the Asao clan (浅尾奥治?); Ichikawa Omezō I (市川男女蔵); Kataoka Ichizō I (片岡市蔵?); Sawamura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助); a member of the Matsui clan (松???); a member of the Nakayama Monjūrō (中山紋十郎) ; and Arashi Sankatsu (嵐三勝) in the female role
1806c Utamaro Narihira mitate
Parody of Narihira's
Journey to the East
(
Azuma-kudri: Yatsushi no Fuji
)
1807 Eizan Lady Walk.jpg
A courtesan and a geisha carrying a shamisen, possibly on their way to a teahouse assignation - from the series 'Modern Dyed Cotton Kimono' (
Tōsei Zokui-zome
- 當世俗衣染)
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
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
1808 Shumman surimono dragon f
Chinese boy feeding a dragon
1808 Shuntei actors at enoshim
Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (
Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi
- 役者見立敵討)
1808 Toyokuni I itsubei hannya
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the
yakko
Ippei (奴逸平)
1808c Toyokuni mieido fan shop
View of the front of the Mieidō [御影堂] Fan Shop - the right-hand panel of a triptych
1809-11ca Kunisada new year pr
Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Pleasure Quarters (
Seirō mitate
- 青楼見立 [
Shichifukujin
- 七福神]) - left-hand panel of a triptych
1809 Toyokuni yakusha junitsuk
Left panel of a triptych of actors as the 7 Lucky Gods on a chrysanthemum treasure ship for the
Kugatsu kikubune shichifukujin no zu
(九月菊舟七福神乃図): Segawa Senjo as Jurōjin and Nakamura Utaemon III as Hotei - from the series
Actors and the 12 Months
(
Sanjurokuban-tsuzuki yakusha junitsuki
三十六ばん続役者十二つき)
1809ca Toyokuni I damaged acto
Sawamura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) as Obiya Chōemon ( 帯や長右衛門)
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
1810 Shunko musha-e
Tomoe Gozen (巴御前), 12th century warrior mistress of Kiso Yoshinaka, fighting against Onda no Hachirō Moroshige (御田八郎師重)
1810ca Shuntei carp
Kintarō (金太郎), carp and tengu diptych
1810ca Tsukimaro courtesan
Katsuyama (勝山) of the House of Nakataya (中田屋) from the series
Modern Beauties of the Pleasure Quarter in Full Flower
(
Seirō tōji zensei no kimi
- 青楼当時全盛の君)
1810c Eizan Bijin.jpg
Cherry blossoms in blooming in the Yoshiwara (
Yoshiwara no hanazakari
- 吉原の花盛) from the series 'Eight Views of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital' (
Tōto meisho hakkei
- 東都名所八景)
1810c Eizan Kikujido
Scene from the
noh
play,
The Chrysanthemum Boy
(
Kikujidō/Makurajidō
- 菊慈童)
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)
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
1810c Kuniyasu visit tea
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
1810c Shunsen lineless
Kakemono of an
oiran
in a black
uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky
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
1810c Shuntei tengu and carp
Tengu and carp - left panel of a diptych
1810c Toyokuni chrysanthemums.
An
oiran
holding a bouquet of gift-wrapped chrysanthemums - Zodiac sign of the monkey - the 9th month
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)
1810c Toyokuni I Gathering.jpg
The New Plum Estate on the Sumida River or
Sumidagawa shin-Umeyashiki no zu
(隅田川新梅屋敷之図)
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
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
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)
1810s Eizan yoshiwara double
Two
oiran
, Inaoka (稲岡) and Shigee (? 茂枝) of the Okamotoya (岡本屋), from the series
Seirō bijin awase
(青楼美人合)
1810s Hokusai zodiac
A Wheat Straw Crafted Spectacle (
Mugiwara hari saiku shō utsushi
: 麦藁細工見世物) - the two right-hand panels of a four piece composition
1810s Kunisada two actors
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Matabei (又平) and Ichikawa Ichizō I (市川市蔵) as Tosa no Seigen (土佐のせうげん) in the play
Keisei hangankō
(けいせい反魂香)
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)
1810s Shunei Fan Kuai
Fan Kuai (樊噲), feigning drunkenness, storms the dining hall of the emperor's palace by breaking down the door
1810s Shuntei soga goro asahin
'Spring Poems' (春詠):
surimono
of votive painting of Asahina pulling the armor of Soga no Gorō
1810s Toyokuni tobacco
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之亟) as the
keisei
Katsuragi (けいせいかつらき)
1810s Toyokuni umbrella.jpg
A
mitate
of Komachi with an umbrella praying for rain (
Amagoi Komachi
- 雨こひ小まち) from the series
Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi
(
Imayō musume Nana Komachi
- 今やう娘七小町)
1811-15c Kunisada Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Sukematsu no Kazue (助松かづえ) - center panel of a triptych based on the play
Five Chivalrous Women of the Yoshiwara
(
Otokodate iromo Yoshiwara
- 男作女吉原)
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]
1811 Toyokuni I roko iv bando
Segawa Rokō IV (瀬川路考) standing with Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東彦三郎)
1811 toyokuni I sawamura sojur
Sawamura Sōjūrō IV [四代目沢村宗十郎], viewing a playbill, i.e., a ranking list of kabuki actors [顔見世番付を見る図]
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
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]
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
1812 Toyokuni Onoe Matsusuke
The Moon (月): Onoe Matsusuke II [尾上松助] relaxing at night viewing the moon and bats
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
1812c Kunisada Hanshiro V
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Seitaka Dōji (せいたかの童子 [制吒迦童子]) from
Yuki mo Yoshino Kigoto no Kaomise
(雪芳野来入顔鏡 - ゆきもよしのきごとのかおみせ)
1812c Kunisada onoe matsusuke
Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue [梶原源太景季] and the blooming plum branch
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
1813 Hisanobu tea veranda
Hawking Party - right panel of a triptych
1813 Kunisada Koshiro boatman
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as a boatman (按摩取梶の長庵?) in the play
Imaori Hakata no Irifune
(新織博多縞入船)
1813 Shunkyo Kichisaburo II
Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Funakoshi Jūemon (船こし重右衛門) in
Yaegasumi Naniwa no hamaogi
('Eightfold Reeds Along the Seashore: Mist at Osaka')
1813 Toyokuni sensoji
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎), Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) and Tokiwazu Komojidayū (常盤津小文字太夫) visiting the Sensōji [浅草寺], a temple at Asakusa - center panel of a triptych
1813c Kunisada Asao Yujiro
Asao Yūjirō I (浅尾勇次郎) holding an umbrella in the play
Tsuma Gasane Uwasa ni Kikuzuki
- left panel of a diptych
1813c Kunisada shojuro hori
Sawamura Sōjūrō IV (沢村宗十郎) and Arashi Shinpei IV (嵐新平) visiting backstage from the series 'Brocade Pictures of the Green Room':
Gakuya nishiki-e ni-hen: Jū mai no uchi
(楽屋錦絵二編 十枚の内)
1814-15 Toyokuni Onoe Matsusuk
Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) as Soga Jurō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成)
1814 Kunisada crepe Chushingur
Ichikawa Denzō I (市川傳蔵) as Ōboshi Rikiya (大ぼし力弥) in Kanadehon Chūshingura ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵]
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
)
1814ca Kunisada Yorimoto hunt
Minamoto Yoritomo's hunting party in the foothills below Mt. Fuji -
Minamoto Yoritomo kō Fuji no susono makigari no zu
(源頼朝公富士之裾野牧狩之図)
1814c Hokusai sewing shunga
Scene from
Ehon tsui no hinagata
('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形)
1814c Kunisada P1420.jpg
Kohina (小雛) of the Ōmiya (あみや) from the series
Votive Hand Towels
(
Hōnō tenugui
- 奉納手拭)
1814c Kunisada Storm.jpg
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) emerging from a
kago
and Matsumoto Koshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Banzui Chōbei (ばんずい長兵衛) holding a lantern - from the 'Suzugamori' (鈴ヶ森) scene possibly from the play
Banzui Chōbei shojin manaita
[幡随長兵衛精進爼板]
1814c Kunisada Utaemon III
Nakamura Utaemon III [中村歌右衛門] as the monkey trainer Yojirō (与次郎) from the series Great Performances (
Ōatari kyōgen no uchi
- 大當狂言之内)
1815-20 Toyokuni I nakamura
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as Hanaregoma Chōkichi (放駒長吉) standing before a wooden screen
1815-20c Toyokuni parasol
Bijin
carrying a
janome-gasa
or snake's eye umbrella with 3 fan motifs, one with the Zodiac sign of the tiger - one panel of a triptych? -
Yayoi
(弥生), the 3rd month
1815 Eizan shunga oban
From a set of twelve:
Selections from the Brocade Quarter
(
E-awasa kingaishō
)
1815 Kunisada kikugogo denjuro
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) on the left and Sawamura Tanosuke II (澤村田之助) on the right
1815 Shunko Hokushu diptych
Kano Minshi I (叶みんし) as Okiyo (娘おきよ) and Arashi Kichisaburō II (二代目嵐吉三郎) as Kowari Dennai (小割伝内) in the play
Katakiuchi ura no asagiri
(
Revenge along the Bay in Morning Fog
: 敵討浦朝霧)
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)
1815 Toyokuni utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in the role of an old woman - from a series of 8 prints (
Hachimai tsuzuki no uchi
- 八枚続之内)
1815ca Toyokuni
Scene from
Botan ni cho itsuka fumibako
(牡丹蝶初筐) - Nakamura Daikichi I (中村大吉) on the right as Ohatsu (おはつ), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Iwafuji in the center, and Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) on the left as Onoe
1815ca Toyokuni I bando shuka
Bandō Shūka 坂東しうか or 坂東志うか (poetry name of Mitsugorō III - 秀佳) - as Kōguya Yahei [香具や弥兵衛] - probably from the play Chūkō Ōiso ga Yoi (?) (忠孝染分纏)
1815c Eisen fan couple
Tokojirō and Urazato the courtesan from 時次郎浦里 明烏夢の泡雪 (Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)
1815c Eisen surimono
Surimono
parody of the armor-pulling scene, the
kusazuribiki
[草摺引], of the Soga brothers tale: Asahina and a courtesan holding a spindle represented by
bunraku
puppets
1815c Eizan p708.jpg
Meoka of the Hyogoya (兵库屋目岡) from the
Array of Famous Beauties on the Floral Patios
(廊花名君揃)
1815c Kunisada Dancer.jpg
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as a dancer from the series
The Dance of the Nine Changes
or
Kyū henge no uchi
(九へん化の内) from the play
Sono Kokonoe Saishiki-zakura
1815c Kunisada Genji 39
The beauty Yūgiri (夕きり) in the rain - from the series
Fan-tossing for the Elegant
(
Fūryū tōsenkyō
- 風流投扇興)
1815c Kunisada Kodanosuke
Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) in the role of the
menoto
Jiko? (めのとじこ?) probably from the play
Gion Sairei Shinkouki
(祇園祭礼信仰記)
1815c Kunisada lamp light
An oiran lighting an andon - from the series
Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions
(
Gokusaishiki jisei shitate
- 極彩色時世仕立)
1815c Toyokuni Benkei.jpg
Left and central panels of a triptych of Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) capturing Tosabō during the night attack at Horikawa (
Horikawa yo uchi
- 堀川夜討)
1815c Toyokuni I Bath Dry.jpg
After the bath - left panel of a triptych
1816-18 Kuniyasu Geisha
Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of
bijin
accompanied by poems
1816 Ashisato utaemon ebijuro
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in the role of Mori no Ranmaru (森ノ蘭丸) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yamaguchi Kurōjirō (山口九郎治郎) on the left
1816 Ashiyuki diptych
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右ェ門) as Yorikane (頼兼) on the right and Fujikawa Kayū II (藤川花友) as Takao (高尾) on the left from the play
Meiboku Sendai Hagi
[伽藍先代萩] - 'Struggles in the Date Clan' at the Kado [角] theater
1816 Kunihiro Nizaemon VII
Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) in the role of Matsunaga Daizen (松永大膳) in the play
Gion Sairei Shinkōki
[祇園祭礼信仰記 -
The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith
]
1816 Kunihiro utaemon ebijuro
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Saibara Kageyu (才原勘解由) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Matsugae Tekinosuke (松が枝敵之介) in the play
Meiboku Sendai Hagi
1816 Kunisada Bando Mitsugoro
Diptych of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三) on the left and Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Fuwa Banzaemon (不破伴左衛門) on the right in the play
Fuwa Nagoya Yuki no Tategasa
(不破名護屋雪棹)
1816 Toyokuni I actor diptychg
Early kabuki diptych of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) on the left and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) on the right
1816c Kunihira asao onimaru
Asao Kigan (浅尾鬼丸) as Shibukawa Tōma (渋川藤馬) left-hand panel of a diptych - from the play
Shin Usuyuki monogatari
1816c Kunisada goro
Kawazu Saburō Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐安) on the left wrestling Matano Gorō Kagehisa (股野五郎景久) in the center, with Ebina Genpachi Hirotsuna (海老名源八弘綱) as referee on the right
1816c Toyokuni kikugoro kanpei
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as
Chūshingura
character Kanpei (勘平) at the back gate of Tadayoshi castle
1817 Hokushu yoshio ebijuro
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Koshina Danjō (越名弾正) and Nakayama Yoshio I (中山よしを) as Koshina's wife Irie (Koshina tsuma Irie -女房入江)
1817c Toyokuni kabuki triptych
A Picture of Great Success (
Shibai Daihanjō no zu
) - 芝居大繁昌之図
1818 Hokkei watonai w chanter
Takemoto
;
Kokusenya
- Watōnai with a chanter of the Takemoto school
1818 Kinisada garden triptych
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Izutsuya Denbei (井筒屋伝兵衛) on the left, Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as the
sumō
wrestler Shirafuji (角力取白藤) in the center and Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井粂三郎) the geisha Oshun (芸者おしゆん) in the play
Okuni Iri Soga Nakamura
(御国入曽我中村)
1818 Kunisada bijin and sumo
An evening stroll along the Sumida River near the Ryōgoku Bridge
Tōto Ryōgoku yūryō no ga
(東都両国夕涼の画)
1818 Toyokuni I
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as an Edo magician (手妻江戸蔵) - performing the linking rings as 金は打
1818ca Hokusai shunga
Shinobu-zuri
(志の婦壽李) -
shunga ehon
1818ca Toyokuni I surimono
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) in
Shibaraku
(暫), with a child in the role of Ebisu and a monkey
1818c Kunisada Actor p985
Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) as Ikazuchi Tsurunosuke (雷鶴之助) - left panel of a triptych from the play 'Maples and Deer: The Long Sleeves of the Soga Brothers' (
Momiji ni shika furisode Soga
-紅葉鹿振袖曽我）
1818c Kunisada bijin child
Fan print of a courtesan with her child assistant - the background is the
Matsu kiri
scene from Act 2 of the
Chūshingura
with Kakogawa Honzō lopping off a pine branch - a
mitate
(見立)
1818c Kunisada tatami sword
Segawa Kikusaburō III (瀬川菊三郎), in the center, surprises an archer, Sawamura Gennosuke II (澤村源之助) on the left, and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) on the right
1818c Toyokuni cat killer
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Okoma (おこま) menacing a cat - from the play
Tsuma Gasane Kanete Kikuzuki
(褄重噂菊月) - left panel of a diptych
1818c Toyokuni Shikan
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝寛) as Hotei Ichiemon [布袋市右衛門] in the series
Ryūkō Go Karigane
or 'Five Fashionable Men from Karigane' (流行五雁金)
1818c Toyokuni shikan lotus
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as a celestial being (天人) from 御名残押絵交張 (おんなごりおしえのまぜはり) - from the dance of nine changes
1819 Gakutei honchoren.jpg
Kaguya-hime [輝夜姫] (the princess born from the bamboo) and Taketori-okina [竹取翁]
1819 Kunisada Nursing.jpg
A woman breast feeding a child while putting her hair up - from the series
Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions
(
Gokusaishiki jisei shitate
- 極彩色時世仕立)
1819 Toyokuni shikan coral
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as a black man or
kuronbō
(黒んば) carrying a large piece of coral
1820-25 Kunisada evening
The Hour of the Dog, Fifth Hour of the Night (
Inu no koku
- 戌ノ刻,
Yoru itsutsu
- 夜五ツ) from the series
Yoshiwara Clock
(
Yoshiwara-tokei
- 吉原時計)
1820-25 Kunisada Uzaemon shoki
The Fifth Month (
Satsuki
皐月): Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Shōki (市村羽左衛門の鐘馗) from the series: The Twelve Months (
Junitsuki no uchi
- 十二月之内)
1820-25 Kuniyasu suikoden Hana
Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist "Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate" (神機軍師朱武の見立) from "Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori" (通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden "Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi" The courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house (扇屋内 花扇)
1820-25ca Eisen shunga
A couple locked in an embrace
1820-30 Eisen senju
The courtesan Senju of the Izumiya (和泉屋内泉壽) from the series
Eight Views of the Shin-Yoshiwara
(Shin-Yoshiwara Hakkei - 新吉原八景) -
Returning Sails at San'yabori
(
San'yabori no kihan
- 三谷堀の帰帆)
1820-40c Kunisada crickets
Bijin
in a summer robe, standing before an insect merchant's portable booth, visiting a shrine temple during a festival - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled
En'nichi no kei
(ゑん日乃景) in the
toshidama
cartouche in the center panel
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)
1820-56 Kunisada Hachiman Shri
Center panel of
A Meeting at Yagurashita
(櫓下の会合) from the series
A Comparison of Popular Beauties
(
Ryūkō Bijin Awase
- 流行美人合)
1820 Eizan shunga rape
Rape of a woman by three men
1820 Hokushu utaemon role
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Inanoya Hanbei (稲野屋半兵衛) in
Koina Hanbei Kuruwa Iroage
[小稲半兵廓色揚げ?]
1820 Kunisada Danjuro sumo
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川 團十郎) as the
sumō
wrestler Iwakawa Jirōkichi (岩川次郎吉) - right-hand panel of a diptych
1820 Kunisada keyblock - back.
Backside of keyblock
1820 Kunisada keyblock.jpg
Keyblock for Fabric Pattern Series - two sides with contemporary proof for a print from the series 'Custom-made for today's tastes - heavy brocade cloth (御誂当世好 - 厚板)
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
1820 Shunzan strongman
The strongman Kagekiyo (景清 - つげきよ) breaking out of prison
1820 Toyokuni II actor boat
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Mizuemon (水右衛門) about to strike the geisha Omatsu (芸者お松) with his sword
1820 Yoshikuni Utaemon III
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤清正) in
Hachijin Shugo no Honjō
[八陣守護城]
1820ca Ashiyuki Kunitaro II
Sawamura Kunitarō II (沢村国太郎) in an unidentified, imagined
onnagata
role, a
mitate
- the right-hand panel of a four panel composition
1820ca Ashiyuki Shikan II
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷直実) from a production of
Ichinotani Futaba Gunki
(一谷嫩軍記)
1820c Eisen procession
Mitate
of a daimyō procession [大名行列] along the bank of the Sumida River (隅田川) for cherry blossom viewing (花見)
1820c Eizan Kakemono
Hashira-e
of two elegant courtesans
1820c Gakutei huju
Hōjō Tokiyori (北條時頼) from the series
Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle
(
Katsushika nijūshishō
- 葛飾廿四将)
1820c hokucho 01
Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as Okumi (おくみ) kneeling in the foreground with Nakamura Tamanosuke I (中村玉之助) as the
decchi
(丁稚) or shop apprentice Santarō (三たろう) standing behind behind her
1820c Hokushu Ebijuro
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as the servant Ranpei in the play
Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu
(倭仮名在原系図) - a
mitate
1820c Hokushū utaemon dance
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the apprentice Igo (伊吾) of the Amakawaya (天川屋) in the play
Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku
[大石摺桜花短冊]
1820c Kunimaru peony garden
Viewing large peonies
1820c Kunisada cat
Bijin
playing with cat
1820c Kunisada fighters
Watanabe Genji Tsuna (渡邉源次綱) struggling with the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (太郎良門)
1820c Kunisada kikugoro III
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎 ) as the carpenter or
daiku
Rokuzo ( 大工六三) from the play
Keisei Date No Kikigaki
(けいせい伊達抄) - from an untitled series
1820c Kunisada Mother.jpg
Mother and child: Kinryūzan (金竜山) from the series
Eight Views of Edo
(
Edo hakkei no uchi
- 江戸八景ノ内)
1820c Kunisada Oiran.jpg
An oiran from the series
Popular Flute Tunes and Pictures of Women
(
Fūryū chōshi fue: niagari
- 風流調子婦絵: 二上り)
1820c Kunisada Oiran Shoes
An oiran of the Kanayama house (金山屋) about to step into her getas
1820c Kunisada P1048.jpg
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuō (舎人松王) coming through the wall, Arashi Izaburō II (嵐猪三郎) as 土師の兵衛 in the center, while on the left is Sawamura Tosshō I (澤村訥升) as the real-life Sakuramaru (まれ世 実ハ桜丸), from the play
Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
[菅原伝授手習鑑]
1820c Kunisada tometomo
Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow
1820c Kuniyasu kikunojo V
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as the thief Hotei no Oichi (布袋のお市) - left panel of a possible triptych
1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon
1820c Toyokuni danjuri goat
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川團十郎) as 町がゝへうぶげの金太郞 - accompanied by a live goat
1820c Toyokuni I wrestlers and
Left panel of a diptych of Minamoto Yorimitsu on horseback watching Ichihara no Kidōmaru (市原野 鬼童丸) being subdued by Watanabe no Tsuna -
Raikō sitennō to Kidōmaru
(頼光主従と鬼童丸)
1820c Toyokuni Kikunojo V
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) in the role of a
Nuno-zarashi
(布ざらし) dancer from the series
The Moon, Snow and Flowers
(
Tsuki, Yuki, Hana, Shosa-goto No Uchi
- 月雪花 所作事の内)
1820s ca Toyokuni II ichikawa
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play
1820s Eisen bijin
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
1820s Hokuju landscape yoko-e
San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (
San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu
- 三園山増上寺図) from the series
The Eastern Capital
(Tōto - 東都)
1820s Hokusai shunga
Shunga
with an
awabi
diver
1820s Hokusai Threading Loom.j
Fulling and a threading loom - two page illustration from the
Hokusai gafu
or 'Hokusai Picture Book'
1820s Hokusai Winter Shopping.
Winter shopping scene from the
Hokusai gafu
(北斎画譜)
1820s Kunihiro Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Hangaku-jo (半がく女) in
Wada gassen onna maizuru
1820s Kunisada actors stage
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)
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)
1820s Kunisada Danjuro
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川 團十郎) as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) subduing a giant rat - from the play
Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki
[伊達競阿国劇場]
1820s Kunisada fight
Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi (岡部六弥太忠澄) in combat with Satsuma no Kami Tadanori (薩摩守忠度) near Ichinotani -
A Grappling Picture: Satsuma no Kami Tadanori and Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi
[
Kumiuchi no zu satsuma kami tadanori okabe rokuyata tadazumi
]
1820s Kunisada gennosuke
Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) in the role of the
sumō
wrestler Izutsu Menosuke (角力取井筒女之助)
1820s Kunisada lightning
A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych
1820s Kunisada mitate kyogen
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Naginoha (なぎの葉) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the giant Kobayashi Asahina (小林朝比奈) from the series 'Mitate Kyogen' (見立狂言 - Imaginary Plays)
1820s Kunisada mitsugoro battl
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早勘平) from the series
Great Performances: Contemporary Pressed-Cloth Battledores
(
Tōsei oshi-e hagoita atari kyōgen no uchi
- 當世押絵羽子板)
1820s Kunisada Nanasato
Number 12 - The Syllable
Wo
(ヲ):
Nanasato
(七里) of the
Sugata-Ebiya
from the series
ABC Poems for Beautiful Courtesans
(
Bijin keisei iroha tanka
: 美人傾城いろはたん歌)
1820s Kunisada winter read
Mizuchaya
(水茶屋) teahouse from the series
Contest of Beauties
(
Bijo kurabe
- 美女競)
1820s Kunisada woman in bar bo
Riding in a covered pleasure boat on the First Day of the Cock (
Hatsutori no yanebune
- 初酉の屋根ふね) - from the series 浮世三奥
1820s Kuniyasu pentaptych
Pentaptych:
bijin
holding puppets of actors as
otokodate
- from the left - Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎), Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) - from 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
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
1820s Sadakage aizuri-e rooste
Aizuri-e
: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates
Mitate shinōkōshō
(無名: 見立士農工商)
1820s Shigenobu II shunga ehon
The deluxe
shunga
album,
Ama no Ukibashi
, 'The Floating Bridge of Heaven' [天浮橋]
1820s Sudatora lake
A Moonlit Night at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych
1820s Tamikuni
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Miyagi Asojirō (宮木阿曽次郎) in the play
Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki
(生写朝顔日記)
1820s Toyokuni I boating
Picture of Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (
Ryōgoku hanabi no zu
- 両 国花火之図) - lower half of a six panel composition
1820s Toyokuni II double bust
Ōkubi-e: double bust portrait with bats in the border with Bandō Mitsugorō III on the right as Nuregami Chōgorō
1820s Toyokuni II kikugoro A
Onoe Kikugorō III [三代目尾上菊五郎] holding an open fan decorated with plum blossoms
1820s Toyokuni II kikugoro B
Bust portrait of Onoe Kikugorō III [三代目尾上菊五郎]
1820s Toyokuni II triptych sno
Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing
1820s Yoshikuni shikan oar
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a boatman at a ship festival (祭礼御迎ひ船) from a series of seven kabuki changes (七変化ノ内)
1821-22 Kunisada amagoi komach
Praying for Rain (
Amagoi
- 雨乞 ) from the series
Modern Beauties as the Seven Komachi
(
Tōsei bijin Nana Komachi
- 当世美人七小町)
1821-23 Eisen sonohoma
Fuchū (府中): Sonohama (園浜) of the Owariya (尾張屋内) from the series
A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans: Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara
(Keisei dōchū sugoroku/Mitate Yoshiwara gojūsan tsui [no uchi] - 契情道中双六 見立よしはら五十三対)
1821 Ashiyuki Kitsusaburo memo
Memorial Print to Commemorate Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Ikaruga Tōta (いかるが藤太) from the play
Toki wa Ima Ariwara Keizu
(時再興在原系図)
1821 Ashiyuki nue monster
Yorimasa Nue Monogatari (頼政鵺物語 the story of Yorimasa and the Nue) - 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, Ino no Hayata (猪の早太) played by Nakayama Icchô I (中山一蝶), kills the Nue monster as Ayame no Mahe (あやめのまへ) played by Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) watches at far left
1821 Hokushu 4 actors 2
Right panel: Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Daihanji Kiyozumi (大判事清澄) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Koganosuke (久我之助): left panel Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as Sadaka's daughter Hinadori (娘ひな鳥) and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the widow Sadaka (後室狭高) - from the play
Imoseyama Onna Teikin
[妹背山婦女庭訓 -
Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly
]
1821 Hokushu Arashi Kitsusabur
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Hyōgonokami Yorimasa (兵庫頭頼政) in the play
Yorimasa Nue Monogatari
(頼政鵺物語) - a memorial print
1821 Hokushu double bust
Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤正清) on the left - a
mitate
1821 Hokushu four actors
Right panel: Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Daihanji Kiyozumi (大判事清澄) & Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Koganosuke (久我之助): left panel: Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as Sadaka's daughter Hinadori (娘ひな鳥) & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the widow Sadaka (後室狭高) - from the play
Imoseyama Onna Teikin
[妹背山婦女庭訓 -
Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly Virtue
]
1821 Hokushu goro omiwa 1
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in
Imoseyama Onna Teikin
[妹背山婦女庭訓 -
Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly
] (state 1)
1821 Hokushu goro omiwa 2
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in
Imoseyama Onna Teikin
[妹背山婦女庭訓 -
Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly
] (state 2)
1821 Hokushu goro omiwa 3
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in
Imoseyama Onna Teikin
[妹背山婦女庭訓 -
Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly
] (state 3)
1821 Hokushu Kitsusaburo I
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木高綱) in the play
Ōmi Genji Senjin Yakata
[近江源氏先陣館]
1821 Hokushu Kitsusaburo I (2)
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木高綱) in the play
Ōmi Genji Senjin Yakata
[近江源氏先陣館]
1821 Hokushu nikki danjo
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) on the right and Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Nikki Danjō (仁木だん正)
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)
1821 Hokushu Utaemon scrim
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the peasant Gosaku who is actually Ishikawa Goemon (百姓五作実は石川五右衛門) in the play
Keisei Setsugekka
[けいせい雪月花]
1821 Kunihiro kitsusaburo
Memorial Portrait of Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) I as Nagai Genzaburō (永井源三郎) from the play
Katakiuchi Chikai no Shigarami
[敵討義恋柵]
1821 Kunisada clever type
The Clever Type
(
Rikō sō
- りこう相), from the series
Thirty-two Physiognomic Types in the Modern World
(
Tōsei sanjūni sō
- 当世三十弐相)
1821 Kunisada sendai hagi
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) as the courtesan Takao (高尾) and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as the
daimyō
Yorikane (頼兼)
1821 Nagahide diptych
Arashi Koroku IV as Orie (おりへ) on the right and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Yazama Jūtarō (矢間重太郎) in the play
Taiheiki chūshin kōshaku
[太平記忠臣講釈]
1821 Toyokuni II ladies
Ichikawa Dannosuke III (市川団之助) on the left, Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the center, and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right -
onnagata
coming from or going to a women's bathhouse (女中湯) - 3 of 5 panels
1821 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Torii Matasuke (鳥井又助) in
The Courtesan and Mirror Mountain
(
Keisei Kagamiyama
- けいせい双鏡山) - this is the right panel of a diptych
1821 Yoshikuni Rikan I
Posthumous portrait of Arashi Rikan I (嵐璃寛) as Kiso Yoshinaka (木曾義仲) riding an ox as seen in the play
Gunpō Fujimi Saigyō
(軍法富士見西行)
1821 Yoshikuni Rikan I (a)
Posthumous portrait of Arashi Rikan I (嵐璃寛) as Kiso Yoshinaka (木曾義仲) riding an ox as seen in the play
Gunpō Fujimi Saigyō
(軍法富士見西行)
1821c Gakutei P533
Tawara Tōta Hidesato and Otohime from the series
Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle
(
Katsushika nijūshishō
- 葛飾廿四将)
1822-24 Eisen moon shadows
The Night Lamp at Akiba (秋葉常夜燈)
1822 Hokushū goemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) at
The Battle of Okehazama
(
Okehazama Gassen
- 桶狭間合戦)
1822 Hokushu 03
Sawamura Kunitarō II (二代目沢村国太郎) as Ayame no Mae (あやめの前) and Arashi Kitsusaburō II (二代目嵐橘三郎) as Gen Sanmi Yorimasa (源三位頼政) in the play
Yorimasa Nue Monogatari
[頼政鵺物語] - a second or later edition
1822 Hokushu checker diptych
Asao Yūjirō I (浅尾勇次郎) as Sano Genzaemon (佐野源左衛門) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Miura Arajirō (三浦荒次郎) in the play
Keisei Sano no Funabashi
(傾城佐野の船橋)
1822 Hokushu Ebijuro I
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)
1822 Hokushu Ebijuro I (2).jpg
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken Jūbei (市川鰕十郎の唐犬重兵衛) from the play
Benimurasaki Aide Someage
(
Red and Purple, Rich Dyes of Osaka
) [紅紫大坂潤]
1822 Hokushu sanko
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanda Yogorō (神田与五郎) in the play
Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku
[大西摺桜花短冊]
1822 Hokushu yellow triptych
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanda Yogorō (神田与五郎) on the right; Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as keisei (courtesan) Kashiwagi (けいせい柏木) in the middle; Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門) on the left in the play
Oishizuri sakura tanzaku
1822 Hokushu Yorimasa
Sawamura Kunitarō II (二代目沢村国太郎) as Ayame no Mae (あやめの前) and Arashi Kitsusaburō II (二代目嵐橘三郎) as Gen Sanmi Yorimasa (源三位頼政) from the play
Yorimasa Nue Monogatari
[頼政鵺物語] - early or 1st edition
1822 Shibakuni Rikan II
Just arrived from Edo (江戸登り), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎), formerly named Arashi Tokusaburō (嵐徳三郎) -
Edo nobori Arashi Tokusaburō gaimei Arashi Kitsusaburō
1822 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as the apprentice Igo (伊吾) of the Amakawaya (天川屋) in the play
Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku
1822 Yoshikuni Kitsusaburo II
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) on the occasion of his name change
1822ca Hokushu ichikawa ebijur
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken (China Dog) Jūbei (市川鰕十郎の唐犬重兵衛) from the play
Benimurasaki Aide Someage
('Red and Purple, Rich Dyes of Osaka') [紅紫大坂潤]
1822ca Hokushu Utaemon III Bea
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤正清)
1822c Kunisada board game
Woman reading a letter from the series
Ukiyo jūroku musashi
'Sixteen Musashi Games of the Floating World' (浮世十六むさし)
1822c Kunisada night street
Triptych of three beauties on their way to an assignation - the Night Escort (
Yoru no okuri
夜の送り)
1823 anonymous stencil bundo j
Bandō Jūtarō (坂東重太郎) as Daifukuya Sōroku (大福屋宗六) in
Shima Date daishō
1823 anonymous stencil bundo j
Bandō Jūtarō as Daifukuya Sōroku (大福屋宗六) in
Shima Date daishō
1823 Ashiyuki letter
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三) on the right with Nakayama Icchō IV (中山一蝶) as the servant Shikazō (奴鹿蔵) on the left
1823 Ashiyuki setsugekka
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) in the role of Chūnagon Yukihira (中納言行平) in
The Snow, The Moon, and The Flowers
(
Mitate Setsugekka
- 目立雪月花)
1823 Gakutei book plates
Double page illustration from the Ichirō Gafu (
Ichirō Picture Book
: 一老画譜)
1823 Gakutei Ichiro Gafu
Ichiro's Picture Album (Ichiro gafu 一老画譜)
1823 Hokushu Kanshojo
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kan Shōjō (菅丞相) in
Sugiwara's Secrets of Calligraphy
(
Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
- 菅原伝授手習鑑)
1823 Hokushu Keisei Omonguchi
Sawamura Kunitarō II (沢村国太郎) as Shinkurō's wife, Shigarami (新九郎妻しがらみ) on the right, Nakamura Karoku I (中村歌六) as Shokurō tsuma, Kochō (庄九郎妻小蝶) in the center, Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as Katsugen tsuma (勝元妻なぎさ, Nagisa) on the left, in
Keisei Ōmonguchi
('The Great Gate of the Licensed Quarter')
1823 Hokushu pipe surimono
Nakamura Utaemon III [中村歌右衛門] as Mino no Shōkurō [美濃庄九郎] from the play
Keisei Ōmonguchi
('The Great Gate of the Licensed Quarter')
1823 Hokushu Utaemon III as Ka
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kan Shōjō (菅丞相) in
Sugiwara's Secrets of Calligraphy
(
Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
- 菅原伝授手習鑑)
1823 Kunihiro rain scene
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Matsunami Sanpei (松並三平) on the right, Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as the waiting maid Saeda (御女中早枝) in the center, and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ohashi Sohei (大橋曽平) on the left
1823 Kunisada Clock Bijin
The Hour of the Rooster, Sixth Hour of Twilight (
Tori no koku, Kure muttsu
) - 5 to 7 PM, from the series
A Yoshiwara Clock
(
Yoshiwara tokei nihen - Mitate hakkei
- 吉原時計 酉ノ刻 暮六ツ)
1823 Kunisada hiding eyebrows
"Hiding Eyebrows" (
Mayu kakushi
- 眉かくし) from the series
Mirrors of the Modern Boudoir
(
Imafū keshō-kagami
- 今風化粧鏡)
1823 Toyokuni I Bando Mitsugor
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Nuregami Chōgorō (濡髪長五郎) in the play
Futatsu-chōchō Kuruwa Nikki
- the right-hand panel of a three panel composition
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)
1823c Kunisada winter fuyu
Kamegiku of Manji House (万字屋内亀菊) heating tea over a brazier - from a triptych entitled
Winter
(Fuyu - 冬) - right-hand panel of a triptych - from the series of 'The Four Seasons' (
Shiki no uchi
- 四季ノ内)
1824-5 Kuniyoshi spider
Kamigashi-hime (神我志姫) transformed brigands into spiders then destroyed them
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 1
Young Geisha/Prostitute: Fukagawa (深川[新子]
Fukagawa Shinko
) from the series
Edo Meisho
(Famous Places of Edo - 江戸名所) -
surimono
-like
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 2
Serving Girl from a Teahouse: Ryōgoku (
Ryōgoku chaya musume
- 両国茶屋娘) from the series
Edo Meisho
(
Famous Places of Edo
- 江戸名所) -
surimono
-type
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 3
The Style of a Daimyō's Maid: Ueno (上野
Ueno goten fū
) from the series
Edo Meisho
(
Famous Places of Edo
- 江戸名所) -
surimono
-like
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho sa
The Style of a Geisha: San'en (三園[?] -
San'en geisha fū
) from the series
Famous Places of Edo
(
Edo meishō
- 江戸名所) -
surimono
-like
1824-29 Eizan low tide at susa
Low Tide at Susaki (
Susaki no shiohi
- 洲崎之汐干) from the series
Fashionable Eight Views of the Eastern Capital
(
Fūryū Tōto hakkei
- 風流東都八景)
1824 Ashiyuki Ashimaru
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Ukisu no Jinzō and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as the maiden Oren
1824 Ashiyuki crepe diptych
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Watōnai (和藤内) and Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Nyōbō Komutsu (女房小むつ)
1824 Ashiyuki Kitsusaburo II K
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as the hairdresser [
kamisuri
] Tasuke and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Yari no Gonza (鑓の権三) or Gonza the Spearman in 'Rumors of a Scandal on the Fushimi Road' (
Fushimikaido Uwasa no Akatsuki
- 伏見街道噂暁月)
1824 Ashiyuki tetraptych
From right to left: Arashi Sangorō IV (嵐三五郎) as Sonobe no Saemon (園部ノ左衛門), Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the footman Tsumahei (奴妻平), Bandō Jūtarō (坂東寿太郎) as Magaki (まかき) and Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as Usuyuki-hime (薄雪姫) - Viewing cherry blossoms at Kiyomizu
1824 ca Nagahide horse.jpg
Hōnō
(Offering 奉納): A votive picture of a horse (
ema
絵馬)
1824 Hokushu ebijiro yokanpei
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yokanpei (与勘平) from the series
A Collection of Temporary Fans
(
Uchiwa Tōsei Kurabe
- 団扇当世競)
1824 Hokushu Ebijuro fan
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yokanpei (与勘平) from the series
A Collection of Temporary Fans
(
Uchiwa Tōsei Kurabe
- 団扇当世競)
1824 Kunisada koban
A High-Ranking Courtesan: New Yoshiwara (Shin-yoshiwara - 新吉原) from the series
Famous Places of Edo
(Edo meishō - 江戸名所) -
surimono
-like
1824 Kunisada P1185.jpg
Ichimura Uzaemon XII (市村羽左衛門) as Saitōgo Kunitake (斎藤吾国武) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the samurai Goto Hyōe Morinaga (後藤兵衛盛長) in the play
Itsukushima sugata no utsushi-e
(巌島姿写絵)
1824 Shibakuni 0001
Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Sakamoto Miuranosuke Yoshimura (三浦之介) in the kabuki play
Kamakura Sandaiki
or
Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns
[鏡倉三代記] - in the form of a
hagoita
1824 Shibakuni 0002
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tōzō the Farmer, in reality Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木高綱) -
Hyakushō Tōzō jitsu wa Sasaki Takatsuna, Nakamura Utaemon
(百姓藤三実ハ佐々木高綱: 中村歌右衛門) in
Kamakura Sandaiki
or
Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns
[鏡倉三代記] - in the form of a
hagoita
1824ca Toyohiro surimono
Asahina [朝比奈] trying to separate rice cakes at New Year's
1825-30 Eizan toyozumi and kam
The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series
Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters
(
Seirō meika awase
- 青楼名花合)
1825-30ca Kunisada Danjuro
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Yorikane (頼兼実ハ道鉄) - right panel of a diptych
1825 Ashiyuki Matsue
Nakamura Matsue III (三代目中村松江) as a
keisei
(けいせい) or courtesan from the play
Imayo Mitsu no Shishigashira
(春陽三獅頭) at the Kado theater
1825 Eisen abuna-e 01 of 12
Lovers enjoying the evening cool [のうりょうのだんじょ] from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 02 of 12
Lovers in front of a mirror from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 03 of 12
Amorous couple from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 04 of 12
Amorous couple before a screen painted with
nadeshiko
from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 05 of 12
An amorous couple with a woman tying off an undergarment from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 06 of 12
Amorous couple, woman chewing on a toothpick, from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 07 of 12
Amorous couple, she fixes his hair while he smokes from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 08 of 12
Lovers warm themselves at a
kotatsu
from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 09 of 12
Amorous couple with a small painted scroll from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 10 of 12
Amorous couple with the moon and a love letter 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 11 of 12
Lovers in a boat from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Eisen abuna-e 12 of 12
An amorous couple with a woman tying off an undergarment from the series 'Secret Conversations with Courtesans' (
Keisei higo
- 契情秘語)
1825 Hokushu crow banner
Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as Sagami (さがみ) - left panel of a diptych
1825 Hokushu fan bust 1
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) from the series
Tōsei Atari Kyogen
('Successful performance of the present time' - 当世あたり狂言)
1825 Hokushu fan bust 2
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the fencing master Kyōguku no Takumi (京極内匠) in the play
Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi
(彦山権現誓助剣) - from the series 'Hits of a Lifetime of Kyōgen' (
Issei ichidai atari kyōgen
- 一世一代当狂言)
1825 Hokushu fan bust 3
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Osono (おその) disguised as a
komuso
(a traveling mendicant monk)
1825 Hokushu fan bust 4
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Izumi no Saburō (和泉ノ三郎) from the series
Current Hit Plays
(
Tōsei atari kyōgen
- 當世阿た里狂言)
1825 Hokushu utaemon gotobei
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in
His Last Appearance as Gotōbei
(五斗兵衛) from the series
Hits of a Lifetime of Kyōgen
(
Issei ichidai atari kyōgen
一世一代当狂言)
1825 Kunisada Iwai Hanshiro
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the role of an onnagata in the snow - the left-hand panel of a triptych of a winter scene at Terashima - probably a mitate
1825 Kunisada seated man moxa
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Fujihachi Gomon, actually (
Jitsu wa
) Naosuke Gonbei [藤八五もん実は直助権兵へ]
1825 Kunisada shikake-sode
Scene from
Shikake-sode Ukina no Kaemon
[仕掛袖浮名替紋] with Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as the geisha Koina (芸者小雛) in the center, Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as Onna-tayu Omine on the left, and Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Inanoya Hanbei on the right
1825 Kuniyoshi demon woman
Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂) killing Kijo the demon-woman at Togakushi-yama
1825 Kuniyoshi kakemono-e suik
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): Seishushosei Shōjō (聖手書生蕭讓) above Shinkōtaiho Taisō (神行太保戴宗)
1825 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kumagai Jirō Naozane (熊谷次郎) from the series of
Issei ichidai
(一世一代) prints
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]
1825ca Hokushu 01
Ichikawa Ebijurō I [市川鰕十郎] as Wada Raihachi [和田雷八] at the Sanjūsangen Hall
1825c Hokkei surimono
Fujiwara no Ietaka [藤原家隆] from the series
A Series for Those Who Still Have Their Teeth
(
Shōshikai Bantsuzuki
- 尚歯会番続)
1825c Kunisada bijin bridge
Bijin
near the foot of a bridge
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)
1825c Kunisada goro soga A.jpg
The Killing of Ten (Jūban kiri - 十番切): Soga Gorō Tokimune (曽我五郎時宗) and Gosho no Gorōmaru Shigemune (御所五郎丸重宗)
1825c Kunisada goro soga B
The Killing of Ten (Jūban kiri - 十番切): Soga Gorō Tokimune (曽我五郎時宗) and Gosho no Gorōmaru Shigemune (御所五郎丸重宗)
1825c Kunisada moonlight
Triptych of a moonlit scene at a sacred Shintō site from the play
Yamatogana Heike monogatari
[倭仮名平家物語] - Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) on the left as Monomi no Omatsu (物見のお松); Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) in the center; Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on the right
1825c Kunisada umbrella shower
Sudden Shower on the Way Home from the Fuji Festival (
Fuji kaeri no yūdachi
- 富士帰ノ夕立) from the series
Contest of Present-day Beauties
(
Tōsei bijin awase
- 当世美人合)
1825c Kuniyasu actor
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) in the role of はんにや床の五郎 (Hannya no Goro?)
1825c Kuniyasu shamisen
Three young geisha performing in the New Yoshiwara by lantern light for the Niwaka Festival - 新吉原仁和嘉
1825c Shigenobu shunga
Priest having sex with a boy prostitute (
kagema
- 蔭間) - from
Ama no Ukibashi
- 'The Floating Bridge of Heaven'
1825c Shunshi Onoe Fujaku III
Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Kobayakawa Takakage (小早川隆景)
1825c Toyokuni danjuro bridge
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川団十郎) in the role of Kenkaya Gorōemon, aka Gorōemon the Brawler, (喧嘩や五郎右衛門) in the play
Goku saishiki musume ōgi
or 'The Maiden's Colorful Fan' [極彩色娘扇]
1825c Toyokuni II hare
The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支)
1825c Toyokuni II hoe
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as the
onnagata
Oroku (おろく) in the snow
1825c Toyokuni mitsugoro
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) and the broken bowl
1825c Yoshikuni yellow stairs
Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Omiwa [おみわ] at the base of a flight of stairs - the left-hand panel of a diptych from the play
Imoseyama Onna Teikin
[妹背山婦女庭訓 -
Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly
]
1826 Ashiyuki diptych
Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as Sakuramaru (桜 丸) on the right with Fujikawa Tomokichi II (二代目藤川友吉) as Sakuramaru’s wife (nyōbō) Yae (女房八重) in
Sugawara denju tenarai kagami
(
Mirror of learning & transmitting Sugawara's secrets of calligraphy
: 菅原伝授手習鑑)
1826 Ashiyuki seki sanjuro ii
Bust portrait of Seki Sanjūrō II (關三十郎) as Hanaregoma Chōkichi (放駒長吉) from the play
Futatsu Chōchō
[双蝶々] (
Two Butterflies, Chōgorō and Chōkichi
)
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)
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
1826 Kunisada morning glory
Morning Glory (Asagao - 朝かほ) from the series
Modern Scenes of Summer
(
Tōsei natsu geshiki
- 當世夏景色)
1826 Shunshi Tamizo
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as the servant Hyakudohei (奴百?平)
1826 Tamikuni Onoe Fujaku III
Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Akizuka Narutonosuke (萩塚鳴戸之助) in
Momochidori naruto no Shiranami
(百千鳥鳴門白浪)
1826 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as the outlaw Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門)
1827-29 Kunihiro tomozo II
Asao Tomozō II (浅尾友蔵) as Sawai Jōgorō (沢井城五郎) with a gun - from the play
Igagoe Norikake Gappa
1827-29 Kunisada shunka shuto
Ehon:
In Praise of Love in All Four Seasons
(
Shunka shūtō
- 春夏秋冬 - Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter:
Shiki no nagame
- 色の詠) - volume 2 of a 4 volume set
1827-30 Kuniyoshi dakosho rich
Li Zhong, the Tiger-Fighting General (Daskoshō Richū - 打虎將李忠) from the series from
108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden All Told
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827-30 Kuniyoshi kinpyoshi yo
Yang Lin, the Elegant Panther (Kinhyōshi Yōrin - 錦豹子揚林) from the series
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)
1827-30 Kuniyoshi kinsen hyosh
Tang Long, the Gold-Coin Spotted Leopard (Kinsenhyōshi Tōryū - 金銭豹子湯隆) from the series
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)
1827-30 Kuniyoshi popular suik
Zhu Gui, the Dry-Land Crocodile (
Kanchikotsuritsu Shuki
- 旱地忽律朱貴) from the series from
108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden All Told
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827-30 Kuniyoshi popular suik
Xuān Zān (Ch. 宣贊), the Ugly Son-in-Law (Shūgunba Sensan - 醜郡馬宣贊) from the series
One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個)
1827-30 Kuniyoshi popular suik
Konseimaō Hanzui (混世魔王樊瑞 - Ch. Fan Rui), the Demon King of Chaos from the series
One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個) from the first edition
1827-30 Kuniyoshi popular suik
Konkōryū Rishun (混江龍李俊 - Ch. Li Jun) from the series
One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個)
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)
1827-30 Kuniyoshi shugumba sen
Xuan Zan, the Ugly Son-in-Law (Shūgunba Sensan - 醜郡馬宣贊) from the series
One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個)
1827-30 Kuniyoshi somon
Kong Liang, the Flaming Star (Dokkasei Kōryō - 獨火星孔亮) and Song Wan, the Guardian God in the Clouds (Unrikongō Sōman - 雲里金剛宋萬), from the series
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) - left panel of a diptych
1827-30 Kuniyoshi suikoden 17
Gyokukirin Roshungi (Lu Junyi, the Jade Unicorn - 玉麒麟盧俊義) from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) - center panel of a triptych
1827-30 Kuniyoshi suikoden 21
Li Gun, the Flying Deity (Hitentaisei Rikon - 飛天大聖季袞) 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)
1827-30 Kuniyoshi suikoden glo
Wu Yong, the Clever Star (Chitasei Goyō - 智多星呉用), from the series
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)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi bai sheng
Bai Sheng, the Daylight Rat, (Hakujisso Hakushō - 白日鼠白勝), from the series
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)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi bell
Du Xing, the Devil-faced (Kirenji Tokō - 鬼臉兒杜興) from the series
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)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi kaichin
Xie Zhen, the Two-headed Snake (Ryōtōda Kaichin - 両頭蛇觧珍) from the series
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)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi kinsoshu jo
Kinsōshu Jonei (Xu Ning 徐寧 - the Metal Lancer) cutting down sparrows with his hooked spear from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi Komei
Kong Ming, the Comet (Mōtōsei Kōmei - 毛頭星孔明) 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) - right panel of a diptych
1827-30c Kuniyoshi kwakusei
Guo Sheng, the Second Ren Gui (Saijinki Kakusei - 賽仁貴郭盛) from the series
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) - left panel of a diptych
1827-30c Kuniyoshi kyusempo sa
Kyūsenpō Sakuchō (急先鋒索超 - aka Suo Chao, Urgent Vanguard) from the series
One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin
(
Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi lanterns gu
Xie Bao, the Twin-Tailed Scorpion (Sobikatsu Kaihō 雙尾蠍解寶) and Zou Run, the One-Horned Dragon (Dokuakuryū Sūjin 獨角龍鄒潤) from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi robber
Yang Lin, the Elegant Panther (Kinhyōshi Yōrin - 錦豹子揚林) from the series
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)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi ryuto
Liu Tang, the Red-haired Devil (Sekihakki Ryūtō 赤髪鬼劉唐) from the series
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) - right-hand panel of a triptych
1827-30c Kuniyoshi suen
Zou Yuan, the Dragon from the Forest (Shutsurinryū Sūen - 出林龍鄒淵) from the series
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)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi tiger skin
Ruan Xiao Qi or The Devil Incarnate (Katsuenra Genshōshichi - 活閻羅阮小七) from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827-30c Kuniyoshi yoyu
Yang Xiong, the Pallid One, (Byōkansaku Yōyū - 病関索楊雄) from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827-31 Kunihiro matsue danzo
Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as Okaru (おかる) and Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Kampei, two figures from the
Chūshingura
1827 Ashiyuki hiragana seisuik
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Kajiwara Heiji (梶原平次) on the right, Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Kajiwara Genta (梶原源田) in the center, and Sawamura Kunitarō II (こし元千鳥) as the
koshimoto
Chidori (沢村国太郎) on the left in the play
Hiragana Seisuiki
(ひらがな盛衰記)
1827 Ashiyuki yoko-e
Sawamura Kunitarō II as Ushiwakamaru on the right and Arashi Kitsusuaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Kumasaka Chōhan (熊坂長範) in
Kachidoki mibae Genji
[Victory song of the Genji - 勝鬨莩源氏]
1827 Gakutei tadasune boar
Nitan no Shirō (Tadatsune) hunting a wild boar in Yoritomo's hunting party near Mount Fuji
1827 Hidekuni
Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Tsukimoto Hajimenosuke (月本始之助)
1827 Hidekuni, ex Haber
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Tsukimoto Hajimenosuke (月本始之助)
1827 Kunihiro triptych 044
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Ukisu no Iwamatsu (うきすの岩松) on the right, Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as the farmer Jūsaku (百姓十作) in the center, Sawamura Kunitarō II (沢村國太郎) as Jūsaku's wife [
nyōbō
] Okinu (十作女房お絹) on the left in
Keisei kakehashi monogatari
(けいせい棧物語)
1827 Kunihiro utaemon kunigoro
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the greengrocer (
yaoya
) Chōkichi (八百屋長吉) and Asao Kunigorō III (浅尾国五郎) as the hedonistic priest (
dōraku ōshō
) Rikyō (道楽和尚里橋) from the play
Omoto Kamematsu hiyoku no kanzashi
(おもと龜松中村笄: The lovers' comb: Omoto and Kamematsu)
1827 kunisada balcony rain
From volume 2, a couple having sex on a balcony on a
rainy day from
In Praise of Love in the Four Seasons
(
Shunka shūtō, Shiki no nagame
- 春夏秋冬 - 色の詠)
1827 Kunisada Boat Couple
From volume 2, a couple having sex in a boat from
In Praise of Love in the Four Seasons
(
Shunka shūtō, Shiki no nagame
- 春夏秋冬 - 色の詠)
1827 Kunisada dressing room
'A Geisha in her Dressing Room' (
Mijimai geisha
- 身じまい芸者) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' (
Tōsei bijin awase
- 當 世美人合)
1827 Kunisada Tree Shunga
From volume 1, a couple having sex under a blossoming tree from
In Praise of Love in the Four Seasons
(
Shunka shūtō, Shiki no nagame
- 春夏秋冬 - 色の詠)
1827 Kunisada triptych
A Scene of Spring Rain (
Harusame no kei
- 春雨乃景)
1827 Shunshi Tamizo II
Onoe Tamizō II (二代目尾上多見蔵) in his dressing room mirror
1827 Yoshikuni Nakamura Shikan
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) performing five roles in the play
Rangiku Tsuyu no Adamakura
[乱菊露仂枕] - from the
Onagori Kyōgen Shosagoto gomai no uchi
(御名残狂言所作事五枚ノ内)
1827ca Kuniyasu bunraku 4
THE PUPPET THE
BIJIN
IS HOLDING IS IN THE FORM OF ONOE KIKUGORŌ III (尾上菊五郎) AS GOKUIN SEN'EMON (極印千右衞門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
1827c Kunisada dance teacher
The Dance Teacher -
Odori shishō
(踊師匠) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' -
Tōsei bijin awase
(当世美人合)
1827c Kunisada Fan Kuai
Fan Kuai (樊噲) breaking down a door in the Emperor's palace from the series
Kan-So gundan
(
Military Tales of the Han and Chu
- 漢楚軍談).
1827c Kunisada hush
From volume 2, a couple making love on a terrace from
In Praise of Love, in the Four Seasons
Shunka shūtō, Shiki no nagame
- 春夏秋冬 - 色の詠
1827c Kunisada rape.jpg
From volume 2,
Night rape
In Praise of Love in the Four Seasons
(
Shunka shūtō, Shiki no nagame
- 春夏秋冬 - 色の詠)
1827c Kuniyoshi 06
Hakutenchō Riō (樸天鷗李應 - Li Ying) and Bossharan Bokukō (撲天雕李應,設遮攔穆弘 - Mu Hong) from the series
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) - left-hand panel of a triptych
1827c Kuniyoshi barin
Ma Lin (Tettekisen Barin - 鉄笛仙馬麟) from the series
One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個)
1827c Kuniyoshi gyoja busho
Wu Song (Gyōjia Bushō - 清河縣之産武松) from the series
One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan
(
Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827c Kuniyoshi rikon axe
Li Gun, the Flying Deity (Hitentaisei Rikon - 飛天大聖季袞) 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)
1827c Kuniyoshi sekishu
Shi Xiu, the Reckless Third Son (Henmeisanrō Sekishū - 捨命三郎石秀), from the series
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)
1827c Kuniyoshi strangle
Yang Xiong, the Pallid One, (Byōkansaku Yōyū - 病関索楊雄) from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827c Kuniyoshi suikoden Tosen
Du Qian, the Sky Toucher (Mochakuten Tosen - 摸著天杜遷) from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1827c Kuniyoshi unrikongo
Kong Liang, the Flaming Star (Dokukasei Kōryō - 獨火星孔亮) and Song Wan, the Guardian God in the Clouds (Unrikongō Sōman - 雲里金剛宋萬), 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)
1828-34 Kunisada Ichijosei Kos
Gushi /Yu Ki (楚項羽妻 虞氏) from the series
Military Tales of the Han and Chu
(
Kan so gundan
- 漢楚軍談)
1828 Ashiyuki diptych
Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as the courtesan Aoyagi-dayū (青柳大夫) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the farmer (
hyakushō
) Jūsaku (百姓重作) from the play
Tenmangū aiju no meiboku
[天満宮花梅桜松]
1828 Eisen oiran and peddler
The Eleventh Month (十一月), First Snowfall on the Day of the Rooster, the Tori-no-hi Festival (
Jūichigatsu, hatsuyuki, tori no hi
- 初雪酉の日): Aizome (相染) of the Ebiya (海老屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (
Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji
- 新吉原年中行事)
1828 Hokkei onnagata with fan
Ogino Kinshi I (荻野錦子) as Kohagi, actually Atsumori (小はぎ実はあつもり) in disguise - this is the left panel of a diptych
1828 Hokucho diptych
Two left panels of a triptych - Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as the
nyōbō
Komume (女房小むめ), Nakamura Ganchō I (中村元朝) as the outcast Doburoku (非人どぶ六) and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ume no Yoshibei (梅の由兵衛) in the play
Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi
(隅田春妓女容性)
1828 Kunihiro diptych
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the courtesan Minoya Sankatsu (みの屋三勝), jumping into a boat from a bridge to join her lover Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Akaneya Hanshichi (赤根屋半七) in the play
Daigashira Midori no Iromaku
['The Surge of Love Beneath the Green Cover' 台頭緑色幕]
1828 Kunihiro Ebijuro II
Ichikawa Ebijūrō II (市川鰕十郎) in the role of Ume no Yoshibei (梅の由兵へ) in the play
Suda no Haru Geiko Katagi
[隅田春妓女客性]
1828 Kunisada Onnagata
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Shizuka Gozen (静御前) in
Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura
[義経千本桜]
1828 Kuniyoshi
Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a
wani
(sea-monster - 鰐)
1828 Shigeharu Fujaku III.jpg
Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙寉) as Miyagi Asojirō [宮木阿曽次郎] in
Keisei Tsukushi No Tsumagoto
[傾城筑紫爪琴 (?) - けいせいつくしのつまごと]
1828 Shigenobu I Hanamurasaki
The courtesan Hanamurasaki (花紫) of the Nishi-Ōgiya (西扇屋)
1828 Yoshikuni ichizo i
Kataoka Ichizō I (一代目片岡市蔵) as Tokko no Daroku (とっこノ駄六) in
Ono no Tōfū aoyagi suzuri
(
Ono no Tōfū
, the Inkstone and Green Willow Tree - 小野道風青柳硯)
1828ca Shuncho
Onoe Tamizō II (二代目尾上多見蔵) in the lion dance
Shakkyō
(Stone Bridge) scene from
Kokonobake no uchi
(A Set of Nine Changes - 九之化之内 - seen in the lower right of the collapsible lantern)
1828ca Shunsei Schwaab 113
Onoe Tamizō II (二代目尾上多見蔵) as both Gorō Tokimune (五郎時宗) and as a young girl from the play
Hatsuharu no Kotobuki Iwau Kokonobake
- 初春寿九化 - ('A Dance of Nine Changes' - 九之化之内)
1828ca Shunsei Schwaab 114
Onoe Tamizō II (二代目尾上多見蔵) as both Kajiwara Genta [梶原源太] and as a fisherman from the play
Hatsuharu no Kotobuki Iwau Kokonobake
初春寿九化 - (A Dance of Nine Changes - 九之化之内)
1828ca Shunshi Schwaab 115
Gatōken Shunshi (画登軒春芝) of Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as both a night watchman and a Celestial princess from the play
Hatsuharu no Kotobuki Iwau Kokonobake
初春寿九化 - (A Set of Nine Changes - 九之化之内)
1828ca Toyokuni II oiran
Shiratama of the Tamaya (玉屋内白玉), representing the sign of the rabbit (
usagi
- 卯) from the Zodiac series
Zensei matsu no shō, jūni shi
('Makeup of Flourishing Pine Trees' - 全盛松の粧)
1828c Hokushu kikugoro 7 roles
Onoe Kikugorō III in seven hit roles - (
Onoe Kikugorō Ōatari shichiyaku
- 尾上菊五郎大当七役)
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
1828c Kunisada Butterfly.jpg
Actors with multiple
mon
as a backdrop: Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Kudō Suketsune on the right; in the center is Sawamura Tosshō I (澤村訥升) as Soga Jūrō and Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) playing Soga Gorō on the left
1828c Kunisada chohi
Zhang Fei (張飛 - Jp: Chōhi) thundering at Changban Bridge (長坂橋)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 1
The puppet the
bijin
is holding is in the form of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as the
otokodate
An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 2
Puppet in the form of Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the
otokodate
Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 4
The puppet the beautiful woman is holding is in the form of Arashi Sanjūrō VII (嵐三十郎) as the
otokodate
Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (
Mitate ningyō gonin otoko
- 見立人形五人男)
1828c Kuniyoshi hakumenrokun
Hakumenrōkun Teitenja (白面郎君鄭天壽 - aka Zheng Tianshou, the Fair-Faced Gentleman) from the series
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)
1828c Kuniyoshi kimmoken
Kimmōken Dankeijū (金毛犬段景住 - aka Duan Jingzhu, Golden Dog) from the series
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)
1828c Shunshi Fujaku III nue
Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政) in
The Story of Yorimasa and the Nue
(
Yorimasa Nue Monogatari
[頼政鵺物語])
1828c Toshikuni ichizo
Kataoka Ichizō I (片岡市蔵?) in the yakko role of Saitobei (?)
1828c Toyokuni II beauty drago
The Sign of the Dragon (辰) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支)
1828c Toyokuni II double bust
Ōkubi-e: Double Bust portrait - Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (?) on the left; Iwai Hanshirō V on the right
1828c Toyokuni II goat zodiac
The Ram (Hitsuji - 未) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支) - the eighth sign
1828c Yoshikuni fujaku III
Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Miki Jūemon (三木十右衛門)
1829 Ashiyuki quad aizurie
Arashi Kano I (あらし加納) as the wife Omatsu (嫁おまつ), Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Watanabe Ryosuke (渡辺良助) on the right, Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as Azuma (あづま) to the left of the previous one, Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Yodoya Tatsugorō (淀屋辰五郎) and Nakayama Ittoku II (中山一徳) as the gentlewoman Otsugi (こしもとおつぎ) on the left, in the play
Keisei Yanagizakura
[けいせい楊柳桜]
1829 Ashiyuki quad color
Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as Azuma (あづま) on the right, Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Yodoya Tatsugorō (淀屋辰五郎) and Nakayama Ittoku II (中山一徳) as the gentlewoman Otsugi (こしもとおつぎ) on the left in the play
Keisei Yanagizakura
[けいせい楊柳桜]
1829 Ashiyuki Rikan II
Arash Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the
yakko
Tsumahei (奴妻平) in
Shin Usuyuki Monogatari
[新うすゆき物語]
1829 Ashiyuki triptych
From the left: Sawamura Kunitarō II (沢村国太郎), Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛), Arashi Sangorō IV (嵐三五郎) and Arashi Tomisaburō II (あらし富三郎) in imagined roles, a
mitate
1829 Hokucho ebijuro II
Ichikawa Ebijūrō II (市川鰕十郎) as Horiguchi Manemon (堀口万右衛門) - the right-hand panel of a triptych from the play
Sao no uta Kizugawa hakkei
('Song of the boat pole: Eight views of the Kizu River' - 棹歌木津川八景)
1829 Hokucho ebijuro manemon
Ichikawa Ebijūrō II (市川鰕十郎) as Horiguchi Manemon (堀口万右衛門) - the right panel of a triptych from the play
Sao no uta Kizugawa hakkei
(
Song of the boat pole
:
Eight views of the Kizu River
- 棹歌木津川八景)
1829 Hokucho pentaptych
From the right: Arashi Tomisaburō II (嵐富三郎) as Usuyukihime, Sawamura Kunitaro II (澤村國太郎) as nyōbō Kojoro (女房小女郎), Nakamura Tsurūjirō I (中村鶴十郎) as Fugen no Gonhei, Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Jizo no Goheiji (地蔵の五平次) in the center, Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as Musume Omitsu (娘おみつ), Arashi Shagan (嵐舎丸) as Miroku no Tanin (みろくの他人) and Asao Gakujūrō (浅尾額十郎) as Sonobe Iori i(園部 伊織) in the play "Hanafubuki Uta no Nadokoro"
1829 Hokucho triptych
Triptych of the play
Sao no uta Kizugawa hakkei
(
Song of the boat pole: Eight views of the Kizu River
- 棹歌木津川八景)
1829 Kunisada bijin with low s
Bijin
looking in a mirror from the series
Light Makeup of the Present Day
(
Tōsei usugeshō
- 當世 薄化粧)
1829 Shigeharu Hakuen
Ichikawa Hakuen II (市川白猿) as Yanone Gorō (矢の根五郎) sharpening his giant arrow in the play
Oniwaka Nagori no Motodori
(鬼若名残髻 - 'Oniwaka's farewell topknot')
1829 Shigeharu lattice
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Takechi Mitsuhide (武智光秀) - right panel of a diptych - from the play
Matsushita Kaheiji renga hyōban
[松下嘉平治連歌評判]
1829 Shigeharu rikan II
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) on a boat possibly as Fujiwara no Kamatari Daijin - the founder of the Fujiwara clan
1829 Shigeharu taishun
Taishun (大舜) cultivating the land with the help of an elephant - from the series
24 Paragons of Filial Piety
(廿四孝ノ内)
1829 Shuncho onoe tamizo ii
Onoe Tamizō II as Kaminari (god of thunder) and Tobane in
Hatsuharu no kotobuki iwau kokonobake
1829ca Hokushu triptych
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Katsura Chūnagon, actually Ise Shinkurō (桂中納言実は伊勢新九郎) on the right; Asao Gakujūrō I (浅尾額十郎) as Hosokawa Katsumoto (細川勝元); and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Takahashi no Tsubone, actually Mino no Shōkurō (高はしの局実は美濃庄九郎) on the left
1829c Kuniyoshi 02
Li Zhong, the Tiger-Fighting General (Daskoshō Richū - 打虎將李忠) from the series from
108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden All Told
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1829c Shigeharu
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Akaneya Hanshichi (あかねや半七) holding his child Otsū
1830-32c Shigeharu diptych
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Osome (お染) on the right and Ichikawa Danzō V as Hisamatsu (久松) on the left in the play
Somemoyo Imose no Kadomatsu
[染模様妹背門松]
1830-33 Kunisada umbrella chil
Woman carrying umbrellas and a child running during a
Sudden shower at the Mimeguri Shrine
(三囲の夕立)
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)
1830-35 Kunisada boat warrior
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) disguised as a fisherman peasant - probably from the play
Sumidagawa hana no goshozome
("The Sumida River Adorned with Cherry Blossoms" -隅田川花御所染) - right-hand panel of a triptych
1830-35c Eisen Fireworks.jpg
A cool evening watching fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo (
Toto Ryōgokubashi Yusuzumi no zu
- 東都両国橋夕涼図)
1830 Ashiyuki matsue iii rikan
Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as the daughter or
musume
Karaori (娘綾織) on the right, Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Mashiba Hisatsugu (真柴久次) in the center, Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ishida no Tsubone (石田ノ局) and Nakamura Umesuke I (中村梅助) as Mashiba Hisaaki (真柴久秋) on the left from the play 'Snow, Moon, Flowers in the Pleasure Quarter' (
Keisei Setsugekka
[けいせい雪月花])
1830 Eisen bijin triptych
Three panels from the series Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara (
Shin Yoshiwara yozakura
- 新吉原夜桜) - Chōdayū (長太夫) of the Okamotoya on the left
1830 Eisen peach orchard at wu
Utopia (
Yojijukugo
- 武陵桃源) : the paradise of a fisherman (
Buryō tōgen
- ぶりょうとうげん)
1830 Kunisada bird awning
Sawamura Tosshō I (沢村訥升) as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷直実) with Iwai Tojaku (岩井杜若) as his wife (
nyōbō
) Sagami (女房さがみ) from the play
Ichinotani Futaba Gunki
(一谷嫩軍記) - the center and left panels of a triptych
1830 Kunisada Koshiro Goemon
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the robber Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) in the play
Sanmon gosan no kiri
[楼門五三桐]
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)
1830 Kuniyoshi Cho-o
Zhang Heng, the Boat Flame (Senkaji Chōō - 舩火兒張横) about to slay General Hotentei from the series
108 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1830 Kuniyoshi triptych nue
Minamoto Yorimasa (源三位頼政 - here Genzanmi Yorimasa) on the left has shot the
nue
(鵺) - Ii no Hayata Hironao (猪早太廣直) in the center is about to finish it off. On the right panel is Watanabe Teishichi Tonau (渡邉丁七唱)
1830 Sadahide oniwaku maru
Oniwakamaru (Young Devil Child - 鬼若まる), fighting the giant carp in the waterfall of Bishamon gataki
1830 Sadakage surimono
Tamamo no Mae [玉藻の前] transforming into a fox while Abe no Yasunari [安部泰成] holds up mirror to show her true nature
1830 Sadakage triptych bijin
A Collection of Beautiful Women: The Pride of Edo
— 江戸自慢美人揃
1830 Shigeharu diptych
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shizuka Gozen (静御前) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the play
Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura
[義経千本桜]
1830 Shigeharu inumura daigaku
Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as the hermit Inumura Daikaku Masanori (犬村大学礼儀) from the series
Satomi ke Hakkenshi no hitori
(里見家八犬士の一人)
1830 Shigeharu keisei setsugek
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) on the right and Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Omi no Funauri Gengorō (近江ノ鮒売源五郎) from the play
Keisei Setsugekka
[けいせい雪月花]
1830 Shigeharu yoko-e duo
Ichikawa Hakuen II (市川白猿) as Katsuma Gengobei (right) and Nakamura Matsue III (中むら松江) as Kikuno (きくの) - a
mitate
1830 Toyokuni II Kikunojo V
Bandō Mitsugorō III, under his poetry name Bandō Shūka (坂東秀桂), from the series
Actors Compared to Flowers
(
Yakusha hana awase
- 役者花合)
1830 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as a black man or
kuronbō
(黒んばう) in Western clothes carrying coral -
Dance of the 9 Changes
(
Kokonobake no uchi
- 九変化ノ内) - from the play
Yosete Aratani Kokonobake
(日本新玉九尾化)
1830ca Kunisada shunga ehon
Ehon
(絵本):
shunga
(春画) from the series
Hoshi-zukiyo ito no shirabe
1830ca Kunisada surimono
Surimono
: The peasant (
nō
- 農) from the series Series of Four (
Yonban tsuzuki
- 四番続)
1830ca Kuniyoshi drawing
Preparatory Drawing of a Parody of Zhu Wu the Divine Strategist, Hanaogi of the Oiya (
Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate, Hanaogi no Ogiya
)
1830ca Sadafusa tamagawa sake
The Ninth Month: A famous saké brand from the series
Brands of Saké for the Five Festivals
(
Fūryū Sakaya Gosekku
- 風流酒屋五節句)
1830ca Sadakage bijin trimming
Bijin trimming a plum branch - (
Mitate Mushi
/ Snake [
Mi
] 見立虫 巳 ふしのうちはさみむし -
fushi no uchi hasami mushi
)
1830ca Toyokuni-II-0001
Horse (
Uma
- 馬) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支)
1830c Eisen shunga
Two couples at night - both women are courtesans
1830c Eizan homesick
Hair-washing Day (
Rokugatsu, Kamiarai hi
- 髪あらい日) in the Sixth Month (六月): Michitose (三千歳) of the Miuraya (三浦屋内) from the series
Four Seasons in the Pleasure Quarters: Annual Events in the Yoshiwara
(
Kuruwa no shikishi Yoshiwara yōji
- 廓の四季志吉原要事)
1830c Eizan shunga text
Shunga
with text
1830c Hokuba Namba Rokuro
Nanba Rokurō Tsunetō (難波六郎) at Nunobiki Falls - the bottom half of a vertical diptych referred to as 'The Ghost (Rei) of Akugenda Yoshihira
1830c Hokuei 0001
Nakamura Karoku I (中村歌六) as the courtesan Yoyoginu (けいせい代々絹) from the play
Yaemusubi Jiraiya monogatari
(柵自来也談) (
The Story of Jiraiya at the Weir
)
1830c Hokuei Seki Sanjuro
Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Inukawa Gakuzō (犬川額蔵) - left panel of a diptych from the play
Hana no ani tsubomi no yatsufusa
(花魁莟八総 - '8 Buds of the Plum Blossoms')
1830c Hokusai Oiran with Kamur
The courtesan Mayuzumi (黛) from the Sakuragi house (さくらぎや) from the school of Kunisada - one panel of a pentaptych
1830c Hokusai school hanshita
Chinese children (
karako
) and an elephant from the Hokusai school -
shita-e
(preliminary drawing)
1830c Kunisada Courtesan.jpg
The courtesan Masuharu (増春) of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋)
1830c Kunisada Crabs
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a figure wearing a robe decorated with crabs
1830c Kunisada elegant calenda
Elegant Floral Calendar (
Fūryū hana-goyomi
- 風流花暦),
Nadeshiko
(なでしこ - 撫子)
1830c Kunisada nakagawa
The courtesan Nakagawa (中川) of Nakamanjiya (中万字屋内) - Shin Yoshiwara in Kadomachi (新吉原角町)
1830c Kunisada oil thief.jpg
Taira no Tadamori (平忠盛) attacking the temple oil priest thought to be a monster - from the series
Mirror of Famous People from Our Country
(
Honchō kōmei kagami
- 本朝高名鏡)
1830c Kunisada onnagata
Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as Oishi (お石), the wife of Ōboshi Yuranosuke, in Act IX the
Kanadehon Chūshingura
('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
1830c Kunisada physiognomist
A beauty adjusting her makeup (化粧) from the series "Types of the Floating World Seen Through a Physiognomist's Glass" (
Ukiyo jinsei tengankiyō
- 浮世人精天眼鏡)
1830c Kunisada sumida snow
Twilight Snow at Mokuboji (
Mokuboji bosetsu
木母寺暮雪) from the series
Eight Views of Edo
(
Edo hakkei
- 江戸八景)
1830c Kunisada surimono
"
Tori Awase
(雞合) -
Goban migi
(五番右),
Midare Dori
" - with a poem is by Sekiya Satomoto (関屋里元)
1830c Kunisada tetraptych
Procession of women at the Tōshōgū Shrine in Ueno - four panels of a pentaptych
1830c Kunisada umbrella snow
Courtesan with umbrella in snow - middle panel of a
mitate
triptych - title:
Gentoku fūsetsu ni Kōmei o tazureru
- 玄徳風雪訪孔明 - a parody of Gentoku visiting Kōmei in the snow
1830c Kuniyasu Oichi
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) on the right as Gokuin no Osen (極印のお千) and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the left as Hotei no Oichi (布袋のお市) - two panels of a larger composition
1830c Kuniyasu shinobazu pond
Actors visiting a teahouse overlooking Shinobazu Pond (不忍池新地ノ図) - a
mitate
1830c Kuniyoshi akugenda
Akugenda Slaying Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Falls -
Nunobiki no taki Akugenda Nanba o utsu
(布引ノ滝悪源太討難波)
1830c Kuniyoshi bando
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as 経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん, a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play
Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe
（嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see）- center panel of a triptych
1830c Kuniyoshi Bijin
Third Princess (
Nyosan no miya
) from
The Tale of Genji
playing with her cat
1830c Kuniyoshi close shave
Shosha Gomotsu Saitō Oniwakamaru (書寫御持西荅鬼若丸) from the series
One of the Eight Hundred Heroes of the Water Margin of Japan
(
Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori
- 本朝水滸傳剛勇八百人一個)
1830c Kuniyoshi fujinoye
Izumi no Saburō Tadahira tsuma Fujinoe 泉三郎忠衡妻藤の江 Fujinoe, the wife of Izumi Saburō Tadahira) /
Honcho Suikoden goyu happyakunin no hitori
- 本朝水滸傳豪傑八百人一個 (
One of the Eight Hundred Heroes of the Water Margin of Japan, One by One
)
1830c Kuniyoshi heroes
Odai Matarokurō - 小田井又六郎 (Yorisada) breaking a saké jar with his spear and Iwazu Tetsuemon - 岩津銕右衛門 (Shigenobu) drinking in the background from the series
One hundred and eight Heroes of the Japanese Suikoden
(
Honchō Suikoden gōketsū happyakunin no hitori
- 本朝水滸伝豪傑八百人一個)
1830c Kuniyoshi kiyomasa tiger
Katō Kiyomasa killing a tiger in Korea
1830c Kuniyoshi Kokusempu Riki
Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also called Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki - 黒旋風李逵), from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1830c Kuniyoshi Kokusempu Riki
Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also called Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki - 黒旋風李逵), from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1830c Kuniyoshi nuye
Ii-no-Hayata Hironao (猪早太寛直) seizing the monster Nue from the series
108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden All Told
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 本朝水滸傳豪傑八百人一個)
1830c Kuniyoshi Oiwa
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Kasane in the play Kasane kiku Kinugawa-zome (かさね菊絹川染)
1830c Kuniyoshi sake jar
Odai Matarokurō - 小田井又六郎 (Yorisada) breaking a saké jar with his spear and Iwazu Tetsuemon - 岩津銕右衛門 (Shigenobu) drinking in the background from the series
One hundred and eight Heroes of the Japanese Suikoden
(
Honchō Suikoden gōketsū happyakunin no hitori
- 本朝水滸伝豪傑八百人一個)
1830c Kuniyoshi seibokukan
Seibokukan Kakushibun (井木案郝思文 aka Hao Siwen, Wild Dog) from the series
One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個 )
1830c Kuniyoshi snag oiwa
Onbō canal scene from the
Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan
with Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) on the left as Kamiya Iemon (神谷伊右衛門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Naosuke (直助), Iemon's assistant, Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Oiwa floating in the river, and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) on the right as Oyumi (お弓)
1830c Kuniyoshi suikoden Rochi
Lu Zhishen, the Tattooed Monk - (
Kaoshō Rochishin shomei Rotatsu
- 花和尚魯知深初名魯達) from the series
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)
1830c Kuniyoshi tenmokusho
Tenmokushō Hōki (天目将彭玘), aka Peng Qi, the Eyes of Heaven General, from the series
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)
1830c Sadafusa Festival.jpg
Children's parade (子進) carrying a sacred float during the Tennō Festival (天王祭)
1830c Sadakage 0001
The Pride of Edo Seen in a Collection of Courtesans
(江戸自慢全盛揃) - Hanaōgi (花扇) on the right, Tsukasa (つかさ) in the center, Akome (あこめ) on the left - all of the Ōgi house (扇屋内)
1830c Sadakage 0002
The Pride of Edo Seen in a Collection of Courtesans
(江戸自慢全盛揃) - Hanaōgi (花扇) on the right, Tsukasa (つかさ) in the center, Akome (あこめ) on the left - all of the Ōgi house (扇屋内)
1830c Sadamasu 01
Arashi Rikan II as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎) performing in a
mitate
- the title cartouche reads: 見立 牛若三郎 嵐璃寛
1830c Shigeharu 01
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in a possible kabuki Suikoden role
1830c Tominobu oiran and maiko
Oiran and and two assistant trainees from the Kado-Ebiya (角海老屋)
1830c Toyokuni II 0002
Dragon (
Tatsu
竜) from the series
Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac
(
Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi
- 風流東姿十二支)
1830c Toyokuni II aizuri-e
Aizuri-e
- a courtesan holding a pipe (
kiseru
) watches a pair of ducks, from the series 'Five Modern Beauties' (
Tōsei gonin bijo
- 當世五人美女)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri
Aizuri-e
of a
bijin
reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series
Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers
(
Tōsei bijin hana-awase
- 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri-e
Aizuri-e - a
bijin
stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series
Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers
(Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II tiger
Tiger and bamboo
1830c Toyoshige Flowers
Oiran sitting on a ledge by a lattice work
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)
1830s Eisen bijin
The Calculating Type
from the series 'Twelve Scenes of Modern Beauties' (
Imayō bijin jūnikei
- 今様美人十二景) or Yoshiwara (よし原)
1830s Eisen courtesan
Streetwalker (
Tsujigimi
- 辻君) from the series
Comparison of Present-day Beauties
(
Jisei bijin kurabe
- 時世美人競)
1830s Eisen Oiso station
Ōiso Station (
Ōiso eki
- 大磯駅) - Number 9 (九) of
53 Stations of the Tokaido
(東海道五十三次)
1830s Eisen vertical diptych
Kakemono
of the courtesan Takao of the Miuraya reading a love letter (?)
1830s Hiroshige abalone snipe
Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms from an untitled series known as the Large Fish (
Uozukushi
[魚尽くし])
1830s Hiroshige suzuki
Suzuki [すずき] and kinmedai [金目鯛] with sprigs of shiso [しそ] from an untitled series known as the Large Fish (
Uozukushi
[魚尽くし])
1830s Hiroshige tobiuo
Tobiuo [飛魚] and ishimochi [石もち] and lily [百合] from the series known as the Large Fish (
Uozukushi
[魚尽くし])
1830s Hiroshige tuna cherry
Bonito (
katsuo
) and saxifrage (
yukinoshita
[雪の下]) from an untitled series known as
The Large Fish
(
Uozukushi
[魚尽くし])
1830s Hokuei Rikan
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Karahashi Sakujūrō (唐橋作十郎) - right-hand panel of a diptych - in the play 'Honor, Loyalty, and Filial Piety at the Crossroads'
1830s Hokusai Turnin.jpg
Men using a winch - a scene from the
Hokusai gifu
(北斎画譜)
1830s Hokushu Goemon and Hawk
Nakamura Utaemon III as Ishikawa Goemon in the play
Kinmon Gosan no Kiri
(
The Temple Gate and the Paulownia Crest
) [金門五三桐]
1830s Kiyomine musha-e triptyc
Warrior (
musha-e
) triptych of Minamoto no Yoritomo at the Battle of Ishibashiyama (源頼朝石橋山合戦之図)
1830s Kuiniyoshi triptych
Asahina Saburō Yoshihide (朝比奈三郎義秀) wrestling with two crocodiles at Kotsubo beach, Kamakura
1830s Kunisada bijin rain
Sudden Shower at the Mimeguri Shrine
(三囲の夕立)
1830s Kunisada cat witch
Diptych: Tamamo no Mae with Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Mikuniya Kojorō (三国屋小女郎) on the left and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Tamaya Shimbei (三浦屋新兵へ) on the right in the play
Shinjū to tare mo yūdachi
(心中誰夕立)
1830s Kunisada combing hair
Arranging her hair (
kamiyui
- 髪結い) from the series
Fitting Acomplishments for Women
(
Fujin tashinami-gusa
- 婦人たしなみ草)
1830s Kunisada Goro vs Saburo
Kawazu Saburō Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐安) wrestling Matano Gorō Kagehisa (股野五郎景久) with Ebina Genpachi Hirotsuna (海老名源八弘綱) as referee
1830s Kunisada monkey puppet
Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the monkey trainer Sarumawashi Yojirō (猿廻し与二郎) - right-hand panel of a diptych
1830s Kuniyoshi flaming sword
Kōmei (孔明) conjures up the southeast wind from the series
Wakan buyū kagami
(和漢武勇鑑 - Paragons of Chinese and Japanese Bravery) - 2nd edition of this print
1830s Sadamasa shijaku archer.
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Tamuramaru (田村丸) - one panel from a larger
mitate
composition
1830s Sadamasu ichizo
Kataoka Ichizō I (片岡市蔵) as Tetsugatake Dazaemon (鉄ヶだけ) in the play
Sekitori sen ryō nobori
(関取千両幟) at Ōnishi Theater
1830s Sadamasu ichizo xxx
Kataoka Ichizō I (片岡市蔵) as Tetsugatake (鉄ヶだけ) in the play
Sekitori sen ryō nobori
(関取千両幟)
1830s Sencho flower.jpg
Toyohana (豊花 ) of the Maru-Ebiya (丸海老屋内) from the series
Comparisons of Courtesans and Flowers
(
Keisei hana kurabe
- 傾城花競)
1830s Senchō oiran and kamuro
The
oiran
Ogura from the Owari house (尾張屋内尾倉登) accompanied by two
kamuro
- from an untitled series
1830s Toyokuni II Night Rain a
Night Rain at Ōyama (大山夜雨): View of the Summit above the former Fudō Temple (従前不動頂上之図) - from Eight Views of Famous Places (名所八景) -
Ōyama ya-u: Juzen Fudō chojo no kei - Meisho hakkei
- from the second edition
1830s Toyokuni II toto meisho
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) from the series
Tōto Meisho
with
Ryōgoku
in the background (東都名所 - 両国)
1831 Kunisada sumo
Sumo Wrestler or
rikishi
(力士)
1831 Kuniyoshi Triptych
Triptych of Ichikawa Danjurō VII (市川団十郎) as Gantetsubō (願鉄坊) on the left, Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as Dote no Oroku (土手のお六) in the middle and Sawamura Gennosuke II (沢村源之助) as Denbei (伝兵衛) on the right
1831c Toyokuni II actor
Bandō Shūka (坂東秀調 - poetry name of Bandō Mitsugorō III) standing before a view of the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond at Ueno - from the series
Famous Views of the Eastern Capital
(Tōto Meisho - 東都名所)
1832-34c Kunisada iwai shijaku
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the
koshimoto
Chidori (the chambermaid Chidori - 腰元千鳥) from Act II,
The Disinheriting of Genta
(
Genta kando
- 源太勘当) from the play
Hiragana seisuiki
(ひらがな盛衰記)
1832 Ashiyuki Miyamoto Musashi
Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi in the snow in the play
Katakiuchi Nitō Eiyuki
[復讐二島英雄記]
1832 Eisen Towel.jpg
The Tenth Month (十月): The Festival of Ebisu (
Jūgatsu, Ebisu kō
- 恵比子講), Kaotsuma (顔妻) of the Tamaya (玉屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (
Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji
- 新吉原年中行事)
1832 Hokuei arashi rikan ii
Arashi Rikan II as Miyagi Asojirō in the play
Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto
(傾城筑紫爪(?))
1832 Hokuei Danshichi Kurobei
Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurobei in the murder scene of the play
Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival
(
Natsu matsuri Naniwa kagami
)
1832 Hokuei diptych 72
Iwai Shijaku I as Osuma no Kata on the right and Bandō Jūtarō I as Sasaya Hanbei in
Honobonoto ura no asagiri
('Hidden on the Bay by the Morning Fog')
1832 Hokuei duo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) on the right as Hachiman Tarō (八幡太郎) and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Abe no Sadatō (安部貞任) in
Adachi Moor in Ōshū Province
- probably a
mitate
1832 Hokuei Miyagi Asojiro
Arashi Rikan II as Miyagi Asojirō in the play
Courtesan playing the Tsukushigoto
(
Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto
- 傾城筑紫爪(?))
1832 Hokuei rikan soma taro
Arashi Rikan II as the shogun Taira Taro Yoshikado in
Sōma Tarō mibae bundan
('The Story of Tarō, Heir to the Sōma Clan') [相馬太郎みばえ文談]
1832 Hokuei shikan II
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Tawara Tōda Hidesato (俵藤太秀郷) - left-hand of a diptych - from
What Men? A Female Masakado
(
Otoko narikeri onna Masakado
男哉婦将門)
1832 Kunihiro Rikan musashi
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Miyamoto Musashi (宮本無三四)
1832 Kunisada Ebizo VI surimon
Ichikawa Ebizō VI as Namazu Bōzu in front of Danjūrō VII's portrait
1832 Kunisada shikan
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) in the role of Shin-chūnagon Tomomori (新中納言知盛) in the play
Yoshitsune Sembon-zakura
(碁盤忠信雪黒石ご) - center panel of a triptych
1832 Kuniyoshi 3-eyed monster
Sakata no Kintoki (坂田金時) wrestling with a three-eyed
Mikoshi nyūdō
[見越入道]
1832 Kuniyoshi suikoden
Satō Shirō Tadanobu (佐藤四郎忠信) brandishing a
go
board [
Goban Tadanobu
- 碁盤忠信]
1832 Sadamasu Kagekiyo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kagekiyo (景清) - the right-hand panel of a diptych - scene from the play
Keisei Hangonkō
[けいせい反魂香] - a
mitate
1832 Shigeharu musashi
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kowari Dennai (小割伝内) / Miyamoto Musashi in the play 'Honobonoto Ura no Asagiri' (Daybreak hidden on the bay by morning fog) - [仏暁浦朝霧]
1832 Shigeharu Rikan II
Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as Heitarō in the play
Sōma Tarō hyōbundan
[相馬太郎...]
1832 Shigeharu rokusaburo
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Rokusaburō (六三郎) in
Umemoyo Ukina No Irozome
1832 Shigeharu Taro
Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as the shogun Tarō and on the left Nakamura Karoku I as Takiyashi and Ichikawa Sukejurō IV as Yasukata in
Sōma Tarō hyōbundan
[相馬太郎...]
1832 Shunshi onoe tamizo ii
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Shirai Saijirō (白井才八郎 actually Gonpachi 権八) in
Futatsumon kuruwa no nishiki-e
(双紋郭錦絵: 'Brocade print of two crests in the pleasure quarters')
1832c Kunisada six jewel 1
Yamatoya Baiga (大和屋梅我) at Chidori no Tamagawa (千鳥の玉川) in Mutsu Province from the series 'Actors with Six Jewel Faces' (
Haiyū mutama-gao
- 俳優六玉顔)
1832c Kunisada six jewel 2
Bandō Hikosaburō IV as Otowaya Baikō (音羽屋梅幸) in Yamashiro no kuni meisho (山城の国名所) from the series 'Actors with Six Jewel Faces' (
Haiyū mutama-gao
- 俳優六玉顔)
1832c Kunisada six jewel 3
Nakamura Shikan II as Narikomaya in the series 'Actors with Six Jewel Faces' (
Haiyū mutama-gao
- 俳優六玉顔)
1832c Kunisada six jewel 4
Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Yamatoya Shuchō (大和屋秀調) and the Noji no Tamagawa (野路の玉川), a famous place in Omi Province (近江の名所) from the series 'Actors with Six Jewel Faces' (
Haiyū mutama-gao
- 俳優六玉顔)
1832c Kunisada wakura bay
Wakanoura Bay in Kii Province (紀伊和歌浦): from the series
Comparison of Renowned Sceneries and Beautiful Women
(
Honchō fūkei bijin kurabe
- 本朝風景美人競)
1832c Kuniyoshi cat
Inumura Daikaku stabbing the gigantic cat from the series
Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi
The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin
- 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一
1833 Hokuei
Right to left: Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Sutewakamaru (捨若丸); Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Miura Hitachi (三浦常陸); Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Gion Okaji (ぎおんおかじ); Bandō Jūtarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Saito Kuranosuke (斎藤蔵之助) in the play
Keisei chigogafuchi
('The Chigogafuchi Pool')
1833 Hokuei Iwai Shijaku in du
Arashi Rikan II as Osome on the left and Iwai Shijaku I as Hisamatsu [久松] in the play 'News of the Affair of Osome and Hisamatsu' (
Osome Hisamatsu ukina no yomiuri
お染久松色読販)
1833 Hokuei oar struggle
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the fisherman (
ryōshi
) Namishichi (漁師浪七) in the play
Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi
['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙] - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1833 Hokuei Oguri rides Onikag
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) astride his steed, Onikage [鬼鹿毛]
1833 Hokuei rikan bats
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) in
Bow-shaped Moon around the Islands
(
Shimameguri tsuki no yumiharu
島廻月弓張) from the series
Tōsei keisho kagami
(当世化粧鏡) or 'Mirror of Contemporary Make-up'
1833 Hokuei seaside diptych
Arashi Rikan II as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo and Iwai Shijaku I as Neiwanjo [ねいわん女] in the play 'Bow-shaped Moon around the Islands' (
Shimameguri Tsuki no Yumihari
[嶋巡月弓張])
1833 Hokuei Shikan II mirror
Nakamura Shikan II in his dressing room, before a mirror holding a pipe [楽屋図]
1833 Kunihiro rikan fisherman
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as fisherman (
ryōshi
) Namishichi (漁師浪七) in the play
Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi
[Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess: 姫競双葉絵草紙]
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 01
View of Fukuroi (
Fukuroi no zu
: 袋井之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 02
View of Mitsuke (
Mitsuke no zu
: 見附ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 03
View of Hamamatsu (
Hamamatsu no zu
: 浜松ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 04
View of Maisaka (
Maisaka no zu
: 舞阪ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 05
View of Arai (
Arai no zu
: 新井ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 06
View of Shirasuka (
Shirasuka no zu
: 白須賀之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 07
View of Futakawa (
Futakawa no zu
: 二川之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 08
View of Yoshida (
Yoshida no zu
: 吉田之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 09
View of Goyu (
Goyu no zu
: 御油之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 10
View of Akasaka (
Akasaka no zu
: 赤坂ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 11
View of Fujikawa (
Fujikawa no zu
: 藤川ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 12
View of Okazaki (
Okazaki no zu
: 岡崎ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 13
View of Chiryū (
Chiryū no zu
: 池鯉鮒ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 14
View of Narumi (
Narumi no zu
: 鳴海之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 15
View of Miya (
Miya no zu
: 宮之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 16
View of Kuwana (
Kuwana no zu
: 桑名之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 17
View of Yokkaichi (
Yokkaichi no zu
: 四日市之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 18
View of Ishiyakushi (
Ishiyakushi
: 石薬師ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 19
View of Shono (
Shono no zu
: 四日市之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 20
View of Kameyama (
Kameyama no zu
: 亀山ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 21
View of Seki (
Seki no zu
: 関ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 23
View of Sakanoshita (
Sakanoshita no zu
: 坂の下之図) from the
chūban
series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 24
View of Tsuchiyama (
Tsuchiyama no zu
) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi:: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 25
View of Minakuchi (
Minakuchi no zu
: 水口之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 26
View of Ishibe (
Ishibe no zu
: 石部之圖) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 27
View of Kusatsu (
Kusatsu no zu
: 草津ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 28
View of Otsu (
Otsu no zu
: 大津之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 29
Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (
Kyō, Sanjō Ōhashi
: 京三条大橋) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 30
View of Kyoto (
Kyōto no zu
: 京都ノ図) from the
chūban
series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 31
View of Nihonbashi (
Nihonbashi no zu
: 江戸日本橋之図) from the
chūban
series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 32
View of Shinagawa (
Shinagawa no zu
: 品川之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 33
View of Kawasaki (
Kawasaki no zu
: 川崎之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 34
View of Hodogaya (
Hodogaya no zu
: 保土ヶ谷図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 35
View of Kanagawa (
Kanagawa no zu
: 神奈川之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 36
View of Totsuka (
Totsuka no zu
: 戸塚図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 37
View of Fujisawa (
Fujisawa no zu
: 藤沢図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 38
View of Hiratsuka (
Hiratsuka no zu
: 平塚図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 39
View of Ōiso (
Ōiso no zu
: 大磯之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 40
View of Odawara (
Odawara no zu
: 小田原之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 41
View of Hakone (
Hakone no zu
: 箱根之図) from the
chūban
series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 42
View of Mishima (
Mishima no zu
- 三嶋之図) from the series
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
- 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 43
View of Numazu (
Numazu no zu
: 沼津図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 44
View of Hara (
Hara no zu
: 原ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 45
View of Yoshiwara (
Yoshiwara no zu
: 吉原図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 46
View of Kanbara (
Kanbara no zu
: 蒲原図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 47
View of Yui (
Yui no zu
: 由井之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 48
View of Okitsu (
Okitsu no zu
: 興津ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 49
View of Ejiri (
Ejiri no zu
: 江尻之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 50
View of Fuchū (
Fuchū no zu
: 府中之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 51
View of Mariko (
Mariko no zu
: 鞠子ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 52
View of Okabe (
Okabe no zu
: 岡部之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 53
View of Fujieda (
Fujieda no zu
: 藤枝ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 54
View of Shimada (
Shimada no zu
: 嶋田ノ図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 55
View of Kanaya (
Kanaya no zu
: 金谷之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 56
View of Nissaka (
Nissaka no zu
: 日坂之圖) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 57
View of Kakegawa (
Kakegawa no zu
: 掛川之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
: 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Nobukatsu
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Oguri Hangan Kaneuji (小栗判官兼氏) and a young unrecorded actor as his servant - from the play
Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi
['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙]
1833 Shigeharu jiraiya
Nakamura Utaemon III as Jiraiya in the play
Yaemusubi Jiraiya Monogatari
[柵自来也談]
1833 Shigeharu rikan peach
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) in the kabuki play
Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi
['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙] - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1833 Shigeharu Utaemon III
Nakamura Utaemon III as Jiraiya in the play
Yaemusubi Jiraiya Monogatari
[柵自来也談] (
The story of Jiraiya at the weir
) - left-hand panel of a diptych
1833 Shigeharu utaemon III goe
Nakamura Utaemon III in the roles of Ariwara no Narihira [在原業平] and Bunya no Yasuhide [文屋康秀]
1833 Taito II Ehon Saiyu Zende
Volume 3 of
The Picture Book of the Journey to the West
(
Ehon Saiyū zenden
- 画本西遊全伝)
1833c Kunisada Tosei genin oto
Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印せん右衛門), No. 4 (四) from the series
Five Manly Men of the Present Day
(
Tōsei gonin otoko
- 当世五人男)
1833c Kunisada Tosei genin oto
Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印せん右衛門), No. 4 (四) from the series
Five Manly Men of the Present Day
(Tōsei gonin otoko - 当世五人男)
1834-35 Kuniyoshi kappa
Takagi Toranosuke (多嘉木虎之助) capturing a kappa underwater in the Tamura River in the Province of Sagami [相模国]
1834 Gyokushu Rikan II Hachizo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the
umakata
(packhorse driver - 馬方) Hachizō (八蔵) in the play
Keisei Somewake Tazuna
(けいせい染分總) or 'A Courtesan's Reins Dyed in Different Colors'
1834 Hokuei Immortal
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Sōjō Henjō (僧正遍照) from 'Colorful Forms of Six Immortal Poets' (
Rokkasen sugata no saishiki
- 六歌仙容彩) - one panel of a hexaptych
1834 Hokuei pentaptych
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Komafune Hachirō (駒夫根八郎) on the far right, next is Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Komafune's wife Okane (駒舟女房おかね), Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Awashima Kainosuke (粟島甲斐之助) in the center, Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Amako Komawakamaru (尼子駒若丸) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the packhorse driver Osaka, actually Yukari no Mae (馬方おさく実はゆかりノ前) on the far left, in
Keisei Nazuna No Sekku
(aka
Keisei Himehajime
[けいせい飛馬始]) - a
mitate
1834 Hokuei vert diptych
Vertical diptych. Top: Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門). Bottom: Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Mashiba Hisayoshi（真柴久よし）from the play
The Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest
(
Kinmon gosan no kiri
金門五三桐)
1834 Hokusei Tohonan
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Ohatsu (おはつ) in the play
Tsugiawase Koshiji no Meiboku
[接合北国梅]
1834 Kunisada danjuro fan
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII wipes his face in front of a makeup - from the series
Tōsei rok'kasen
('Six Choice Modern Flowers' - 當世六花撰)
1834 Shigeharu 6 poets
Nakamura Shikan II and Nakamura Baika I [中村梅花] as the Six Immortal Poets in the dance play
Rokkasen Sugata no Saishiki
1834 Shigeharu Bando Jutaro
Bandō Jutarō I as Inuzuka Keno Tanetomo in
Satomi ke Hakkenshi no hitori
(里見家八犬士の一人)
1834 Shigenobu II
Number Three: In the Shade of a Tree (
San konoshitakage
- 三 木下蔭) from the series
Famous Horses
(
Meiba zoroe
- 名馬揃)
1834c Hokuei Ebijuro oiwa
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) in the play
Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan
1834c Kuniyoshi Suikoden iron
Tang Long, the Gold-Coin Spotted Leopard (Kinsenhyōshi Tōryū - 金銭豹子湯隆) from the series
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)
1834c Kuniyoshi two lanterns
Xie Bao, the Twin-Tailed Scorpion (Sōbikatsu Kaihō 雙尾蠍解寶) and Zou Run, the One-Horned Dragon (Dokuakuryū Sūjin 獨角龍雛潤) from the series
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(
Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori
- 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1835 Hokuei diptych
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the warrior Kumagai Jirō Naozane (熊谷次郎) and Arashi Rikan II as Kohagi (小萩無官太夫) at the Gojō Bridge.
1835 Hokuei nakamura shikan ii
Nakamura Shikan II as the fox Genkurō impersonating Satō Tadanobu in the play
Hanayagura hitome senbon
(花櫓詠吉野 - 'One Thousand Fragrances in the Flower Tower'}
1835 Hokuei rikan II
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Akogi Heiji (あこぎ平次) from the series
Tōsei keshōkagami
(当世化粧鏡)
1835 Hokuei rikan tomijuro
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Hirai Gonpachi (平井ごん八) and Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Komurasaki (小むらさき or 小紫) in the play
Hiyokumon sato no nishiki-e
(双紋廓錦絵) or
A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters
1835 Hokuei Shikan II
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Tawara Tōta Hidesato (俵藤太郎秀郷) in the play
Otoko nariken Onna Masakado
[
What men? A female Masakado
男哉婦将門] from the series
Fashionable Mirror Covers
(流行鏡之覆)
1835 Hokushu actor duo
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I [市川鰕十良] as Mokuemon [杢右衛門] and Ichikawa Danzō V [五代市川団蔵] as Yashichi [弥七] in the
Kanadehon Chūshingura
['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - left panel of a diptych
1835 Kunisada fire boat
Sawamura Tosshō I (沢村訥升) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) on the right, Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Sōta (惣太) in the center, and Iwai Hanshirō VI (岩井半四郎) as the nun Seigen (Seigen-ni - 清玄尼) on the left from the play
Hana butai yoshiya otoko
[花舞台丹前侠客]
1835 Kunisada tokaido 12
View of Mishima (
Mishima no zu
- 三嶋之図) from the series
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi
- 東海道五十三次之内)
1835 Kuniyoshi 8 dog bakin
Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川荘介義任) from the series
The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin
(
Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi
- 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
- right-hand panel of a diptych
1835 Kuniyoshi eight dog heroe
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori [犬田小文吾忬順] with the child Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江親兵衛仁) fending off an attack - from the series
The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors
(
Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi
- 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
1835 Kuniyoshi fisherman.jpg
Kanshin Humbles Himself and Crawls Through the Legs of Rogues to Gain Self-Control
Kanshin matakuguri no zu
(韓信胯潜之図)
1835 Kuniyoshi Gojo Bridge
Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (源牛若丸) and Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) fighting on Gojō Bridge [五条橋] from the series
Mirror of Military Excellence and Fierce Courage
(
Buei mōyū kagami
- 武英猛勇鏡)
1835 Kuniyoshi gust
'Clearing Weather on Ichihara Moor' (
Ichiharano seiran
- 市原野晴嵐) from the series
Eight Views of Military Brilliance
(
Yōbu hakkei
- 燿武八景)
1835 Sadamasu tetrapytych.jpg
Four actors performing in a
mitate
: Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tsujikaze Hachihei (辻風八平) on the far right, to his left is Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎), next is Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Inaba Taro (稲葉太良) and on the far left is Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Inaba (稲場)
1835 Shigeharu rikan II arigat
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) in the play
Hiyokumon Sato no Nishiki-e
(双紋廓錦絵) or
A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters
1835 Shigeharu shoki
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Shōki the Demon Queller [鍾馗] - from the series of seven quick-change roles performed by this actor (七変化之内)
1835ca Eisen kakemono coutesan
Kakemono-e
of a courtesan on parade
1835ca Hokuei suikoden
Three heroes of the Water Margin capture the bandit queen Ichijōsei (
108 Heroes of the Theatre Suikoden
-
Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi
- 戯場水滸伝百八人之内) - a
mitate
tetraptych
1835ca Hokushu actors
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Yakko no Koman (奴の小まん) standing and Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as Hanjimono Kihei (はんじ判喜兵衛) in
Contest of Appearances, Quarrel at the Harbor
[
Sugata kuabe deiri no minato
容競出入湊]
1835c Hokuei diceman
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tonbei, the ferryman at Yaguchi (
Yaguchi no Watashimori
- 矢口ノ渡し守頓兵衛) - left-hand panel of a diptych from the play
Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi
(神霊矢口渡)
1835c Hokuei Kabuki.jpg
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Inuzuka Shino (犬塚信乃) on the right and Seki Sanjūrō II (關三十郎) as Inuzuka Bansaku (犬塚伴作) from the play
Hana no ani tsubomi no yatsufusa
(花魁莟八総 - '8 Buds of the Plum Blossoms')
1835c Hokuei lantern diptych
The far left panels of a four panel composition: Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Gion Okaji (ぎおんおかじ) and Bandō Jūtarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Saitō Kuranosuke (斎藤蔵之助) - these are the two left panels of a tetraptych - from the play
Keisei chigogafuchi
(The Chigogafuchi Pool - けいせい稚児淵)
1835c Hokuei suikoden Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ju-unryū Kōsonshō (入雲龍公孫勝) from
108 Heroes of the Theater Suikoden
(
Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi
- 戯場水滸伝百八人之内)
1835c Hokushū hakuen
Ichikawa Hakuen II (市川白猿) as Saeda Masazaemon (早枝政右衛門)
1835c Kunisada Letter
A beautiful, elegant woman standing outside the entry to a building which houses the Chūshuntei restaurant [柱春亭] - center panel of a triptych
1835c Kuniyoshi 8dog A
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori [犬田小文吾忬順] with the child Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江親兵衛仁) fending off an attack - from the series
The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors
(
Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi
- 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
1835c Kuniyoshi 8dog B
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori (犬田小文吾悌須) from the series
The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin
(
Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi
- 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
1835c Kuniyoshi jewel cut
Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川荘介義任) from the series
The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin
(
Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi
- 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一) - right-hand panel of a diptych
1835c Kuniyoshi komei
Kōmei (孔明) conjures up the southeast wind from the series
Heroes of the Popular History of the Three Kingdoms
(通俗三国志英雄之壱人)
1835c Kuniyoshi yoshito cuts
Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo (犬山道節忠知) from the series
The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin
(
Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi
- 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一) this the left-hand panel of a diptych
1835c Shigeharu actors rain
Nakamura Tōzō III as Iwase Kibunta and Nakamura Utaemon III as Jiraiya on the left in the play
Yaemusubi Jiraiya Monogatari
[柵自来也談] - 'The story of Jiraiya at the weir'
1836 Kuniyoshi gentoku
Xuande (aka Gentoku - 玄徳) plunging into the Tan gorge - from the series
Heroes of the Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms
(
Tsūzoku Sangokushi eiyū no ichinin
- 通俗三国志英雄之壹人)
1836 Kuniyoshi Hikoshichiro
Shirafuji Hikoshichirō (白藤彦七郎) from the
A Hundred Stories of Military Valour
(
Buyū hyaku den
- 武勇百傳)
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)
1836 Kuniyoshi rokusuke kappa
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three kappa on a riverbank with another swimming in the river
1836 Sadahiro rikan
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as [Minamoto no] Yorimasa (より政) in Norimasa nue monogatari (Tale of Yorimasa and the nue: 頼政鵺物語), Naka Theater, Osaka
1836 Tsunemaru onoe tamizo II
Onoe Tamizō II as the
chigo
or young temple page Sutewakamaru (児捨若丸) from the play
Keisei Chigo Ga Fuchi
1836c Kuniyoshi sakata kaidoma
Sakata Kaidōmaru (坂田怪童丸) struggling with a giant carp under a waterfall
1836c Sadahiro Matsuume
Tora II (二代目とら) of Nakamoriken (中森軒) in Gathering Spring Herbs (
Waka natsumi
- 若菜摘) from the series
Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter
(
Shimanouchi nerimono
- 島之内ねり物)
1836c Sadahiro Tora
Matsuume (まつ梅) of the Moritaya (森田屋) as a Palace Maid (Hashitame - はした女) from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (
Shimanouchi nerimono
- 島之内ねり物)
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)
1837 Hokuei dragon
Nakamura Utaemon IV 四代目中村歌右衛門 as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi 「関取千両幟」in the play
Sekitori senryō nobori
("The Rise of the 1,000 Ryō Wrestler")
1837 Kuniyoshi Ebizo V
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as the pirate captain Kezori Kuemon (毛剃九右衛門) in the play
Koi minata Hakata no hitouchi
(aka
Hakata Kojōrō makura
) or 'Love at Sea'
1837 Sadamasu Utaemon IV
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Katsuma Gengobei (勝間源五兵衛) from the play
Godairiki koi no fūjime
(
Five Great Powers That Seal Love
) [五大力恋緘])
1838-48c Sadamasu shishi
Shishi (Lions) near the Stone Bridge near Mt. Tientai
1838 Kunisada dance teacher
Dance Teacher (
Odori shishō
- 踊師匠) from the series
A Collection of Modern Beauties
(
Tōsei bijin awase
- 当世美人合)
1838 sadanobu a set of four Na
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) in multiple roles from the series
Renowned Dance of Seven Changes
(
Onagori shosagoto nanabake shichihenge no uchi
- 御名残所作事七変化之内)
1838 Sadanobu kanji triptych
Bandō Jutarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Lady Iwafuji (局岩ふじ) on the right, Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as the Servant Ohatsu (お初), and Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) as Chūrō Onoe (中老尾上) on the left in the play
Mirror Mountain: A Woman's Treasury of Loyalty
(Kagamiyama Kokyō no Nishikie)
1838c Kunisada okame
Otafuku (お多福) print with a poem - showing a wall ornament with mask in front of a fan
1839 Kunisada danjuro shinnosu
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as the White-pawed monkey (Tejiro no saru - 手白ノ猿) and Ichikawa Shinnosuke III (市川新之助) as the small monkey (小ざる) - center panel of a triptych of the dance play
Hana to Mimasu Itoshitsu no Moji
[花三升恋いの字]
1840-42 Kuniyoshi trip aizurie
Bijin sorōi
(Series of Beauties - 美人そろうい) - three separate
aizuri-e
in a series
1840-43 Eisen kakegawa
Kakegawa Station (
Kakegawa shuku
- 掛川宿), No. 27 (廿七) from an untitled series of the 53 stations of the Tōkaidō Road
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
1840 Hiroshige Shunga Bust.jpg
Frontispiece portrait bust
from volume two of the
Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko
(江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840ca Eisen shunga
Shunga with text
1840ca Kunisada shunga close-u
Coital close up
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
1840ca Yoshiume Ookawa ehon 1
Volume 1 of
A Record of the Benevolent Government at Ōgawa
(
Ōkawa Jinsei-roku
- 大川仁政録)
1840ca Yoshiume Ookawa ehon 2
Volume 3 of
A Record of the Benevolent Government at Ōgawa
(
Ōkawa Jinsei-roku
- 大川仁政録)
1840ca Yoshiume Ookawa ehon 3
Volume 2 of
A Record of the Benevolent Government at Ōgawa
(Ōkawa Jinsei-roku- 大川仁政録)
1840c Hirosada actor drape
Nakamura Shikan III [中村芝翫] as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the title cartouche reads: 古今甬人記 - from the play
Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami
(夏祭浪花鑑)
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)
1840c Kunisada nako-cho
Comparison of Popular Beauties
(
Ryūkō Bijin Awase
- 流行美人合), three geisha at Nakachō (仲町 送り) from the series 'Eight Views of Tatsumi' (
Tatsumi hakkei no uchi
- 辰巳八景ノ内)
1840c Kunisada Shunga screen .
Couple in front of a screen having sex - from the
Iro shiki shi
(色四季志)
1840c Kuniyoshi 24 paragons 1
Taishun 大舜 from the series
Twenty Four Paragons of Filial Piety for Children
(
Nijushi-ko doji kagami
: 二十四孝童子鑑)
1840c Kuniyoshi dainagon tsune
Dainagon Tsunenobu (大納言経信) from the series
One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
(
Hyakunin isshu no uchi
- 百人一首之内)
1840c Kuniyoshi Kidomaru tengu
Kidōmaru (鬼童丸) and the
Tengu
1840c Kuniyoshi Michizane
Sugawara no Michizane [菅原道真] at Tenmangū Shrine
1840c Kuniyoshi tree.jpg
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Higuchi Jirō (桶口次郎) in the play
Hiragana seisuki
[ひらかな盛衰記]
1840c Kuniyoshi windy
Tanabata
(七夕) from the series of the Five Festivals (
Go sekku
- 五節句), the Seventh Month (文月)
1840c Kuniyoshi Yoshitsune shi
Yoshitsune and his twenty one retainers on a ship (
Yoshitsune no kenin ikki-tosen no niju-ikki no zu
- 義経之家人一騎当千廾一騎之図)
1840c Toyokuni II bijin aizuri
Somenosuke (染之助) of the Matsubaya (松葉屋) - from the series of Great Contemporary Beauties (
Zensei soroi
- 全勢揃) compared to famous places (名所) of Yamato (和国)
1840s anon divers octopus.jpg
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
1840s Hroshige Wetting Lips sh
An amorous couple from volume one of the
Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko
(江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840s Kunisada pomegranate
Girls in a Parody of the Battle of Dan-no-ura (
Mitate musume Dan-no-ura
- 見立娘壇之浦) - left panel of a triptych
1840s Kuniyoshi bijin and ghos
Masaoka (正岡) and the spectre of Nikki Danjo from the series
Lives of Wise and Heroic Women
(
Kenjo reppu den
- 賢女烈婦傳)
1840s Kuniyoshi drum bridge
A
bijin
on a small wooden platform during the Tanabata Festival (七夕) - from the series
The Five Festivals
(
Go sekku
- 五節句)
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
1840s Kuniyoshi Shino Kosho.jp
A
mitate
of one of the 'four social classes' of the
shinōkōshō
(士農工商) Seki Sanjūrō III as Katsura Matsunoshin (三蓋松之進) in the back right, Bandō Shuka I as Katsumi no Kohide (勝見の小秀) in the center and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uraume no Kozue (裏梅の梢) from the play
O megumi ni Urūō Iwafuji
[恵閏初夏藤]
1840s Kuniyoshi suikoden heroe
Kusunoki eiyū roku
- Kusunoki's heroes (樟英雄勤)
1840s Kuniyoshi suikoden heroe
Heroes led by Yoshitsune (義経英雄勤)
1840s Kuniyoshi suikoden heroe
Heroes led by a member of the Taira clan (平家英...)
1840s Kuniyoshi Taikoki ehon
Volume from
Picture Book of the Taiko-ki
(
Ehon Taikō-ki
絵本太閤記)
1840s Kuniyoshi weeping bijin
No. 2, Takejo, wife of Yamaoka Kakubei (
Yamaoka Kakubei no tsuma Takejo
山岡覺平の妻竹女), from the series
Biographies of Loyal and Righteous Hearts
(
Seichu gishin den
誠忠義心傳)
1840s Sadanobu shin kyogen
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Shōji Tetsuno Ichizō (庄司畷の一三) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide (下り朝ひな三郎義秀) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若?) as Shiorite (しをりて) on the right - from
Asahina shima meguri no ki
(朝夷巡島記)
1840s Sadayoshi barge
Scene from a kabuki play performed by Kataoka Ichizō I (斤岡市蔵) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤正清)
1841-42c Kuniyoshi kenjo reppu
The maidservant Hatsu-jo (婢初女) from the series
Stories of Wise and Virtuous Women
(
Kenjo reppu den
- 賢女烈婦傳)
1841 Sadanobu genji
From right to left: Kataoka Gadō II (片岡我童) as Hikaru Uji (光氏); Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Tasogare (たそかれ); Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shinonome (しののめ); Nakamura Shikan III (中村芝翫) as Kiyonosuke (喜代之助)
1841 Toyohide
Kataoka Gadō II (片岡我童) as Chishima Kanja Yoshihiro (千島冠者義広) in the play
Keisei Satsumagushi
[けいせい挟妻櫛] ('A Pledge of Affection and a Wife's Comb')
1841c Kuniyoshi Hatsu-hana
Hatsuhana (初花 ) from the series
Biographies of Wise Women and Virtuous Wives
(
Kenjo reppuden
- 賢女烈婦傳)
1842-43 Kuniyoshi minadzuru-hi
Kiitchi's daughter, Princess Minazuru (Kiitchi no musume Minazuru-hime 鬼一の娘みなずる姫) from the series
One Hundred Poets from the Literary Heroes of Our Country
(
Honcho bunyu hyaku nin isshu
- 本朝文雄百人一首)
1842-46 Kuniyoshi sonjiro
Sun Erniang, the Witch (
Boyasha Sonnijō
- 母夜叉孫二娘) from the series
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一個)
1842 Hiroshige snowy gorge at
The Fuji River gorge in snow (雪中富士川之図)
1842 Kuniyoshi Ichikawa Kyuzo
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Daifukuya Soroku (大黒屋惣六) carrying a
tobaccobon
- left panel of a diptych from the play
Iwao no Hananami no Shiraishi
(岩藤浪白石)
1842 Kuniyoshi robinson 45
Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸) in the center accompanied by Kisanda (鬼三太) on the left with Jōruri on the right:
Minamoto no Ushiwaka-maru Yahagi no choja ga moto tachiyori tamau zu
(源牛若丸矢矧長者が許立寄給圖)
1842 Kuniyoshi Shizuka-gozen
Lingering snow on Mount Yoshino (
Yoshino-san bosetsu
芳野暮雪 ) from the series
Virtuous Women for the Eight Views
(
Kenjo hakkei
- 賢女八景)
1842ca Kuniyoshi Anju-hime
Princess Anju (Anju-hime - 安壽姫) from the series
The Biographies of the Wise Women and Virtuous Wives
(
Kenjo Reppu Den
- 賢女烈婦傳)
1842c Eisen fujikawa
Fujikawa Station (藤川宿), #38 (三十八) from the series
Beauties of the Tokaidō
[美人東海道]
1842c Kuniyoshi arrested
Evening Bell at Shoshazan (書冩山 晩鐘) - The Story of Oniwakamaru (鬼若丸) from the series of
Selections of the Eight Views of Combat
(美盾八競)
1842c Kuniyoshi pleasure boat
Kihan
(Returning Sails - 帰帆)/
Mitate hakkei
(美盾八競) from the drama
Nunobiki-no-taki
1843-44 Kuniyoshi Chujo-hime
Chūjō-hime (中将姫) from the series
Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage
(
Kenyū fujo kagami
- 賢勇婦女鏡)
1843-45 Kunisada Sumida RIver
Two
bijin
traveling aboard a boat in winter
1843-45 Kunisada wash barrel
Woman kneading a rice cake (
mochi
) in a mortar - illustration of a verse by Prince Motoyoshi (元良親王), no. 20 (二十) from the series
A Collection of Pictures for the One Hundred Poems
(百人一首繪抄)
1843-45 Kuniyoshi rokusuke kap
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three
kappa
on a riverbank with another swimming in the river
1843-46 Kunisada carry oni
Ōmori Hikoshichi (大森彦七) carries a demon disguised as a beautiful woman
1843-46 Kuniyoshi bijin mirror
Saint Mayouwa Says Indecisiveness Is Bad (
Mayou wa son ja
) from the series
Sixteen Wonderful Considerations of Profit
(
Myō densu jūroku rikan
- 妙でんす十六利勘 迷者損者)
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)
1843-46 Kuniyoshi pillar throw
Sun Er Niang, the Witch (Botaichū Kodaisō - 母体中顧太嫂) from the series
108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin
(
Tzuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no uchi
- 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人之内)
1843-47 Hiroshige kameyama oma
Kameyama (亀山): Woman Dreaming of Omatsu (おまつ), Gennojō (源之丞), and Sodesuke (袖助) from the series
Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui
- 東海道五十三対)
1843-47 Kunisada traveling to
'Edo Flowers Travelling as far as the Islands' (
Shima kakete hana no Edo tabi
- 嶋もうで花の江戸旅)
1843-47 Kuniyoshi mist.jpeg
This is the right-hand panel of
Morning Mist at Komagata
(
Komagata no Asagiri
- 駒形の朝霧)
1843-47 Kuniyoshi muneto.jpg
Abe no Munetō (安部の宗任), the right-hand panel of a triptych entitled
Mikawa Zenshi no Musume Nareginu
('A daughter of the former official of Mikawa with ordinary clothes')
1843-47 Kuniyoshi weeping
Nissaka (日坂): The Nightly Weeping Rock (小夜の中山夜啼石) from the series
Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui
- 東海道五十三対)
1843c Kuniyoshi kenjo
Tora-gozen (寅御前) from the series
Biographies of Wise Women and Virtuous Wives
(
Kenjo reppu den
賢女烈婦傳)
1843c Kuniyoshi pennance
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) doing penance for his mother at Hikosan Gongen [彦山権現] from the series
Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country
(
Honcho nijushi-ko
- 本朝廿四考)
1844-45 Hiroshige Taira
Center panel of triptych,
Taira Kiyomori Haunted by Strange Sights
(
Taira Kiyomori kaii o miru zu
- 平清盛怪異を見る図)
1844-45 Hiroshige taira snow
Taira Kiyomori haunted by strange sights (
Taira no Kiyomori kai-i o miru zu
- 平清盛怪異を見る図)
1844 Kunisada heavy snow at ye
Heavy Snow at Year's End (歳暮の深雪) triptych
1844 Kunisada umbrella
Poem by Emperor Kōkō (Kōkō Tennō - 光孝天皇), No. 15 (十五), from the series
A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
(
Hyakunin isshu eshō
- 百人一首絵抄)
1844ca Yoshitsuya 0001
'Birds of Sorrow' (
Utō): Tarō Yoshikado
(太郎良門) in the ruins of a Taira palace; Princess Takiyasha (滝夜叉), Yoshikado's sister, is on the right - on the left are the spirits of Yasukata (安方) and his wife transformed into birds
1845-46 Hiroshige Hiratsuka
Hiratsuka (平塚): Inage Saburō Shigenari (稲毛三郎重成) from the series
Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui
- 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)
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)
1845-46c Kuniyoshi cloudy genj
Wakamurasaki (若紫): No. 5, Lavender from the series
Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji
(
Genji kumo ukiyoe awase
- 源氏雲浮世絵合)
1845-46c Kuniyoshi shimosaka i
Kakegawa (掛川): Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡貢) from the series
Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui
- 東海道五十三対)
1845-46c Kuniyoshi Yoshikado
Usugumo (薄雲): No. 19, Wisps of Cloud /
Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji
(
Genji kumo ukiyoe awase
- 源氏雲浮世絵合 )
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)
1845 ca Kunisada dojoji
Dōjōji Maiden (
Musume Dōjōji
- 道成寺) dressed as a traditional
shirabyoshi
(白拍子)
1845 Hirosada enjyaku
The actor Jitsukawa Enjaku I (延若) with a poem card
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)
1845 Kuniyoshi sukane taro
Cock (Tori - 酉): Sukune Tarō (宿禰太郎) from the series
Mitate Jūnishi
(
Selections from the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
- 美盾十二史)
1845ca Kunisada archer monkey.
Ehon
cover with warrior and monkeys - title: 白菊物語 (
Shiragiku monogatari
or 'Story of the Auspicious White Chrysanthemum')
1845ca Kuniyoshi shunga
Shunga
of a fleeing woman carrying a baby while shoveing a thug down a ladder - from
Shun shoku matsu no sakae
(春色松の栄), volume 3
1845c Kunisada Cherry.jpg
Pilgrimage to a shrine during plum blossom viewing time [
baika-mōde
- 梅花詣で]
1845c Kunisada kiyomidzu
Triptych of the Famous Sights of Edo (東都名所遊観): Last Month of the Year in Asakusa (極月浅草市)
1845c Kuniyoshi autumn
Autumn (
aki
- 秋) from the series
Women's Pleasures of the Four Seasons
(
Shiki no kokoro onna asobi
- 四季心女遊)
1845c Kuniyoshi Balcony.jpeg
Shizuka Gozen (静御前) from the series
Biographies of Exceptional Persons of Loyalty and Honor
(
Chūkō meiyo kinjin den
- 忠考名誉奇人傳)
1845c Kuniyoshi gaman sonja
No. 2, Gaman Sonja (我慢損者 - The Impatient Loser) from the series
Sixteen Wonderful Considerations of Profit
(
Myō densu jūroku rikan
- 十六利勘 我慢損者)
1845c Kuniyoshi Keyblock.jpeg
Key block or
tameshizuri-e
oban
of a
bijin
, Kaji-jo the poetess of Gion, Kyoto, reclining on a balcony
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
1845c Kuniyoshi ogata shuma
Ogata Shūma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行) 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)
1845c Kuniyoshi Omiwa.jpeg
The Horse (Uma - 午): Omiwa (おみわ) from the series
Selections for the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
(
Mitate Jūnishi
- 美盾十二史)
1845c Kuniyoshi umi bozu
Kuwana Station: Story of Sailor Tokuzō (
Kuwana
- 桑名:
Funanori Tokuzō no den
- 船のり徳蔵の傳) from the series
53 Stations of the Eastern Sea Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui
- 東海道五十三対)
1845c Kuniyoshi winter
Winter (
Fuyu
- 冬), from the series Pleasures of Women at the Height of the Four Seasons (
Shiki no kokoro onna asobi
- 四季心女遊)
1846-52c Kunisada II phoenix
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as an
onnagata
probably playing Shizuka Gozen with a hand drum covered with the skins of Fox Tadanobu's parents
1847-48 Kunisada album trip 05
Figures in Edo Purple: The Hahakigi Chapter (
Edo Murasaki sugata no Hahakigi
- 江戸紫すかたのはゝきゞ) - a Rustic Genji theme
1847-48 Kunisada II album trip
Descending Geese at Katada (
Katada Rakugan
- 堅田落雁) from the series
Eight Views of Ōmi
(
Ōmi hakkei no uchi
- 近江八景之内)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi album trip 0
Wind
(
Kaze
- 風) triptych from the series
Modern Flowers and Birds, Wind, and Moon
(Jisei kachō-fūgetsu - 時世花鳥風月) - Rustic Genji theme
1847-48 Kuniyoshi daruma
"Zazenmame" from the series Daruma's buffonery (
Dōke Daruma asobi
- 道化達磨あそび?)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi evening plum
Triptych of
Plum Blossoms in the Evening Snow
(
Tsumoru yo no ume
- つもる夜の梅)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi giant rat.jp
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) beating a man disguised as a giant rat
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)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi mitate chush
Mitate chōchingura
:
A Humorous Reworking, The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers
(見立挑灯蔵) - Act 11 (十一段目)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi ronin D
No. 23 (廿三): Katsuta Shinzaemon Taketaka (勝多真左衛門武尭) from the series
Biographies of Loyal and Righteous Samurai
(
Seichu gishi den
- 誠忠義士傳)
1847-48ca Kunisada album trip
The Brazier from the series
Elegant Spring Entertainments
(
Fūryū haru no kyō
- 風流春乃興)
1847-48ca Kunisada album trip
'Calligraphy' from
Fashionable Amusements of Spring
(
Fūryū haru no kyō
- 風流春の興)
1847-48c Kuniyoshi ronin A
No. 6 (六): Yoshida Sadaemon Kanesada (吉田定右エ門兼貞) from the series
Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai
(
Seichū gishi den
- 誠忠義士傳)
1847-48c Kuniyoshi ronin B
No. 20 ( 二十): Tokuda Sadaemon Yukitaka (徳田貞右衛門行高) from the series
Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai
(
Seichū gishi den
- 誠忠義士傳)
1847-48c Kuniyoshi ronin C
The End (Taibi - 大尾), Jinzaburō (甚三郎), retainer of Shikamatsu Kanroku (鹿松諌家僕塵三郎) from the series
Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai
(
Seichū gishi den
- 誠忠義士傳)
1847-49c Kuniyoshi kurukaya
Karukaya Dōshin (苅萱道心) on the right, Ishidōmaru (石道丸) in the center and Tamaya Yoji (玉屋与次) on the left from the play
Zōho Tsukushi no Iezuto
(ぞうほつくしのいえづと)
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)
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
1847-50 Kuniyoshi chidori
Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province
(
Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa
- 陸奥国千鳥のたま河)
1847-50ca Kunisada album trip
Cherry blossoms at night with Mitsuuji and two
bijin
from a Rustic Genji theme [
Nise Murasaki inaka Genji
- 偐紫田舎源氏] -
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)
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)
1847-52 Kunisada actor 2954
Arashi Rikan III (嵐璃寛) as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi (放駒乃長吉) - right panel of a triptych
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
1847-52 Kunisada Kasane Yoemon
Shimōsa Province (下総): Kasane and Yoemon (与右衛門) from the series
The Sixty-odd Provinces of Great Japan
(
Dai Nihon rokujūyoshū no uchi
- 大日本六十餘州之内)
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
1847-52 Kuniyoshi asakusa dipt
Left sheet of a diptych: Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵) and Seki Sanjūrō III as Yokoyama Daizō (横山大蔵); right sheet: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Otaka Tonomo (大高主殿) in the play 'A true account of Takagi Oriemon' (高木織右武実録)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi asakusa duo
Seki Sanjūrō III (right) as Yokoyama Daizō (横山大蔵) and Nakamura Utaemon IV (left) as Otaka Tonomo (大高主殿)
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
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
1847-52 Kuniyoshi hand play
Ken game of Three Countries -
Sangoku ken
(三国拳)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi Inue Shimbei
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as Inue Shinbei (犬江親兵衛) from the series
Loyal Heroes of the Hakkenden
(Giyū Hakkenden - 義勇八犬伝)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi koshiro v
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
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
1847-52 Kuniyoshi yamashiro
The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (
Yamashiro no kuni Ide no Tamagawa
- 山城国井出の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of
Six Jewel Rivers
(
Mu Tamagawa
- 六玉川)
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
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)
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)
1847-52c Kuniyoshi seppuku
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōtaka Tonomo (大高主殿) and Nakamura Tsuruzō I as the fisherman Ganzō (漁師贋蔵) from the play
Takagi Oriemon Budō Jitsuroku
[高木織右武実録]
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
1847 Kunisada drum poets
#88 (八十八番 -
hachijūhachiban
) from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' - a
bijin
with a hand-drum paired with a book opened to a poem by the Imperial Princess Shokushi (式子内親王 -
Shokushi Naishinnō
)
1847 Kuniyoshi 04
Comic Handgames Compared (
Dōke ken awase
- 道化拳合 - どうけけんあわせ)
1847 Kuniyoshi 08
Ōtsu Pictures for the Times: A Rare Thing You've Been Waiting For
(
Tokini Ōtsu-e kitai no maremono
- 流行逢都絵希代稀物)
1847 Kuniyoshi actor geese
Sawamura Sōjūrō V (五代目沢村宗十郎) as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十右衛門) - this is the left panel of a diptych in a scene from the play
Onoe Kikugorō Ichidai Banashi
(尾上梅寿一代噺)
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)
1847 Kuniyoshi Benkei diptych
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (源牛若丸) [in
Shiki utsushi tosa-e no futsutsuka
(四季写士佐画拙)]
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)
1847 Kuniyoshi Diptych Bush Cl
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as the Buddhist nun Seigen (清玄尼) on the left and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (市川団十郎) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) from the play 'Butai no Hana Yayoi no Irotoki'
1847 Kuniyoshi okaji & seshich
Danshichi’s wife Okaji [おかぢ] and the clerk Seishichi [手代清七]
1847 Kuniyoshi P1044.jpeg
Maisaka Station (
Maisaka no eki
- 舞阪乃駅): Kezori Kuemon (毛剃九右衛門) from the series
Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road
(
Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui
- 東海道五十三対)
1847 Shusho shikan gado
Nakamura Shikan III as Ume no Yoshibei (梅ノ由衛) and Kataoka Gadō II as the
decchi
(apprentice - でっち) Chōkichi (長吉) in
The Mirror of Loyalty and Filial Piety
(
Chūkō kagami
- 忠孝鏡) - a possible
mitate
1847c Kuniyoshi flame ghost
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play
Sumida River Ghost Story
(
Kaidan Sumidagawa
- 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1847c Kuniyoshi Game of Ken
Ken Practice (
Ken no keiko
- けんのけいこ) from the play
Norikake Soga dōchū sugoroku
(飾駒曽我通双六)
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)
1848-49 Kuniyoshi Taiheiki no
Sasai Kyūzō Masayasu (笹井久藏尚保) at the Battle of the Anegawa in 1570 from
Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki
(
Taiheiki eiyū den
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi aigo kozaem
Aigō Kozaemon Hisamitsu (合郷基匕エ門久盈), #43 from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi amanaka
Amanaka Shikanosuke Yukimori (尼中鹿之助幸盛 - actually Yamanaka Shikanosuke [山中鹿之助]) from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi ishikawa so
Ishikawa Sōsuke Sadatomo (石川荘助貞和), #27 from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi kido takuza
Kido Takuzaemon Nagachika (木戸宅左衛門長近 - actually Kido Sakuemon [木戸作右衛門]) from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 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)
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)
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)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi matsunaga
Matsunaga Daizen Hisahide (松永大膳久英 - actually Matsunaga Hisahide [松永久秀]), #18 from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi saito kuran
Saitō Kuranoshin Toshikazu (菜籐内藏之進年員 - actually Saitō Toshizo [斎藤利三]), #36 (三十六) from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi sasai ukon
Sasai Ukon Masanao (笹井右近尚直 - actually Sakai Ukon Masanao [坂井右近政尚]) from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi shioren
Shiōren Sajima-no-kami Masataka (四王連左可馬頭政高), #29 (廿九) from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi tanbe jiju
Tanbe Jijū Taira No Harutaka (丹部待従平春高 - actually Oda Nobutaka), #39 (三十九) from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1848-51c Kuniyoshi pine painti
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Kanō Motonobu (狩野四郎次郎元信) and Bandō Shūka I as the Shōgun's daughter Omatsu (将監娘おみつ)
1848 Hirosada Gompachi
Ōkawa Hashizō I as Shirai Gonpachi from the suicide scene in the play
Ume tabiji gojusan eki
or '53 Stages of the Plum Tree Journey' 梅旅路五十三驛
1848 Kiyosada yojiro
Jitsukawa Enzaburō I [実川延三郎] as the monkey trainer Yojirō [与次郎] in the play
Sarumawashi Kadodeno Hitofushi
[猿廻し門途の一節]
1848 Kuniyoshi double bust
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōtaka Tonomo (大高主殿) biting on a cloth as he performs ritual
seppuku
and Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵)
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)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 01
Taishun (大舜) from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 02-03
Enshi (剡子) on the left and Kan no Buntei (漢文帝) on the right, from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 04-05
Sōshin (曽参) on the left and Binshiken (閔子騫) on the right, from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 06-07
Yōkyō (揚香) on the left and Ōhō (王裒) on the right, from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 08-09
Tō Ei (Dong Yong 董永) on the left and Chū Yū (Jung Yō 仲由) on the right, from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 10-11
Sai Jun (蔡順) on the left and Chō Kō (張孝) and Chō Rei (張礼) on the right, from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 12-13
Kō Teiken (黄廷堅) and Riku Seki (陸績) from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 14-15
Go Mō (呉猛) and Tei Ran (丁蘭) from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 16-17
Tō-fujin (唐夫人) on the left and Rō Raishi (老來子) on the right from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 18-19
Kaku Kyo (郭巨) on the left and Kyō Shi (姜詩) on the right from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 20-21
Yu Kinrō and Shu Jushō (朱壽昌) from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 22-23
Ō Shō (王祥) and Mōsō (孟宗) from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 24
Huang Xiang (Kōkyō: 黄香) from the series
The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Morokoshi nijūshi-kō
- 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi Tametomo 2
No. 2, Tametomo and the wolf pups from the series
Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo
(
Tametomo homare no jikketsu
- 為朝譽十傑)
1848 Kuniyoshi water
Saitō Toshimoto nyūdō Ryūhon (菜籐利基入道立本), number 48 of Heroes of the Great Peace (
Taiheiki eiyūden
- 太平記英勇傳)
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)
1848ca Kuniyoshi bijin with do
'Distant Treasure' (遠方通宝) from the series The Modern Measure of Womenʼs Desire for Money (
Imayō tofu shisen
- 今様斗婦志錢)
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
)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 2
Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (
tanzaku
)
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
)
1848c Kuniteru tanenaga
Tainosuke (泰之助) killing a giant snake - from the series
Lives of Heroes of China and Japan
(
Wakan eiyū den
- 和漢英雄伝)
1848c Kuniyoshi Daruma on scro
Nakamura Utaemon IV [四代中村歌右衛門] as Daruma portrayed on a hanging scroll -
Ni Daruma no ichijiku
(似達磨の一軸)
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
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
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'
1849-53 Kuniteru sugoroku chus
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')
1849-53ca Kunisada album a
Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)
1849-53c Kunisada 6 tsuho
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)
1849 Hirosada
Mimasu Inemaru I as Otowa (おとわ) in the play
Sekitori Sen Ryō Nobori
[関取千両幟] or 'Rise of the 1,000 Ryō Wrestler'
1849 Hirosada 0001
Okiwa Hashizō I as the ghost of Oiwa (お岩) dripping blood with Ichikawa Sukejūrō II (?) as Takuetsu (宅悦) cowering behind her - from the play
Azumakaidō Yotsuya Kaidan
(東海道四谷怪談)
1849 Kuniyoshi-0012
The Battle of the Uji River (
Ujigawa kassen no zu
- 宇治川合戦之図)
1849 Kuniyoshi diptych
Sawamura Sōjūrō V [五代目沢村宗十郎] as Yorikane (頼兼) slaying his lover, the courtesan Takao (高尾), played by Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] - the center and left panels of a triptych
1849 Kuniyoshi taiheiki masata
Hayashi Tanshirō Taketoshi (林丹四郎武俊) from the series
Heroes of the Great Peace
(
Taiheiki eiyuden
- 太平記英勇傳)
1849 Kuniyoshi triptych snow b
Kamei Rokurō Shigekiyo fighting a black bear in the snow, watched by Yoshitsune and his retainers
(
Yoshitsune kōshin: Shitennō shusse kagami no uchi Kamei Rokurō
: 義経功: 臣四天王出世鑑之内 - 亀井六郎)
1849ca Kunisada album trip 14
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)
1849c Kunisada rustic.jpg
A Rustic Genji triptych - 'The Fragrance of Spring Brings Koto Music'
Kō ni sasou Haru no tsumeoto
- 香誘春爪音)
1850-53 Kunisada Raiden
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)
1850 Hirosada danshichi
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
1850 Hirosada danshichi kurobe
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
1850 Kunisada actor diptych
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
1850 Kunisada danshichi
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
1850 Kunisada kendo practice
Ohatsu in the center (召仕おはつ) battling Iwafuji [局岩藤] on the left, with the chūrō Onoe (中老於の江) on the right
1850 Kunisada pentaptych
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
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]
1850 Kuniyoshi actor
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)
1850 Kuniyoshi Bijin
Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] as the courtesan Takao (高尾) - center panel of a triptych
1850 Kuniyoshi Diptch
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]
1850 Kuniyoshi Diptych Cherry
The Flute - Matsumoto Kinshō I as Sumiyoshi no reijin Fujitarō (住吉の住人富士太郎) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV as Asama Saemon (浅間左エ門) in the center, and Onoe Baikō IV [尾上梅幸] as Umegae (梅ヶ枝) on the right from the play
Fukujukai Muryō Denki
(福聚海駒量伝記)
1850 Kuniyoshi doctors
The Marvelous Doctor Treats Serious Diseases (
Kitai na meii nanbyō ryōji
- 難病療治 - きたいなめい医)
1850 Kuniyoshi double bust
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]
1850 Kuniyoshi dragon screen
Ryo Dōhin (呂洞賓, aka Lu Dongbin) from the series Sixteen Female Sennin Charming Creatures (
Enshi juroku josen
- 艶姿十六女仙)
1850 Kuniyoshi kumagai
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
1850 Kuniyoshi tametomo
Tametomo is visited by the ghosts of the Emperor Sutoku and his retainers in the guise of tengu - from the series
Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo
(
Tametomo homare no jikketsu
- 為朝誉十傑)
1850 Yoshitsuya dragon hero
Ryūōmaru (龍王丸) from the series
Mirror of Warriors of Our Land
(
Honchō musha kagami
- 本朝武者鏡)
1850ca Kunisada shunga
Shunga of woman stroking a man's penis
1850ca Kunisada shunga black back
Shunga - black background
1850ca Kunisada shunga blue back
Shunga blue background
1850ca Yoshitora nirvana
Death of Buddha - the
'Nehanzō
[涅槃像]
1850ca Yoshitoyo seven gods of
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)
1850ca Yoshitsuya-0002
Print title: 行葉屋か - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小團次) in the lower left, Ichikawa Kohanji I (市川小半次), Ichikawa Yonegorō I (市川米五郎) at the top and one other actor from a series, 当吾一代記, possibly entitled 'Tales of My Life'
1850c Hirosada Actor Bust Port
Actor bust in snow from the series
Kokin Yujinki
(古今勇人記) or
Record of Heroes Past and Present
1850c Hirosada Actor Portrait
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]
1850c Hirosada Actor print p51
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]
1850c Hirosada Keyblock Bust P
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
1850c Hirosada p875.jpg
Takechi Mitsuhide [武智光秀} - left-hand panel of a diptych illustrating the
Taikōki
1850c Hirosada p1027A
Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV
1850c Kunisada chushingura dip
Ichikawa Gangyoku I [市川眼玉] as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助) and Bandō Shuka I as the courtesan Okaru (...おかる) being spied on by Ōtani Tomoemon IV as Moronao's henchman, Ono Kadayū (斧九太夫) below - Scene VII from the
Chūshingura
1850c Kunisada daikoku shave
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)
1850c Kunisada fox drum
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
1850c Kunisada Hiroshige resta
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)
1850c Kunisada hori sake
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hidari Jingorō from the triptych
The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō
(
Sono mukashi Hidari Jingorō ga meiyo no furugoto
- 名誉乃奮事)
1850c Kunisada II descending g
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'
1850c Kunisada II love letter
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)
1850c Kuniyoshi Aizuri-e.jpeg
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
1850c Kuniyoshi Buckets.jpg
Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province
(
Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa
- 陸奥国千鳥のたま河)
1850c Kuniyoshi comic
Ken game of the Three Countries (Sangoku ken - 三国拳):
Nippon Amaterasu onkami,Tenjiku Shaka Nyorai, Morokoshi Taiseijin Kōshi
1850c Kuniyoshi hanami
Nakamura Utaemon IV as
Tsubone
Iwafuji (局岩藤) on the right, Fujikawa Kayū III as
chūro
Onoe (中老尾上) in the center, and Nakayama Bungorō II as Nakayama (中山) and Bandō Shūka I as Iwafuji's Maid (
meshitsukai
) Ochiyo (岩藤召仕おちよ)
1850c Kuniyoshi popup
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'
1850c Kuniyoshi puppet
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]
1850c Kuniyoshi shiranui
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)
1850c Kuniyoshi silhouette
Triptych of three
bijin
and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime
1850c Kuniyoshi silk workers
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
Six Jewel Rivers
(
Mu Tamagawa
- 六玉川)
1850c Toyokuni III Q968.jpg
Iwai Kumesaburō III on the right as Shiranui Daijin (白縫大尽) and Asao Yoroku II on the left as 魔耶助 from the series
8 Views of Shiranui
(
Shiranui hakkei no uchi
- 白縫八景之内) - a
mitate
1850c Utamaro seiro ehon
Three double-page illustrations from
Yoshiwara picture book: Annals of the Green Houses
(
Seirō ehon nenjū-gyōji
- 青楼絵本年中行事)
1850s Kunisada basket head
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)
1850s Kunisada cat fish.jpg
A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner
1850s Kunisada fix drum.jpg
Tadanobu performing the fox-dance to the beat of the
kotsuzumi
or hand drum made from the skins of his parents
1850s Kunisada hide cabinet.jpg
Figure of a young man hiding inside a cabinet with decoratively painted doors
1850s Kunisada monkey attack.j
Two page illustration from from an
ehon
of Chapter 20 of the
Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami
('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)
1850s Kunisada tiny okubi-e
Tiny
ōkubi-e
1850s Kuniyoshi dog fight
Hōjō Takatoki watching a dog fight (北條高時犬合戦之圖) - attributed to Kuniyoshi - right-hand panel of a diptych
1850s nutrition
Dietary Life Rules (
Inshoku yōjō kagami
- 飲食養生鑑)
1850s Yoshitora Benkei Yoshits
Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹子牛若丸), the young Yoshitsune, fighting with Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
1850s Yoshitora mongols
The Defeat of the Mongol Invasion
(
Mōko zokusen taiji no zu
- 蒙古賊舟退治之図)
1851-52ca Kunisada II album tr
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]
1851-53 Kinisada album trip 16
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
1851-53 Kunisada album trip 06
Autumn (
Aki
- 秋) from the series
The Four Seasons
(
Shiki no uchi
- 四季之内) - a Rustic Genji theme
1851-53 Kunisada album trip 15
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)
1851-53 Kuniyoshi devil
Ichikawa Kodanji IV [市川小団次] as the God of Thunder and Lightning (Raijin or Raiden), also known as
kaminari
(かみ鳴 or 加美鳴)
1851-53 Kuniyoshi soga kyodai
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
1851-53ca Kunisada album trip
Rustic Genji triptych - Mitsuuji viewing cherry blossoms in the Yoshiwara
1851-53ca Kunisada album trip
Rendition of Chapter 37 of the
Nise Murasaki inaka Genji
(偐紫田舎源氏)
1851 Kunisada demon
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)
1851 Kunisada eight.jpg
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]
1851 Kunisada ichimura takenoj
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
)
1851 Kunisada sakura-hime.jpg
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
1851 Kuniyoshi album trip 12
Women with cat on an
engawa
by a goldfish pond
1851 Kuniyoshi Bando Shuka
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)
1851 Kuniyoshi last stand
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)
1851 Kuniyoshi triptych
Yoshitsune's ship attacked by ghosts of the Taira warriors at Daimotsu Bay - 大物浦平家の亡霊
1851ca Kunisada album b
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)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Third Month (
Hanamizuki
- 花見月) from the series
The Twelve Months
(
Jūnika tsuki no uchi
- 十二ヶ月のうち)
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)
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)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Second Month (
Kisaragi
- 如月) from the series
The Twelve Months
(Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)
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)
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)
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)
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)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The 12th Month (Rōgetsu - 臘月) from the series
The Twelve Months
(
Jūnika tsuki no uchi
- 十二ヶ月のうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar 03
The Fourth Month (
Uzuki
- 卯月) from the series
The Twelve Months
(
Jūnika tsuki no uchi
- 十二ヶ月の内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar 04
The Fifth Month (
Satsuki
- 皐つき) from the series
The Twelve Months
(
Jūnika tsuki no uchi
- 十二ヶ月のうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar 10
The Tenth Month (
Kannazuki
- 神無月) from the series
The Twelve Months
(Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)
1852-3 ZKuniyoshi Ushiwaka Mar
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)
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)
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
)
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)
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)
1852 Hiroshige housewives batt
The Ancient Custom of Attacking the Concubine
(
Ōko uwanari-uchi no zu
- 往古うハなり打の図)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
1852 Kuniyoshi 01
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)
1852 Kuniyoshi actor 2923
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]
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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?]
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
1852 Kuniyoshi yawata
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)
1852 Kuniyoshi Yeda Genzo
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)
1852 unknown Nakamura Utaemon
Memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) generally attributed to Kuniyoshi
1852 Yoshikiyo tattoo
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)
1852c Kunisada father son
[Sawamura Chōjūrō V - 沢村長十郎 as] Suzuki Mondo (鈴木主水) and his daughter Otoku - center panel of a triptych
1852c Kunisada Night Scene
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)
1852c Kunisada swimmers
Triptych of kabuki actors on a pleasure outing sailing by a group of performing swimmers who are themselves kabuki actors
1853 Hiroshige falcon
Falcon on Pine at Sunrise (松に鷹日の出)
1853 Kunisada nagoya sanzaburo
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)
1853 Kuniyoshi Matabei
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)
1853 Kuniyoshi matabei 2
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)
1853 Kuniyoshi mitono
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)
1853 Kuniyoshi yabuhara
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)
1853 Toyokuni III Ichikawa Dan
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]
1853 Yoshiharu nue monster
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)
1853 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)
1853c Hirosada Mimasu
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
1853c Hiroshige fireworks
Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (
Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi
: 両国納涼大花火)
1853c Kunisada Q130.jpg
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
1854 Kunisada album trip 13
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
1854 Kunisada chushingura
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
1854 Kunisada shoki lion
Shōki astride a lion
1854 Kuniyoshi chushingura act
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
1854 Kuniyoshi danjuro VIII
Female admirers weeping before a large memorial portrait or
shini-e
(死絵) of the Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII
1854 Kuniyoshi hare
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)
1854 Kuniyoshi monkey
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)
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]
1854 Utagawa Kuniyoshi Kanadeh
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
1855-56 Kuniyoshi Genji Momota
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)
1855 Hiroshige shono
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)
1855 Kunisada danshichi fish
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych
1855 Kunisada iwai kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the play
Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba
[伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
1855 Kunisada kagami 07
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 11
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 13
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 23-24
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 27
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 29
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 41
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 50
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 56
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)
1855 Kunisada kagami 60
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
1855 Kunisada kagami 66
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)
1855 Kunisada kinegawa
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)
1855 Kunisada pentaptych 1
Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a
mushikago
or insect cage
1855 Kunisada pentaptych 2
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) holding a fan - right-hand panel of a pentaptych
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)
1855 Kuniyoshi genji prince ha
Genji chapter 21, The Maiden (
Otome
- 乙女): The nine-tailed fox woman (
Kayō-fujin
[花陽夫人]) terrorizing Prince Hanzoku (足王) and his servant from the series
Japanese and Chinese Parallels to Genji
(
Wakan nazorae Genji
- 和漢准源氏)
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)
1855c Kuniyoshi tsunami
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')
1856-57 Yoshitoshi funa bansak
Fuwa Bansaku (不破伴作): Wakan Hyaku Monogatari (和漢百物語) from the series
100 Ghost Stories From China and Japan
1856 kunisada mizu-uri.jpg
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)
1856 Kunisada naritasan fest
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
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)
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)
1856 Kuniyoshi school
Memorial portrait (
shini-e
) of Bandō Shūka I (坂東 しうか) with a Buddhist invocation - possibly by Toyokuni III
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
1857-58 Toyokuni III Sukeroku
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)
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)
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)
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)
1857 kunisada Keno
An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)
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')
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]
1857 Kuniyoshi Kusunoki
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
1858 Kuniyoshi Kurama.jpg
Ushiwakamaru being taught swordsmanship on Mt. Kurama (
Ushiwaka Kurama shugyō zu
- 牛若鞍馬修行図)
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)
1859-62c Kunisada oiran w kamu
Oiran accompanied by her two kamuro
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
)
1859 Utagawa Altar.jpeg
Shini-e
of two actors, Ichikawa Hakuen IV and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I, grieving the loss of a Ichikawa Ebizō V
1859c Hironobu onoe shogokyu
A kabuki actor as Watōnai (和藤内)
1860 ca Yoshitora kakemono
Kakemono
of a courtesan on parade
1860 Enjaku yanezo iii
Ichikawa Yonezō III (市川米蔵) as Ishii Genzō (石井源蔵) in
Katakiuchi ukiki no kameyama
('Grief for a gentle flower and revenge at Kameyama')
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]
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)
1860 Kunisada gofun fire
Sawamura Tanosuke III as Urazato (浦里) on the right and Nakamura Shikan IV as Tokijirō (時次郎) on the left in the play
Akegarasu yuki no uchizato
(其廓夢夜烏 - Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)
1860 Kunisada pistol
Onoe Baikō IV as Shichiura or Nanaura (?) Tayū (七浦太夫) above and an actor as Irie Chōbei (入江長兵衛) with a gun from the play
Yayoi-zakura Hisago no Makubari
(宿桜瓢蕈)
1860 Sadayoshi man and boy
Kataoka Gadō II [片岡我童] as Fukumasuya Daisuke (福升屋大助) and Nakamura Tamashichi I (Shikan's son) [芝翫倅中村玉七] as Akechi Tsuruwakamaru (明智鶴若丸) in the play
Keisei Ishikawa-zome
('A courtesan and dyed Ishikawa colors')
1860 Yoshiiku firemen & sumo
'An Old Tale of Conflict in the East' (
Mukashi gatari Azuma no tatehiki
- 昔語東立引) - Nakamura Shikan IV [四代目中村芝翫] as Yottsuibishi Chōgorō (四ツイ菱長五郎) on the right, Bandō Hikosaburō V [五代目坂東彦三郎] as Kogashira Mekurajimanohiko (小頭めくら島ノ彦) in the center, Bandō Kamezō I as the
otokodate
Kanehara and Ichikawa Ichizō III as Mitsuhiki Ichigorō (三ッ引市五郎) on the left - a
mitate
1860 Yoshikazu - Taira ghost t
The Terrible Storm in Daimotsu Bay (
Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu
- 大物浦難風之図)
1860 Yoshiyuki courtesans trip
Osaka courtesans on parade
1860ca Kyōsai demon
Demon with umbrella and bell - 鬼神無横道
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
)
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)
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)
1860c Kuniteru Ninja.jpg
Mitsuuji struggles with a thief from
Kasumitatsu Miyoshi no Genji
(霞立三吉の源氏)
1860c Yoshimori shitakiri suzu
The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (
Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume
- 昔ばなし舌切雀)
1860c Yoshitaki Actor Print.jp
Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右団二) as Watanabe Shizuma (渡辺志津馬) - right panel of a diptych from the play
Igagoe dōchū Sugoroku
(伊賀越道中双六)
1860c Yoshitaki Kabuki Chuban.
Ogino Senjo I (荻野扇女) as Rokuhara Oroku (六はらお六) in the play
Edojiire Obiya no Chūmon
(東仕入帯屋注文) - the left-hand panel of a diptych
1860c Yoshitaki Toad
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (?) probably as Tenjiku Tokubei wearing a robe decorated with toads
1860c Yoshitsuya ronin snow
The Loyal Retainers withdraw to Sengaku-ji (
Gishi meimei Sengaku-ji hikiage no zu
- 義士銘々先岳寺引上之図)
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)
1860s Kiyochika riding carp
Kinkō (子英), the Taoist Immortal, riding on a red carp from the series
Illustrated Stories of the Taoist Immortals
(
Ressen gachū
- 例僊画註)
1860s Konobu competition
Competition of Powerful Magicians (
Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe
- 豪傑奇術競)
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
1860s Yoshifuji gojo bridge
Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹司牛若丸) and Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) battle on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
1861 Hiroshige II kyobashi
Shōhei Bridge (
Shōhei-bashi
- 昌平橋) from the series
Views of Famous Places in Edo
(
Edo meishō zue
- 江戸名所図絵)
1861 Kunisada boatman
Nakamura Tsuruzō I (中村つる蔵) as the ferryman Jinbei (渡守甚平) from the play
Sakura Sōshi Gonichi no Bundan
(桜荘子後日文談) based on
Higashiyama Sakura Zōshi
('The Story of Cherry Blossoms on Higashiyama': 東山桜荘子)
1861 Kunisada gonin
The Five Chivalrous Commoners in Summer Kimono
(
Gonin otoko soroi no yukata
- 五人男揃浴衣) - four of these panels shown here
1861 Kunisada lightning
No. 18 (十八), the Story of Hinazuru (ひな鶴の話), from the series
An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans
(
Meigi sanjūroku kasen
- 名妓三十六佳撰)
1861 Yoshikazu steamboat
Transit of an American Steam Locomotive
(
Amerika koku jōkisha ōrai
- 亜墨利加国蒸気者往来)
1861 Yoshitaki parcel
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as the ani Yakozō (兄横蔵), the older brother on the right, and Arashi Rikaku II (嵐璃) as the
otōko
Jihizō (弟慈悲蔵), the younger brother, from a performance of
Honchō Nijūshi Kō
(本朝廿四孝)
1861c Kunisada Q979
Triptych of Nakamura Jakunosuke (中村雀之助) as Arakoma Kotarō (荒駒小太郎) on the left; Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as
ryōshi
Onami (漁師おなみ); Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Neko no Chunori (猫の中のり) the cat monster; Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Suwa Kazuemon (頂波数右衛門) from the play
Tōkaidō Iroha Nikki
[東駅いろは日記]
1862 Kunisada Devil Mask.jpg
Tiger Lily of Suzuka (Suzuka no oniyuri - すゞかの鬼百合): Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Tennichibō Hōsaku (天日坊法策) from the series
Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers
(
Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen
- 当盛見立三十六花撰)
1862 Kunisada Father and Child
Center panel of a triptych of
The Flowers of Edo
1862 Kunisada kakitsu
Kakitsu (家橘) (poetry name of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII [市村羽左衛門]), from the series
Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
-
Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate
(竹林七賢の見立),
Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin
(当時流光七艶人)
1862 Kunisada Tanosuke III
Shozan (曙山), the poetry name of Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series
Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
(
Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate
- 竹林七賢の見立,
Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin
- 当時流光七艶人)
1862 Kunisada tattoo
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Sashichi of Kiyotaki (
Kiyotaki no Sashichi
- 清滝の佐七) from the series
A Modern Shuihuzhuan
(
Kinsei Suikoden
- 近世水滸伝)
1862 Kuniyoshi crepe
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII in an
Evening Shower Among Flowers
(
Hana no yūdachi
- はなの夕立)
1862 Yoshiiku tonosuke
'Kakeai'
(かけ合い): A dialogue between Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Gompachi (白井権八) and Chōbei about smallpox. - the right-hand panel of a diptych
1863 Kunisada II Shikan IV
Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hinata Kagekiyo (日向景清) meeting with his daughter at the shore at Hyūga - right panel of a diptych
1863 Kunisada p752
Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Kanki (かんき) in
Kokusenya Kassen
(国性爺合戦) - right panel of three
1863 Toyokuni III p751
Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Princess Kinshōjo (錦少女) in
Kokusenya Kassen
(国性爺合戦) or
Battles of Coxinga
- center panel of three
1864 Hiroshige II Kunisada
Hashiba Ferry in Snow (
Hashiba setchū
- 橋場雪中) from the series
The Pride of Edo
(江戸自慢):
Thirty-six Scenes
(
Edo jiman sanjū rokkei
- 三十六興)
1864 kunichika actors
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村 羽左衛門) as motoyiya Bunshichi (元結屋文七) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as the geisha Osaki (芸者おさき)
1864 Kunichika pentaptych
Composite grouping of actors in famous roles in
Hana sugata nobori sugoroku
(戯場姿昇進双六 - はなすがたのぼりすごろく)
1864 Kunisada 02
Kudaime Mimasu IX (九代目三升) as Aoto Gorō Terutsuna (青砥五郎照綱) in his first performance of
Shibaraku
1864 Kunisada elderly ronin
Na (な): Murumatsu Kihei nyūdō Ryūen (村松喜兵衛入道隆圓) portrayed by Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) from the series
Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai
(
Seichū gishi den
- 誠忠義士伝)
1864 Kunisada umbrella 01
Bandō Shinsui V (坂東薪水) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) an
otokodate
[男伊達] from series of 5 actors with umbrellas
1864 Kunisada umbrella 02
Kawarazaki Sanshō (河原崎三升) as the
otokodate
Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from series of 5 actors with umbrellas
1864 Kunisada umbrella 03
Sawamura Shozan I (澤村曙山) as an
otokodate
as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) from series of 5 actors with umbrellas
1864 Yoshitora triptych
At Hell Valley on Mount Tate in Etchū Province, Nikushi Dōjin demonstrates a battle of frogs and teaches magic to the two comrades Yoshikado and Iga Ju (
Etchū Tateyama no Jigokudani ni Nikushi Dōjin kawazu kassen no ki o arawashi Yoshikado Iga Ju no ryōyū
)
1864 Yoshitoshi sea battle
A Picture of Masakiyo Conquering Korea
- (
Masakiyo sankan taiji
[
no
]
zu
- 正清三韓退治圖)
1865-67 Yoshitaki Danshichi
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in the play
Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami
(夏祭浪花鑑) - "Summer" from the series "Pictures of the Four Seasons" (
mitate Shiki no ichi-natsu
)
1865 Kunichika iris 2
Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Shiranui Tarō (しらぬひ太郎), number two from an untitled set of ten prints of
otokodate
1865 Kunichika iris 4
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Samezaya Shirōza (鮫ざや四郎三), number four from an untitled set of ten prints of
otokodate
1865 Kunichika women triptych
Right panel: Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as Kumokiri Oroku (雲切お六); center: Ichimura Kakitsu IV (市村家橘) as Subashiri Okuma (洲走お熊); left: Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as Osaraba Oden (おさらばお伝) and Sawamura Tosshô II (沢村訥升) as Kinezumi Okichi (木鼠お吉)
1865 Kunisada II
Portrait of Ichikawa Kuzō III (市川九蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七力郎兵衛)
1865 Kunisada II ichikawa danz
Ichimura Kakitsu IV (市村家橘) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野ざらし吾助)
1865 Kunisada II sawamura toss
The actor Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升)
1865 Yoshiiku Kunisada memoria
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I in the role of
Shibaraku
with a tribute inset of a deceased Danjūrō predecessor (団十郎ばゞア)
1865 Yoshitaki ogino senjo I
Mu (む): Ogino Senjo I (荻野扇女) as Ohatsu of Hinuka [?] (ひぬかのおはつ) with a horse, from the series
Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary
(
Mitate Iroha Tatoe
- 見立いろはたとへ)
1865 Yoshitoshi echigo-doji
Shuten-dōji (酒呑童子) from the series
100 Ghost Stories from China and Japan
(
Wakan Hyaku Monogatori
- 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)
1865 Yoshitoshi Kusunoki Masay
Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masayuki (楠多門丸正行) from the series
One Hundred Ghost Stories from China and Japan
(
Wakan hyaku monogatari
- 和漢百物語)
1866-67 Yoshitoshi contents Bu
Title page for the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸傳)
1866-67 Yoshitoshi preface Bui
Preface from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸傳)
1866 Kunichika P822.jpg
Actor as Nuregami Chōgorō (濡髪長五郎) in
Imayō musume teikin
(今様娘庭訓)
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)
1866 Yoshitora dog
Tōken Gonbei (唐犬権兵衛) from the series 'The Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes' (
Yūretsu kekki den
- 勇烈血気傳)
1866 Yoshitora Goshaku Somegor
Goshaku Somegorō (五尺染五郎) from the series
The Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes
(
Yūretsu kekki den
- 勇烈血気傳)
1866 Yoshitora turnips
The Syllable Ri (り): Kaiga Yazaemon Fujiwara no Tomonobu (加伊賀矢左エ門藤原友信) from the series
Biographies of the Faithful Samurai
(
Seichū gishi meimeiden
- 誠忠義士銘々傳)
1866 Yoshitoshi ake tamanosuke
Ake Tamanosuke (朱 珠之助) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi aoyagi
Aoyagi Harunosuke (青柳春之助) avenging his father's death from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi konjin chogoro
Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi sangoku taro
Sangoku Tarō (三國太郎) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi spider spells
Ōtomo Wakana-hime (大友若菜姫) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 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)
1866 Yoshitoshi terakosho.jpg
The temple acolyte Shiragikumaru (Tera koshō Shiragikumaru - 寺扈従白菊丸) wrestling with a green demon from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866c Yoshitaki diptych Dochus
Scene from
Igagoe Dōchū Sugoroku
('The Revenge at Igagoe' - 伊賀越道中双六): Arashi Tokusaburō IV as 石榴武助 on the left and Nakamura Sennosuke (1.2) as Kofuji (小ふじ) on the right
1867 Kunichika Gon Chunagon
Ōtani Tomoemon V [大谷友右衛門] as the ghost of Taira no Tomomori in the play
Ichi no Mori Kujira no Ōyose
(一守九字成大漁)
1867 Kunichika ken game
The Ken Game of the Five Colors (五色けん -
Itsu iro ken
) from the play 'Pulling out spring weeds' [引抜て春の道草] - in the center panel is Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Master (旦那 - danna) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI as the craftsman's wife (Shigotoshi nyōbō); on the left are Otani Tomeomon as the craftsman (Shigotoshi - 仕事師) and Iwai Shijaku II as a Baby Minder (komori - 子守)
1867 Kunichika lion dance
Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play
Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō
[和漢竺爼上灯篭]
1867 Kunichika trip.jpg
Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as 岩岡竹五郎 or as Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play
Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki
[群清滝贔屓勢力]
1867 Yoshiiku taiheiki
Katō Kiyomasa (加藤主計頭清正: Katō Kazue no kami Kiyomasa) and the tiger from the series "
Taiheiki Eiyuden
" (
Heroes from the Chronicles of the Taiheiki
- 太平記英勇傳)
1867 Yoshitaki komanosuke
Nakamura Komanosuke V (中村駒之助) as Kainosuke (甲斐之助) on the right and Nakamura Jakuemon I (中村雀右衛門) as Komakine Hachirō (駒木根八郎) to his left, in
Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa
(色競秋七草)
1867 Yoshitaki virtues
Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) as the spirit of Okiku (お菊ノ霊) in
Banshū sarayashiki
[播州皿屋鋪] from
Gojo no uchi: Shin
("Five Virtues: Faith" [五情之内:信])
1867 Yoshitoshi horse
Magaki Heikurō (曲木平九郎) from the series
Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade
(
Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan
- 東錦浮世稿談)
1867 Yoshitoshi kurikara kengo
Kurikara Kengorō (倶利加羅剱五郎) twisting a thick piece of bamboo - from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1867 Yoshitoshi rokugi
Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa (六木杉之助則房) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1867 Yoshitoshi tales
Nihon Daemon (日本駝右衛門) slays Kuroma Gonpei (黒馬權平) - from the series
Tales of the Floating World on Easter Brocade
(
Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan
- 東錦浮世稿談)
1867c Yoshitaki lion screen
Diptych from the play
The Seven Herbs of Iro Kurabe Aki
(
Iro Kurabe Aki no Nanakusa
- 色競秋七草) - Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) on the right as Shirō Yoshihisa (四郎義久) and Arashi Hinasuke VII (嵐雛助) on the left as Tatsunami Kuranoshin (達浪蔵之進)
1868 Hiroshige III P818
Hakone (箱根): Nakamura Shikan IV (四代目中村芝翫) as Kō no Moronao (高師直) from the series
The Tōkaidō Road: One Look Worth a Thousand Ryō
(
Tōkaidō hitome senryō
- 東海道一ト眼千両 -
Yojiba no zu
湯冶場ノ図 - 'Picture of the Hot Springs')
1868 Kunichika Otani Tomoemon.
Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) as Ono Sadakurō (斧定九郎) from the series
32 Examples of Good and Evil
(
Zen-aku sanjunisō
- 善悪三十二艸)
1868 Kunichika p797
Bandō Hikosaburō V [坂東彦三郎] as Nezumi Kozō Jirokichi (鼠子僧次郎吉) from the series
Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil
(
Zen'aku kijin kagami
- 善悪鬼人鏡)
1868 Kunichika p814
Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Gengobei (源五兵衛) in the play
Drawing a crowd for the chorus in the two theaters
(
Koe mo Sorou Ryōza no Ōyose
- 音揃成両勘大寄) - the center panel of a triptych
1868 No Name triptych
Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (
Dōke hyaku monogatari
- 道化百物かたり)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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]
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)
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]
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]
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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)
1878 Anonymous cloth drying
A woman washing and drying fabric
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]
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
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)
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)
1880ca Gyosai school prep for
Oban triptych - Preparations for Monster Marriages (
Bakemono no Yomeiri
- 化物の嫁入)
1880ca Hiroshige III woman wit
Seated woman with a pipe
1880ca Kunisada ehon shunga
Ehon
(絵本):
shunga
(春画)
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)
1880s Anonymous sugoroku tokai
53 Stages of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次) theme game board Tōkaidō
sugoroku
(絵双六) - the title is 新板東海道五十三次道中寿語録
1880s Kiyochika rain
Umewaka shrine (
Umewaka jinja
- 梅若神社)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
1887 Chikanobu triptych nobili
Setchu ni ume no sho gunji yugi no zu
(雪中ニ梅荘郡児遊戯図)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
1887 Zeshin
Crows flying at sunrise
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
1890 Yoshiiku 100
Ghost #11 ( 魂魄 十一) from the
Hyaku monogatari
(百もの語)
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)
1890c anon meiji shunga.jpg
Meiji period
shunga
after Utamaro - Pulling Komachi, no.5
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)
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)
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)
1891 Chikanobu basin
Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
)
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
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)
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
)
1895 Yoshiiku satirical monste
The second from the series
Comical Record of Japanese History
(
Kokkei Wanisshi-ki
- 滑稽倭日史記 )
1895ca 5 heads 10 bodies
Cowardly Pigs With Five Heads and Ten Bodies - 弱虫: 五豕十豕之圖
1895c Kiyochika FLowers.jpg
The Tenmei Era (天明ノ頃) from the series
Patterns of Edo
(
Hana moyō
- 花模様)
1895c Kunimasa bathing
Mother and playing children bathing from the series 浮世小兎戯
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
1900 Koun dancer
Illustration of Dancers: 'Odori Sugata-e' (踊姿絵)
Shiomai
(汐汲)
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)
1900ca unknown daruma fan 1
Sumizuri-e
Daruma fan 1
1900ca unknown daruma fan 2
Sumizuri-e
Daruma fan #2
1900c Kogyo kuchi-e
The ebb tide at Shibaura (
Shibaura no Shiohi
- 芝浦の汐干): Two girls gathering clams
1900c Miyagawa Shuntei wig
Actor applying his makeup from the story of 'The Mirror and the Sword'.
1900c Unidentified gastronomic
Manga Kenko Sugoroku
(漫画健康すご六) - Wakamoto (わかもと) Pharmaceuticals poster
1900s Okuyama irises
Irises stencil print from a set of 12 entitled 'Egoyomi Calendar Pictures' (絵暦拾弐帖)
1900s Omoto Yasushi bats
Willow and Bats from the Tansai Gafu design book
1900s Omoto Yasushi quail
Quail from the Tansai Gafu design book
1900s Sekino straw horse
Straw horse (わら馬) set against a background with a
hō-ō
or phoenix decoration
1900s unknown katagami floral
Katagami
(型紙) floral design
1903 Kogyo bathing beauty
Bathing Beauty - 美人の海水浴
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)
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)
1903ca Kunichika 100 roles 03
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Yokozō (横蔵) from the series
One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō
(
Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban
市川団十郎演芸百番)
1906 Shoun fashions.jpg
Three-stringed Shamisen
(三すじ) from the series Modern Fashions (
Imasugata
- いま姿)
1906 Shoun snow peony
Winter Peony (
Kanbotan
- 寒牡丹) - from the series
Forms of Modern Beauties
(
Imasugata
- いま姿)
1910-36c Koson crows moon
Crows in flight
1910 Koson herons
Two little egrets flying in heavy rain
1910 Terukata noren
Noren
[のれん] - a posthumous printing
1910c Ikeda Shoen kuchie
Evening Snow (Yuke no Yūbei - ゆきの夕べ) - from a portfolio of prints entitled 'Thick Mist'
1910c Koson cherry crow
Jungle crow or
hashibutogarasu
(嘴太鴉) on cherry branch
1910c Koson Maple
Blue-and-white flycatcher [大瑠璃:
ōruri
- おおるり] on a maple branch
1910c Koson monkey dragonfly
Seated monkey studying a wasp by its stinger in his hand [猿と蜂 -
Saru to hachi
]
1910c Koson P1386
Siberian blue robin (
koruri
: 小瑠璃 - こるり) in flight
1910c Koson winter jay
Japanese waxwing [
Bombycilla japonica
-
hirenjaku
(緋連雀) in Japanese] on branch
1914c Tomonobu double portrait
Portraits of Yajirobei (彌次郎兵衛) on the right and Kitahachi (喜多八) on the left
1915 Shunsen taminosuke otsuma
Onoe Taminosuke in the role of Otsuma [多見之助のお妻] from the play
Sakuratsuba Urami Samezaya
[桜鍔恨鮫鞘] from the series
Shin Nigao-e (New Actor Portraits)
1915 Shunsen uzaemon gonpachi.
Ichimura Uzaemon XV [十五代目市村羽左衛門] in the role of Shirai Gonpachi from the series
Shin Nigao-e
1918 Goyo applying powder
Woman applying powder (
Keshō no onna
) 化粧の女
1918ca Goyo Utamaro mirror
The Interesting Type (
Omoshiroki sō
), from the series
Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women
(Fujin sōgaku juttai - 婦人相学十躰 面白キ相)
1920-24c Takahashi Ito
Odai Ferry (小台の渡し) in Tokyo
1920 Goyo summer kimono
Woman in a summer kimono (
Natsui no onna
- 夏衣の女)
1920 Goyo Utamaro bridge
Bijin on the Ryōgoku Bridge, and on a Pleasure Craft on the River
1920 Hasui Bridge
The Kaminohashi, Fukagawa, Tokyo (
Tōkyō Kaminohashi
- 深川上の橋) from the series
Twelve Scenes of Tokyo
(
Tōkyō jūnidai
- 東京十二題)
1920s Sozan crows snowy
Crows flying in a snowstorm
1922 Shima Seien courtesan
The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto'
Yūgiri Awa no Naruto
[夕霧阿波鳴渡]
1923 Shima Seien yugiri X
Departed Spirit
: The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto'
Yūgiri Awa no Naruto
[夕霧阿波鳴渡]
1923 Sohei chikamatsu manzaemo
Swordsman from the series
Stories by Chikamatsu Manzaemon
1923 Tsunetomi snow maiden
Umegawa [梅川] from the play
Meido no hikyaku
['The Courier of Hell' - 冥途の飛脚]
1924 Kampō Kataoka Gadō
Kataoka Gadō no Miyuki [片岡我童のみゆき] - Kataoka Gadō IV as Miyuki in the play
Asagao nikki
'The Tales of the Morning Glory' (
Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki
: 生写朝顔日記) - from 'Creative Prints by Kanpō, First Series'
1924 Keigetsu tobacco
The heroine Koharu from the series
The Complete works of Chikamatsu
(
Dai Chikamatsu zenshu: 'Shinju ten no amijima' no Koharu
)
1924 Shima Seien after bath
After the bath (湯あがり, July (七月), from the series
Collection of new ukiyo-e style beauties
(
Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase shichi-gatsu - Yuagari
)
1924 Shinsui marumage
Hair Style of a Married Woman
(
Marumage
)
1925 Shunsen Kataoka Nizaemon
Kataoka Nizaemon XI [片岡仁左衛門] as Kakogawa Honzō [九段目本蔵] from Act 9 of the Chūshingura from the series
Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles
[
Shunsen Nigao-e Shū
創作版画 春仙似顔集]
1925 Shunsen shocho gado
Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play
Meido no Hikyaku
('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)
1925 Tsunetomi heron
Heron Maiden (
Sagi Musume
- 鷺娘) - Winter (
fuyu
冬) from the series
Shiki bijin
('Beauties of the Four Seasons' - 四季美人?)
1925c Koson crow
Cawing Crow
1925c Koson crow snowy
Crow on a snowy bough
1926 Shunsen Ichikawa Sumizo
Ichikawa Sumizō VI (市川寿美蔵) as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) from the series
Portriats of Male Actors in Various Roles
(
Sōsaku hanga Shunsen nigao-e shū
- 創作版画 春仙似顔集)
1926 Shunsen jitsukawa enjaku
Jitsukawa Enjaku II as Danshichi Kurobei from the series
Shunsen nigao-e shū
(Collection of Shunsen Portraits)
1926 Yamaguchi Susumu nude
Recumbent Female Nude
1926 Yoshida Hiroshi lanterns
Lantern Maker (
Chochin-ya
- 提灯屋)
1927-32 Koson snow Yanagi-bash
The Snow on Willow Bridge (
Yanagi-bashi no Yuki
[柳橋の雪]) on the Sumida River
1927 Koson cockatoo
Cockatoo and pomegranate (
Ōmu to zakuro
- おうむとざくろ)
1927 Koson crows moon
Crows in moonlight (
Tsuki ni karasu
- 鴉二羽と月)
1927 Shunsen Ichikawa Ennosuke
Ichikawa Ennosuke II as Ikeda Kakutayū from the play
The Diary of Tōyama, the Cherry-blossom Tattooed Magistrate
(
Tōyama zakura Tenpō nikki
[遠山桜天保日記])
1927 Shunsen shocho
Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play
Meido no Hikyaku
('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)
1928 Shinsui eyebrow pencil
Mayuzumi
or 'Eyebrow Pencil' [眉墨]
1928 Shunsen goro choroku
Soganoya Gorō and Choroku in
Hizakurige
from the series
Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles
1928 Shunsen Nakamura Kaisha
Nakamura Kaisha as Okaru in the play
Love Suicides on the Eve of the Kōshin Festival
(
Shinjū yoi Gōshin
) from the series
Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles
1928 Shunsen Sawamura Gennosuk
Sawamura Gennosuke IV [四代目澤村源之助] as Nikki Danjō [仁木だん正] in
The Precious incense and Autumn Flowers of Sendai
(
Meiboku Sendai hagi
) from the series
Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles
[
Shunsen Nigao-e Shū
創作版画 春仙似顔集]
1928ca Goyo Utamaro smoke
Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe (
Kiseru no kemuri o fuku onna
: 煙草の煙を吹く女) from the series
Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy
(Fujo ninsō juppon - 婦女人相十品)
1929 Kotondo combing hair
Combing Hair (
Kamisuki
- 髪梳き)
1929 Kotondo nagajuban
Under-kimono or
Nagajuban
(長襦袢 - embossed at the bottom center)
1929 Kotondo powdering shoulde
Make-up (
Keshō
- 化粧)
1929 Kotondo rain 15
Rain (
Ame
- 雨: in blind stamped at bottom center just outside the printed area)
1929 Kotondo yuge
Vapor or
Yuge
(湯気 - embossed at bottom center)
1929 Kotondo yuki
Snow (
Yuki
- 雪) - the title is embossed at the bottom
1929 Shinsui yukata
First Cotton Kimono (
Hatsu yukata
[初浴衣]) from the series
First Series of Modern Beauties
(
Gendai bijinshu dai-isshu
) [現代美人集第一輯]
1930 Kotondo Makeup at Mirror.
Makeup at Mirror
1930 Tsuchiya Koitsu horyiji
Hōryūji Temple (法隆寺) at Nara in the snow
1930c anonymous koban
Unidentified
koban
landscape
1930c Koson willow
Two girls with umbrellas caught in a sudden shower near a willow tree
1930c Shinei Nakamura Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon V as the nurse Masaoka of the Date clan in the play
Meiboku Sendai Hagi
, No. 24 from the series Portraits by Shin'ei (
Shin-ei hitsu nise-e
)
1930s Koson bird with lotus
Wagtail and lotus
1930s Koson cockatoos
Two white cockatoos on a red perch
1930s Koson orange crow
Crow on Snowy Bough
1930s Shoun after bath
Anonymous print of a woman after her bath
1930s Takane Koji hana no ame
Showering Flower Petals (
Hana bira ame
- 花の雨 or 花弁雨)
1930s Takane Koji hototogisu
Lesser cuckoo (
Hototogisu
- 杜鵑)
1931 Benji Asada Dog
Dog (犬 Inu)
1931 Hasui Doll
A Doll (
O-Ningyō
) from the series
Twelve subjects of children
(
Kodomo jūnidai, goningyō
- 子供十二題: 御人形)
1931 Shinsui hazy moon
The Second Series of Modern Beauties: Hazy Moon on a Spring Night
(
Gendai bijinshu dai-nishu
:
Oboro-yo
)
1931 Shunsen Onoe Baiko
Onoe Baikō VI [六世尾上梅幸] as the courtesan Aburaya Okon [油屋おこん] in the play
Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba
(伊勢音頭戀寢刃) or 'The Ise Dances and Love's Dull Blade'
1932 Hasui Foggy.jpg
Misty Morning at Yotsuya Mitsuke (
Kiri no asa: Yotsuya Mitsuke
- 霧の朝 四谷見附)
1933 Shunsen hanaoka
The Hanaoka pleasure quarter (
Hanoka hanamichi
- 花岡花街)
1934 Toraji keyblock
Sound of a Bell (
Suzu no Ne
- 鈴の音) key block or
tameshizuri-e
from the series
Ten Types of Female Nudes
(
Rajo jūsshu
- 裸女十種)
1934 Toraji leisure hours
Bored
(Tsurezure
- つれづれ) from the series
Ten Types of Female Nudes
:
Rajo jūsshu
- 裸女十種)
1934 Toraji veiled dancer.jpg
Dance
or
Odori
(踊り) from the series
Ten Types of Female Nudes
(
Rajo jūsshu
- 裸女十種)
1935 Ishikawa Black Cat
Black cat (黒い猫) from the series
Ten Types of Female Nudes
(
Hadaka Jisshu
- 裸女十種)
1935 Koson Monkey in Persimmon
"Monkey in a Persimmon Tree" ("Kaki ni Saru" - 柿に猿)
1935 Shunsen Koshiro VII
Matsumoto Kōshirō VII [七代目松本幸四郎] as Benkei [弁慶 ] - left-hand panel of a diptych
1935 Yoshida yazakura.jpg
Harusame
(Spring Rain - 春雨)/
Yozakura in the rain
from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (
Sakura hachidai
- 櫻八題)
1935c Benji Asada
Pipes and Cigarettes
1938 Yoshida Toshi supper wago
Supper Wagon
(屋台店 -
Yataimise
) from the series
Tokyo at Night
(夜の東京 -
Yoru no Tokyo
)
1938c Kiyotada maiden
An actor as the Wisteria Maiden (
Fuji Musume
- ふじ娘)
1940c Haruyoshi Nagae
Still Life at Table
1940c Hokusai Aizuri-e landsca
20th century copy of Hokusai's
Lake Suwa, Shinano Province
(
Shinsū suwa-ko
- 信州諏訪湖) from the series
Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
(
Fugaku sanjūrokkei
- 富嶽三十六景)
1940c Sekino Mother & Child
Mother and Child
1940c unknown propaganda litho
A modern Japanese woman in tradition garb
1945 Kawakami nanbanesque
Nanbanesque
Behavior [南蛮ぶり]
1946 Sekino courtesans
Courtesan Procession (花魁道中 Hana oiran dôchû ), from the series Folk Customs of Japan (日本民俗図譜 Nihon minzoku zufu)
1946 Yoshida Toshi Ishiyama
Ishiyama Temple -
Ishiyamadera
(石山寺)
1948c Sekino spa.jpg
Woman soaking in a bath - The Bather (浴婦)
1950 ca Sekino bunraku
Bunraku puppet representing Osome
1950 Hasui Sekibei.jpeg
Matsumoto Kōshirō VII (松本幸四郎) as Sekibei (関兵衛)
1950 Shinsui okoso-zukin
A Hooded Woman -
Okoso-Zukin
[お高祖頭巾]
1950 Tadamasa danshichi
June - Danshichi Kurobei from the series
Calendar of Kabuki Roles and Actors
(
Kabuki Sugata-goyomi
- 歌舞伎姿暦 - 6th month [六月])
1950c Aoyama cormorant
Cormorant sitting on a gabion near some rapids
1950c Gako Danjuro fudo
Ichikawa Danjūrō X or XI (?) as Narukami Shōnin [鳴神上人]
1950s Goyo recarved
Woman at the bath (
Yokujō no onna
- 浴場の女)
1950s Shiro Kasamatsu swans
Spring at the Moat
(
Ohari no Haru
- おほりの春)
1950s Shuho Paris
Japanese girl in a western port city from the series
Kindai Reijin Gafu
('Album of Contemporary Beauties')
1951c Ota Uzaemon XV
Ichimura Uzaemon XV (十五代目 市村羽左衛門) as the fireman Tatsugorō of the Me(gumi) company in
Megumi Tatsugorō
(め組辰五郎) from the series 'Figures of the Stage during Shōwa' (昭和舞台姿), no. 3 (その三)
1952 Shunsen Red Actor.jpeg
Nakamura Fukusuke VII [七世中村福助] as Kuramae no Osome (蔵前のお染)
1953 Shinsui hair
Washing hair (
Kami
) 髪
1954 Ota Gako Courtesan Yatsuh
Nakamura Utaemon VI (中村歌右衛門) as the courtesan Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋), number 2 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theatre
(現代舞台芸花)
1954 Ota Gako Ichito Okura.jpg
Nakamura Kichiemon I (中村吉右衛門) as Ichijō Ōkurakyō (一條大蔵卿), number 5 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theater
(現代舞台芸花)
1954 Ota Masumitsu actor
Leading Figures of the Modern Stage in Their Famous Roles
, No. 11: Hanayagi Shōtarō (花柳章太郎) as Taki no Shiraito (瀧の白糸) or
The Waterfall's White Thread
1954 Sekino-0002
Eizō and Matsuomaru
1955 masamitsu hanayagi shotar
Leading Figures of the Modern Stage in Their Famous Roles, No. 11: Hanayagi Shōtarō (花柳章太郎) as Taki no Shiraito (瀧の白糸) or
The Waterfall's White Thread
1955 Masamitsu Ota
Onoe Shōroku II (尾上松緑) as Danshichi (団七) Kurobei in the play
Natsumatsuri Naniwa Kagami
- Number 12 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theatre
(現代舞台芸花 -
Gendai butai geika
)
1955 Ota Gako Fujitsubu Onoe B
Onoe Baikō VII (七代目尾上梅幸) as Fujitsubo (藤壷), number 8 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theatre
(現代舞台芸花)
1955 Ota Masamitsu sadanji III
Ichikawa Sadanji III (三代目 市川左團次) as Ōboshi (大星) Yuranosuke - Number 9 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theatre
(現代舞台芸花)
1958 Amano-0001
Abstract print of lemon with two vases
1960 Sekino-0001
New York, 1960
1960 Sekino Farmers Boy
Farmer's Boy
1960s Saito dachsund 1
Dachshund lying down
1960s Saito dachsund 2
Sitting dachshund
1963 Yoshida Toshi ishi niwa
Stone Garden (
Ishi Niwa
- 石庭)
1965c Tokuriki autumn harvest
Fuji from Honsen (豊年の富士) from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mt Fuji (富士三十六景)
1966 Shinsui spring snow
Spring Snow (春雪 - Shunsetsu)
1970-90c unknown 01
A modern
senjafuda
[千社札] of a
kabuki
actor as Benten Kozō [弁天子僧]
1970-90c unknown 02
A modern
senjafuda
[千社札]
1970-90c unknown 03
A modern
senjafuda
[千社札]
1970s-80s ca Ogura Yuki nude
Reclining Nude
1975-80c Shimura Tatsumi Beni
Kuchibeni
(口紅) or lipstick
1976 Yoshio Sekine
362-S silkscreen from his abacus series
1982 Teraoka Masaoka 31 flavor
31 Flavors Invading Japan / Today’s Special (三十一種類のアイスクリイム日本に上陸: 本日のお味)
1984 Yoshida Hippos
Hippopotamus - 河馬
1985 Kokei onoe kikugoro
Onoe Kikugorō VII as Benten Kozō [弁天子僧] in
Shiranami Gonin otoko
[白浪五人男] aka
Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishikie
[青砥稿花紅彩画]
1987 Kokei Mitsugoro IX
Portrait of Bandō Mitsugorō IX in the role of Ukiyo Matahei the Stutterer in the play
Keisei Hangon Kō
[傾城反魂香]
1988 Kokei kichiemon ii
Nakamura Kichiemon II (より二世中村吉右衛門) as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶)
1989 Kokei Enjaku III
Jitsukawa Enjaku III as the farmer Kyūsaku in the play
Nozakimura
or 'Nozaki Village'
1990 Kokei Kikugoro vii
Onoe Kikugurō VII (より七世尾上菊五郎) as Kirare Yosaburō (切られ与三郎) from the play
Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi
(与話情浮名横櫛)
1991 Kokei komurasaki
Bandō Tamasaburō V as Komurasaki of the Miura house in the play
Sono Kouta Yume mo Yoshiwara
[其小唄夢廓]
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