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Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
1810c Kuniyasu visit tea
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno

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 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

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

Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) in the role of a <i>Nuno-zarashi</i> (布ざらし) dancer from the series <i>The Moon, Snow and Flowers </i>(<i>Tsuki, Yuki, Hana, Shosa-goto No Uchi</i> - 月雪花 所作事の内)
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)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play
1820s ca Toyokuni II ichikawa
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play

Ōkubi-e: double bust portrait with bats in the border with Bandō Mitsugorō III on the right as Nuregami Chōgorō
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

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 <i>Keisei Setsugekka</i> [けいせい雪月花]
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]

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Yorikane (頼兼実ハ道鉄) - right panel of a diptych
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

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

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 <i>Chūshingura</i>
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

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 <i>Daigashira Midori no Iromaku</i> ['The Surge of Love Beneath the Green Cover' 台頭緑色幕]
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]

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

Actors with multiple <i>mon</i> 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 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

Ōkubi-e: Double Bust portrait - Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (?) on the left; Iwai Hanshirō V on the right
1828c Toyokuni II double bust
Ōkubi-e: Double Bust portrait - Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (?) on the left; Iwai Hanshirō V on the right

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Akaneya Hanshichi (あかねや半七) holding his child Otsū
1829c Shigeharu
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Akaneya Hanshichi (あかねや半七) holding his child Otsū

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 <i>Somemoyo Imose no Kadomatsu</i> [染模様妹背門松]
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]

Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as the daughter or <i>musume</i> 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' (<i>Keisei Setsugekka</i> [けいせい雪月花])
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])

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 <i>Keisei Setsugekka</i> [けいせい雪月花]
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]

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 <i>mitate</i>
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

Nakamura Karoku I (中村歌六) as the courtesan Yoyoginu (けいせい代々絹) from the play <i>Yaemusubi Jiraiya monogatari</i> (柵自来也談) (<i>The Story of Jiraiya at the Weir</i>)
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)

Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Inukawa Gakuzō (犬川額蔵) - left panel of a diptych from the play <i>Hana no ani tsubomi no yatsufusa</i> (花魁莟八総 - '8 Buds of the Plum Blossoms')
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')

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a figure wearing a robe decorated with crabs
1830c Kunisada Crabs
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a figure wearing a robe decorated with crabs

Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as Oishi (お石), the wife of Ōboshi Yuranosuke, in Act IX the <i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i> ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
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)

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 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)

Onbō canal scene from the <i>Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan</i> 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 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)

Arashi Rikan II as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎) performing in a <i>mitate</i> - the title cartouche reads: 見立  牛若三郎  嵐璃寛
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

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 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'

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 <i>Shinjū to tare mo yūdachi</i> 
(心中誰夕立)
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)

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 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

Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Tamuramaru (田村丸) - one panel from a larger <i>mitate</i> composition
1830s Sadamasa shijaku archer.
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Tamuramaru (田村丸) - one panel from a larger mitate composition

Kataoka Ichizō I (片岡市蔵) as Tetsugatake Dazaemon (鉄ヶだけ) in the play <i>Sekitori sen ryō nobori</i> (関取千両幟) at Ōnishi Theater
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

Kataoka Ichizō I (片岡市蔵) as Tetsugatake (鉄ヶだけ) in the play <i>Sekitori sen ryō nobori</i> (関取千両幟)
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)

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) from the series <i>Tōto Meisho</i> with <i>Ryōgoku</i> in the background (東都名所 - 両国)
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)

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
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

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 <i>Famous Views of the Eastern Capital</i> (Tōto Meisho - 東都名所)
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)

Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi in the snow in the play <i>Katakiuchi Nitō Eiyuki</i> [復讐二島英雄記]
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]

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