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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 <i>Yoroi gusa katami no ebidō</i>
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

Competition of Powerful Magicians (<i>Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe</i> - 豪傑奇術競)
1860s Konobu competition
Competition of Powerful Magicians (Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe - 豪傑奇術競)

 Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) riding an eagle from the series <i>Birds and Flowers, Wind and Moon</i> [<i>Kachō fūgetsu no uchi</i> - 花鳥風月ノ内] - Bird (鳥)
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)

[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 <i>Yukihira Sonare no Matsu</i> [行平磯馴松] (<i>Yukihira and windswept pines along the seashore</i>)
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)

Nakamura Tamashichi I [中村玉七] greeting the audience, with memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門]
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]

<i>Shini-e</i> of two actors, Ichikawa Hakuen IV and  Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I, grieving the loss of a Ichikawa Ebizō V
1859 Utagawa Altar.jpeg
Shini-e of two actors, Ichikawa Hakuen IV and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I, grieving the loss of a Ichikawa Ebizō V

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 <i>Jitsugetsusei chūya no oriwake</i> (日月星昼夜織分 - <i>The Weaving Together of the Sun, Moon, and Stars at Day and at Night</i>)
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)

Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th 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

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' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 7th and 8th months
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

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 (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> 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)

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 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)

Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Asahina Tōbei (朝比奈藤兵衛) from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (Nanatsu iroha - 七ツいろは) - the syllable <i>te</i> (て)
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)

The Syllable Ma(ま)as in Masakado (まさかど): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Takiyasha-hime (瀧夜叉姫) and Nakamura Fukusuke I (初代中村福助ヵ) as Ōtaku Tarō (大屋太郎) from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Seisho nanatsu iroha</i> - 清書七伊呂波) 
1858c Toyokuni Frog Actors
The Syllable Ma(ま)as in Masakado (まさかど): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Takiyasha-hime (瀧夜叉姫) and Nakamura Fukusuke I (初代中村福助ヵ) as Ōtaku Tarō (大屋太郎) from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha - 清書七伊呂波) 

Komachi Washing (<i>Arai Komachi</i> - 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 <i>Matches for the Seven Komachi Plays</i> (<i>Mitate Nana Komachi no uchi</i> - 見立七小町ノ内)
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)

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 actor
Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Kurotegumi no Sukeroku (黒手組ノ助六) - left panel of a diptych

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 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]

Nakamura Fukusuke I 中村福助 as both a boatman (<i>sendō</i> - 船頭) and a processional standard-bearer (<i>gyōretsu yakko</i> - 行れつ奴), a series related to <i>Meiga zukushi no uchi Shosagoto</i> (名画尽の内 所作事 - 'Dances based on famous paintings')
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')

An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)
1857 kunisada Keno
An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)
1857-58 Toyokuni III Sukeroku
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)

The Syllable Ri for the Carp Scroll (<i>Rigyo no ichijiku</i>): Onoe Kikugorō III as Kinugawa Yoemon (きぬ川与右衛門) from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Seisho nanatsu iroha</i> - 清書七以呂波)
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)

Memorial portrait (<i>shini-e</i>) of Bandō Shūka I (坂東 しうか) with a Buddhist invocation - possibly by Toyokuni III
1856 Kuniyoshi school
Memorial portrait (shini-e) of Bandō Shūka I (坂東 しうか) with a Buddhist invocation - possibly by Toyokuni III

The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (<i>Izari no adauchi</i> - ゐさりの仇うち): Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Seisho nanatsu iroha</i> - 清書七伊呂波)
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)

Central panel of a triptych of the Naritasan Festival (<i>Naritasan kaichō sankei gunshū no zu</i> - 成田山開帳参詣群集図) with Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Onoe Kikugorō IV and Bandō Takesaburō II
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

The Syllable Mi(み)for Sunset Glow on the Water Seller from the Eight Views (<i>Mizu-uri no sekishō</i> - みづうりの夕照  -  <i>hakkei no uchi</i> - 八景のうち)  
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)  

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 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

Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a <i>mushikago</i> or insect cage
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

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 <i>Ukiyo hakkei no uchi</i> ('Eight Views of the Floating World' - 浮世八景ノ内)
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)

Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the play<i>Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba</i> [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
1855 Kunisada iwai kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the playIse Ondo Koi no Netaba [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych
1855 Kunisada danshichi fish
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych

A <i>kabuki</i> actor as the <i>wakatō</i> Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play <i>Godairiki Koi no Fūjime</i> [五大力恋緘]
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]

Female admirers weeping before a large memorial portrait or <i>shini-e</i> (死絵) of the Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII
1854 Kuniyoshi danjuro VIII
Female admirers weeping before a large memorial portrait or shini-e (死絵) of the Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII

Nakamura Tsuruzō I [中村鶴蔵] as Sagisaka Bannai (鷺坂伴内) harassing the <i>koshimoto</i> Okaru (こし元おかる) performed by Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] from the play <i>"Kanadehon Chūshingura"</i> ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - possible center panel of a triptych
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

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  
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  

Mimasu Daigorō IV [三枡大五郎] is in the role of Yurugi Saemon [由留木左衛門] in the play <i>Keisei Somewaka Tazuna</i> [けいせい染分総] - left panel of a triptych
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

Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the <i>Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei</i> (<i>Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku</i> - 浮世又平名画奇特)
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)

An actor, Ichikawa Ichizō III?, in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三郎) in key block or <i>tameshizuri-e</i> for the play <i>Keisei Toyama Zakura</i> (京成 富山 桜)
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)

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