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Nakamura Shikan IV as the Priest Mongaku Shōnin in <i>Mitate Nachi no taki Mongaku Shōnin</i> (見立那智瀧文覚上人)
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)
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 <i>Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Mitate Iroha Tatoe</i> - 見立いろはたとへ)
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)
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in the play <i>Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami</i> (夏祭浪花鑑) - "Summer" from the series "Pictures of the Four Seasons" (<i>mitate Shiki no ichi-natsu</i>)
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)
Shozan (曙山), the poetry name of Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series <i>Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove</i> (<i>Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate</i> - 竹林七賢の見立, <i>Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin</i> - 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)　　
Kakitsu (家橘) (poetry name of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII [市村羽左衛門]), from the series <i>Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove</i> - <i>Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate</i> (竹林七賢の見立), <i>Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin</i> (当時流光七艶人) 　
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) 　
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 <i>Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen</i> - 当盛見立三十六花撰)　　
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)　　
'An Old Tale of Conflict in the East' (<i>Mukashi gatari Azuma no tatehiki</i> - 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 <i>otokodate</i> Kanehara and Ichikawa Ichizō III as Mitsuhiki Ichigorō (三ッ引市五郎) on the left - a <i>mitate</i>
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
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)
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)
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 <i>Shinzō tsurifune kidan</i> [新造艣奇談?]
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?]
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Yasukata (<i>Yasukata no bōrei</i> - 安方ノ亡霊) from the series <i>Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems</i> (<i>Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi</i> - 見立三十六歌撰之内)
1852-53 Kunisada 36 poets no 1
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Yasukata (Yasukata no bōrei - 安方ノ亡霊) from the series Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi - 見立三十六歌撰之内)
Ichimura Takenojō V (市村竹之丞) as both Monju's Monkey (<i>Monjuzaru</i> - 文殊猿) and a Girl on the Road to Edo (<i>Kaidō kudari</i> - 街道下り) from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (<i>Kotobuki kyōgen</i>)
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)
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 <i>8 Views of Shiranui</i> (<i>Shiranui hakkei no uchi</i> - 白縫八景之内) - a <i>mitate</i>
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
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series <i>A Parody of the 12 Months</i> (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month
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
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 <i>Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo</i> (浪乗曽我花景清)
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)
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': <i>Zôho Naniwa kagami</i> (増補浪花鑑) from the series <i>Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi</i> (<i>Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months</i> - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)
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)
Imaginary scene of the crossing of the Ōi River (<i>Ōikawa mitate kawagoshi</i> - 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 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
Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛) from the series <i>Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems </i>(<i>Mitate sanjūrokkusen</i> - 見立三十六句撰) - the inset at the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo　　
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　　
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 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
Nakamura Shikan III as Ume no Yoshibei (梅ノ由衛) and Kataoka Gadō II as the <i>decchi</i> (apprentice - でっち) Chōkichi (長吉) in <i>The Mirror of Loyalty and Filial Piety</i> (<i>Chūkō kagami</i> - 忠孝鏡) - a possible <i>mitate</i>
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
Imaginary performance (a <i>mitate</i>): actors as Sadatō's wife (<i>tsuma</i>) 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 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
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 <i>shosagoto</i> [所作事] performance
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
Ichikawa Omezō II [市川男女蔵] as Saitō Dōsan (斎藤道三) - right hand panel of a triptych from the play <i>Hana no yuki Takeda no kachidoki</i> (花眺雪武田勝凱)
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)
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 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
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 <i>Mirror Mountain: A Woman's Treasury of Loyalty</i> (Kagamiyama Kokyō no Nishikie)
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)
Three heroes of the Water Margin capture the bandit queen Ichijōsei (<i>108 Heroes of the Theatre Suikoden</i> - <i>Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi</i> - 戯場水滸伝百八人之内) - a <i>mitate</i> tetraptych
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
Four actors performing in a <i>mitate</i>: 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 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)
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 <i>Keisei Nazuna No Sekku</i> (aka <i>Keisei Himehajime</i> [けいせい飛馬始]) - a <i>mitate</i>
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
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kagekiyo (景清) - the right-hand panel of a diptych - scene from the play <i>Keisei Hangonkō</i> [けいせい反魂香] - a <i>mitate</i>
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
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 <i>Adachi Moor in Ōshū Province</i> - probably a <i>mitate</i>
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
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
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
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
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1828 (1)
1829 (6)
1830 (2)
1832 (3)
1833 (1)
1834 (1)
1835 (3)
1838 (1)
1847 (3)
1848 (1)
1849 (1)
1850 (3)
1851 (1)
1852 (5)
1856 (2)
1857 (1)
1858 (1)
1859 (4)
1860 (1)
1861 (1)
1862 (3)
1865 (1)
1866 (1)
1875 (1)
and 36 more

exhibition

Beach Museum of Art: Mike Lyon: Figuring it Out, (1)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Water Embodied in Japanese Prints - Rotation 3 (1)
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