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The hero Hakujitsuso Hakushō (白日鼠白勝), Daylight Rat, fighting a giant rooster, from the series <i>Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Suikoden gōketsu kagami</i> - 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
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)

Opening page of volume one of the <i>Edo nishiki Azuma bunko</i> [江戸錦吾妻文庫] - Seductive <i>bijin</i> in winter biting her kimono
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

<i> Frontispiece portrait bust</i> from volume two of the <i>Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko</i> (江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840 Hiroshige Shunga Bust.jpg
Frontispiece portrait bust from volume two of the Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko (江戸錦吾妻文庫)

Orio Masuke Yasuharu (織尾茂助安春) wrestling a wild boar from the series <i>Taiheiki eiyuden</i>  ('Heroes of the Great Peace' - 太平記英勇傳)  - no. 23
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

A laborer having sex with a woman from volume two of the <i>Edonishiki Azuma Bunko</i> (江戸錦吾妻文庫)
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)

Urashima Tarō [浦島太郎], the Dragon King's palace (龍宮城), and seven <i>ama</i> (海女 or あま) female divers and an octopus
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

An amorous couple from volume one of the <i>Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko</i> (江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840s Hroshige Wetting Lips sh
An amorous couple from volume one of the Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko (江戸錦吾妻文庫)

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

The Stone-faced General Sekishōgun Sekiyū (石將軍石勇) from the series <i>108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden</i> (<i>Tzuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no uchi</i> - 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人之内)
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)

<i>Ehon</i> cover with warrior and monkeys - title: 白菊物語 (<i>Shiragiku monogatari</i> or 'Story of the Auspicious White Chrysanthemum')
1845ca Kunisada archer monkey.
Ehon cover with warrior and monkeys - title: 白菊物語 (Shiragiku monogatari or 'Story of the Auspicious White Chrysanthemum')

Two book covers, <i>ebyōshi</i> (絵表紙) forming a diptych of <i>The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya</i> (<i>Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari</i> - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36
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

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)

No. 29 (廿九 - nijūkyū) - Hamamatsu (浜松) from the Tōkaidō (東海道) series - The Fifty-three Stations (<i>Gojūsan tsugi no uchi</i> - 五十三次之内)
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)

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

Cherry blossoms at night with Mitsuuji and two <i>bijin</i> from a Rustic Genji theme [<i>Nise Murasaki inaka Genji</i> - 偐紫田舎源氏] -
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] -

Imado (今戸): Onoe Kikugorō III as the carpenter Rokusaburō (大工六三郎), from the series <i>Thirty-six Fashionable Restaurants of the Eastern Capital</i> (<i>Tōto ryūkō sanjūroku kaiseki</i> - 東都流行三十六会席)
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)

<i>Attack of the Taira Ghosts at Daimotsu Bay</i> (<i>Sesshū Daimotsu no ura Heike onryō arawaruru zu</i> - 摂州大物浦平家怨霊顕る図)
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)

Arashi Rikan III (嵐璃寛) as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi (放駒乃長吉) - right panel of a triptych
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

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

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 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

<i>View of Enoshima and Fuji from Shichirigahama</i> (<i>Shichiri gahama yori Enoshima no tokei</i> - 七里ヶ浜より江の島乃遠景) - center panel of a triptych
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

An Old Picture of an Up-to-Date Teruuji at the Old Temple (<i>Imayō Teruuji kodera no kozu</i> - 今様輝氏古寺之古図) - a Rustic Genji theme
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

Ken game of Three Countries - <i>Sangoku ken</i> (三国拳)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi hand play
Ken game of Three Countries - Sangoku ken (三国拳)

Matsumoto Koshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Banzui Chōbei (ばんずい長兵衛) from the play <i>Kakitsubata Tamuke no Hanakawado</i> (杜若手向花川戸) - a <i>mitate</i>
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

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 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

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
1847-52 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

Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as the <i>rōnin</i> 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)
1847-52ca 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)

Woman Holding a Child Before a Daruma Kite - center panel of a triptych of <i>The Five Festivals - Mutsuki</i> (五節句之内睦月)
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)

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 <i>Meiga rokumai byobu</i>  (Screen with the six branches of famous painting - 名画六枚屏風) - center panel of a triptych
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

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (<i>Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa</i> - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of the 'Six Jewel Rivers' (<i>Mu Tamagawa</i> - 六玉川)  
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)  

Fujiwara no Masakiyo (藤原正清) from the series <i>Taiheiki eiyuden</i> (<i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> - 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)

Fukishima Masamori (吹嶋政守) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyuden</i> - 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)

Inauye Daikurō Masatada (稲上大九郎正忠) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 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)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (市川団十郎) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野晒語輔) from the series of 10 prints <i>Eiyu mitate junin otoko</i> (栄優見立十人男: Parody of Actors as Ten Brave Men)
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)

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 (<i>tanzaku</i>)
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)

Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips  (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 2
Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

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