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An elegant <i>oiran</i> wearing a winter kimono decorated with a dragon.
1804-13c Shunsen kakemono aizu
An elegant oiran wearing a winter kimono decorated with a dragon.

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

The beauty Yūgiri (夕きり) in the rain - from the series <i>Fan-tossing for the Elegant</i> (<i>Fūryū tōsenkyō</i> - 風流投扇興)
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)

Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of <i>bijin</i> accompanied by poems
1816-18 Kuniyasu Geisha
Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of bijin accompanied by poems

The Hour of the Dog, Fifth Hour of the Night (<i>Inu no koku</i> - 戌ノ刻, <i>Yoru itsutsu</i> - 夜五ツ) from the series <i>Yoshiwara Clock</i> (<i>Yoshiwara-tokei</i> - 吉原時計)
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)

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)
1820-25 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)

<i>Bijin</i> 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 <i>En'nichi no kei</i> (ゑん日乃景) in the <i>toshidama</i> cartouche in the center panel
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

An oiran from the series <i>Popular Flute Tunes and Pictures of Women</i> (<i>Fūryū chōshi fue: niagari</i> - 風流調子婦絵: 二上り)
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)

Bijin looking at the full moon
1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon

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 lightning
A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych

<i>Mizuchaya</i> (水茶屋) teahouse from the series <i>Contest of Beauties</i> (<i>Bijo kurabe</i> - 美女競)
1820s Kunisada winter read
Mizuchaya (水茶屋) teahouse from the series Contest of Beauties (Bijo kurabe - 美女競)

Pentaptych: <i>bijin</i> holding puppets of actors as <i>otokodate</i> - 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' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)
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)

<i>Aizuri-e</i>: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates <i>Mitate shinōkōshō</i> (無名: 見立士農工商)
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)

Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing
1820s Toyokuni II triptych sno
Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing

Fuchū (府中): Sonohama (園浜) of the Owariya (尾張屋内) from the series <i>A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans: Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara</i> (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)
1821-23 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)

Young Geisha/Prostitute: Fukagawa (深川[新子] <i>Fukagawa Shinko</i>) from the series <i>Edo Meisho</i> (Famous Places of Edo - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-like
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

The Style of a Daimyō's Maid: Ueno (上野 <i>Ueno goten fū</i>) from the series <i>Edo Meisho</i> (<i>Famous Places of Edo</i> - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-like
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

The Style of a Geisha: San'en (三園[?] - <i>San'en geisha fū</i>) from the series <i>Famous Places of Edo</i> (<i>Edo meishō</i> - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-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

A High-Ranking Courtesan: New Yoshiwara (Shin-yoshiwara - 新吉原) from the series <i>Famous Places of Edo</i> (Edo meishō - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-like
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

The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series <i>Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters </i> (<i>Seirō meika awase</i> - 青楼名花合)
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)

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 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

<i>Bijin</i> near the foot of a bridge
1825c Kunisada bijin bridge
Bijin near the foot of a bridge

Three young geisha performing in the New Yoshiwara by lantern light for the Niwaka Festival - 新吉原仁和嘉
1825c Kuniyasu shamisen
Three young geisha performing in the New Yoshiwara by lantern light for the Niwaka Festival - 新吉原仁和嘉

The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)
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)

"<i>Tori Awase</i> (雞合) - <i>Goban  migi</i> (五番右), <i>Midare Dori</i>" - with a poem is by Sekiya Satomoto (関屋里元)
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)

<i>Aizuri-e</i> of a <i>bijin</i> reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin hana-awase</i> - 當世美人花合)
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)

Aizuri-e - a <i>bijin</i> stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (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)

Streetwalker (<i>Tsujigimi</i> - 辻君) from the series <i>Comparison of Present-day Beauties</i> (<i>Jisei bijin kurabe</i> - 時世美人競)
1830s Eisen courtesan
Streetwalker (Tsujigimi - 辻君) from the series Comparison of Present-day Beauties (Jisei bijin kurabe - 時世美人競)

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