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Zhang Heng, the Boat Flame (Senkaji Chōō - 舩火兒張横)  about to slay General Hotentei from the series <i>108 
 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1830 Kuniyoshi Cho-o
Zhang Heng, the Boat Flame (Senkaji Chōō - 舩火兒張横) about to slay General Hotentei from the series 108 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

Yoshitsune's ship attacked by ghosts of the Taira warriors at Daimotsu Bay - 大物浦平家の亡霊
1851 Kuniyoshi triptych
Yoshitsune's ship attacked by ghosts of the Taira warriors at Daimotsu Bay - 大物浦平家の亡霊

Yorimitsu tries to capture Hakamadare by destroying his magic (<i>Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su</i> - 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)
1853 Yoshitsuya serpent
Yorimitsu tries to capture Hakamadare by destroying his magic (Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su - 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)

Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic (<i>Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su</i> - 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)
1860c Yoshitsuya serpent
Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic (Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su - 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)

Yorimitsu (頼光) and his men (Suetake - 末武, Kintoki - 金時 and Sadamitsu - 定光) killing the monster of Oeyama, Shuten-dōji [酒呑童子] - these are the middle and right-hand panels of a triptych
1810c Shuntei monster of Oeyam
Yorimitsu (頼光) and his men (Suetake - 末武, Kintoki - 金時 and Sadamitsu - 定光) killing the monster of Oeyama, Shuten-dōji [酒呑童子] - these are the middle and right-hand panels of a triptych

Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] struggles with the Ibaraki demon (茨鬼) at Modori Bridge (<i>Ibaraki no oni; Modoribashi Tsuna henge ni au</i> - 戻橋綱逢変化)
1810s Kunisada watanabe oni
Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] struggles with the Ibaraki demon (茨鬼) at Modori Bridge (Ibaraki no oni; Modoribashi Tsuna henge ni au - 戻橋綱逢変化)

Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邉綱) battles the demon Ibaraki at Modori Bridge from the series <i>A Mirror of Warriors from our Country</i> (<i>Honchō musha kagami</i> - 本朝武者鏡)
1855 Kuniyoshi Roshomon demon
Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邉綱) battles the demon Ibaraki at Modori Bridge from the series A Mirror of Warriors from our Country (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)

Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] about to cut off the arm of the demon Ibaraki at the Rasho Gate (Rashomon)
1770-90c Shunsho pins 555
Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] about to cut off the arm of the demon Ibaraki at the Rasho Gate (Rashomon)

Usugumo (薄雲): No. 19, Wisps of Cloud / <i>Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji</i> (<i>Genji kumo ukiyoe awase</i> - 源氏雲浮世絵合 )
1845-46c Kuniyoshi Yoshikado
Usugumo (薄雲): No. 19, Wisps of Cloud / Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji kumo ukiyoe awase - 源氏雲浮世絵合 )

Ushiwakamaru being taught swordsmanship on Mt. Kurama (<i>Ushiwaka Kurama shugyō zu</i> - 牛若鞍馬修行図)
1858 Kuniyoshi Kurama.jpg
Ushiwakamaru being taught swordsmanship on Mt. Kurama (Ushiwaka Kurama shugyō zu - 牛若鞍馬修行図)

Umbrella monster (<i>kasa-obake</i> 傘おばけ or <i>karakasa-obake</i> から傘おばけ) from the series Seven Changes: Arashi Sangorō III... (<i>Shichi Henge Sangorō</i> - 七変化嵐三五郎)
1815 Toyokuni umbrella monster
Umbrella monster (kasa-obake 傘おばけ or karakasa-obake から傘おばけ) from the series Seven Changes: Arashi Sangorō III... (Shichi Henge Sangorō - 七変化嵐三五郎)

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

Triptych of Nakamura Jakunosuke (中村雀之助) as Arakoma Kotarō (荒駒小太郎) on the left; Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as <i>ryōshi</i> Onami (漁師おなみ); Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Neko no Chunori (猫の中のり) the cat monster; Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Suwa Kazuemon (頂波数右衛門) from the play <i>Tōkaidō Iroha Nikki</i> [東駅いろは日記]
1861c Kunisada Q979
Triptych of Nakamura Jakunosuke (中村雀之助) as Arakoma Kotarō (荒駒小太郎) on the left; Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as ryōshi Onami (漁師おなみ); Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Neko no Chunori (猫の中のり) the cat monster; Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Suwa Kazuemon (頂波数右衛門) from the play Tōkaidō Iroha Nikki [東駅いろは日記]

Ōtomo Wakana-hime (大友若菜姫) from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi spider spells
Ōtomo Wakana-hime (大友若菜姫) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Three brave men slaying the giant <i>uwabami</i> [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left
1790s Shuntei Egara no Heita
Three brave men slaying the giant uwabami [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left

The Typhoon at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province in 1188 (<i>Bunji yonen Sesshū Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu</i>- 文治四年摂州大物浦難風の図)
1860 Kunichika Taira triptych
The Typhoon at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province in 1188 (Bunji yonen Sesshū Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu- 文治四年摂州大物浦難風の図)

The Terrible Storm in Daimotsu Bay (<i>Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu</i> - 大物浦難風之図)
1860 Yoshikazu - Taira ghost t
The Terrible Storm in Daimotsu Bay (Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu - 大物浦難風之図)

The temple acolyte Shiragikumaru (Tera koshō Shiragikumaru - 寺扈従白菊丸) wrestling with a green demon from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi terakosho.jpg
The temple acolyte Shiragikumaru (Tera koshō Shiragikumaru - 寺扈従白菊丸) wrestling with a green demon from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

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)

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) 

The Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata - 不知薮八幡之実怪
Yoshitoshi triptych ghosts
The Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata - 不知薮八幡之実怪

The sumō wrestler Shirafuji Genta (白藤源太) from the series <i>Ghost Stories of China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan hyaku monogatari</i> - 和漢百物語)
1865 Yoshitoshi kappa
The sumō wrestler Shirafuji Genta (白藤源太) from the series Ghost Stories of China and Japan (Wakan hyaku monogatari - 和漢百物語)

The second from the series <i>Comical Record of Japanese History</i> (<i>Kokkei Wanisshi-ki</i> - 滑稽倭日史記 )
1895 Yoshiiku satirical monste
The second from the series Comical Record of Japanese History (Kokkei Wanisshi-ki - 滑稽倭日史記 )

The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (<i>Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume</i> - 昔ばなし舌切雀)
1860c Yoshimori shitakiri suzu
The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume - 昔ばなし舌切雀)

The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto' <i>Yūgiri Awa no Naruto</i> [夕霧阿波鳴渡]
1922 Shima Seien courtesan
The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto' Yūgiri Awa no Naruto [夕霧阿波鳴渡]

The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (<i>Ryūgūjō</i> 龍宮城)
1804ca Shunsen mirage ryugujo
The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (Ryūgūjō 龍宮城)

Tengu and carp - left panel of a diptych
1810c Shuntei tengu and carp
Tengu and carp - left panel of a diptych

Ōtani Tomoemon V  [大谷友右衛門] as the ghost of Taira no Tomomori in the play <i>Ichi no Mori Kujira no Ōyose</i> (一守九字成大漁)
1867 Kunichika Gon Chunagon
Ōtani Tomoemon V [大谷友右衛門] as the ghost of Taira no Tomomori in the play Ichi no Mori Kujira no Ōyose (一守九字成大漁)

Tametomo is visited by the ghosts of the Emperor Sutoku and his retainers in the guise of tengu - from the series <i>Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo</i> (<i>Tametomo homare no jikketsu</i> - 為朝誉十傑)
1850 Kuniyoshi tametomo
Tametomo is visited by the ghosts of the Emperor Sutoku and his retainers in the guise of tengu - from the series Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu - 為朝誉十傑)

Tamamo no Mae [玉藻の前] transforming into a fox while Abe no Yasunari [安部泰成] holds up mirror to show her true nature
1830 Sadakage surimono
Tamamo no Mae [玉藻の前] transforming into a fox while Abe no Yasunari [安部泰成] holds up mirror to show her true nature

Taira no Koremori battling with the demon/woman in <i>Momijigari</i>
1780s Shunsho watanabe oni
Taira no Koremori battling with the demon/woman in Momijigari

Taira no Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain (<i>Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu</i> - 平維茂戸隠山鬼女退治之図)
1887 Yoshitoshi Taira no Kurem
Taira no Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain (Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu - 平維茂戸隠山鬼女退治之図)

Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂) killing Kijo the demon-woman at Togakushi-yama
1825 Kuniyoshi demon woman
Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂) killing Kijo the demon-woman at Togakushi-yama

Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂), aka Taira Koreshige, battles the female demon Kijo from the series <i>A Mirror of Warriors from our Country</i> (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)
1855 Kuniyoshi demon woman
Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂), aka Taira Koreshige, battles the female demon Kijo from the series A Mirror of Warriors from our Country (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)

Taira Kiyomori haunted by strange sights (<i>Taira no Kiyomori kai-i o miru zu</i> - 平清盛怪異を見る図)
1844-45 Hiroshige taira snow
Taira Kiyomori haunted by strange sights (Taira no Kiyomori kai-i o miru zu - 平清盛怪異を見る図)

Tainosuke (泰之助) killing a giant snake - from the series <i>Lives of Heroes of China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan eiyū den</i> - 和漢英雄伝)
1848c Kuniteru tanenaga
Tainosuke (泰之助) killing a giant snake - from the series Lives of Heroes of China and Japan (Wakan eiyū den - 和漢英雄伝)

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