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Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play
1820s ca Toyokuni II ichikawa
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play

A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
1820s Eisen bijin
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind

A Moonlit Night  at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych
1820s Sudatora lake
A Moonlit Night at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych

Shiratama of the Tamaya (玉屋内白玉), representing the sign of the rabbit (<i>usagi</i> - 卯) from the Zodiac series <i>Zensei matsu no shō, jūni shi</i> ('Makeup of Flourishing Pine Trees' - 全盛松の粧)
1828ca Toyokuni II oiran
Shiratama of the Tamaya (玉屋内白玉), representing the sign of the rabbit (usagi - 卯) from the Zodiac series Zensei matsu no shō, jūni shi ('Makeup of Flourishing Pine Trees' - 全盛松の粧)

Actors with multiple <i>mon</i> as a backdrop: Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Kudō Suketsune  on the right; in the center is Sawamura Tosshō I (澤村訥升) as Soga Jūrō and Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) playing Soga Gorō on the left
1828c Kunisada Butterfly.jpg
Actors with multiple mon as a backdrop: Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Kudō Suketsune on the right; in the center is Sawamura Tosshō I (澤村訥升) as Soga Jūrō and Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) playing Soga Gorō on the left

A cool evening watching fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo (<i>Toto Ryōgokubashi Yusuzumi no zu</i> - 東都両国橋夕涼図)
1830-35c Eisen Fireworks.jpg
A cool evening watching fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo (Toto Ryōgokubashi Yusuzumi no zu - 東都両国橋夕涼図)

<i>Surimono</i>: The peasant (<i>nō</i> - 農) from the series Series of Four (<i>Yonban tsuzuki</i> - 四番続)
1830ca Kunisada surimono
Surimono: The peasant (nō - 農) from the series Series of Four (Yonban tsuzuki - 四番続)

The courtesan Mayuzumi (黛) from the Sakuragi house (さくらぎや) from the school of Kunisada - one panel of a pentaptych
1830c Hokusai Oiran with Kamur
The courtesan Mayuzumi (黛) from the Sakuragi house (さくらぎや) from the school of Kunisada - one panel of a pentaptych

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a figure wearing a robe decorated with crabs
1830c Kunisada Crabs
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a figure wearing a robe decorated with crabs

The courtesan Nakagawa (中川) of Nakamanjiya (中万字屋内) - Shin Yoshiwara in Kadomachi (新吉原角町)
1830c Kunisada nakagawa
The courtesan Nakagawa (中川) of Nakamanjiya (中万字屋内) - Shin Yoshiwara in Kadomachi (新吉原角町)

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Kasane in the play Kasane kiku Kinugawa-zome (かさね菊絹川染)
1830c Kuniyoshi Oiwa
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Kasane in the play Kasane kiku Kinugawa-zome (かさね菊絹川染)

<i>Aizuri-e</i> - a courtesan holding a pipe (<i>kiseru</i>) watches a pair of ducks, from the series 'Five Modern Beauties' (<i>Tōsei gonin bijo</i> - 當世五人美女)
1830c Toyokuni II aizuri-e
Aizuri-e - a courtesan holding a pipe (kiseru) watches a pair of ducks, from the series 'Five Modern Beauties' (Tōsei gonin bijo - 當世五人美女)

Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms from an untitled series known as the Large Fish  (<i>Uozukushi</i> [魚尽くし])
1830s Hiroshige abalone snipe
Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms from an untitled series known as the Large Fish (Uozukushi [魚尽くし])

Bonito (<i>katsuo</i>) and saxifrage (<i>yukinoshita</i> [雪の下]) from an untitled series known as <i>The Large Fish</i> (<i>Uozukushi</i> [魚尽くし])
1830s Hiroshige tuna cherry
Bonito (katsuo) and saxifrage (yukinoshita [雪の下]) from an untitled series known as The Large Fish (Uozukushi [魚尽くし])

Diptych: Tamamo no Mae with Iwai Hanshirō  V (岩井半四郎) as Mikuniya Kojorō (三国屋小女郎) on the left and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Tamaya Shimbei (三浦屋新兵へ) on the right in the play <i>Shinjū to tare mo yūdachi</i> 
(心中誰夕立)
1830s Kunisada cat witch
Diptych: Tamamo no Mae with Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Mikuniya Kojorō (三国屋小女郎) on the left and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Tamaya Shimbei (三浦屋新兵へ) on the right in the play Shinjū to tare mo yūdachi (心中誰夕立)

Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the monkey trainer Sarumawashi Yojirō (猿廻し与二郎) - right-hand panel of a diptych
1830s Kunisada monkey puppet
Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the monkey trainer Sarumawashi Yojirō (猿廻し与二郎) - right-hand panel of a diptych

Kōmei (孔明) conjures up the southeast wind from the series <i>Wakan buyū kagami</i> (和漢武勇鑑 - Paragons of Chinese and Japanese Bravery) - 2nd edition of this print
1830s Kuniyoshi flaming sword
Kōmei (孔明) conjures up the southeast wind from the series Wakan buyū kagami (和漢武勇鑑 - Paragons of Chinese and Japanese Bravery) - 2nd edition of this print

Toyohana (豊花 ) of the Maru-Ebiya (丸海老屋内) from the series <i> Comparisons of Courtesans and Flowers</i> (<i>Keisei hana kurabe</i> - 傾城花競)
1830s Sencho flower.jpg
Toyohana (豊花 ) of the Maru-Ebiya (丸海老屋内) from the series Comparisons of Courtesans and Flowers (Keisei hana kurabe - 傾城花競)

The <i>oiran</i> Ogura from the Owari house (尾張屋内尾倉登) accompanied by two <i>kamuro</i> - from an untitled series
1830s Senchō oiran and kamuro
The oiran Ogura from the Owari house (尾張屋内尾倉登) accompanied by two kamuro - from an untitled series

Night Rain at Ōyama (大山夜雨): View of the Summit above the former Fudō Temple (従前不動頂上之図) - from Eight Views of Famous Places (名所八景) - <i>Ōyama ya-u: Juzen Fudō chojo no kei - Meisho hakkei</i> - from the second edition
1830s Toyokuni II Night Rain a
Night Rain at Ōyama (大山夜雨): View of the Summit above the former Fudō Temple (従前不動頂上之図) - from Eight Views of Famous Places (名所八景) - Ōyama ya-u: Juzen Fudō chojo no kei - Meisho hakkei - from the second edition

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) from the series <i>Tōto Meisho</i> with <i>Ryōgoku</i> in the background (東都名所 - 両国)
1830s Toyokuni II toto meisho
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) from the series Tōto Meisho with Ryōgoku in the background (東都名所 - 両国)

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

Wakanoura Bay in Kii Province (紀伊和歌浦): from the series <i> Comparison of Renowned Sceneries and Beautiful Women</i> (<i>Honchō fūkei bijin kurabe</i> - 本朝風景美人競)
1832c Kunisada wakura bay
Wakanoura Bay in Kii Province (紀伊和歌浦): from the series Comparison of Renowned Sceneries and Beautiful Women (Honchō fūkei bijin kurabe - 本朝風景美人競)

Right to left: Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Sutewakamaru (捨若丸); Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Miura Hitachi (三浦常陸); Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Gion Okaji (ぎおんおかじ);  Bandō Jūtarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Saito Kuranosuke (斎藤蔵之助) in the play <i>Keisei chigogafuchi</i> ('The Chigogafuchi Pool')
1833 Hokuei
Right to left: Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Sutewakamaru (捨若丸); Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Miura Hitachi (三浦常陸); Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Gion Okaji (ぎおんおかじ); Bandō Jūtarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Saito Kuranosuke (斎藤蔵之助) in the play Keisei chigogafuchi ('The Chigogafuchi Pool')

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the fisherman (<i>ryōshi</i>) Namishichi (漁師浪七) in the play <i>Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi</i> ['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙] - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1833 Hokuei oar struggle
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the fisherman (ryōshi) Namishichi (漁師浪七) in the play Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi ['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙] - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) astride his steed, Onikage [鬼鹿毛]
1833 Hokuei Oguri rides Onikag
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) astride his steed, Onikage [鬼鹿毛]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) in <i>Bow-shaped Moon around the Islands</i> (<i>Shimameguri tsuki no yumiharu</i> 島廻月弓張) from the series <i>Tōsei keisho kagami</i> (当世化粧鏡) or 'Mirror of Contemporary Make-up'
1833 Hokuei rikan bats
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) in Bow-shaped Moon around the Islands (Shimameguri tsuki no yumiharu 島廻月弓張) from the series Tōsei keisho kagami (当世化粧鏡) or 'Mirror of Contemporary Make-up'

Arashi Rikan II as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo and Iwai Shijaku I as Neiwanjo [ねいわん女] in the play 'Bow-shaped Moon around the Islands' (<i>Shimameguri Tsuki no Yumihari</i> [嶋巡月弓張])
1833 Hokuei seaside diptych
Arashi Rikan II as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo and Iwai Shijaku I as Neiwanjo [ねいわん女] in the play 'Bow-shaped Moon around the Islands' (Shimameguri Tsuki no Yumihari [嶋巡月弓張])

Nakamura Shikan II in his dressing room, before a mirror holding a pipe [楽屋図]
1833 Hokuei Shikan II mirror
Nakamura Shikan II in his dressing room, before a mirror holding a pipe [楽屋図]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as fisherman (<i>ryōshi</i>) Namishichi (漁師浪七) in the play <i>Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi</i> [Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess: 姫競双葉絵草紙]
1833 Kunihiro rikan fisherman
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as fisherman (ryōshi) Namishichi (漁師浪七) in the play Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi [Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess: 姫競双葉絵草紙]

View of Mishima (<i>Mishima no zu</i> - 三嶋之図) from the series <i>Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi</i> - 東海道五十三次之内)
1833 Kunisada bijin tokaido 42
View of Mishima (Mishima no zu - 三嶋之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi - 東海道五十三次之内)

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Oguri Hangan Kaneuji (小栗判官兼氏) and a young unrecorded actor as his servant - from the play <i>Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi</i> ['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙]
1833 Nobukatsu
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Oguri Hangan Kaneuji (小栗判官兼氏) and a young unrecorded actor as his servant - from the play Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi ['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) in the kabuki play <i>Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi</i> ['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙] - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1833 Shigeharu rikan peach
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) in the kabuki play Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi ['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙] - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych

Nakamura Utaemon III in the roles of Ariwara no Narihira [在原業平] and Bunya no Yasuhide [文屋康秀]
1833 Shigeharu utaemon III goe
Nakamura Utaemon III in the roles of Ariwara no Narihira [在原業平] and Bunya no Yasuhide [文屋康秀]

Volume 3 of <i>The Picture Book of the Journey to the West</i> (<i>Ehon Saiyū zenden</i> - 画本西遊全伝)
1833 Taito II Ehon Saiyu Zende
Volume 3 of The Picture Book of the Journey to the West (Ehon Saiyū zenden - 画本西遊全伝)

The far left panels of a four panel composition: Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Gion Okaji (ぎおんおかじ) and Bandō Jūtarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Saitō Kuranosuke (斎藤蔵之助) - these are the two left panels of a tetraptych - from the play <i>Keisei chigogafuchi</i>  (The Chigogafuchi Pool - けいせい稚児淵)
1835c Hokuei lantern diptych
The far left panels of a four panel composition: Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Gion Okaji (ぎおんおかじ) and Bandō Jūtarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Saitō Kuranosuke (斎藤蔵之助) - these are the two left panels of a tetraptych - from the play Keisei chigogafuchi (The Chigogafuchi Pool - けいせい稚児淵)

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