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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

Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the courtesan Minoya Sankatsu (みの屋三勝), jumping into a boat from a bridge to join her lover Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Akaneya Hanshichi (赤根屋半七) in the play <i>Daigashira Midori no Iromaku</i> ['The Surge of Love Beneath the Green Cover' 台頭緑色幕]
1828 Kunihiro diptych
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the courtesan Minoya Sankatsu (みの屋三勝), jumping into a boat from a bridge to join her lover Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Akaneya Hanshichi (赤根屋半七) in the play Daigashira Midori no Iromaku ['The Surge of Love Beneath the Green Cover' 台頭緑色幕]

Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a <i>wani</i> (sea-monster - 鰐)
1828 Kuniyoshi
Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a wani (sea-monster - 鰐)

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)

Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as the hermit Inumura Daikaku Masanori (犬村大学礼儀) from the series  <i>Satomi ke Hakkenshi no hitori</i> (里見家八犬士の一人)
1830 Shigeharu inumura daigaku
Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as the hermit Inumura Daikaku Masanori (犬村大学礼儀) from the series Satomi ke Hakkenshi no hitori (里見家八犬士の一人)

<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

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)

Akugenda Slaying Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Falls - <i>Nunobiki no taki Akugenda Nanba o utsu</i> (布引ノ滝悪源太討難波)
1830c Kuniyoshi akugenda
Akugenda Slaying Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Falls - Nunobiki no taki Akugenda Nanba o utsu (布引ノ滝悪源太討難波)

<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)

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)

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Tawara Tōda Hidesato (俵藤太秀郷) - left-hand of a diptych - from <i>What Men? A Female Masakado</i> (<i>Otoko narikeri onna Masakado</i> 男哉婦将門)
1832 Hokuei shikan II
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Tawara Tōda Hidesato (俵藤太秀郷) - left-hand of a diptych - from What Men? A Female Masakado (Otoko narikeri onna Masakado 男哉婦将門)

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)

Takagi Toranosuke (多嘉木虎之助) capturing a kappa underwater in the Tamura River in the Province of Sagami [相模国]
1834-35 Kuniyoshi kappa
Takagi Toranosuke (多嘉木虎之助) capturing a kappa underwater in the Tamura River in the Province of Sagami [相模国]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the <i>umakata</i> (packhorse driver - 馬方) Hachizō (八蔵) in the play <i>Keisei Somewake Tazuna</i> (けいせい染分總) or 'A Courtesan's Reins Dyed in Different Colors'
1834 Gyokushu Rikan II Hachizo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the umakata (packhorse driver - 馬方) Hachizō (八蔵) in the play Keisei Somewake Tazuna (けいせい染分總) or 'A Courtesan's Reins Dyed in Different Colors'

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Sōjō Henjō (僧正遍照) from 'Colorful Forms of Six Immortal Poets' (<i>Rokkasen sugata no saishiki</i> - 六歌仙容彩) - one panel of a hexaptych
1834 Hokuei Immortal
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Sōjō Henjō (僧正遍照) from 'Colorful Forms of Six Immortal Poets' (Rokkasen sugata no saishiki - 六歌仙容彩) - one panel of a hexaptych

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

Vertical diptych. Top: Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門). Bottom: Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Mashiba Hisayoshi(真柴久よし)from the play <i>The Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest</i> (<i>Kinmon gosan no kiri</i> 金門五三桐)
1834 Hokuei vert diptych
Vertical diptych. Top: Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門). Bottom: Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Mashiba Hisayoshi(真柴久よし)from the play The Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest (Kinmon gosan no kiri 金門五三桐)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII wipes his face in front of a makeup - from the series <i>Tōsei rok'kasen</i> ('Six Choice Modern Flowers' - 當世六花撰)
1834 Kunisada danjuro fan
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII wipes his face in front of a makeup - from the series Tōsei rok'kasen ('Six Choice Modern Flowers' - 當世六花撰)

Nakamura Shikan II and Nakamura Baika I [中村梅花] as the Six Immortal Poets in the dance play <i>Rokkasen Sugata no Saishiki</i>
1834 Shigeharu 6 poets
Nakamura Shikan II and Nakamura Baika I [中村梅花] as the Six Immortal Poets in the dance play Rokkasen Sugata no Saishiki

Bandō Jutarō I as Inuzuka Keno Tanetomo in <i>Satomi ke Hakkenshi no hitori</i> (里見家八犬士の一人)
1834 Shigeharu Bando Jutaro
Bandō Jutarō I as Inuzuka Keno Tanetomo in Satomi ke Hakkenshi no hitori (里見家八犬士の一人)

Number Three: In the Shade of a Tree (<i>San konoshitakage</i> - 三  木下蔭) from the series <i>Famous Horses</i> (<i>Meiba zoroe</i> - 名馬揃)
1834 Shigenobu II
Number Three: In the Shade of a Tree (San konoshitakage - 三 木下蔭) from the series Famous Horses (Meiba zoroe - 名馬揃)

Tang Long, the Gold-Coin Spotted Leopard (Kinsenhyōshi Tōryū - 金銭豹子湯隆) from the series <i>One Hundred and Eight 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) 
1834c Kuniyoshi Suikoden iron
Tang Long, the Gold-Coin Spotted Leopard (Kinsenhyōshi Tōryū - 金銭豹子湯隆) from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Tawara Tōta Hidesato (俵藤太郎秀郷) in the play <i>Otoko nariken Onna Masakado</i> [<i>What men? A female Masakado<i> 男哉婦将門] from the series <i>Fashionable Mirror Covers</i> (流行鏡之覆)</i></i>
1835 Hokuei Shikan II
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Tawara Tōta Hidesato (俵藤太郎秀郷) in the play Otoko nariken Onna Masakado [What men? A female Masakado 男哉婦将門] from the series Fashionable Mirror Covers (流行鏡之覆)

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Yakko no Koman (奴の小まん) standing and Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as Hanjimono Kihei (はんじ判喜兵衛) in <i>Contest of Appearances, Quarrel at the Harbor</i> [<i>Sugata kuabe deiri no minato</i> 容競出入湊]
1835ca Hokushu actors
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Yakko no Koman (奴の小まん) standing and Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as Hanjimono Kihei (はんじ判喜兵衛) in Contest of Appearances, Quarrel at the Harbor [Sugata kuabe deiri no minato 容競出入湊]

Shishi (Lions) near the Stone Bridge near Mt. Tientai
1838-48c Sadamasu shishi
Shishi (Lions) near the Stone Bridge near Mt. Tientai

<i>Bijin sorōi</i> (Series of Beauties - 美人そろうい) - three separate <i>aizuri-e</i> in a series
1840-42 Kuniyoshi trip aizurie
Bijin sorōi (Series of Beauties - 美人そろうい) - three separate aizuri-e in a series

Dōjōji Maiden (<i>Musume Dōjōji</i> - 道成寺) dressed as a traditional <i>shirabyoshi</i> (白拍子)
1845 ca Kunisada dojoji
Dōjōji Maiden (Musume Dōjōji - 道成寺) dressed as a traditional shirabyoshi (白拍子)

<i>Shower on Nihonbashi</i> (<i>Nihonbashi no hakuu</i>) from the series <i>Famous Places in the Eastern Capital</i> (<i>Tōto meisho</i>) - a modern reproduction
2001 1830s Hiroshige nihonbash
Shower on Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no hakuu) from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho) - a modern reproduction

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the tobacconist Sankichi (三吉) in the play <i>Keisei Somewake Tazuna</i>
import 1834 Shunkei arashi rik
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the tobacconist Sankichi (三吉) in the play Keisei Somewake Tazuna

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