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Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken Jūbei (市川鰕十郎の唐犬重兵衛) from the play <i>Benimurasaki Aide Someage</i> (<i>Red and Purple, Rich Dyes of Osaka</i>) [紅紫大坂潤]
1822 Hokushu Ebijuro I (2).jpg
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken Jūbei (市川鰕十郎の唐犬重兵衛) from the play Benimurasaki Aide Someage (Red and Purple, Rich Dyes of Osaka) [紅紫大坂潤]

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanda Yogorō (神田与五郎) in the play <i>Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku</i> [大西摺桜花短冊]
1822 Hokushu sanko
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanda Yogorō (神田与五郎) in the play Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku [大西摺桜花短冊]

Number 12 - The Syllable <i>Wo</i> (ヲ): <i>Nanasato</i> (七里) of the <i>Sugata-Ebiya</i> from the series <i>ABC Poems for Beautiful Courtesans</i> (<i>Bijin keisei iroha tanka</i>: 美人傾城いろはたん歌)
1820s Kunisada Nanasato
Number 12 - The Syllable Wo (ヲ): Nanasato (七里) of the Sugata-Ebiya from the series ABC Poems for Beautiful Courtesans (Bijin keisei iroha tanka: 美人傾城いろはたん歌)

Just arrived from Edo (江戸登り), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎), formerly named Arashi Tokusaburō (嵐徳三郎) - <i>Edo nobori Arashi Tokusaburō gaimei Arashi Kitsusaburō</i>
1822 Shibakuni Rikan II
Just arrived from Edo (江戸登り), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎), formerly named Arashi Tokusaburō (嵐徳三郎) - Edo nobori Arashi Tokusaburō gaimei Arashi Kitsusaburō

Triptych of three beauties on their way to an assignation - the Night Escort (<i>Yoru no okuri</i> 夜の送り)
1822c Kunisada night street
Triptych of three beauties on their way to an assignation - the Night Escort (Yoru no okuri 夜の送り)

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

<i>Bijin</i> playing with cat
1820c Kunisada cat
Bijin playing with cat

Praying for Rain (<i>Amagoi</i> - 雨乞 ) from the series <i>Modern Beauties as the Seven Komachi</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin Nana Komachi</i> - 当世美人七小町)
1821-22 Kunisada amagoi komach
Praying for Rain (Amagoi - 雨乞 ) from the series Modern Beauties as the Seven Komachi (Tōsei bijin Nana Komachi - 当世美人七小町)

Woman reading a letter from the series <i>Ukiyo jūroku musashi</i> 'Sixteen Musashi Games of the Floating World'  (浮世十六むさし)
1822c Kunisada board game
Woman reading a letter from the series Ukiyo jūroku musashi 'Sixteen Musashi Games of the Floating World' (浮世十六むさし)

Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Issun Tokubei (一寸徳兵衛) and Nakayama Shinkūrō III or IV (中山新九郎) as Tsurifune no Sabu (つり船ノ三ふ) from the scene 'At Tsurifune Sabu's home'
1793c Ryukosai sumo screen
Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Issun Tokubei (一寸徳兵衛) and Nakayama Shinkūrō III or IV (中山新九郎) as Tsurifune no Sabu (つり船ノ三ふ) from the scene 'At Tsurifune Sabu's home'

Asao Yūjirō I (浅尾勇次郎) as Sano Genzaemon (佐野源左衛門) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Miura Arajirō (三浦荒次郎) in the play <i>Keisei Sano no Funabashi</i> (傾城佐野の船橋)
1822 Hokushu checker diptych
Asao Yūjirō I (浅尾勇次郎) as Sano Genzaemon (佐野源左衛門) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Miura Arajirō (三浦荒次郎) in the play Keisei Sano no Funabashi (傾城佐野の船橋)

A couple locked in an embrace
1820-25ca Eisen shunga
A couple locked in an embrace

<i>Shunga</i> with an <i>awabi</i> diver
1820s Hokusai shunga
Shunga with an awabi diver

A beautiful, elegant woman standing outside the entry to a building which houses the Chūshuntei restaurant [柱春亭]  - center panel of a triptych
1835c Kunisada Letter
A beautiful, elegant woman standing outside the entry to a building which houses the Chūshuntei restaurant [柱春亭] - center panel of a triptych

Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) in the role of the <i>menoto</i> Jiko? (めのとじこ?) probably from the play <i>Gion Sairei Shinkouki</i> (祇園祭礼信仰記)
1815c Kunisada Kodanosuke
Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) in the role of the menoto Jiko? (めのとじこ?) probably from the play Gion Sairei Shinkouki (祇園祭礼信仰記)

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)

<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

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>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)

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

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as the servant Ranpei in the play <i>Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu</i> (倭仮名在原系図) - a <i>mitate</i>
1820c Hokushu Ebijuro
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as the servant Ranpei in the play Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu (倭仮名在原系図) - a mitate

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)
1820s Kunisada actors stage
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)

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)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the apprentice Igo (伊吾) of the Amakawaya (天川屋) in the play <i>Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku</i> [大石摺桜花短冊]
1820c Hokushū utaemon dance
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the apprentice Igo (伊吾) of the Amakawaya (天川屋) in the play Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku [大石摺桜花短冊]

Picture of Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (<i>Ryōgoku hanabi no zu</i> - 両 国花火之図) - lower half of a six panel composition
1820s Toyokuni I boating
Picture of Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku hanabi no zu - 両 国花火之図) - lower half of a six panel composition

Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) in the role of the <i>sumō</i> wrestler Izutsu Menosuke (角力取井筒女之助)
1820s Kunisada gennosuke
Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) in the role of the sumō wrestler Izutsu Menosuke (角力取井筒女之助)

Fujiwara no Ietaka [藤原家隆] from the series <i>A Series for Those Who Still Have Their Teeth</i> (<i>Shōshikai Bantsuzuki</i> - 尚歯会番続)
1825c Hokkei surimono
Fujiwara no Ietaka [藤原家隆] from the series A Series for Those Who Still Have Their Teeth (Shōshikai Bantsuzuki - 尚歯会番続)

Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早勘平) from the series <i>Great Performances: Contemporary Pressed-Cloth Battledores</i> (<i>Tōsei oshi-e hagoita atari kyōgen no uchi</i> - 當世押絵羽子板)
1820s Kunisada mitsugoro battl
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早勘平) from the series Great Performances: Contemporary Pressed-Cloth Battledores (Tōsei oshi-e hagoita atari kyōgen no uchi - 當世押絵羽子板)

Zhang Fei (張飛 - Jp: Chōhi) thundering at Changban Bridge (長坂橋)
1828c Kunisada chohi
Zhang Fei (張飛 - Jp: Chōhi) thundering at Changban Bridge (長坂橋)

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken (China Dog) Jūbei (市川鰕十郎の唐犬重兵衛) from the play <i>Benimurasaki Aide Someage</i> ('Red and Purple, Rich Dyes of Osaka') [紅紫大坂潤]
1822ca Hokushu ichikawa ebijur
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken (China Dog) Jūbei (市川鰕十郎の唐犬重兵衛) from the play Benimurasaki Aide Someage ('Red and Purple, Rich Dyes of Osaka') [紅紫大坂潤]

<i>The Calculating Type</i> from the series 'Twelve Scenes of Modern Beauties' (<i>Imayō bijin jūnikei</i> - 今様美人十二景) or Yoshiwara (よし原)
1830s Eisen bijin
The Calculating Type from the series 'Twelve Scenes of Modern Beauties' (Imayō bijin jūnikei - 今様美人十二景) or Yoshiwara (よし原)

Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as the apprentice Igo (伊吾) of the Amakawaya (天川屋) in the play <i>Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku</i>
1822 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as the apprentice Igo (伊吾) of the Amakawaya (天川屋) in the play Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku

Sawamura Kunitarō II (二代目沢村国太郎) as Ayame no Mae (あやめの前) and Arashi Kitsusaburō II (二代目嵐橘三郎) as Gen Sanmi Yorimasa (源三位頼政) from the play <i>Yorimasa Nue Monogatari</i> [頼政鵺物語] - early or 1st edition
1822 Hokushu Yorimasa
Sawamura Kunitarō II (二代目沢村国太郎) as Ayame no Mae (あやめの前) and Arashi Kitsusaburō II (二代目嵐橘三郎) as Gen Sanmi Yorimasa (源三位頼政) from the play Yorimasa Nue Monogatari [頼政鵺物語] - early or 1st edition

Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) on the occasion of his name change
1822 Yoshikuni Kitsusaburo II
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) on the occasion of his name change

Minamoto Yorimasa (源三位頼政 - here Genzanmi Yorimasa) on the left has shot the <i>nue</i> (鵺) - Ii no Hayata Hironao (猪早太廣直) in the center is about to finish it off. On the right panel is Watanabe Teishichi Tonau (渡邉丁七唱)
1830 Kuniyoshi triptych nue
Minamoto Yorimasa (源三位頼政 - here Genzanmi Yorimasa) on the left has shot the nue (鵺) - Ii no Hayata Hironao (猪早太廣直) in the center is about to finish it off. On the right panel is Watanabe Teishichi Tonau (渡邉丁七唱)

Nakamura Utaemon III as Ishikawa Goemon in the play <i>Kinmon Gosan no Kiri</i> (<i>The Temple Gate and the Paulownia Crest</i>) [金門五三桐]
1830s Hokushu Goemon and Hawk
Nakamura Utaemon III as Ishikawa Goemon in the play Kinmon Gosan no Kiri (The Temple Gate and the Paulownia Crest) [金門五三桐]

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