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2 panel illustration of a horrific storm and flood that hit Edo  - from the <i>Ansei fūbunshū</i> (安政風聞集: 'Collection about Things Heard  Regarding the Storm during the Ansei period')
1855c Kuniyoshi tsunami
2 panel illustration of a horrific storm and flood that hit Edo - from the Ansei fūbunshū (安政風聞集: 'Collection about Things Heard Regarding the Storm during the Ansei period')

Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV
1850c Hirosada p1027A
Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV

Actors from a Soga Brothers play as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune on the Treasure Ship (役者見立宝船) from the play <i>Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo</i> (浪乗曽我花景清)
1850ca Yoshitoyo seven gods of
Actors from a Soga Brothers play as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune on the Treasure Ship (役者見立宝船) from the play Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo (浪乗曽我花景清)

A diptych from the series <i>Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji</i> (<i>Genji goshū yojō</i> - 源氏後集余情): the two women represent Chapter 17, <i>E-awase</i> (The Picture Contest - 絵合)
1858 Kunisada female genji
A diptych from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshū yojō - 源氏後集余情): the two women represent Chapter 17, E-awase (The Picture Contest - 絵合)

A <i>kabuki</i> actor as the <i>wakatō</i> Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play <i>Godairiki Koi no Fūjime</i> [五大力恋緘]
1854 Toyokuni Hachiemon
A kabuki actor as the wakatō Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play Godairiki Koi no Fūjime [五大力恋緘]

A kabuki scene with a scroll of Fudō Myōō beside a waterfall - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Sugimoto Sahyōe (杉本左兵衛) on the left  and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Kusunoki Masanori (楠明王丸正儀) on the right in <i>Yoroi gusa katami no ebidō</i>
1860s Kunisada fudo
A kabuki scene with a scroll of Fudō Myōō beside a waterfall - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Sugimoto Sahyōe (杉本左兵衛) on the left and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Kusunoki Masanori (楠明王丸正儀) on the right in Yoroi gusa katami no ebidō

Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) - Evening Bell at Tōdai-ji (<i>Tōdai-ji banshō</i> - 東大寺晩鐘)  from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
1852 Kuniyoshi naginata
Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) - Evening Bell at Tōdai-ji (Tōdai-ji banshō - 東大寺晩鐘) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

A laborer having sex with a woman from volume two of the <i>Edonishiki Azuma Bunko</i> (江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840c Hiroshige Shung
A laborer having sex with a woman from volume two of the Edonishiki Azuma Bunko (江戸錦吾妻文庫)

An actor, Ichikawa Ichizō III?, in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三郎) in key block or <i>tameshizuri-e</i> for the play <i>Keisei Toyama Zakura</i> (京成 富山 桜)
1853 Kunisada nagoya sanzaburo
An actor, Ichikawa Ichizō III?, in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三郎) in key block or tameshizuri-e for the play Keisei Toyama Zakura (京成 富山 桜)

An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)
1857 kunisada Keno
An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)

An amorous couple from volume one of the <i>Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko</i> (江戸錦吾妻文庫)
1840s Hroshige Wetting Lips sh
An amorous couple from volume one of the Edo nishiki Azuma Bunko (江戸錦吾妻文庫)

An Old Picture of an Up-to-Date Teruuji at the Old Temple (<i>Imayō Teruuji kodera no kozu</i> - 今様輝氏古寺之古図) - a Rustic Genji theme
1847-52 Kuniyoshi Genji at tem
An Old Picture of an Up-to-Date Teruuji at the Old Temple (Imayō Teruuji kodera no kozu - 今様輝氏古寺之古図) - a Rustic Genji theme

Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Asahina Tōbei (朝比奈藤兵衛) from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (Nanatsu iroha - 七ツいろは) - the syllable <i>te</i> (て)
1859 Kunikazu kichusaburo III
Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Asahina Tōbei (朝比奈藤兵衛) from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Nanatsu iroha - 七ツいろは) - the syllable te (て)

Arashi Rikaku II (二代目嵐璃珏) as a <i>Sanbasō</i> marionette (<i>ayatsuri Sanbasō</i> - あやつり三番叟) from the dance play <i>Yanagi no Ito Hiku ya Gohiiki</i> [柳糸引御摂]
1850c Kuniyoshi puppet
Arashi Rikaku II (二代目嵐璃珏) as a Sanbasō marionette (ayatsuri Sanbasō - あやつり三番叟) from the dance play Yanagi no Ito Hiku ya Gohiiki [柳糸引御摂]

Arashi Rikan III (嵐璃寛) as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi (放駒乃長吉) - right panel of a triptych
1847-52 Kunisada actor 2954
Arashi Rikan III (嵐璃寛) as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi (放駒乃長吉) - right panel of a triptych

At the Battle of Takadachi in Ōshū Province in 1187, a White Dragon Ascends to Heaven from the Koromo River (<i>Bunji sannen Ōshū Takadachi kassen Koromogawa yori hakuryū ten e noboru</i>
 - 文治三年奥州高館合戦自衣川白竜昇天)
1857 Yoshitsuya Triptych Drago
At the Battle of Takadachi in Ōshū Province in 1187, a White Dragon Ascends to Heaven from the Koromo River (Bunji sannen Ōshū Takadachi kassen Koromogawa yori hakuryū ten e noboru - 文治三年奥州高館合戦自衣川白竜昇天)

Autumn (<i>Aki</i> - 秋) from the series <i>The Four Seasons</i> (<i>Shiki no uchi</i> - 四季之内) - a Rustic Genji theme
1851-53 Kunisada album trip 06
Autumn (Aki - 秋) from the series The Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi - 四季之内) - a Rustic Genji theme

A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner
1850s Kunisada cat fish.jpg
A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner

'Bamboo River' (<i>Takegawa</i> - 竹川), #44 (四十四) from the series <i>Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards</i> (<i>Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta</i> - 紫式部げんじかるた)
1857 Kunisada II takegawa
'Bamboo River' (Takegawa - 竹川), #44 (四十四) from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta - 紫式部げんじかるた)

Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 25
Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th months

Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play <i>Shinzō tsurifune kidan</i> [新造艣奇談?]
1852 Kuniyoshi hag
Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play Shinzō tsurifune kidan [新造艣奇談?]

Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play <i>Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami</i> (新板越白浪 ) performed with <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
1851 Kuniyoshi Bando Shuka
Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami (新板越白浪 ) performed with Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Seigen ama (清玄尼) and Nakayama Bungorō II (中山文五郎) as the yakko Yodohira (奴淀平) from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 3
Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Seigen ama (清玄尼) and Nakayama Bungorō II (中山文五郎) as the yakko Yodohira (奴淀平) from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

Bandō Shūka I as the courtesan Shiraito (白糸) of the Hashimotoya (橋本屋) - this is the left-hand panel of a diptych
1852 Kuniyoshi Shiraito
Bandō Shūka I as the courtesan Shiraito (白糸) of the Hashimotoya (橋本屋) - this is the left-hand panel of a diptych

Bandō Shūka I (初代坂東しうか) as the geisha Gaku no Kosan (げひしやがくの小さん) on the right and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Tobi-no-mono Omatsuri Kingorō (鳶の者於祭の金五良) on the left
1847-52 Kuniyoshi two actors
Bandō Shūka I (初代坂東しうか) as the geisha Gaku no Kosan (げひしやがくの小さん) on the right and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Tobi-no-mono Omatsuri Kingorō (鳶の者於祭の金五良) on the left

Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a <i>mushikago</i> or insect cage
1855 Kunisada pentaptych 1
Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a mushikago or insect cage

Bijin reading a letter by lantern light - from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' <i>Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi</i> (當盛美人揃之内)
1850c Kunisada II love letter
Bijin reading a letter by lantern light - from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi (當盛美人揃之内)

Bijin watching geese flying across the full moon -  from the series <i>Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi</i> 當盛美人揃之内 - 'A Collection of Modern Beauties'
1850c Kunisada II descending g
Bijin watching geese flying across the full moon - from the series Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi 當盛美人揃之内 - 'A Collection of Modern Beauties'

Blind Men and Elephant 盲人と象、達磨 (above);  Ichikawa Ebizō V 五代目市川海老蔵 as Daruma (below)  from the series <i>Meiga rokumai byobu</i>  (Screen with the six branches of famous painting - 名画六枚屏風) - center panel of a triptych
1847-1852 Kuniyoshi blind
Blind Men and Elephant 盲人と象、達磨 (above); Ichikawa Ebizō V 五代目市川海老蔵 as Daruma (below) from the series Meiga rokumai byobu (Screen with the six branches of famous painting - 名画六枚屏風) - center panel of a triptych

Book (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
1855 Kunisada kagami 07
Book (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Central panel of a triptych of the Naritasan Festival (<i>Naritasan kaichō sankei gunshū no zu</i> - 成田山開帳参詣群集図) with Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Onoe Kikugorō IV and Bandō Takesaburō II
1856 Kunisada naritasan fest
Central panel of a triptych of the Naritasan Festival (Naritasan kaichō sankei gunshū no zu - 成田山開帳参詣群集図) with Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Onoe Kikugorō IV and Bandō Takesaburō II

Chapter 4 - from the series <i>Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji</i> (<i>Genji goshū yojō</i> - 源氏後集余情): -  <i>Suetsumuhana</i> (The Safflower - 末摘花) - left panel of a diptych
1858 Kunisada female genji2
Chapter 4 - from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshū yojō - 源氏後集余情): - Suetsumuhana (The Safflower - 末摘花) - left panel of a diptych

Chapter 4 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
1855 Kunisada kagami 11
Chapter 4 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 5 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
1855 Kunisada kagami 13
Chapter 5 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 12 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
1855 Kunisada kagami 27
Chapter 12 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

Chapter 13 (<i>ehon</i>) cover from the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)
1855 Kunisada kagami 29
Chapter 13 (ehon) cover from the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages - 北雪美談時代加々見)

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