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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)

Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政), the legendary warrior holding a flaming brand while his assistant kills the <i>Nue</i> monster
1813 Ashiyuki kitsusaburo
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政), the legendary warrior holding a flaming brand while his assistant kills the Nue monster

Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles on the Occasion of Minamoto no Yoriie's Sea Viewing at Kotsubo - <i>Minamoto no Yoriie-kō Kamakura Kotsubo no umi yūran Asahina Yoshihide shiyū no wani wo tōfu zu</i> (源頼家公鎌倉小壷海遊覧 朝夷義秀雌雄鰐を捕ふ図)
1843-46 Kuniyoshi fighting cro
Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles on the Occasion of Minamoto no Yoriie's Sea Viewing at Kotsubo - Minamoto no Yoriie-kō Kamakura Kotsubo no umi yūran Asahina Yoshihide shiyū no wani wo tōfu zu (源頼家公鎌倉小壷海遊覧 朝夷義秀雌雄鰐を捕ふ図)

Asao Takumi I (浅尾内匠) as Naosuke Gonbei (直介権兵へ) and Ichikawa Sukejūrō IV (市川助十郎)  as Hamiya Iemon (羽宮伊右衛門) on the right, and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (佐藤与茂七) on the left in the play 'Ghost Story along the Eastern Sea Road at Yotsuya' (<i>Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan</i> 東海道四谷怪談)
1826 Hokuei Oiwa diptych
Asao Takumi I (浅尾内匠) as Naosuke Gonbei (直介権兵へ) and Ichikawa Sukejūrō IV (市川助十郎) as Hamiya Iemon (羽宮伊右衛門) on the right, and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (佐藤与茂七) on the left in the play 'Ghost Story along the Eastern Sea Road at Yotsuya' (Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan 東海道四谷怪談)

Asao Takumi I (浅尾内匠) as Naosuke Gonbei (直介権兵へ) and Ichikawa Sukejūrō IV (市川助十郎) as Hamiya Iemon (羽宮伊右衛門) in the play <i>Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan</i>
1834c Hokuei Ebijuro oiwa
Asao Takumi I (浅尾内匠) as Naosuke Gonbei (直介権兵へ) and Ichikawa Sukejūrō IV (市川助十郎) as Hamiya Iemon (羽宮伊右衛門) in the play Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan

A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning
1800c Unknown shunga tiger no-
A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning

At Hell Valley on Mount Tate in Etchū Province, Nikushi Dōjin demonstrates a battle of frogs and teaches magic to the two comrades Yoshikado and Iga Ju (<i>Etchū Tateyama no Jigokudani ni Nikushi Dōjin kawazu kassen no ki o arawashi Yoshikado Iga Ju no ryōyū</i>)
1864 Yoshitora triptych
At Hell Valley on Mount Tate in Etchū Province, Nikushi Dōjin demonstrates a battle of frogs and teaches magic to the two comrades Yoshikado and Iga Ju (Etchū Tateyama no Jigokudani ni Nikushi Dōjin kawazu kassen no ki o arawashi Yoshikado Iga Ju no ryōyū)

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)

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as 経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん, a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play <i>Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe</i> (嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see)- center panel of a triptych
1830c Kuniyoshi bando
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as 経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん, a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe (嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see)- center panel of a triptych

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) on right as Ryoshi Tsunazō (猟師綱蔵) and Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵)  as a long necked monster disguised as the <i>koshimoto</i> Otsuru ( 腰元おつる) - from the play <i>Kasane Ōgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka</i> (重扇寿松若)
1830-35 Kunisada 2 of a tripty
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) on right as Ryoshi Tsunazō (猟師綱蔵) and Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as a long necked monster disguised as the koshimoto Otsuru ( 腰元おつる) - from the play Kasane Ōgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka (重扇寿松若)

'Birds of Sorrow' (<i>Utō): Tarō Yoshikado</i> (太郎良門) in the ruins of a Taira palace; Princess Takiyasha (滝夜叉), Yoshikado's sister, is on the right - on the left are the spirits of Yasukata (安方) and his wife transformed into birds
1844ca Yoshitsuya 0001
'Birds of Sorrow' (Utō): Tarō Yoshikado (太郎良門) in the ruins of a Taira palace; Princess Takiyasha (滝夜叉), Yoshikado's sister, is on the right - on the left are the spirits of Yasukata (安方) and his wife transformed into birds

Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (<i>Dōke hyaku monogatari</i> - 道化百物かたり)
1868 No Name triptych
Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (Dōke hyaku monogatari - 道化百物かたり)

Center panel of triptych, <i>Taira Kiyomori Haunted by Strange Sights</i> (<i>Taira Kiyomori kaii o miru zu</i> - 平清盛怪異を見る図)
1844-45 Hiroshige Taira
Center panel of triptych, Taira Kiyomori Haunted by Strange Sights (Taira Kiyomori kaii o miru zu - 平清盛怪異を見る図)

Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow
1820c Kunisada tometomo
Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow

Chōryō rescuing a slipper from the Wei River for Kōsekikō, the 'Yellow Stone Elder' (漢黄石公), disguised as an insignificant old man, from the series <i>Kan-So Gundan</i> (漢楚軍談)
1820s Kunisada choryo
Chōryō rescuing a slipper from the Wei River for Kōsekikō, the 'Yellow Stone Elder' (漢黄石公), disguised as an insignificant old man, from the series Kan-So Gundan (漢楚軍談)

'Clearing Weather on Ichihara Moor' (<i>Ichiharano seiran</i> - 市原野晴嵐) from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
1835 Kuniyoshi gust
'Clearing Weather on Ichihara Moor' (Ichiharano seiran - 市原野晴嵐) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

Competition of Powerful Magicians (<i>Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe</i> - 豪傑奇術競)
1860s Konobu competition
Competition of Powerful Magicians (Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe - 豪傑奇術競)

Dainagon Tsunenobu  (大納言経信) from the series <i>One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets</i> (<i>Hyakunin isshu no uchi</i> - 百人一首之内)
1840c Kuniyoshi dainagon tsune
Dainagon Tsunenobu (大納言経信) from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi - 百人一首之内)

Demon with umbrella and bell - 鬼神無横道
1860ca Kyōsai demon
Demon with umbrella and bell - 鬼神無横道

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)

From the dance performance <i>Iro moyo chotto karimame</i> (色彩間苅豆) Bandō Hikosaburō IV [坂東彦三郎] as Kinoshita Yoemon [木下川与右衛門] on the left, in the middle are Ichikawa Dannosuke V [市川団之助] as Inaka musume Oriki (田舎娘おりさ) and Nakamura Shijaku I [中村芝雀] as Yūnen Shōnin (祐念上人) and Onoe Kikujirō II [尾上菊次郎] on the right as the ghost of Kasane [累ゆうこん]
1850 Kunisada triptych ghosts
From the dance performance Iro moyo chotto karimame (色彩間苅豆) Bandō Hikosaburō IV [坂東彦三郎] as Kinoshita Yoemon [木下川与右衛門] on the left, in the middle are Ichikawa Dannosuke V [市川団之助] as Inaka musume Oriki (田舎娘おりさ) and Nakamura Shijaku I [中村芝雀] as Yūnen Shōnin (祐念上人) and Onoe Kikujirō II [尾上菊次郎] on the right as the ghost of Kasane [累ゆうこん]

From the series Bravery Matched with the Twelve (Zodiac) Signs: (<i>Buyū mitate jūnishi</i> - 武勇見立十二支) Rat (子) and Raigō (頼豪) - a modern edition
2017 Kitamura 3
From the series Bravery Matched with the Twelve (Zodiac) Signs: (Buyū mitate jūnishi - 武勇見立十二支) Rat (子) and Raigō (頼豪) - a modern edition

Fukuroi (袋井): The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike (<i>Sakura-ga-ike no yurai</i> - 桜か池の由来) from the series<i> Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)
1845 Kunisada honan shonin
Fukuroi (袋井): The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike (Sakura-ga-ike no yurai - 桜か池の由来) from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)

Fuwa Bansaku (不破伴作): Wakan Hyaku Monogatari (和漢百物語) from the series <i>100 Ghost Stories From China and Japan</i>
1856-57 Yoshitoshi funa bansak
Fuwa Bansaku (不破伴作): Wakan Hyaku Monogatari (和漢百物語) from the series 100 Ghost Stories From China and Japan

Genji chapter 21, The Maiden (<i>Otome</i> - 乙女): The nine-tailed fox woman (<i>Kayō-fujin</i> [花陽夫人]) terrorizing Prince Hanzoku (班足) and his servant from the series <i>Japanese and Chinese Parallels to Genji</i> (<i>Wakan nazorae Genji</i> - 和漢准源氏)
1855 Kuniyoshi genji prince ha
Genji chapter 21, The Maiden (Otome - 乙女): The nine-tailed fox woman (Kayō-fujin [花陽夫人]) terrorizing Prince Hanzoku (班足) and his servant from the series Japanese and Chinese Parallels to Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji - 和漢准源氏)

Ghost #11 ( 魂魄 十一) from the <i>Hyaku monogatari</i> (百もの語)
1890 Yoshiiku 100
Ghost #11 ( 魂魄 十一) from the Hyaku monogatari (百もの語)

Ghost of Ōkyo (<i>Ōkyo no Yūrei</i> - 応挙の幽霊) from the series Yoshitoshi drawings (<i>Yoshitoshi ryakuga</i> - 芳年略画)
1882c Yoshitoshi okyo
Ghost of Ōkyo (Ōkyo no Yūrei - 応挙の幽霊) from the series Yoshitoshi drawings (Yoshitoshi ryakuga - 芳年略画)

Gongsun Sheng, Single Purity (Nyūunryū  Kōsonshō -入雲龍公孫勝) from the series <i>One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 
1827-30 Kuniyoshi pupular suik
Gongsun Sheng, Single Purity (Nyūunryū Kōsonshō -入雲龍公孫勝) from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 

<i>7 Imaginary Chinese Creatures</i> (<i>shōjō</i>)<i> in a Drunken State</i> (<i>Shichi-nin shōjō zuburoku no zu</i> - 七人猩々酩酊之図) - left panel of a triptych
1798c Utamaro 02
7 Imaginary Chinese Creatures (shōjō) in a Drunken State (Shichi-nin shōjō zuburoku no zu - 七人猩々酩酊之図) - left panel of a triptych

<i>Attack of the Taira Ghosts at Daimotsu Bay</i> (<i>Sesshū Daimotsu no ura Heike onryō arawaruru zu</i> - 摂州大物浦平家怨霊顕る図)
1847-52 Hokui Heike
Attack of the Taira Ghosts at Daimotsu Bay (Sesshū Daimotsu no ura Heike onryō arawaruru zu - 摂州大物浦平家怨霊顕る図)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in the role of Kuzunoha (葛の葉) from the series <i>Sanshō awase sugata</i> (三升合姿)
1893 Toshihide Danjuro IX
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in the role of Kuzunoha (葛の葉) from the series Sanshō awase sugata (三升合姿)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Itō Sōta (伊東壮太) - this is the right-hand panel of a triptych - from the play <i>Hanano Saga Nekomata Hanashi</i> [花野嵯峨猫魔縞]
1853 Toyokuni III Ichikawa Dan
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Itō Sōta (伊東壮太) - this is the right-hand panel of a triptych - from the play Hanano Saga Nekomata Hanashi [花野嵯峨猫魔縞]

[Ichikawa Ebizō V] as Tainohata Kanobei (田井畑此兵衛) and Nakayama Nanshi II (中山南枝) as the ghost of Matsukaze (松風亡霊) in the play <i>Yukihira Sonare no Matsu</i> [行平磯馴松] (<i>Yukihira and windswept pines along the seashore</i>)
1860c Hironobu diptych
[Ichikawa Ebizō V] as Tainohata Kanobei (田井畑此兵衛) and Nakayama Nanshi II (中山南枝) as the ghost of Matsukaze (松風亡霊) in the play Yukihira Sonare no Matsu [行平磯馴松] (Yukihira and windswept pines along the seashore)

Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (将軍太郎良門) and Yamashita Kinsaku III (山下金作) as Hashidate (橋立), wife of Yasumasa (保昌)
1825c Kunisada Ebizo Kinsaku
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (将軍太郎良門) and Yamashita Kinsaku III (山下金作) as Hashidate (橋立), wife of Yasumasa (保昌)

Ichikawa Ichizō III as Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛) from the series <i>Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems</i> (<i>Mitate sanjūrokkusen</i> - 見立三十六句撰) - image in the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo
1856c Kunisada tenkasa
Ichikawa Ichizō III as Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛) from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkusen - 見立三十六句撰) - image in the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play <i>Sumida River Ghost Story</i> (<i>Kaidan Sumidagawa</i> - 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1847c Kuniyoshi flame ghost
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play Sumida River Ghost Story (Kaidan Sumidagawa - 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych

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