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Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) as Mikawaya no Giheiji no Obaa (三河町の義平次お婆ア) on the right and Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Danshichi Okaji (団七お梶) on the left
1840s Kuniyoshi hag lonely hou
Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) as Mikawaya no Giheiji no Obaa (三河町の義平次お婆ア) on the right and Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Danshichi Okaji (団七お梶) on the left

Ichikawa Omezō II [市川男女蔵] as Saitō Dōsan (斎藤道三) - right hand panel of a triptych from the play <i>Hana no yuki Takeda no kachidoki</i> (花眺雪武田勝凱)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi Koshiro
Ichikawa Omezō II [市川男女蔵] as Saitō Dōsan (斎藤道三) - right hand panel of a triptych from the play Hana no yuki Takeda no kachidoki (花眺雪武田勝凱)

Yamauba (山姥) on the left, Kaidōmaru (怪童丸) in the center, and Mita no shi (三田仕) on the right - with acrobatic men dressed as animals - possibly from a <i>shosagoto</i> [所作事] performance
1847-50 Kunisada kaidomaru ani
Yamauba (山姥) on the left, Kaidōmaru (怪童丸) in the center, and Mita no shi (三田仕) on the right - with acrobatic men dressed as animals - possibly from a shosagoto [所作事] performance

Imado (今戸): Onoe Kikugorō III as the carpenter Rokusaburō (大工六三郎), from the series <i>Thirty-six Fashionable Restaurants of the Eastern Capital</i> (<i>Tōto ryūkō sanjūroku kaiseki</i> - 東都流行三十六会席)
1847-50c Kuniyoshi gofun
Imado (今戸): Onoe Kikugorō III as the carpenter Rokusaburō (大工六三郎), from the series Thirty-six Fashionable Restaurants of the Eastern Capital (Tōto ryūkō sanjūroku kaiseki - 東都流行三十六会席)

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

Imaginary performance (a <i>mitate</i>): actors as Sadatō's wife (<i>tsuma</i>) Sodehagi (貞任妻袖萩) played by Bandō Shūka I  on the right, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Abe Sadatō (阿部貞任) in the center, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Hachiman Tarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) on the left and with a supporting cast as a  lion, tiger and elephant
1847-52 Kunisada actors animal
Imaginary performance (a mitate): actors as Sadatō's wife (tsuma) Sodehagi (貞任妻袖萩) played by Bandō Shūka I on the right, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Abe Sadatō (阿部貞任) in the center, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Hachiman Tarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) on the left and with a supporting cast as a lion, tiger and elephant

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Soga Gorō Takimune (曽我五郎時宗) on the right and Ichimura Takenojō V as Soga Jūrō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成) on the left - the center and right panels of a triptych
1847-52 Kunisada soga bros
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Soga Gorō Takimune (曽我五郎時宗) on the right and Ichimura Takenojō V as Soga Jūrō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成) on the left - the center and right panels of a triptych

Ken game of Three Countries - <i>Sangoku ken</i> (三国拳)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi hand play
Ken game of Three Countries - Sangoku ken (三国拳)

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

Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as the <i>rōnin</i> Yaegaki Monzō (浪人八重垣紋三) on the right and Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升) as Kageyama Shigenojō (蔭山繁の丞)
1847-52ca Kunisada diptych
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as the rōnin Yaegaki Monzō (浪人八重垣紋三) on the right and Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升) as Kageyama Shigenojō (蔭山繁の丞)

Double portrait of Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuōmaru (舎人松王丸) on the right and Ichikawa Gangyoku I (市川眼玉) as Shundō Genba (春藤玄蕃) on the left from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 1
Double portrait of Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuōmaru (舎人松王丸) on the right and Ichikawa Gangyoku I (市川眼玉) as Shundō Genba (春藤玄蕃) on the left from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips  (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 2
Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

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)

Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left
1849-52 Kunisada kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left

Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)
1849-53ca Kunisada album a
Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)

Naritayama Fudō Myōō (成田山不動明王) is flanked by his attendants, Kongara Dōji (l矜迦羅童子) on the left and Seitaka Dōji (制吒迦童子) on the right as he rescues Hiranoya Tokubei (平のや徳兵衛), later Honchōmaru Tsunagorō (本朝丸綱五郎), from the sea - from the play <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
1850-53 Kunisada Raiden
Naritayama Fudō Myōō (成田山不動明王) is flanked by his attendants, Kongara Dōji (l矜迦羅童子) on the left and Seitaka Dōji (制吒迦童子) on the right as he rescues Hiranoya Tokubei (平のや徳兵衛), later Honchōmaru Tsunagorō (本朝丸綱五郎), from the sea - from the play Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
1850 Hirosada danshichi
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
1850 Hirosada danshichi kurobe
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych

Morita Kan'ya XI as Shihei-Kō (時平公) with Arashi Rikaku II as Matsuomaru (松王丸) on the right and Seki Sanjurō III as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) with Onoe Kikujirō II as Sakuramaru (桜丸) on the left in the <i>Kuruma biki</i> or 'Pulling the carriage apart' scene
1850 Kunisada actor diptych
Morita Kan'ya XI as Shihei-Kō (時平公) with Arashi Rikaku II as Matsuomaru (松王丸) on the right and Seki Sanjurō III as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) with Onoe Kikujirō II as Sakuramaru (桜丸) on the left in the Kuruma biki or 'Pulling the carriage apart' scene

Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛) from the series <i>Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems </i>(<i>Mitate sanjūrokkusen</i> - 見立三十六句撰) - the inset at the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo  
1850 Kunisada danshichi
Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛) from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkusen - 見立三十六句撰) - the inset at the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo  

Imaginary scene of the crossing of the Ōi River (<i>Ōikawa mitate kawagoshi</i> - 大井川見立川越): Nakamura Fukusuke I and Nakamura Tsuruzō I on the right; Iwai Kumesaburō III and Nakamura Ichizō I (?); Ichikawa Kodanji IV and Bandō Hikosaburō V; Onoe Kikujirō II and Kataoka Gadō II; and Arashi Kichisaburō III and Onoe Kikugorō IV on the left
1850 Kunisada pentaptych
Imaginary scene of the crossing of the Ōi River (Ōikawa mitate kawagoshi - 大井川見立川越): Nakamura Fukusuke I and Nakamura Tsuruzō I on the right; Iwai Kumesaburō III and Nakamura Ichizō I (?); Ichikawa Kodanji IV and Bandō Hikosaburō V; Onoe Kikujirō II and Kataoka Gadō II; and Arashi Kichisaburō III and Onoe Kikugorō IV on the left

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': <i>Zôho Naniwa kagami</i> (増補浪花鑑) from the series <i>Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi</i> (<i>Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months</i> - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)
1850 Kuniyoshi actor
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': Zôho Naniwa kagami (増補浪花鑑) from the series Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi (Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)

Performers who hit the bull's eye: Bandō Shūka I on the left as Miuraya Agemaki or <i>Agemaki of the Three Shores House</i> (三浦屋揚巻) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Agemaki no Sukeroku (揚巻の助六) from the play <i>Sukeroku kuruwa no hanami doki</i> [助六廓の花見時]
1850 Kuniyoshi Diptch
Performers who hit the bull's eye: Bandō Shūka I on the left as Miuraya Agemaki or Agemaki of the Three Shores House (三浦屋揚巻) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Agemaki no Sukeroku (揚巻の助六) from the play Sukeroku kuruwa no hanami doki [助六廓の花見時]

Onoe Kikujirō II as Senzai (千歳) in the female role and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sambasō ( 三番叟) in <i>Ayatsuri Sanbasō</i> [あやつり三番叟]
1850 Kuniyoshi double bust
Onoe Kikujirō II as Senzai (千歳) in the female role and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sambasō ( 三番叟) in Ayatsuri Sanbasō [あやつり三番叟]

Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Buddhist priest Kumagai Renshō Hōshi [熊谷連生法師] standing before an archery bullseye target from the play <i>Ichinotani Futaba Gunki</i>
1850 Kuniyoshi kumagai
Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Buddhist priest Kumagai Renshō Hōshi [熊谷連生法師] standing before an archery bullseye target from the play Ichinotani Futaba Gunki

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)

Nakamura Utaemon IV as the hunter Fukashichi (ふか七) - right panel of a pair from the play from the play <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]
1850c Hirosada Actor Portrait
Nakamura Utaemon IV as the hunter Fukashichi (ふか七) - right panel of a pair from the play from the play Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]

Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] as Ishidome Busuke (石留武助) from the play <i>Keisei Homare no sukedachi</i> or <i>A Courtesan: Honor with Two Swords</i> [けいせい誉両刀]
1850c Hirosada Actor print p51
Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] as Ishidome Busuke (石留武助) from the play Keisei Homare no sukedachi or A Courtesan: Honor with Two Swords [けいせい誉両刀]

Key block  or <i>tameshizuri-e</i> bust portrait of an actor, [Jitsukawa Enzaburō I?] as Sasahara Hayato (笹原隼人) from the series <i>Kokin Yujinki</i> (古今勇人記) or <i>Record of Heroes Past and Present</i>
1850c Hirosada Keyblock Bust P
Key block or tameshizuri-e bust portrait of an actor, [Jitsukawa Enzaburō I?] as Sasahara Hayato (笹原隼人) from the series Kokin Yujinki (古今勇人記) or Record of Heroes Past and Present

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

Shaving the Head with a Ladder (<i>Gohō hashigo-zuri</i> - ごほふはしごずり): Bandō Mitsugorō VI [六代目坂東三津五郎] as Daikoku (大こく) and Nakamura Fukusuke I [初代中村福助] as Fukurokuju (福禄寿) from the series <i>Dance of the Ōtsu-e Figures</i> (<i>Ōtsu-e shosa no uchi</i> - 大津絵所作ノ内)
1850c Kunisada daikoku shave
Shaving the Head with a Ladder (Gohō hashigo-zuri - ごほふはしごずり): Bandō Mitsugorō VI [六代目坂東三津五郎] as Daikoku (大こく) and Nakamura Fukusuke I [初代中村福助] as Fukurokuju (福禄寿) from the series Dance of the Ōtsu-e Figures (Ōtsu-e shosa no uchi - 大津絵所作ノ内)

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series <i>A Parody of the 12 Months</i> (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month
1850c Kunisada fox drum
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series A Parody of the 12 Months (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month

The Kawachō Restaurant (河長): Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kakuju (かく寿) from the series <i>Famous Restaurants of the Eastern Capital </i>(<i>Tōto kōmei kaiseki zukushi</i> - 東都高名会席尽)   
1850c Kunisada Hiroshige resta
The Kawachō Restaurant (河長): Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kakuju (かく寿) from the series Famous Restaurants of the Eastern Capital (Tōto kōmei kaiseki zukushi - 東都高名会席尽)   

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kamiya Iemon (神谷仁右衛門) with his servant, Kohei and his dead wife Oiwa (お岩)  nailed to a door along with images of their skeletons - a <i>shikake-e</i> or 'mechanical print'
1850c Kuniyoshi popup
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kamiya Iemon (神谷仁右衛門) with his servant, Kohei and his dead wife Oiwa (お岩) nailed to a door along with images of their skeletons - a shikake-e or 'mechanical print'

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]

Tiny <i>ōkubi-e</i>
1850s Kunisada tiny okubi-e
Tiny ōkubi-e

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