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Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
1810c Kuniyasu visit tea
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno

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

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)

<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)

Nakamura Karoku I (中村歌六) as the courtesan Yoyoginu (けいせい代々絹) from the play <i>Yaemusubi Jiraiya monogatari</i> (柵自来也談) (<i>The Story of Jiraiya at the Weir</i>)
1830c Hokuei 0001
Nakamura Karoku I (中村歌六) as the courtesan Yoyoginu (けいせい代々絹) from the play Yaemusubi Jiraiya monogatari (柵自来也談) (The Story of Jiraiya at the Weir)

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

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a figure wearing a robe decorated with crabs
1830c Kunisada Crabs
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a figure wearing a robe decorated with crabs

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)

Shosha Gomotsu Saitō Oniwakamaru (書寫御持西荅鬼若丸) from the series <i>One of the Eight Hundred Heroes of the Water Margin of Japan</i> (<i>Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori</i> - 本朝水滸傳剛勇八百人一個)
1830c Kuniyoshi close shave
Shosha Gomotsu Saitō Oniwakamaru (書寫御持西荅鬼若丸) from the series One of the Eight Hundred Heroes of the Water Margin of Japan (Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori - 本朝水滸傳剛勇八百人一個)

<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)

Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms from an untitled series known as the Large Fish  (<i>Uozukushi</i> [魚尽くし])
1830s Hiroshige abalone snipe
Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms from an untitled series known as the Large Fish (Uozukushi [魚尽くし])

Bonito (<i>katsuo</i>) and saxifrage (<i>yukinoshita</i> [雪の下]) from an untitled series known as <i>The Large Fish</i> (<i>Uozukushi</i> [魚尽くし])
1830s Hiroshige tuna cherry
Bonito (katsuo) and saxifrage (yukinoshita [雪の下]) from an untitled series known as The Large Fish (Uozukushi [魚尽くし])

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

Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Tamuramaru (田村丸) - one panel from a larger <i>mitate</i> composition
1830s Sadamasa shijaku archer.
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Tamuramaru (田村丸) - one panel from a larger mitate composition

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

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)

Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi in the snow in the play <i>Katakiuchi Nitō Eiyuki</i> [復讐二島英雄記]
1832 Ashiyuki Miyamoto Musashi
Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi in the snow in the play Katakiuchi Nitō Eiyuki [復讐二島英雄記]

Arashi Rikan II as Miyagi Asojirō in the play <i>Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto</i> (傾城筑紫爪(?))
1832 Hokuei arashi rikan ii
Arashi Rikan II as Miyagi Asojirō in the play Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto (傾城筑紫爪(?))

Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurobei in the murder scene of the play <i>Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival</i> (<i>Natsu matsuri Naniwa kagami</i>)
1832 Hokuei Danshichi Kurobei
Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurobei in the murder scene of the play Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival (Natsu matsuri Naniwa kagami)

Iwai Shijaku I as Osuma no Kata on the right and Bandō Jūtarō I as Sasaya Hanbei in <i>Honobonoto ura no asagiri</i> ('Hidden on the Bay by the Morning Fog')
1832 Hokuei diptych 72
Iwai Shijaku I as Osuma no Kata on the right and Bandō Jūtarō I as Sasaya Hanbei in Honobonoto ura no asagiri ('Hidden on the Bay by the Morning Fog')

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) on the right as Hachiman Tarō (八幡太郎)  and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Abe no Sadatō (安部貞任) in <i>Adachi Moor in Ōshū Province</i> - probably a <i>mitate</i>
1832 Hokuei duo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) on the right as Hachiman Tarō (八幡太郎) and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Abe no Sadatō (安部貞任) in Adachi Moor in Ōshū Province - probably a mitate

Arashi Rikan II as Miyagi Asojirō in the play <i>Courtesan playing the Tsukushigoto</i> (<i>Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto</i> - 傾城筑紫爪(?))
1832 Hokuei Miyagi Asojiro
Arashi Rikan II as Miyagi Asojirō in the play Courtesan playing the Tsukushigoto (Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto - 傾城筑紫爪(?))

Arashi Rikan II as the shogun Taira Taro Yoshikado in <i>Sōma Tarō mibae bundan</i> ('The Story of Tarō, Heir to the Sōma Clan') [相馬太郎みばえ文談]
1832 Hokuei rikan soma taro
Arashi Rikan II as the shogun Taira Taro Yoshikado in Sōma Tarō mibae bundan ('The Story of Tarō, Heir to the Sōma Clan') [相馬太郎みばえ文談]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Miyamoto Musashi (宮本無三四)
1832 Kunihiro Rikan musashi
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Miyamoto Musashi (宮本無三四)

 Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) in the role of Shin-chūnagon Tomomori (新中納言知盛) in the play <i>Yoshitsune Sembon-zakura</i> (碁盤忠信雪黒石ご) - center panel of a triptych
1832 Kunisada shikan
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) in the role of Shin-chūnagon Tomomori (新中納言知盛) in the play Yoshitsune Sembon-zakura (碁盤忠信雪黒石ご) - center panel of a triptych

Sakata no Kintoki (坂田金時) wrestling with a three-eyed <i>Mikoshi nyūdō</i> [見越入道]
1832 Kuniyoshi 3-eyed monster
Sakata no Kintoki (坂田金時) wrestling with a three-eyed Mikoshi nyūdō [見越入道]

Satō Shirō Tadanobu (佐藤四郎忠信) brandishing a <i>go</i> board [<i>Goban Tadanobu</i> - 碁盤忠信]
1832 Kuniyoshi suikoden
Satō Shirō Tadanobu (佐藤四郎忠信) brandishing a go board [Goban Tadanobu - 碁盤忠信]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kagekiyo (景清) -  the right-hand panel of a diptych - scene from the play <i>Keisei Hangonkō</i> [けいせい反魂香] - a <i>mitate</i>
1832 Sadamasu Kagekiyo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kagekiyo (景清) - the right-hand panel of a diptych - scene from the play Keisei Hangonkō [けいせい反魂香] - a mitate

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kowari Dennai (小割伝内) / Miyamoto Musashi in the play 'Honobonoto Ura no Asagiri' (Daybreak hidden on the bay by morning fog) - [仏暁浦朝霧]
1832 Shigeharu musashi
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kowari Dennai (小割伝内) / Miyamoto Musashi in the play 'Honobonoto Ura no Asagiri' (Daybreak hidden on the bay by morning fog) - [仏暁浦朝霧]

Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as Heitarō in the play <i>Sōma Tarō hyōbundan</i> [相馬太郎...]
1832 Shigeharu Rikan II
Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as Heitarō in the play Sōma Tarō hyōbundan [相馬太郎...]

Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Rokusaburō (六三郎) in <i>Umemoyo Ukina No Irozome</i>
1832 Shigeharu rokusaburo
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Rokusaburō (六三郎) in Umemoyo Ukina No Irozome

Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as the shogun Tarō and on the left Nakamura Karoku I as Takiyashi and Ichikawa Sukejurō IV as Yasukata in <i>Sōma Tarō hyōbundan</i> [相馬太郎...]
1832 Shigeharu Taro
Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as the shogun Tarō and on the left Nakamura Karoku I as Takiyashi and Ichikawa Sukejurō IV as Yasukata in Sōma Tarō hyōbundan [相馬太郎...]

Yamatoya Baiga (大和屋梅我) at Chidori no Tamagawa (千鳥の玉川) in Mutsu Province from the series 'Actors with Six Jewel Faces' (<i>Haiyū mutama-gao</i> - 俳優六玉顔)
1832c Kunisada six jewel 1
Yamatoya Baiga (大和屋梅我) at Chidori no Tamagawa (千鳥の玉川) in Mutsu Province from the series 'Actors with Six Jewel Faces' (Haiyū mutama-gao - 俳優六玉顔)

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