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From an illustrated book on filial piety, the <i>Eiri kōkyō</i> (絵入孝経) by Kitao Masayoshi
1700s Chushingura.jpg
From an illustrated book on filial piety, the Eiri kōkyō (絵入孝経) by Kitao Masayoshi

The dolphin-like <i>kinshachi</i> (金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)
1790-1810c Sori surimono
The dolphin-like kinshachi (金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)

Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
1790c Toyohiro Tea
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray

Sawamura Gennosuke I [初代沢村源之助] with two <i>bijin</i> gathering pine branches or a New Year's celebration from the series 十二組の内 (<i>Jūni kumi no uchi</i>) - center panel of a triptych
1795-1800c Toyokuni river pine
Sawamura Gennosuke I [初代沢村源之助] with two bijin gathering pine branches or a New Year's celebration from the series 十二組の内 (Jūni kumi no uchi) - center panel of a triptych

Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)
1795c Utamaro P165
Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)

Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (<i>yotsude ami</i> - 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych
1800-01 Utamaro BW
Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (yotsude ami - 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych

A traveling <i>bijin</i> on horseback pausing for a smoke
1800-10c Tsukimaro horse ride
A traveling bijin on horseback pausing for a smoke

Warriors Struggling in a Storm
1800 Shuntei lightning
Warriors Struggling in a Storm

Pillar print of a Okaru [おかる] looking down at Ōboshi Yuranosuke [大星由良之助] - from the ‘Gion Ichiriki Jaya’ scene (段目) VII of the <i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i> ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
1800c Toyokuni I Pillar
Pillar print of a Okaru [おかる] looking down at Ōboshi Yuranosuke [大星由良之助] - from the ‘Gion Ichiriki Jaya’ scene (段目) VII of the Kanadehon Chūshingura ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as number three (三) from a series of 5 Chivalrous Men
1800c Toyokuni I utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as number three (三) from a series of 5 Chivalrous Men

Samawura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) in the role of Miuranosuke Yoshiaki (三浦之介義明) in the play <i>Kamakura sandaiki</i> or <i>Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns</i> - 鎌倉三代記
1800c Toyokuni kennosuke
Samawura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) in the role of Miuranosuke Yoshiaki (三浦之介義明) in the play Kamakura sandaiki or Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns - 鎌倉三代記

Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat
1800c Toyokuni kikunojo sanjin
Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat

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

Pine needles
1800s katagami
Pine needles

Nakayama Tomisaburō I standing next to Matsumoto Koshirō V in the checkered robe, Ichikawa Danjurō VII in makeup and Onoe Eizaburō I seated and holding a scroll - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled <i>Edo shibai sangai no zu</i> ('The 3rd Floor of an Edo Theater' - 江戸芝居三階之図)
1802-03 Toyokuni Kabuki 4
Nakayama Tomisaburō I standing next to Matsumoto Koshirō V in the checkered robe, Ichikawa Danjurō VII in makeup and Onoe Eizaburō I seated and holding a scroll - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled Edo shibai sangai no zu ('The 3rd Floor of an Edo Theater' - 江戸芝居三階之図)

Center panel of <i>Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura</i> at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]
1803-4c Utamaro Beach
Center panel of Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]

The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (<i>Ryūgūjō</i> 龍宮城)
1804ca Shunsen mirage ryugujo
The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (Ryūgūjō 龍宮城)

Representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or <i>Fūryū hachi sennin</i> (風流八仙人)
1804c Kuninaga doll festival
Representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or Fūryū hachi sennin (風流八仙人)

Mutsu Province (陸奥) from the series <i>Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers </i> (<i>Fūryū Mu Tamagawa</i> - 風流六玉川) - one panel of a hexaptych
1804c Utamaro mutsu
Mutsu Province (陸奥) from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Fūryū Mu Tamagawa - 風流六玉川) - one panel of a hexaptych

Courtesans Ōi (大井) and Koremitsu (?) of the Ebiya house (海老屋)
1804c Utamaro Oi Korimitsu
Courtesans Ōi (大井) and Koremitsu (?) of the Ebiya house (海老屋)

Ōtani Tomoemon II (大谷友右衛門) with a Scroll
1805 Toyokuni tomoemon scroll
Ōtani Tomoemon II (大谷友右衛門) with a Scroll

Komurasaki (小紫) of the Miuraya (みうらや) playing a <i>koto</i> and Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) playing a <i>shakuhachi</i>
1805c eisui Pins 906
Komurasaki (小紫) of the Miuraya (みうらや) playing a koto and Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) playing a shakuhachi

<i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i>, Act 5 - <i>Godanme</i> ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - encounter on the Yamazaki road
1806 Hokusai chushingura
Kanadehon Chūshingura, Act 5 - Godanme ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - encounter on the Yamazaki road

Ichikawa Omezō I as Yanone Gorō [矢の根五郎] in the lower right - the Weaver Maiden and the Ox Herder are in the  circle in the upper left
1807 Toyokuni I Omezo
Ichikawa Omezō I as Yanone Gorō [矢の根五郎] in the lower right - the Weaver Maiden and the Ox Herder are in the circle in the upper left

Famous Product: Mount Fuji White Saké (<i>Meibutsu fuji no shirozake</i> - 名物富士の白酒) - left-hand panel of a triptych
1807 Utamaro II Well
Famous Product: Mount Fuji White Saké (Meibutsu fuji no shirozake - 名物富士の白酒) - left-hand panel of a triptych

Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (<i>Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi</i> - 役者見立敵討)
1808 Shuntei actors at enoshim
Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi - 役者見立敵討)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the <i>yakko</i> Ippei (奴逸平)
1808 Toyokuni I itsubei hannya
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the yakko Ippei (奴逸平)

Scene from <i>Tsui no hinagata</i> ('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形) - an album of 12 compositions
1810-14 Hokusai Festive Lovers
Scene from Tsui no hinagata ('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形) - an album of 12 compositions

Masumoto Kōshirō V (五代目松本幸四郎) on the left as 藤部伊賀の守 and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川 團十郎) as 藤部太郎, two brothers struggling over a precious sword - two panels of a triptych from the play <i>Hana to Fubuki Wagō Taiheiki</i> (花雪和合太平記)
1810c Kuninao snow sword
Masumoto Kōshirō V (五代目松本幸四郎) on the left as 藤部伊賀の守 and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川 團十郎) as 藤部太郎, two brothers struggling over a precious sword - two panels of a triptych from the play Hana to Fubuki Wagō Taiheiki (花雪和合太平記)

Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) as Akoya (あこや), a mother with her son, played by Onoe Matsusuke III (尾上松助) as Hiroi Yokichi - from the play <i>Ise heishi ume no Mitegura</i> [伊勢平氏額英幣] - right hand panel
1810c Kunisada monnosuke
Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) as Akoya (あこや), a mother with her son, played by Onoe Matsusuke III (尾上松助) as Hiroi Yokichi - from the play Ise heishi ume no Mitegura [伊勢平氏額英幣] - right hand panel

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

<i>Kakemono of an <i>oiran</i> in a black </i>uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky
1810c Shunsen lineless
Kakemono of an oiran in a black uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky

Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) on the left and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right, both portraying <i>Yamadori seirei</i> (山鳥せいれい) or female mandarin ducks in the play <i>Saruwaka's gold-crested battle fan</i> (<i>Saruwaka Hisago no gunbai</i> - 猿若瓢軍配)
1810c Toyokuni ducks
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) on the left and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right, both portraying Yamadori seirei (山鳥せいれい) or female mandarin ducks in the play Saruwaka's gold-crested battle fan (Saruwaka Hisago no gunbai - 猿若瓢軍配)

Bandō Mitsugorō (坂東三津五郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> (Ume) Yoshibei (由兵衛) from the play 'The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith' (<i>Gion Sairei Shinkōki</i> - 祇園祭礼信仰記) - this is number 5 (五) from this series
1810c Toyokuni I mitsugoro
Bandō Mitsugorō (坂東三津五郎) as the otokodate (Ume) Yoshibei (由兵衛) from the play 'The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith' (Gion Sairei Shinkōki - 祇園祭礼信仰記) - this is number 5 (五) from this series

Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Yorikane (頼兼) about to slay his mistress Takao (高尾) played by Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) - vertical diptych
1810c Toyokuni Tannosuke II Yo
Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Yorikane (頼兼) about to slay his mistress Takao (高尾) played by Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) - vertical diptych

Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (<i>Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi</i> - 英山 花あやめ五人揃)
1810s Eizan komachi
Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi - 英山 花あやめ五人揃)

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