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<i>Mikake wa koi-i tonda iku hitoda</i> (みかけはこわいがとんだいい人だ) "Looks Fierce But is Really Nice" from the series <i>Men Join to Form a Man</i> - a modern printing from the key block or <i>tameshizuri-e</i>
import 1847-48 Kuniyoshi later
Mikake wa koi-i tonda iku hitoda (みかけはこわいがとんだいい人だ) "Looks Fierce But is Really Nice" from the series Men Join to Form a Man - a modern printing from the key block or tameshizuri-e

Humorous Hiroshige print with a dog-headed man (Blind Dog, Zatō no inu, ざとうの犬) and bird-headed man (-- Black, -- Kuro,  --くろ) preparing a meal
18302 Hiroshige comic
Humorous Hiroshige print with a dog-headed man (Blind Dog, Zatō no inu, ざとうの犬) and bird-headed man (-- Black, -- Kuro, --くろ) preparing a meal

Front and back covers
1860c Kunisada ehon C12
Ehon chapter 12 - from Yūsenkutsu harusame soshi [遊仙沓春雨草紙] by Ryokutei Senryu (緑亭川柳)

Kataoka Gadō II [片岡我童] as Fukumasuya Daisuke (福升屋大助)  and Nakamura Tamashichi I (Shikan's son) [芝翫倅中村玉七] as Akechi Tsuruwakamaru (明智鶴若丸) in the play <i>Keisei Ishikawa-zome</i> ('A courtesan and dyed Ishikawa colors')
1860 Sadayoshi man and boy
Kataoka Gadō II [片岡我童] as Fukumasuya Daisuke (福升屋大助) and Nakamura Tamashichi I (Shikan's son) [芝翫倅中村玉七] as Akechi Tsuruwakamaru (明智鶴若丸) in the play Keisei Ishikawa-zome ('A courtesan and dyed Ishikawa colors')

Triptych of three <i>bijin</i> and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime
1850c Kuniyoshi silhouette
Triptych of three bijin and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime

<i>Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province</i> (<i>Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa</i> - 陸奥国千鳥のたま河)
1850c Kuniyoshi Buckets.jpg
Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province (Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa - 陸奥国千鳥のたま河)

Tametomo is visited by the ghosts of the Emperor Sutoku and his retainers in the guise of tengu - from the series <i>Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo</i> (<i>Tametomo homare no jikketsu</i> - 為朝誉十傑)
1850 Kuniyoshi tametomo
Tametomo is visited by the ghosts of the Emperor Sutoku and his retainers in the guise of tengu - from the series Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu - 為朝誉十傑)

Ryo Dōhin (呂洞賓, aka Lu Dongbin) from the series Sixteen Female Sennin Charming Creatures (<i>Enshi juroku josen</i> - 艶姿十六女仙)
1850 Kuniyoshi dragon screen
Ryo Dōhin (呂洞賓, aka Lu Dongbin) from the series Sixteen Female Sennin Charming Creatures (Enshi juroku josen - 艶姿十六女仙)

Ohatsu in the center (召仕おはつ) battling Iwafuji [局岩藤] on the left, with the chūrō Onoe (中老於の江) on the right
1850 Kunisada kendo practice
Ohatsu in the center (召仕おはつ) battling Iwafuji [局岩藤] on the left, with the chūrō Onoe (中老於の江) on the right

Okiwa Hashizō I as the ghost of Oiwa (お岩) dripping blood with 	Ichikawa Sukejūrō II (?) as Takuetsu (宅悦) cowering behind her - from the play <i>Azumakaidō Yotsuya Kaidan</i> (東海道四谷怪談)
1849 Hirosada 0001
Okiwa Hashizō I as the ghost of Oiwa (お岩) dripping blood with Ichikawa Sukejūrō II (?) as Takuetsu (宅悦) cowering behind her - from the play Azumakaidō Yotsuya Kaidan (東海道四谷怪談)

Nakamura Utaemon IV [四代中村歌右衛門] as Daruma portrayed on a hanging scroll - <i>Ni Daruma no ichijiku</i> (似達磨の一軸)
1848c Kuniyoshi Daruma on scro
Nakamura Utaemon IV [四代中村歌右衛門] as Daruma portrayed on a hanging scroll - Ni Daruma no ichijiku (似達磨の一軸)

Tainosuke (泰之助) killing a giant snake - from the series <i>Lives of Heroes of China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan eiyū den</i> - 和漢英雄伝)
1848c Kuniteru tanenaga
Tainosuke (泰之助) killing a giant snake - from the series Lives of Heroes of China and Japan (Wakan eiyū den - 和漢英雄伝)

'Distant Treasure' (遠方通宝) from the series The Modern Measure of Womenʼs Desire for Money (<i>Imayō tofu shisen</i> - 今様斗婦志錢)
1848ca Kuniyoshi bijin with do
'Distant Treasure' (遠方通宝) from the series The Modern Measure of Womenʼs Desire for Money (Imayō tofu shisen - 今様斗婦志錢)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (市川団十郎) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野晒語輔) from the series of 10 prints <i>Eiyu mitate junin otoko</i> (栄優見立十人男: Parody of Actors as Ten Brave Men)
1848ca Kunisada nozarashi
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (市川団十郎) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野晒語輔) from the series of 10 prints Eiyu mitate junin otoko (栄優見立十人男: Parody of Actors as Ten Brave Men)

Saitō Toshimoto nyūdō Ryūhon (菜籐利基入道立本), number 48 of Heroes of the Great Peace (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848 Kuniyoshi water
Saitō Toshimoto nyūdō Ryūhon (菜籐利基入道立本), number 48 of Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

No. 2, Tametomo and the wolf pups  from the series <i>Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo</i> (<i>Tametomo homare no jikketsu</i> - 為朝譽十傑)
1848 Kuniyoshi Tametomo 2
No. 2, Tametomo and the wolf pups from the series Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu - 為朝譽十傑)

Huang Xiang (Kōkyō: 黄香) from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 24
Huang Xiang (Kōkyō: 黄香) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Ō Shō (王祥) and Mōsō (孟宗) from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 22-23
Ō Shō (王祥) and Mōsō (孟宗) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Go Mō (呉猛) and Tei Ran (丁蘭) from the series <i> The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 14-15
Go Mō (呉猛) and Tei Ran (丁蘭) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Kō Teiken (黄廷堅) and Riku Seki (陸績) from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 12-13
Kō Teiken (黄廷堅) and Riku Seki (陸績) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Sai Jun (蔡順) on the left and Chō Kō (張孝) and Chō Rei  (張礼) on the right, from the series<i> The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 10-11
Sai Jun (蔡順) on the left and Chō Kō (張孝) and Chō Rei (張礼) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Tō Ei (Dong Yong 董永) on the left and Chū Yū (Jung Yō 仲由) on the right, from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 08-09
Tō Ei (Dong Yong 董永) on the left and Chū Yū (Jung Yō 仲由) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Yōkyō (揚香) on the left and Ōhō (王裒) on the right, from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 06-07
Yōkyō (揚香) on the left and Ōhō (王裒) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Enshi (剡子) on the left and Kan no Buntei (漢文帝) on the right, from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 02-03
Enshi (剡子) on the left and Kan no Buntei (漢文帝) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) on right with Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Shimobe Gunsuke (下部軍助)
1848 Kuniyoshi flame ghost
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) on right with Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Shimobe Gunsuke (下部軍助)

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōtaka Tonomo (大高主殿) biting on a cloth as he performs ritual <i>seppuku</i> and Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵)
1848 Kuniyoshi double bust
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōtaka Tonomo (大高主殿) biting on a cloth as he performs ritual seppuku and Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵)

Jitsukawa Enzaburō I [実川延三郎] as the monkey trainer Yojirō [与次郎] in the play <i>Sarumawashi Kadodeno Hitofushi</i> [猿廻し門途の一節]
1848 Kiyosada yojiro
Jitsukawa Enzaburō I [実川延三郎] as the monkey trainer Yojirō [与次郎] in the play Sarumawashi Kadodeno Hitofushi [猿廻し門途の一節]

Ōkawa Hashizō I as Shirai Gonpachi from the suicide scene in the play <i>Ume tabiji gojusan eki</i> or '53 Stages of the Plum Tree Journey' 梅旅路五十三驛
1848 Hirosada Gompachi
Ōkawa Hashizō I as Shirai Gonpachi from the suicide scene in the play Ume tabiji gojusan eki or '53 Stages of the Plum Tree Journey' 梅旅路五十三驛

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Kanō Motonobu (狩野四郎次郎元信) and Bandō Shūka I as  the Shōgun's daughter Omatsu (将監娘おみつ)
1848-51c Kuniyoshi pine painti
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Kanō Motonobu (狩野四郎次郎元信) and Bandō Shūka I as the Shōgun's daughter Omatsu (将監娘おみつ)

Tanbe Jijū Taira No Harutaka (丹部待従平春高 - actually Oda Nobutaka), #39 (三十九) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi tanbe jiju
Tanbe Jijū Taira No Harutaka (丹部待従平春高 - actually Oda Nobutaka), #39 (三十九) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

Shiōren Sajima-no-kami Masataka (四王連左可馬頭政高), #29 (廿九) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi shioren
Shiōren Sajima-no-kami Masataka (四王連左可馬頭政高), #29 (廿九) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

Sasai Ukon Masanao (笹井右近尚直 - actually Sakai Ukon Masanao [坂井右近政尚]) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi sasai ukon
Sasai Ukon Masanao (笹井右近尚直 - actually Sakai Ukon Masanao [坂井右近政尚]) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

Saitō Kuranoshin Toshikazu (菜籐内藏之進年員 - actually Saitō Toshizo [斎藤利三]), #36 (三十六) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi saito kuran
Saitō Kuranoshin Toshikazu (菜籐内藏之進年員 - actually Saitō Toshizo [斎藤利三]), #36 (三十六) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

Matsunaga Daizen Hisahide (松永大膳久英 - actually Matsunaga Hisahide [松永久秀]), #18 from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi matsunaga
Matsunaga Daizen Hisahide (松永大膳久英 - actually Matsunaga Hisahide [松永久秀]), #18 from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

Inauye Daikurō Masatada (稲上大九郎正忠) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi masatada
Inauye Daikurō Masatada (稲上大九郎正忠) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

Fukishima Masamori (吹嶋政守) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyuden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi masamori
Fukishima Masamori (吹嶋政守) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden - 太平記英勇傳)

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