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Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎] as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十石工門) wearing a skull and spider kimono - the inset in the upper left is Bandō Shūka I as Komurasaki (小紫)
1890c Kuniyoshi Spiders.jpeg
Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎] as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十石工門) wearing a skull and spider kimono - the inset in the upper left is Bandō Shūka I as Komurasaki (小紫)

Ushiwakamaru being taught swordsmanship on Mt. Kurama (<i>Ushiwaka Kurama shugyō zu</i> - 牛若鞍馬修行図)
1858 Kuniyoshi Kurama.jpg
Ushiwakamaru being taught swordsmanship on Mt. Kurama (Ushiwaka Kurama shugyō zu - 牛若鞍馬修行図)

<i>The Sumō Bout at Akazawa Mountain</i> (<i>Akazawa ōzumō</i> - 赤澤山大相撲) with Kawazo Saburō Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐親) on the right and Matano Gorō Kagehisa (股野五郎景久) on the left
1858 Kuniyoshi akazawayama
The Sumō Bout at Akazawa Mountain (Akazawa ōzumō - 赤澤山大相撲) with Kawazo Saburō Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐親) on the right and Matano Gorō Kagehisa (股野五郎景久) on the left

Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邉綱) battles the demon Ibaraki at Modori Bridge from the series <i>A Mirror of Warriors from our Country</i> (<i>Honchō musha kagami</i> - 本朝武者鏡)
1855 Kuniyoshi Roshomon demon
Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邉綱) battles the demon Ibaraki at Modori Bridge from the series A Mirror of Warriors from our Country (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)

Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂), aka Taira Koreshige, battles the female demon Kijo from the series <i>A Mirror of Warriors from our Country</i> (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)
1855 Kuniyoshi demon woman
Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂), aka Taira Koreshige, battles the female demon Kijo from the series A Mirror of Warriors from our Country (Honchō musha kagami - 本朝武者鏡)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the <i>Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei</i> (<i>Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku</i> - 浮世又平名画奇特)
1853 Kuniyoshi Matabei
Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei (Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku - 浮世又平名画奇特)

Memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) generally attributed to Kuniyoshi
1852 unknown Nakamura Utaemon
Memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) generally attributed to Kuniyoshi

Bandō Shūka I as the courtesan Shiraito (白糸) of the Hashimotoya (橋本屋) - this is the left-hand panel of a diptych
1852 Kuniyoshi Shiraito
Bandō Shūka I as the courtesan Shiraito (白糸) of the Hashimotoya (橋本屋) - this is the left-hand panel of a diptych

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as the wrestler Chōkichi (はなれ駒長吉) and Nakamura Utaemon IV on the right as  Chōgorō (ぬれ髪長五郎) from the play <i>Diary of Two Butterflies in the Pleasure Quarters</i> (<i>Futatsu Chōchō Kuruwa Nikki</i> - 双蝶仝曲輪日記)
1852 Kuniyoshi rikan danjuro
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as the wrestler Chōkichi (はなれ駒長吉) and Nakamura Utaemon IV on the right as Chōgorō (ぬれ髪長五郎) from the play Diary of Two Butterflies in the Pleasure Quarters (Futatsu Chōchō Kuruwa Nikki - 双蝶仝曲輪日記)

<i>Night Rain at Narumi</i> (<i>Narumi yau</i> - 鳴海夜雨): Inagawa Yoshioto (稲川良音) from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景) 
1852 Kuniyoshi rain
Night Rain at Narumi (Narumi yau - 鳴海夜雨): Inagawa Yoshioto (稲川良音) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景) 

Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) - Evening Bell at Tōdai-ji (<i>Tōdai-ji banshō</i> - 東大寺晩鐘)  from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
1852 Kuniyoshi naginata
Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) - Evening Bell at Tōdai-ji (Tōdai-ji banshō - 東大寺晩鐘) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

No. 10 Fukaya (深谷): Yuriwaka Daijin (百合若大臣), from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内) 
1852 Kuniyoshi kisokaido 10
No. 10 Fukaya (深谷): Yuriwaka Daijin (百合若大臣), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内) 

No. 3 (三) Warabi (蕨)i: Inuyama Dōsetsu (犬山道節) from the series<i> Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi Inuyama
No. 3 (三) Warabi (蕨)i: Inuyama Dōsetsu (犬山道節) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play <i>Shinzō tsurifune kidan</i> [新造艣奇談?]
1852 Kuniyoshi hag
Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play Shinzō tsurifune kidan [新造艣奇談?]

Fujiwara no Masakiyo (藤原正清) watches descending geese at Hokkyō (<i>Hokkyō rakugan</i> - 北京落雁) from the series <i>Military Brilliance for the Eight Views</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
1852 Kuniyoshi geese
Fujiwara no Masakiyo (藤原正清) watches descending geese at Hokkyō (Hokkyō rakugan - 北京落雁) from the series Military Brilliance for the Eight Views (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

No. 4 (四) Urawa (浦和):The fishmonger Danshichi (魚屋團七) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi Danshichi Kisok
No. 4 (四) Urawa (浦和):The fishmonger Danshichi (魚屋團七) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [市川団十郎] in the role of Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡みつぎ)  - right-hand panel of a diptych - from the play <i>Ise Ondo Koi Neba</i> [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
1852 Kuniyoshi actor 2923
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [市川団十郎] in the role of Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡みつぎ) - right-hand panel of a diptych - from the play Ise Ondo Koi Neba [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]

Last Stand of Heroic Samurai of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijō-nawate (<i>Kusunoki-ke yushi Shijō-nawate nite uchijini </i>- 楠家勇士四條縄手にて討死)
1851 Kuniyoshi last stand
Last Stand of Heroic Samurai of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijō-nawate (Kusunoki-ke yushi Shijō-nawate nite uchijini - 楠家勇士四條縄手にて討死)

Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play <i>Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami</i> (新板越白浪 ) performed with <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
1851 Kuniyoshi Bando Shuka
Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami (新板越白浪 ) performed with Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV [市川小団次] as the God of Thunder and Lightning (Raijin or Raiden), also known as <i>kaminari</i> (かみ鳴 or 加美鳴)
1851-53 Kuniyoshi devil
Ichikawa Kodanji IV [市川小団次] as the God of Thunder and Lightning (Raijin or Raiden), also known as kaminari (かみ鳴 or 加美鳴)

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (<i>Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa</i> - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of <i>Six Jewel Rivers</i> (<i>Mu Tamagawa</i> - 六玉川)
1850c Kuniyoshi silk workers
The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa - 六玉川)

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'

<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)

<i>Favorite Customs of the Present Day</i> [<i>Tōsei fūzoku kō</i> - 当盛風俗好] - left-hand panel of a triptych - the title is on the right-hand panel
1850c Kuniyoshi Aizuri-e.jpeg
Favorite Customs of the Present Day [Tōsei fūzoku kō - 当盛風俗好] - left-hand panel of a triptych - the title is on the right-hand panel

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Saginoike Heikurō (鷺池平九郎) from the series <i>Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori</i> - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)
1847c Kuniyoshi Ginoike.jpeg
Saginoike Heikurō (鷺池平九郎) from the series Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan (Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)

Maisaka Station (<i>Maisaka no eki</i> - 舞阪乃駅): Kezori Kuemon (毛剃九右衛門) from the series <i>Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)
1847 Kuniyoshi P1044.jpeg
Maisaka Station (Maisaka no eki - 舞阪乃駅): Kezori Kuemon (毛剃九右衛門) from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)

Sawamura Sōjūrō V as Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) on the left, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Inabanosuke (因幡之助) in the center, and Onoe Kikugorō III as Usugomo with the cat-gost Okabe on the right in <i>The Lifetime of Onoe Kikugorō III</i> (<i>Onoe Kikugorō ichidai banashi</i> - 尾上梅寿一代噺)
1847 Kuniyoshi cat witch
Sawamura Sōjūrō V as Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) on the left, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Inabanosuke (因幡之助) in the center, and Onoe Kikugorō III as Usugomo with the cat-gost Okabe on the right in The Lifetime of Onoe Kikugorō III (Onoe Kikugorō ichidai banashi - 尾上梅寿一代噺)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (源牛若丸) [in <i>Shiki utsushi tosa-e no futsutsuka</i> (四季写士佐画拙)]
1847 Kuniyoshi Benkei diptych
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (源牛若丸) [in Shiki utsushi tosa-e no futsutsuka (四季写士佐画拙)]

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (<i>Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa</i> - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of the 'Six Jewel Rivers' (<i>Mu Tamagawa</i> - 六玉川)  
1847 Kuniyoshi beating cloth
The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of the 'Six Jewel Rivers' (Mu Tamagawa - 六玉川)  

The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (<i>Yamashiro no kuni Ide no Tamagawa</i> - 山城国井出の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of <i>Six Jewel Rivers</i> (<i>Mu Tamagawa</i> -  六玉川)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi yamashiro
The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro no kuni Ide no Tamagawa - 山城国井出の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa - 六玉川)

Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as Inue Shinbei (犬江親兵衛) from the series <i>Loyal Heroes of the Hakkenden</i> (Giyū Hakkenden - 義勇八犬伝)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi Inue Shimbei
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as Inue Shinbei (犬江親兵衛) from the series Loyal Heroes of the Hakkenden (Giyū Hakkenden - 義勇八犬伝)

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