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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)

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)

Nakamura Utaemon IV as <i>Tsubone</i> Iwafuji (局岩藤) on the right, Fujikawa Kayū III as <i>chūro</i> Onoe (中老尾上) in the center, and Nakayama Bungorō II as Nakayama (中山) and  Bandō Shūka I as Iwafuji's Maid (<i>meshitsukai</i>) Ochiyo (岩藤召仕おちよ)
1850c Kuniyoshi hanami
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Tsubone Iwafuji (局岩藤) on the right, Fujikawa Kayū III as chūro Onoe (中老尾上) in the center, and Nakayama Bungorō II as Nakayama (中山) and Bandō Shūka I as Iwafuji's Maid (meshitsukai) Ochiyo (岩藤召仕おちよ)

Ken game of the Three Countries (Sangoku ken -  三国拳): <i>Nippon Amaterasu onkami,Tenjiku Shaka Nyorai, Morokoshi Taiseijin Kōshi</i>
1850c Kuniyoshi comic
Ken game of the Three Countries (Sangoku ken - 三国拳): Nippon Amaterasu onkami,Tenjiku Shaka Nyorai, Morokoshi Taiseijin Kōshi

The Flute -  Matsumoto Kinshō I as Sumiyoshi no reijin Fujitarō (住吉の住人富士太郎) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV as Asama Saemon (浅間左エ門) in the center, and Onoe Baikō IV [尾上梅幸] as Umegae (梅ヶ枝) on the right from the play <i>Fukujukai Muryō Denki</i> (福聚海駒量伝記)
1850 Kuniyoshi Diptych Cherry
The Flute - Matsumoto Kinshō I as Sumiyoshi no reijin Fujitarō (住吉の住人富士太郎) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV as Asama Saemon (浅間左エ門) in the center, and Onoe Baikō IV [尾上梅幸] as Umegae (梅ヶ枝) on the right from the play Fukujukai Muryō Denki (福聚海駒量伝記)

Sawamura Sōjūrō V [五代目沢村宗十郎] as Yorikane (頼兼) slaying his lover, the courtesan Takao (高尾), played by Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] - the center and left panels of a triptych
1849 Kuniyoshi diptych
Sawamura Sōjūrō V [五代目沢村宗十郎] as Yorikane (頼兼) slaying his lover, the courtesan Takao (高尾), played by Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] - the center and left panels of a triptych

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)

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)

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)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play <i>Sumida River Ghost Story</i> (<i>Kaidan Sumidagawa</i> - 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1847c Kuniyoshi flame ghost
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play Sumida River Ghost Story (Kaidan Sumidagawa - 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych

Danshichi’s wife Okaji [おかぢ] and the clerk Seishichi [手代清七]
1847 Kuniyoshi okaji & seshich
Danshichi’s wife Okaji [おかぢ] and the clerk Seishichi [手代清七]

Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as the Buddhist nun Seigen (清玄尼) on the left and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (市川団十郎) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) from the play 'Butai no Hana Yayoi no Irotoki'
1847 Kuniyoshi Diptych Bush Cl
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as the Buddhist nun Seigen (清玄尼) on the left and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (市川団十郎) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) from the play 'Butai no Hana Yayoi no Irotoki'

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)]

Sawamura Sōjūrō V (五代目沢村宗十郎) as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十右衛門) - this is the left panel of a diptych in a scene from the play <i>Onoe Kikugorō Ichidai Banashi</i> (尾上梅寿一代噺)
1847 Kuniyoshi actor geese
Sawamura Sōjūrō V (五代目沢村宗十郎) as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十右衛門) - this is the left panel of a diptych in a scene from the play Onoe Kikugorō Ichidai Banashi (尾上梅寿一代噺)

<i>Ōtsu Pictures for the Times: A Rare Thing You've Been Waiting For</i> (<i>Tokini Ōtsu-e kitai no maremono</i> - 流行逢都絵希代稀物)
1847 Kuniyoshi 08
Ōtsu Pictures for the Times: A Rare Thing You've Been Waiting For (Tokini Ōtsu-e kitai no maremono - 流行逢都絵希代稀物)

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōtaka Tonomo (大高主殿) and Nakamura Tsuruzō I as the fisherman Ganzō (漁師贋蔵) from the play <i>Takagi Oriemon Budō Jitsuroku</i> [高木織右武実録]
1847-52c Kuniyoshi seppuku
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōtaka Tonomo (大高主殿) and Nakamura Tsuruzō I as the fisherman Ganzō (漁師贋蔵) from the play Takagi Oriemon Budō Jitsuroku [高木織右武実録]

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)

Seki Sanjūrō III (right) as Yokoyama Daizō (横山大蔵) and Nakamura Utaemon IV (left) as Otaka Tonomo (大高主殿)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi asakusa duo
Seki Sanjūrō III (right) as Yokoyama Daizō (横山大蔵) and Nakamura Utaemon IV (left) as Otaka Tonomo (大高主殿)

Left sheet of a diptych: Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵) and Seki Sanjūrō III as Yokoyama Daizō (横山大蔵); right sheet: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Otaka Tonomo (大高主殿) in the play 'A true account of Takagi Oriemon' (高木織右武実録)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi asakusa dipt
Left sheet of a diptych: Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵) and Seki Sanjūrō III as Yokoyama Daizō (横山大蔵); right sheet: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Otaka Tonomo (大高主殿) in the play 'A true account of Takagi Oriemon' (高木織右武実録)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) beating a man disguised as a giant rat
1847-48 Kuniyoshi giant rat.jp
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) beating a man disguised as a giant rat

"Zazenmame" from the series Daruma's buffonery (<i>Dōke Daruma asobi</i> - 道化達磨あそび?)
1847-48 Kuniyoshi daruma
"Zazenmame" from the series Daruma's buffonery (Dōke Daruma asobi - 道化達磨あそび?)

Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Daifukuya Soroku (大黒屋惣六) carrying a <i>tobaccobon</i> - left panel of a diptych from the play<i> Iwao no Hananami no Shiraishi</i> (岩藤浪白石)
1842 Kuniyoshi Ichikawa Kyuzo
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Daifukuya Soroku (大黒屋惣六) carrying a tobaccobon - left panel of a diptych from the play Iwao no Hananami no Shiraishi (岩藤浪白石)

Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as the pirate captain Kezori Kuemon (毛剃九右衛門) in the play <i>Koi minata Hakata no hitouchi</i> (aka <i>Hakata Kojōrō makura</i>) or 'Love at Sea'
1837 Kuniyoshi Ebizo V
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as the pirate captain Kezori Kuemon (毛剃九右衛門) in the play Koi minata Hakata no hitouchi (aka Hakata Kojōrō makura) or 'Love at Sea'

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as 経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん, a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play <i>Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe</i> (嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see)- center panel of a triptych
1830c Kuniyoshi bando
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as 経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん, a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe (嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see)- center panel of a triptych

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Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎: 3/1832 - 6/8/1854) (7)
Ichikawa Ebizō V (五代目市川海老蔵: 11/1797 to 10/1800 and 3/1832 to 3/1859) (2)
Ichikawa Kodanji IV (四代目市川小団次: spring 1844 to 5/1866) (5)
Ichikawa Kuzō II (二代目市川九蔵: from 11/1835 to 9/1852) (1)
Ichimura Uzaemon XII (十二代目市村羽左衛門: 11/1821 to 12/1850) (4)
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (十三代目市村羽左衛門: 1/1851 to 1862) (1)
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Iwai Kumesaburō III (三代目岩井粂三郎: from 11/1832 to 1/1864) (2)
Iwasa Matabei (岩佐又兵衛) (1)
Jōshūya Kinzō (上州屋金蔵) (1)
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Matsumoto Kinshō I (松本錦升: from 11/1846 to 11/1849) (1)
Meiboku Sendai Hagi (伽藍先代萩) (2)
Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経) (2)
Minatoya Kohei (湊屋小兵衛) (4)
Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) (2)
Nakamura Tsuruzō I (初代中村鶴蔵: 11/1818 to 8/1865) (3)
Nakamura Utaemon IV (四代目中村歌右衛門: 1/1836-2/1852) (10)
Nakayama Bungorō II (二代目中山文五郎: from 11/1825 to 1862) (2)
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Onoe Baikō IV (四代目尾上梅幸: from 1/1846 to 8/1855) (1)
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Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎: 11/1815-3/1848) (2)
Onoe Kikujirō II (二代目尾上菊次郎: 11/1835 to 12/1856 and 1858 to June 1875) (1)
Sanoya Kihei (佐野屋喜兵衛) (1)
Sawamura Chōjūrō V (五代目沢村長十郎) (1)
Sawamura Sōjūrō V (五代目沢村宗十郎: from 7/1844 to 10/1848) (4)
Seki Sanjūrō III (三代目関三十郎: 4/1840 to 12/1870) (5)
Shimizuya Naojirō (清水屋直次郎) (2)
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Yahataya Sakujirō (八幡屋作次郎) (1)
Ōmiya Heihachi (近江屋平八) (1)
Ōtani Hiroemon V (五代目大谷広右衛門) (1)
Ōtaya Takichi (太田屋多吉) (1)
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