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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
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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

Kyūsenpō Sakuchō or Suo Chao, the Urgent Vanguard (急先鋒索超) from the series from <i>One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
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Kyūsenpō Sakuchō or Suo Chao, the Urgent Vanguard (急先鋒索超) from the series from One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as an <i>onnagata</i> probably playing Shizuka Gozen with a hand drum covered with the skins of Fox Tadanobu's parents
1846-52c Kunisada II phoenix
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as an onnagata probably playing Shizuka Gozen with a hand drum covered with the skins of Fox Tadanobu's parents

Somenosuke (染之助) of the Matsubaya (松葉屋) - from the series of Great Contemporary Beauties  (<i>Zensei soroi</i> - 全勢揃) compared to famous places (名所) of Yamato (和国)
1840c Toyokuni II bijin aizuri
Somenosuke (染之助) of the Matsubaya (松葉屋) - from the series of Great Contemporary Beauties (Zensei soroi - 全勢揃) compared to famous places (名所) of Yamato (和国)

Dance Teacher (<i>Odori shishō</i> - 踊師匠) from the series <i>A Collection of Modern Beauties</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> - 当世美人合)
1838 Kunisada dance teacher
Dance Teacher (Odori shishō - 踊師匠) from the series A Collection of Modern Beauties (Tōsei bijin awase - 当世美人合)

A beautiful, elegant woman standing outside the entry to a building which houses the Chūshuntei restaurant [柱春亭]  - center panel of a triptych
1835c Kunisada Letter
A beautiful, elegant woman standing outside the entry to a building which houses the Chūshuntei restaurant [柱春亭] - center panel of a triptych

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Shōki the Demon Queller [鍾馗] - from the series of seven quick-change roles performed by this actor (七変化之内)
1835 Shigeharu shoki
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Shōki the Demon Queller [鍾馗] - from the series of seven quick-change roles performed by this actor (七変化之内)

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I [市川鰕十良] as Mokuemon [杢右衛門] and Ichikawa Danzō V [五代市川団蔵] as Yashichi [弥七] in the <em>Kanadehon Chūshingura</em> ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - left panel of a diptych
1835 Hokushu actor duo
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I [市川鰕十良] as Mokuemon [杢右衛門] and Ichikawa Danzō V [五代市川団蔵] as Yashichi [弥七] in the Kanadehon Chūshingura ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - left panel of a diptych

Xie Bao, the Twin-Tailed Scorpion (Sōbikatsu Kaihō 雙尾蠍解寶) and Zou Run, the One-Horned Dragon (Dokuakuryū Sūjin 獨角龍雛潤) from the series <i>The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1834c Kuniyoshi two lanterns
Xie Bao, the Twin-Tailed Scorpion (Sōbikatsu Kaihō 雙尾蠍解寶) and Zou Run, the One-Horned Dragon (Dokuakuryū Sūjin 獨角龍雛潤) from the series The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Shirai Saijirō (白井才八郎 actually Gonpachi 権八) in <i>Futatsumon kuruwa no nishiki-e</i> (双紋郭錦絵: 'Brocade print of two crests in the pleasure quarters')
1832 Shunshi onoe tamizo ii
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Shirai Saijirō (白井才八郎 actually Gonpachi 権八) in Futatsumon kuruwa no nishiki-e (双紋郭錦絵: 'Brocade print of two crests in the pleasure quarters')

The Tenth Month (十月): The Festival of Ebisu (<i>Jūgatsu, Ebisu kō</i> - 恵比子講), Kaotsuma (顔妻) of the Tamaya (玉屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (<i>Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji</i> - 新吉原年中行事)  
1832 Eisen Towel.jpg
The Tenth Month (十月): The Festival of Ebisu (Jūgatsu, Ebisu kō - 恵比子講), Kaotsuma (顔妻) of the Tamaya (玉屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji - 新吉原年中行事)  

Nakamura Utaemon III as Ishikawa Goemon in the play <i>Kinmon Gosan no Kiri</i> (<i>The Temple Gate and the Paulownia Crest</i>) [金門五三桐]
1830s Hokushu Goemon and Hawk
Nakamura Utaemon III as Ishikawa Goemon in the play Kinmon Gosan no Kiri (The Temple Gate and the Paulownia Crest) [金門五三桐]

Streetwalker (<i>Tsujigimi</i> - 辻君) from the series <i>Comparison of Present-day Beauties</i> (<i>Jisei bijin kurabe</i> - 時世美人競)
1830s Eisen courtesan
Streetwalker (Tsujigimi - 辻君) from the series Comparison of Present-day Beauties (Jisei bijin kurabe - 時世美人競)

<i>The Calculating Type</i> from the series 'Twelve Scenes of Modern Beauties' (<i>Imayō bijin jūnikei</i> - 今様美人十二景) or Yoshiwara (よし原)
1830s Eisen bijin
The Calculating Type from the series 'Twelve Scenes of Modern Beauties' (Imayō bijin jūnikei - 今様美人十二景) or Yoshiwara (よし原)

Oiran sitting on a ledge by a lattice work
1830c Toyoshige Flowers
Oiran sitting on a ledge by a lattice work

Tiger and bamboo
1830c Toyokuni II tiger
Tiger and bamboo

Aizuri-e - a <i>bijin</i> stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri-e
Aizuri-e - a bijin stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)

<i>Aizuri-e</i> of a <i>bijin</i> reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin hana-awase</i> - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri
Aizuri-e of a bijin reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in a possible kabuki Suikoden role
1830c Shigeharu 01
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in a possible kabuki Suikoden role

Lu Zhishen, the Tattooed Monk - (<i>Kaoshō Rochishin shomei Rotatsu</i> - 花和尚魯知深初名魯達) from the series <i>One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 
1830c Kuniyoshi suikoden Rochi
Lu Zhishen, the Tattooed Monk - (Kaoshō Rochishin shomei Rotatsu - 花和尚魯知深初名魯達) from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 

Seibokukan Kakushibun (井木案郝思文 aka Hao Siwen, Wild Dog) from the series <i>One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個 )
1830c Kuniyoshi seibokukan
Seibokukan Kakushibun (井木案郝思文 aka Hao Siwen, Wild Dog) from the series One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸傳濠傑百八人一個 )

Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also called Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki - 黒旋風李逵), from the series <i>The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1830c Kuniyoshi Kokusempu Riki
Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also called Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki - 黒旋風李逵), from the series The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) on the right as Gokuin no Osen (極印のお千) and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the left as Hotei no Oichi (布袋のお市) - two panels of a larger composition
1830c Kuniyasu Oichi
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) on the right as Gokuin no Osen (極印のお千) and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the left as Hotei no Oichi (布袋のお市) - two panels of a larger composition

Courtesan with umbrella in snow - middle panel of a <i>mitate</i> triptych - title: <i>Gentoku fūsetsu ni Kōmei o tazureru</i> - 玄徳風雪訪孔明 - a parody of Gentoku visiting Kōmei in the snow
1830c Kunisada umbrella snow
Courtesan with umbrella in snow - middle panel of a mitate triptych - title: Gentoku fūsetsu ni Kōmei o tazureru - 玄徳風雪訪孔明 - a parody of Gentoku visiting Kōmei in the snow

"<i>Tori Awase</i> (雞合) - <i>Goban  migi</i> (五番右), <i>Midare Dori</i>" - with a poem is by Sekiya Satomoto (関屋里元)
1830c Kunisada surimono
"Tori Awase (雞合) - Goban migi (五番右), Midare Dori" - with a poem is by Sekiya Satomoto (関屋里元)

Twilight Snow at Mokuboji (<i>Mokuboji bosetsu</i>木母寺暮雪) from the series <i>Eight Views of Edo</i> (<i>Edo hakkei</i> - 江戸八景)
1830c Kunisada sumida snow
Twilight Snow at Mokuboji (Mokuboji bosetsu木母寺暮雪) from the series Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei - 江戸八景)

The courtesan Masuharu (増春) of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋)
1830c Kunisada Courtesan.jpg
The courtesan Masuharu (増春) of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋)

Hair-washing Day (<i>Rokugatsu, Kamiarai hi</i> - 髪あらい日) in the Sixth Month (六月): Michitose (三千歳) of the Miuraya (三浦屋内) from the series <i>Four Seasons in the Pleasure Quarters: Annual Events in the Yoshiwara</i> (<i>Kuruwa no shikishi Yoshiwara yōji</i> - 廓の四季志吉原要事)
1830c Eizan homesick
Hair-washing Day (Rokugatsu, Kamiarai hi - 髪あらい日) in the Sixth Month (六月): Michitose (三千歳) of the Miuraya (三浦屋内) from the series Four Seasons in the Pleasure Quarters: Annual Events in the Yoshiwara (Kuruwa no shikishi Yoshiwara yōji - 廓の四季志吉原要事)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as a black man or <i>kuronbō</i> (黒んばう) in Western clothes carrying  coral - <i>Dance of the 9 Changes</i> (<i>Kokonobake no uchi</i> - 九変化ノ内) - from the play <i>Yosete Aratani Kokonobake</i> (日本新玉九尾化)
1830 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as a black man or kuronbō (黒んばう) in Western clothes carrying coral - Dance of the 9 Changes (Kokonobake no uchi - 九変化ノ内) - from the play Yosete Aratani Kokonobake (日本新玉九尾化)

Bandō Mitsugorō III, under his poetry name Bandō Shūka (坂東秀桂), from the series <i>Actors Compared to Flowers</i> (<i>Yakusha hana awase</i> - 役者花合)
1830 Toyokuni II Kikunojo V
Bandō Mitsugorō III, under his poetry name Bandō Shūka (坂東秀桂), from the series Actors Compared to Flowers (Yakusha hana awase - 役者花合)

Minamoto Yorimasa (源三位頼政 - here Genzanmi Yorimasa) on the left has shot the <i>nue</i> (鵺) - Ii no Hayata Hironao (猪早太廣直) in the center is about to finish it off. On the right panel is Watanabe Teishichi Tonau (渡邉丁七唱)
1830 Kuniyoshi triptych nue
Minamoto Yorimasa (源三位頼政 - here Genzanmi Yorimasa) on the left has shot the nue (鵺) - Ii no Hayata Hironao (猪早太廣直) in the center is about to finish it off. On the right panel is Watanabe Teishichi Tonau (渡邉丁七唱)

Zhang Heng, the Boat Flame (Senkaji Chōō - 舩火兒張横)  about to slay General Hotentei from the series <i>108 
 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1830 Kuniyoshi Cho-o
Zhang Heng, the Boat Flame (Senkaji Chōō - 舩火兒張横) about to slay General Hotentei from the series 108 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the robber Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) in the play <i>Sanmon gosan no kiri</i> [楼門五三桐]
1830 Kunisada Koshiro Goemon
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the robber Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) in the play Sanmon gosan no kiri [楼門五三桐]

Three panels from the series Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara (<i>Shin Yoshiwara yozakura</i> - 新吉原夜桜) - Chōdayū (長太夫) of the Okamotoya on the left
1830 Eisen bijin triptych
Three panels from the series Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara yozakura - 新吉原夜桜) - Chōdayū (長太夫) of the Okamotoya on the left

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) disguised as a fisherman peasant - probably from the play <i>Sumidagawa hana no goshozome</i> ("The Sumida River Adorned with Cherry Blossoms" -隅田川花御所染) - right-hand panel of a triptych
1830-35 Kunisada boat warrior
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) disguised as a fisherman peasant - probably from the play Sumidagawa hana no goshozome ("The Sumida River Adorned with Cherry Blossoms" -隅田川花御所染) - right-hand panel of a triptych

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Akaneya Hanshichi (あかねや半七) holding his child Otsū
1829c Shigeharu
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Akaneya Hanshichi (あかねや半七) holding his child Otsū

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