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Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play
1820s ca Toyokuni II ichikawa
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play

A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
1820s Eisen bijin
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind

A Moonlit Night  at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych
1820s Sudatora lake
A Moonlit Night at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych

Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a <i>wani</i> (sea-monster - 鰐)
1828 Kuniyoshi
Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a wani (sea-monster - 鰐)

A cool evening watching fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo (<i>Toto Ryōgokubashi Yusuzumi no zu</i> - 東都両国橋夕涼図)
1830-35c Eisen Fireworks.jpg
A cool evening watching fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo (Toto Ryōgokubashi Yusuzumi no zu - 東都両国橋夕涼図)

<i>Surimono</i>: The peasant (<i>nō</i> - 農) from the series Series of Four (<i>Yonban tsuzuki</i> - 四番続)
1830ca Kunisada surimono
Surimono: The peasant (nō - 農) from the series Series of Four (Yonban tsuzuki - 四番続)

The courtesan Mayuzumi (黛) from the Sakuragi house (さくらぎや) from the school of Kunisada - one panel of a pentaptych
1830c Hokusai Oiran with Kamur
The courtesan Mayuzumi (黛) from the Sakuragi house (さくらぎや) from the school of Kunisada - one panel of a pentaptych

The courtesan Nakagawa (中川) of Nakamanjiya (中万字屋内) - Shin Yoshiwara in Kadomachi (新吉原角町)
1830c Kunisada nakagawa
The courtesan Nakagawa (中川) of Nakamanjiya (中万字屋内) - Shin Yoshiwara in Kadomachi (新吉原角町)

Procession of women at the Tōshōgū Shrine in Ueno - four panels of a pentaptych
1830c Kunisada tetraptych
Procession of women at the Tōshōgū Shrine in Ueno - four panels of a pentaptych

Arashi Rikan II as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎) performing in a <i>mitate</i> - the title cartouche reads: 見立  牛若三郎  嵐璃寛
1830c Sadamasu 01
Arashi Rikan II as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎) performing in a mitate - the title cartouche reads: 見立 牛若三郎 嵐璃寛

<i>Aizuri-e</i> - a courtesan holding a pipe (<i>kiseru</i>) watches a pair of ducks, from the series 'Five Modern Beauties' (<i>Tōsei gonin bijo</i> - 當世五人美女)
1830c Toyokuni II aizuri-e
Aizuri-e - a courtesan holding a pipe (kiseru) watches a pair of ducks, from the series 'Five Modern Beauties' (Tōsei gonin bijo - 當世五人美女)

Kōmei (孔明) conjures up the southeast wind from the series <i>Wakan buyū kagami</i> (和漢武勇鑑 - Paragons of Chinese and Japanese Bravery) - 2nd edition of this print
1830s Kuniyoshi flaming sword
Kōmei (孔明) conjures up the southeast wind from the series Wakan buyū kagami (和漢武勇鑑 - Paragons of Chinese and Japanese Bravery) - 2nd edition of this print

Toyohana (豊花 ) of the Maru-Ebiya (丸海老屋内) from the series <i> Comparisons of Courtesans and Flowers</i> (<i>Keisei hana kurabe</i> - 傾城花競)
1830s Sencho flower.jpg
Toyohana (豊花 ) of the Maru-Ebiya (丸海老屋内) from the series Comparisons of Courtesans and Flowers (Keisei hana kurabe - 傾城花競)

The <i>oiran</i> Ogura from the Owari house (尾張屋内尾倉登) accompanied by two <i>kamuro</i> - from an untitled series
1830s Senchō oiran and kamuro
The oiran Ogura from the Owari house (尾張屋内尾倉登) accompanied by two kamuro - from an untitled series

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) from the series <i>Tōto Meisho</i> with <i>Ryōgoku</i> in the background (東都名所 - 両国)
1830s Toyokuni II toto meisho
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) from the series Tōto Meisho with Ryōgoku in the background (東都名所 - 両国)

Inumura Daikaku stabbing the gigantic cat from the series <i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi </i> <i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一
1832c Kuniyoshi cat
Inumura Daikaku stabbing the gigantic cat from the series Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一

Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印せん右衛門), No. 4 (四) from the series<i> Five Manly Men of the Present Day</i> (Tōsei gonin otoko - 当世五人男)
1833c Kunisada Tosei genin oto
Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印せん右衛門), No. 4 (四) from the series Five Manly Men of the Present Day (Tōsei gonin otoko - 当世五人男)

Takagi Toranosuke (多嘉木虎之助) capturing a kappa underwater in the Tamura River in the Province of Sagami [相模国]
1834-35 Kuniyoshi kappa
Takagi Toranosuke (多嘉木虎之助) capturing a kappa underwater in the Tamura River in the Province of Sagami [相模国]

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the warrior Kumagai Jirō Naozane (熊谷次郎) and Arashi Rikan II as Kohagi (小萩無官太夫) at the Gojō Bridge.
1835 Hokuei diptych
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the warrior Kumagai Jirō Naozane (熊谷次郎) and Arashi Rikan II as Kohagi (小萩無官太夫) at the Gojō Bridge.

Nakamura Shikan II as the fox Genkurō impersonating Satō Tadanobu in the play <i>Hanayagura hitome senbon</i>  (花櫓詠吉野 - 'One Thousand Fragrances in the Flower Tower'}
1835 Hokuei nakamura shikan ii
Nakamura Shikan II as the fox Genkurō impersonating Satō Tadanobu in the play Hanayagura hitome senbon (花櫓詠吉野 - 'One Thousand Fragrances in the Flower Tower'}

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Akogi Heiji (あこぎ平次) from the series <i>Tōsei keshōkagami</i> (当世化粧鏡)
1835 Hokuei rikan II
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Akogi Heiji (あこぎ平次) from the series Tōsei keshōkagami (当世化粧鏡)

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Hirai Gonpachi (平井ごん八) and Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Komurasaki (小むらさき or 小紫) in the play <i>Hiyokumon sato no nishiki-e</i> (双紋廓錦絵) or <i>A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters</i>
1835 Hokuei rikan tomijuro
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Hirai Gonpachi (平井ごん八) and Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Komurasaki (小むらさき or 小紫) in the play Hiyokumon sato no nishiki-e (双紋廓錦絵) or A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters

Sawamura Tosshō I (沢村訥升) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) on the right, Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Sōta (惣太) in the center, and Iwai Hanshirō VI (岩井半四郎) as the nun Seigen (Seigen-ni - 清玄尼) on the left from the play <i>Hana butai yoshiya otoko</i> [花舞台丹前侠客]
1835 Kunisada fire boat
Sawamura Tosshō I (沢村訥升) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) on the right, Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Sōta (惣太) in the center, and Iwai Hanshirō VI (岩井半四郎) as the nun Seigen (Seigen-ni - 清玄尼) on the left from the play Hana butai yoshiya otoko [花舞台丹前侠客]

View of Mishima (<i>Mishima no zu</i> - 三嶋之図) from the series <i>Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi</i> - 東海道五十三次之内)
1835 Kunisada tokaido 12
View of Mishima (Mishima no zu - 三嶋之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi - 東海道五十三次之内)

Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川荘介義任) from the series <br /><i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> <br />(<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)<br /> - right-hand panel of a diptych
1835 Kuniyoshi 8 dog bakin
Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川荘介義任) from the series
The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin
(Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
- right-hand panel of a diptych

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori [犬田小文吾忬順] with the child Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江親兵衛仁) fending off an attack -  from the series <i>The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors</i> (<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
1835 Kuniyoshi eight dog heroe
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori [犬田小文吾忬順] with the child Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江親兵衛仁) fending off an attack - from the series The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors (Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)

Kanshin Humbles Himself and Crawls Through the Legs of Rogues to Gain Self-Control <i>Kanshin matakuguri no zu</i> (韓信胯潜之図)
1835 Kuniyoshi fisherman.jpg
Kanshin Humbles Himself and Crawls Through the Legs of Rogues to Gain Self-Control Kanshin matakuguri no zu (韓信胯潜之図)

Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (源牛若丸) and Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) fighting on Gojō Bridge [五条橋] from the series <i>Mirror of Military Excellence and Fierce Courage</i> (<i>Buei mōyū kagami</i> - 武英猛勇鏡) 
1835 Kuniyoshi Gojo Bridge
Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (源牛若丸) and Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) fighting on Gojō Bridge [五条橋] from the series Mirror of Military Excellence and Fierce Courage (Buei mōyū kagami - 武英猛勇鏡) 

Four actors performing in a <i>mitate</i>: Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tsujikaze Hachihei (辻風八平) on the far right, to his left is Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎), next is Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Inaba Taro (稲葉太良) and on the far left is Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Inaba (稲場)
1835 Sadamasu tetrapytych.jpg
Four actors performing in a mitate: Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tsujikaze Hachihei (辻風八平) on the far right, to his left is Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎), next is Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Inaba Taro (稲葉太良) and on the far left is Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Inaba (稲場)

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) in the play <i>Hiyokumon Sato no Nishiki-e</i> (双紋廓錦絵) or <i>A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters</i>
1835 Shigeharu rikan II arigat
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) in the play Hiyokumon Sato no Nishiki-e (双紋廓錦絵) or A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters

<i>Kakemono-e</i> of a courtesan on parade
1835ca Eisen kakemono coutesan
Kakemono-e of a courtesan on parade

Three heroes of the Water Margin capture the bandit queen Ichijōsei (<i>108 Heroes of the Theatre Suikoden</i> - <i>Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi</i> - 戯場水滸伝百八人之内) - a <i>mitate</i> tetraptych
1835ca Hokuei suikoden
Three heroes of the Water Margin capture the bandit queen Ichijōsei (108 Heroes of the Theatre Suikoden - Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi - 戯場水滸伝百八人之内) - a mitate tetraptych

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tonbei, the ferryman at Yaguchi (<i>Yaguchi no Watashimori</i> - 矢口ノ渡し守頓兵衛) - left-hand panel of a diptych from the play <i>Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi</i> (神霊矢口渡)
1835c Hokuei diceman
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tonbei, the ferryman at Yaguchi (Yaguchi no Watashimori - 矢口ノ渡し守頓兵衛) - left-hand panel of a diptych from the play Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi (神霊矢口渡)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ju-unryū Kōsonshō (入雲龍公孫勝) from <i>108 Heroes of the Theater Suikoden</i> (<i>Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi</i> - 戯場水滸伝百八人之内)
1835c Hokuei suikoden Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ju-unryū Kōsonshō (入雲龍公孫勝) from 108 Heroes of the Theater Suikoden (Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi - 戯場水滸伝百八人之内)

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori [犬田小文吾忬順] with the child Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江親兵衛仁) fending off an attack -  from the series <i>The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors</i> (<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
1835c Kuniyoshi 8dog A
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori [犬田小文吾忬順] with the child Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江親兵衛仁) fending off an attack - from the series The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors (Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori (犬田小文吾悌須) from the series <i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> (<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
1835c Kuniyoshi 8dog B
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori (犬田小文吾悌須) from the series The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin (Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)

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