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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)

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hidari Jingorō from the triptych <i>The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō</i> (<i>Sono mukashi Hidari Jingorō ga meiyo no furugoto</i> - 名誉乃奮事)
1850c Kunisada hori sake
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hidari Jingorō from the triptych The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō (Sono mukashi Hidari Jingorō ga meiyo no furugoto - 名誉乃奮事)

Ichikawa Gangyoku I [市川眼玉] as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助)  and Bandō Shuka I as the courtesan Okaru (...おかる) being spied on by Ōtani Tomoemon IV as Moronao's henchman, Ono Kadayū (斧九太夫) below - Scene VII from the <i>Chūshingura</i>
1850c Kunisada chushingura dip
Ichikawa Gangyoku I [市川眼玉] as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助) and Bandō Shuka I as the courtesan Okaru (...おかる) being spied on by Ōtani Tomoemon IV as Moronao's henchman, Ono Kadayū (斧九太夫) below - Scene VII from the Chūshingura

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

Sumō wrestler Unryū (雲龍) from the series <i>Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu</i> (相撲繁栄溜り入の図) or 'Pictures of Famous Sumō Wrestlers Waiting for Their Match'
1849-53 Kunisada unryu
Sumō wrestler Unryū (雲龍) from the series Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu (相撲繁栄溜り入の図) or 'Pictures of Famous Sumō Wrestlers Waiting for Their Match'

Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left
1849-52 Kunisada kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left

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)

Yamauba (山姥) on the left, Kaidōmaru (怪童丸) in the center, and Mita no shi (三田仕) on the right - with acrobatic men dressed as animals - possibly from a <i>shosagoto</i> [所作事] performance
1847-50 Kunisada kaidomaru ani
Yamauba (山姥) on the left, Kaidōmaru (怪童丸) in the center, and Mita no shi (三田仕) on the right - with acrobatic men dressed as animals - possibly from a shosagoto [所作事] performance

Two book covers, <i>ebyōshi</i> (絵表紙) forming a diptych of <i>The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya</i> (<i>Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari</i> - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36
1845c Kuniyoshi Kunisada ehon
Two book covers, ebyōshi (絵表紙) forming a diptych of The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya (Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36

Triptych of the Famous Sights of Edo (東都名所遊観): Last Month of the Year in Asakusa (極月浅草市)
1845c Kunisada kiyomidzu
Triptych of the Famous Sights of Edo (東都名所遊観): Last Month of the Year in Asakusa (極月浅草市)

Dōjōji Maiden (<i>Musume Dōjōji</i> - 道成寺) dressed as a traditional <i>shirabyoshi</i> (白拍子)
1845 ca Kunisada dojoji
Dōjōji Maiden (Musume Dōjōji - 道成寺) dressed as a traditional shirabyoshi (白拍子)

Heavy Snow at Year's End (歳暮の深雪) triptych
1844 Kunisada heavy snow at ye
Heavy Snow at Year's End (歳暮の深雪) triptych

Woman kneading a rice cake (<i>mochi</i>) in a mortar - illustration of a verse by Prince Motoyoshi (元良親王), no. 20 (二十) from the series <i>A Collection of Pictures for the One Hundred Poems</i> (百人一首繪抄)
1843-45 Kunisada wash barrel
Woman kneading a rice cake (mochi) in a mortar - illustration of a verse by Prince Motoyoshi (元良親王), no. 20 (二十) from the series A Collection of Pictures for the One Hundred Poems (百人一首繪抄)

Two <i>bijin</i> traveling aboard a boat in winter
1843-45 Kunisada Sumida RIver
Two bijin traveling aboard a boat in winter

<i>Comparison of Popular Beauties</i> (<i>Ryūkō Bijin Awase</i> - 流行美人合), three geisha at Nakachō (仲町 送り) from the series 'Eight Views of Tatsumi' (<i>Tatsumi hakkei no uchi</i> - 辰巳八景ノ内)
1840c Kunisada nako-cho
Comparison of Popular Beauties (Ryūkō Bijin Awase - 流行美人合), three geisha at Nakachō (仲町 送り) from the series 'Eight Views of Tatsumi' (Tatsumi hakkei no uchi - 辰巳八景ノ内)

Coital close up
1840ca Kunisada shunga close-u
Coital close up

Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the <i>koshimoto</i> Chidori (the chambermaid Chidori - 腰元千鳥) from Act II, <i>The Disinheriting of Genta</i> (<i>Genta kando</i> - 源太勘当) from the play <i>Hiragana seisuiki</i> (ひらがな盛衰記)
1832-34c Kunisada iwai shijaku
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the koshimoto Chidori (the chambermaid Chidori - 腰元千鳥) from Act II, The Disinheriting of Genta (Genta kando - 源太勘当) from the play Hiragana seisuiki (ひらがな盛衰記)

<i>Sudden Shower at the Mimeguri Shrine</i> (三囲の夕立)
1830s Kunisada bijin rain
Sudden Shower at the Mimeguri Shrine (三囲の夕立)

Sawamura Tosshō I (沢村訥升) as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷直実) with Iwai Tojaku (岩井杜若) as  his wife (<i>nyōbō</i>) Sagami (女房さがみ) from the play <i>Ichinotani Futaba Gunki</i> (一谷嫩軍記) - the center and left panels of a triptych
1830 Kunisada bird awning
Sawamura Tosshō I (沢村訥升) as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷直実) with Iwai Tojaku (岩井杜若) as his wife (nyōbō) Sagami (女房さがみ) from the play Ichinotani Futaba Gunki (一谷嫩軍記) - the center and left panels of a triptych

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actor prints (yakusha-e - 役者絵) (6)
Bandō Shūka I (初代坂東しうか: from 11/1839 to 11/1854) (1)
beautiful woman picture (bijin-ga - 美人画) (5)
Chūshingura - the play (忠臣蔵 - 47 rōnin) (1)
Daikokuya Heikichi (大黒屋平吉) (1)
erotic prints (shunga - 春画) (1)
Hayashiya Shōgorō (林屋庄五郎) (1)
Hidari Jingorō (左甚五郎) (1)
Historical - Social - Ephemera (1)
boshi-e (母子絵) (2)
Ichinotani Futaba Gunki (一の谷嫩軍記) (1)
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mitate-e (見立て絵) (3)
Otokodate - chivalrous men (男伊達) (1)
sumō (相撲) (1)
Yūrei-zu (幽霊図 - ghosts demons monsters and spirits) (1)
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎: 3/1832 - 6/8/1854) (2)
Ichikawa Gangyoku I (初代市川眼玉: from 4/1849 to 12/1849) (1)
Iwafuji, Onoe, Ohatsu (岩藤, 尾上, お初) (1)
Iwai Kumesaburō III (三代目岩井粂三郎: from 11/1832 to 1/1864) (1)
Iwai Shijaku I (初代岩井紫若: 11/1822-2/1844) (1)
Iwai Tojaku (岩井杜若: from 11/1832 - 1/1846) (1)
Izumiya Ichibei (和泉屋市兵衛) (1)
Jiraiya (自来也) (1)
Kawachiya Chōzō (1)
Kogaya Katsugorō (古賀屋勝五郎) (1)
Kumagai Jirō Naozane (熊谷直実) (1)
landscape prints (fūkeiga 風景画) (1)
magicians (mahōtsukai - 魔法使い) (1)
Maruya Seijirō (丸屋清次郎) (1)
Moriya Jihei (森屋治兵衛) (1)
Nakamura Utaemon IV (四代目中村歌右衛門: 1/1836-2/1852) (1)
picture book (ehon - 絵本) (2)
Sanoya Kihei (佐野屋喜兵衛) (1)
Sawamura Tosshō I (初代沢村訥升 or 澤村訥升: from 11/1831 to 6/1844) (1)
Seki Sanjūrō III (三代目関三十郎: 4/1840 to 12/1870) (1)
Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) (1)
Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛) (1)
Tsutaya Kichizō (蔦屋吉蔵) (2)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) (1)
warrior prints (musha-e - 武者絵) (1)
Yahataya Sakujirō (八幡屋作次郎) (1)
Yamaguchiya Tōbei (山口屋藤兵衛) (2)
Yamamotoya Heikichi (山本屋平吉) (2)
Yamauba or Yamamba (山姥) (1)
Yokokawa Takejirō (横川彫武) (1)
Ōtani Tomoemon IV (四代目大谷友右衛門: from 11/1831 to 1/1861) (1)
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1841 (1)
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