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Ichimura Uzaemon XII (市村羽左衛門) as Shōki (鍾馗) and Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Ao Oni (青鬼), the Blue Demon, from the series The Twelve Months (<i>Junitsuki no uchi</i> 十二月之内), here the Fifth Month (<i>Satsuki</i> 皐月)
1830 Kunisada Shoki
Ichimura Uzaemon XII (市村羽左衛門) as Shōki (鍾馗) and Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Ao Oni (青鬼), the Blue Demon, from the series The Twelve Months (Junitsuki no uchi 十二月之内), here the Fifth Month (Satsuki 皐月)

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Katsuma Gengobei (勝間源五兵衛) from the play <i>Godairiki koi no fūjime</i> (<i>Five Great Powers That Seal Love</i>) [五大力恋緘])
1837 Sadamasu Utaemon IV
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Katsuma Gengobei (勝間源五兵衛) from the play Godairiki koi no fūjime (Five Great Powers That Seal Love) [五大力恋緘])

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) in multiple roles from the series <i>Renowned Dance of Seven Changes</i> (<i>Onagori shosagoto nanabake shichihenge no uchi</i> - 御名残所作事七変化之内)
1838 sadanobu a set of four Na
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) in multiple roles from the series Renowned Dance of Seven Changes (Onagori shosagoto nanabake shichihenge no uchi - 御名残所作事七変化之内)

Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Shōji Tetsuno Ichizō (庄司畷の一三) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide (下り朝ひな三郎義秀) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若?) as Shiorite (しをりて) on the right - from <i>Asahina shima meguri no ki</i> (朝夷巡島記)
1840s Sadanobu shin kyogen
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Shōji Tetsuno Ichizō (庄司畷の一三) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide (下り朝ひな三郎義秀) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若?) as Shiorite (しをりて) on the right - from Asahina shima meguri no ki (朝夷巡島記)

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)

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)

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)

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]

Comic Handgames Compared (<i>Dōke ken awase</i> - 道化拳合 - どうけけんあわせ)
1847 Kuniyoshi 04
Comic Handgames Compared (Dōke ken awase - 道化拳合 - どうけけんあわせ)

<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)

Ken Practice (<i>Ken no keiko</i> - けんのけいこ) from the play <i>Norikake Soga dōchū sugoroku</i> (飾駒曽我通双六)
1847c Kuniyoshi Game of Ken
Ken Practice (Ken no keiko - けんのけいこ) from the play Norikake Soga dōchū sugoroku (飾駒曽我通双六)

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)

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)

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
1850 Hirosada danshichi
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
1850 Hirosada danshichi kurobe
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': <i>Zôho Naniwa kagami</i> (増補浪花鑑) from the series <i>Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi</i> (<i>Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months</i> - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)
1850 Kuniyoshi actor
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': Zôho Naniwa kagami (増補浪花鑑) from the series Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi (Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)

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)

Onoe Kikujirō II as Senzai (千歳) in the female role and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sambasō ( 三番叟) in <i>Ayatsuri Sanbasō</i> [あやつり三番叟]
1850 Kuniyoshi double bust
Onoe Kikujirō II as Senzai (千歳) in the female role and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sambasō ( 三番叟) in Ayatsuri Sanbasō [あやつり三番叟]

Nakamura Utaemon IV as the hunter Fukashichi (ふか七) - right panel of a pair from the play from the play <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]
1850c Hirosada Actor Portrait
Nakamura Utaemon IV as the hunter Fukashichi (ふか七) - right panel of a pair from the play from the play Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series <i>A Parody of the 12 Months</i> (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month
1850c Kunisada fox drum
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series A Parody of the 12 Months (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month

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)

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

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)

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)

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

Nakamura Tamashichi I [中村玉七] greeting the audience, with memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門]
1860 Hirosada actors kyoka
Nakamura Tamashichi I [中村玉七] greeting the audience, with memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門]

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