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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

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')

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 Fei (張飛 - Jp: Chōhi) thundering at Changban Bridge (長坂橋)
1828c Kunisada chohi
Zhang Fei (張飛 - Jp: Chōhi) thundering at Changban Bridge (長坂橋)

Triptych of a moonlit scene at a sacred Shintō site from the play <i>Yamatogana Heike monogatari</i> [倭仮名平家物語] - Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) on the left as Monomi no Omatsu (物見のお松); Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) in the center; Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on the right
1825c Kunisada moonlight
Triptych of a moonlit scene at a sacred Shintō site from the play Yamatogana Heike monogatari [倭仮名平家物語] - Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) on the left as Monomi no Omatsu (物見のお松); Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) in the center; Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on the right

Hokushu ca 1825<br /> 
Wasa Daihachirō firing arrows<br /> 
at San-ju-san Gendō in 1686
1825ca Hokushu 01
Ichikawa Ebijurō I [市川鰕十郎] as Wada Raihachi [和田雷八] at the Sanjūsangen Hall

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tōzō the Farmer, in reality Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木高綱) - 
<i>Hyakushō Tōzō jitsu wa Sasaki Takatsuna, Nakamura Utaemon</i> (百姓藤三実ハ佐々木高綱: 中村歌右衛門) in  <i>Kamakura Sandaiki</i> or <i>Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns</i> [鏡倉三代記] - in the form of a <i>hagoita</i>
1824 Shibakuni 0002
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tōzō the Farmer, in reality Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木高綱) - Hyakushō Tōzō jitsu wa Sasaki Takatsuna, Nakamura Utaemon (百姓藤三実ハ佐々木高綱: 中村歌右衛門) in Kamakura Sandaiki or Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns [鏡倉三代記] - in the form of a hagoita

Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Sakamoto Miuranosuke Yoshimura (三浦之介) in the kabuki play <i>Kamakura Sandaiki</i> or <i>Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns</i> [鏡倉三代記] - in the form of a <i>hagoita</i>
1824 Shibakuni 0001
Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Sakamoto Miuranosuke Yoshimura (三浦之介) in the kabuki play Kamakura Sandaiki or Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns [鏡倉三代記] - in the form of a hagoita

Ichimura Uzaemon XII (市村羽左衛門) as Saitōgo Kunitake (斎藤吾国武) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the samurai Goto Hyōe Morinaga (後藤兵衛盛長) in the play <i>Itsukushima sugata no utsushi-e</i> (巌島姿写絵)
1824 Kunisada P1185.jpg
Ichimura Uzaemon XII (市村羽左衛門) as Saitōgo Kunitake (斎藤吾国武) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the samurai Goto Hyōe Morinaga (後藤兵衛盛長) in the play Itsukushima sugata no utsushi-e (巌島姿写絵)

A High-Ranking Courtesan: New Yoshiwara (Shin-yoshiwara - 新吉原) from the series <i>Famous Places of Edo</i> (Edo meishō - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-like
1824 Kunisada koban
A High-Ranking Courtesan: New Yoshiwara (Shin-yoshiwara - 新吉原) from the series Famous Places of Edo (Edo meishō - 江戸名所) - surimono-like

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yokanpei (与勘平) from the series <i>A Collection of Temporary Fans</i> (<i>Uchiwa Tōsei Kurabe</i> - 団扇当世競)
1824 Hokushu Ebijuro fan
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yokanpei (与勘平) from the series A Collection of Temporary Fans (Uchiwa Tōsei Kurabe - 団扇当世競)

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yokanpei (与勘平) from the series <i>A Collection of Temporary Fans</i> (<i>Uchiwa Tōsei Kurabe</i> - 団扇当世競)
1824 Hokushu ebijiro yokanpei
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yokanpei (与勘平) from the series A Collection of Temporary Fans (Uchiwa Tōsei Kurabe - 団扇当世競)

<i>Hōnō</i> (Offering 奉納): A votive picture of a horse (<i>ema</i> 絵馬)
1824 ca Nagahide horse.jpg
Hōnō (Offering 奉納): A votive picture of a horse (ema 絵馬)

Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as the hairdresser [<i>kamisuri</i>] Tasuke and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Yari no Gonza (鑓の権三) or Gonza the Spearman in 'Rumors of a Scandal on the Fushimi Road' (<i>Fushimikaido Uwasa no Akatsuki</i> - 伏見街道噂暁月)
1824 Ashiyuki Kitsusaburo II K
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as the hairdresser [kamisuri] Tasuke and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Yari no Gonza (鑓の権三) or Gonza the Spearman in 'Rumors of a Scandal on the Fushimi Road' (Fushimikaido Uwasa no Akatsuki - 伏見街道噂暁月)

Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Watōnai (和藤内) and Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Nyōbō Komutsu (女房小むつ)
1824 Ashiyuki crepe diptych
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Watōnai (和藤内) and Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Nyōbō Komutsu (女房小むつ)

Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Ukisu no Jinzō and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as the maiden Oren
1824 Ashiyuki Ashimaru
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Ukisu no Jinzō and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as the maiden Oren

Low Tide at Susaki (<i>Susaki no shiohi</i> - 洲崎之汐干) from the series <i>Fashionable Eight Views of the Eastern Capital </i>(<i>Fūryū Tōto hakkei</i> - 風流東都八景)
1824-29 Eizan low tide at susa
Low Tide at Susaki (Susaki no shiohi - 洲崎之汐干) from the series Fashionable Eight Views of the Eastern Capital (Fūryū Tōto hakkei - 風流東都八景)

The Style of a Geisha: San'en (三園[?] - <i>San'en geisha fū</i>) from the series <i>Famous Places of Edo</i> (<i>Edo meishō</i> - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-like
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho sa
The Style of a Geisha: San'en (三園[?] - San'en geisha fū) from the series Famous Places of Edo (Edo meishō - 江戸名所) - surimono-like

The Style of a Daimyō's Maid: Ueno (上野 <i>Ueno goten fū</i>) from the series <i>Edo Meisho</i> (<i>Famous Places of Edo</i> - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-like
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 3
The Style of a Daimyō's Maid: Ueno (上野 Ueno goten fū) from the series Edo Meisho (Famous Places of Edo - 江戸名所) - surimono-like

Serving Girl from a Teahouse: Ryōgoku (<i>Ryōgoku chaya musume</i> - 両国茶屋娘) from the series <i>Edo Meisho</i> (<i>Famous Places of Edo</i> - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-type
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 2
Serving Girl from a Teahouse: Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku chaya musume - 両国茶屋娘) from the series Edo Meisho (Famous Places of Edo - 江戸名所) - surimono-type

Young Geisha/Prostitute: Fukagawa (深川[新子] <i>Fukagawa Shinko</i>) from the series <i>Edo Meisho</i> (Famous Places of Edo - 江戸名所) - <i>surimono</i>-like
1824-25 Kunisada edo meisho 1
Young Geisha/Prostitute: Fukagawa (深川[新子] Fukagawa Shinko) from the series Edo Meisho (Famous Places of Edo - 江戸名所) - surimono-like

Kamigashi-hime (神我志姫) transformed brigands into spiders then destroyed them
1824-5 Kuniyoshi spider
Kamigashi-hime (神我志姫) transformed brigands into spiders then destroyed them

Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing
1820s Toyokuni II triptych sno
Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing

Picture of Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (<i>Ryōgoku hanabi no zu</i> - 両 国花火之図) - lower half of a six panel composition
1820s Toyokuni I boating
Picture of Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku hanabi no zu - 両 国花火之図) - lower half of a six panel composition

<i>Aizuri-e</i>: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates <i>Mitate shinōkōshō</i> (無名: 見立士農工商)
1820s Sadakage aizuri-e rooste
Aizuri-e: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates Mitate shinōkōshō (無名: 見立士農工商)

Pentaptych: <i>bijin</i> holding puppets of actors as <i>otokodate</i> - from the left - Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎), Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) - from 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)
1820s Kuniyasu pentaptych
Pentaptych: bijin holding puppets of actors as otokodate - from the left - Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎), Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) - from 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

<i>Mizuchaya</i> (水茶屋) teahouse from the series <i>Contest of Beauties</i> (<i>Bijo kurabe</i> - 美女競)
1820s Kunisada winter read
Mizuchaya (水茶屋) teahouse from the series Contest of Beauties (Bijo kurabe - 美女競)

A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych
1820s Kunisada lightning
A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)
1820s Kunisada actors stage
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)

<i>Shunga</i> with an <i>awabi</i> diver
1820s Hokusai shunga
Shunga with an awabi diver

San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (<i>San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu</i> - 三園山増上寺図) from the series <i>The Eastern Capital</i> (Tōto - 東都)
1820s Hokuju landscape yoko-e
San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu - 三園山増上寺図) from the series The Eastern Capital (Tōto - 東都)

Bijin looking at the full moon
1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon

Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow
1820c Kunisada tometomo
Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow

An oiran from the series <i>Popular Flute Tunes and Pictures of Women</i> (<i>Fūryū chōshi fue: niagari</i> - 風流調子婦絵: 二上り)
1820c Kunisada Oiran.jpg
An oiran from the series Popular Flute Tunes and Pictures of Women (Fūryū chōshi fue: niagari - 風流調子婦絵: 二上り)

<i>Bijin</i> in a summer robe, standing before an insect merchant's portable booth, visiting a shrine temple during a festival - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled <i>En'nichi no kei</i> (ゑん日乃景) in the <i>toshidama</i> cartouche in the center panel
1820-40c Kunisada crickets
Bijin in a summer robe, standing before an insect merchant's portable booth, visiting a shrine temple during a festival - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled En'nichi no kei (ゑん日乃景) in the toshidama cartouche in the center panel

A couple locked in an embrace
1820-25ca Eisen shunga
A couple locked in an embrace

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