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Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Issun Tokubei (一寸徳兵衛) and Nakayama Shinkūrō III or IV (中山新九郎) as Tsurifune no Sabu (つり船ノ三ふ) from the scene 'At Tsurifune Sabu's home'
1793c Ryukosai sumo screen
Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Issun Tokubei (一寸徳兵衛) and Nakayama Shinkūrō III or IV (中山新九郎) as Tsurifune no Sabu (つり船ノ三ふ) from the scene 'At Tsurifune Sabu's home'

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
1810c Kunisada monnosuke
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

Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) on the left and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right, both portraying <i>Yamadori seirei</i> (山鳥せいれい) or female mandarin ducks in the play <i>Saruwaka's gold-crested battle fan</i> (<i>Saruwaka Hisago no gunbai</i> - 猿若瓢軍配)
1810c Toyokuni ducks
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) on the left and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right, both portraying Yamadori seirei (山鳥せいれい) or female mandarin ducks in the play Saruwaka's gold-crested battle fan (Saruwaka Hisago no gunbai - 猿若瓢軍配)

The New Plum Estate on the Sumida River or <i>Sumidagawa shin-Umeyashiki no zu</i> (隅田川新梅屋敷之図)
1810c Toyokuni I Gathering.jpg
The New Plum Estate on the Sumida River or Sumidagawa shin-Umeyashiki no zu (隅田川新梅屋敷之図)

A Wheat Straw Crafted Spectacle (<i>Mugiwara hari saiku shō utsushi</i>: 麦藁細工見世物) - the two right-hand panels of a four piece composition
1810s Hokusai zodiac
A Wheat Straw Crafted Spectacle (Mugiwara hari saiku shō utsushi: 麦藁細工見世物) - the two right-hand panels of a four piece composition

Bandō Shūka 坂東しうか or 坂東志うか (poetry name of Mitsugorō III - 秀佳) - as Kōguya Yahei [香具や弥兵衛] - probably from the play Chūkō Ōiso ga Yoi (?) (忠孝染分纏)
1815ca Toyokuni I bando shuka
Bandō Shūka 坂東しうか or 坂東志うか (poetry name of Mitsugorō III - 秀佳) - as Kōguya Yahei [香具や弥兵衛] - probably from the play Chūkō Ōiso ga Yoi (?) (忠孝染分纏)

Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of <i>bijin</i> accompanied by poems
1816-18 Kuniyasu Geisha
Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of bijin accompanied by poems

The Hour of the Dog, Fifth Hour of the Night (<i>Inu no koku</i> - 戌ノ刻, <i>Yoru itsutsu</i> - 夜五ツ) from the series <i>Yoshiwara Clock</i> (<i>Yoshiwara-tokei</i> - 吉原時計)
1820-25 Kunisada evening
The Hour of the Dog, Fifth Hour of the Night (Inu no koku - 戌ノ刻, Yoru itsutsu - 夜五ツ) from the series Yoshiwara Clock (Yoshiwara-tokei - 吉原時計)

Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist "Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate" (神機軍師朱武の見立) from "Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori" (通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden "Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi" The courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house (扇屋内 花扇)
1820-25 Kuniyasu suikoden Hana
Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist "Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate" (神機軍師朱武の見立) from "Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori" (通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden "Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi" The courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house (扇屋内 花扇)

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

<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

Rape of a woman by three men
1820 Eizan shunga rape
Rape of a woman by three men

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Inanoya Hanbei (稲野屋半兵衛) in <i>Koina Hanbei Kuruwa Iroage</i> [小稲半兵廓色揚げ?]
1820 Hokushu utaemon role
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Inanoya Hanbei (稲野屋半兵衛) in Koina Hanbei Kuruwa Iroage [小稲半兵廓色揚げ?]

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川 團十郎) as the <i>sumō</i> wrestler Iwakawa Jirōkichi (岩川次郎吉) - right-hand panel of a diptych
1820 Kunisada Danjuro sumo
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川 團十郎) as the sumō wrestler Iwakawa Jirōkichi (岩川次郎吉) - right-hand panel of a diptych

Backside of keyblock
1820 Kunisada keyblock - back.
Backside of keyblock

Keyblock for Fabric Pattern Series - two sides with contemporary proof for a print from the series 'Custom-made for today's tastes - heavy brocade cloth (御誂当世好 - 厚板)
1820 Kunisada keyblock.jpg
Keyblock for Fabric Pattern Series - two sides with contemporary proof for a print from the series 'Custom-made for today's tastes - heavy brocade cloth (御誂当世好 - 厚板)

Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤清正) in <i>Hachijin Shugo no Honjō</i> [八陣守護城]
1820 Yoshikuni Utaemon III
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤清正) in Hachijin Shugo no Honjō [八陣守護城]

<i>Mitate</i> of a daimyō procession [大名行列] along the bank of the Sumida River (隅田川) for cherry blossom viewing (花見)
1820c Eisen procession
Mitate of a daimyō procession [大名行列] along the bank of the Sumida River (隅田川) for cherry blossom viewing (花見)

Viewing large peonies
1820c Kunimaru peony garden
Viewing large peonies

Watanabe Genji Tsuna (渡邉源次綱) struggling with the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (太郎良門)
1820c Kunisada fighters
Watanabe Genji Tsuna (渡邉源次綱) struggling with the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (太郎良門)

An oiran of the Kanayama house (金山屋) about to step into her getas
1820c Kunisada Oiran Shoes
An oiran of the Kanayama house (金山屋) about to step into her getas

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

Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as the thief Hotei no Oichi  (布袋のお市) - left panel of a possible triptych
1820c Kuniyasu kikunojo V
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as the thief Hotei no Oichi (布袋のお市) - left panel of a possible triptych

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

Left panel of a diptych of Minamoto Yorimitsu on horseback watching Ichihara no Kidōmaru (市原野 鬼童丸) being subdued by Watanabe no Tsuna - <i>Raikō sitennō to Kidōmaru</i> (頼光主従と鬼童丸)
1820c Toyokuni I wrestlers and
Left panel of a diptych of Minamoto Yorimitsu on horseback watching Ichihara no Kidōmaru (市原野 鬼童丸) being subdued by Watanabe no Tsuna - Raikō sitennō to Kidōmaru (頼光主従と鬼童丸)

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)

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

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)

Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi (岡部六弥太忠澄) in combat with Satsuma no Kami Tadanori (薩摩守忠度) near Ichinotani - <i>A Grappling Picture: Satsuma no Kami Tadanori and Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi </i>[<i>Kumiuchi no zu satsuma kami tadanori okabe rokuyata tadazumi</i>]
1820s Kunisada fight
Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi (岡部六弥太忠澄) in combat with Satsuma no Kami Tadanori (薩摩守忠度) near Ichinotani - A Grappling Picture: Satsuma no Kami Tadanori and Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi [Kumiuchi no zu satsuma kami tadanori okabe rokuyata tadazumi]

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) as Naginoha (なぎの葉) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the giant Kobayashi Asahina (小林朝比奈) from the series 'Mitate Kyogen' (見立狂言 - Imaginary Plays)
1820s Kunisada mitate kyogen
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Naginoha (なぎの葉) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the giant Kobayashi Asahina (小林朝比奈) from the series 'Mitate Kyogen' (見立狂言 - Imaginary Plays)

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>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)

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

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

Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤正清)  on the left - a <i>mitate</i>
1821 Hokushu double bust
Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤正清) on the left - a mitate

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