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2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.
1790s Toyokuni I girls and mon
2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.

2 panel illustration of a horrific storm and flood that hit Edo  - from the <i>Ansei fūbunshū</i> (安政風聞集: 'Collection about Things Heard  Regarding the Storm during the Ansei period')
1855c Kuniyoshi tsunami
2 panel illustration of a horrific storm and flood that hit Edo - from the Ansei fūbunshū (安政風聞集: 'Collection about Things Heard Regarding the Storm during the Ansei period')

3:00 AM (<i>Gozen sanji</i> - 午前三時) from the series <i>Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied</i> (<i>Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi</i> - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1890 Kunichika 3 am
3:00 AM (Gozen sanji - 午前三時) from the series Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied (Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)

3:00 AM (<i>Gozen sanji</i> - 午前三時) from the series <i>Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied</i> (<i>Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi</i> - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1890 Kunichika 3am (Gozen sanj
3:00 AM (Gozen sanji - 午前三時) from the series Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied (Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)

3 figures in an actor's debut (役者地顔見たて) from the series <i>The Floating World Chūshingura</i> (<i>Ukiyo Chūshingura</i> - 浮世忠臣蔵) - the second act (二段目)
1800-10 Toyokuni I Crane
3 figures in an actor's debut (役者地顔見たて) from the series The Floating World Chūshingura (Ukiyo Chūshingura - 浮世忠臣蔵) - the second act (二段目)

7:00 AM (午前七時) from the series <i>24 Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi</i> (<i>Shinryū nijūyoshi</i> - 新柳二十四時)
1880c Yoshitoshi 7am
7:00 AM (午前七時) from the series 24 Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi (Shinryū nijūyoshi - 新柳二十四時)

#88 (八十八番 - <i>hachijūhachiban</i>) from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' -  a <i>bijin</i> with a hand-drum paired with a book opened  to a poem by the Imperial Princess Shokushi (式子内親王 -  <i>Shokushi Naishinnō</i>)
1847 Kunisada drum poets
#88 (八十八番 - hachijūhachiban) from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' - a bijin with a hand-drum paired with a book opened to a poem by the Imperial Princess Shokushi (式子内親王 - Shokushi Naishinnō)

Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms from an untitled series known as the Large Fish  (<i>Uozukushi</i> [魚尽くし])
1830s Hiroshige abalone snipe
Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms from an untitled series known as the Large Fish (Uozukushi [魚尽くし])

A beautiful, elegant woman standing outside the entry to a building which houses the Chūshuntei restaurant [柱春亭]  - center panel of a triptych
1835c Kunisada Letter
A beautiful, elegant woman standing outside the entry to a building which houses the Chūshuntei restaurant [柱春亭] - center panel of a triptych

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

A beauty adjusting her makeup (化粧) from the series "Types of the Floating World Seen Through a Physiognomist's Glass" (<i>Ukiyo jinsei tengankiyō</i> - 浮世人精天眼鏡)
1830c Kunisada physiognomist
A beauty adjusting her makeup (化粧) from the series "Types of the Floating World Seen Through a Physiognomist's Glass" (Ukiyo jinsei tengankiyō - 浮世人精天眼鏡)

Abe no Munetō (安部の宗任), the right-hand panel of a triptych entitled <i>Mikawa Zenshi no Musume Nareginu</i> ('A daughter of the former official of Mikawa with ordinary clothes')
1843-47 Kuniyoshi muneto.jpg
Abe no Munetō (安部の宗任), the right-hand panel of a triptych entitled Mikawa Zenshi no Musume Nareginu ('A daughter of the former official of Mikawa with ordinary clothes')

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)

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

A courtesan and a geisha carrying a shamisen, possibly on their way to a teahouse assignation - from the series 'Modern Dyed Cotton Kimono' (<i>Tōsei Zokui-zome</i> - 當世俗衣染)
1807 Eizan Lady Walk.jpg
A courtesan and a geisha carrying a shamisen, possibly on their way to a teahouse assignation - from the series 'Modern Dyed Cotton Kimono' (Tōsei Zokui-zome - 當世俗衣染)

Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)
1795c Utamaro P165
Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)

Actor as Nuregami Chōgorō (濡髪長五郎) in <i>Imayō musume teikin</i> (今様娘庭訓)
1866 Kunichika P822.jpg
Actor as Nuregami Chōgorō (濡髪長五郎) in Imayō musume teikin (今様娘庭訓)

Actor bust in snow from the series <i>Kokin Yujinki</i> (古今勇人記) or <i>Record of Heroes Past and Present</i>
1850c Hirosada Actor Bust Port
Actor bust in snow from the series Kokin Yujinki (古今勇人記) or Record of Heroes Past and Present

Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV
1850c Hirosada p1027A
Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV

Actors as musicians: left panel - Nakamura Sōjūrō (中村宗十郎); center - Iwai Hanshirō VIII (岩井半四郎); right - Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫)
1874 Kunichika musicians tript
Actors as musicians: left panel - Nakamura Sōjūrō (中村宗十郎); center - Iwai Hanshirō VIII (岩井半四郎); right - Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫)

Actors from a Soga Brothers play as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune on the Treasure Ship (役者見立宝船) from the play <i>Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo</i> (浪乗曽我花景清)
1850ca Yoshitoyo seven gods of
Actors from a Soga Brothers play as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune on the Treasure Ship (役者見立宝船) from the play Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo (浪乗曽我花景清)

Actors, from right to left, Bandō Hikosaburō V (五代目坂東彦三郎), Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the play <i>Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara</i> [櫓太鼓鳴音吉原]
1873 Adachi Ginko triptych
Actors, from right to left, Bandō Hikosaburō V (五代目坂東彦三郎), Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the play Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara [櫓太鼓鳴音吉原]

Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (<i>Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi</i> - 役者見立敵討)
1808 Shuntei actors at enoshim
Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi - 役者見立敵討)

Actors visiting a teahouse overlooking Shinobazu Pond  (不忍池新地ノ図) - a <i>mitate</i>
1830c Kuniyasu shinobazu pond
Actors visiting a teahouse overlooking Shinobazu Pond (不忍池新地ノ図) - a mitate

Actors with multiple <i>mon</i> as a backdrop: Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Kudō Suketsune  on the right; in the center is Sawamura Tosshō I (澤村訥升) as Soga Jūrō and Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) playing Soga Gorō on the left
1828c Kunisada Butterfly.jpg
Actors with multiple mon as a backdrop: Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Kudō Suketsune on the right; in the center is Sawamura Tosshō I (澤村訥升) as Soga Jūrō and Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) playing Soga Gorō on the left

A diptych from the series <i>Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji</i> (<i>Genji goshū yojō</i> - 源氏後集余情): the two women represent Chapter 17, <i>E-awase</i> (The Picture Contest - 絵合)
1858 Kunisada female genji
A diptych from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshū yojō - 源氏後集余情): the two women represent Chapter 17, E-awase (The Picture Contest - 絵合)

After the bath - left panel of a triptych
1815c Toyokuni I Bath Dry.jpg
After the bath - left panel of a triptych

'A Geisha in her Dressing Room' (<i>Mijimai geisha</i> - 身じまい芸者) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' (<i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> - 當 世美人合)
1827 Kunisada dressing room
'A Geisha in her Dressing Room' (Mijimai geisha - 身じまい芸者) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' (Tōsei bijin awase - 當 世美人合)

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

A <i>bijin</i> on a small wooden platform during the Tanabata Festival (七夕)   - from the series <i>The Five Festivals</i> (<i>Go sekku</i> - 五節句)
1840s Kuniyoshi drum bridge
A bijin on a small wooden platform during the Tanabata Festival (七夕) - from the series The Five Festivals (Go sekku - 五節句)

Aigō Kozaemon Hisamitsu (合郷基匕エ門久盈), #43 from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi aigo kozaem
Aigō Kozaemon Hisamitsu (合郷基匕エ門久盈), #43 from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

A <i>kabuki</i> actor as the <i>wakatō</i> Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play <i>Godairiki Koi no Fūjime</i> [五大力恋緘]
1854 Toyokuni Hachiemon
A kabuki actor as the wakatō Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play Godairiki Koi no Fūjime [五大力恋緘]

A <i>mitate</i> of Komachi with an umbrella praying for rain (<i>Amagoi Komachi</i> - 雨こひ小まち) from the series <i>Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi</i> (<i>Imayō musume Nana Komachi</i> - 今やう娘七小町)
1810s Toyokuni umbrella.jpg
A mitate of Komachi with an umbrella praying for rain (Amagoi Komachi - 雨こひ小まち) from the series Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi (Imayō musume Nana Komachi - 今やう娘七小町)

A <i>mitate</i> of one of the 'four social classes' of the <i>shinōkōshō</i> (士農工商) Seki Sanjūrō III as Katsura Matsunoshin (三蓋松之進) in the back right, Bandō Shuka I as Katsumi no Kohide (勝見の小秀) in the center and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uraume no Kozue (裏梅の梢) from the play <i> O megumi ni Urūō Iwafuji </i> [恵閏初夏藤]
1840s Kuniyoshi Shino Kosho.jp
A mitate of one of the 'four social classes' of the shinōkōshō (士農工商) Seki Sanjūrō III as Katsura Matsunoshin (三蓋松之進) in the back right, Bandō Shuka I as Katsumi no Kohide (勝見の小秀) in the center and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uraume no Kozue (裏梅の梢) from the play O megumi ni Urūō Iwafuji [恵閏初夏藤]

Aizuri-e - a <i>bijin</i> stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri-e
Aizuri-e - a bijin stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)

A kabuki actor as Watōnai (和藤内)
1859c Hironobu onoe shogokyu
A kabuki actor as Watōnai (和藤内)

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