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Somenosuke (染之助) of the Matsubaya (松葉屋) - from the series of Great Contemporary Beauties  (<i>Zensei soroi</i> - 全勢揃) compared to famous places (名所) of Yamato (和国)
1840c Toyokuni II bijin aizuri
Somenosuke (染之助) of the Matsubaya (松葉屋) - from the series of Great Contemporary Beauties (Zensei soroi - 全勢揃) compared to famous places (名所) of Yamato (和国)

Dance Teacher (<i>Odori shishō</i> - 踊師匠) from the series <i>A Collection of Modern Beauties</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> - 当世美人合)
1838 Kunisada dance teacher
Dance Teacher (Odori shishō - 踊師匠) from the series A Collection of Modern Beauties (Tōsei bijin awase - 当世美人合)

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

The Tenth Month (十月): The Festival of Ebisu (<i>Jūgatsu, Ebisu kō</i> - 恵比子講), Kaotsuma (顔妻) of the Tamaya (玉屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (<i>Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji</i> - 新吉原年中行事)  
1832 Eisen Towel.jpg
The Tenth Month (十月): The Festival of Ebisu (Jūgatsu, Ebisu kō - 恵比子講), Kaotsuma (顔妻) of the Tamaya (玉屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji - 新吉原年中行事)  

Streetwalker (<i>Tsujigimi</i> - 辻君) from the series <i>Comparison of Present-day Beauties</i> (<i>Jisei bijin kurabe</i> - 時世美人競)
1830s Eisen courtesan
Streetwalker (Tsujigimi - 辻君) from the series Comparison of Present-day Beauties (Jisei bijin kurabe - 時世美人競)

<i>The Calculating Type</i> from the series 'Twelve Scenes of Modern Beauties' (<i>Imayō bijin jūnikei</i> - 今様美人十二景) or Yoshiwara (よし原)
1830s Eisen bijin
The Calculating Type from the series 'Twelve Scenes of Modern Beauties' (Imayō bijin jūnikei - 今様美人十二景) or Yoshiwara (よし原)

Oiran sitting on a ledge by a lattice work
1830c Toyoshige Flowers
Oiran sitting on a ledge by a lattice work

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)

<i>Aizuri-e</i> of a <i>bijin</i> reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin hana-awase</i> - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri
Aizuri-e of a bijin reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)

Courtesan with umbrella in snow - middle panel of a <i>mitate</i> triptych - title: <i>Gentoku fūsetsu ni Kōmei o tazureru</i> - 玄徳風雪訪孔明 - a parody of Gentoku visiting Kōmei in the snow
1830c Kunisada umbrella snow
Courtesan with umbrella in snow - middle panel of a mitate triptych - title: Gentoku fūsetsu ni Kōmei o tazureru - 玄徳風雪訪孔明 - a parody of Gentoku visiting Kōmei in the snow

"<i>Tori Awase</i> (雞合) - <i>Goban  migi</i> (五番右), <i>Midare Dori</i>" - with a poem is by Sekiya Satomoto (関屋里元)
1830c Kunisada surimono
"Tori Awase (雞合) - Goban migi (五番右), Midare Dori" - with a poem is by Sekiya Satomoto (関屋里元)

Twilight Snow at Mokuboji (<i>Mokuboji bosetsu</i>木母寺暮雪) from the series <i>Eight Views of Edo</i> (<i>Edo hakkei</i> - 江戸八景)
1830c Kunisada sumida snow
Twilight Snow at Mokuboji (Mokuboji bosetsu木母寺暮雪) from the series Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei - 江戸八景)

The courtesan Masuharu (増春) of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋)
1830c Kunisada Courtesan.jpg
The courtesan Masuharu (増春) of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋)

Hair-washing Day (<i>Rokugatsu, Kamiarai hi</i> - 髪あらい日) in the Sixth Month (六月): Michitose (三千歳) of the Miuraya (三浦屋内) from the series <i>Four Seasons in the Pleasure Quarters: Annual Events in the Yoshiwara</i> (<i>Kuruwa no shikishi Yoshiwara yōji</i> - 廓の四季志吉原要事)
1830c Eizan homesick
Hair-washing Day (Rokugatsu, Kamiarai hi - 髪あらい日) in the Sixth Month (六月): Michitose (三千歳) of the Miuraya (三浦屋内) from the series Four Seasons in the Pleasure Quarters: Annual Events in the Yoshiwara (Kuruwa no shikishi Yoshiwara yōji - 廓の四季志吉原要事)

Three panels from the series Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara (<i>Shin Yoshiwara yozakura</i> - 新吉原夜桜) - Chōdayū (長太夫) of the Okamotoya on the left
1830 Eisen bijin triptych
Three panels from the series Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara yozakura - 新吉原夜桜) - Chōdayū (長太夫) of the Okamotoya on the left

The Ram (Hitsuji - 未) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支) - the eighth sign
1828c Toyokuni II goat zodiac
The Ram (Hitsuji - 未) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支) - the eighth sign

The Sign of the Dragon (辰) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)
1828c Toyokuni II beauty drago
The Sign of the Dragon (辰) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

The puppet the beautiful woman is holding is in the form of Arashi Sanjūrō VII (嵐三十郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 4
The puppet the beautiful woman is holding is in the form of Arashi Sanjūrō VII (嵐三十郎) as the otokodate Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

Puppet in the form of Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 2
Puppet in the form of Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the otokodate Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

The puppet the <i>bijin</i> is holding is in the form of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)
1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 1
The puppet the bijin is holding is in the form of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as the otokodate An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

The courtesan Hanamurasaki (花紫) of the Nishi-Ōgiya (西扇屋)
1828 Shigenobu I Hanamurasaki
The courtesan Hanamurasaki (花紫) of the Nishi-Ōgiya (西扇屋)

The Eleventh Month (十一月), First Snowfall on the Day of the Rooster, the Tori-no-hi Festival (<i>Jūichigatsu, hatsuyuki, tori no hi</i> - 初雪酉の日): Aizome (相染) of the Ebiya (海老屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (<i>Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji</i> - 新吉原年中行事)
1828 Eisen oiran and peddler
The Eleventh Month (十一月), First Snowfall on the Day of the Rooster, the Tori-no-hi Festival (Jūichigatsu, hatsuyuki, tori no hi - 初雪酉の日): Aizome (相染) of the Ebiya (海老屋), from the series Annual Events in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara nenjū gyōji - 新吉原年中行事)

The Dance Teacher - <i>Odori shishō</i> (踊師匠) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' - <i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> (当世美人合)
1827c Kunisada dance teacher
The Dance Teacher - Odori shishō (踊師匠) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' - Tōsei bijin awase (当世美人合)

THE PUPPET THE <i>BIJIN</i> IS HOLDING IS IN THE FORM OF ONOE KIKUGORŌ III (尾上菊五郎) AS GOKUIN SEN'EMON (極印千右衞門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)
1827ca Kuniyasu bunraku 4
THE PUPPET THE BIJIN IS HOLDING IS IN THE FORM OF ONOE KIKUGORŌ III (尾上菊五郎) AS GOKUIN SEN'EMON (極印千右衞門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

A Scene of Spring Rain (<i>Harusame no kei</i> - 春雨乃景)
1827 Kunisada triptych
A Scene of Spring Rain (Harusame no kei - 春雨乃景)

'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)

Morning Glory (Asagao - 朝かほ) from the series <i>Modern Scenes of Summer</i> (<i>Tōsei natsu geshiki</i> - 當世夏景色)
1826 Kunisada morning glory
Morning Glory (Asagao - 朝かほ) from the series Modern Scenes of Summer (Tōsei natsu geshiki - 當世夏景色)

The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)
1825c Toyokuni II hare
The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

Three young geisha performing in the New Yoshiwara by lantern light for the Niwaka Festival - 新吉原仁和嘉
1825c Kuniyasu shamisen
Three young geisha performing in the New Yoshiwara by lantern light for the Niwaka Festival - 新吉原仁和嘉

Sudden Shower on the Way Home from the Fuji Festival (<i>Fuji kaeri no yūdachi</i> - 富士帰ノ夕立) from the series <i>Contest of Present-day Beauties</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> - 当世美人合)
1825c Kunisada umbrella shower
Sudden Shower on the Way Home from the Fuji Festival (Fuji kaeri no yūdachi - 富士帰ノ夕立) from the series Contest of Present-day Beauties (Tōsei bijin awase - 当世美人合)

<i>Bijin</i> near the foot of a bridge
1825c Kunisada bijin bridge
Bijin near the foot of a bridge

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the role of an onnagata in the snow - the left-hand panel of a triptych of a winter scene at Terashima - probably a mitate
1825 Kunisada Iwai Hanshiro
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the role of an onnagata in the snow - the left-hand panel of a triptych of a winter scene at Terashima - probably a mitate

The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series <i>Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters </i> (<i>Seirō meika awase</i> - 青楼名花合)
1825-30 Eizan toyozumi and kam
The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō meika awase - 青楼名花合)

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

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

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