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Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (与茂七) on the left and Oiwa (お岩ぼふこん) on the right and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Tamiya Iemon (伊右衛門) also on  the right
1820 Kuniyoshi oiwa diptych
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (与茂七) on the left and Oiwa (お岩ぼふこん) on the right and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Tamiya Iemon (伊右衛門) also on the right

SAWAMURA TOSSHŌ I (澤村訥升) as Torii Matasuke [鳥井又助] with the severed head of a woman between his teeth - trimmed print - left panel of a diptych
1820s Kuniyoshi ghost.jpeg
SAWAMURA TOSSHŌ I (澤村訥升) as Torii Matasuke [鳥井又助] with the severed head of a woman between his teeth - trimmed print - left panel of a diptych

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

Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂) killing Kijo the demon-woman at Togakushi-yama
1825 Kuniyoshi demon woman
Taira no Koremochi (余吾将軍平維茂) killing Kijo the demon-woman at Togakushi-yama

Gongsun Sheng, Single Purity (Nyūunryū  Kōsonshō -入雲龍公孫勝) from the series <i>One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 
1827-30 Kuniyoshi pupular suik
Gongsun Sheng, Single Purity (Nyūunryū Kōsonshō -入雲龍公孫勝) from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 

Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a <i>wani</i> (sea-monster - 鰐)
1828 Kuniyoshi
Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a wani (sea-monster - 鰐)

Zhang Heng, the Boat Flame (Senkaji Chōō - 舩火兒張横)  about to slay General Hotentei from the series <i>108 
 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
1830 Kuniyoshi Cho-o
Zhang Heng, the Boat Flame (Senkaji Chōō - 舩火兒張横) about to slay General Hotentei from the series 108 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

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)

Akugenda Slaying Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Falls - <i>Nunobiki no taki Akugenda Nanba o utsu</i> (布引ノ滝悪源太討難波)
1830c Kuniyoshi akugenda
Akugenda Slaying Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Falls - Nunobiki no taki Akugenda Nanba o utsu (布引ノ滝悪源太討難波)

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as 経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん, a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play <i>Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe</i> (嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see)- center panel of a triptych
1830c Kuniyoshi bando
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as 経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん, a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe (嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see)- center panel of a triptych

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Kasane in the play Kasane kiku Kinugawa-zome (かさね菊絹川染)
1830c Kuniyoshi Oiwa
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Kasane in the play Kasane kiku Kinugawa-zome (かさね菊絹川染)

Onbō canal scene from the <i>Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan</i> with Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) on the left as Kamiya Iemon (神谷伊右衛門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Naosuke (直助), Iemon's assistant, Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Oiwa floating in the river, and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) on the right as Oyumi (お弓)
1830c Kuniyoshi snag oiwa
Onbō canal scene from the Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan with Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) on the left as Kamiya Iemon (神谷伊右衛門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Naosuke (直助), Iemon's assistant, Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Oiwa floating in the river, and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) on the right as Oyumi (お弓)

Sakata no Kintoki (坂田金時) wrestling with a three-eyed <i>Mikoshi nyūdō</i> [見越入道]
1832 Kuniyoshi 3-eyed monster
Sakata no Kintoki (坂田金時) wrestling with a three-eyed Mikoshi nyūdō [見越入道]

Inumura Daikaku stabbing the gigantic cat from the series <i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi </i> <i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一
1832c Kuniyoshi cat
Inumura Daikaku stabbing the gigantic cat from the series Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一

'Clearing Weather on Ichihara Moor' (<i>Ichiharano seiran</i> - 市原野晴嵐) from the series <i>Eight Views of Military Brilliance</i> (<i>Yōbu hakkei</i> - 燿武八景)
1835 Kuniyoshi gust
'Clearing Weather on Ichihara Moor' (Ichiharano seiran - 市原野晴嵐) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei - 燿武八景)

Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Oiwa (お岩亡霊) in <i>Yotsuya Kaidan</i> (四谷怪談)
1836 Kuniyoshi Kikugoro Oiwa
Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Oiwa (お岩亡霊) in Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷怪談)

Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three kappa on a riverbank with another swimming in the river
1836 Kuniyoshi rokusuke kappa
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three kappa on a riverbank with another swimming in the river

On the sea at Mizumata in Higo Province, Tametomo is shipwrecked in a storm (<i>Higo no kuni Mizumata no kaijō nite Tametomo nampū chii</i> - 肥後国水股の海上にて為朝難風に遇う)
1836c Tametomo Wreck.jpg
On the sea at Mizumata in Higo Province, Tametomo is shipwrecked in a storm (Higo no kuni Mizumata no kaijō nite Tametomo nampū chii - 肥後国水股の海上にて為朝難風に遇う)

Dainagon Tsunenobu  (大納言経信) from the series <i>One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets</i> (<i>Hyakunin isshu no uchi</i> - 百人一首之内)
1840c Kuniyoshi dainagon tsune
Dainagon Tsunenobu (大納言経信) from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi - 百人一首之内)

Kidōmaru (鬼童丸) and the <i>Tengu</i>
1840c Kuniyoshi Kidomaru tengu
Kidōmaru (鬼童丸) and the Tengu

Masaoka (正岡) and the spectre of Nikki Danjo from the series <i>Lives of Wise and Heroic Women</i> (<i>Kenjo reppu den</i> - 賢女烈婦傳)
1840s Kuniyoshi bijin and ghos
Masaoka (正岡) and the spectre of Nikki Danjo from the series Lives of Wise and Heroic Women (Kenjo reppu den - 賢女烈婦傳)

Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three <i>kappa</i> on a riverbank with another swimming in the river
1843-45 Kuniyoshi rokusuke kap
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three kappa on a riverbank with another swimming in the river

Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles on the Occasion of Minamoto no Yoriie's Sea Viewing at Kotsubo - <i>Minamoto no Yoriie-kō Kamakura Kotsubo no umi yūran Asahina Yoshihide shiyū no wani wo tōfu zu</i> (源頼家公鎌倉小壷海遊覧 朝夷義秀雌雄鰐を捕ふ図)
1843-46 Kuniyoshi fighting cro
Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles on the Occasion of Minamoto no Yoriie's Sea Viewing at Kotsubo - Minamoto no Yoriie-kō Kamakura Kotsubo no umi yūran Asahina Yoshihide shiyū no wani wo tōfu zu (源頼家公鎌倉小壷海遊覧 朝夷義秀雌雄鰐を捕ふ図)

Nissaka (日坂): The Nightly Weeping Rock (小夜の中山夜啼石) from the series <i>Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)
1843-47 Kuniyoshi weeping
Nissaka (日坂): The Nightly Weeping Rock (小夜の中山夜啼石) from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)

Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) doing penance for his mother at Hikosan Gongen [彦山権現] from the series <i>Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country</i> (<i>Honcho nijushi-ko</i> - 本朝廿四考)
1843c Kuniyoshi pennance
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) doing penance for his mother at Hikosan Gongen [彦山権現] from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country (Honcho nijushi-ko - 本朝廿四考)

Okabe (岡部): The Story of the Cat Stone (<i>Neko ishi no hanashi</i> - 猫石のはなし) from the series <i>Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsui</i> (<i>Fifty-three Parallels for the Tōkaidō Road</i> - 東海道五十三対)
1845-46 Kuniyoshi Cat.jpg
Okabe (岡部): The Story of the Cat Stone (Neko ishi no hanashi - 猫石のはなし) from the series Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsui (Fifty-three Parallels for the Tōkaidō Road - 東海道五十三対)

Kusatsu (草津): Tawara Tōda (田原藤太) and the Dragon Woman (Ryūjo - 龍女), from the series <i>Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)
1845-46 Kuniyoshi Centipede.jp
Kusatsu (草津): Tawara Tōda (田原藤太) and the Dragon Woman (Ryūjo - 龍女), from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)

Usugumo (薄雲): No. 19, Wisps of Cloud / <i>Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji</i> (<i>Genji kumo ukiyoe awase</i> - 源氏雲浮世絵合 )
1845-46c Kuniyoshi Yoshikado
Usugumo (薄雲): No. 19, Wisps of Cloud / Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji kumo ukiyoe awase - 源氏雲浮世絵合 )

Two book covers, <i>ebyōshi</i> (絵表紙) forming a diptych of <i>The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya</i> (<i>Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari</i> - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36
1845c Kuniyoshi Kunisada ehon
Two book covers, ebyōshi (絵表紙) forming a diptych of The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya (Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36

Ogata Shūma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行) from the series <i>Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori</i> - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)
1845c Kuniyoshi ogata shuma
Ogata Shūma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行) from the series Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan (Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)

Kuwana Station: Story of Sailor Tokuzō (<i>Kuwana</i> - 桑名: <i>Funanori Tokuzō no den</i> - 船のり徳蔵の傳) from the series <i>53 Stations of the Eastern Sea Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)   
1845c Kuniyoshi umi bozu
Kuwana Station: Story of Sailor Tokuzō (Kuwana - 桑名: Funanori Tokuzō no den - 船のり徳蔵の傳) from the series 53 Stations of the Eastern Sea Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)   

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)

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]

Sawamura Sōjūrō V as Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) on the left, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Inabanosuke (因幡之助) in the center, and Onoe Kikugorō III as Usugomo with the cat-gost Okabe on the right in <i>The Lifetime of Onoe Kikugorō III</i> (<i>Onoe Kikugorō ichidai banashi</i> - 尾上梅寿一代噺)
1847 Kuniyoshi cat witch
Sawamura Sōjūrō V as Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) on the left, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Inabanosuke (因幡之助) in the center, and Onoe Kikugorō III as Usugomo with the cat-gost Okabe on the right in The Lifetime of Onoe Kikugorō III (Onoe Kikugorō ichidai banashi - 尾上梅寿一代噺)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play <i>Sumida River Ghost Story</i> (<i>Kaidan Sumidagawa</i> - 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1847c Kuniyoshi flame ghost
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play Sumida River Ghost Story (Kaidan Sumidagawa - 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych

Saginoike Heikurō (鷺池平九郎) from the series <i>Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori</i> - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)
1847c Kuniyoshi Ginoike.jpeg
Saginoike Heikurō (鷺池平九郎) from the series Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan (Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)

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