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<i>Shower on Nihonbashi</i> (<i>Nihonbashi no hakuu</i>) from the series <i>Famous Places in the Eastern Capital</i> (<i>Tōto meisho</i>) - a modern reproduction
2001 1830s Hiroshige nihonbash
Shower on Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no hakuu) from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho) - a modern reproduction

Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as an <i>onnagata</i> probably playing Shizuka Gozen with a hand drum covered with the skins of Fox Tadanobu's parents
1846-52c Kunisada II phoenix
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as an onnagata probably playing Shizuka Gozen with a hand drum covered with the skins of Fox Tadanobu's parents

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)

Dōjōji Maiden (<i>Musume Dōjōji</i> - 道成寺) dressed as a traditional <i>shirabyoshi</i> (白拍子)
1845 ca Kunisada dojoji
Dōjōji Maiden (Musume Dōjōji - 道成寺) dressed as a traditional shirabyoshi (白拍子)

Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Shōji Tetsuno Ichizō (庄司畷の一三) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide (下り朝ひな三郎義秀) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若?) as Shiorite (しをりて) on the right - from <i>Asahina shima meguri no ki</i> (朝夷巡島記)
1840s Sadanobu shin kyogen
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Shōji Tetsuno Ichizō (庄司畷の一三) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide (下り朝ひな三郎義秀) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若?) as Shiorite (しをりて) on the right - from Asahina shima meguri no ki (朝夷巡島記)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as the White-pawed monkey (Tejiro no saru - 手白ノ猿) and Ichikawa Shinnosuke III (市川新之助) as the small monkey (小ざる) - center panel of a triptych of the dance play <i>Hana to Mimasu Itoshitsu no Moji</i> [花三升恋いの字]
1839 Kunisada danjuro shinnosu
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as the White-pawed monkey (Tejiro no saru - 手白ノ猿) and Ichikawa Shinnosuke III (市川新之助) as the small monkey (小ざる) - center panel of a triptych of the dance play Hana to Mimasu Itoshitsu no Moji [花三升恋いの字]

Otafuku (お多福) print with a poem - showing a wall ornament with mask in front of a fan
1838c Kunisada okame
Otafuku (お多福) print with a poem - showing a wall ornament with mask in front of a fan

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) in multiple roles from the series <i>Renowned Dance of Seven Changes</i> (<i>Onagori shosagoto nanabake shichihenge no uchi</i> - 御名残所作事七変化之内)
1838 sadanobu a set of four Na
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) in multiple roles from the series Renowned Dance of Seven Changes (Onagori shosagoto nanabake shichihenge no uchi - 御名残所作事七変化之内)

Shishi (Lions) near the Stone Bridge near Mt. Tientai
1838-48c Sadamasu shishi
Shishi (Lions) near the Stone Bridge near Mt. Tientai

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Katsuma Gengobei (勝間源五兵衛) from the play <i>Godairiki koi no fūjime</i> (<i>Five Great Powers That Seal Love</i>) [五大力恋緘])
1837 Sadamasu Utaemon IV
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Katsuma Gengobei (勝間源五兵衛) from the play Godairiki koi no fūjime (Five Great Powers That Seal Love) [五大力恋緘])

Nakamura Utaemon IV 四代目中村歌右衛門 as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi 「関取千両幟」in the play <i>Sekitori senryō nobori</i> ("The Rise of the 1,000 Ryō Wrestler")
1837 Hokuei dragon
Nakamura Utaemon IV 四代目中村歌右衛門 as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi 「関取千両幟」in the play Sekitori senryō nobori ("The Rise of the 1,000 Ryō Wrestler")

Tora II (二代目とら) of Nakamoriken (中森軒) in Gathering Spring Herbs (<i>Waka natsumi</i> - 若菜摘) from the series <i>Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter</i> (<i>Shimanouchi nerimono</i> - 島之内ねり物)
1836c Sadahiro Matsuume
Tora II (二代目とら) of Nakamoriken (中森軒) in Gathering Spring Herbs (Waka natsumi - 若菜摘) from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono - 島之内ねり物)

Onoe Tamizō II as the <i>chigo</i> or young temple page Sutewakamaru (児捨若丸) from the play <i>Keisei Chigo Ga Fuchi</i>
1836 Tsunemaru onoe tamizo II
Onoe Tamizō II as the chigo or young temple page Sutewakamaru (児捨若丸) from the play Keisei Chigo Ga Fuchi

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as [Minamoto no] Yorimasa (より政) in Norimasa nue monogatari (Tale of Yorimasa and the nue: 頼政鵺物語), Naka Theater, Osaka
1836 Sadahiro rikan
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as [Minamoto no] Yorimasa (より政) in Norimasa nue monogatari (Tale of Yorimasa and the nue: 頼政鵺物語), Naka Theater, Osaka

Shirafuji Hikoshichirō (白藤彦七郎) from the <i>A Hundred Stories of Military Valour</i> (<i>Buyū hyaku den</i> - 武勇百傳)
1836 Kuniyoshi Hikoshichiro
Shirafuji Hikoshichirō (白藤彦七郎) from the A Hundred Stories of Military Valour (Buyū hyaku den - 武勇百傳)

Xuande (aka Gentoku - 玄徳) plunging into the Tan gorge - from the series <i>Heroes of the Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Sangokushi eiyū no ichinin</i> - 通俗三国志英雄之壹人)
1836 Kuniyoshi gentoku
Xuande (aka Gentoku - 玄徳) plunging into the Tan gorge - from the series Heroes of the Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Tsūzoku Sangokushi eiyū no ichinin - 通俗三国志英雄之壹人)

Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo (犬山道節忠知) from the series <i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> (<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一) this the left-hand panel of a diptych
1835c Kuniyoshi yoshito cuts
Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo (犬山道節忠知) from the series The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin (Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一) this the left-hand panel of a diptych

Kōmei (孔明) conjures up the southeast wind from the series <i>Heroes of the Popular History of the Three Kingdoms</i> (通俗三国志英雄之壱人)
1835c Kuniyoshi komei
Kōmei (孔明) conjures up the southeast wind from the series Heroes of the Popular History of the Three Kingdoms (通俗三国志英雄之壱人)

Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川荘介義任) from the series <i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> (<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一) - right-hand panel of a diptych
1835c Kuniyoshi jewel cut
Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川荘介義任) from the series The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin (Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一) - right-hand panel of a diptych

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori (犬田小文吾悌須) from the series <i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> (<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
1835c Kuniyoshi 8dog B
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori (犬田小文吾悌須) from the series The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin (Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori [犬田小文吾忬順] with the child Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江親兵衛仁) fending off an attack -  from the series <i>The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors</i> (<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
1835c Kuniyoshi 8dog A
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori [犬田小文吾忬順] with the child Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江親兵衛仁) fending off an attack - from the series The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors (Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)

Ichikawa Hakuen II (市川白猿) as Saeda Masazaemon (早枝政右衛門)
1835c Hokushū hakuen
Ichikawa Hakuen II (市川白猿) as Saeda Masazaemon (早枝政右衛門)

The far left panels of a four panel composition: Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Gion Okaji (ぎおんおかじ) and Bandō Jūtarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Saitō Kuranosuke (斎藤蔵之助) - these are the two left panels of a tetraptych - from the play <i>Keisei chigogafuchi</i>  (The Chigogafuchi Pool - けいせい稚児淵)
1835c Hokuei lantern diptych
The far left panels of a four panel composition: Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Gion Okaji (ぎおんおかじ) and Bandō Jūtarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Saitō Kuranosuke (斎藤蔵之助) - these are the two left panels of a tetraptych - from the play Keisei chigogafuchi (The Chigogafuchi Pool - けいせい稚児淵)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tonbei, the ferryman at Yaguchi (<i>Yaguchi no Watashimori</i> - 矢口ノ渡し守頓兵衛) - left-hand panel of a diptych from the play <i>Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi</i> (神霊矢口渡)
1835c Hokuei diceman
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tonbei, the ferryman at Yaguchi (Yaguchi no Watashimori - 矢口ノ渡し守頓兵衛) - left-hand panel of a diptych from the play Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi (神霊矢口渡)

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) in the play <i>Hiyokumon Sato no Nishiki-e</i> (双紋廓錦絵) or <i>A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters</i>
1835 Shigeharu rikan II arigat
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) in the play Hiyokumon Sato no Nishiki-e (双紋廓錦絵) or A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters

'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)

Kanshin Humbles Himself and Crawls Through the Legs of Rogues to Gain Self-Control <i>Kanshin matakuguri no zu</i> (韓信胯潜之図)
1835 Kuniyoshi fisherman.jpg
Kanshin Humbles Himself and Crawls Through the Legs of Rogues to Gain Self-Control Kanshin matakuguri no zu (韓信胯潜之図)

Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川荘介義任) from the series <br /><i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> <br />(<i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)<br /> - right-hand panel of a diptych
1835 Kuniyoshi 8 dog bakin
Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川荘介義任) from the series
The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin
(Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一)
- right-hand panel of a diptych

View of Mishima (<i>Mishima no zu</i> - 三嶋之図) from the series <i>Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi</i> - 東海道五十三次之内)
1835 Kunisada tokaido 12
View of Mishima (Mishima no zu - 三嶋之図) from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi - 東海道五十三次之内)

Sawamura Tosshō I (沢村訥升) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) on the right, Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Sōta (惣太) in the center, and Iwai Hanshirō VI (岩井半四郎) as the nun Seigen (Seigen-ni - 清玄尼) on the left from the play <i>Hana butai yoshiya otoko</i> [花舞台丹前侠客]
1835 Kunisada fire boat
Sawamura Tosshō I (沢村訥升) as Matsuwakamaru (松若丸) on the right, Bandō Mitsugorō IV (坂東三津五郎) as Sōta (惣太) in the center, and Iwai Hanshirō VI (岩井半四郎) as the nun Seigen (Seigen-ni - 清玄尼) on the left from the play Hana butai yoshiya otoko [花舞台丹前侠客]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Hirai Gonpachi (平井ごん八) and Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Komurasaki (小むらさき or 小紫) in the play <i>Hiyokumon sato no nishiki-e</i> (双紋廓錦絵) or <i>A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters</i>
1835 Hokuei rikan tomijuro
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Hirai Gonpachi (平井ごん八) and Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Komurasaki (小むらさき or 小紫) in the play Hiyokumon sato no nishiki-e (双紋廓錦絵) or A brocade picture of lovers' crests in the pleasure quarters

Asao Takumi I (浅尾内匠) as Naosuke Gonbei (直介権兵へ) and Ichikawa Sukejūrō IV (市川助十郎) as Hamiya Iemon (羽宮伊右衛門) in the play <i>Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan</i>
1834c Hokuei Ebijuro oiwa
Asao Takumi I (浅尾内匠) as Naosuke Gonbei (直介権兵へ) and Ichikawa Sukejūrō IV (市川助十郎) as Hamiya Iemon (羽宮伊右衛門) in the play Azumakaido Yotsuya Kaidan

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII wipes his face in front of a makeup - from the series <i>Tōsei rok'kasen</i> ('Six Choice Modern Flowers' - 當世六花撰)
1834 Kunisada danjuro fan
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII wipes his face in front of a makeup - from the series Tōsei rok'kasen ('Six Choice Modern Flowers' - 當世六花撰)

Vertical diptych. Top: Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門). Bottom: Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Mashiba Hisayoshi(真柴久よし)from the play <i>The Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest</i> (<i>Kinmon gosan no kiri</i> 金門五三桐)
1834 Hokuei vert diptych
Vertical diptych. Top: Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門). Bottom: Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Mashiba Hisayoshi(真柴久よし)from the play The Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest (Kinmon gosan no kiri 金門五三桐)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Komafune Hachirō (駒夫根八郎) on the far right, next is Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Komafune's wife Okane (駒舟女房おかね), Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Awashima Kainosuke (粟島甲斐之助) in the center, Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Amako Komawakamaru (尼子駒若丸) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the packhorse driver Osaka, actually Yukari no Mae (馬方おさく実はゆかりノ前) on the far left, in <i>Keisei Nazuna No Sekku</i> (aka <i>Keisei Himehajime</i> [けいせい飛馬始]) - a <i>mitate</i>
1834 Hokuei pentaptych
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Komafune Hachirō (駒夫根八郎) on the far right, next is Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Komafune's wife Okane (駒舟女房おかね), Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Awashima Kainosuke (粟島甲斐之助) in the center, Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Amako Komawakamaru (尼子駒若丸) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as the packhorse driver Osaka, actually Yukari no Mae (馬方おさく実はゆかりノ前) on the far left, in Keisei Nazuna No Sekku (aka Keisei Himehajime [けいせい飛馬始]) - a mitate

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Sōjō Henjō (僧正遍照) from 'Colorful Forms of Six Immortal Poets' (<i>Rokkasen sugata no saishiki</i> - 六歌仙容彩) - one panel of a hexaptych
1834 Hokuei Immortal
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Sōjō Henjō (僧正遍照) from 'Colorful Forms of Six Immortal Poets' (Rokkasen sugata no saishiki - 六歌仙容彩) - one panel of a hexaptych

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