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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

Print title: 行葉屋か - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小團次) in the lower left, Ichikawa Kohanji I (市川小半次), Ichikawa Yonegorō I (市川米五郎) at the top and one other actor from a series, 当吾一代記, possibly entitled 'Tales of My Life'

1850ca Yoshitsuya-0002
Print title: 行葉屋か - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小團次) in the lower left, Ichikawa Kohanji I (市川小半次), Ichikawa Yonegorō I (市川米五郎) at the top and one other actor from a series, 当吾一代記, possibly entitled 'Tales of My Life'

Iwai Kumesaburō III on the right as Shiranui Daijin (白縫大尽) and Asao Yoroku II on the left as 魔耶助 from the series <i>8 Views of Shiranui</i> (<i>Shiranui hakkei no uchi</i> - 白縫八景之内) - a <i>mitate</i>

1850c Toyokuni III Q968.jpg
Iwai Kumesaburō III on the right as Shiranui Daijin (白縫大尽) and Asao Yoroku II on the left as 魔耶助 from the series 8 Views of Shiranui (Shiranui hakkei no uchi - 白縫八景之内) - a mitate

Two page illustration from from an <i>ehon</i> of Chapter 20 of the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)

1850s Kunisada monkey attack.j
Two page illustration from from an ehon of Chapter 20 of the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)

<i>The Defeat of the Mongol Invasion</i> (<i>Mōko zokusen taiji no zu</i> - 蒙古賊舟退治之図)

1850s Yoshitora mongols
The Defeat of the Mongol Invasion (Mōko zokusen taiji no zu - 蒙古賊舟退治之図)

Fuwa Bansaku (不破伴作): Wakan Hyaku Monogatari (和漢百物語) from the series <i>100 Ghost Stories From China and Japan</i>

1856-57 Yoshitoshi funa bansak
Fuwa Bansaku (不破伴作): Wakan Hyaku Monogatari (和漢百物語) from the series 100 Ghost Stories From China and Japan

A kabuki actor as Watōnai (和藤内)

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

Ichikawa Yonezō IV (市川米蔵) as Ishii Genzō (石井源蔵) in <i>Katakiuchi ukiki no kameyama</i> ('Grief for a gentle flower and revenge at Kameyama')

1860 Enjaku yanezo iii
Ichikawa Yonezō IV (市川米蔵) as Ishii Genzō (石井源蔵) in Katakiuchi ukiki no kameyama ('Grief for a gentle flower and revenge at Kameyama')

The Typhoon at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province in 1188 (<i>Bunji yonen Sesshū Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu</i>- 文治四年摂州大物浦難風の図)

1860 Kunichika Taira triptych
The Typhoon at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province in 1188 (Bunji yonen Sesshū Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu- 文治四年摂州大物浦難風の図)

Sawamura Tanosuke III as Urazato (浦里) on the right and Nakamura Shikan IV as Tokijirō (時次郎) on the left in the play <i>Akegarasu yuki no uchizato</i> (其廓夢夜烏 - Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)

1860 Kunisada gofun fire
Sawamura Tanosuke III as Urazato (浦里) on the right and Nakamura Shikan IV as Tokijirō (時次郎) on the left in the play Akegarasu yuki no uchizato (其廓夢夜烏 - Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)

Onoe Baikō IV as Shichiura or Nanaura (?) Tayū (七浦太夫) above and an actor as Irie Chōbei (入江長兵衛) with a gun from the play <i>Yayoi-zakura Hisago no Makubari</i> (宿桜瓢蕈)

1860 Kunisada pistol
Onoe Baikō IV as Shichiura or Nanaura (?) Tayū (七浦太夫) above and an actor as Irie Chōbei (入江長兵衛) with a gun from the play Yayoi-zakura Hisago no Makubari (宿桜瓢蕈)

'An Old Tale of Conflict in the East' (<i>Mukashi gatari Azuma no tatehiki</i> - 昔語東立引) - Nakamura Shikan IV [四代目中村芝翫] as Yottsuibishi Chōgorō (四ツイ菱長五郎) on the right, Bandō Hikosaburō V [五代目坂東彦三郎] as Kogashira Mekurajimanohiko (小頭めくら島ノ彦) in the center, Bandō Kamezō I as the <i>otokodate</i> Kanehara and Ichikawa Ichizō III as Mitsuhiki Ichigorō (三ッ引市五郎) on the left - a <i>mitate</i>

1860 Yoshiiku firemen & sumo
'An Old Tale of Conflict in the East' (Mukashi gatari Azuma no tatehiki - 昔語東立引) - Nakamura Shikan IV [四代目中村芝翫] as Yottsuibishi Chōgorō (四ツイ菱長五郎) on the right, Bandō Hikosaburō V [五代目坂東彦三郎] as Kogashira Mekurajimanohiko (小頭めくら島ノ彦) in the center, Bandō Kamezō I as the otokodate Kanehara and Ichikawa Ichizō III as Mitsuhiki Ichigorō (三ッ引市五郎) on the left - a mitate

The Terrible Storm in Daimotsu Bay (<i>Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu</i> - 大物浦難風之図)

1860 Yoshikazu - Taira ghost t
The Terrible Storm in Daimotsu Bay (Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu - 大物浦難風之図)

Osaka courtesans on parade

1860 Yoshiyuki courtesans trip
Osaka courtesans on parade

Demon with umbrella and bell - 鬼神無横道

1860ca Kyōsai demon
Demon with umbrella and bell - 鬼神無横道

Mitsuuji struggles with a thief to recover the precious sword Kogarasumaru - from <i>Kasumitatsu Miyoshi no Genji</i> (霞立三吉の源氏)

1860c Kuniteru Ninja.jpg
Mitsuuji struggles with a thief to recover the precious sword Kogarasumaru - from Kasumitatsu Miyoshi no Genji (霞立三吉の源氏)

The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (<i>Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume</i> - 昔ばなし舌切雀)

1860c Yoshimori shitakiri suzu
The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume - 昔ばなし舌切雀)

Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右団二) as Watanabe Shizuma (渡辺志津馬) - right panel of a diptych from the play <i>Igagoe dōchū Sugoroku</i> (伊賀越道中双六)

1860c Yoshitaki Actor Print.jp
Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右団二) as Watanabe Shizuma (渡辺志津馬) - right panel of a diptych from the play Igagoe dōchū Sugoroku (伊賀越道中双六)

Ogino Senjo I (荻野扇女) as Rokuhara Oroku (六はらお六) in the play <i>Edojiire Obiya no Chūmon</i> (東仕入帯屋注文) - the left-hand panel of a diptych

1860c Yoshitaki Kabuki Chuban.
Ogino Senjo I (荻野扇女) as Rokuhara Oroku (六はらお六) in the play Edojiire Obiya no Chūmon (東仕入帯屋注文) - the left-hand panel of a diptych

The Loyal Retainers withdraw to Sengaku-ji (<i>Gishi meimei Sengaku-ji hikiage no zu</i> - 義士銘々先岳寺引上之図)

1860c Yoshitsuya ronin snow
The Loyal Retainers withdraw to Sengaku-ji (Gishi meimei Sengaku-ji hikiage no zu - 義士銘々先岳寺引上之図)

Shōhei Bridge (<i>Shōhei-bashi</i> - 昌平橋) from the series <i>Views of Famous Places in Edo</i> (<i>Edo meishō zue</i> - 江戸名所図絵)

1861 Hiroshige II kyobashi
Shōhei Bridge (Shōhei-bashi - 昌平橋) from the series Views of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meishō zue - 江戸名所図絵)

Nakamura Tsuruzō I (中村つる蔵) as the ferryman Jinbei (渡守甚平) from the play <i>Sakura Sōshi Gonichi no Bundan</i> (桜荘子後日文談) based on <i>Higashiyama Sakura Zōshi</i> ('The Story of Cherry Blossoms on Higashiyama': 東山桜荘子)

1861 Kunisada boatman
Nakamura Tsuruzō I (中村つる蔵) as the ferryman Jinbei (渡守甚平) from the play Sakura Sōshi Gonichi no Bundan (桜荘子後日文談) based on Higashiyama Sakura Zōshi ('The Story of Cherry Blossoms on Higashiyama': 東山桜荘子)

<i>The Five Chivalrous Commoners in Summer Kimono</i> (<i>Gonin otoko soroi no yukata</i> - 五人男揃浴衣) - four of these panels shown here

1861 Kunisada gonin
The Five Chivalrous Commoners in Summer Kimono (Gonin otoko soroi no yukata - 五人男揃浴衣) - four of these panels shown here

No. 18 (十八), the Story of Hinazuru (ひな鶴の話), from the series <i>An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans</i> (<i>Meigi sanjūroku kasen</i> - 名妓三十六佳撰)

1861 Kunisada lightning
No. 18 (十八), the Story of Hinazuru (ひな鶴の話), from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans (Meigi sanjūroku kasen - 名妓三十六佳撰)　

<i>Transit of an American Steam Locomotive</i> (<i>Amerika koku jōkisha ōrai</i> - 亜墨利加国蒸気者往来)

1861 Yoshikazu steamboat
Transit of an American Steam Locomotive (Amerika koku jōkisha ōrai - 亜墨利加国蒸気者往来)

Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as the ani Yakozō (兄横蔵), the older brother on the right, and Arashi Rikaku II (嵐璃) as the <i>otōko</i> Jihizō (弟慈悲蔵), the younger brother, from a performance of <i>Honchō Nijūshi Kō</i> (本朝廿四孝)

1861 Yoshitaki parcel
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as the ani Yakozō (兄横蔵), the older brother on the right, and Arashi Rikaku II (嵐璃) as the otōko Jihizō (弟慈悲蔵), the younger brother, from a performance of Honchō Nijūshi Kō (本朝廿四孝)

Triptych of Nakamura Jakunosuke (中村雀之助) as Arakoma Kotarō (荒駒小太郎) on the left; Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as <i>ryōshi</i> Onami (漁師おなみ); Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Neko no Chunori (猫の中のり) the cat monster; Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Suwa Kazuemon (頂波数右衛門) from the play <i>Tōkaidō Iroha Nikki</i> [東駅いろは日記]

1861c Kunisada Q979
Triptych of Nakamura Jakunosuke (中村雀之助) as Arakoma Kotarō (荒駒小太郎) on the left; Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as ryōshi Onami (漁師おなみ); Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Neko no Chunori (猫の中のり) the cat monster; Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Suwa Kazuemon (頂波数右衛門) from the play Tōkaidō Iroha Nikki [東駅いろは日記]

Tiger Lily of Suzuka (Suzuka no oniyuri - すゞかの鬼百合): Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Tennichibō Hōsaku (天日坊法策) from the series <i>Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen</i> - 当盛見立三十六花撰)

1862 Kunisada Devil Mask.jpg
Tiger Lily of Suzuka (Suzuka no oniyuri - すゞかの鬼百合): Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Tennichibō Hōsaku (天日坊法策) from the series Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen - 当盛見立三十六花撰)　　

Center panel of a triptych of <i>The Flowers of Edo</i>

1862 Kunisada Father and Child
Center panel of a triptych of The Flowers of Edo

Kakitsu (家橘) (poetry name of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII [市村羽左衛門]), from the series <i>Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove</i> - <i>Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate</i> (竹林七賢の見立), <i>Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin</i> (当時流光七艶人)

1862 Kunisada kakitsu
Kakitsu (家橘) (poetry name of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII [市村羽左衛門]), from the series Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove - Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate (竹林七賢の見立), Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin (当時流光七艶人) 　

Shozan (曙山), the poetry name of Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series <i>Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove</i> (<i>Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate</i> - 竹林七賢の見立, <i>Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin</i> - 当時流光七艶人)

1862 Kunisada Tanosuke III
Shozan (曙山), the poetry name of Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate - 竹林七賢の見立, Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin - 当時流光七艶人)　　

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Sashichi of Kiyotaki (<i>Kiyotaki no Sashichi</i> - 清滝の佐七) from the series <i>A Modern Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Kinsei Suikoden</i> - 近世水滸伝)

1862 Kunisada tattoo
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Sashichi of Kiyotaki (Kiyotaki no Sashichi - 清滝の佐七) from the series A Modern Shuihuzhuan (Kinsei Suikoden - 近世水滸伝)

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII in an <i>Evening Shower Among Flowers</i> (<i>Hana no yūdachi</i> - はなの夕立)

1862 Kuniyoshi crepe
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII in an Evening Shower Among Flowers (Hana no yūdachi - はなの夕立)

<i>'Kakeai'</i> (かけ合い): A dialogue between Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Gompachi (白井権八) and Chōbei about smallpox. - the right-hand panel of a diptych

1862 Yoshiiku tonosuke
'Kakeai' (かけ合い): A dialogue between Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Gompachi (白井権八) and Chōbei about smallpox. - the right-hand panel of a diptych

Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hinata Kagekiyo (日向景清) meeting with his daughter at the shore at Hyūga - right panel of a diptych

1863 Kunisada II Shikan IV
Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hinata Kagekiyo (日向景清) meeting with his daughter at the shore at Hyūga - right panel of a diptych

Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Kanki (かんき) in <i>Kokusenya Kassen</i> (国性爺合戦) - right panel of three

1863 Kunisada p752
Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Kanki (かんき) in Kokusenya Kassen (国性爺合戦) - right panel of three

Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Princess Kinshōjo (錦少女) in <i>Kokusenya Kassen</i> (国性爺合戦) or <i>Battles of Coxinga</i> - center panel of three

1863 Toyokuni III p751
Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Princess Kinshōjo (錦少女) in Kokusenya Kassen (国性爺合戦) or Battles of Coxinga - center panel of three

Hashiba Ferry in Snow (<i>Hashiba setchū</i> - 橋場雪中) from the series <i>The Pride of Edo</i> (江戸自慢): <i>Thirty-six Scenes</i> (<i>Edo jiman sanjū rokkei</i> - 三十六興)

1864 Hiroshige II Kunisada
Hashiba Ferry in Snow (Hashiba setchū - 橋場雪中) from the series The Pride of Edo (江戸自慢): Thirty-six Scenes (Edo jiman sanjū rokkei - 三十六興)

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as motoyiya Bunshichi (元結屋文七) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as the geisha Osaki (芸者おさき)

1864 kunichika actors
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as motoyiya Bunshichi (元結屋文七) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as the geisha Osaki (芸者おさき)

Composite grouping of actors in famous roles in <i>Hana sugata nobori sugoroku</i> (戯場姿昇進双六 - はなすがたのぼりすごろく)

1864 Kunichika pentaptych
Composite grouping of actors in famous roles in Hana sugata nobori sugoroku (戯場姿昇進双六 - はなすがたのぼりすごろく)

Kudaime Mimasu IX (九代目三升) as Aoto Gorō Terutsuna (青砥五郎照綱) in his first performance of <i>Shibaraku</i>

1864 Kunisada 02
Kudaime Mimasu IX (九代目三升) as Aoto Gorō Terutsuna (青砥五郎照綱) in his first performance of Shibaraku

Na (な): Murumatsu Kihei nyūdō Ryūen (村松喜兵衛入道隆圓) portrayed by Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) from the series <i>Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai</i> (<i>Seichū gishi den</i> - 誠忠義士伝)

1864 Kunisada elderly ronin
Na (な): Murumatsu Kihei nyūdō Ryūen (村松喜兵衛入道隆圓) portrayed by Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichū gishi den - 誠忠義士伝)

Bandō Shinsui V (坂東薪水) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) an <i>otokodate</i> [男伊達] from series of 5 actors with umbrellas

1864 Kunisada umbrella 01
Bandō Shinsui V (坂東薪水) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) an otokodate [男伊達] from series of 5 actors with umbrellas

Kawarazaki Sanshō (河原崎三升) as the <i>otokodate</i> Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from series of 5 actors with umbrellas

1864 Kunisada umbrella 02
Kawarazaki Sanshō (河原崎三升) as the otokodate Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from series of 5 actors with umbrellas

Sawamura Shozan I (澤村曙山) as an <i>otokodate</i> as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) from series of 5 actors with umbrellas

1864 Kunisada umbrella 03
Sawamura Shozan I (澤村曙山) as an otokodate as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) from series of 5 actors with umbrellas

At Hell Valley on Mount Tate in Etchū Province, Nikushi Dōjin demonstrates a battle of frogs and teaches magic to the two comrades Yoshikado and Iga Ju (<i>Etchū Tateyama no Jigokudani ni Nikushi Dōjin kawazu kassen no ki o arawashi Yoshikado Iga Ju no ryōyū</i>)

1864 Yoshitora triptych
At Hell Valley on Mount Tate in Etchū Province, Nikushi Dōjin demonstrates a battle of frogs and teaches magic to the two comrades Yoshikado and Iga Ju (Etchū Tateyama no Jigokudani ni Nikushi Dōjin kawazu kassen no ki o arawashi Yoshikado Iga Ju no ryōyū)

<i>A Picture of Masakiyo Conquering Korea</i> - (<i>Masakiyo sankan taiji</i> [<i>no</i>] <i>zu</i> - 正清三韓退治圖)

1864 Yoshitoshi sea battle
A Picture of Masakiyo Conquering Korea - (Masakiyo sankan taiji [no] zu - 正清三韓退治圖)

Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in the play <i>Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami</i> (夏祭浪花鑑) - "Summer" from the series "Pictures of the Four Seasons" (<i>mitate Shiki no ichi-natsu</i>)

1865-67 Yoshitaki Danshichi
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in the play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (夏祭浪花鑑) - "Summer" from the series "Pictures of the Four Seasons" (mitate Shiki no ichi-natsu)

Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Shiranui Tarō (しらぬひ太郎), number two from an untitled set of ten prints of <i>otokodate</i>

1865 Kunichika iris 2
Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Shiranui Tarō (しらぬひ太郎), number two from an untitled set of ten prints of otokodate

Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Samezaya Shirōza (鮫ざや四郎三), number four from an untitled set of ten prints of <i>otokodate</i>

1865 Kunichika iris 4
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Samezaya Shirōza (鮫ざや四郎三), number four from an untitled set of ten prints of otokodate

Right panel: Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as Kumokiri Oroku (雲切お六); center: Ichimura Kakitsu IV (市村家橘) as Subashiri Okuma (洲走お熊); left: Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as Osaraba Oden (おさらばお伝) and Sawamura Tosshô II (沢村訥升) as Kinezumi Okichi (木鼠お吉)

1865 Kunichika women triptych
Right panel: Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as Kumokiri Oroku (雲切お六); center: Ichimura Kakitsu IV (市村家橘) as Subashiri Okuma (洲走お熊); left: Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as Osaraba Oden (おさらばお伝) and Sawamura Tosshô II (沢村訥升) as Kinezumi Okichi (木鼠お吉)

Portrait of Ichikawa Kuzō III (市川九蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七力郎兵衛)

1865 Kunisada II
Portrait of Ichikawa Kuzō III (市川九蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七力郎兵衛)

Ichimura Kakitsu IV (市村家橘) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野ざらし吾助)

1865 Kunisada II ichikawa danz
Ichimura Kakitsu IV (市村家橘) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野ざらし吾助)

The actor Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升)

1865 Kunisada II sawamura toss
The actor Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升)

Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I in the role of <i>Shibaraku</i> with a tribute inset of a deceased Danjūrō predecessor (団十郎ばゞア)

1865 Yoshiiku Kunisada memoria
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I in the role of Shibaraku with a tribute inset of a deceased Danjūrō predecessor (団十郎ばゞア)

Mu (む): Ogino Senjo I (荻野扇女) as Ohatsu of Hinuka [?] (ひぬかのおはつ) with a horse, from the series <i>Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Mitate Iroha Tatoe</i> - 見立いろはたとへ)

1865 Yoshitaki ogino senjo I
Mu (む): Ogino Senjo I (荻野扇女) as Ohatsu of Hinuka [?] (ひぬかのおはつ) with a horse, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate Iroha Tatoe - 見立いろはたとへ)

Shuten-dōji (酒呑童子) from the series <i>100 Ghost Stories from China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan Hyaku Monogatori</i> - 和漢百物語)

1865 Yoshitoshi echigo-doji
Shuten-dōji (酒呑童子) from the series 100 Ghost Stories from China and Japan (Wakan Hyaku Monogatori - 和漢百物語)

The sumō wrestler Shirafuji Genta (白藤源太) from the series <i>Ghost Stories of China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan hyaku monogatari</i> - 和漢百物語)

1865 Yoshitoshi kappa
The sumō wrestler Shirafuji Genta (白藤源太) from the series Ghost Stories of China and Japan (Wakan hyaku monogatari - 和漢百物語)

Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masayuki (楠多門丸正行) from the series <i>One Hundred Ghost Stories from China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan hyaku monogatari</i> - 和漢百物語)

1865 Yoshitoshi Kusunoki Masay
Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masayuki (楠多門丸正行) from the series One Hundred Ghost Stories from China and Japan (Wakan hyaku monogatari - 和漢百物語)

Title page for the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸傳)

1866-67 Yoshitoshi contents Bu
Title page for the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸傳)

Preface from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸傳)

1866-67 Yoshitoshi preface Bui
Preface from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸傳)

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)

Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) struggling with a three eyed demon. This is from the series <i>Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes</i> (<i>Yūretsu kekki den</i> - 勇烈血気伝)

1866 Yoshitora Akebono vs mons
Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) struggling with a three eyed demon. This is from the series Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes (Yūretsu kekki den - 勇烈血気伝)

Tōken Gonbei (唐犬権兵衛) from the series 'The Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes' (<i>Yūretsu kekki den</i> - 勇烈血気傳)

1866 Yoshitora dog
Tōken Gonbei (唐犬権兵衛) from the series 'The Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes' (Yūretsu kekki den - 勇烈血気傳)

Goshaku Somegorō (五尺染五郎) from the series <i>The Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes</i>
(<i>Yūretsu kekki den</i> - 勇烈血気傳)

1866 Yoshitora Goshaku Somegor
Goshaku Somegorō (五尺染五郎) from the series The Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes (Yūretsu kekki den - 勇烈血気傳)

The Syllable Ri (り): Kaiga Yazaemon Fujiwara no Tomonobu (加伊賀矢左エ門藤原友信) from the series <i>Biographies of the Faithful Samurai</i> (<i>Seichū gishi meimeiden</i> - 誠忠義士銘々傳)

1866 Yoshitora turnips
The Syllable Ri (り): Kaiga Yazaemon Fujiwara no Tomonobu (加伊賀矢左エ門藤原友信) from the series Biographies of the Faithful Samurai (Seichū gishi meimeiden - 誠忠義士銘々傳)

Ake Tamanosuke (朱珠之助) from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1866 Yoshitoshi ake tamanosuke
Ake Tamanosuke (朱珠之助) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Aoyagi Harunosuke (青柳春之助) avenging his father's death from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1866 Yoshitoshi aoyagi
Aoyagi Harunosuke (青柳春之助) avenging his father's death from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1866 Yoshitoshi konjin chogoro
Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Sangoku Tarō (三國太郎) from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1866 Yoshitoshi sangoku taro
Sangoku Tarō (三國太郎) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Ōtomo Wakana-hime (大友若菜姫) from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1866 Yoshitoshi spider spells
Ōtomo Wakana-hime (大友若菜姫) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka (木曾駒若丸義仲) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1866 Yoshitoshi tengu fight
Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka (木曾駒若丸義仲) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

The temple acolyte Shiragikumaru (Tera koshō Shiragikumaru - 寺扈従白菊丸) wrestling with a green demon from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1866 Yoshitoshi terakosho.jpg
The temple acolyte Shiragikumaru (Tera koshō Shiragikumaru - 寺扈従白菊丸) wrestling with a green demon from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Scene from <i>Igagoe Dōchū Sugoroku</i> ('The Revenge at Igagoe' - 伊賀越道中双六): Arashi Tokusaburō IV as 石榴武助 on the left and Nakamura Sennosuke (1.2) as Kofuji (小ふじ) on the right

1866c Yoshitaki diptych Dochus
Scene from Igagoe Dōchū Sugoroku ('The Revenge at Igagoe' - 伊賀越道中双六): Arashi Tokusaburō IV as 石榴武助 on the left and Nakamura Sennosuke (1.2) as Kofuji (小ふじ) on the right

Ōtani Tomoemon V [大谷友右衛門] as the ghost of Taira no Tomomori in the play <i>Ichi no Mori Kujira no Ōyose</i> (一守九字成大漁)

1867 Kunichika Gon Chunagon
Ōtani Tomoemon V [大谷友右衛門] as the ghost of Taira no Tomomori in the play Ichi no Mori Kujira no Ōyose (一守九字成大漁)

The Ken Game of the Five Colors (五色けん - <i>Itsu iro ken</i>) from the play 'Pulling out spring weeds' [引抜て春の道草] - in the center panel is Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Master (旦那 - danna) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI as the craftsman's wife (Shigotoshi nyōbō); on the left are Otani Tomeomon as the craftsman (Shigotoshi - 仕事師) and Iwai Shijaku II as a Baby Minder (komori - 子守)

1867 Kunichika ken game
The Ken Game of the Five Colors (五色けん - Itsu iro ken) from the play 'Pulling out spring weeds' [引抜て春の道草] - in the center panel is Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Master (旦那 - danna) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI as the craftsman's wife (Shigotoshi nyōbō); on the left are Otani Tomeomon as the craftsman (Shigotoshi - 仕事師) and Iwai Shijaku II as a Baby Minder (komori - 子守)

Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play <i>Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō</i> [和漢竺爼上灯篭]

1867 Kunichika lion dance
Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō [和漢竺爼上灯篭]

Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as 岩岡竹五郎 or as Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play <i>Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki</i> [群清滝贔屓勢力]

1867 Kunichika trip.jpg
Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as 岩岡竹五郎 or as Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki [群清滝贔屓勢力]

Katō Kiyomasa (加藤主計頭清正: Katō Kazue no kami Kiyomasa) and the tiger from the series "<i>Taiheiki Eiyuden</i>" (<i>Heroes from the Chronicles of the Taiheiki</i> - 太平記英勇傳)

1867 Yoshiiku taiheiki
Katō Kiyomasa (加藤主計頭清正: Katō Kazue no kami Kiyomasa) and the tiger from the series "Taiheiki Eiyuden" (Heroes from the Chronicles of the Taiheiki - 太平記英勇傳)

Nakamura Komanosuke V (中村駒之助) as Kainosuke (甲斐之助) on the right and Nakamura Jakuemon I (中村雀右衛門) as Komakine Hachirō (駒木根八郎) to his left, in <i>Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa</i> (色競秋七草)

1867 Yoshitaki komanosuke
Nakamura Komanosuke V (中村駒之助) as Kainosuke (甲斐之助) on the right and Nakamura Jakuemon I (中村雀右衛門) as Komakine Hachirō (駒木根八郎) to his left, in Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa (色競秋七草)

Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) as the spirit of Okiku (お菊ノ霊) in <i>Banshū sarayashiki</i> [播州皿屋鋪] from <i>Gojo no uchi: Shin</i> ("Five Virtues: Faith" [五情之内:信])

1867 Yoshitaki virtues
Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) as the spirit of Okiku (お菊ノ霊) in Banshū sarayashiki [播州皿屋鋪] from Gojo no uchi: Shin ("Five Virtues: Faith" [五情之内:信])

Magaki Heikurō (曲木平九郎) from the series <i>Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade</i> (<i>Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan</i> - 東錦浮世稿談)

1867 Yoshitoshi horse
Magaki Heikurō (曲木平九郎) from the series Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade (Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan - 東錦浮世稿談)

Kurikara Kengorō (倶利加羅剱五郎) twisting a thick piece of bamboo - from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1867 Yoshitoshi kurikara kengo
Kurikara Kengorō (倶利加羅剱五郎) twisting a thick piece of bamboo - from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa (六木杉之助則房) from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)

1867 Yoshitoshi rokugi
Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa (六木杉之助則房) from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸伝)

Nihon Daemon (日本駝右衛門) slays Kuroma Gonpei (黒馬權平) - from the series <i>Tales of the Floating World on Easter Brocade</i> (<i>Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan</i> - 東錦浮世稿談)

1867 Yoshitoshi tales
Nihon Daemon (日本駝右衛門) slays Kuroma Gonpei (黒馬權平) - from the series Tales of the Floating World on Easter Brocade (Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan - 東錦浮世稿談)

Diptych from the play <i>The Seven Herbs of Iro Kurabe Aki</i> (<i>Iro Kurabe Aki no Nanakusa</i> - 色競秋七草) - Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) on the right as Shirō Yoshihisa (四郎義久) and Arashi Hinasuke VII (嵐雛助) on the left as Tatsunami Kuranoshin (達浪蔵之進)

1867c Yoshitaki lion screen
Diptych from the play The Seven Herbs of Iro Kurabe Aki (Iro Kurabe Aki no Nanakusa - 色競秋七草) - Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) on the right as Shirō Yoshihisa (四郎義久) and Arashi Hinasuke VII (嵐雛助) on the left as Tatsunami Kuranoshin (達浪蔵之進)

Hakone (箱根): Nakamura Shikan IV (四代目中村芝翫) as Kō no Moronao (高師直) from the series <i>The Tōkaidō Road: One Look Worth a Thousand Ryō</i> (<i>Tōkaidō hitome senryō</i> - 東海道一ト眼千両 - <i>Yojiba no zu</i> 湯冶場ノ図 - 'Picture of the Hot Springs')

1868 Hiroshige III P818
Hakone (箱根): Nakamura Shikan IV (四代目中村芝翫) as Kō no Moronao (高師直) from the series The Tōkaidō Road: One Look Worth a Thousand Ryō (Tōkaidō hitome senryō - 東海道一ト眼千両 - Yojiba no zu 湯冶場ノ図 - 'Picture of the Hot Springs')

Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) as Ono Sadakurō (斧定九郎) from the series <i>32 Examples of Good and Evil</i> (<i>Zen-aku sanjunisō</i> - 善悪三十二艸)

1868 Kunichika Otani Tomoemon.
Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) as Ono Sadakurō (斧定九郎) from the series 32 Examples of Good and Evil (Zen-aku sanjunisō - 善悪三十二艸)

Bandō Hikosaburō V [坂東彦三郎] as Nezumi Kozō Jirokichi (鼠子僧次郎吉) from the series <i>Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil</i> (<i>Zen'aku kijin kagami</i> - 善悪鬼人鏡)

1868 Kunichika p797
Bandō Hikosaburō V [坂東彦三郎] as Nezumi Kozō Jirokichi (鼠子僧次郎吉) from the series Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil (Zen'aku kijin kagami - 善悪鬼人鏡)

Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Gengobei (源五兵衛) in the play <i>Drawing a crowd for the chorus in the two theaters</i> (<i>Koe mo Sorou Ryōza no Ōyose</i> - 音揃成両勘大寄) - the center panel of a triptych

1868 Kunichika p814
Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Gengobei (源五兵衛) in the play Drawing a crowd for the chorus in the two theaters (Koe mo Sorou Ryōza no Ōyose - 音揃成両勘大寄) - the center panel of a triptych

Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (<i>Dōke hyaku monogatari</i> - 道化百物かたり)

1868 No Name triptych
Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (Dōke hyaku monogatari - 道化百物かたり)

Iwami Jūtarō Hōsuke (岩見重太郎包輔) from the series<i> Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade </i>(<i>Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan</i> - 東錦浮世稿談)

1868 Yoshitoshi ohashi
Iwami Jūtarō Hōsuke (岩見重太郎包輔) from the series Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade (Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan - 東錦浮世稿談)

Hakoōmaru (箱王丸) and Hachiman Shichirō (八幡七郎) from the series <i>Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade</i> (<i>Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan</i> - 東錦浮世稿談)

1868 Yoshitoshi strangle
Hakoōmaru (箱王丸) and Hachiman Shichirō (八幡七郎) from the series Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade (Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan - 東錦浮世稿談)

Ishikawa Mon'ya Katsuaki (石川門弥勝明) from the series <i>Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade: Momkawa Engyoku</i> (<i>Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan</i>: <i>Momokawa Engyoku</i> - 東錦浮世稿談: 桃川燕玉)

1868 Yoshitoshi sword mouth
Ishikawa Mon'ya Katsuaki (石川門弥勝明) from the series Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade: Momkawa Engyoku (Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan: Momokawa Engyoku - 東錦浮世稿談: 桃川燕玉)

Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右團次) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) on the left as Kiyohime (清姫)

1869 Kunichika oni mirror.jpg
Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右團次) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) on the left as Kiyohime (清姫)

Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the role of Asahina (朝比奈) in the play <i>Tsurigitsune Haru no Soga-giku</i> [釣狐春の曽我菊] - this is the center panel of a triptych

1869 Kunichika shikan asahina
Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the role of Asahina (朝比奈) in the play Tsurigitsune Haru no Soga-giku [釣狐春の曽我菊] - this is the center panel of a triptych

Mitsuhide's daughter, Morihime (<i>Mitsuhide musume Morihime</i> - 光秀娘盛姫) - number 16 (十六) from the series <i>Taiheiki Supplements</i> (太平記拾遺)

1869 Yoshiiku sword mouth
Mitsuhide's daughter, Morihime (Mitsuhide musume Morihime - 光秀娘盛姫) - number 16 (十六) from the series Taiheiki Supplements (太平記拾遺)

No. 10 (十) from the series <i>A Didactic Mirror of Good and Evil</i> (<i>Kyōkun zen'aku kagami</i> - 教訓善悪鏡)

1872 Yoshiiku meiji chuban
No. 10 (十) from the series A Didactic Mirror of Good and Evil (Kyōkun zen'aku kagami - 教訓善悪鏡)

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