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Umegawa [梅川] from the play <i>Meido no hikyaku</i> ['The Courier of Hell' - 冥途の飛脚]
1923 Tsunetomi snow maiden
Umegawa [梅川] from the play Meido no hikyaku ['The Courier of Hell' - 冥途の飛脚]

Kataoka Gadō no Miyuki [片岡我童のみゆき] - Kataoka Gadō IV as Miyuki in the play <i>Asagao nikki</i> 'The Tales of the Morning Glory' (<i>Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki</i>: 生写朝顔日記) - from 'Creative Prints by Kanpō, First Series' (<i>Kanpō sōsaku-hanga shū daiisshū</i>)
1924 Kampō Kataoka Gadō
Kataoka Gadō no Miyuki [片岡我童のみゆき] - Kataoka Gadō IV as Miyuki in the play Asagao nikki 'The Tales of the Morning Glory' (Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki: 生写朝顔日記) - from 'Creative Prints by Kanpō, First Series' (Kanpō sōsaku-hanga shū daiisshū)

The heroine Koharu from the series <i>The Complete works of Chikamatsu</i> (<i>Dai Chikamatsu zenshu: 'Shinju ten no amijima' no Koharu</i>)
1924 Keigetsu tobacco
The heroine Koharu from the series The Complete works of Chikamatsu (Dai Chikamatsu zenshu: 'Shinju ten no amijima' no Koharu)

After the bath (湯あがり, July (七月), from the series <i>Collection of new ukiyo-e style beauties</i> (<i>Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase shichi-gatsu - Yuagari</i>)
1924 Shima Seien after bath
After the bath (湯あがり, July (七月), from the series Collection of new ukiyo-e style beauties (Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase shichi-gatsu - Yuagari)

<i>Hair Style of a Married Woman</i> (<i>Marumage</i>)
1924 Shinsui marumage
Hair Style of a Married Woman (Marumage)

Kataoka Nizaemon XI [片岡仁左衛門] as Kakogawa Honzō [九段目本蔵] from Act 9 of the Chūshingura from the series <i>Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles</i> [<i>Shunsen Nigao-e Shū</i> 創作版画 春仙似顔集]
1925 Shunsen Kataoka Nizaemon
Kataoka Nizaemon XI [片岡仁左衛門] as Kakogawa Honzō [九段目本蔵] from Act 9 of the Chūshingura from the series Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles [Shunsen Nigao-e Shū 創作版画 春仙似顔集]

Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play <i>Meido no Hikyaku</i> ('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)
1925 Shunsen shocho gado
Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play Meido no Hikyaku ('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)

Heron Maiden (<i>Sagi Musume</i> - 鷺娘) - Winter (<i>fuyu</i> 冬) from the series <i>Shiki bijin</i> ('Beauties of the Four Seasons' - 四季美人?)
1925 Tsunetomi heron
Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume - 鷺娘) - Winter (fuyu 冬) from the series Shiki bijin ('Beauties of the Four Seasons' - 四季美人?)

Cawing Crow
1925c Koson crow
Cawing Crow

Crow on a snowy bough
1925c Koson crow snowy
Crow on a snowy bough

Ichikawa Sumizō VI (市川寿美蔵) as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) from the series <i>Portriats of Male Actors in Various Roles</i> (<i>Sōsaku hanga Shunsen nigao-e shū</i> - 創作版画 春仙似顔集)
1926 Shunsen Ichikawa Sumizo
Ichikawa Sumizō VI (市川寿美蔵) as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) from the series Portriats of Male Actors in Various Roles (Sōsaku hanga Shunsen nigao-e shū - 創作版画 春仙似顔集)

Jitsukawa Enjaku II as Danshichi Kurobei from the series  <em>Shunsen nigao-e shū </em> (Collection of Shunsen Portraits)
1926 Shunsen jitsukawa enjaku
Jitsukawa Enjaku II as Danshichi Kurobei from the series Shunsen nigao-e shū (Collection of Shunsen Portraits)

Recumbent Female Nude
1926 Yamaguchi Susumu nude
Recumbent Female Nude

Lantern Maker (<i>Chochin-ya</i> - 提灯屋)
1926 Yoshida Hiroshi lanterns
Lantern Maker (Chochin-ya - 提灯屋)

The Snow on Willow Bridge (<i>Yanagi-bashi no Yuki</i> [柳橋の雪]) on the Sumida River
1927-32 Koson snow Yanagi-bash
The Snow on Willow Bridge (Yanagi-bashi no Yuki [柳橋の雪]) on the Sumida River

Cockatoo and pomegranate (<i>Ōmu to zakuro</i> - おうむとざくろ)
1927 Koson cockatoo
Cockatoo and pomegranate (Ōmu to zakuro - おうむとざくろ)

Crows in moonlight (<i>Tsuki ni karasu</i> - 鴉二羽と月)
1927 Koson crows moon
Crows in moonlight (Tsuki ni karasu - 鴉二羽と月)

Ichikawa Ennosuke II as Ikeda Kakutayū from the play <i>The Diary of Tōyama, the Cherry-blossom Tattooed Magistrate</i> (<i>Tōyama zakura Tenpō nikki</i> [遠山桜天保日記])
1927 Shunsen Ichikawa Ennosuke
Ichikawa Ennosuke II as Ikeda Kakutayū from the play The Diary of Tōyama, the Cherry-blossom Tattooed Magistrate (Tōyama zakura Tenpō nikki [遠山桜天保日記])

Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play 
<i>Meido no Hikyaku</i> ('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)
1927 Shunsen shocho
Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play Meido no Hikyaku ('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)

<i>Mayuzumi</i> or 'Eyebrow Pencil' [眉墨]
1928 Shinsui eyebrow pencil
Mayuzumi or 'Eyebrow Pencil' [眉墨]

Soganoya Gorō and Choroku in <i>Hizakurige</i> from the series <i>Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles</i>
1928 Shunsen goro choroku
Soganoya Gorō and Choroku in Hizakurige from the series Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles

Nakamura Kaisha as Okaru in the play <i>Love Suicides on the Eve of the Kōshin Festival</i> (<i>Shinjū yoi Gōshin</i>) from the series <i>Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles</i>
1928 Shunsen Nakamura Kaisha
Nakamura Kaisha as Okaru in the play Love Suicides on the Eve of the Kōshin Festival (Shinjū yoi Gōshin) from the series Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles

Sawamura Gennosuke IV [四代目澤村源之助] as Nikki Danjō [仁木だん正] in <i>The Precious incense and Autumn Flowers of Sendai</i> (<i>Meiboku Sendai hagi</i>) from the series <i>Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles</i> [<i>Shunsen Nigao-e Shū</i> 創作版画 春仙似顔集]
1928 Shunsen Sawamura Gennosuk
Sawamura Gennosuke IV [四代目澤村源之助] as Nikki Danjō [仁木だん正] in The Precious incense and Autumn Flowers of Sendai (Meiboku Sendai hagi) from the series Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles [Shunsen Nigao-e Shū 創作版画 春仙似顔集]

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe (<i>Kiseru no kemuri o fuku onna</i>: 煙草の煙を吹く女) from the series <i>Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy</i> (Fujo ninsō juppon - 婦女人相十品)
1928ca Goyo Utamaro smoke
Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe (Kiseru no kemuri o fuku onna: 煙草の煙を吹く女) from the series Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninsō juppon - 婦女人相十品)

Combing Hair (<i>Kamisuki</i> - 髪梳き)
1929 Kotondo combing hair
Combing Hair (Kamisuki - 髪梳き)

Under-kimono or <i>Nagajuban</i> (長襦袢 - embossed at  the bottom center)
1929 Kotondo nagajuban
Under-kimono or Nagajuban (長襦袢 - embossed at the bottom center)

Make-up (<i>Keshō</i>- 化粧)
1929 Kotondo powdering shoulde
Make-up (Keshō- 化粧)

Rain (<i>Ame</i> - 雨: in blind stamped at bottom center just outside the printed area)
1929 Kotondo rain 15
Rain (Ame - 雨: in blind stamped at bottom center just outside the printed area)

Vapor or <i>Yuge</i> (湯気 - embossed at bottom center)
1929 Kotondo yuge
Vapor or Yuge (湯気 - embossed at bottom center)

Snow (<i>Yuki</i> - 雪) - the title is embossed at the bottom
1929 Kotondo yuki
Snow (Yuki - 雪) - the title is embossed at the bottom

First Cotton Kimono (<i>Hatsu yukata</i> [初浴衣]) from the series <i>First Series of Modern Beauties</i> (<i>Gendai bijinshu dai-isshu</i>) [現代美人集第一輯]
1929 Shinsui yukata
First Cotton Kimono (Hatsu yukata [初浴衣]) from the series First Series of Modern Beauties (Gendai bijinshu dai-isshu) [現代美人集第一輯]

Makeup at Mirror
1930 Kotondo Makeup at Mirror.
Makeup at Mirror

Hōryūji Temple (法隆寺) at Nara in the snow
1930 Tsuchiya Koitsu horyiji
Hōryūji Temple (法隆寺) at Nara in the snow

Unidentified <i>koban</i> landscape
1930c anonymous koban
Unidentified koban landscape

Two girls with umbrellas caught in a sudden shower near a willow tree
1930c Koson willow
Two girls with umbrellas caught in a sudden shower near a willow tree

Nakamura Utaemon V as the nurse Masaoka of the Date clan in the play <i>Meiboku Sendai Hagi</i> , No. 24 from the series Portraits by Shin'ei (<i>Shin-ei hitsu nise-e</i>)
1930c Shinei Nakamura Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon V as the nurse Masaoka of the Date clan in the play Meiboku Sendai Hagi , No. 24 from the series Portraits by Shin'ei (Shin-ei hitsu nise-e)

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