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Kintarō reading an <i>ehon</i> on the back of a bear accompanied by an <i>oni</i> holding an ax
1789 Kiyonaga kintaro bear.jpg
Kintarō reading an ehon on the back of a bear accompanied by an oni holding an ax

The dolphin-like <i>kinshachi</i> (金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)
1790-1810c Sori surimono
The dolphin-like kinshachi (金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)

Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
1790c Toyohiro Tea
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray

<i>Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara</i> (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
1790s Kikumaro oiran and kamur
Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych

Three brave men slaying the giant <i>uwabami</i> [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left
1790s Shuntei Egara no Heita
Three brave men slaying the giant uwabami [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left

2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.
1790s Toyokuni I girls and mon
2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.

Sawamura Gennosuke I [初代沢村源之助] with two <i>bijin</i> gathering pine branches or a New Year's celebration from the series 十二組の内 (<i>Jūni kumi no uchi</i>) - center panel of a triptych
1795-1800c Toyokuni river pine
Sawamura Gennosuke I [初代沢村源之助] with two bijin gathering pine branches or a New Year's celebration from the series 十二組の内 (Jūni kumi no uchi) - center panel of a triptych

Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)
1795c Utamaro P165
Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)

Sawamura Sōjūrō III (沢村宗十郎) as Satsuma Gengobei (薩摩源五兵衛) in the play <i>Godairiki koi no fūjime</i> (五大力恋緘) - 'The Five Great Powers that Secure Love'
1798 Toyokuni sawamuro sojuro
Sawamura Sōjūrō III (沢村宗十郎) as Satsuma Gengobei (薩摩源五兵衛) in the play Godairiki koi no fūjime (五大力恋緘) - 'The Five Great Powers that Secure Love'

Portrait of the actor Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜代太郎) the boatman Tokubei [せんどう徳兵衛] from the play <i>Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi</i> (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)
1798c Kunihisa actor
Portrait of the actor Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜代太郎) the boatman Tokubei [せんどう徳兵衛] from the play Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)

Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as Fujikawa Mizuemon (藤川水右衛門) confronted by the snake
1798c Kunihisa Onoe Matsusuke
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as Fujikawa Mizuemon (藤川水右衛門) confronted by the snake

Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (<i>yotsude ami</i> - 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych
1800-01 Utamaro BW
Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (yotsude ami - 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych

Ōtomo no Kuronushi (大伴黒主) from the series 'Modern Children as the Six Poetic Immortals' - <i>Tōsei kodomo rokkasen</i> (当世子供六歌仙)
1800-04 Utamaro Otomo no Kuron
Ōtomo no Kuronushi (大伴黒主) from the series 'Modern Children as the Six Poetic Immortals' - Tōsei kodomo rokkasen (当世子供六歌仙)

Three long-tailed turtles (<i>minogame</i>  蓑亀 or みのがめ) with a message of felicitations - <i>kotobuki</i> (寿)
1800-05 Toyokuni Tortoises
Three long-tailed turtles (minogame 蓑亀 or みのがめ) with a message of felicitations - kotobuki (寿)

3 figures in an actor's debut (役者地顔見たて) from the series <i>The Floating World Chūshingura</i> (<i>Ukiyo Chūshingura</i> - 浮世忠臣蔵) - the second act (二段目)
1800-10 Toyokuni I Crane
3 figures in an actor's debut (役者地顔見たて) from the series The Floating World Chūshingura (Ukiyo Chūshingura - 浮世忠臣蔵) - the second act (二段目)

A traveling <i>bijin</i> on horseback pausing for a smoke
1800-10c Tsukimaro horse ride
A traveling bijin on horseback pausing for a smoke

Warriors Struggling in a Storm
1800 Shuntei lightning
Warriors Struggling in a Storm

Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹子.牛若丸), the young Yoshitsune, and Musashibō Benkei at the beginning of their struggle on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
1800 Shunzan gojo bridge
Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹子.牛若丸), the young Yoshitsune, and Musashibō Benkei at the beginning of their struggle on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]

Ichikawa Komazō III (市川高麗蔵) on the left as the ghost of the courtesan Takao (高尾 - 'けいせい高尾ぼうこん') and  Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Ashikaga Yorikane (足利左金吾頼兼)
1800 Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Komazō III (市川高麗蔵) on the left as the ghost of the courtesan Takao (高尾 - 'けいせい高尾ぼうこん') and Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Ashikaga Yorikane (足利左金吾頼兼)

Two <i>bijin</i> on the pilgrimage to Meguro or <i>Meguro mode</i> (目黒詣) from the series <i>Edo Meisho asobi</i> (江戸名所遊)
1800ca Utamaro hashira-e
Two bijin on the pilgrimage to Meguro or Meguro mode (目黒詣) from the series Edo Meisho asobi (江戸名所遊)

Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata (‘Iohata bokon’) in the play <i>Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi</i> (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)
1800c Kunihisa Onoe Matsusuke
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata (‘Iohata bokon’) in the play Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)

Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as both the ghost of Kohada Koheiji (小鰭小平次) and Koheiji's wife - from the play <i>Iroiri Otogi Zōshi</i>
1800c Toyokuni I lantern ghost
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as both the ghost of Kohada Koheiji (小鰭小平次) and Koheiji's wife - from the play Iroiri Otogi Zōshi

Pillar print of a Okaru [おかる] looking down at Ōboshi Yuranosuke [大星由良之助] - from the ‘Gion Ichiriki Jaya’ scene (段目) VII of the <i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i> ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
1800c Toyokuni I Pillar
Pillar print of a Okaru [おかる] looking down at Ōboshi Yuranosuke [大星由良之助] - from the ‘Gion Ichiriki Jaya’ scene (段目) VII of the Kanadehon Chūshingura ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)

Samawura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) in the role of Miuranosuke Yoshiaki (三浦之介義明) in the play <i>Kamakura sandaiki</i> or <i>Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns</i> - 鎌倉三代記
1800c Toyokuni kennosuke
Samawura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) in the role of Miuranosuke Yoshiaki (三浦之介義明) in the play Kamakura sandaiki or Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns - 鎌倉三代記

Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat
1800c Toyokuni kikunojo sanjin
Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat

Ichikawa Omezō I [市川男女蔵] as Musashibō Benkei [弁慶]  and Ichikawa Yaozō III [市川八百蔵] as Shinchūnagon Tomomori [新中納言知盛] in <i>Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura</i> [義経千本桜]
1800c Toyokuni Omezo Yaozo
Ichikawa Omezō I [市川男女蔵] as Musashibō Benkei [弁慶] and Ichikawa Yaozō III [市川八百蔵] as Shinchūnagon Tomomori [新中納言知盛] in Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura [義経千本桜]

A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning
1800c Unknown shunga tiger no-
A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning

Pine needles
1800s katagami
Pine needles

<i>Yabusame</i> [流鏑馬] drawing (?): an archer on horseback preparing to shoot an arrow
1800s Okamoto Toyohiko archer
Yabusame [流鏑馬] drawing (?): an archer on horseback preparing to shoot an arrow

<i>Kyōgen</i> performer wearing a monkey mask
1800s unknown sanbaso dancer
Kyōgen performer wearing a monkey mask

Various figures aboard the Treasure Ship (<i>Takarabune</i>) which is generally reserved for the The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (<i>Shichifukujin</i>)  - a <i>mitate</i>
1800s Unknown shichi fukujin
Various figures aboard the Treasure Ship (Takarabune) which is generally reserved for the The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichifukujin) - a mitate

Fishing with a four armed scoop-net (<i>yotsude ami</i> - 四つ手網)  by the light of a crescent moon
1801ca Utamaro triptych scoop
Fishing with a four armed scoop-net (yotsude ami - 四つ手網) by the light of a crescent moon

Nakayama Tomisaburō I standing next to Matsumoto Koshirō V in the checkered robe, Ichikawa Danjurō VII in makeup and Onoe Eizaburō I seated and holding a scroll - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled <i>Edo shibai sangai no zu</i> ('The 3rd Floor of an Edo Theater' - 江戸芝居三階之図)
1802-03 Toyokuni Kabuki 4
Nakayama Tomisaburō I standing next to Matsumoto Koshirō V in the checkered robe, Ichikawa Danjurō VII in makeup and Onoe Eizaburō I seated and holding a scroll - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled Edo shibai sangai no zu ('The 3rd Floor of an Edo Theater' - 江戸芝居三階之図)

Yamauba shaving Kintarō's head [山姥と金太郎 かみそり]
1802c Utamaro Kintaro Yamauba
Yamauba shaving Kintarō's head [山姥と金太郎 かみそり]

Center panel of <i>Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura</i> at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]
1803-4c Utamaro Beach
Center panel of Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]

Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of Iohata (いおはた...) and Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜世太郎) as a boatman Tokubei (せんどう徳兵衛)
1804 Kunihisa ghost
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of Iohata (いおはた...) and Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜世太郎) as a boatman Tokubei (せんどう徳兵衛)

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