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Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series <i>A Parody of the 12 Months</i> (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month
1850c Kunisada fox drum
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series A Parody of the 12 Months (見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month

Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)
1891 Chikanobu basin
Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)

The beauty Yūgiri (夕きり) in the rain - from the series <i>Fan-tossing for the Elegant</i> (<i>Fūryū tōsenkyō</i> - 風流投扇興)
1815c Kunisada Genji 39
The beauty Yūgiri (夕きり) in the rain - from the series Fan-tossing for the Elegant (Fūryū tōsenkyō - 風流投扇興)

Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi yama-uba
Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi minjiro
Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

Yamauba (山姥) on the left, Kaidōmaru (怪童丸) in the center, and Mita no shi (三田仕) on the right - with acrobatic men dressed as animals - possibly from a <i>shosagoto</i> [所作事] performance
1847-50 Kunisada kaidomaru ani
Yamauba (山姥) on the left, Kaidōmaru (怪童丸) in the center, and Mita no shi (三田仕) on the right - with acrobatic men dressed as animals - possibly from a shosagoto [所作事] performance

Woman carrying umbrellas and a child running during a <i>Sudden shower at the Mimeguri Shrine</i> (三囲の夕立)
1830-33 Kunisada umbrella chil
Woman carrying umbrellas and a child running during a Sudden shower at the Mimeguri Shrine (三囲の夕立)

Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura
1790c Eisho pins 879
Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura

Children's parade (子進) carrying a sacred float during the Tennō Festival (天王祭)
1830c Sadafusa Festival.jpg
Children's parade (子進) carrying a sacred float during the Tennō Festival (天王祭)

Looking Feminine (<i>Shinayaka-sō</i> - しなやかさう): The Appearance of a 'Castle-toppler' of the Tempo Era (<i>Tempo nenkan keisei no fuzoku</i> - 天保年間: 傾城之風俗), from the series <i>'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' </i> (<i>Fūzoku sanjūni sō</i> - 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi courtesan
Looking Feminine (Shinayaka-sō - しなやかさう): The Appearance of a 'Castle-toppler' of the Tempo Era (Tempo nenkan keisei no fuzoku - 天保年間: 傾城之風俗), from the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' (Fūzoku sanjūni sō - 風俗三十二相)

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

<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)

Four actors performing in a <i>mitate</i>: Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tsujikaze Hachihei (辻風八平) on the far right, to his left is Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎), next is Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Inaba Taro (稲葉太良) and on the far left is Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Inaba (稲場)
1835 Sadamasu tetrapytych.jpg
Four actors performing in a mitate: Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tsujikaze Hachihei (辻風八平) on the far right, to his left is Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎), next is Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Inaba Taro (稲葉太良) and on the far left is Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Inaba (稲場)

Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Tamuramaru (田村丸) - one panel from a larger <i>mitate</i> composition
1830s Sadamasa shijaku archer.
Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若) as Tamuramaru (田村丸) - one panel from a larger mitate composition

Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist <i>Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate</i> (神機軍師朱武の見立) from <i>Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori</i> (通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 'The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden' <i>Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi</i> The courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house (扇屋内 花扇)
1820-25 Kuniyasu suikoden Hana
Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate (神機軍師朱武の見立) from Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori (通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 'The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden' Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi The courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house (扇屋内 花扇)

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)

The Sixth Month (<i>Rokugatsu</i> 六月): Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': <i>Zôho Naniwa kagami</i> (増補浪花鑑) from the series <i>Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi</i> (<i>Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months</i> - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)
1850 Kuniyoshi actor
The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu 六月): Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in 'Expanded mirror of Osaka': Zôho Naniwa kagami (増補浪花鑑) from the series Edo meisho mitate jūnikagetsu no uchi (Famous Places in Edo for the Twelve Months - 江戸名所見立十二ヶ月)

From right to left: Kataoka Gadō II (片岡我童) as Hikaru Uji (光氏); Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Tasogare (たそかれ); Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shinonome (しののめ); Nakamura Shikan III (中村芝翫) as Kiyonosuke (喜代之助) - a <i>Rustic Genji</i> theme
1841 Sadanobu genji
From right to left: Kataoka Gadō II (片岡我童) as Hikaru Uji (光氏); Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Tasogare (たそかれ); Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shinonome (しののめ); Nakamura Shikan III (中村芝翫) as Kiyonosuke (喜代之助) - a Rustic Genji theme

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?)

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Yasukata (<i>Yasukata no bōrei</i> - 安方ノ亡霊) from the series  <i>Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems</i> (<i>Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi</i> - 見立三十六歌撰之内)
1852-53 Kunisada 36 poets no 1
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Yasukata (Yasukata no bōrei - 安方ノ亡霊) from the series Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi - 見立三十六歌撰之内)

Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛) from the series <i>Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems </i>(<i>Mitate sanjūrokkusen</i> - 見立三十六句撰) - the inset at the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo  
1850 Kunisada danshichi
Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛) from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkusen - 見立三十六句撰) - the inset at the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo  

Tora-gozen (寅御前) from the series <i>Biographies of Wise Women and Virtuous Wives</i> (<i>Kenjo reppu den</i> 賢女烈婦傳)
1843c Kuniyoshi kenjo
Tora-gozen (寅御前) from the series Biographies of Wise Women and Virtuous Wives (Kenjo reppu den 賢女烈婦傳)

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Naginoha (なぎの葉) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the giant Kobayashi Asahina (小林朝比奈) from the series 'Mitate Kyogen' (見立狂言 - Imaginary Plays)
1820s Kunisada mitate kyogen
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Naginoha (なぎの葉) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the giant Kobayashi Asahina (小林朝比奈) from the series 'Mitate Kyogen' (見立狂言 - Imaginary Plays)

<i>Surimono</i> parody of the armor-pulling scene, the <i>kusazuribiki</i> [草摺引], of the Soga brothers tale: Asahina and a courtesan holding a spindle represented by <i>bunraku</i> puppets
1815c Eisen surimono
Surimono parody of the armor-pulling scene, the kusazuribiki [草摺引], of the Soga brothers tale: Asahina and a courtesan holding a spindle represented by bunraku puppets

Ichikawa Omezō I as Yanone Gorō [矢の根五郎] in the lower right - the Weaver Maiden and the Ox Herder are in the  circle in the upper left
1807 Toyokuni I Omezo
Ichikawa Omezō I as Yanone Gorō [矢の根五郎] in the lower right - the Weaver Maiden and the Ox Herder are in the circle in the upper left

Shunga print attributed to Utamaro, but possibly by Shunman
1790s Utamaro shunga
Shunga print attributed to Utamaro, but possibly by Shunman

Shōki astride a lion
1854 Kunisada shoki lion
Shōki astride a lion

Honjō (本庄): Shirai Gonpachi (白井權八) from the series <i>Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road</i> 
(<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852-53 Kuniyoshi gompachi rai
Honjō (本庄): Shirai Gonpachi (白井權八) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

The Kōya Jewel River, a Famous Place in Kii Province (<i>Kōya no Tamagawa, Kiinokuni no meisho</i>), from the series <i>The Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs</i> (<i>Fūzoku Mu Tamagawa</i> - 風俗六玉川)
1770 Harunobu pins 142
The Kōya Jewel River, a Famous Place in Kii Province (Kōya no Tamagawa, Kiinokuni no meisho), from the series The Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fūzoku Mu Tamagawa - 風俗六玉川)

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)

<i>Kihan</i> (Returning Sails - 帰帆)/<i>Mitate hakkei</i> (美盾八競) from the drama <i>Nunobiki-no-taki</i>
1842c Kuniyoshi pleasure boat
Kihan (Returning Sails - 帰帆)/Mitate hakkei (美盾八競) from the drama Nunobiki-no-taki

Imaginary performance (a <i>mitate</i>): actors as Sadatō's wife (<i>tsuma</i>) Sodehagi (貞任妻袖萩) played by Bandō Shūka I  on the right, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Abe Sadatō (阿部貞任) in the center, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Hachiman Tarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) on the left and with a supporting cast as a  lion, tiger and elephant
1847-52 Kunisada actors animal
Imaginary performance (a mitate): actors as Sadatō's wife (tsuma) Sodehagi (貞任妻袖萩) played by Bandō Shūka I on the right, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Abe Sadatō (阿部貞任) in the center, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Hachiman Tarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) on the left and with a supporting cast as a lion, tiger and elephant

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

Chūjō-hime (中将姫) from the series <i>Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage</i> (<i>Kenyū fujo kagami</i> - 賢勇婦女鏡)
1843-44 Kuniyoshi Chujo-hime
Chūjō-hime (中将姫) from the series Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage (Kenyū fujo kagami - 賢勇婦女鏡)

Parody of Narihira's <i>Journey to the East</i> (<i>Azuma-kudri: Yatsushi no Fuji</i>)
1806c Utamaro Narihira mitate
Parody of Narihira's Journey to the East (Azuma-kudri: Yatsushi no Fuji)

No. 25 Yawata (八幡):Ōmi Kotōda (近江小藤太) and Yawata Saburō (八幡三郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (<i>Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi</i> - 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi yawata
No. 25 Yawata (八幡):Ōmi Kotōda (近江小藤太) and Yawata Saburō (八幡三郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi - 木曾街道六十九次之内)

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