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Front and back covers
1860c Kunisada ehon C12
Ehon chapter 12 - from Yūsenkutsu harusame soshi [遊仙沓春雨草紙] by Ryokutei Senryu (緑亭川柳)

Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (<i>Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi</i>: 両国納涼大花火)
1853c Hiroshige fireworks
Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi: 両国納涼大花火)

Dietary Life Rules (<i>Inshoku yōjō kagami</i> - 飲食養生鑑)
1850s nutrition
Dietary Life Rules (Inshoku yōjō kagami - 飲食養生鑑)

Hōjō Takatoki watching a dog fight (北條高時犬合戦之圖) - attributed to Kuniyoshi - right-hand panel of a diptych
1850s Kuniyoshi dog fight
Hōjō Takatoki watching a dog fight (北條高時犬合戦之圖) - attributed to Kuniyoshi - right-hand panel of a diptych

Tiny <i>ōkubi-e</i>
1850s Kunisada tiny okubi-e
Tiny ōkubi-e

Tadanobu performing the fox-dance to the beat of the <i>kotsuzumi</i> or hand drum made from the skins of his parents
1850s Kunisada fix drum.jpg
Tadanobu performing the fox-dance to the beat of the kotsuzumi or hand drum made from the skins of his parents

A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner
1850s Kunisada cat fish.jpg
A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner

Triptych of three <i>bijin</i> and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime
1850c Kuniyoshi silhouette
Triptych of three bijin and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime

Tametomo's wife Shiranui (為朝の妻白縫姫) from the series <i>Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo</i> (<i>Tametomo homare no jikketsu</i> - 為朝誉十傑)
1850c Kuniyoshi shiranui
Tametomo's wife Shiranui (為朝の妻白縫姫) from the series Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu - 為朝誉十傑)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kamiya Iemon (神谷仁右衛門) with his servant, Kohei and his dead wife Oiwa (お岩)  nailed to a door along with images of their skeletons - a <i>shikake-e</i> or 'mechanical print'
1850c Kuniyoshi popup
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kamiya Iemon (神谷仁右衛門) with his servant, Kohei and his dead wife Oiwa (お岩) nailed to a door along with images of their skeletons - a shikake-e or 'mechanical print'

<i>Favorite Customs of the Present Day</i> [<i>Tōsei fūzoku kō</i> - 当盛風俗好] - left-hand panel of a triptych - the title is on the right-hand panel
1850c Kuniyoshi Aizuri-e.jpeg
Favorite Customs of the Present Day [Tōsei fūzoku kō - 当盛風俗好] - left-hand panel of a triptych - the title is on the right-hand panel

Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV
1850c Hirosada p1027A
Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV

Takechi Mitsuhide [武智光秀} - left-hand panel of a diptych illustrating the <i>Taikōki</i>
1850c Hirosada p875.jpg
Takechi Mitsuhide [武智光秀} - left-hand panel of a diptych illustrating the Taikōki

Key block  or <i>tameshizuri-e</i> bust portrait of an actor, [Jitsukawa Enzaburō I?] as Sasahara Hayato (笹原隼人) from the series <i>Kokin Yujinki</i> (古今勇人記) or <i>Record of Heroes Past and Present</i>
1850c Hirosada Keyblock Bust P
Key block or tameshizuri-e bust portrait of an actor, [Jitsukawa Enzaburō I?] as Sasahara Hayato (笹原隼人) from the series Kokin Yujinki (古今勇人記) or Record of Heroes Past and Present

Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] as Ishidome Busuke (石留武助) from the play <i>Keisei Homare no sukedachi</i> or <i>A Courtesan: Honor with Two Swords</i> [けいせい誉両刀]
1850c Hirosada Actor print p51
Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] as Ishidome Busuke (石留武助) from the play Keisei Homare no sukedachi or A Courtesan: Honor with Two Swords [けいせい誉両刀]

Nakamura Utaemon IV as the hunter Fukashichi (ふか七) - right panel of a pair from the play from the play <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]
1850c Hirosada Actor Portrait
Nakamura Utaemon IV as the hunter Fukashichi (ふか七) - right panel of a pair from the play from the play Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]

Death of Buddha - the <i>'Nehanzō</i> [涅槃像]
1850ca Yoshitora nirvana
Death of Buddha - the 'Nehanzō [涅槃像]

Shunga blue background
1850ca Kunisada shunga blue back
Shunga blue background

Shunga  - black background
1850ca Kunisada shunga black back
Shunga - black background

Shunga of woman stroking a man's penis
1850ca Kunisada shunga
Shunga of woman stroking a man's penis

Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Buddhist priest Kumagai Renshō Hōshi [熊谷連生法師] standing before an archery bullseye target from the play <i>Ichinotani Futaba Gunki</i>
1850 Kuniyoshi kumagai
Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Buddhist priest Kumagai Renshō Hōshi [熊谷連生法師] standing before an archery bullseye target from the play Ichinotani Futaba Gunki

Onoe Kikujirō II as Senzai (千歳) in the female role and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sambasō ( 三番叟) in <i>Ayatsuri Sanbasō</i> [あやつり三番叟]
1850 Kuniyoshi double bust
Onoe Kikujirō II as Senzai (千歳) in the female role and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sambasō ( 三番叟) in Ayatsuri Sanbasō [あやつり三番叟]

The Marvelous Doctor Treats Serious Diseases (<i>Kitai na meii nanbyō ryōji</i> - 難病療治 - きたいなめい医)
1850 Kuniyoshi doctors
The Marvelous Doctor Treats Serious Diseases (Kitai na meii nanbyō ryōji - 難病療治 - きたいなめい医)

Performers who hit the bull's eye: Bandō Shūka I on the left as Miuraya Agemaki or <i>Agemaki of the Three Shores House</i> (三浦屋揚巻) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Agemaki no Sukeroku (揚巻の助六) from the play <i>Sukeroku kuruwa no hanami doki</i> [助六廓の花見時]
1850 Kuniyoshi Diptch
Performers who hit the bull's eye: Bandō Shūka I on the left as Miuraya Agemaki or Agemaki of the Three Shores House (三浦屋揚巻) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Agemaki no Sukeroku (揚巻の助六) from the play Sukeroku kuruwa no hanami doki [助六廓の花見時]

Morita Kan'ya XI as Shihei-Kō (時平公) with Arashi Rikaku II as Matsuomaru (松王丸) on the right and Seki Sanjurō III as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) with Onoe Kikujirō II as Sakuramaru (桜丸) on the left in the <i>Kuruma biki</i> or 'Pulling the carriage apart' scene
1850 Kunisada actor diptych
Morita Kan'ya XI as Shihei-Kō (時平公) with Arashi Rikaku II as Matsuomaru (松王丸) on the right and Seki Sanjurō III as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) with Onoe Kikujirō II as Sakuramaru (桜丸) on the left in the Kuruma biki or 'Pulling the carriage apart' scene

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
1850 Hirosada danshichi kurobe
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych
1850 Hirosada danshichi
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - left panel of a diptych

Triptych of Mitsuuji with two <i>bijin</i> near cherry blossoms - a Rustic Genji theme - possible titile: <i>Hanasakari</i> or 'Cherry blossoms at their best at Ueno' (花さか里)
1849ca Kunisada album trip 14
Triptych of Mitsuuji with two bijin near cherry blossoms - a Rustic Genji theme - possible titile: Hanasakari or 'Cherry blossoms at their best at Ueno' (花さか里)

Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)
1849-53ca Kunisada album a
Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)

Kanadehon Seichū Sugoroku (仮名手本誠忠壽古六)- game based on the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin (仮名手本忠臣蔵 <i>Kanahedon Chūshingura</i> - 'Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers')
1849-53 Kuniteru sugoroku chus
Kanadehon Seichū Sugoroku (仮名手本誠忠壽古六)- game based on the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin (仮名手本忠臣蔵 Kanahedon Chūshingura - 'Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers')

Sumō wrestler Unryū (雲龍) from the series <i>Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu</i> (相撲繁栄溜り入の図) or 'Pictures of Famous Sumō Wrestlers Waiting for Their Match'
1849-53 Kunisada unryu
Sumō wrestler Unryū (雲龍) from the series Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu (相撲繁栄溜り入の図) or 'Pictures of Famous Sumō Wrestlers Waiting for Their Match'

Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left
1849-52 Kunisada kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left

The Second Month (<i>Kisaragi</i> - 如月) - from the series <i>Wakamurasaki nenju gyoji no uchi</i> (若紫年中行事之内) <i>Events through the Year of Young Murasaki</i> - a Rustic Genji theme
1849-50ca Kunisada album trip
The Second Month (Kisaragi - 如月) - from the series Wakamurasaki nenju gyoji no uchi (若紫年中行事之内) Events through the Year of Young Murasaki - a Rustic Genji theme

Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Seigen ama (清玄尼) and Nakayama Bungorō II (中山文五郎) as the yakko Yodohira (奴淀平) from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 3
Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Seigen ama (清玄尼) and Nakayama Bungorō II (中山文五郎) as the yakko Yodohira (奴淀平) from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips  (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 2
Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

Double portrait of Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuōmaru (舎人松王丸) on the right and Ichikawa Gangyoku I (市川眼玉) as Shundō Genba (春藤玄蕃) on the left from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (<i>tanzaku</i>)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 1
Double portrait of Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuōmaru (舎人松王丸) on the right and Ichikawa Gangyoku I (市川眼玉) as Shundō Genba (春藤玄蕃) on the left from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (tanzaku)

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