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Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as an <i>onnagata</i> probably playing Shizuka Gozen with a hand drum covered with the skins of Fox Tadanobu's parents
1846-52c Kunisada II phoenix
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as an onnagata probably playing Shizuka Gozen with a hand drum covered with the skins of Fox Tadanobu's parents

Tiger and bamboo
1830c Toyokuni II tiger
Tiger and bamboo

Aizuri-e - a <i>bijin</i> stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri-e
Aizuri-e - a bijin stands before a large plant of chrysanthemums from the series Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)

<i>Aizuri-e</i> of a <i>bijin</i> reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series <i>Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin hana-awase</i> - 當世美人花合)
1830c Toyokuni II bat aizuri
Aizuri-e of a bijin reaching up to grab a branch of a flowering cherry tree, from the series Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tōsei bijin hana-awase - 當世美人花合)

Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the robber Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) in the play <i>Sanmon gosan no kiri</i> [楼門五三桐]
1830 Kunisada Koshiro Goemon
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the robber Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) in the play Sanmon gosan no kiri [楼門五三桐]

Zhang Fei (張飛 - Jp: Chōhi) thundering at Changban Bridge (長坂橋)
1828c Kunisada chohi
Zhang Fei (張飛 - Jp: Chōhi) thundering at Changban Bridge (長坂橋)

'A Geisha in her Dressing Room' (<i>Mijimai geisha</i> - 身じまい芸者) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' (<i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> - 當 世美人合)
1827 Kunisada dressing room
'A Geisha in her Dressing Room' (Mijimai geisha - 身じまい芸者) from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties' (Tōsei bijin awase - 當 世美人合)

Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as the outlaw Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門)
1826 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as the outlaw Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門)

Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Akizuka Narutonosuke (萩塚鳴戸之助) in <i>Momochidori naruto no Shiranami</i>  (百千鳥鳴門白浪)
1826 Tamikuni Onoe Fujaku III
Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Akizuka Narutonosuke (萩塚鳴戸之助) in Momochidori naruto no Shiranami (百千鳥鳴門白浪)

Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as the servant Hyakudohei (奴百?平)
1826 Shunshi Tamizo
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as the servant Hyakudohei (奴百?平)

Morning Glory (Asagao - 朝かほ) from the series <i>Modern Scenes of Summer</i> (<i>Tōsei natsu geshiki</i> - 當世夏景色)
1826 Kunisada morning glory
Morning Glory (Asagao - 朝かほ) from the series Modern Scenes of Summer (Tōsei natsu geshiki - 當世夏景色)

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Oiwa in the play <i>Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan</i> (伊呂波四谷怪談) second state of this print
1826 Hokushu Oiwa
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Oiwa in the play Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan (伊呂波四谷怪談) second state of this print

Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as Sakuramaru (桜 丸) on the right with Fujikawa Tomokichi II (二代目藤川友吉) as Sakuramaru’s wife (nyōbō) Yae (女房八重) in <i>Sugawara denju tenarai kagami</i> (<i>Mirror of learning & transmitting Sugawara's secrets of calligraphy</i>: 菅原伝授手習鑑)
1826 Ashiyuki diptych
Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎) as Sakuramaru (桜 丸) on the right with Fujikawa Tomokichi II (二代目藤川友吉) as Sakuramaru’s wife (nyōbō) Yae (女房八重) in Sugawara denju tenarai kagami (Mirror of learning & transmitting Sugawara's secrets of calligraphy: 菅原伝授手習鑑)

The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)
1825c Toyokuni II hare
The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

Onoe Fujaku III  (尾上芙雀) as Kobayakawa Takakage (小早川隆景)
1825c Shunshi Onoe Fujaku III
Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Kobayakawa Takakage (小早川隆景)

Sudden Shower on the Way Home from the Fuji Festival (<i>Fuji kaeri no yūdachi</i> - 富士帰ノ夕立) from the series <i>Contest of Present-day Beauties</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin awase</i> - 当世美人合)
1825c Kunisada umbrella shower
Sudden Shower on the Way Home from the Fuji Festival (Fuji kaeri no yūdachi - 富士帰ノ夕立) from the series Contest of Present-day Beauties (Tōsei bijin awase - 当世美人合)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Yorikane (頼兼実ハ道鉄) - right panel of a diptych
1825-30ca Kunisada Danjuro
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Yorikane (頼兼実ハ道鉄) - right panel of a diptych

The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series <i>Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters </i> (<i>Seirō meika awase</i> - 青楼名花合)
1825-30 Eizan toyozumi and kam
The courtesan Toyozumi (豊住) of the Chōjiya (丁子屋) house with her kamuro from the series Collection of Beautiful Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō meika awase - 青楼名花合)

Low Tide at Susaki (<i>Susaki no shiohi</i> - 洲崎之汐干) from the series <i>Fashionable Eight Views of the Eastern Capital </i>(<i>Fūryū Tōto hakkei</i> - 風流東都八景)
1824-29 Eizan low tide at susa
Low Tide at Susaki (Susaki no shiohi - 洲崎之汐干) from the series Fashionable Eight Views of the Eastern Capital (Fūryū Tōto hakkei - 風流東都八景)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) at <i>The Battle of Okehazama</i> (<i>Okehazama Gassen</i> - 桶狭間合戦)
1822 Hokushū goemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) at The Battle of Okehazama (Okehazama Gassen - 桶狭間合戦)

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a boatman at a ship festival (祭礼御迎ひ船) from a series of seven kabuki changes (七変化ノ内)
1820s Yoshikuni shikan oar
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a boatman at a ship festival (祭礼御迎ひ船) from a series of seven kabuki changes (七変化ノ内)

Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing
1820s Toyokuni II triptych sno
Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing

<i>Aizuri-e</i>: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates <i>Mitate shinōkōshō</i> (無名: 見立士農工商)
1820s Sadakage aizuri-e rooste
Aizuri-e: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates Mitate shinōkōshō (無名: 見立士農工商)

Pentaptych: <i>bijin</i> holding puppets of actors as <i>otokodate</i> - from the left - Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎), Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) - from 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)
1820s Kuniyasu pentaptych
Pentaptych: bijin holding puppets of actors as otokodate - from the left - Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎), Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) - from 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

Riding in a covered pleasure boat on the First Day of the Cock (<i>Hatsutori no yanebune</i> - 初酉の屋根ふね) - from the series 浮世三奥
1820s Kunisada woman in bar bo
Riding in a covered pleasure boat on the First Day of the Cock (Hatsutori no yanebune - 初酉の屋根ふね) - from the series 浮世三奥

A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych
1820s Kunisada lightning
A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)
1820s Kunisada actors stage
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)

<i>Shunga</i> with an <i>awabi</i> diver
1820s Hokusai shunga
Shunga with an awabi diver

San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (<i>San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu</i> - 三園山増上寺図) from the series <i>The Eastern Capital</i> (Tōto - 東都)
1820s Hokuju landscape yoko-e
San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu - 三園山増上寺図) from the series The Eastern Capital (Tōto - 東都)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play
1820s ca Toyokuni II ichikawa
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play

Bijin looking at the full moon
1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon

Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎 ) as the carpenter or <i>daiku</i> Rokuzo ( 大工六三) from the play <i>Keisei Date No Kikigaki</i> (けいせい伊達抄) - from an untitled series
1820c Kunisada kikugoro III
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎 ) as the carpenter or daiku Rokuzo ( 大工六三) from the play Keisei Date No Kikigaki (けいせい伊達抄) - from an untitled series

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷直実)  from a production of <i>Ichinotani Futaba Gunki</i> (一谷嫩軍記)
1820ca Ashiyuki Shikan II
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷直実) from a production of Ichinotani Futaba Gunki (一谷嫩軍記)

<i>Bijin</i> in a summer robe, standing before an insect merchant's portable booth, visiting a shrine temple during a festival - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled <i>En'nichi no kei</i> (ゑん日乃景) in the <i>toshidama</i> cartouche in the center panel
1820-40c Kunisada crickets
Bijin in a summer robe, standing before an insect merchant's portable booth, visiting a shrine temple during a festival - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled En'nichi no kei (ゑん日乃景) in the toshidama cartouche in the center panel

Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of <i>bijin</i> accompanied by poems
1816-18 Kuniyasu Geisha
Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of bijin accompanied by poems

Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
1810c Kuniyasu visit tea
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno

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