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Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as Azuma (あづま) on the right, Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Yodoya Tatsugorō (淀屋辰五郎) and Nakayama Ittoku II (中山一徳) as the gentlewoman Otsugi (こしもとおつぎ) on the left in the play <i>Keisei Yanagizakura</i> [けいせい楊柳桜]
1829 Ashiyuki quad color
Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as Azuma (あづま) on the right, Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵) as Yodoya Tatsugorō (淀屋辰五郎) and Nakayama Ittoku II (中山一徳) as the gentlewoman Otsugi (こしもとおつぎ) on the left in the play Keisei Yanagizakura [けいせい楊柳桜]

Jitsukawa Enzaburō I [実川延三郎] as the monkey trainer Yojirō [与次郎] in the play <i>Sarumawashi Kadodeno Hitofushi</i> [猿廻し門途の一節]
1848 Kiyosada yojiro
Jitsukawa Enzaburō I [実川延三郎] as the monkey trainer Yojirō [与次郎] in the play Sarumawashi Kadodeno Hitofushi [猿廻し門途の一節]

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Osono (おその)  disguised as a <i>komuso</i> (a traveling mendicant monk)
1825 Hokushu fan bust 3
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Osono (おその) disguised as a komuso (a traveling mendicant monk)

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)
1822 Hokushu Ebijuro I
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)

Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤清正) in <i>Hachijin Shugo no Honjō</i> [八陣守護城]
1820 Yoshikuni Utaemon III
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤清正) in Hachijin Shugo no Honjō [八陣守護城]

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 as Osuma no Kata on the right and Bandō Jūtarō I as Sasaya Hanbei in <i>Honobonoto ura no asagiri</i> ('Hidden on the Bay by the Morning Fog')
1832 Hokuei diptych 72
Iwai Shijaku I as Osuma no Kata on the right and Bandō Jūtarō I as Sasaya Hanbei in Honobonoto ura no asagiri ('Hidden on the Bay by the Morning Fog')

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

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ju-unryū Kōsonshō (入雲龍公孫勝) from <i>108 Heroes of the Theater Suikoden</i> (<i>Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi</i> - 戯場水滸伝百八人之内)
1835c Hokuei suikoden Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ju-unryū Kōsonshō (入雲龍公孫勝) from 108 Heroes of the Theater Suikoden (Shibai Suikoden Hykuhachinin no uchi - 戯場水滸伝百八人之内)

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)

Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurobei in the murder scene of the play <i>Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival</i> (<i>Natsu matsuri Naniwa kagami</i>)
1832 Hokuei Danshichi Kurobei
Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurobei in the murder scene of the play Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival (Natsu matsuri Naniwa kagami)

Kano Minshi I (叶みんし) as Okiyo (娘おきよ) and Arashi Kichisaburō II (二代目嵐吉三郎) as Kowari Dennai (小割伝内) in the play <i>Katakiuchi ura no asagiri</i> (<i>Revenge along the Bay in Morning Fog</i>: 敵討浦朝霧)
1815 Shunko Hokushu diptych
Kano Minshi I (叶みんし) as Okiyo (娘おきよ) and Arashi Kichisaburō II (二代目嵐吉三郎) as Kowari Dennai (小割伝内) in the play Katakiuchi ura no asagiri (Revenge along the Bay in Morning Fog: 敵討浦朝霧)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tonbei, the ferryman at Yaguchi (<i>Yaguchi no Watashimori</i> - 矢口ノ渡し守頓兵衛) - left-hand panel of a diptych from the play <i>Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi</i> (神霊矢口渡)
1835c Hokuei diceman
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Tonbei, the ferryman at Yaguchi (Yaguchi no Watashimori - 矢口ノ渡し守頓兵衛) - left-hand panel of a diptych from the play Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi (神霊矢口渡)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as a black man or <i>kuronbō</i> (黒んばう) in Western clothes carrying  coral - <i>Dance of the 9 Changes</i> (<i>Kokonobake no uchi</i> - 九変化ノ内) - from the play <i>Yosete Aratani Kokonobake</i> (日本新玉九尾化)
1830 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as a black man or kuronbō (黒んばう) in Western clothes carrying coral - Dance of the 9 Changes (Kokonobake no uchi - 九変化ノ内) - from the play Yosete Aratani Kokonobake (日本新玉九尾化)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the peasant Gosaku who is actually Ishikawa Goemon (百姓五作実は石川五右衛門) in the play <i>Keisei Setsugekka</i> [けいせい雪月花]
1821 Hokushu Utaemon scrim
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the peasant Gosaku who is actually Ishikawa Goemon (百姓五作実は石川五右衛門) in the play Keisei Setsugekka [けいせい雪月花]

Nakamura Utaemon III (中むら歌右ヱ門) as Lady Tamamo no Mae in the Dance of Nine Changes (<i>Kokono bake no uchi</i> - 九変化ノ内, <i>Tamamo no mae</i> - 玉藻ノ前) in the play <i>Yosete Arata ni Kokonobake</i> [日本新玉九尾化]
1825 yoshikuni tamamo no mae
Nakamura Utaemon III (中むら歌右ヱ門) as Lady Tamamo no Mae in the Dance of Nine Changes (Kokono bake no uchi - 九変化ノ内, Tamamo no mae - 玉藻ノ前) in the play Yosete Arata ni Kokonobake [日本新玉九尾化]

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?)

Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as the shogun Tarō and on the left Nakamura Karoku I as Takiyashi and Ichikawa Sukejurō IV as Yasukata in <i>Sōma Tarō hyōbundan</i> [相馬太郎...]
1832 Shigeharu Taro
Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as the shogun Tarō and on the left Nakamura Karoku I as Takiyashi and Ichikawa Sukejurō IV as Yasukata in Sōma Tarō hyōbundan [相馬太郎...]

Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as Heitarō in the play <i>Sōma Tarō hyōbundan</i> [相馬太郎...]
1832 Shigeharu Rikan II
Arashi Rikan II [嵐璃寛] as Heitarō in the play Sōma Tarō hyōbundan [相馬太郎...]

Arashi Rikan II as the shogun Taira Taro Yoshikado in <i>Sōma Tarō mibae bundan</i> ('The Story of Tarō, Heir to the Sōma Clan') [相馬太郎みばえ文談]
1832 Hokuei rikan soma taro
Arashi Rikan II as the shogun Taira Taro Yoshikado in Sōma Tarō mibae bundan ('The Story of Tarō, Heir to the Sōma Clan') [相馬太郎みばえ文談]

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kan Shōjō (菅丞相) in <i> Sugiwara's Secrets of Calligraphy</i> (<i>Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami</i> - 菅原伝授手習鑑)
1823 Hokushu Kanshojo
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kan Shōjō (菅丞相) in Sugiwara's Secrets of Calligraphy (Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami - 菅原伝授手習鑑)

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) in the kabuki play <i>Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi</i> ['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙] - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1833 Shigeharu rikan peach
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) in the role of Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) in the kabuki play Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi ['Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess': 姫競双葉絵草紙] - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as fisherman (<i>ryōshi</i>) Namishichi (漁師浪七) in the play <i>Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi</i> [Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess: 姫競双葉絵草紙]
1833 Kunihiro rikan fisherman
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as fisherman (ryōshi) Namishichi (漁師浪七) in the play Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezōshi [Picture-book comparison of twin blades and the princess: 姫競双葉絵草紙]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) astride his steed, Onikage [鬼鹿毛]
1833 Hokuei Oguri rides Onikag
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Oguri Hangan (小栗判官) astride his steed, Onikage [鬼鹿毛]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Osome (お染) on the right and Ichikawa Danzō V as Hisamatsu (久松) on the left in the play <i>Somemoyo Imose no Kadomatsu</i> [染模様妹背門松]
1830-32c Shigeharu diptych
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Osome (お染) on the right and Ichikawa Danzō V as Hisamatsu (久松) on the left in the play Somemoyo Imose no Kadomatsu [染模様妹背門松]

Ichikawa Yonezō IV (市川米蔵) as Ishii Genzō (石井源蔵) in <i>Katakiuchi ukiki no kameyama</i> ('Grief for a gentle flower and revenge at Kameyama')
1860 Enjaku yanezo iii
Ichikawa Yonezō IV (市川米蔵) as Ishii Genzō (石井源蔵) in Katakiuchi ukiki no kameyama ('Grief for a gentle flower and revenge at Kameyama')

Ichikawa Hakuen II (市川白猿) as Yanone Gorō (矢の根五郎) sharpening his giant arrow in the play <i>Oniwaka Nagori no Motodori</i> (鬼若名残髻 - 'Oniwaka's farewell topknot')
1829 Shigeharu Hakuen
Ichikawa Hakuen II (市川白猿) as Yanone Gorō (矢の根五郎) sharpening his giant arrow in the play Oniwaka Nagori no Motodori (鬼若名残髻 - 'Oniwaka's farewell topknot')

Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政) in <i>The Story of Yorimasa and the Nue</i> 
(<i>Yorimasa Nue Monogatari</i> [頼政鵺物語])
1828c Shunshi Fujaku III nue
Onoe Fujaku III (尾上芙雀) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政) in The Story of Yorimasa and the Nue (Yorimasa Nue Monogatari [頼政鵺物語])

Onoe Tamizō II (二代目尾上多見蔵) in his dressing room mirror
1827 Shunshi Tamizo II
Onoe Tamizō II (二代目尾上多見蔵) in his dressing room mirror

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)

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)

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) in multiple roles from the series <i>Renowned Dance of Seven Changes</i> (<i>Onagori shosagoto nanabake shichihenge no uchi</i> - 御名残所作事七変化之内)
1838 sadanobu a set of four Na
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) in multiple roles from the series Renowned Dance of Seven Changes (Onagori shosagoto nanabake shichihenge no uchi - 御名残所作事七変化之内)

Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Shōki the Demon Queller [鍾馗] - from the series of seven quick-change roles performed by this actor (七変化之内)
1835 Shigeharu shoki
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Shōki the Demon Queller [鍾馗] - from the series of seven quick-change roles performed by this actor (七変化之内)

Nakamura Shikan II as the fox Genkurō impersonating Satō Tadanobu in the play <i>Hanayagura hitome senbon</i>  (花櫓詠吉野 - 'One Thousand Fragrances in the Flower Tower'}
1835 Hokuei nakamura shikan ii
Nakamura Shikan II as the fox Genkurō impersonating Satō Tadanobu in the play Hanayagura hitome senbon (花櫓詠吉野 - 'One Thousand Fragrances in the Flower Tower'}

Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Tawara Tōta Hidesato (俵藤太郎秀郷) in the play <i>Otoko nariken Onna Masakado</i> [<i>What men? A female Masakado<i> 男哉婦将門] from the series <i>Fashionable Mirror Covers</i> (流行鏡之覆)</i></i>
1835 Hokuei Shikan II
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Tawara Tōta Hidesato (俵藤太郎秀郷) in the play Otoko nariken Onna Masakado [What men? A female Masakado 男哉婦将門] from the series Fashionable Mirror Covers (流行鏡之覆)

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