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<i>Mikake wa koi-i tonda iku hitoda</i> (みかけはこわいがとんだいい人だ) "Looks Fierce But is Really Nice" from the series <i>Men Join to Form a Man</i> - a modern printing from the key block or <i>tameshizuri-e</i>
import 1847-48 Kuniyoshi later
Mikake wa koi-i tonda iku hitoda (みかけはこわいがとんだいい人だ) "Looks Fierce But is Really Nice" from the series Men Join to Form a Man - a modern printing from the key block or tameshizuri-e

Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎] as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十石工門) wearing a skull and spider kimono - the inset in the upper left is Bandō Shūka I as Komurasaki (小紫)
1890c Kuniyoshi Spiders.jpeg
Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎] as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十石工門) wearing a skull and spider kimono - the inset in the upper left is Bandō Shūka I as Komurasaki (小紫)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV [市川小団次] as the God of Thunder and Lightning (Raijin or Raiden), also known as <i>kaminari</i> (かみ鳴 or 加美鳴)
1851-53 Kuniyoshi devil
Ichikawa Kodanji IV [市川小団次] as the God of Thunder and Lightning (Raijin or Raiden), also known as kaminari (かみ鳴 or 加美鳴)

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (<i>Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa</i> - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of <i>Six Jewel Rivers</i> (<i>Mu Tamagawa</i> - 六玉川)
1850c Kuniyoshi silk workers
The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa - 六玉川)

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

Nakamura Utaemon IV as <i>Tsubone</i> Iwafuji (局岩藤) on the right, Fujikawa Kayū III as <i>chūro</i> Onoe (中老尾上) in the center, and Nakayama Bungorō II as Nakayama (中山) and  Bandō Shūka I as Iwafuji's Maid (<i>meshitsukai</i>) Ochiyo (岩藤召仕おちよ)
1850c Kuniyoshi hanami
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Tsubone Iwafuji (局岩藤) on the right, Fujikawa Kayū III as chūro Onoe (中老尾上) in the center, and Nakayama Bungorō II as Nakayama (中山) and Bandō Shūka I as Iwafuji's Maid (meshitsukai) Ochiyo (岩藤召仕おちよ)

Ken game of the Three Countries (Sangoku ken -  三国拳): <i>Nippon Amaterasu onkami,Tenjiku Shaka Nyorai, Morokoshi Taiseijin Kōshi</i>
1850c Kuniyoshi comic
Ken game of the Three Countries (Sangoku ken - 三国拳): Nippon Amaterasu onkami,Tenjiku Shaka Nyorai, Morokoshi Taiseijin Kōshi

<i>Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province</i> (<i>Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa</i> - 陸奥国千鳥のたま河)
1850c Kuniyoshi Buckets.jpg
Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province (Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa - 陸奥国千鳥のたま河)

Tametomo is visited by the ghosts of the Emperor Sutoku and his retainers in the guise of tengu - from the series <i>Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo</i> (<i>Tametomo homare no jikketsu</i> - 為朝誉十傑)
1850 Kuniyoshi tametomo
Tametomo is visited by the ghosts of the Emperor Sutoku and his retainers in the guise of tengu - from the series Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu - 為朝誉十傑)

Ryo Dōhin (呂洞賓, aka Lu Dongbin) from the series Sixteen Female Sennin Charming Creatures (<i>Enshi juroku josen</i> - 艶姿十六女仙)
1850 Kuniyoshi dragon screen
Ryo Dōhin (呂洞賓, aka Lu Dongbin) from the series Sixteen Female Sennin Charming Creatures (Enshi juroku josen - 艶姿十六女仙)

The Flute -  Matsumoto Kinshō I as Sumiyoshi no reijin Fujitarō (住吉の住人富士太郎) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV as Asama Saemon (浅間左エ門) in the center, and Onoe Baikō IV [尾上梅幸] as Umegae (梅ヶ枝) on the right from the play <i>Fukujukai Muryō Denki</i> (福聚海駒量伝記)
1850 Kuniyoshi Diptych Cherry
The Flute - Matsumoto Kinshō I as Sumiyoshi no reijin Fujitarō (住吉の住人富士太郎) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV as Asama Saemon (浅間左エ門) in the center, and Onoe Baikō IV [尾上梅幸] as Umegae (梅ヶ枝) on the right from the play Fukujukai Muryō Denki (福聚海駒量伝記)

Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] as the courtesan Takao (高尾) - center panel of a triptych
1850 Kuniyoshi Bijin
Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] as the courtesan Takao (高尾) - center panel of a triptych

<i>Kamei Rokurō Shigekiyo fighting a black bear in the snow, watched by Yoshitsune and his retainers</i> (<i>Yoshitsune kōshin: Shitennō shusse kagami no uchi Kamei Rokurō</i>: 義経功: 臣四天王出世鑑之内 - 亀井六郎)
1849 Kuniyoshi triptych snow b
Kamei Rokurō Shigekiyo fighting a black bear in the snow, watched by Yoshitsune and his retainers (Yoshitsune kōshin: Shitennō shusse kagami no uchi Kamei Rokurō: 義経功: 臣四天王出世鑑之内 - 亀井六郎)

Hayashi Tanshirō Taketoshi (林丹四郎武俊) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyuden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1849 Kuniyoshi taiheiki masata
Hayashi Tanshirō Taketoshi (林丹四郎武俊) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden - 太平記英勇傳)

Sawamura Sōjūrō V [五代目沢村宗十郎] as Yorikane (頼兼) slaying his lover, the courtesan Takao (高尾), played by Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] - the center and left panels of a triptych
1849 Kuniyoshi diptych
Sawamura Sōjūrō V [五代目沢村宗十郎] as Yorikane (頼兼) slaying his lover, the courtesan Takao (高尾), played by Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] - the center and left panels of a triptych

The Battle of the Uji River (<i>Ujigawa kassen no zu</i> - 宇治川合戦之図)
1849 Kuniyoshi-0012
The Battle of the Uji River (Ujigawa kassen no zu - 宇治川合戦之図)

Nakamura Utaemon IV [四代中村歌右衛門] as Daruma portrayed on a hanging scroll - <i>Ni Daruma no ichijiku</i> (似達磨の一軸)
1848c Kuniyoshi Daruma on scro
Nakamura Utaemon IV [四代中村歌右衛門] as Daruma portrayed on a hanging scroll - Ni Daruma no ichijiku (似達磨の一軸)

'Distant Treasure' (遠方通宝) from the series The Modern Measure of Womenʼs Desire for Money (<i>Imayō tofu shisen</i> - 今様斗婦志錢)
1848ca Kuniyoshi bijin with do
'Distant Treasure' (遠方通宝) from the series The Modern Measure of Womenʼs Desire for Money (Imayō tofu shisen - 今様斗婦志錢)

Saitō Toshimoto nyūdō Ryūhon (菜籐利基入道立本), number 48 of Heroes of the Great Peace (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848 Kuniyoshi water
Saitō Toshimoto nyūdō Ryūhon (菜籐利基入道立本), number 48 of Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

No. 2, Tametomo and the wolf pups  from the series <i>Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo</i> (<i>Tametomo homare no jikketsu</i> - 為朝譽十傑)
1848 Kuniyoshi Tametomo 2
No. 2, Tametomo and the wolf pups from the series Ten Admirable Deeds of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu - 為朝譽十傑)

Huang Xiang (Kōkyō: 黄香) from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 24
Huang Xiang (Kōkyō: 黄香) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Ō Shō (王祥) and Mōsō (孟宗) from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 22-23
Ō Shō (王祥) and Mōsō (孟宗) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Yu Kinrō and Shu Jushō (朱壽昌) from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 20-21
Yu Kinrō and Shu Jushō (朱壽昌) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Kaku Kyo (郭巨) on the left and Kyō Shi (姜詩) on the right  from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 18-19
Kaku Kyo (郭巨) on the left and Kyō Shi (姜詩) on the right from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Tō-fujin (唐夫人) on the left and Rō Raishi (老來子) on the right from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 16-17
Tō-fujin (唐夫人) on the left and Rō Raishi (老來子) on the right from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Go Mō (呉猛) and Tei Ran (丁蘭) from the series <i> The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 14-15
Go Mō (呉猛) and Tei Ran (丁蘭) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Kō Teiken (黄廷堅) and Riku Seki (陸績) from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 12-13
Kō Teiken (黄廷堅) and Riku Seki (陸績) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Sai Jun (蔡順) on the left and Chō Kō (張孝) and Chō Rei  (張礼) on the right, from the series<i> The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 10-11
Sai Jun (蔡順) on the left and Chō Kō (張孝) and Chō Rei (張礼) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Tō Ei (Dong Yong 董永) on the left and Chū Yū (Jung Yō 仲由) on the right, from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 08-09
Tō Ei (Dong Yong 董永) on the left and Chū Yū (Jung Yō 仲由) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Yōkyō (揚香) on the left and Ōhō (王裒) on the right, from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 06-07
Yōkyō (揚香) on the left and Ōhō (王裒) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Sōshin (曽参) on the left and Binshiken (閔子騫) on the right, from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 04-05
Sōshin (曽参) on the left and Binshiken (閔子騫) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Enshi (剡子) on the left and Kan no Buntei (漢文帝) on the right, from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 02-03
Enshi (剡子) on the left and Kan no Buntei (漢文帝) on the right, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Taishun (大舜) from the series <i>The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety</i> (<i>Morokoshi nijūshi-kō</i> - 唐土廾四孝)
1848 Kuniyoshi paragon 01
Taishun (大舜) from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijūshi-kō - 唐土廾四孝)

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) on right with Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Shimobe Gunsuke (下部軍助)
1848 Kuniyoshi flame ghost
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) on right with Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Shimobe Gunsuke (下部軍助)

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōtaka Tonomo (大高主殿) biting on a cloth as he performs ritual <i>seppuku</i> and Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵)
1848 Kuniyoshi double bust
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ōtaka Tonomo (大高主殿) biting on a cloth as he performs ritual seppuku and Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Kanō Motonobu (狩野四郎次郎元信) and Bandō Shūka I as  the Shōgun's daughter Omatsu (将監娘おみつ)
1848-51c Kuniyoshi pine painti
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII on the right as Kanō Motonobu (狩野四郎次郎元信) and Bandō Shūka I as the Shōgun's daughter Omatsu (将監娘おみつ)

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