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Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play <i>Sumida River Ghost Story</i> (<i>Kaidan Sumidagawa</i> - 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych
1847c Kuniyoshi flame ghost
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Hōkaibō (法界坊ぼうこん) from the play Sumida River Ghost Story (Kaidan Sumidagawa - 怪談隅田川) - this is the right-hand panel of a diptych

Competition of Powerful Magicians (<i>Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe</i> - 豪傑奇術競)
1860s Konobu competition
Competition of Powerful Magicians (Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe - 豪傑奇術競)

Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles on the Occasion of Minamoto no Yoriie's Sea Viewing at Kotsubo - <i>Minamoto no Yoriie-kō Kamakura Kotsubo no umi yūran Asahina Yoshihide shiyū no wani wo tōfu zu</i> (源頼家公鎌倉小壷海遊覧 朝夷義秀雌雄鰐を捕ふ図)
1843-46 Kuniyoshi fighting cro
Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles on the Occasion of Minamoto no Yoriie's Sea Viewing at Kotsubo - Minamoto no Yoriie-kō Kamakura Kotsubo no umi yūran Asahina Yoshihide shiyū no wani wo tōfu zu (源頼家公鎌倉小壷海遊覧 朝夷義秀雌雄鰐を捕ふ図)

Nakamura Komanosuke VI (中村駒之助) in the role of Kamei Rokurō (亀井六郎), Onoe Taganojō II (尾上多賀之丞) playing Shizuka (しずか) and Ichikawa Udanji I (市川左團次) as the magical fox disguised as Tadanobu (狐忠信) in the play <i>Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura</i> (義経千本桜) - 3 of 4 panels
1876 Sadanobu II triptych
Nakamura Komanosuke VI (中村駒之助) in the role of Kamei Rokurō (亀井六郎), Onoe Taganojō II (尾上多賀之丞) playing Shizuka (しずか) and Ichikawa Udanji I (市川左團次) as the magical fox disguised as Tadanobu (狐忠信) in the play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (義経千本桜) - 3 of 4 panels

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as the Guardian of Truth (経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん), a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play <i>Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe</i> (嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see)- center panel of a triptych
1830c Kuniyoshi bando
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as the Guardian of Truth (経政実ハしゆんくはんのぼうこん), a ghost and Onoe Eizaburō III (尾上栄三郎) as the cowering princess Chidori-hime (千鳥姫) - from the play Tsumagasane Sugata no Hana Kurabe (嬲容顔花競 - 'Tsumagasane, the comparison of what you see)- center panel of a triptych

At Hell Valley on Mount Tate in Etchū Province, Nikushi Dōjin demonstrates a battle of frogs and teaches magic to the two comrades Yoshikado and Iga Ju (<i>Etchū Tateyama no Jigokudani ni Nikushi Dōjin kawazu kassen no ki o arawashi Yoshikado Iga Ju no ryōyū</i>)
1864 Yoshitora triptych
At Hell Valley on Mount Tate in Etchū Province, Nikushi Dōjin demonstrates a battle of frogs and teaches magic to the two comrades Yoshikado and Iga Ju (Etchū Tateyama no Jigokudani ni Nikushi Dōjin kawazu kassen no ki o arawashi Yoshikado Iga Ju no ryōyū)

'Birds of Sorrow' (<i>Utō): Tarō Yoshikado</i> (太郎良門) in the ruins of a Taira palace; Princess Takiyasha (滝夜叉), Yoshikado's sister, is on the right - on the left are the spirits of Yasukata (安方) and his wife transformed into birds
1844ca Yoshitsuya 0001
'Birds of Sorrow' (Utō): Tarō Yoshikado (太郎良門) in the ruins of a Taira palace; Princess Takiyasha (滝夜叉), Yoshikado's sister, is on the right - on the left are the spirits of Yasukata (安方) and his wife transformed into birds

<i>Departed Spirit</i>: The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto' <i>Yūgiri Awa no Naruto</i> [夕霧阿波鳴渡]
1923 Shima Seien yugiri X
Departed Spirit: The heroine Yūgiri from the play 'Yūgiri and the Straits of Naruto' Yūgiri Awa no Naruto [夕霧阿波鳴渡]

Inumura Daikaku stabbing the gigantic cat from the series <i>Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi </i> <i>The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin</i> - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一
1832c Kuniyoshi cat
Inumura Daikaku stabbing the gigantic cat from the series Kyokutei-ō seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi The Eight Dog Heroes of the Master Author Old Kyokutei Bakin - 曲亭翁精著八犬士随一

The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (<i>Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume</i> - 昔ばなし舌切雀)
1860c Yoshimori shitakiri suzu
The Old Story of the Tongue-cut Sparrow (Mukashi-banashi shita-kiri suzume - 昔ばなし舌切雀)

The sumō wrestler Shirafuji Genta (白藤源太) from the series <i>Ghost Stories of China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan hyaku monogatari</i> - 和漢百物語)
1865 Yoshitoshi kappa
The sumō wrestler Shirafuji Genta (白藤源太) from the series Ghost Stories of China and Japan (Wakan hyaku monogatari - 和漢百物語)

Left sheet of a diptych: Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵) and Seki Sanjūrō III as Yokoyama Daizō (横山大蔵); right sheet: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Otaka Tonomo (大高主殿) in the play 'A true account of Takagi Oriemon' (高木織右武実録)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi asakusa dipt
Left sheet of a diptych: Nakamura Tsuruzō I as Ryōshi Ganzō (猟師鴈蔵) and Seki Sanjūrō III as Yokoyama Daizō (横山大蔵); right sheet: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Otaka Tonomo (大高主殿) in the play 'A true account of Takagi Oriemon' (高木織右武実録)

Saginoike Heikurō (鷺池平九郎) from the series <i>Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori</i> - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)
1847c Kuniyoshi Ginoike.jpeg
Saginoike Heikurō (鷺池平九郎) from the series Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan (Honchō Suikoden gōyū happyakunin no hitori - 本朝水滸伝剛勇八百人一個)

Dainagon Tsunenobu  (大納言経信) from the series <i>One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets</i> (<i>Hyakunin isshu no uchi</i> - 百人一首之内)
1840c Kuniyoshi dainagon tsune
Dainagon Tsunenobu (大納言経信) from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi - 百人一首之内)

Three brave men slaying the giant <i>uwabami</i> [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left
1790s Shuntei Egara no Heita
Three brave men slaying the giant uwabami [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left

The Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata - 不知薮八幡之実怪
Yoshitoshi triptych ghosts
The Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata - 不知薮八幡之実怪

Triptych of Nakamura Jakunosuke (中村雀之助) as Arakoma Kotarō (荒駒小太郎) on the left; Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as <i>ryōshi</i> Onami (漁師おなみ); Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Neko no Chunori (猫の中のり) the cat monster; Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Suwa Kazuemon (頂波数右衛門) from the play <i>Tōkaidō Iroha Nikki</i> [東駅いろは日記]
1861c Kunisada Q979
Triptych of Nakamura Jakunosuke (中村雀之助) as Arakoma Kotarō (荒駒小太郎) on the left; Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as ryōshi Onami (漁師おなみ); Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Neko no Chunori (猫の中のり) the cat monster; Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Suwa Kazuemon (頂波数右衛門) from the play Tōkaidō Iroha Nikki [東駅いろは日記]

Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右團次) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) on the left as Kiyohime (清姫)
1869 Kunichika oni mirror.jpg
Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右團次) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) on the left as Kiyohime (清姫)

Usugumo (薄雲): No. 19, Wisps of Cloud / <i>Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji</i> (<i>Genji kumo ukiyoe awase</i> - 源氏雲浮世絵合 )
1845-46c Kuniyoshi Yoshikado
Usugumo (薄雲): No. 19, Wisps of Cloud / Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji kumo ukiyoe awase - 源氏雲浮世絵合 )

Ghost #11 ( 魂魄 十一) from the <i>Hyaku monogatari</i> (百もの語)
1890 Yoshiiku 100
Ghost #11 ( 魂魄 十一) from the Hyaku monogatari (百もの語)

Akugenda Slaying Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Falls - <i>Nunobiki no taki Akugenda Nanba o utsu</i> (布引ノ滝悪源太討難波)
1830c Kuniyoshi akugenda
Akugenda Slaying Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Falls - Nunobiki no taki Akugenda Nanba o utsu (布引ノ滝悪源太討難波)

Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three kappa on a riverbank with another swimming in the river
1836 Kuniyoshi rokusuke kappa
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three kappa on a riverbank with another swimming in the river

Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three <i>kappa</i> on a riverbank with another swimming in the river
1843-45 Kuniyoshi rokusuke kap
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) struggling with three kappa on a riverbank with another swimming in the river

Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) doing penance for his mother at Hikosan Gongen [彦山権現] from the series <i>Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country</i> (<i>Honcho nijushi-ko</i> - 本朝廿四考)
1843c Kuniyoshi pennance
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) doing penance for his mother at Hikosan Gongen [彦山権現] from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country (Honcho nijushi-ko - 本朝廿四考)

Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) watching a wrestling match between <i>kappa</i>  from the series <i>The Mirror of the Strange Tales from Japan and China</i> (<i>Wakan Kidan Kagami</i> - 和漢奇談鑑)
1880 Yoshitoshi sumo kappa
Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) watching a wrestling match between kappa from the series The Mirror of the Strange Tales from Japan and China (Wakan Kidan Kagami - 和漢奇談鑑)

<i>The Defeat of the Mongol Invasion</i> (<i>Mōko zokusen taiji no zu</i> - 蒙古賊舟退治之図)
1850s Yoshitora mongols
The Defeat of the Mongol Invasion (Mōko zokusen taiji no zu - 蒙古賊舟退治之図)

Fukuroi (袋井): The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike (<i>Sakura-ga-ike no yurai</i> - 桜か池の由来) from the series<i> Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)
1845 Kunisada honan shonin
Fukuroi (袋井): The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike (Sakura-ga-ike no yurai - 桜か池の由来) from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)

Nissaka (日坂): The Nightly Weeping Rock (小夜の中山夜啼石) from the series <i>Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road</i> (<i>Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui</i> - 東海道五十三対)
1843-47 Kuniyoshi weeping
Nissaka (日坂): The Nightly Weeping Rock (小夜の中山夜啼石) from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui - 東海道五十三対)

<i>7 Imaginary Chinese Creatures</i> (<i>shōjō</i>)<i> in a Drunken State</i> (<i>Shichi-nin shōjō zuburoku no zu</i> - 七人猩々酩酊之図) - left panel of a triptych
1798c Utamaro 02
7 Imaginary Chinese Creatures (shōjō) in a Drunken State (Shichi-nin shōjō zuburoku no zu - 七人猩々酩酊之図) - left panel of a triptych

The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (<i>Ryūgūjō</i> 龍宮城)
1804ca Shunsen mirage ryugujo
The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (Ryūgūjō 龍宮城)

Right to left: Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as the fox Kojorō (小女郎狐); Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Sengoku Gonpei (仙石権平); Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Takechi Samanosuke (武智左馬之助); Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Izumo no Okuni (いつものおくに); & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三)
1821 Hokushu pentaptych
Right to left: Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as the fox Kojorō (小女郎狐); Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Sengoku Gonpei (仙石権平); Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Takechi Samanosuke (武智左馬之助); Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Izumo no Okuni (いつものおくに); & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三)

Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the ghost of Akushichbyōei Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) reflected in a mirror from the series <i>Modern Mirror of Actors</i> (<i>Yakusha Tosei Kagami</i> - 役者當世鏡)
1823 Toyokuni mirror ghost
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the ghost of Akushichbyōei Kagekiyo (悪七兵衛景清) reflected in a mirror from the series Modern Mirror of Actors (Yakusha Tosei Kagami - 役者當世鏡)

Kamigashi-hime (神我志姫) transformed brigands into spiders then destroyed them
1824-5 Kuniyoshi spider
Kamigashi-hime (神我志姫) transformed brigands into spiders then destroyed them

Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a <i>wani</i> (sea-monster - 鰐)
1828 Kuniyoshi
Izumo no Imaro (出雲伊麿) stabs a wani (sea-monster - 鰐)

 Ōmori Hikoshichi (大森彦七) carries a demon disguised as a beautiful woman
1843-46 Kunisada carry oni
Ōmori Hikoshichi (大森彦七) carries a demon disguised as a beautiful woman

Okabe (岡部): The Story of the Cat Stone (<i>Neko ishi no hanashi</i> - 猫石のはなし) from the series <i>Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsui</i> (<i>Fifty-three Parallels for the Tōkaidō Road</i> - 東海道五十三対)
1845-46 Kuniyoshi Cat.jpg
Okabe (岡部): The Story of the Cat Stone (Neko ishi no hanashi - 猫石のはなし) from the series Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsui (Fifty-three Parallels for the Tōkaidō Road - 東海道五十三対)

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