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Japanese woodblock print
2017 Oda kwanin on leaf
Kwanin on the Leaf
2017 Kitamura 5
From the series Bravery Matched with the Twelve (Zodiac) Signs: (
Buyū mitate jūnishi
- 武勇見立十二支) Goat (未) and Guan Yu (関羽) - a modern edition
2017 Kitamura 4
From the series Bravery Matched with the Twelve (Zodiac) Signs: (Buyū mitate jūnishi - 武勇見立十二支) Boar (亥) and Emperor Yu (雄略天皇) - a modern edition
2017 Kitamura 3
From the series Bravery Matched with the Twelve (Zodiac) Signs: (
Buyū mitate jūnishi
- 武勇見立十二支) Rat (子) and Raigō (頼豪) - a modern edition
2017 Kitamura 1
From the series Bravery Matched with the Twelve (Zodiac) Signs: (Buyū mitate jūnishi - 武勇見立十二支) Monkey (申) and Sun Wukong (孫悟空) - a modern edition
2015 Bull great wave
The Great Wave
2013 Binnie modern girl
Moga - A Modern Girl of 1920 (
Ichikyū-nirei-nen no moga
: 一九二０年モガ)
2008 Teraoka geisha in bath
AIDS Series / Geisha in Bath
2007 Rie Homma Koi.jpg
こい (Koi)
2005 Rie Homma Dance in Woods
Dance in Woods
2001 Teraoka sarah octopus
Sarah and Octopus / Seventh Heaven
2001 1830s Hiroshige nihonbash
Shower on Nihonbashi
(
Nihonbashi no hakuu
) from the series
Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
(
Tōto meisho
) - a modern reproduction
2000 Shimizu Almost Altoona
Almost Altoona
1998 Morinoue ellipse
Ellipse
1997 Ennosuke iii
Ichikawa Ennosuke III as the demon in the play
Kurozuka
('The Black Mound' -
Ichikawa Ennosuke no Kurozuka
市川 猿之助の黒塚); Series:
Heisei yakusha ōkagami
(
Great Mirror of Heisei Actors
- 平成役者大鏡)
1997 Binnie Bando Tamasabura
Bandō Tamasaburō V (坂東玉三郎) as the Spirit of the Heron in The Heron Maiden (
Sagi Musume
鷺娘) from the series 'A Great Mirror of the Actors of the Heisei Period' (
Heisei Yakusha Okagami
- 平成役者大鏡)
1997 Binnie backbend
Bandō Tamasaburō V performing the Backbend (
Ebizori
- えび反) from the series
Large-head portraits of Kabuki
(
Kabuki okubi-e
歌舞伎大首絵)
1994 Kokei sojuro ix
Sawamura Sōjūrō IX (より九世澤村宗十郎) as the ferry woman Oshizu (渡し守おしづ)
1991 Kokei komurasaki
Bandō Tamasaburō V as Komurasaki of the Miura house in the play
Sono Kouta Yume mo Yoshiwara
[其小唄夢廓]
1990 Kokei Kikugoro vii
Onoe Kikugurō VII (より七世尾上菊五郎) as Kirare Yosaburō (切られ与三郎) from the play
Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi
(与話情浮名横櫛)
1988 Kokei kichiemon ii
Nakamura Kichiemon II (より二世中村吉右衛門) as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶)
1987 Kokei Mitsugoro IX
Portrait of Bandō Mitsugorō IX in the role of Ukiyo Matahei the Stutterer in the play
Keisei Hangon Kō
[傾城反魂香]
1985 Kokei onoe kikugoro
Onoe Kikugorō VII as Benten Kozō [弁天子僧] in
Shiranami Gonin otoko
[白浪五人男] aka
Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishikie
[青砥稿花紅彩画]
1984 Yoshida Hippos
Hippopotamus - 河馬
1975-80c Shimura Tatsumi Beni
Kuchibeni
(口紅) or lipstick
1970s-80s ca Ogura Yuki nude
Reclining Nude
1965c Tokuriki autumn harvest
Fuji from Honsen (豊年の富士) from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mt Fuji (富士三十六景)
1963 Yoshida Toshi ishi niwa
Stone Garden (
Ishi Niwa
- 石庭)
1960s Saito dachsund 2
Sitting dachshund
1960s Saito dachsund 1
Dachshund lying down
1958 Amano-0001
Abstract print of lemon with two vases
1955 Ota Masamitsu sadanji III
Ichikawa Sadanji III (三代目 市川左團次) as Ōboshi (大星) Yuranosuke - Number 9 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theatre
(現代舞台芸花)
1955 Ota Gako Fujitsubu Onoe B
Onoe Baikō VII (七代目尾上梅幸) as Fujitsubo (藤壷), number 8 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theatre
(現代舞台芸花)
1955 masamitsu hanayagi shotar
Leading Figures of the Modern Stage in Their Famous Roles, No. 11: Hanayagi Shōtarō (花柳章太郎) as Taki no Shiraito (瀧の白糸) or
The Waterfall's White Thread
1954 Ota Gako Ichito Okura.jpg
Nakamura Kichiemon I (中村吉右衛門) as Ichijō Ōkurakyō (一條大蔵卿), number 5 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theater
(現代舞台芸花)
1954 Ota Gako Courtesan Yatsuh
Nakamura Utaemon VI (中村歌右衛門) as the courtesan Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋), number 2 from the series
Flowers of Contemporary Theatre
(現代舞台芸花)
1953 Shinsui hair
Washing hair (
Kami
) 髪
1951c Ota Uzaemon XV
Ichimura Uzaemon XV (十五代目 市村羽左衛門) as the fireman Tatsugorō of the Me(gumi) company in
Megumi Tatsugorō
(め組辰五郎) from the series 'Figures of the Stage during Shōwa' (昭和舞台姿), no. 3 (その三)
1950c Aoyama cormorant
Cormorant sitting on a gabion near some rapids
1950 Shinsui okoso-zukin
A Hooded Woman -
Okoso-Zukin
[お高祖頭巾]
1950 ca Sekino bunraku
Bunraku puppet representing Osome
1940c unknown propaganda litho
A modern Japanese woman in tradition garb
1940c Hokusai Aizuri-e landsca
20th century copy of Hokusai's
Lake Suwa, Shinano Province
(
Shinsū suwa-ko
- 信州諏訪湖) from the series
Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
(
Fugaku sanjūrokkei
- 富嶽三十六景)
1940c Haruyoshi Nagae
Still Life at Table
1938c Kiyotada maiden
An actor as the Wisteria Maiden (
Fuji Musume
- ふじ娘)
1935 Yoshida yazakura.jpg
Harusame
(Spring Rain - 春雨)/
Yozakura in the rain
from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (
Sakura hachidai
- 櫻八題)
1935 Ishikawa Black Cat
Black cat (黒い猫) from the series
Ten Types of Female Nudes
(
Hadaka Jisshu
- 裸女十種)
1934 Toraji leisure hours
Bored
(Tsurezure
- つれづれ) from the series
Ten Types of Female Nudes
:
Rajo jūsshu
- 裸女十種)
1933 Shunsen hanaoka
The Hanaoka pleasure quarter (
Hanoka hanamichi
- 花岡花街)
1930s Koson orange crow
Crow on Snowy Bough
1930s Koson cockatoos
Two white cockatoos on a red perch
1930c Koson willow
Two girls with umbrellas caught in a sudden shower near a willow tree
1930c anonymous koban
Unidentified
koban
landscape
1930 Kotondo Makeup at Mirror.
Makeup at Mirror
1929 Kotondo yuki
Snow (
Yuki
- 雪) - the title is embossed at the bottom
1929 Kotondo yuge
Vapor or
Yuge
(湯気 - embossed at bottom center)
1929 Kotondo rain 15
Rain (
Ame
- 雨: in blind stamped at bottom center just outside the printed area)
1929 Kotondo nagajuban
Under-kimono or
Nagajuban
(長襦袢 - embossed at the bottom center)
1929 Kotondo combing hair
Combing Hair (
Kamisuki
- 髪梳き)
1927 Shunsen shocho
Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play
Meido no Hikyaku
('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)
1927 Koson crows moon
Crows in moonlight (
Tsuki ni karasu
- 鴉二羽と月)
1927 Koson cockatoo
Cockatoo and pomegranate (
Ōmu to zakuro
- おうむとざくろ)
1925c Koson crow snowy
Crow on a snowy bough
1925c Koson crow
Cawing Crow
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?)
1925 Shunsen shocho gado
Bust portraits of Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa [梅川] and Kataoka Gadō IV as Chūbei [忠兵衛] in the play
Meido no Hikyaku
('The Courier from Hell' - 冥途の飛脚)
1924 Keigetsu tobacco
The heroine Koharu from the series
The Complete works of Chikamatsu
(
Dai Chikamatsu zenshu: 'Shinju ten no amijima' no Koharu
)
1924 Kampō Kataoka Gadō
Kataoka Gadō no Miyuki [片岡我童のみゆき] - Kataoka Gadō IV as Miyuki in the play
Asagao nikki
'The Tales of the Morning Glory' (
Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki
: 生写朝顔日記) - from 'Creative Prints by Kanpō, First Series' (
Kanpō sōsaku-hanga shū daiisshū
)
1923 Tsunetomi snow maiden
Umegawa [梅川] from the play
Meido no hikyaku
['The Courier of Hell' - 冥途の飛脚]
1923 Sohei chikamatsu manzaemo
Swordsman from the series
Stories by Chikamatsu Manzaemon
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]
1920s Sozan crows snowy
Crows flying in a snowstorm
1920 Hasui Bridge
The Kaminohashi, Fukagawa, Tokyo (
Tōkyō Kaminohashi
- 深川上の橋) from the series
Twelve Scenes of Tokyo
(
Tōkyō jūnidai
- 東京十二題)
1920 Goyo Utamaro bridge
Goyo's copy of Utamaro's
Ryōgokubashi no ue, shita
('On top and beneath Ryōgoku Bridge')
1920 Goyo summer kimono
Woman in a summer kimono (
Natsui no onna
- 夏衣の女)
1918 Goyo applying powder
Woman applying powder (
Keshō no onna
) 化粧の女
1915 Shunsen uzaemon gonpachi.
Ichimura Uzaemon XV [十五代目市村羽左衛門] in the role of Shirai Gonpachi from the series
Shin Nigao-e
1915 Shunsen taminosuke otsuma
Onoe Taminosuke in the role of Otsuma [多見之助のお妻] from the play
Sakuratsuba Urami Samezaya
[桜鍔恨鮫鞘] from the series
Shin Nigao-e (New Actor Portraits)
1914c Tomonobu double portrait
Portraits of Yajirobei (彌次郎兵衛) on the right and Kitahachi (喜多八) on the left
1910c Koson winter jay
Japanese waxwing [
Bombycilla japonica
-
hirenjaku
(緋連雀) in Japanese] on branch
1910c Koson P1386
Siberian blue robin (
koruri
: 小瑠璃 - こるり) in flight
1910c Koson monkey dragonfly
Seated monkey studying a wasp by its stinger in his hand [猿と蜂 -
Saru to hachi
]
1910c Koson Maple
Blue-and-white flycatcher [大瑠璃:
ōruri
- おおるり] on a maple branch
1910c Koson cherry crow
Jungle crow or
hashibutogarasu
(嘴太鴉) on cherry branch
1910c Ikeda Shoen kuchie
Evening Snow (Yuke no Yūbei - ゆきの夕べ) - from a portfolio of prints entitled 'Thick Mist'
1910 Terukata noren
Noren
[のれん] - a posthumous printing
1910-36c Koson crows moon
Crows in flight
1906 Shoun snow peony
Winter Peony (
Kanbotan
- 寒牡丹) - from the series
Forms of Modern Beauties
(
Imasugata
- いま姿)
1900s unknown katagami floral
Katagami
(型紙) floral design
1900s Sekino straw horse
Straw horse (わら馬) set against a background with a
hō-ō
or phoenix decoration
1900c Miyagawa Shuntei wig
Actor applying his makeup from the story of 'The Mirror and the Sword'.
1900c Kogyo kuchi-e
The ebb tide at Shibaura (
Shibaura no Shiohi
- 芝浦の汐干): Two girls gathering clams
1900c anon sign maker
The Sign Painter (
Kanteiryū
- 感亭流) from the
Annual Events of the Edo Theatre
(
Ō-Edo shibai nenjū-gyōji
- 大江戸しばゐねんぢうぎやうじ)
1900 Koun dancer
Illustration of Dancers: 'Odori Sugata-e' (踊姿絵)
Shiomai
(汐汲)
1897 Chikanobu parasol
Young girl under a black parasol or
yōgasa
[黒の洋傘] from the series
True Beauties
(
Shin Bijin
- 真美人) - this is #14 of 36
1896 Nobukazu sino-japanese wa
Triptych of the 'Military Occupation of Liaoning City' (
Eikō Hōdai Senryō no zu
- 営口砲台占領之図)
1896 Chikanobu hotaru
Fireflies (
hotaru
- ほたる) from the series
The Inner Precincts at Chiyoda
(
Chiyoda no Ōoku
- 千代田之大奥)
1895c Kunimasa bathing
Mother and playing children bathing from the series 浮世小兎戯
1894 Shusui Monkey
Illustration to Fontaine from volume 2 - fable of monkey riding on a dolphin (
Choix de fables de La Fontaine illustrées par un groupe des meilleurs artistes de Tokio sous la direction de P. Barboutau
)
1894 Kunichika Yamamoto Kansuk
Onoe Kikugorō V (尾上菊五郎) as Yamamoto Kansuke (山本勘助) with Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左団次) as Ushikubo Daizō, #11 from the series
100 Roles of Baikō
(梅幸百種之内)
1894 Hanko Mice
Illustration to Fontaine fable of belling the cat (
Choix de fables de La Fontaine illustrées par un groupe des meilleurs artistes de Tokio sous la direction de P. Barboutau
)
1894-95 Kiyochika making chine
Making Chinese Soldiers Shiver (
Shinbei no hiyakasare
清兵の冷やかされ ) from the series 'Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs'
Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō
(日本万歳 百撰百笑)
1893 Toshihide Danjuro IX
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in the role of Kuzunoha (葛の葉) from the series
Sanshō awase sugata
(三升合姿)
1892 Toshikata puppet
Handpuppet made from a Bucket (樽人形): Woman of the Enpō Era [1673-81] (
Taru ningyō, Enpō koro fujin
- 延宝頃婦人) from the series
Thirty-six Elegant Selections
(
Sanjūroku kasen
- 三十六佳撰)
1891 Chikanobu basin
Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)
1890c anon meiji shunga.jpg
Meiji period
shunga
after Utamaro - Pulling Komachi, no.5
1890 Yoshitoshi 24 Houses
The Courtesan Miyagino and her sister Shinobu plotting to revenge the death of their father (
Keisei Miyagino imōto Shinobu
- 傾城宮城野妹しのぶ) - from the series '24 Accomplishments in Imperial Japan' (
Kōkuku nijūshi kō
- 皇國二十四功)
1890 Yoshiiku 100
Ghost #11 ( 魂魄 十一) from the
Hyaku monogatari
(百もの語)
1890 Kunichika kanjincho
Onoe Kikugorō V (尾上菊五郎) as Hangan Yoshitsune (判官義経) on the left, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) in the middle, Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左団次) as Togashi Saemon (富樫左衛門) on the right in one of
The 18 Kabuki Plays
(
Kabuki Jūhachiban
- 歌舞伎十八番之内) -
The Subscription List
(
Kanjinchō
- 勧進帳)
1890 Kunichika 3am (Gozen sanj
3:00 AM (
Gozen sanji
- 午前三時) from the series
Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied
(
Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi
- 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1890 Kunichika 3 am
3:00 AM (
Gozen sanji
- 午前三時) from the series
Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied
(
Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi
- 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1890 Chikanobu taishun filial
Shun 舜, #1 from the series, Juxtaposed Pictures of 24 Paragons of filial piety (
Nijūshikō mitate e-awase
- 二十四孝見立画合)
1890 Chikanobu Nijushiko Mitat
Jiang Shi (Kyō Shi 姜詩) from
Juxtaposed Pictures of Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
(
Nijūshikō Mitate Awase
- 二十四孝見立画合) - #11
1888 Yoshitoshi watanabe rasho
Picture of Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] cutting off the demon Ibaraki's arm at the Rashōmon [Gate]
Rashōmon Watanabe no Tsuna oniudekiri no zu
- 羅城門渡辺綱鬼腕斬之図
1888 Yoshitoshi watanabe oni
Picture of Watanabe no Tsuna Cutting Off the Demon Ibaraki's Arm at the Rashōmon
Rashōmon Watanabe no Tsuna oniudekiri no zu
- 羅城門渡辺綱鬼腕斬之図
1888 Yoshitoshi Virgin Appeara
Looking Tiresome: The Appearance of a Virgin of the Kansei Era
(
Urusasō
- うるささう:
Kansei nenkan shojo no fūzoku
- 寛政年間処女之風俗) from the series
Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners
(
Fūzoku sanjūnisō
- 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi soiso omi
Wife of Kawase (Kawase sore no tsuma - 河瀬某の妻), No. 18 (第十八) from the Yamato Newspaper series
Biographies of People Today
(
Kinsei Jimbutsu Shi
- 近世人物誌)
1888 Yoshitoshi moxa
Looking hot (
Atsu-sō
- あつさう): The Appearance of a Housewife of the Bunsei Era (
Bunsei nenkan naishitsu no fuzoku
- 文政年間: 内室の風俗), from the series
'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners'
(
Fūzoku sanjūni sō
- 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi courtesan
Looking Feminine (
Shinayaka-sō
- しなやかさう): The Appearance of a 'Castle-toppler' of the Tempo Era (
Tempo nenkan keisei no fuzoku
- 天保年間: 傾城之風俗), from the series
'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners'
(
Fūzoku sanjūni sō
- 風俗三十二相)
1888 Yoshitoshi capable
Looking Capable
(
Okigatsuki-sō
- おきがつきさう): The Appearance of a Kyoto Waitress in the Meiji Era (
Meiji nenkan saikyo nakai no fuzoku
- 明治年間: 西京仲居之風俗) from the series
'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners'
(
Fūzoku sanjūni sō
- 風俗三十二相)
1888 Toshihide Meiboku.jpg
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX [市川 團十郞] in the role of Otokonosuke (男の助) in the play 'Meiboku Sendai-hagi' from the series
Sanshō awase sugata
(三升合姿)
1887 Yoshitoshi yamato sumo
The wrestler Umegatani Tōtarō I ( 力士梅ヶ谷藤太郎) in Yamato Newspaper No. 7, from the series
Distinguished Characters of Modern Times
(Kinsei jinbutsushi - 近世人物誌) - from Yamamoto Newspaper Supplement (やまと新聞附録), #7 (第七)
1887 Yoshitoshi Taira no Kurem
Taira no Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain (
Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu
- 平維茂戸隠山鬼女退治之図)
1887 Ginko Lady-in-waiting.jpg
Lady-in-waiting Ben no Naishi (辨の内侍) from the series
Mirror of Famous Women from Ancient and Modern Times
(Kokon meifu kagami - 古今名婦鏡)
1886c Ginko campfire
Akiko, the mistress of Kirino Toshiaki (利秋の妾お秋) from the series
Mirror of Famous Women from Ancient and Modern Times
(
Kokon meifu kagami
- 古今名婦鏡)
1886 Yoshitoshi Omitsu and Fuk
Nakamura Shikan's wife (中村福助の妻) from the series
The Stories About the People In The Recent Times
(
Kinsei Jinbutsu Shi
- 近世人物誌)
1885 Yoshitoshi Shadows of Pin
Full Moon on Tatami Mats - Shadows of Pine Branches (
Meigetsu ya tatami no ue ni matsu no kage
- 名月や畳の上に松の影 其角): from the series
100 Aspects of the Moon
(
Tsuki hyaku sugata
- 月百姿)
1885 Yoshitoshi Moon of pure s
Moon of Pure Snow Asano - Chikako the Filial Daughter (
Asanogawa seisetsu no tsuki
-
Kōjo Chikako
[孝女ちか子]), from the series
100 Aspects of The Moon
(
Tsuki hyaku sugata
- 月百姿)
1885 Kyosai hayami
Ko (こ) and So (そ) from the series
Japanese Brocades from the Genroku Era
(
Genroku Yamato Nishiki
- 元禄日本錦) - Sugino Jūheiji Tsugifusa (杉野十平二次房) and Hayami Tozaemon Mitsutaka (早水籐左衛門満尭) - 2 figures from the
Chūshingura
1882c Yoshitoshi okyo
Ghost of Ōkyo (
Ōkyo no Yūrei
- 応挙の幽霊) from the series Yoshitoshi drawings (
Yoshitoshi ryakuga
- 芳年略画)
1881 Kunitoshi pregnancy
Diptych: The heated stages of pregnancy (in a lighter vein) - five heads, ten bodies (
Mimochi on’na natsu no tawamure – Gotō juttai no zu
- 妊婦炎暑戯 一名五頭十體の図)
1881 Kiyochika great fire
Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsu-chō
(
Hisamatsu-chō kara miru shukka
- 久松町ニ而見る出火)
1880s Anonymous sugoroku tokai
53 Stages of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次) theme game board Tōkaidō
sugoroku
(絵双六) - the title is 新板東海道五十三次道中寿語録
1880c Yoshitoshi 7am
7:00 AM (午前七時) from the series
24 Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi
(
Shinryū nijūyoshi
- 新柳二十四時)
1880ca Hiroshige III woman wit
Seated woman with a pipe
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)
1878 Chikashige kikugoro
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the Ghost of Okiku (おきくノ霊) and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as Asayama Tetsuzan (浅山鉄山) in
Banchō Sarayasaiki
[番町皿屋敷]
1877 Toshinobu Tiger
Katō Kiyomasa (加藤主計頭清正) and the tiger from the series
A Brief History of Japan in Pictures
(
Nihon ryakushi zu
- 日本畧史圖)
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
1875c Chikanobu Shin Bijin.jpg
One of the prints from the series of
True Beauties
(
Shin Bijin
- 真美人) - this is #1 of 36
1875 Kunichika mongaku
Nakamura Shikan IV as the Priest Mongaku Shōnin in
Mitate Nachi no taki Mongaku Shōnin
(見立那智瀧文覚上人)
1872ca Yoshitaki actors
Ichikawa Udanji I [市川右団治] as Kainosuke [甲斐之助] on the right and Onoe Tamizō II [尾上多見蔵] as Komakine Hachirō [駒木根八郎] on the left, in
Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa
(色競秋七草) [(sic) - actually
Keisei Nazuna no Sekku
- けいせい薺佳節]
1872 Yoshiiku meiji chuban
No. 10 (十) from the series
A Didactic Mirror of Good and Evil
(
Kyōkun zen'aku kagami
- 教訓善悪鏡)
1871 Kunichika Danjuro IX
Kawarazaki Sanshō (河原崎三升) tweezing before his mirror - preparing for his role as the
otokodate
Banzui Chōbei [ばんずい長兵へ]
1870s Chikanobu Cuckoo Flight.
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series
Annual Events and Customs in the Capital
(
Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji
- 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
1870 Kunichika Tanosuke Tossho
Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升) as Gennosuke (源之助) on the right and Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Orie on the left
1870 Kunichika miyokichi
The geisha Miyokichi (芸妓美代吉) from the series
Thirty-six Good and Evil Beauties
(
Zen-aku sanjūroku bijin
- 善悪三拾六美人)
1869 Kunichika shikan asahina
Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the role of Asahina (朝比奈) in the play
Tsurigitsune Haru no Soga-giku
[釣狐春の曽我菊] - this is the center panel of a triptych
1868 Yoshitoshi sword mouth
Ishikawa Mon'ya Katsuaki (石川門弥勝明) from the series
Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade: Momkawa Engyoku
(
Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan
:
Momokawa Engyoku
- 東錦浮世稿談: 桃川燕玉)
1868 Yoshitoshi strangle
Hakoōmaru (箱王丸) and Hachiman Shichirō (八幡七郎) from the series
Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade
(
Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan
- 東錦浮世稿談)
1868 Yoshitoshi ohashi
Iwami Jūtarō Hōsuke (岩見重太郎包輔) from the series
Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade
(
Azuma nishiki ukiyo kōdan
- 東錦浮世稿談)
1867c Yoshitaki lion screen
Diptych from the play
The Seven Herbs of Iro Kurabe Aki
(
Iro Kurabe Aki no Nanakusa
- 色競秋七草) - Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) on the right as Shirō Yoshihisa (四郎義久) and Arashi Hinasuke VII (嵐雛助) on the left as Tatsunami Kuranoshin (達浪蔵之進)
1867 Yoshitoshi rokugi
Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa (六木杉之助則房) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1867 Yoshitoshi kurikara kengo
Kurikara Kengorō (倶利加羅剱五郎) twisting a thick piece of bamboo - from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1867 Yoshitaki virtues
Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) as the spirit of Okiku (お菊ノ霊) in
Banshū sarayashiki
[播州皿屋鋪] from
Gojo no uchi: Shin
("Five Virtues: Faith" [五情之内:信])
1867 Yoshitaki komanosuke
Nakamura Komanosuke V (中村駒之助) as Kainosuke (甲斐之助) on the right and Nakamura Jakuemon I (中村雀右衛門) as Komakine Hachirō (駒木根八郎) to his left, in
Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa
(色競秋七草)
1867 Kunichika ken game
The Ken Game of the Five Colors (五色けん -
Itsu iro ken
) from the play 'Pulling out spring weeds' [引抜て春の道草] - in the center panel is Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Master (旦那 - danna) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI as the craftsman's wife (Shigotoshi nyōbō); on the left are Otani Tomeomon as the craftsman (Shigotoshi - 仕事師) and Iwai Shijaku II as a Baby Minder (komori - 子守)
1866c Yoshitaki diptych Dochus
Scene from
Igagoe Dōchū Sugoroku
('The Revenge at Igagoe' - 伊賀越道中双六): Arashi Tokusaburō IV as 石榴武助 on the left and Nakamura Sennosuke (1.2) as Kofuji (小ふじ) on the right
1866 Yoshitoshi terakosho.jpg
The temple acolyte Shiragikumaru (Tera koshō Shiragikumaru - 寺扈従白菊丸) wrestling with a green demon from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi spider spells
Ōtomo Wakana-hime (大友若菜姫) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi sangoku taro
Sangoku Tarō (三國太郎) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi konjin chogoro
Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi aoyagi
Aoyagi Harunosuke (青柳春之助) avenging his father's death from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitoshi ake tamanosuke
Ake Tamanosuke (朱 珠之助) from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸伝)
1866 Yoshitora turnips
The Syllable Ri (り): Kaiga Yazaemon Fujiwara no Tomonobu (加伊賀矢左エ門藤原友信) from the series
Biographies of the Faithful Samurai
(
Seichū gishi meimeiden
- 誠忠義士銘々傳)
1866 Yoshitora dog
Tōken Gonbei (唐犬権兵衛) from the series 'The Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes' (
Yūretsu kekki den
- 勇烈血気傳)
1866-67 Yoshitoshi preface Bui
Preface from the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸傳)
1866-67 Yoshitoshi contents Bu
Title page for the series
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery
(
Biyū Suikoden
- 美勇水滸傳)
1865 Yoshitoshi Kusunoki Masay
Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masayuki (楠多門丸正行) from the series
One Hundred Ghost Stories from China and Japan
(
Wakan hyaku monogatari
- 和漢百物語)
1865 Yoshitoshi echigo-doji
Shuten-dōji (酒呑童子) from the series
100 Ghost Stories from China and Japan
(
Wakan Hyaku Monogatori
- 和漢百物語)
1865 Yoshitaki ogino senjo I
Mu (む): Ogino Senjo I (荻野扇女) as Ohatsu of Hinuka [?] (ひぬかのおはつ) with a horse, from the series
Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary
(
Mitate Iroha Tatoe
- 見立いろはたとへ)
1865 Kunisada II sawamura toss
The actor Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升)
1865 Kunisada II ichikawa danz
Ichimura Kakitsu IV (市村家橘) as Nozarashi Gosuke (野ざらし吾助)
1865 Kunichika women triptych
Right panel: Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as Kumokiri Oroku (雲切お六); center: Ichimura Kakitsu IV (市村家橘) as Subashiri Okuma (洲走お熊); left: Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as Osaraba Oden (おさらばお伝) and Sawamura Tosshô II (沢村訥升) as Kinezumi Okichi (木鼠お吉)
1864 Yoshitoshi sea battle
A Picture of Masakiyo Conquering Korea
- (
Masakiyo sankan taiji
[
no
]
zu
- 正清三韓退治圖)
1864 Kunisada elderly ronin
Na (な): Murumatsu Kihei nyūdō Ryūen (村松喜兵衛入道隆圓) portrayed by Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) from the series
Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai
(
Seichū gishi den
- 誠忠義士伝)
1864 Kunisada 02
Kudaime Mimasu IX (九代目三升) as Aoto Gorō Terutsuna (青砥五郎照綱) in his first performance of
Shibaraku
1864 Kunichika pentaptych
Composite grouping of actors in famous roles in
Hana sugata nobori sugoroku
(戯場姿昇進双六 - はなすがたのぼりすごろく)
1864 Hiroshige II Kunisada
Hashiba Ferry in Snow (
Hashiba setchū
- 橋場雪中) from the series
The Pride of Edo
(江戸自慢):
Thirty-six Scenes
(
Edo jiman sanjū rokkei
- 三十六興)
1862 Yoshiiku tonosuke
'Kakeai'
(かけ合い): A dialogue between Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Gompachi (白井権八) and Chōbei about smallpox. - the right-hand panel of a diptych
1862 Kuniyoshi crepe
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII in an
Evening Shower Among Flowers
(
Hana no yūdachi
- はなの夕立)
1862 Kunisada tattoo
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Sashichi of Kiyotaki (
Kiyotaki no Sashichi
- 清滝の佐七) from the series
A Modern Shuihuzhuan
(
Kinsei Suikoden
- 近世水滸伝)
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]
1861 Yoshitaki parcel
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as the ani Yakozō (兄横蔵), the older brother on the right, and Arashi Rikaku II (嵐璃) as the
otōko
Jihizō (弟慈悲蔵), the younger brother, from a performance of
Honchō Nijūshi Kō
(本朝廿四孝)
1861 Hiroshige II kyobashi
Shōhei Bridge (
Shōhei-bashi
- 昌平橋) from the series
Views of Famous Places in Edo
(
Edo meishō zue
- 江戸名所図絵)
1860s Yoshifuji gojo bridge
Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹司牛若丸) and Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) battle on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
1860s Konobu competition
Competition of Powerful Magicians (
Goketsu Kijutsushi Kurabe
- 豪傑奇術競)
1860c Yoshitsuya serpent
Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic (
Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su
- 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)
1860c Yoshitsuya ronin snow
The Loyal Retainers withdraw to Sengaku-ji (
Gishi meimei Sengaku-ji hikiage no zu
- 義士銘々先岳寺引上之図)
1860c Yoshitaki Kabuki Chuban.
Ogino Senjo I (荻野扇女) as Rokuhara Oroku (六はらお六) in the play
Edojiire Obiya no Chūmon
(東仕入帯屋注文) - the left-hand panel of a diptych
1860c Yoshitaki Actor Print.jp
Ichikawa Udanji I (市川右団二) as Watanabe Shizuma (渡辺志津馬) - right panel of a diptych from the play
Igagoe dōchū Sugoroku
(伊賀越道中双六)
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)
1860c Kunikazu tamizo II
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) riding an eagle from the series
Birds and Flowers, Wind and Moon
[
Kachō fūgetsu no uchi
- 花鳥風月ノ内] - Bird (鳥)
1860c Hironobu diptych
[Ichikawa Ebizō V] as Tainohata Kanobei (田井畑此兵衛) and Nakayama Nanshi II (中山南枝) as the ghost of Matsukaze (松風亡霊) in the play
Yukihira Sonare no Matsu
[行平磯馴松] (
Yukihira and windswept pines along the seashore
)
1860 Yoshiiku firemen & sumo
'An Old Tale of Conflict in the East' (
Mukashi gatari Azuma no tatehiki
- 昔語東立引) - Nakamura Shikan IV [四代目中村芝翫] as Yottsuibishi Chōgorō (四ツイ菱長五郎) on the right, Bandō Hikosaburō V [五代目坂東彦三郎] as Kogashira Mekurajimanohiko (小頭めくら島ノ彦) in the center, Bandō Kamezō I as the
otokodate
Kanehara and Ichikawa Ichizō III as Mitsuhiki Ichigorō (三ッ引市五郎) on the left - a
mitate
1860 Kunisada pistol
Onoe Baikō IV as Shichiura or Nanaura (?) Tayū (七浦太夫) above and an actor as Irie Chōbei (入江長兵衛) with a gun from the play
Yayoi-zakura Hisago no Makubari
(宿桜瓢蕈)
1860 Hirosada actors kyoka
Nakamura Tamashichi I [中村玉七] greeting the audience, with memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門]
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')
1859c Hironobu onoe shogokyu
A kabuki actor as Watōnai (和藤内)
1859 Kunisada gonjuro uzaemon
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (left) as Tekomai Takekichi (手古舞竹吉) and Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I (right) as Tekomai Masukichi (手古舞升吉) from the play
Jitsugetsusei chūya no oriwake
(日月星昼夜織分 -
The Weaving Together of the Sun, Moon, and Stars at Day and at Night
)
1859 Kunisada 12 months 26
Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Izaemon (伊左衛門) at his December
kaomise
(顔見世) in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (
Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi
- 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 11th and 12th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 25
Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (
Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi
- 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 24
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as the Weaver Maiden Shokujo in July and the August moon viewing (七月織女 八月月見) from 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (
Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi
- 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 7th and 8th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 23
Nakamura Fukusuke I representing the 3rd and 4th months of the year: "March, the Doll Festival, and April, a Bonito Seller (鰹売)" - A Parody of the Twelve Months (
Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi
見立十二ヶ月ノ内)
1859 Kunisada 12 months 22
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Tadanobu, the fox representing the first two months of the year from the series 'A PARODY OF THE TWELVE MONTHS (MITATE JU NI KAGETSU NOUCHI' (見立十二ヶ月ノ内)
1859 Hiroshige tateyama
True View of Tateyama in Etchū (Etchū Tateyama shinkei - 越中立山真景) from the series
One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces
(
Shokoku meisho hyakkei
- 諸国名所百景)
1858 Kunisada Kuniyoshi Hirosh
Harimaze
: Kunisada of the Rustic Genji with a princess on top; Kuniyoshi of a man carrying the Buddha across a river in the lower left; Hiroshige of an old woman serving tea in the lower right
1858 Kunisada iwai kumesaburo
Komachi Washing (
Arai Komachi
- あらゐ小町): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as the geisha Oshun (芸者おしゆん) from the series
Matches for the Seven Komachi Plays
(
Mitate Nana Komachi no uchi
- 見立七小町ノ内)
1858 Hiroshige odemma st
Silk-goods Lane, Ōdenma-chō (
Ōdenma-chō gofukudana
- 大伝馬町ごふく店) from the series
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
(
Meisho Edo hyakkei
- 名所江戸百景)
1858 Hiroshige Awa
The Seacoast at Kubota in Awa Province (
Bōshū Kubota no kaigan
- 房洲保田ノ海岸) from the series
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
(
Fuji sanjūrokkei
- 富士三十六景)
1857c Kuniyoshi ta
The Syllable Ta た: Chiba Saburohei Mitsutada 千場三郎兵衛光忠 from the series
Mirror of the True Loyalty of Each of the Faithful Retainers
(
Seichū gishin meimei kagami
- 誠忠義臣名々鏡)
1857c Kuniyoshi ma
The Syllable Ma ま: Hayano Wasuke Tsunenari 早野和助常成, from the series
Mirror of the True Loyalty of Each of the Faithful Retainers
(
Seichū gishin meimei kagami
- 誠忠義臣名々鏡)
1857 Kuniyoshi Kusunoki 2
The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate - 楠家勇士四条縄手にて討死
1857 Kunisada nakamura fukusuk
Nakamura Fukusuke I 中村福助 as both a boatman (
sendō
- 船頭) and a processional standard-bearer (
gyōretsu yakko
- 行れつ奴), a series related to
Meiga zukushi no uchi Shosagoto
(名画尽の内 所作事 - 'Dances based on famous paintings')
1857 Kunisada II minori
Chapter 24 (廿四), Kochō - 胡蝶 ('Butterflies') from the series
Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards
(
Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta
- 紫式部げんじかるた)
1857 Hiroshige nihon bashi
Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge (
Nihonbashi Edobashi
- 日本橋江戸ばし) from the series
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
(
Meisho Edo hyakkei
- 名所江戸百景)
1857-58 Toyokuni III Sukeroku
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)
1856c Kunisada tenkasa
Ichikawa Ichizō III as Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛) from the series
Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems
(
Mitate sanjūrokkusen
- 見立三十六句撰) - image in the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo
1856 Yoshiharu tanenaga
Zhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves (Rōrihakuchō Chōshun - 浪裡白跳張順) from the series
Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan
(
Suikoden gōketsu kagami
- 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1856 Yoshiharu shi jin
Shi Jin, the Nine Dragons (Kyūmonryū Shishin - 九紋龍支) struggling with the robber Chōkanko Chintatsu from the series
Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan
(
Suikoden gōketsu kagami
- 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1856 Yoshiharu big snake
Lu Zhishen, the tattooed priest (Kaoshō Rochishin - 花和尚魯智深) from the series
Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan
(
Suikoden gōketsu kagami
- 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1856 Toyokuni III Scaling Gian
The Syllable
Ri
(り) for the Carp Scroll (
Rigyo no ichijiku
): Onoe Kikugorō III as Kinugawa Yoemon (きぬ川与右衛門) from the series
Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary
(
Seisho nanatsu iroha
- 清書七以呂波)
1856 Kunisada wi
The Syllable
Wi
(ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (
Izari no adauchi
- ゐさりの仇うち): Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō from the series
Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary
(
Seisho nanatsu iroha
- 清書七伊呂波)
1856-57 Yoshitoshi funa bansak
Fuwa Bansaku (不破伴作): Wakan Hyaku Monogatari (和漢百物語) from the series
100 Ghost Stories From China and Japan
1855c Kuniyoshi tsunami
2 panel illustration of a horrific storm and flood that hit Edo - from the
Ansei fūbunshū
(安政風聞集: 'Collection about Things Heard Regarding the Storm during the Ansei period')
1855 Kunisada pentaptych 2
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) holding a fan - right-hand panel of a pentaptych
1855 Kunisada pentaptych 1
Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a
mushikago
or insect cage
1855 Kunisada iwai kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the play
Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba
[伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
1855 Kunisada danshichi fish
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych
1855 Hiroshige shono
Shōno (庄野): The Kumano Shrine and the Shiratori Grave Mound (Kumano no yashiro - 熊野ノ社, Shiratori-zuka - 白鳥塚); Women Travellers (
Onna tabibito
), from the series
The Fifty-three Stations
[
of the Tōkaidō Road
]
by Two Brushes
(
Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi
- 双筆五十三次)
1854 Toyokuni Hachiemon
A
kabuki
actor as the
wakatō
Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play
Godairiki Koi no Fūjime
[五大力恋緘]
1854 Kuniyoshi hare
U (Hare - 卯): Shinozuka Iga no Kami (篠塚伊賀守) from the series
Eiyu Yamato junishi
(
Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs
- 英雄大倭十二支)
1854 Kuniyoshi chushingura act
Kanadehon Chūshingura
, Act 5 ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - meeting on the Yamazaki Road
1854 Kunisada shoki lion
Shōki astride a lion
1854 Kunisada chushingura
Nakamura Tsuruzō I [中村鶴蔵] as Sagisaka Bannai (鷺坂伴内) harassing the
koshimoto
Okaru (こし元おかる) performed by Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] from the play
"Kanadehon Chūshingura"
['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - possible center panel of a triptych
1853c Kunisada Q130.jpg
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Hisakata-hime (久方姫), Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Kimura Tatewaki (木村帯刀) on the right; Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Sangoku no Tayū (三国太夫) in the center; Nakamura Nakasuke II (中村仲助) as Kongōtarō (金剛太郎), Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as the woman pilgrim Akitsuki (女六部秋月) on the left
1853c Hiroshige fireworks
Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (
Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi
: 両国納涼大花火)
1853c Hirosada Mimasu
Mimasu Daigorō IV [三枡大五郎] is in the role of Yurugi Saemon [由留木左衛門] in the play
Keisei Somewaka Tazuna
[けいせい染分総] - left panel of a triptych
1853 Yoshitsuya serpent
Yorimitsu tries to capture Hakamadare by destroying his magic (
Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su
- 破奇術頼光袴垂為搦)
1853 Kuniyoshi yabuhara
Yabuhara (薮原): #36, Sue Harukata (陶晴賢) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1853 Kuniyoshi mitono
Midono (三戸野): Midono Kotarō (美止野小太郎) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1853 Kuniyoshi matabei 2
Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the
Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei
(
Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku
- 浮世又平名画奇特)
1853 Kunisada nagoya sanzaburo
An actor, Ichikawa Ichizō III?, in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三郎) in key block or
tameshizuri-e
for the play
Keisei Toyama Zakura
(京成 富山 桜)
1853 Hiroshige falcon
Falcon on Pine at Sunrise (松に鷹日の出)
1852c Kunisada swimmers
Triptych of kabuki actors on a pleasure outing sailing by a group of performing swimmers who are themselves kabuki actors
1852c Kunisada father son
[Sawamura Chōjūrō V - 沢村長十郎 as] Suzuki Mondo (鈴木主水) and his daughter Otoku - center panel of a triptych
1852 Yoshikiyo tattoo
Shi Jin, the Nine Dragons (Kyūmonryū Shishin - 九紋龍支) struggling with the robber Chōkanko Chintatsu from the series
Mirror of Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan
(
Suikoden gōketsu kagami
- 水滸傳豪傑鏡)
1852 Kuniyoshi Yeda Genzo
Clearing Weather at Horikawa
(
Horikawa seiran
- 堀川晴嵐): Eda Genzō (江田源蔵) from the series
Eight Views of Military Brilliance
(
Yōbu hakkei
- 燿武八景)
1852 Kuniyoshi yawata
No. 25 Yawata (八幡):Ōmi Kotōda (近江小藤太) and Yawata Saburō (八幡三郎) from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi yama-uba
Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi torii matasuke
No. 24 Shionada (塩名田): Torii Matasuke (鳥井又助), from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi suzuki
Twilight Snow at Ishiyama (
Ishiyama bosetsu
- 石山暮雪): Suzuki Shigeyuki (鈴木重幸) from the series
Eight Views of Military Brilliance
(
Yōbu hakkei
- 燿武八景)
1852 Kuniyoshi odai skeletons
No. 22 Odai (小田井): Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi nihonbashi
No. 1 Nihonbashi (日本橋): Ashikaga Yorikane (足利頼兼), Narukami Katsunosuke (鳴神勝之助), and Ukiyo Tohei (浮世渡平), from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi minjiro
Matsuida (松井田): Yamauba (山姥) and Matsui Tamijirō (松井民次郎) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi matahachi
Karuizawa (輕井澤): Kamata Matahachi (鎌田又八) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi kezuri
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as the pirate Kezori Kuemon from the series
Modern Style Set of the Provinces in Edo Brocade
(
Kōto nishiki imayō kuni zukushi
- 江都錦今様国盡) - Bungo (豊後) and Hizen province (肥前)
1852 Kuniyoshi itabashi
Itabashi (板橋): Inuzuka Shino (犬塚信乃) with Hikiroku (蟇六), Samojirō (左母二郎), and Dotarō (土太郎), from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi hag on adachi
Ōkute (大久手): The Old Woman of the Lone House (
Hitotsuya rōba
- 一ツ家老婆), from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi ghost foxes
Shimosuwa (下諏訪): Yaegaki-hime (八重垣姫) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi fudo
[Nakamura Shikan IV] as Kagekiyo (景清) below and Okawa Tomoemon (大川友右工門) above from the series
Modern Style Set of the Provinces in Edo Brocade
(
Kōto nishiki imayō kuni zukushi
- 江都錦今様国盡) - Higo province (肥後) and Hyūga province (日向)
1852 Kuniyoshi ashida
No. 27 Ashida (芦田): Araimaru (あらい丸) and Nyogetsuni (女月尼), from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852 Kuniyoshi 01
Evening Bell at Tōdaiji Temple (
Tōdaiji banshō
- 東大寺晩鐘) from the series
Military Brilliance of the Eight Views
(
Yōbu hakkei
- 燿武八景)
1852 Kunisada sumo
Zōgabana (象ヶ鼻) from the series 'Prosperous Sumō Wrestling' (
Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu
- 相撲繁栄り入の図) -
Nishi no kata
(西ノ方)
1852-53 Kuniyoshi gompachi rai
Honjō (本庄): Shirai Gonpachi (白井權八) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1852-3 ZKuniyoshi Ushiwaka Mar
Itahana (板鼻): Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹司牛若丸) from the series
Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
(
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
- 木曾街道六十九次之内)
1851 Kunisada sakura-hime.jpg
Iwai Kumesaburō III as Sakurahime (さくら姫) above and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Seigen (清玄) below from the play
Koigoromo Karigane-zome
(恋衣雁金染) - a vertical diptych
1851 Kunisada ichimura takenoj
Ichimura Takenojō V (市村竹之丞) as both Monju's Monkey (
Monjuzaru
- 文殊猿) and a Girl on the Road to Edo (
Kaidō kudari
- 街道下り) from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (
Kotobuki kyōgen
)
1851 Kunisada demon
Ichikawa Kuzō II [市川九蔵] as Kongara Dōji (矜伽羅童子) left panel of Fudō Myōō triptych - from the play
Genji moyō furisode hinagata
(源氏模様娘雛形)
1851-53 Kuniyoshi soga kyodai
The Soga brothers revenge their father
(
Soga kyōdai chichi no ada-uchi no zu
-曽我兄弟父の仇討図) - the center and left panels of a triptych
1850s Yoshitora mongols
The Defeat of the Mongol Invasion
(
Mōko zokusen taiji no zu
- 蒙古賊舟退治之図)
1850s Yoshitora Benkei Yoshits
Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹子牛若丸), the young Yoshitsune, fighting with Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
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
1850s Kunisada tiny okubi-e
Tiny
ōkubi-e
1850c Utamaro seiro ehon
Three double-page illustrations from
Yoshiwara picture book: Annals of the Green Houses
(
Seirō ehon nenjū-gyōji
- 青楼絵本年中行事)
1850c Kuniyoshi silhouette
Triptych of three
bijin
and children gathering outdoors at dusk in the summertime
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)
1850c Kuniyoshi puppet
Arashi Rikaku II (二代目嵐璃珏) as a
Sanbasō
marionette (
ayatsuri Sanbasō
- あやつり三番叟) from the dance play
Yanagi no Ito Hiku ya Gohiiki
[柳糸引御摂]
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)
1850c Kuniyoshi comic
Ken game of the Three Countries (Sangoku ken - 三国拳):
Nippon Amaterasu onkami,Tenjiku Shaka Nyorai, Morokoshi Taiseijin Kōshi
1850c Kunisada II love letter
Bijin reading a letter by lantern light - from the series 'A Collection of Modern Beauties'
Tōsei bijin soroe no uchi
(當盛美人揃之内)
1850c Kunisada hori sake
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hidari Jingorō from the triptych
The Old Story of the Renowned Sculptor Hidari Jingorō
(
Sono mukashi Hidari Jingorō ga meiyo no furugoto
- 名誉乃奮事)
1850c Kunisada fox drum
Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信) from the series
A Parody of the 12 Months
(見立十二ヶ月之中二月) - the Second Month
1850c Kunisada daikoku shave
Shaving the Head with a Ladder (
Gohō hashigo-zuri
- ごほふはしごずり): Bandō Mitsugorō VI [六代目坂東三津五郎] as Daikoku (大こく) and Nakamura Fukusuke I [初代中村福助] as Fukurokuju (福禄寿) from the series
Dance of the Ōtsu-e Figures
(
Ōtsu-e shosa no uchi
- 大津絵所作ノ内)
1850c Kunisada chushingura dip
Ichikawa Gangyoku I [市川眼玉] as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助) and Bandō Shuka I as the courtesan Okaru (...おかる) being spied on by Ōtani Tomoemon IV as Moronao's henchman, Ono Kadayū (斧九太夫) below - Scene VII from the
Chūshingura
1850c Hirosada p1027A
Actor portrait - possibly Mimasu Daigorō IV
1850c Hirosada p875.jpg
Takechi Mitsuhide [武智光秀} - left-hand panel of a diptych illustrating the
Taikōki
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
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