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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 <i>Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai</i> (<i>Seichū gishi den</i> - 誠忠義士伝)
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)

Kudaime Mimasu IX (九代目三升)  as Aoto Gorō Terutsuna (青砥五郎照綱) in his first performance of <i>Shibaraku</i>
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

Hashiba Ferry in Snow (<i>Hashiba setchū</i> - 橋場雪中) from the series <i>The Pride of Edo</i> (江戸自慢): <i>Thirty-six Scenes</i> (<i>Edo jiman sanjū rokkei</i> - 三十六興)
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)

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村羽左衛門) as Sashichi of Kiyotaki (<i>Kiyotaki no Sashichi</i> - 清滝の佐七) from the series <i>A Modern Shuihuzhuan</i> (<i>Kinsei Suikoden</i> - 近世水滸伝)
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)

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]

Front and back covers
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)

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 <i>Yayoi-zakura Hisago no Makubari</i> (宿桜瓢蕈)
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)

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 <i>Jitsugetsusei chūya no oriwake</i> (日月星昼夜織分 - <i>The Weaving Together of the Sun, Moon, and Stars at Day and at Night</i>)
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)

Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Izaemon (伊左衛門) at his December <i>kaomise</i> (顔見世) in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 11th and 12th months
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

Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th 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

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' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 7th and 8th 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

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 (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> 見立十二ヶ月ノ内)
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)

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 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)

<i>Harimaze</i>: 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 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

Komachi Washing (<i>Arai Komachi</i> - 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 <i>Matches for the Seven Komachi Plays</i> (<i>Mitate Nana Komachi no uchi</i> - 見立七小町ノ内)
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)

Nakamura Fukusuke I 中村福助 as both a boatman (<i>sendō</i> - 船頭) and a processional standard-bearer (<i>gyōretsu yakko</i> - 行れつ奴), a series related to <i>Meiga zukushi no uchi Shosagoto</i> (名画尽の内 所作事 - 'Dances based on famous paintings')
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')

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)
1857-58 Toyokuni III Sukeroku
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)

Ichikawa Ichizō III as Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛) from the series <i>Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems</i> (<i>Mitate sanjūrokkusen</i> - 見立三十六句撰) - image in the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo
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

The Syllable Ri for the Carp Scroll (<i>Rigyo no ichijiku</i>): Onoe Kikugorō III as Kinugawa Yoemon (きぬ川与右衛門) from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Seisho nanatsu iroha</i> - 清書七以呂波)
1856 Toyokuni III Scaling Gian
The Syllable Ri 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)

The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (<i>Izari no adauchi</i> - ゐさりの仇うち): Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō from the series <i>Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary</i> (<i>Seisho nanatsu iroha</i> - 清書七伊呂波)
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)

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 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

Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a <i>mushikago</i> or insect cage
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

Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the play<i>Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba</i> [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
1855 Kunisada iwai kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the playIse Ondo Koi no Netaba [伊勢音頭恋寝刃]

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych
1855 Kunisada danshichi fish
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych

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 (<i>Onna tabibito</i>), from the series <i>The Fifty-three Stations</i> [<i>of the Tōkaidō Road</i>] <i>by Two Brushes</i> (<i>Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi</i> - 双筆五十三次)
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)

A <i>kabuki</i> actor as the <i>wakatō</i> Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play <i>Godairiki Koi no Fūjime</i> [五大力恋緘]
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]

Shōki astride a lion
1854 Kunisada shoki lion
Shōki astride a lion

Nakamura Tsuruzō I [中村鶴蔵] as Sagisaka Bannai (鷺坂伴内) harassing the <i>koshimoto</i> Okaru (こし元おかる) performed by Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] from the play <i>"Kanadehon Chūshingura"</i> ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - possible center panel of a triptych
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

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 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  

An actor, Ichikawa Ichizō III?, in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三郎) in key block or <i>tameshizuri-e</i> for the play <i>Keisei Toyama Zakura</i> (京成 富山 桜)
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)

Triptych of kabuki actors on a pleasure outing sailing by a group of performing swimmers who are themselves kabuki actors
1852c Kunisada swimmers
Triptych of kabuki actors on a pleasure outing sailing by a group of performing swimmers who are themselves kabuki actors

[Sawamura Chōjūrō V - 沢村長十郎 as] Suzuki Mondo (鈴木主水) and his daughter Otoku  - center panel of a triptych
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

Zōgabana (象ヶ鼻) from the series 'Prosperous Sumō Wrestling' (<i>Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu</i> - 相撲繁栄り入の図) - <i>Nishi no kata</i> (西ノ方)
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)

Iwai Kumesaburō III as Sakurahime (さくら姫) above and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Seigen (清玄) below from the play <i>Koigoromo Karigane-zome</i> (恋衣雁金染) - a vertical diptych
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

Ichimura Takenojō V (市村竹之丞) as both Monju's Monkey (<i>Monjuzaru</i> - 文殊猿) and a Girl on the Road to Edo (<i>Kaidō kudari</i> - 街道下り) from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (<i>Kotobuki kyōgen</i>)
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)

Ichikawa Kuzō II [市川九蔵] as Kongara Dōji  (矜伽羅童子) left panel of Fudō Myōō triptych - from the play <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
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)

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