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Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)
1795c Utamaro P165
Act IX: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (忠臣蔵 九段目)

Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (<i>yotsude ami</i> - 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych
1800-01 Utamaro BW
Pleasure boating on the Sumida with a scoop-net (yotsude ami - 四つ手網) - left panel of triptych

Ōtomo no Kuronushi (大伴黒主) from the series 'Modern Children as the Six Poetic Immortals' - <i>Tōsei kodomo rokkasen</i> (当世子供六歌仙)
1800-04 Utamaro Otomo no Kuron
Ōtomo no Kuronushi (大伴黒主) from the series 'Modern Children as the Six Poetic Immortals' - Tōsei kodomo rokkasen (当世子供六歌仙)

3 figures in an actor's debut (役者地顔見たて) from the series <i>The Floating World Chūshingura</i> (<i>Ukiyo Chūshingura</i> - 浮世忠臣蔵) - the second act (二段目)
1800-10 Toyokuni I Crane
3 figures in an actor's debut (役者地顔見たて) from the series The Floating World Chūshingura (Ukiyo Chūshingura - 浮世忠臣蔵) - the second act (二段目)

Samawura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) in the role of Miuranosuke Yoshiaki (三浦之介義明) in the play <i>Kamakura sandaiki</i> or <i>Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns</i> - 鎌倉三代記
1800c Toyokuni kennosuke
Samawura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) in the role of Miuranosuke Yoshiaki (三浦之介義明) in the play Kamakura sandaiki or Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns - 鎌倉三代記

<i>Mitate</i> of the Three Gods of Fortune in their Prime (全盛見立三福神) each represented by a famous courtesan - this is the left panel of a triptych showing Yoyoyama of the Matsubaya (松葉屋内代々山)
1800s Kunisada parody good for
Mitate of the Three Gods of Fortune in their Prime (全盛見立三福神) each represented by a famous courtesan - this is the left panel of a triptych showing Yoyoyama of the Matsubaya (松葉屋内代々山)

Various figures aboard the Treasure Ship (<i>Takarabune</i>) which is generally reserved for the The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (<i>Shichifukujin</i>)  - a <i>mitate</i>
1800s Unknown shichi fukujin
Various figures aboard the Treasure Ship (Takarabune) which is generally reserved for the The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichifukujin) - a mitate

Fishing with a four armed scoop-net (<i>yotsude ami</i> - 四つ手網)  by the light of a crescent moon
1801ca Utamaro triptych scoop
Fishing with a four armed scoop-net (yotsude ami - 四つ手網) by the light of a crescent moon

Nakayama Tomisaburō I standing next to Matsumoto Koshirō V in the checkered robe, Ichikawa Danjurō VII in makeup and Onoe Eizaburō I seated and holding a scroll - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled <i>Edo shibai sangai no zu</i> ('The 3rd Floor of an Edo Theater' - 江戸芝居三階之図)
1802-03 Toyokuni Kabuki 4
Nakayama Tomisaburō I standing next to Matsumoto Koshirō V in the checkered robe, Ichikawa Danjurō VII in makeup and Onoe Eizaburō I seated and holding a scroll - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled Edo shibai sangai no zu ('The 3rd Floor of an Edo Theater' - 江戸芝居三階之図)

Representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or <i>Fūryū hachi sennin</i> (風流八仙人)
1804c Kuninaga doll festival
Representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or Fūryū hachi sennin (風流八仙人)

Mutsu Province (陸奥) from the series <i>Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers </i> (<i>Fūryū Mu Tamagawa</i> - 風流六玉川) - one panel of a hexaptych
1804c Utamaro mutsu
Mutsu Province (陸奥) from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Fūryū Mu Tamagawa - 風流六玉川) - one panel of a hexaptych

Parody of Narihira's <i>Journey to the East</i> (<i>Azuma-kudri: Yatsushi no Fuji</i>)
1806c Utamaro Narihira mitate
Parody of Narihira's Journey to the East (Azuma-kudri: Yatsushi no Fuji)

Ichikawa Omezō I as Yanone Gorō [矢の根五郎] in the lower right - the Weaver Maiden and the Ox Herder are in the  circle in the upper left
1807 Toyokuni I Omezo
Ichikawa Omezō I as Yanone Gorō [矢の根五郎] in the lower right - the Weaver Maiden and the Ox Herder are in the circle in the upper left

Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (<i>Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi</i> - 役者見立敵討)
1808 Shuntei actors at enoshim
Actors Viewed As Though in a Revenge Drama (Yakusha mitate kataki-uchi - 役者見立敵討)

Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Pleasure Quarters (<i>Seirō mitate</i> - 青楼見立  [<i>Shichifukujin</i> - 七福神]) - left-hand panel of a triptych
1809-11ca Kunisada new year pr
Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō mitate - 青楼見立 [Shichifukujin - 七福神]) - left-hand panel of a triptych

Left panel of a triptych of actors as the 7 Lucky Gods on a chrysanthemum treasure ship  for the <i>Kugatsu kikubune shichifukujin no zu</i> (九月菊舟七福神乃図): Segawa Senjo as Jurōjin and Nakamura Utaemon III as Hotei - from the series <i>Actors and the 12 Months</i> (<i>Sanjurokuban-tsuzuki yakusha junitsuki</i> 三十六ばん続役者十二つき)
1809 Toyokuni yakusha junitsuk
Left panel of a triptych of actors as the 7 Lucky Gods on a chrysanthemum treasure ship for the Kugatsu kikubune shichifukujin no zu (九月菊舟七福神乃図): Segawa Senjo as Jurōjin and Nakamura Utaemon III as Hotei - from the series Actors and the 12 Months (Sanjurokuban-tsuzuki yakusha junitsuki 三十六ばん続役者十二つき)

Cherry blossoms in blooming in the Yoshiwara (<i>Yoshiwara no hanazakari</i> - 吉原の花盛) from the series 'Eight Views of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital' (<i>Tōto meisho hakkei</i> - 東都名所八景)
1810c Eizan Bijin.jpg
Cherry blossoms in blooming in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no hanazakari - 吉原の花盛) from the series 'Eight Views of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital' (Tōto meisho hakkei - 東都名所八景)

An <i>oiran</i> holding a bouquet of gift-wrapped chrysanthemums - Zodiac sign of the monkey - the 9th month
1810c Toyokuni chrysanthemums.
An oiran holding a bouquet of gift-wrapped chrysanthemums - Zodiac sign of the monkey - the 9th month

A <i>mitate</i> of Komachi with an umbrella praying for rain (<i>Amagoi Komachi</i> - 雨こひ小まち) from the series <i>Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi</i> (<i>Imayō musume Nana Komachi</i> - 今やう娘七小町)
1810s Toyokuni umbrella.jpg
A mitate of Komachi with an umbrella praying for rain (Amagoi Komachi - 雨こひ小まち) from the series Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi (Imayō musume Nana Komachi - 今やう娘七小町)

<i>Surimono</i> parody of the armor-pulling scene, the <i>kusazuribiki</i> [草摺引], of the Soga brothers tale: Asahina and a courtesan holding a spindle represented by <i>bunraku</i> puppets
1815c Eisen surimono
Surimono parody of the armor-pulling scene, the kusazuribiki [草摺引], of the Soga brothers tale: Asahina and a courtesan holding a spindle represented by bunraku puppets

The beauty Yūgiri (夕きり) in the rain - from the series <i>Fan-tossing for the Elegant</i> (<i>Fūryū tōsenkyō</i> - 風流投扇興)
1815c Kunisada Genji 39
The beauty Yūgiri (夕きり) in the rain - from the series Fan-tossing for the Elegant (Fūryū tōsenkyō - 風流投扇興)

Fan print of a courtesan with her child assistant - the background is the <i>Matsu kiri</i> scene from Act 2 of the <i>Chūshingura</i> with Kakogawa Honzō lopping off a pine branch - a <i>mitate</i> (見立)
1818c Kunisada bijin child
Fan print of a courtesan with her child assistant - the background is the Matsu kiri scene from Act 2 of the Chūshingura with Kakogawa Honzō lopping off a pine branch - a mitate (見立)

Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist "Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate" (神機軍師朱武の見立) from "Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori" (通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden "Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi" The courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house (扇屋内 花扇)
1820-25 Kuniyasu suikoden Hana
Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist "Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate" (神機軍師朱武の見立) from "Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori" (通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden "Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi" The courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house (扇屋内 花扇)

Sawamura Kunitarō II (沢村国太郎) in an unidentified, imagined <i>onnagata</i> role, a <i>mitate</i> -  the right-hand panel of a four panel composition
1820ca Ashiyuki Kunitaro II
Sawamura Kunitarō II (沢村国太郎) in an unidentified, imagined onnagata role, a mitate - the right-hand panel of a four panel composition

<i>Mitate</i> of a daimyō procession [大名行列] along the bank of the Sumida River (隅田川) for cherry blossom viewing (花見)
1820c Eisen procession
Mitate of a daimyō procession [大名行列] along the bank of the Sumida River (隅田川) for cherry blossom viewing (花見)

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as the servant Ranpei in the play <i>Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu</i> (倭仮名在原系図) - a <i>mitate</i>
1820c Hokushu Ebijuro
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as the servant Ranpei in the play Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu (倭仮名在原系図) - a mitate

Bijin looking at the full moon
1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon

Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) in the role of a <i>Nuno-zarashi</i> (布ざらし) dancer from the series <i>The Moon, Snow and Flowers </i>(<i>Tsuki, Yuki, Hana, Shosa-goto No Uchi</i> - 月雪花 所作事の内)
1820c Toyokuni Kikunojo V
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) in the role of a Nuno-zarashi (布ざらし) dancer from the series The Moon, Snow and Flowers (Tsuki, Yuki, Hana, Shosa-goto No Uchi - 月雪花 所作事の内)

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)
1820s Kunisada actors stage
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) with Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) on stage - in the center panel of a triptych entitled 大当三階花見図 - the figure in the background is Sawamura Kawazō (澤村川蔵)

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Naginoha (なぎの葉) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the giant Kobayashi Asahina (小林朝比奈) from the series 'Mitate Kyogen' (見立狂言 - Imaginary Plays)
1820s Kunisada mitate kyogen
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Naginoha (なぎの葉) and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as the giant Kobayashi Asahina (小林朝比奈) from the series 'Mitate Kyogen' (見立狂言 - Imaginary Plays)

Pentaptych: <i>bijin</i> holding puppets of actors as <i>otokodate</i> - from the left - Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎), Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) - from 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)
1820s Kuniyasu pentaptych
Pentaptych: bijin holding puppets of actors as otokodate - from the left - Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門), Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎), Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) - from 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

Fuchū (府中): Sonohama (園浜) of the Owariya (尾張屋内) from the series <i>A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans: Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara</i> (Keisei dōchū sugoroku/Mitate Yoshiwara gojūsan tsui [no uchi] - 契情道中双六  見立よしはら五十三対)
1821-23 Eisen sonohoma
Fuchū (府中): Sonohama (園浜) of the Owariya (尾張屋内) from the series A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans: Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara (Keisei dōchū sugoroku/Mitate Yoshiwara gojūsan tsui [no uchi] - 契情道中双六 見立よしはら五十三対)

Right panel: Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Daihanji Kiyozumi (大判事清澄) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Koganosuke (久我之助): left panel Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as Sadaka's daughter Hinadori (娘ひな鳥) and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the widow Sadaka (後室狭高) - from the play <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - <i>Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly</i>]
1821 Hokushu 4 actors 2
Right panel: Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Daihanji Kiyozumi (大判事清澄) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Koganosuke (久我之助): left panel Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as Sadaka's daughter Hinadori (娘ひな鳥) and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the widow Sadaka (後室狭高) - from the play Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly]

Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤正清)  on the left - a <i>mitate</i>
1821 Hokushu double bust
Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤正清) on the left - a mitate

Right panel: Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Daihanji Kiyozumi (大判事清澄) & Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Koganosuke (久我之助): left panel: Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as Sadaka's daughter Hinadori (娘ひな鳥) & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the widow Sadaka (後室狭高) - from the play <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - <i>Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly Virtue</i>]
1821 Hokushu four actors
Right panel: Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Daihanji Kiyozumi (大判事清澄) & Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Koganosuke (久我之助): left panel: Nakamura Matsue III (中村松江) as Sadaka's daughter Hinadori (娘ひな鳥) & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the widow Sadaka (後室狭高) - from the play Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly Virtue]

Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木高綱) in the play <i>Ōmi Genji Senjin Yakata</i> [近江源氏先陣館]
1821 Hokushu Kitsusaburo I
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木高綱) in the play Ōmi Genji Senjin Yakata [近江源氏先陣館]

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