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#88 (八十八番 - <i>hachijūhachiban</i>) from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' -  a <i>bijin</i> with a hand-drum paired with a book opened  to a poem by the Imperial Princess Shokushi (式子内親王 -  <i>Shokushi Naishinnō</i>)
1847 Kunisada drum poets
#88 (八十八番 - hachijūhachiban) from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' - a bijin with a hand-drum paired with a book opened to a poem by the Imperial Princess Shokushi (式子内親王 - Shokushi Naishinnō)

A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
1820s Eisen bijin
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind

Abe no Munetō (安部の宗任), the right-hand panel of a triptych entitled <i>Mikawa Zenshi no Musume Nareginu</i> ('A daughter of the former official of Mikawa with ordinary clothes')
1843-47 Kuniyoshi muneto.jpg
Abe no Munetō (安部の宗任), the right-hand panel of a triptych entitled Mikawa Zenshi no Musume Nareginu ('A daughter of the former official of Mikawa with ordinary clothes')

Actor bust in snow from the series <i>Kokin Yujinki</i> (古今勇人記) or <i>Record of Heroes Past and Present</i>
1850c Hirosada Actor Bust Port
Actor bust in snow from the series Kokin Yujinki (古今勇人記) or Record of Heroes Past and Present

A <i>bijin</i> on a small wooden platform during the Tanabata Festival (七夕)   - from the series <i>The Five Festivals</i> (<i>Go sekku</i> - 五節句)
1840s Kuniyoshi drum bridge
A bijin on a small wooden platform during the Tanabata Festival (七夕) - from the series The Five Festivals (Go sekku - 五節句)

Aigō Kozaemon Hisamitsu (合郷基匕エ門久盈), #43 from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi aigo kozaem
Aigō Kozaemon Hisamitsu (合郷基匕エ門久盈), #43 from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

A <i>mitate</i> of one of the 'four social classes' of the <i>shinōkōshō</i> (士農工商) Seki Sanjūrō III as Katsura Matsunoshin (三蓋松之進) in the back right, Bandō Shuka I as Katsumi no Kohide (勝見の小秀) in the center and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uraume no Kozue (裏梅の梢) from the play <i> O megumi ni Urūō Iwafuji </i> [恵閏初夏藤]
1840s Kuniyoshi Shino Kosho.jp
A mitate of one of the 'four social classes' of the shinōkōshō (士農工商) Seki Sanjūrō III as Katsura Matsunoshin (三蓋松之進) in the back right, Bandō Shuka I as Katsumi no Kohide (勝見の小秀) in the center and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uraume no Kozue (裏梅の梢) from the play O megumi ni Urūō Iwafuji [恵閏初夏藤]

Amanaka Shikanosuke Yukimori (尼中鹿之助幸盛 - actually Yamanaka Shikanosuke [山中鹿之助]) from the series <i>Heroes of the Great Peace</i> (<i>Taiheiki eiyūden</i> - 太平記英勇傳)
1848-49c Kuniyoshi amanaka
Amanaka Shikanosuke Yukimori (尼中鹿之助幸盛 - actually Yamanaka Shikanosuke [山中鹿之助]) from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyūden - 太平記英勇傳)

Arranging her hair (<i>kamiyui</i> - 髪結い) from the series <i>Fitting Acomplishments for Women</i> (<i>Fujin tashinami-gusa</i> - 婦人たしなみ草)
1830s Kunisada combing hair
Arranging her hair (kamiyui - 髪結い) from the series Fitting Acomplishments for Women (Fujin tashinami-gusa - 婦人たしなみ草)

A Rustic Genji triptych - 'The Fragrance of Spring Brings Koto Music' <i>Kō ni sasou Haru no tsumeoto</i> - 香誘春爪音)
1849c Kunisada rustic.jpg
A Rustic Genji triptych - 'The Fragrance of Spring Brings Koto Music' Kō ni sasou Haru no tsumeoto - 香誘春爪音)

Asahina Saburō Yoshihide (朝比奈三郎義秀) wrestling with two crocodiles at Kotsubo beach, Kamakura
1830s Kuiniyoshi triptych
Asahina Saburō Yoshihide (朝比奈三郎義秀) wrestling with two crocodiles at Kotsubo beach, Kamakura

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)

Autumn (<i>aki</i> - 秋) from the series <i>Women's Pleasures of the Four Seasons</i> (<i>Shiki no kokoro onna asobi</i> - 四季心女遊)
1845c Kuniyoshi autumn
Autumn (aki - 秋) from the series Women's Pleasures of the Four Seasons (Shiki no kokoro onna asobi - 四季心女遊)

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as 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 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

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) on right as Ryoshi Tsunazō (猟師綱蔵) and Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵)  as a long necked monster disguised as the <i>koshimoto</i> Otsuru ( 腰元おつる) - from the play <i>Kasane Ōgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka</i> (重扇寿松若)
1830-35 Kunisada 2 of a tripty
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) on right as Ryoshi Tsunazō (猟師綱蔵) and Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as a long necked monster disguised as the koshimoto Otsuru ( 腰元おつる) - from the play Kasane Ōgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka (重扇寿松若)

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

'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

Blind Men and Elephant 盲人と象、達磨 (above);  Ichikawa Ebizō V 五代目市川海老蔵 as Daruma (below)  from the series <i>Meiga rokumai byobu</i>  (Screen with the six branches of famous painting - 名画六枚屏風) - center panel of a triptych
1847-1852 Kuniyoshi blind
Blind Men and Elephant 盲人と象、達磨 (above); Ichikawa Ebizō V 五代目市川海老蔵 as Daruma (below) from the series Meiga rokumai byobu (Screen with the six branches of famous painting - 名画六枚屏風) - center panel of a triptych

'Calligraphy' from <i>Fashionable Amusements of Spring</i> (<i>Fūryū haru no kyō</i> - 風流春の興)
1847-48ca Kunisada album trip
'Calligraphy' from Fashionable Amusements of Spring (Fūryū haru no kyō - 風流春の興)

Center panel of triptych, <i>Taira Kiyomori Haunted by Strange Sights</i> (<i>Taira Kiyomori kaii o miru zu</i> - 平清盛怪異を見る図)
1844-45 Hiroshige Taira
Center panel of triptych, Taira Kiyomori Haunted by Strange Sights (Taira Kiyomori kaii o miru zu - 平清盛怪異を見る図)

Cherry blossoms at night with Mitsuuji and two <i>bijin</i> from a Rustic Genji theme [<i>Nise Murasaki inaka Genji</i> - 偐紫田舎源氏] -
1847-50ca Kunisada album trip
Cherry blossoms at night with Mitsuuji and two bijin from a Rustic Genji theme [Nise Murasaki inaka Genji - 偐紫田舎源氏] -

Chūjō-hime (中将姫) from the series <i>Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage</i> (<i>Kenyū fujo kagami</i> - 賢勇婦女鏡)
1843-44 Kuniyoshi Chujo-hime
Chūjō-hime (中将姫) from the series Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage (Kenyū fujo kagami - 賢勇婦女鏡)

Cock (Tori - 酉): Sukune Tarō (宿禰太郎) from the series <i>Mitate Jūnishi</i> (<i>Selections from the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac</i> - 美盾十二史)
1845 Kuniyoshi sukane taro
Cock (Tori - 酉): Sukune Tarō (宿禰太郎) from the series Mitate Jūnishi (Selections from the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac - 美盾十二史)

Coital close up
1840ca Kunisada shunga close-u
Coital close up

Comic Handgames Compared (<i>Dōke ken awase</i> - 道化拳合 - どうけけんあわせ)
1847 Kuniyoshi 04
Comic Handgames Compared (Dōke ken awase - 道化拳合 - どうけけんあわせ)

Couple in front of a screen having sex - from the <i>Iro shiki shi</i> (色四季志)
1840c Kunisada Shunga screen .
Couple in front of a screen having sex - from the Iro shiki shi (色四季志)

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)

Danshichi’s wife Okaji [おかぢ] and the clerk Seishichi [手代清七]
1847 Kuniyoshi okaji & seshich
Danshichi’s wife Okaji [おかぢ] and the clerk Seishichi [手代清七]

Descending Geese at Katada (<i>Katada Rakugan</i> - 堅田落雁) from the series <i>Eight Views of Ōmi</i> (<i>Ōmi hakkei no uchi</i> - 近江八景之内)
1847-48 Kunisada II album trip
Descending Geese at Katada (Katada Rakugan - 堅田落雁) from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei no uchi - 近江八景之内)

'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)

Dōjōji Maiden (<i>Musume Dōjōji</i> - 道成寺) dressed as a traditional <i>shirabyoshi</i> (白拍子)
1845 ca Kunisada dojoji
Dōjōji Maiden (Musume Dōjōji - 道成寺) dressed as a traditional shirabyoshi (白拍子)

'Edo Flowers Travelling as far as the Islands' (<i>Shima kakete hana no Edo tabi</i> - 嶋もうで花の江戸旅)
1843-47 Kunisada traveling to
'Edo Flowers Travelling as far as the Islands' (Shima kakete hana no Edo tabi - 嶋もうで花の江戸旅)

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)

Evening Bell at Shoshazan (書冩山 晩鐘) - The Story of Oniwakamaru (鬼若丸) from the series of <i>Selections of the Eight Views of Combat</i> (美盾八競)
1842c Kuniyoshi arrested
Evening Bell at Shoshazan (書冩山 晩鐘) - The Story of Oniwakamaru (鬼若丸) from the series of Selections of the Eight Views of Combat (美盾八競)

Figures in Edo Purple: The Hahakigi Chapter (<i>Edo Murasaki sugata no Hahakigi</i> - 江戸紫すかたのはゝきゞ) - a Rustic Genji theme
1847-48 Kunisada album trip 05
Figures in Edo Purple: The Hahakigi Chapter (Edo Murasaki sugata no Hahakigi - 江戸紫すかたのはゝきゞ) - a Rustic Genji theme

From right to left: Kataoka Gadō II (片岡我童) as Hikaru Uji (光氏); Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Tasogare (たそかれ); Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shinonome (しののめ); Nakamura Shikan III (中村芝翫) as Kiyonosuke (喜代之助)
1841 Sadanobu genji
From right to left: Kataoka Gadō II (片岡我童) as Hikaru Uji (光氏); Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Tasogare (たそかれ); Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shinonome (しののめ); Nakamura Shikan III (中村芝翫) as Kiyonosuke (喜代之助)

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