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Two page illustration from from an <i>ehon</i> of Chapter 20 of the <i>Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami</i> ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)
1850s Kunisada monkey attack.j
Two page illustration from from an ehon of Chapter 20 of the Hokusetsu bidan jidai kagami ('Uplifting Tale of Northern Snows' Mirror of the Ages -北雪美談時代加々見)

Two book covers, <i>ebyōshi</i> (絵表紙) forming a diptych of <i>The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya</i> (<i>Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari</i> - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36
1845c Kuniyoshi Kunisada ehon
Two book covers, ebyōshi (絵表紙) forming a diptych of The Heroic Tales of Jiraiya (Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari - 児雷也豪傑物語), Chapter 36

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]

Ōtomo Wakana-hime (大友若菜姫) from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 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)

Tōken Gonbei (唐犬権兵衛) from the series 'The Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes' (<i>Yūretsu kekki den</i> - 勇烈血気傳)
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)

Title page for the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 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)

Tiger Lily of Suzuka (Suzuka no oniyuri - すゞかの鬼百合): Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Tennichibō Hōsaku (天日坊法策) from the series <i>Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen</i> - 当盛見立三十六花撰)  
1862 Kunisada Devil Mask.jpg
Tiger Lily of Suzuka (Suzuka no oniyuri - すゞかの鬼百合): Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Tennichibō Hōsaku (天日坊法策) from the series Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen - 当盛見立三十六花撰)  

The Typhoon at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province in 1188 (<i>Bunji yonen Sesshū Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu</i>- 文治四年摂州大物浦難風の図)
1860 Kunichika Taira triptych
The Typhoon at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province in 1188 (Bunji yonen Sesshū Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu- 文治四年摂州大物浦難風の図)

The Terrible Storm in Daimotsu Bay (<i>Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu</i> - 大物浦難風之図)
1860 Yoshikazu - Taira ghost t
The Terrible Storm in Daimotsu Bay (Daimotsu no ura nanpū no zu - 大物浦難風之図)

The temple acolyte Shiragikumaru (Tera koshō Shiragikumaru - 寺扈従白菊丸) wrestling with a green demon from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸伝)
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)

The Syllable Ri (り): Kaiga Yazaemon Fujiwara no Tomonobu (加伊賀矢左エ門藤原友信) from the series <i>Biographies of the Faithful Samurai</i> (<i>Seichū gishi meimeiden</i> - 誠忠義士銘々傳)
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)

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)

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 Loyal Retainers withdraw to Sengaku-ji (<i>Gishi meimei Sengaku-ji hikiage no zu</i> - 義士銘々先岳寺引上之図)
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)

The Ken Game of the Five Colors (五色けん - <i>Itsu iro ken</i>) 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)
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)

The actor Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升)
1865 Kunisada II sawamura toss
The actor Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升)

Ōtani Tomoemon V  [大谷友右衛門] as the ghost of Taira no Tomomori in the play <i>Ichi no Mori Kujira no Ōyose</i> (一守九字成大漁)
1867 Kunichika Gon Chunagon
Ōtani Tomoemon V [大谷友右衛門] as the ghost of Taira no Tomomori in the play Ichi no Mori Kujira no Ōyose (一守九字成大漁)

Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) as Ono Sadakurō (斧定九郎) from the series <i>32 Examples of Good and Evil</i> (<i>Zen-aku sanjunisō</i> - 善悪三十二艸)
1868 Kunichika Otani Tomoemon.
Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) as Ono Sadakurō (斧定九郎) from the series 32 Examples of Good and Evil (Zen-aku sanjunisō - 善悪三十二艸)

Shuten-dōji (酒呑童子) from the series <i>100 Ghost Stories from China and Japan</i> (<i>Wakan Hyaku Monogatori</i> - 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)

Shozan (曙山), the poetry name of Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series <i>Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove</i> (<i>Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate</i> - 竹林七賢の見立, <i>Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin</i> - 当時流光七艶人)  
1862 Kunisada Tanosuke III
Shozan (曙山), the poetry name of Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate - 竹林七賢の見立, Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin - 当時流光七艶人)  

Shōhei Bridge (<i>Shōhei-bashi</i> - 昌平橋) from the series <i>Views of Famous Places in Edo</i> (<i>Edo meishō zue</i> - 江戸名所図絵)
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)

Scene from <i>Igagoe Dōchū Sugoroku</i> ('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
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

Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play <i>Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō</i> [和漢竺爼上灯篭]
1867 Kunichika lion dance
Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō [和漢竺爼上灯篭]

Sawamura Tanosuke III as Urazato (浦里) on the right and Nakamura Shikan IV as Tokijirō (時次郎) on the left in the play <i>Akegarasu yuki no uchizato</i> (其廓夢夜烏 - Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)
1860 Kunisada gofun fire
Sawamura Tanosuke III as Urazato (浦里) on the right and Nakamura Shikan IV as Tokijirō (時次郎) on the left in the play Akegarasu yuki no uchizato (其廓夢夜烏 - Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)

Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as  Shiranui Tarō (しらぬひ太郎), number two from an untitled set of ten prints of <i>otokodate</i>
1865 Kunichika iris 2
Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Shiranui Tarō (しらぬひ太郎), number two from an untitled set of ten prints of otokodate

Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Princess Kinshōjo (錦少女) in <i>Kokusenya Kassen</i> (国性爺合戦) or <i>Battles of Coxinga</i> - center panel of three
1863 Toyokuni III p751
Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Princess Kinshōjo (錦少女) in Kokusenya Kassen (国性爺合戦) or Battles of Coxinga - center panel of three

Sawamura Shozan I (澤村曙山) as an <i>otokodate</i> as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) from series of 5 actors with umbrellas
1864 Kunisada umbrella 03
Sawamura Shozan I (澤村曙山) as an otokodate as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) from series of 5 actors with umbrellas

Sangoku Tarō (三國太郎) from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 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)

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)
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)

Print title: 行葉屋か - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小團次) in the lower left, Ichikawa Kohanji I (市川小半次), Ichikawa Yonegorō I (市川米五郎) at the top and one other actor from a series, 当吾一代記, possibly entitled 'Tales of My Life'
1850ca Yoshitsuya-0002
Print title: 行葉屋か - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小團次) in the lower left, Ichikawa Kohanji I (市川小半次), Ichikawa Yonegorō I (市川米五郎) at the top and one other actor from a series, 当吾一代記, possibly entitled 'Tales of My Life'

Preface from the series <i>Sagas of Beauty and Bravery</i> (<i>Biyū Suikoden</i> - 美勇水滸傳)
1866-67 Yoshitoshi preface Bui
Preface from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyū Suikoden - 美勇水滸傳)

Portrait of Ichikawa Kuzō III (市川九蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七力郎兵衛)
1865 Kunisada II
Portrait of Ichikawa Kuzō III (市川九蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七力郎兵衛)

Osaka courtesans on parade
1860 Yoshiyuki courtesans trip
Osaka courtesans on parade

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 <i>otōko</i> Jihizō (弟慈悲蔵), the younger brother, from a performance of <i>Honchō Nijūshi Kō</i> (本朝廿四孝)
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)

Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in the play <i>Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami</i> (夏祭浪花鑑) - "Summer" from the series "Pictures of the Four Seasons" (<i>mitate Shiki no ichi-natsu</i>)
1865-67 Yoshitaki Danshichi
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in the play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (夏祭浪花鑑) - "Summer" from the series "Pictures of the Four Seasons" (mitate Shiki no ichi-natsu)

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)

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