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Hotei fording a river with a young woman on his back

1769 Harunobu Hotei
Hotei fording a river with a young woman on his back

Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura

1790c Eisho pins 879
Two women reading a love letter - a parody of the Act 7 from the Chūshingura

Elegant women with attendants in a parody of a daimyō's procession - these are the center 3 of a 5 panel pentaptych

1790c Toyokuni I oiran and kam
Elegant women with attendants in a parody of a daimyō's procession - these are the center 3 of a 5 panel pentaptych

Hinazuru of the Chōjiya (丁子屋雛鶴) from the series <i>Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals</i> (<i>Seirō bijin Rokkasen</i> - 青楼美人六花仙)

1795c Eishi 01
Hinazuru of the Chōjiya (丁子屋雛鶴) from the series Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals (Seirō bijin Rokkasen - 青楼美人六花仙)

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋喜瀬川) from the series <i>Six Beautiful Flowers of the Gay Quarters</i> (<i>Chaya Bijin Rokkasen</i> - 青楼美人六歌仙)

1795c Eishi kisegawa
Kisegawa of the Matsubaya House (松葉屋喜瀬川) from the series Six Beautiful Flowers of the Gay Quarters (Chaya Bijin Rokkasen - 青楼美人六歌仙)

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

<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)

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

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)

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)

<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)

Bijin looking at the full moon

1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon

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)

The Hour of the Rooster, Sixth Hour of Twilight (<i>Tori no koku, Kure muttsu</i>) - 5 to 7 PM, from the series <i>A Yoshiwara Clock</i> (<i>Yoshiwara tokei nihen - Mitate hakkei</i> - 吉原時計　酉ノ刻　暮六ツ)

1823 Kunisada Clock Bijin
The Hour of the Rooster, Sixth Hour of Twilight (Tori no koku, Kure muttsu) - 5 to 7 PM, from the series A Yoshiwara Clock (Yoshiwara tokei nihen - Mitate hakkei - 吉原時計　酉ノ刻　暮六ツ)

Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the role of an onnagata in the snow - the left-hand panel of a triptych of a winter scene at Terashima - probably a mitate

1825 Kunisada Iwai Hanshiro
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the role of an onnagata in the snow - the left-hand panel of a triptych of a winter scene at Terashima - probably a mitate

The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)

1825c Toyokuni II hare
The Sign of the Hare (卯) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

THE PUPPET THE <i>BIJIN</i> IS HOLDING IS IN THE FORM OF ONOE KIKUGORŌ III (尾上菊五郎) AS GOKUIN SEN'EMON (極印千右衞門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)

1827ca Kuniyasu bunraku 4
THE PUPPET THE BIJIN IS HOLDING IS IN THE FORM OF ONOE KIKUGORŌ III (尾上菊五郎) AS GOKUIN SEN'EMON (極印千右衞門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

The puppet the <i>bijin</i> is holding is in the form of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)

1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 1
The puppet the bijin is holding is in the form of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as the otokodate An no Heibei (安ノ平兵衛) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

Puppet in the form of Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)

1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 2
Puppet in the form of Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as the otokodate Kaminari Shōkurō (雷庄九郎) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

The puppet the beautiful woman is holding is in the form of Arashi Sanjūrō VII (嵐三十郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (<i>Mitate ningyō gonin otoko</i> - 見立人形五人男)

1828c Kuniyasu bunraku 4
The puppet the beautiful woman is holding is in the form of Arashi Sanjūrō VII (嵐三十郎) as the otokodate Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門) from the series 'Five Chivalrous Men as Puppets' (Mitate ningyō gonin otoko - 見立人形五人男)

The Sign of the Dragon (辰) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)

1828c Toyokuni II beauty drago
The Sign of the Dragon (辰) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

The Ram (Hitsuji - 未) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支) - the eighth sign

1828c Toyokuni II goat zodiac
The Ram (Hitsuji - 未) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支) - the eighth sign

Woman carrying umbrellas and a child running during a <i>Sudden shower at the Mimeguri Shrine</i> (三囲の夕立)

1830-33 Kunisada umbrella chil
Woman carrying umbrellas and a child running during a Sudden shower at the Mimeguri Shrine (三囲の夕立)

Bijin trimming a plum branch - (<i>Mitate Mushi</i> / Snake [<i>Mi</i>] 見立虫　巳　ふしのうちはさみむし - <i>fushi no uchi hasami mushi</i>)

1830ca Sadakage bijin trimming
Bijin trimming a plum branch - (Mitate Mushi / Snake [Mi] 見立虫　巳　ふしのうちはさみむし - fushi no uchi hasami mushi)

Horse (<i>Uma</i> - 馬) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)

1830ca Toyokuni-II-0001
Horse (Uma - 馬) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

Procession of women at the Tōshōgū Shrine in Ueno - four panels of a pentaptych

1830c Kunisada tetraptych
Procession of women at the Tōshōgū Shrine in Ueno - four panels of a pentaptych

Courtesan with umbrella in snow - middle panel of a <i>mitate</i> triptych - title: <i>Gentoku fūsetsu ni Kōmei o tazureru</i> - 玄徳風雪訪孔明 - a parody of Gentoku visiting Kōmei in the snow

1830c Kunisada umbrella snow
Courtesan with umbrella in snow - middle panel of a mitate triptych - title: Gentoku fūsetsu ni Kōmei o tazureru - 玄徳風雪訪孔明 - a parody of Gentoku visiting Kōmei in the snow

Dragon (<i>Tatsu</i> 竜) from the series <i>Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac</i> (<i>Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi</i> - 風流東姿十二支)

1830c Toyokuni II 0002
Dragon (Tatsu 竜) from the series Elegant Women Likened to the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Fūryū azuma-sugata jūnishi - 風流東姿十二支)

<i>Sudden Shower at the Mimeguri Shrine</i> (三囲の夕立)

1830s Kunisada bijin rain
Sudden Shower at the Mimeguri Shrine (三囲の夕立)

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