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Preliminary drawing (<i>shita-e</i>) for a tetraptych - Utagawa School - A place of pilgrimage - a temple district with waterfall
Utagawa school drawing shita-e
Preliminary drawing (shita-e) for a tetraptych - Utagawa School - A place of pilgrimage - a temple district with waterfall
Display-room of a house of pleasure at night
1850c Utamaro seiro ehon
Three double-page illustrations from Yoshiwara picture book: Annals of the Green Houses (Seirō ehon nenjū-gyōji - 青楼絵本年中行事)
Meoka of the Hyogoya (兵库屋目岡) from the <i>Array of Famous Beauties on the Floral Patios</i> (廊花名君揃)
1815c Eizan p708.jpg
Meoka of the Hyogoya (兵库屋目岡) from the Array of Famous Beauties on the Floral Patios (廊花名君揃)
Hawking Party - right panel of a triptych
1813 Hisanobu tea veranda
Hawking Party - right panel of a triptych
Fan Kuai (樊噲), feigning drunkenness, storms the dining hall of the emperor's palace by breaking down the door
1810s Shunei Fan Kuai
Fan Kuai (樊噲), feigning drunkenness, storms the dining hall of the emperor's palace by breaking down the door
Yorimitsu (頼光) and his men (Suetake - 末武, Kintoki - 金時 and Sadamitsu - 定光) killing the monster of Oeyama, Shuten-dōji [酒呑童子] - these are the middle and right-hand panels of a triptych
1810c Shuntei monster of Oeyam
Yorimitsu (頼光) and his men (Suetake - 末武, Kintoki - 金時 and Sadamitsu - 定光) killing the monster of Oeyama, Shuten-dōji [酒呑童子] - these are the middle and right-hand panels of a triptych
Sawamura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) as Obiya Chōemon ( 帯や長右衛門)
1809ca Toyokuni I damaged acto
Sawamura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助) as Obiya Chōemon ( 帯や長右衛門)
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)
View of the front of the Mieidō [御影堂] Fan Shop - the right-hand panel of a triptych
1808c Toyokuni mieido fan shop
View of the front of the Mieidō [御影堂] Fan Shop - the right-hand panel of a triptych
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the <i>yakko</i> Ippei (奴逸平)
1808 Toyokuni I itsubei hannya
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the yakko Ippei (奴逸平)
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)
Chinese boy feeding a dragon
1808 Shumman surimono dragon f
Chinese boy feeding a dragon
Famous Product: Mount Fuji White Saké (<i>Meibutsu fuji no shirozake</i> - 名物富士の白酒) - left-hand panel of a triptych
1807 Utamaro II Well
Famous Product: Mount Fuji White Saké (Meibutsu fuji no shirozake - 名物富士の白酒) - left-hand panel of a triptych
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
A courtesan and a geisha carrying a shamisen, possibly on their way to a teahouse assignation - from the series 'Modern Dyed Cotton Kimono' (<i>Tōsei Zokui-zome</i> - 當世俗衣染)
1807 Eizan Lady Walk.jpg
A courtesan and a geisha carrying a shamisen, possibly on their way to a teahouse assignation - from the series 'Modern Dyed Cotton Kimono' (Tōsei Zokui-zome - 當世俗衣染)
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)
<i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i>, Act 5 - <i>Godanme</i> ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - encounter on the Yamazaki road
1806 Hokusai chushingura
Kanadehon Chūshingura, Act 5 - Godanme ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - 五段目) - encounter on the Yamazaki road
Komurasaki (小紫) of the Miuraya (みうらや) playing a <i>koto</i> and Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) playing a <i>shakuhachi</i>
1805c eisui Pins 906
Komurasaki (小紫) of the Miuraya (みうらや) playing a koto and Hirai Gonpachi (平井権八) playing a shakuhachi
Ōtani Tomoemon II (大谷友右衛門) with a Scroll
1805 Toyokuni tomoemon scroll
Ōtani Tomoemon II (大谷友右衛門) with a Scroll
Segawa Rokō III (瀬川路考) as the courtesan Yūgiri (夕きり) of the Ōgiya house in the play <i>Tayū Shibaraku Yukari no Tsukimi</i> (太夫暫由縁月視)
1805 Toyokuni I p976
Segawa Rokō III (瀬川路考) as the courtesan Yūgiri (夕きり) of the Ōgiya house in the play Tayū Shibaraku Yukari no Tsukimi (太夫暫由縁月視)
Courtesans Ōi (大井) and Koremitsu (?) of the Ebiya house (海老屋)
1804c Utamaro Oi Korimitsu
Courtesans Ōi (大井) and Koremitsu (?) of the Ebiya house (海老屋)
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
<i>Mitate</i> representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or <i>Fūryū hachi sennin</i> (風流八仙人)
1804c Kuninaga doll festival
Mitate representations of the Eight Legendary Chinese Wizards or Fūryū hachi sennin (風流八仙人)
Midorigi (緑木) of the Wakamatsuya (若松屋) writing or composing a poem on a <i>tanzaku</i> - from the series <i>Zensei-hana no Sugata-e</i> (全盛花姿画), <i>volume 9</i> (巻九: <i>maki no kiyū</i>)
1804ca tsukimaro courtesan
Midorigi (緑木) of the Wakamatsuya (若松屋) writing or composing a poem on a tanzaku - from the series Zensei-hana no Sugata-e (全盛花姿画), volume 9 (巻九: maki no kiyū)
The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (<i>Ryūgūjō</i> 龍宮城)
1804ca Shunsen mirage ryugujo
The Clam's Mirage of the Dragon Palace (Ryūgūjō 龍宮城)
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of Iohata (いおはた...) and Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜世太郎) as a boatman Tokubei (せんどう徳兵衛)
1804 Kunihisa ghost
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of Iohata (いおはた...) and Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜世太郎) as a boatman Tokubei (せんどう徳兵衛)
Center panel of <i>Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura</i> at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]
1803-4c Utamaro Beach
Center panel of Women at the beach of Futami-ga-ura at sunrise [二見 カ浦日の出]
Yamauba shaving Kintarō's head [山姥と金太郎　かみそり]
1802c Utamaro Kintaro Yamauba
Yamauba shaving Kintarō's head [山姥と金太郎　かみそり]
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)
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
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
<i>Kyōgen</i> performer wearing a monkey mask
1800s unknown sanbaso dancer
Kyōgen performer wearing a monkey mask
<i>Yabusame</i> [流鏑馬] drawing (?): an archer on horseback preparing to shoot an arrow
1800s Okamoto Toyohiko archer
Yabusame [流鏑馬] drawing (?): an archer on horseback preparing to shoot an arrow
Pine needles
1800s katagami
Pine needles
A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning
1800c Unknown shunga tiger no-
A tattooed woman having sex with Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning
Ichikawa Omezō I [市川男女蔵] as Musashibō Benkei [弁慶] and Ichikawa Yaozō III [市川八百蔵] as Shinchūnagon Tomomori [新中納言知盛] in <i>Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura</i> [義経千本桜]
1800c Toyokuni Omezo Yaozo
Ichikawa Omezō I [市川男女蔵] as Musashibō Benkei [弁慶] and Ichikawa Yaozō III [市川八百蔵] as Shinchūnagon Tomomori [新中納言知盛] in Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura [義経千本桜]
Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat
1800c Toyokuni kikunojo sanjin
Keyblock print of Onoe Eizaburō I (尾上栄三郎) and Arashi Sanpachi I (嵐三八) in combat
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
Pillar print of a Okaru [おかる] looking down at Ōboshi Yuranosuke [大星由良之助] - from the ‘Gion Ichiriki Jaya’ scene (段目) VII of the <i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i> ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
1800c Toyokuni I Pillar
Pillar print of a Okaru [おかる] looking down at Ōboshi Yuranosuke [大星由良之助] - from the ‘Gion Ichiriki Jaya’ scene (段目) VII of the Kanadehon Chūshingura ('Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as both the ghost of Kohada Koheiji (小鰭小平次) and Koheiji's wife - from the play <i>Iroiri Otogi Zōshi</i>
1800c Toyokuni I lantern ghost
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as both the ghost of Kohada Koheiji (小鰭小平次) and Koheiji's wife - from the play Iroiri Otogi Zōshi
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata (‘Iohata bokon’) in the play <i>Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi</i> (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)
1800c Kunihisa Onoe Matsusuke
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata (‘Iohata bokon’) in the play Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)
Visit to Meguro or <i>Meguro mairi</i> (目黒詣) from the series <i>Edo Meisho asobi</i> (江戸名所遊)
1800ca Utamaro hashira-e
Visit to Meguro or Meguro mairi (目黒詣) from the series Edo Meisho asobi (江戸名所遊)
Ichikawa Komazō III (市川高麗蔵) on the left as the ghost of the courtesan Takao (高尾 - 'けいせい高尾ぼうこん') and Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Ashikaga Yorikane (足利左金吾頼兼)
1800 Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Komazō III (市川高麗蔵) on the left as the ghost of the courtesan Takao (高尾 - 'けいせい高尾ぼうこん') and Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Ashikaga Yorikane (足利左金吾頼兼)
Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹子.牛若丸), the young Yoshitsune, and Musashibō Benkei at the beginning of their struggle on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
1800 Shunzan gojo bridge
Onzōshi Ushiwakamaru (御曹子.牛若丸), the young Yoshitsune, and Musashibō Benkei at the beginning of their struggle on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
Warriors Struggling in a Storm
1800 Shuntei lightning
Warriors Struggling in a Storm
A traveling <i>bijin</i> on horseback pausing for a smoke
1800-10c Tsukimaro horse ride
A traveling bijin on horseback pausing for a smoke
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)
Three long-tailed turtles (<i>minogame</i> 蓑亀 or みのがめ) with a message of felicitations - <i>kotobuki</i> (寿)
1800-05 Toyokuni Tortoises
Three long-tailed turtles (minogame 蓑亀 or みのがめ) with a message of felicitations - kotobuki (寿)
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)
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
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as Fujikawa Mizuemon (藤川水右衛門) confronted by the snake
1798c Kunihisa Onoe Matsusuke
Onoe Matsusuke I (尾上松助) as Fujikawa Mizuemon (藤川水右衛門) confronted by the snake
Portrait of the actor Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜代太郎) the boatman Tokubei [せんどう徳兵衛] from the play <i>Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi</i> (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)
1798c Kunihisa actor
Portrait of the actor Iwai Kiyotarō II (岩井喜代太郎) the boatman Tokubei [せんどう徳兵衛] from the play Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)
Sawamura Sōjūrō III (沢村宗十郎) as Satsuma Gengobei (薩摩源五兵衛) in the play <i>Godairiki koi no fūjime</i> (五大力恋緘) - 'The Five Great Powers that Secure Love'
1798 Toyokuni sawamuro sojuro
Sawamura Sōjūrō III (沢村宗十郎) as Satsuma Gengobei (薩摩源五兵衛) in the play Godairiki koi no fūjime (五大力恋緘) - 'The Five Great Powers that Secure Love'
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)
Sawamura Gennosuke I [初代沢村源之助] with two <i>bijin</i> gathering pine branches or a New Year's celebration from the series 十二組の内 (<i>Jūni kumi no uchi</i>) - center panel of a triptych
1795-1800c Toyokuni river pine
Sawamura Gennosuke I [初代沢村源之助] with two bijin gathering pine branches or a New Year's celebration from the series 十二組の内 (Jūni kumi no uchi) - center panel of a triptych
2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.
1790s Toyokuni I girls and mon
2 beautiful girls and a monkey dressed up for a New Year's celebration.
Three brave men slaying the giant <i>uwabami</i> [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left
1790s Shuntei Egara no Heita
Three brave men slaying the giant uwabami [蟒蛇]: Imai Shirō (今井四郎) on the right, Higuchi no Jirō (樋口次郎) in the center and Tezuka Tarō (手塚太郎) on the left
<i>Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara</i> (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
1790s Kikumaro oiran and kamur
Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
1790c Toyohiro Tea
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
The dolphin-like <i>kinshachi</i> (金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)
1790-1810c Sori surimono
The dolphin-like kinshachi (金鯱) atop Nagoya Castle at sunset (or sunrise)
Kintarō reading an <i>ehon</i> on the back of a bear accompanied by an <i>oni</i> holding an ax
1789 Kiyonaga kintaro bear.jpg
Kintarō reading an ehon on the back of a bear accompanied by an oni holding an ax
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