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From an illustrated book on filial piety, the <i>Eiri kōkyō</i> (絵入孝経) by Kitao Masayoshi
1700s Chushingura.jpg
From an illustrated book on filial piety, the Eiri kōkyō (絵入孝経) by Kitao Masayoshi
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
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)
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
1790c Toyohiro Tea
Woman smoking, seated man writing and small boy holding tray
<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
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
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.
Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Issun Tokubei (一寸徳兵衛) and Nakayama Shinkūrō III or IV (中山新九郎) as Tsurifune no Sabu (つり船ノ三ふ) from the scene 'At Tsurifune Sabu's home'
1793c Ryukosai sumo screen
Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛), Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Issun Tokubei (一寸徳兵衛) and Nakayama Shinkūrō III or IV (中山新九郎) as Tsurifune no Sabu (つり船ノ三ふ) from the scene 'At Tsurifune Sabu's home'
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
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 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'
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)
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
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)
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)
Triptych of Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) capturing Tosabō during the night attack at Horikawa (<i>Horikawa yo uchi</i> - 堀川夜討)
1800-10 Toyokuni I Benkei vs T
Triptych of Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) capturing Tosabō during the night attack at Horikawa (Horikawa yo uchi - 堀川夜討)
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)
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
Warriors Struggling in a Storm
1800 Shuntei lightning
Warriors Struggling in a Storm
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]
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)
Two <i>bijin</i> on the pilgrimage to Meguro or <i>Meguro mode</i> (目黒詣) from the series <i>Edo Meisho asobi</i> (江戸名所遊)
1800ca Utamaro hashira-e
Two bijin on the pilgrimage to Meguro or Meguro mode (目黒詣) from the series Edo Meisho asobi (江戸名所遊)
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)
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
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)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as number three (三) from a series of 5 Chivalrous Men
1800c Toyokuni I utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as number three (三) from a series of 5 Chivalrous Men
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
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
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]
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
Attributed to a later Okumura Masanobu (政信) - a Meiji rebus or <i>hanji-e</i> [判じ絵] triptych of Fashionable New Complaints
1800s Anonymous meiji rebus
Attributed to a later Okumura Masanobu (政信) - a Meiji rebus or hanji-e [判じ絵] triptych of Fashionable New Complaints
Pine needles
1800s katagami
Pine needles
<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)
<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
<i>Kyōgen</i> performer wearing a monkey mask
1800s unknown sanbaso dancer
Kyōgen performer wearing a monkey mask
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)
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]
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]
An elegant <i>oiran</i> wearing a winter kimono decorated with a dragon.
1804-13c Shunsen kakemono aizu
An elegant oiran wearing a winter kimono decorated with a dragon.
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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
<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
<i>Kappazuri-e</i>: from right to left a member of the Asao clan (浅尾奥治?); Ichikawa Omezō I (市川男女蔵); Kataoka Ichizō I (片岡市蔵?); Sawamura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助); a member of the Matsui clan (松???); a member of the Nakayama Monjūrō (中山紋十郎) ; and Arashi Sankatsu (嵐三勝) in the female role
1806ca Ryukosai hextaptych
Kappazuri-e: from right to left a member of the Asao clan (浅尾奥治?); Ichikawa Omezō I (市川男女蔵); Kataoka Ichizō I (片岡市蔵?); Sawamura Gennosuke I (澤村源之助); a member of the Matsui clan (松???); a member of the Nakayama Monjūrō (中山紋十郎) ; and Arashi Sankatsu (嵐三勝) in the female role
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)
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)
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
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
Chinese boy feeding a dragon
1808 Shumman surimono dragon f
Chinese boy feeding a dragon
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
Scene from <i>Tsui no hinagata</i> ('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形) - an album of 12 compositions
1810-14 Hokusai Festive Lovers
Scene from Tsui no hinagata ('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形) - an album of 12 compositions
Tomoe Gozen (巴御前), 12th century warrior mistress of Kiso Yoshinaka, fighting against Onda no Hachirō Moroshige (御田八郎師重)
1810 Shunko musha-e
Tomoe Gozen (巴御前), 12th century warrior mistress of Kiso Yoshinaka, fighting against Onda no Hachirō Moroshige (御田八郎師重)
Kintarō (金太郎), carp and tengu diptych
1810ca Shuntei carp
Kintarō (金太郎), carp and tengu diptych
Katsuyama (勝山) of the House of Nakataya (中田屋) from the series <i>Modern Beauties of the Pleasure Quarter in Full Flower</i> (<i>Seirō tōji zensei no kimi</i> - 青楼当時全盛の君)
1810ca Tsukimaro courtesan
Katsuyama (勝山) of the House of Nakataya (中田屋) from the series Modern Beauties of the Pleasure Quarter in Full Flower (Seirō tōji zensei no kimi - 青楼当時全盛の君)
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)
Scene from the <i>noh</i> play, <i>The Chrysanthemum Boy</i> (<i>Kikujidō/Makurajidō</i> - 菊慈童)
1810c Eizan Kikujido
Scene from the noh play, The Chrysanthemum Boy (Kikujidō/Makurajidō - 菊慈童)
Masumoto Kōshirō V (五代目松本幸四郎) on the left as 藤部伊賀の守 and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川 團十郎) as 藤部太郎, two brothers struggling over a precious sword - two panels of a triptych from the play <i>Hana to Fubuki Wagō Taiheiki</i> (花雪和合太平記)
1810c Kuninao snow sword
Masumoto Kōshirō V (五代目松本幸四郎) on the left as 藤部伊賀の守 and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川 團十郎) as 藤部太郎, two brothers struggling over a precious sword - two panels of a triptych from the play Hana to Fubuki Wagō Taiheiki (花雪和合太平記)
Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) as Akoya (あこや), a mother with her son, played by Onoe Matsusuke III (尾上松助) as Hiroi Yokichi - from the play <i>Ise heishi ume no Mitegura</i> [伊勢平氏額英幣] - right hand panel
1810c Kunisada monnosuke
Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) as Akoya (あこや), a mother with her son, played by Onoe Matsusuke III (尾上松助) as Hiroi Yokichi - from the play Ise heishi ume no Mitegura [伊勢平氏額英幣] - right hand panel
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
1810c Kuniyasu visit tea
Group of actors in summer attire visiting a tea house overlooking the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno
<i>Kakemono of an <i>oiran</i> in a black </i>uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky
1810c Shunsen lineless
Kakemono of an oiran in a black uchikake decorated with a dragon in a night sky
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
Tengu and carp - left panel of a diptych
1810c Shuntei tengu and carp
Tengu and carp - left panel of a diptych
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
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) on the left and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right, both portraying <i>Yamadori seirei</i> (山鳥せいれい) or female mandarin ducks in the play <i>Saruwaka's gold-crested battle fan</i> (<i>Saruwaka Hisago no gunbai</i> - 猿若瓢軍配)
1810c Toyokuni ducks
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) on the left and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right, both portraying Yamadori seirei (山鳥せいれい) or female mandarin ducks in the play Saruwaka's gold-crested battle fan (Saruwaka Hisago no gunbai - 猿若瓢軍配)
The New Plum Estate on the Sumida River or <i>Sumidagawa shin-Umeyashiki no zu</i> (隅田川新梅屋敷之図)
1810c Toyokuni I Gathering.jpg
The New Plum Estate on the Sumida River or Sumidagawa shin-Umeyashiki no zu (隅田川新梅屋敷之図)
Bandō Mitsugorō (坂東三津五郎) as the <i>otokodate</i> (Ume) Yoshibei (由兵衛) from the play 'The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith' (<i>Gion Sairei Shinkōki</i> - 祇園祭礼信仰記) - this is number 5 (五) from this series
1810c Toyokuni I mitsugoro
Bandō Mitsugorō (坂東三津五郎) as the otokodate (Ume) Yoshibei (由兵衛) from the play 'The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith' (Gion Sairei Shinkōki - 祇園祭礼信仰記) - this is number 5 (五) from this series
Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Yorikane (頼兼) about to slay his mistress Takao (高尾) played by Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) - vertical diptych
1810c Toyokuni Tannosuke II Yo
Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Yorikane (頼兼) about to slay his mistress Takao (高尾) played by Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) - vertical diptych
Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (<i>Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi</i> - 英山 花あやめ五人揃)
1810s Eizan komachi
Two courtesans seated on a staircase from the series 'Five sets of Women Beautiful as Iris Flowers' (Hana-ayame gonin-zoroi - 英山 花あやめ五人揃)
Two <i>oiran</i>, Inaoka (稲岡) and Shigee (? 茂枝) of the Okamotoya (岡本屋), from the series <i>Seirō bijin awase</i> (青楼美人合)
1810s Eizan yoshiwara double
Two oiran, Inaoka (稲岡) and Shigee (? 茂枝) of the Okamotoya (岡本屋), from the series Seirō bijin awase (青楼美人合)
A Wheat Straw Crafted Spectacle (<i>Mugiwara hari saiku shō utsushi</i>: 麦藁細工見世物) - the two right-hand panels of a four piece composition
1810s Hokusai zodiac
A Wheat Straw Crafted Spectacle (Mugiwara hari saiku shō utsushi: 麦藁細工見世物) - the two right-hand panels of a four piece composition
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Matabei (又平) and Ichikawa Ichizō I (市川市蔵) as Tosa no Seigen (土佐のせうげん) in the play <i>Keisei hangankō</i> (けいせい反魂香)
1810s Kunisada two actors
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Matabei (又平) and Ichikawa Ichizō I (市川市蔵) as Tosa no Seigen (土佐のせうげん) in the play Keisei hangankō (けいせい反魂香)
Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] struggles with the Ibaraki demon (茨鬼) at Modori Bridge (<i>Ibaraki no oni; Modoribashi Tsuna henge ni au</i> - 戻橋綱逢変化)
1810s Kunisada watanabe oni
Watanabe no Tsuna [渡邉綱] struggles with the Ibaraki demon (茨鬼) at Modori Bridge (Ibaraki no oni; Modoribashi Tsuna henge ni au - 戻橋綱逢変化)
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
'Spring Poems' (春詠): <i>surimono</i> of votive painting of Asahina pulling the armor of Soga no Gorō
1810s Shuntei soga goro asahin
'Spring Poems' (春詠): surimono of votive painting of Asahina pulling the armor of Soga no Gorō
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之亟) as the <i>keisei</i> Katsuragi (けいせいかつらき)
1810s Toyokuni tobacco
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之亟) as the keisei Katsuragi (けいせいかつらき)
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)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Sukematsu no Kazue (助松かづえ) - center panel of a triptych based on the play <i>Five Chivalrous Women of the Yoshiwara</i> (<i>Otokodate iromo Yoshiwara</i> - 男作女吉原)
1811-15c Kunisada Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Sukematsu no Kazue (助松かづえ) - center panel of a triptych based on the play Five Chivalrous Women of the Yoshiwara (Otokodate iromo Yoshiwara - 男作女吉原)
Bandō Hikosaburō III (坂東彦三郎) as Yuranosuke (由良之介) standing and Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Okaru (おかる) in the play <i>Kanadehon Chūshingura</i> ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵]
1811 Toyokuni I bando hikosabu
Bandō Hikosaburō III (坂東彦三郎) as Yuranosuke (由良之介) standing and Sawamura Tanosuke II (沢村田之助) as Okaru (おかる) in the play Kanadehon Chūshingura ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵]
Segawa Rokō IV (瀬川路考) standing with Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東彦三郎)
1811 Toyokuni I roko iv bando
Segawa Rokō IV (瀬川路考) standing with Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東彦三郎)
Sawamura Sōjūrō IV [四代目沢村宗十郎], viewing a playbill, i.e., a ranking list of kabuki actors [顔見世番付を見る図]
1811 toyokuni I sawamura sojur
Sawamura Sōjūrō IV [四代目沢村宗十郎], viewing a playbill, i.e., a ranking list of kabuki actors [顔見世番付を見る図]
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in a kabuki role as a figure standing in the snow, holding an umbrella
1811 Toyokuni I Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in a kabuki role as a figure standing in the snow, holding an umbrella
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Mitsugatsuji (三ヶつ地) Tsurunosuke (鶴之介) from the play <i>Sugata no Hana Azuma no Date-zome</i> [姿花江戸伊達染]
1811 Toyokuni mitsugoro III
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Mitsugatsuji (三ヶつ地) Tsurunosuke (鶴之介) from the play Sugata no Hana Azuma no Date-zome [姿花江戸伊達染]
Kawazu Sukeyasu (河津祐安) and Matano Kagehisa (俣野景久) at the sumō tournament in the presence of Minamoto no Yoritomo - this is the center panel of a triptych
1811c Kunisada sumo
Kawazu Sukeyasu (河津祐安) and Matano Kagehisa (俣野景久) at the sumō tournament in the presence of Minamoto no Yoritomo - this is the center panel of a triptych
The Moon (月): Onoe Matsusuke II [尾上松助] relaxing at night viewing the moon and bats
1812 Toyokuni Onoe Matsusuke
The Moon (月): Onoe Matsusuke II [尾上松助] relaxing at night viewing the moon and bats
Onoe Shōroku I (尾上松緑) as the ghost of Princess Osakabe (刑部姫) haunting Hayakawa Takakage on the battlements of Himeji Castle (姫路城) - <i>Osakabe henka Onoe Shōroku</i> (おさかべ変化尾上松緑) - this is the top half of a vertical diptych
1812c Kunisada Baiko
Onoe Shōroku I (尾上松緑) as the ghost of Princess Osakabe (刑部姫) haunting Hayakawa Takakage on the battlements of Himeji Castle (姫路城) - Osakabe henka Onoe Shōroku (おさかべ変化尾上松緑) - this is the top half of a vertical diptych
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Seitaka Dōji (せいたかの童子 [制吒迦童子]) from <i>Yuki mo Yoshino Kigoto no Kaomise</i> (雪芳野来入顔鏡 - ゆきもよしのきごとのかおみせ)
1812c Kunisada Hanshiro V
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) as Seitaka Dōji (せいたかの童子 [制吒迦童子]) from Yuki mo Yoshino Kigoto no Kaomise (雪芳野来入顔鏡 - ゆきもよしのきごとのかおみせ)
Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue [梶原源太景季] and the blooming plum branch
1812c Kunisada onoe matsusuke
Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue [梶原源太景季] and the blooming plum branch
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政), the legendary warrior holding a flaming brand while his assistant kills the <i>Nue</i> monster
1813 Ashiyuki kitsusaburo
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政), the legendary warrior holding a flaming brand while his assistant kills the Nue monster
Hawking Party - right panel of a triptych
1813 Hisanobu tea veranda
Hawking Party - right panel of a triptych
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as a boatman (按摩取梶の長庵?) in the play <i>Imaori Hakata no Irifune</i> (新織博多縞入船)
1813 Kunisada Koshiro boatman
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as a boatman (按摩取梶の長庵?) in the play Imaori Hakata no Irifune (新織博多縞入船)
Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Funakoshi Jūemon (船こし重右衛門) in <i>Yaegasumi Naniwa no hamaogi</i> ('Eightfold Reeds Along the Seashore: Mist at Osaka')
1813 Shunkyo Kichisaburo II
Arashi Kichisaburō II (嵐吉三郎) as Funakoshi Jūemon (船こし重右衛門) in Yaegasumi Naniwa no hamaogi ('Eightfold Reeds Along the Seashore: Mist at Osaka')
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎), Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) and Tokiwazu Komojidayū (常盤津小文字太夫) visiting the Sensōji [浅草寺], a temple at Asakusa - center panel of a triptych
1813 Toyokuni sensoji
Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎), Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) and Tokiwazu Komojidayū (常盤津小文字太夫) visiting the Sensōji [浅草寺], a temple at Asakusa - center panel of a triptych
Asao Yūjirō I (浅尾勇次郎) holding an umbrella in the play <i>Tsuma Gasane Uwasa ni Kikuzuki</i> - left panel of a diptych
1813c Kunisada Asao Yujiro
Asao Yūjirō I (浅尾勇次郎) holding an umbrella in the play Tsuma Gasane Uwasa ni Kikuzuki - left panel of a diptych
Sawamura Sōjūrō IV (沢村宗十郎) and Arashi Shinpei IV (嵐新平) visiting backstage from the series 'Brocade Pictures of the Green Room': <i>Gakuya nishiki-e ni-hen: Jū mai no uchi </i> (楽屋錦絵二編　十枚の内)
1813c Kunisada shojuro hori
Sawamura Sōjūrō IV (沢村宗十郎) and Arashi Shinpei IV (嵐新平) visiting backstage from the series 'Brocade Pictures of the Green Room': Gakuya nishiki-e ni-hen: Jū mai no uchi (楽屋錦絵二編　十枚の内)
Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) as Soga Jurō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成)
1814-15 Toyokuni Onoe Matsusuk
Onoe Matsusuke II (尾上松助) as Soga Jurō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成)
Ichikawa Denzō I (市川傳蔵) as Ōboshi Rikiya (大ぼし力弥) in Kanadehon Chūshingura ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵]
1814 Kunisada crepe Chushingur
Ichikawa Denzō I (市川傳蔵) as Ōboshi Rikiya (大ぼし力弥) in Kanadehon Chūshingura ['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵]
Onoe Shōroku I (尾上松緑) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in a scene from Shōroku's revival of the story of Princess Osakabe (<i>Matazoro Shōroko Osakabe banashi</i>)
1814 Kunisada princess osakabe
Onoe Shōroku I (尾上松緑) and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in a scene from Shōroku's revival of the story of Princess Osakabe (Matazoro Shōroko Osakabe banashi)
Minamoto Yoritomo's hunting party in the foothills below Mt. Fuji - <i>Minamoto Yoritomo kō Fuji no susono makigari no zu</i> (源頼朝公富士之裾野牧狩之図)
1814ca Kunisada Yorimoto hunt
Minamoto Yoritomo's hunting party in the foothills below Mt. Fuji - Minamoto Yoritomo kō Fuji no susono makigari no zu (源頼朝公富士之裾野牧狩之図)
Scene from <i>Ehon tsui no hinagata</i> ('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形)
1814c Hokusai sewing shunga
Scene from Ehon tsui no hinagata ('Picture-book of Patterns of Loving Couples' - 絵本つひの雛形)
Kohina (小雛) of the Ōmiya (あみや) from the series <i>Votive Hand Towels</i> (<i>Hōnō tenugui</i> - 奉納手拭)
1814c Kunisada P1420.jpg
Kohina (小雛) of the Ōmiya (あみや) from the series Votive Hand Towels (Hōnō tenugui - 奉納手拭)
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) emerging from a <i>kago</i> and Matsumoto Koshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Banzui Chōbei (ばんずい長兵衛) holding a lantern - from the 'Suzugamori' (鈴ヶ森) scene possibly from the play <i>Banzui Chōbei shojin manaita</i> [幡随長兵衛精進爼板]
1814c Kunisada Storm.jpg
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) emerging from a kago and Matsumoto Koshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Banzui Chōbei (ばんずい長兵衛) holding a lantern - from the 'Suzugamori' (鈴ヶ森) scene possibly from the play Banzui Chōbei shojin manaita [幡随長兵衛精進爼板]
Nakamura Utaemon III [中村歌右衛門] as the monkey trainer Yojirō (与次郎) from the series Great Performances (<i>Ōatari kyōgen no uchi</i> - 大當狂言之内)
1814c Kunisada Utaemon III
Nakamura Utaemon III [中村歌右衛門] as the monkey trainer Yojirō (与次郎) from the series Great Performances (Ōatari kyōgen no uchi - 大當狂言之内)
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as Hanaregoma Chōkichi (放駒長吉) standing before a wooden screen
1815-20 Toyokuni I nakamura
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as Hanaregoma Chōkichi (放駒長吉) standing before a wooden screen
<i>Bijin</i> carrying a <i>janome-gasa</i> or snake's eye umbrella with 3 fan motifs, one with the Zodiac sign of the tiger - one panel of a triptych? - <i>Yayoi</i> (弥生), the 3rd month
1815-20c Toyokuni parasol
Bijin carrying a janome-gasa or snake's eye umbrella with 3 fan motifs, one with the Zodiac sign of the tiger - one panel of a triptych? - Yayoi (弥生), the 3rd month
From a set of twelve: <i>Selections from the Brocade Quarter</i> (<i>E-awasa kingaishō</i>)
1815 Eizan shunga oban
From a set of twelve: Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awasa kingaishō)
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) on the left and Sawamura Tanosuke II (澤村田之助) on the right
1815 Kunisada kikugogo denjuro
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) on the left and Sawamura Tanosuke II (澤村田之助) on the right
Kano Minshi I (叶みんし) as Okiyo (娘おきよ) and Arashi Kichisaburō II (二代目嵐吉三郎) as Kowari Dennai (小割伝内) in the play <i>Katakiuchi ura no asagiri</i> (<i>Revenge along the Bay in Morning Fog</i>: 敵討浦朝霧)
1815 Shunko Hokushu diptych
Kano Minshi I (叶みんし) as Okiyo (娘おきよ) and Arashi Kichisaburō II (二代目嵐吉三郎) as Kowari Dennai (小割伝内) in the play Katakiuchi ura no asagiri (Revenge along the Bay in Morning Fog: 敵討浦朝霧)
Umbrella monster (<i>kasa-obake</i> 傘おばけ or <i>karakasa-obake</i> から傘おばけ) from the series Seven Changes: Arashi Sangorō III... (<i>Shichi Henge Sangorō</i> - 七変化嵐三五郎)
1815 Toyokuni umbrella monster
Umbrella monster (kasa-obake 傘おばけ or karakasa-obake から傘おばけ) from the series Seven Changes: Arashi Sangorō III... (Shichi Henge Sangorō - 七変化嵐三五郎)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in the role of an old woman - from a series of 8 prints (<i>Hachimai tsuzuki no uchi</i> - 八枚続之内)
1815 Toyokuni utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in the role of an old woman - from a series of 8 prints (Hachimai tsuzuki no uchi - 八枚続之内)
Scene from <i>Botan ni cho itsuka fumibako</i> (牡丹蝶初筐) - Nakamura Daikichi I (中村大吉) on the right as Ohatsu (おはつ), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Iwafuji in the center, and Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) on the left as Onoe
1815ca Toyokuni
Scene from Botan ni cho itsuka fumibako (牡丹蝶初筐) - Nakamura Daikichi I (中村大吉) on the right as Ohatsu (おはつ), Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Iwafuji in the center, and Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) on the left as Onoe
Bandō Shūka 坂東しうか or 坂東志うか (poetry name of Mitsugorō III - 秀佳) - as Kōguya Yahei [香具や弥兵衛] - probably from the play Chūkō Ōiso ga Yoi (?) (忠孝染分纏)
1815ca Toyokuni I bando shuka
Bandō Shūka 坂東しうか or 坂東志うか (poetry name of Mitsugorō III - 秀佳) - as Kōguya Yahei [香具や弥兵衛] - probably from the play Chūkō Ōiso ga Yoi (?) (忠孝染分纏)
Tokojirō and Urazato the courtesan from 時次郎浦里　明烏夢の泡雪 (Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)
1815c Eisen fan couple
Tokojirō and Urazato the courtesan from 時次郎浦里　明烏夢の泡雪 (Tokojirō and Urazato dream of a light snow)
<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
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)
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Meoka of the Hyogoya (兵库屋目岡) from the Array of Famous Beauties on the Floral Patios (廊花名君揃)
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as a dancer from the series <i>The Dance of the Nine Changes</i> or <i>Kyū henge no uchi</i> (九へん化の内) from the play <i>Sono Kokonoe Saishiki-zakura</i>
1815c Kunisada Dancer.jpg
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as a dancer from the series The Dance of the Nine Changes or Kyū henge no uchi (九へん化の内) from the play Sono Kokonoe Saishiki-zakura
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)
Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) in the role of the <i>menoto</i> Jiko? (めのとじこ?) probably from the play <i>Gion Sairei Shinkouki</i> (祇園祭礼信仰記)
1815c Kunisada Kodanosuke
Ichikawa Monnosuke III (市川門之助) in the role of the menoto Jiko? (めのとじこ?) probably from the play Gion Sairei Shinkouki (祇園祭礼信仰記)
An oiran lighting an andon - from the series <i>Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions</i> (<i>Gokusaishiki jisei shitate</i> - 極彩色時世仕立)
1815c Kunisada lamp light
An oiran lighting an andon - from the series Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions (Gokusaishiki jisei shitate - 極彩色時世仕立)
Left and central panels of a triptych of Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) capturing Tosabō during the night attack at Horikawa (<i>Horikawa yo uchi</i> - 堀川夜討)
1815c Toyokuni Benkei.jpg
Left and central panels of a triptych of Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) capturing Tosabō during the night attack at Horikawa (Horikawa yo uchi - 堀川夜討)
After the bath - left panel of a triptych
1815c Toyokuni I Bath Dry.jpg
After the bath - left panel of a triptych
Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of <i>bijin</i> accompanied by poems
1816-18 Kuniyasu Geisha
Morning routine of a beautiful woman from an untitled series of bijin accompanied by poems
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in the role of Mori no Ranmaru (森ノ蘭丸) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yamaguchi Kurōjirō (山口九郎治郎) on the left
1816 Ashisato utaemon ebijuro
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) in the role of Mori no Ranmaru (森ノ蘭丸) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Yamaguchi Kurōjirō (山口九郎治郎) on the left
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右ェ門) as Yorikane (頼兼) on the right and Fujikawa Kayū II (藤川花友) as Takao (高尾) on the left from the play <i>Meiboku Sendai Hagi</i> [伽藍先代萩] - 'Struggles in the Date Clan' at the Kado [角] theater
1816 Ashiyuki diptych
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右ェ門) as Yorikane (頼兼) on the right and Fujikawa Kayū II (藤川花友) as Takao (高尾) on the left from the play Meiboku Sendai Hagi [伽藍先代萩] - 'Struggles in the Date Clan' at the Kado [角] theater
Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) in the role of Matsunaga Daizen (松永大膳) in the play <i>Gion Sairei Shinkōki</i> [祇園祭礼信仰記 - <i>The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith</i>]
1816 Kunihiro Nizaemon VII
Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) in the role of Matsunaga Daizen (松永大膳) in the play Gion Sairei Shinkōki [祇園祭礼信仰記 - The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith]
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Saibara Kageyu (才原勘解由) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Matsugae Tekinosuke (松が枝敵之介) in the play <i>Meiboku Sendai Hagi</i>
1816 Kunihiro utaemon ebijuro
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Saibara Kageyu (才原勘解由) on the right and Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Matsugae Tekinosuke (松が枝敵之介) in the play Meiboku Sendai Hagi
Diptych of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三) on the left and Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Fuwa Banzaemon (不破伴左衛門) on the right in the play <i>Fuwa Nagoya Yuki no Tategasa</i> (不破名護屋雪棹)
1816 Kunisada Bando Mitsugoro
Diptych of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三) on the left and Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Fuwa Banzaemon (不破伴左衛門) on the right in the play Fuwa Nagoya Yuki no Tategasa (不破名護屋雪棹)
Early kabuki diptych of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) on the left and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) on the right
1816 Toyokuni I actor diptychg
Early kabuki diptych of Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) on the left and Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) on the right
Asao Kigan (浅尾鬼丸) as Shibukawa Tōma (渋川藤馬) left-hand panel of a diptych - from the play <i>Shin Usuyuki monogatari</i>
1816c Kunihira asao onimaru
Asao Kigan (浅尾鬼丸) as Shibukawa Tōma (渋川藤馬) left-hand panel of a diptych - from the play Shin Usuyuki monogatari
Kawazu Saburō Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐安) on the left wrestling Matano Gorō Kagehisa (股野五郎景久) in the center, with Ebina Genpachi Hirotsuna (海老名源八弘綱) as referee on the right
1816c Kunisada goro
Kawazu Saburō Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐安) on the left wrestling Matano Gorō Kagehisa (股野五郎景久) in the center, with Ebina Genpachi Hirotsuna (海老名源八弘綱) as referee on the right
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as <i>Chūshingura</i> character Kanpei (勘平) at the back gate of Tadayoshi castle
1816c Toyokuni kikugoro kanpei
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Chūshingura character Kanpei (勘平) at the back gate of Tadayoshi castle
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Koshina Danjō (越名弾正) and Nakayama Yoshio I (中山よしを) as Koshina's wife Irie (Koshina tsuma Irie -女房入江)
1817 Hokushu yoshio ebijuro
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Koshina Danjō (越名弾正) and Nakayama Yoshio I (中山よしを) as Koshina's wife Irie (Koshina tsuma Irie -女房入江)
A Picture of Great Success (<i>Shibai Daihanjō no zu</i>) - 芝居大繁昌之図
1817c Toyokuni kabuki triptych
A Picture of Great Success (Shibai Daihanjō no zu) - 芝居大繁昌之図
<i>Takemoto</i>; <i>Kokusenya</i> - Watōnai with a chanter of the Takemoto school
1818 Hokkei watonai w chanter
Takemoto; Kokusenya - Watōnai with a chanter of the Takemoto school
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Izutsuya Denbei (井筒屋伝兵衛) on the left, Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as the <i>sumō</i> wrestler Shirafuji (角力取白藤) in the center and Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井粂三郎) the geisha Oshun (芸者おしゆん) in the play <i>Okuni Iri Soga Nakamura</i> (御国入曽我中村)
1818 Kinisada garden triptych
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Izutsuya Denbei (井筒屋伝兵衛) on the left, Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as the sumō wrestler Shirafuji (角力取白藤) in the center and Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井粂三郎) the geisha Oshun (芸者おしゆん) in the play Okuni Iri Soga Nakamura (御国入曽我中村)
An evening stroll along the Sumida River near the Ryōgoku Bridge <i>Tōto Ryōgoku yūryō no ga</i> (東都両国夕涼の画)
1818 Kunisada bijin and sumo
An evening stroll along the Sumida River near the Ryōgoku Bridge Tōto Ryōgoku yūryō no ga (東都両国夕涼の画)
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as an Edo magician (手妻江戸蔵) - performing the linking rings as 金は打
1818 Toyokuni I
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as an Edo magician (手妻江戸蔵) - performing the linking rings as 金は打
<i>Shinobu-zuri</i> (志の婦壽李) - <i>shunga ehon</i>
1818ca Hokusai shunga
Shinobu-zuri (志の婦壽李) - shunga ehon
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) in <i>Shibaraku</i> (暫), with a child in the role of Ebisu and a monkey
1818ca Toyokuni I surimono
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) in Shibaraku (暫), with a child in the role of Ebisu and a monkey
Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) as Ikazuchi Tsurunosuke (雷鶴之助) - left panel of a triptych from the play 'Maples and Deer: The Long Sleeves of the Soga Brothers' (<i>Momiji ni shika furisode Soga</i> -紅葉鹿振袖曽我）
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Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) as Ikazuchi Tsurunosuke (雷鶴之助) - left panel of a triptych from the play 'Maples and Deer: The Long Sleeves of the Soga Brothers' (Momiji ni shika furisode Soga -紅葉鹿振袖曽我）
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)
Segawa Kikusaburō III (瀬川菊三郎), in the center, surprises an archer, Sawamura Gennosuke II (澤村源之助) on the left, and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) on the right
1818c Kunisada tatami sword
Segawa Kikusaburō III (瀬川菊三郎), in the center, surprises an archer, Sawamura Gennosuke II (澤村源之助) on the left, and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川団十郎) on the right
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Okoma (おこま) menacing a cat - from the play <i>Tsuma Gasane Kanete Kikuzuki</i> (褄重噂菊月) - left panel of a diptych
1818c Toyokuni cat killer
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Okoma (おこま) menacing a cat - from the play Tsuma Gasane Kanete Kikuzuki (褄重噂菊月) - left panel of a diptych
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝寛) as Hotei Ichiemon [布袋市右衛門] in the series <i>Ryūkō Go Karigane</i> or 'Five Fashionable Men from Karigane' (流行五雁金)
1818c Toyokuni Shikan
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝寛) as Hotei Ichiemon [布袋市右衛門] in the series Ryūkō Go Karigane or 'Five Fashionable Men from Karigane' (流行五雁金)
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as a celestial being (天人) from 御名残押絵交張 (おんなごりおしえのまぜはり) - from the dance of nine changes
1818c Toyokuni shikan lotus
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as a celestial being (天人) from 御名残押絵交張 (おんなごりおしえのまぜはり) - from the dance of nine changes
Kaguya-hime [輝夜姫] (the princess born from the bamboo) and Taketori-okina [竹取翁]
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Kaguya-hime [輝夜姫] (the princess born from the bamboo) and Taketori-okina [竹取翁]
A woman breast feeding a child while putting her hair up - from the series <i>Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions</i> (<i>Gokusaishiki jisei shitate</i> - 極彩色時世仕立)
1819 Kunisada Nursing.jpg
A woman breast feeding a child while putting her hair up - from the series Richly Colored Contemporary Fashions (Gokusaishiki jisei shitate - 極彩色時世仕立)
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as a black man or <i>kuronbō</i> (黒んば) carrying a large piece of coral
1819 Toyokuni shikan coral
Nakamura Shikan I (中村芝翫) as a black man or kuronbō (黒んば) carrying a large piece of coral
The Hour of the Dog, Fifth Hour of the Night (<i>Inu no koku</i> - 戌ノ刻, <i>Yoru itsutsu</i> - 夜五ツ) from the series <i>Yoshiwara Clock</i> (<i>Yoshiwara-tokei</i> - 吉原時計)
1820-25 Kunisada evening
The Hour of the Dog, Fifth Hour of the Night (Inu no koku - 戌ノ刻, Yoru itsutsu - 夜五ツ) from the series Yoshiwara Clock (Yoshiwara-tokei - 吉原時計)
The Fifth Month (<i>Satsuki</i> 皐月): Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Shōki (市村羽左衛門の鐘馗) from the series: The Twelve Months (<i>Junitsuki no uchi</i> - 十二月之内)
1820-25 Kunisada Uzaemon shoki
The Fifth Month (Satsuki 皐月): Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Shōki (市村羽左衛門の鐘馗) from the series: The Twelve Months (Junitsuki no uchi - 十二月之内)
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)
A couple locked in an embrace
1820-25ca Eisen shunga
A couple locked in an embrace
The courtesan Senju of the Izumiya (和泉屋内泉壽) from the series <i>Eight Views of the Shin-Yoshiwara</i> (Shin-Yoshiwara Hakkei - 新吉原八景) - <i>Returning Sails at San'yabori</i> (<i>San'yabori no kihan</i> - 三谷堀の帰帆)
1820-30 Eisen senju
The courtesan Senju of the Izumiya (和泉屋内泉壽) from the series Eight Views of the Shin-Yoshiwara (Shin-Yoshiwara Hakkei - 新吉原八景) - Returning Sails at San'yabori (San'yabori no kihan - 三谷堀の帰帆)
<i>Bijin</i> in a summer robe, standing before an insect merchant's portable booth, visiting a shrine temple during a festival - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled <i>En'nichi no kei</i> (ゑん日乃景) in the <i>toshidama</i> cartouche in the center panel
1820-40c Kunisada crickets
Bijin in a summer robe, standing before an insect merchant's portable booth, visiting a shrine temple during a festival - this is the left panel of a triptych entitled En'nichi no kei (ゑん日乃景) in the toshidama cartouche in the center panel
Minamoto Yoshinaka and His Four Retainers Defeat the Tengu in the Deep Mountains of Kiso (<i>Minamoto Yoshinaka Shitennō to tomo ni Kiso no okuyama ni tengu o taiji su</i> - 源義仲四天王トともに木曽の奥山に天狗を退治す)
1820-40c Shunshi II Minamoto Y
Minamoto Yoshinaka and His Four Retainers Defeat the Tengu in the Deep Mountains of Kiso (Minamoto Yoshinaka Shitennō to tomo ni Kiso no okuyama ni tengu o taiji su - 源義仲四天王トともに木曽の奥山に天狗を退治す)
Center panel of <i>A Meeting at Yagurashita</i> (櫓下の会合) from the series <i>A Comparison of Popular Beauties</i> (<i>Ryūkō Bijin Awase</i> - 流行美人合)
1820-56 Kunisada Hachiman Shri
Center panel of A Meeting at Yagurashita (櫓下の会合) from the series A Comparison of Popular Beauties (Ryūkō Bijin Awase - 流行美人合)
Rape of a woman by three men
1820 Eizan shunga rape
Rape of a woman by three men
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Inanoya Hanbei (稲野屋半兵衛) in <i>Koina Hanbei Kuruwa Iroage</i> [小稲半兵廓色揚げ?]
1820 Hokushu utaemon role
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Inanoya Hanbei (稲野屋半兵衛) in Koina Hanbei Kuruwa Iroage [小稲半兵廓色揚げ?]
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川 團十郎) as the <i>sumō</i> wrestler Iwakawa Jirōkichi (岩川次郎吉) - right-hand panel of a diptych
1820 Kunisada Danjuro sumo
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川 團十郎) as the sumō wrestler Iwakawa Jirōkichi (岩川次郎吉) - right-hand panel of a diptych
Backside of keyblock
1820 Kunisada keyblock - back.
Backside of keyblock
Keyblock for Fabric Pattern Series - two sides with contemporary proof for a print from the series 'Custom-made for today's tastes - heavy brocade cloth (御誂当世好 - 厚板)
1820 Kunisada keyblock.jpg
Keyblock for Fabric Pattern Series - two sides with contemporary proof for a print from the series 'Custom-made for today's tastes - heavy brocade cloth (御誂当世好 - 厚板)
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (与茂七) on the left and Oiwa (お岩ぼふこん) on the right and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Tamiya Iemon (伊右衛門) also on the right
1820 Kuniyoshi oiwa diptych
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Satō Yomoshichi (与茂七) on the left and Oiwa (お岩ぼふこん) on the right and Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎) as Tamiya Iemon (伊右衛門) also on the right
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Mizuemon (水右衛門) about to strike the geisha Omatsu (芸者お松) with his sword
1820 Toyokuni II actor boat
Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Mizuemon (水右衛門) about to strike the geisha Omatsu (芸者お松) with his sword
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤清正) in <i>Hachijin Shugo no Honjō</i> [八陣守護城]
1820 Yoshikuni Utaemon III
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Katō Masakiyo (加藤清正) in Hachijin Shugo no Honjō [八陣守護城]
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
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷直実) from a production of <i>Ichinotani Futaba Gunki</i> (一谷嫩軍記)
1820ca Ashiyuki Shikan II
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷直実) from a production of Ichinotani Futaba Gunki (一谷嫩軍記)
<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)
<i>Hashira-e</i> of two elegant courtesans
1820c Eizan Kakemono
Hashira-e of two elegant courtesans
Hōjō Tokiyori (北條時頼) from the series <i>Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle</i> (<i>Katsushika nijūshishō</i> - 葛飾廿四将)
1820c Gakutei huju
Hōjō Tokiyori (北條時頼) from the series Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika nijūshishō - 葛飾廿四将)
Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as Okumi (おくみ) kneeling in the foreground with Nakamura Tamanosuke I (中村玉之助) as the <i>decchi</i> (丁稚) or shop apprentice Santarō (三たろう) standing behind behind her
1820c hokucho 01
Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as Okumi (おくみ) kneeling in the foreground with Nakamura Tamanosuke I (中村玉之助) as the decchi (丁稚) or shop apprentice Santarō (三たろう) standing behind behind her
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
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the apprentice Igo (伊吾) of the Amakawaya (天川屋) in the play <i>Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku</i> [大石摺桜花短冊]
1820c Hokushū utaemon dance
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the apprentice Igo (伊吾) of the Amakawaya (天川屋) in the play Ōishizuri sakura tanzaku [大石摺桜花短冊]
Viewing large peonies
1820c Kunimaru peony garden
Viewing large peonies
<i>Bijin</i> playing with cat
1820c Kunisada cat
Bijin playing with cat
Watanabe Genji Tsuna (渡邉源次綱) struggling with the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (太郎良門)
1820c Kunisada fighters
Watanabe Genji Tsuna (渡邉源次綱) struggling with the Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado (太郎良門)
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎 ) as the carpenter or <i>daiku</i> Rokuzo ( 大工六三) from the play <i>Keisei Date No Kikigaki</i> (けいせい伊達抄) - from an untitled series
1820c Kunisada kikugoro III
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎 ) as the carpenter or daiku Rokuzo ( 大工六三) from the play Keisei Date No Kikigaki (けいせい伊達抄) - from an untitled series
Mother and child: Kinryūzan (金竜山) from the series <i>Eight Views of Edo</i> (<i>Edo hakkei no uchi</i> - 江戸八景ノ内)
1820c Kunisada Mother.jpg
Mother and child: Kinryūzan (金竜山) from the series Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei no uchi - 江戸八景ノ内)
An oiran from the series <i>Popular Flute Tunes and Pictures of Women</i> (<i>Fūryū chōshi fue: niagari</i> - 風流調子婦絵: 二上り)
1820c Kunisada Oiran.jpg
An oiran from the series Popular Flute Tunes and Pictures of Women (Fūryū chōshi fue: niagari - 風流調子婦絵: 二上り)
An oiran of the Kanayama house (金山屋) about to step into her getas
1820c Kunisada Oiran Shoes
An oiran of the Kanayama house (金山屋) about to step into her getas
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuō (舎人松王) coming through the wall, Arashi Izaburō II (嵐猪三郎) as 土師の兵衛 in the center, while on the left is Sawamura Tosshō I (澤村訥升) as the real-life Sakuramaru (まれ世 実ハ桜丸), from the play <i>Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami</i> [菅原伝授手習鑑]
1820c Kunisada P1048.jpg
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuō (舎人松王) coming through the wall, Arashi Izaburō II (嵐猪三郎) as 土師の兵衛 in the center, while on the left is Sawamura Tosshō I (澤村訥升) as the real-life Sakuramaru (まれ世 実ハ桜丸), from the play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami [菅原伝授手習鑑]
Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow
1820c Kunisada tometomo
Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) watching the demons trying to pull the string of his bow
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as the thief Hotei no Oichi (布袋のお市) - left panel of a possible triptych
1820c Kuniyasu kikunojo V
Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as the thief Hotei no Oichi (布袋のお市) - left panel of a possible triptych
Bijin looking at the full moon
1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川團十郎) as 町がゝへうぶげの金太郞 - accompanied by a live goat
1820c Toyokuni danjuri goat
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (七代目市川團十郎) as 町がゝへうぶげの金太郞 - accompanied by a live goat
Left panel of a diptych of Minamoto Yorimitsu on horseback watching Ichihara no Kidōmaru (市原野 鬼童丸) being subdued by Watanabe no Tsuna - <i>Raikō sitennō to Kidōmaru</i> (頼光主従と鬼童丸)
1820c Toyokuni I wrestlers and
Left panel of a diptych of Minamoto Yorimitsu on horseback watching Ichihara no Kidōmaru (市原野 鬼童丸) being subdued by Watanabe no Tsuna - Raikō sitennō to Kidōmaru (頼光主従と鬼童丸)
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)
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play
1820s ca Toyokuni II ichikawa
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川團十郎) as Genta Jūsaburō in an unidentified play
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
1820s Eisen bijin
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (<i>San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu</i> - 三園山増上寺図) from the series <i>The Eastern Capital</i> (Tōto - 東都)
1820s Hokuju landscape yoko-e
San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu - 三園山増上寺図) from the series The Eastern Capital (Tōto - 東都)
<i>Shunga</i> with an <i>awabi</i> diver
1820s Hokusai shunga
Shunga with an awabi diver
Fulling and a threading loom - two page illustration from the <i>Hokusai gafu</i> or 'Hokusai Picture Book'
1820s Hokusai Threading Loom.j
Fulling and a threading loom - two page illustration from the Hokusai gafu or 'Hokusai Picture Book'
Winter shopping scene from the <i>Hokusai gafu</i> (北斎画譜)
1820s Hokusai Winter Shopping.
Winter shopping scene from the Hokusai gafu (北斎画譜)
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Hangaku-jo (半がく女) in <i>Wada gassen onna maizuru</i>
1820s Kunihiro Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon III (三代目中村歌右衛門) as Hangaku-jo (半がく女) in Wada gassen onna maizuru
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)
Chōryō rescuing a slipper from the Wei River for Kōsekikō, the 'Yellow Stone Elder' (漢黄石公), disguised as an insignificant old man, from the series <i>Kan-So Gundan</i> (漢楚軍談)
1820s Kunisada choryo
Chōryō rescuing a slipper from the Wei River for Kōsekikō, the 'Yellow Stone Elder' (漢黄石公), disguised as an insignificant old man, from the series Kan-So Gundan (漢楚軍談)
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川 團十郎) as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) subduing a giant rat - from the play <i>Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki</i> [伊達競阿国劇場]
1820s Kunisada Danjuro
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (市川 團十郎) as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) subduing a giant rat - from the play Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki [伊達競阿国劇場]
Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi (岡部六弥太忠澄) in combat with Satsuma no Kami Tadanori (薩摩守忠度) near Ichinotani - <i>A Grappling Picture: Satsuma no Kami Tadanori and Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi </i>[<i>Kumiuchi no zu satsuma kami tadanori okabe rokuyata tadazumi</i>]
1820s Kunisada fight
Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi (岡部六弥太忠澄) in combat with Satsuma no Kami Tadanori (薩摩守忠度) near Ichinotani - A Grappling Picture: Satsuma no Kami Tadanori and Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi [Kumiuchi no zu satsuma kami tadanori okabe rokuyata tadazumi]
Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) in the role of the <i>sumō</i> wrestler Izutsu Menosuke (角力取井筒女之助)
1820s Kunisada gennosuke
Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) in the role of the sumō wrestler Izutsu Menosuke (角力取井筒女之助)
A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych
1820s Kunisada lightning
A young mother is hanging a mosquito net to protect herself and her child against a lightning storm - center panel of a triptych
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)
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早勘平) from the series <i>Great Performances: Contemporary Pressed-Cloth Battledores</i> (<i>Tōsei oshi-e hagoita atari kyōgen no uchi</i> - 當世押絵羽子板)
1820s Kunisada mitsugoro battl
Bandō Mitsugorō III (坂東三津五郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早勘平) from the series Great Performances: Contemporary Pressed-Cloth Battledores (Tōsei oshi-e hagoita atari kyōgen no uchi - 當世押絵羽子板)
Number 12 - The Syllable <i>Wo</i> (ヲ): <i>Nanasato</i> (七里) of the <i>Sugata-Ebiya</i> from the series <i>ABC Poems for Beautiful Courtesans</i> (<i>Bijin keisei iroha tanka</i>: 美人傾城いろはたん歌)
1820s Kunisada Nanasato
Number 12 - The Syllable Wo (ヲ): Nanasato (七里) of the Sugata-Ebiya from the series ABC Poems for Beautiful Courtesans (Bijin keisei iroha tanka: 美人傾城いろはたん歌)
<i>Mizuchaya</i> (水茶屋) teahouse from the series <i>Contest of Beauties</i> (<i>Bijo kurabe</i> - 美女競)
1820s Kunisada winter read
Mizuchaya (水茶屋) teahouse from the series Contest of Beauties (Bijo kurabe - 美女競)
Riding in a covered pleasure boat on the First Day of the Cock (<i>Hatsutori no yanebune</i> - 初酉の屋根ふね) - from the series 浮世三奥
1820s Kunisada woman in bar bo
Riding in a covered pleasure boat on the First Day of the Cock (Hatsutori no yanebune - 初酉の屋根ふね) - from the series 浮世三奥
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)
SAWAMURA TOSSHŌ I (澤村訥升) as Torii Matasuke [鳥井又助] with the severed head of Tairyō’s wife, Ume no Kata, between his teeth - from the play <i>Yanagi Sakura Iroe no Kagabone</i> (柳桜彩絵加賀骨) - trimmed print - left panel of a diptych
1820s Kuniyoshi ghost.jpeg
SAWAMURA TOSSHŌ I (澤村訥升) as Torii Matasuke [鳥井又助] with the severed head of Tairyō’s wife, Ume no Kata, between his teeth - from the play Yanagi Sakura Iroe no Kagabone (柳桜彩絵加賀骨) - trimmed print - left panel of a diptych
<i>Aizuri-e</i>: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates <i>Mitate shinōkōshō</i> (無名: 見立士農工商)
1820s Sadakage aizuri-e rooste
Aizuri-e: the Peasant class (Nō 農) from a series of the four estates Mitate shinōkōshō (無名: 見立士農工商)
The deluxe <i>shunga</i> album, <i>Ama no Ukibashi</i>, 'The Floating Bridge of Heaven' [天浮橋]
1820s Shigenobu II shunga ehon
The deluxe shunga album, Ama no Ukibashi, 'The Floating Bridge of Heaven' [天浮橋]
A Moonlit Night at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych
1820s Sudatora lake
A Moonlit Night at Shinobazu Pond (不忍池月夜) - the center and left-hand panels of a triptych
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Miyagi Asojirō (宮木阿曽次郎) in the play <i>Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki</i> (生写朝顔日記)
1820s Tamikuni
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) as Miyagi Asojirō (宮木阿曽次郎) in the play Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki (生写朝顔日記)
Picture of Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (<i>Ryōgoku hanabi no zu</i> - 両 国花火之図) - lower half of a six panel composition
1820s Toyokuni I boating
Picture of Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku hanabi no zu - 両 国花火之図) - lower half of a six panel composition
Ōkubi-e: double bust portrait with bats in the border with Bandō Mitsugorō III on the right as Nuregami Chōgorō
1820s Toyokuni II double bust
Ōkubi-e: double bust portrait with bats in the border with Bandō Mitsugorō III on the right as Nuregami Chōgorō
Onoe Kikugorō III [三代目尾上菊五郎] holding an open fan decorated with plum blossoms
1820s Toyokuni II kikugoro A
Onoe Kikugorō III [三代目尾上菊五郎] holding an open fan decorated with plum blossoms
Bust portrait of Onoe Kikugorō III [三代目尾上菊五郎]
1820s Toyokuni II kikugoro B
Bust portrait of Onoe Kikugorō III [三代目尾上菊五郎]
Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing
1820s Toyokuni II triptych sno
Six prominent kabuki actors on a winter outing
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a boatman at a ship festival (祭礼御迎ひ船) from a series of seven kabuki changes (七変化ノ内)
1820s Yoshikuni shikan oar
Nakamura Shikan II (中村芝翫) as a boatman at a ship festival (祭礼御迎ひ船) from a series of seven kabuki changes (七変化ノ内)
Praying for Rain (<i>Amagoi</i> - 雨乞 ) from the series <i>Modern Beauties as the Seven Komachi</i> (<i>Tōsei bijin Nana Komachi</i> - 当世美人七小町)
1821-22 Kunisada amagoi komach
Praying for Rain (Amagoi - 雨乞 ) from the series Modern Beauties as the Seven Komachi (Tōsei bijin Nana Komachi - 当世美人七小町)
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)
Memorial Print to Commemorate Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Ikaruga Tōta (いかるが藤太) from the play <i>Toki wa Ima Ariwara Keizu</i> (時再興在原系図)
1821 Ashiyuki Kitsusaburo memo
Memorial Print to Commemorate Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Ikaruga Tōta (いかるが藤太) from the play Toki wa Ima Ariwara Keizu (時再興在原系図)
<i>Yorimasa Nue Monogatari</i> (頼政鵺物語 the story of Yorimasa and the <i>Nue</i>) - Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政)on the right while his assistant, Ino no Hayata (猪の早太) played by Nakayama Icchō IV (中山一蝶), kills the <i>Nue</i> as Ayame no Mae (あやめのまへ) played by Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) looks on
1821 Ashiyuki nue monster
Yorimasa Nue Monogatari (頼政鵺物語 the story of Yorimasa and the Nue) - Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (源三位頼政)on the right while his assistant, Ino no Hayata (猪の早太) played by Nakayama Icchō IV (中山一蝶), kills the Nue as Ayame no Mae (あやめのまへ) played by Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) looks on
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 Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Hyōgonokami Yorimasa (兵庫頭頼政) in the play <i>Yorimasa Nue Monogatari</i> (頼政鵺物語) - a memorial print
1821 Hokushu Arashi Kitsusabur
Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) as Hyōgonokami Yorimasa (兵庫頭頼政) in the play Yorimasa Nue Monogatari (頼政鵺物語) - a memorial print
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]
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - <i>Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly</i>] (state 1)
1821 Hokushu goro omiwa 1
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly] (state 1)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - <i>Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly</i>] (state 2)
1821 Hokushu goro omiwa 2
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly] (state 2)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in <i>Imoseyama Onna Teikin</i> [妹背山婦女庭訓 - <i>Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly</i>] (state 3)
1821 Hokushu goro omiwa 3
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Kanawa Gorō Imakuni (金輪五郎今国) and Arashi Koroku IV (嵐小六) as Omiwa (おみわ) in Imoseyama Onna Teikin [妹背山婦女庭訓 - Mount Imo and Mount Se:An Exemplary Tale of Womanly] (state 3)
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]
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 (2)
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]
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) on the right and Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Nikki Danjō (仁木だん正)
1821 Hokushu nikki danjo
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Arajishi Otokonosuke (荒獅子男之助) on the right and Matsumoto Kōshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Nikki Danjō (仁木だん正)
Right to left: Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as the fox Kojorō (小女郎狐); Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Sengoku Gonpei (仙石権平); Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Takechi Samanosuke (武智左馬之助); Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Izumo no Okuni (いつものおくに); & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三)
1821 Hokushu pentaptych
Right to left: Nakamura Sankō I (中村三光) as the fox Kojorō (小女郎狐); Kataoka Nizaemon VII (片岡仁左衛門) as Sengoku Gonpei (仙石権平); Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Takechi Samanosuke (武智左馬之助); Arashi Koroku IV (あらし小六) as Izumo no Okuni (いつものおくに); & Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三)
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the peasant Gosaku who is actually Ishikawa Goemon (百姓五作実は石川五右衛門) in the play <i>Keisei Setsugekka</i> [けいせい雪月花]
1821 Hokushu Utaemon scrim
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the peasant Gosaku who is actually Ishikawa Goemon (百姓五作実は石川五右衛門) in the play Keisei Setsugekka [けいせい雪月花]
Memorial Portrait of Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) I as Nagai Genzaburō (永井源三郎) from the play <i>Katakiuchi Chikai no Shigarami</i> [敵討義恋柵]
1821 Kunihiro kitsusaburo
Memorial Portrait of Arashi Kitsusaburō I (嵐橘三郎) I as Nagai Genzaburō (永井源三郎) from the play Katakiuchi Chikai no Shigarami [敵討義恋柵]
<i>The Clever Type</i> (<i>Rikō sō</i> - りこう相), from the series <i>Thirty-two Physiognomic Types in the Modern World</i> (<i>Tōsei sanjūni sō</i> - 当世三十弐相)
1821 Kunisada clever type
The Clever Type (Rikō sō - りこう相), from the series Thirty-two Physiognomic Types in the Modern World (Tōsei sanjūni sō - 当世三十弐相)
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) as the courtesan Takao (高尾) and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as the <i>daimyō</i> Yorikane (頼兼)
1821 Kunisada sendai hagi
Iwai Kumesaburō II (岩井粂三郎) as the courtesan Takao (高尾) and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) as the daimyō Yorikane (頼兼)
Arashi Koroku IV as Orie (おりへ) on the right and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Yazama Jūtarō (矢間重太郎) in the play <i>Taiheiki chūshin kōshaku</i> [太平記忠臣講釈]
1821 Nagahide diptych
Arashi Koroku IV as Orie (おりへ) on the right and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Yazama Jūtarō (矢間重太郎) in the play Taiheiki chūshin kōshaku [太平記忠臣講釈]
Ichikawa Dannosuke III (市川団之助) on the left, Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the center, and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right - <i>onnagata</i> coming from or going to a women's bathhouse (女中湯) - 3 of 5 panels
1821 Toyokuni II ladies
Ichikawa Dannosuke III (市川団之助) on the left, Iwai Hanshirō V (岩井半四郎) in the center, and Segawa Kikunojō V (瀬川菊之丞) on the right - onnagata coming from or going to a women's bathhouse (女中湯) - 3 of 5 panels
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Torii Matasuke (鳥井又助) in <i>The Courtesan and Mirror Mountain</i> (<i>Keisei Kagamiyama</i> - けいせい双鏡山) - this is the right panel of a diptych
1821 Yoshikuni
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Torii Matasuke (鳥井又助) in The Courtesan and Mirror Mountain (Keisei Kagamiyama - けいせい双鏡山) - this is the right panel of a diptych
Posthumous portrait of Arashi Rikan I (嵐璃寛) as Kiso Yoshinaka (木曾義仲) riding an ox as seen in the play <i>Gunpō Fujimi Saigyō</i> (軍法富士見西行)
1821 Yoshikuni Rikan I
Posthumous portrait of Arashi Rikan I (嵐璃寛) as Kiso Yoshinaka (木曾義仲) riding an ox as seen in the play Gunpō Fujimi Saigyō (軍法富士見西行)
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