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Stories of Chivalrous People of Loyalty and Courage (<i>Kyōkaku giyūden</i> - 俠客義勇傅) - <i>Hotei Ichiemon</i>  (布袋市右衛門)
Kuniyoshi Kyokako Guiyoden no2
Stories of Chivalrous People of Loyalty and Courage (Kyōkaku giyūden - 俠客義勇傅) - Hotei Ichiemon (布袋市右衛門)

Kataoka Gadō II as Furuteya Hachirobei (古手屋八郎兵衛) on the right and Nakayama Bunshichi IV as Saiki Sukesaburō (才木助三郎)
Hirosada double bust
Kataoka Gadō II as Furuteya Hachirobei (古手屋八郎兵衛) on the right and Nakayama Bunshichi IV as Saiki Sukesaburō (才木助三郎)

Front and back covers
1860c Kunisada ehon C12
Ehon chapter 12 - from Yūsenkutsu harusame soshi [遊仙沓春雨草紙] by Ryokutei Senryu (緑亭川柳)

Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (<i>Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi</i>: 両国納涼大花火)
1853c Hiroshige fireworks
Triptych of the Great Summer Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku nōryō ōhanabi: 両国納涼大花火)

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as the wrestler Chōkichi (はなれ駒長吉) and Nakamura Utaemon IV on the right as  Chōgorō (ぬれ髪長五郎) from the play <i>Diary of Two Butterflies in the Pleasure Quarters</i> (<i>Futatsu Chōchō Kuruwa Nikki</i> - 双蝶仝曲輪日記)
1852 Kuniyoshi rikan danjuro
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as the wrestler Chōkichi (はなれ駒長吉) and Nakamura Utaemon IV on the right as Chōgorō (ぬれ髪長五郎) from the play Diary of Two Butterflies in the Pleasure Quarters (Futatsu Chōchō Kuruwa Nikki - 双蝶仝曲輪日記)

The Third Month (<i>Hanamizuki</i> - 花見月) - Mitsuuji and a Chinese beauty from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月のうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Third Month (Hanamizuki - 花見月) - Mitsuuji and a Chinese beauty from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

The Tenth Month (<i>Kannazuki</i> - 神無月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Tenth Month (Kannazuki - 神無月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)

The Sixth Month (<i>Minazuki</i> - 水無月) - Mitsuuji and Karaginu from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月の内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Sixth Month (Minazuki - 水無月) - Mitsuuji and Karaginu from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)

The Seventh Month (<i>Fumizuki</i> - 文月) = Mitsuuji and Tasogare from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月之内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Seventh Month (Fumizuki - 文月) = Mitsuuji and Tasogare from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月之内)

The Second Month (<i>Kisaragi</i> - 如月) Mitsuuji attacking a <i>ninja</i> with Sugibae [杉ばえ] caught in teh mix - from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Second Month (Kisaragi - 如月) Mitsuuji attacking a ninja with Sugibae [杉ばえ] caught in teh mix - from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内)

The Ninth Month (<i>Nagatsuki</i> - 長月) - with Mitsuuji as Koremochi and his brother as the Mountain Demoness from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月のうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Ninth Month (Nagatsuki - 長月) - with Mitsuuji as Koremochi and his brother as the Mountain Demoness from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

The Fourth Month (<i>Uzuki</i> - 卯月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月の内) - Mitsuuji and his lover Fuji no Kata
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Fourth Month (Uzuki - 卯月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月の内) - Mitsuuji and his lover Fuji no Kata

The First Month (<i>Mutsuki</i>) from the series <i>The Twelve Months </i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> -  十二ヶ月のうち 睦月) - Mitsuuji and Lady Futaba (二葉のうへ)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The First Month (Mutsuki) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち 睦月) - Mitsuuji and Lady Futaba (二葉のうへ)

The Fifth Month (<i>Satsuki</i> - 皐つき) - Mitsuuji and Katsuragi from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i>  - 十二ヶ月のうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Fifth Month (Satsuki - 皐つき) - Mitsuuji and Katsuragi from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

The Eleventh Month (<i>Iwaizuki</i> - 祝月) - MItsuuji with Asagao from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i>  - 十二かつきの内)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Eleventh Month (Iwaizuki - 祝月) - MItsuuji with Asagao from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二かつきの内)

The Eighth Month (<i>Hazuki</i> - 葉月) - Mitsuuji and Asagiri from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶつきのうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The Eighth Month (Hazuki - 葉月) - Mitsuuji and Asagiri from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶつきのうち)

The 12th Month (Rōgetsu - 臘月) - Mitsuuji and the courtesan Akogi  from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月のうち)
1851c Kunisada Genji calendar
The 12th Month (Rōgetsu - 臘月) - Mitsuuji and the courtesan Akogi from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

Number 33 (卅三)  from the series <i>Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure</i> (<i>Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e</i> - 其姿紫の写絵) 
1851ca Kunisada album b
Number 33 (卅三) from the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure (Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e - 其姿紫の写絵) 

Yoshitsune's ship attacked by ghosts of the Taira warriors at Daimotsu Bay - 大物浦平家の亡霊
1851 Kuniyoshi triptych
Yoshitsune's ship attacked by ghosts of the Taira warriors at Daimotsu Bay - 大物浦平家の亡霊

Last Stand of Heroic Samurai of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijō-nawate (<i>Kusunoki-ke yushi Shijō-nawate nite uchijini </i>- 楠家勇士四條縄手にて討死)
1851 Kuniyoshi last stand
Last Stand of Heroic Samurai of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijō-nawate (Kusunoki-ke yushi Shijō-nawate nite uchijini - 楠家勇士四條縄手にて討死)

Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play <i>Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami</i> (新板越白浪 ) performed with <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
1851 Kuniyoshi Bando Shuka
Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami (新板越白浪 ) performed with Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Women with cat on an <i>engawa</i> by a goldfish pond
1851 Kuniyoshi album trip 12
Women with cat on an engawa by a goldfish pond

Ichimura Takenojō V (市村竹之丞) as both Monju's Monkey (<i>Monjuzaru</i> - 文殊猿) and a Girl on the Road to Edo (<i>Kaidō kudari</i> - 街道下り) from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (<i>Kotobuki kyōgen</i>)
1851 Kunisada ichimura takenoj
Ichimura Takenojō V (市村竹之丞) as both Monju's Monkey (Monjuzaru - 文殊猿) and a Girl on the Road to Edo (Kaidō kudari - 街道下り) from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (Kotobuki kyōgen)

Triptych: Through the generations, the Sawamura lineage (<i>Toshidoshi wo iwai no kakizome</i> - 相続栄い字) 
in the play <i>Date kurabe uwasa no saayate</i>[伊達競高評鞘当]
1851 Kunisada eight.jpg
Triptych: Through the generations, the Sawamura lineage (Toshidoshi wo iwai no kakizome - 相続栄い字) in the play Date kurabe uwasa no saayate[伊達競高評鞘当]

Ichikawa Kuzō II [市川九蔵] as Kongara Dōji  (矜伽羅童子) left panel of Fudō Myōō triptych - from the play <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
1851 Kunisada demon
Ichikawa Kuzō II [市川九蔵] as Kongara Dōji (矜伽羅童子) left panel of Fudō Myōō triptych - from the play Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Rustic Genji triptych - Mitsuuji viewing cherry blossoms in the Yoshiwara
1851-53ca Kunisada album trip
Rustic Genji triptych - Mitsuuji viewing cherry blossoms in the Yoshiwara

Rendition of Chapter 37 of the <i>Nise Murasaki inaka Genji</i> (偐紫田舎源氏)
1851-53ca Kunisada album trip
Rendition of Chapter 37 of the Nise Murasaki inaka Genji (偐紫田舎源氏)

<i>The Soga brothers revenge their father</i> (<i>Soga kyōdai chichi no ada-uchi no zu</i> -曽我兄弟父の仇討図) - the center and left panels of a triptych
1851-53 Kuniyoshi soga kyodai
The Soga brothers revenge their father (Soga kyōdai chichi no ada-uchi no zu -曽我兄弟父の仇討図) - the center and left panels of a triptych

<i>Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple</i> (<i>Ishiyama shūgetsu</i> - 石山秋月) from the series<i> Eight Views of Ōmi </i>(<i>Ōmi hakkei no uchi</i> - 近江八景之内)
1851-53 Kunisada album trip 15
Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shūgetsu - 石山秋月) from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei no uchi - 近江八景之内)

Autumn (<i>Aki</i> - 秋) from the series <i>The Four Seasons</i> (<i>Shiki no uchi</i> - 四季之内) - a Rustic Genji theme - Kodanji IV as Shinonome on the right, Kikujirō II as Tasogare in the center, and Kumesaburō III as Mitsuuji on the left
1851-53 Kunisada album trip 06
Autumn (Aki - 秋) from the series The Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi - 四季之内) - a Rustic Genji theme - Kodanji IV as Shinonome on the right, Kikujirō II as Tasogare in the center, and Kumesaburō III as Mitsuuji on the left

Figures in Edo Purple: The Utsusemi Chapter (<i>Edo Murasaki sugata no Utsusemi</i> - えとむらさきすかたのうつせみ) - a Rustic Genji theme
1851-53 Kinisada album trip 16
Figures in Edo Purple: The Utsusemi Chapter (Edo Murasaki sugata no Utsusemi - えとむらさきすかたのうつせみ) - a Rustic Genji theme

Mitsuuji watching a white cat delivering a love letter - A Rustic Genji theme - [<i>Mitsuuji to sakura fuguruma hakubyō no zu</i>: 光氏と桜・文車・白猫の図]
1851-52ca Kunisada II album tr
Mitsuuji watching a white cat delivering a love letter - A Rustic Genji theme - [Mitsuuji to sakura fuguruma hakubyō no zu: 光氏と桜・文車・白猫の図]

Dietary Life Rules (<i>Inshoku yōjō kagami</i> - 飲食養生鑑)
1850s nutrition
Dietary Life Rules (Inshoku yōjō kagami - 飲食養生鑑)

Hōjō Takatoki watching a dog fight (北條高時犬合戦之圖) - attributed to Kuniyoshi - right-hand panel of a diptych
1850s Kuniyoshi dog fight
Hōjō Takatoki watching a dog fight (北條高時犬合戦之圖) - attributed to Kuniyoshi - right-hand panel of a diptych

Tiny <i>ōkubi-e</i>
1850s Kunisada tiny okubi-e
Tiny ōkubi-e

Tadanobu performing the fox-dance to the beat of the <i>kotsuzumi</i> or hand drum made from the skins of his parents
1850s Kunisada fix drum.jpg
Tadanobu performing the fox-dance to the beat of the kotsuzumi or hand drum made from the skins of his parents

A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner
1850s Kunisada cat fish.jpg
A woman cleaning up while a cat gnaws on the carcass of a fish left over from dinner

Naritayama Fudō Myōō (成田山不動明王) is flanked by his attendants, Kongara Dōji (l矜迦羅童子) on the left and Seitaka Dōji (制吒迦童子) on the right as he rescues Hiranoya Tokubei (平のや徳兵衛), later Honchōmaru Tsunagorō (本朝丸綱五郎), from the sea - from the play <i>Genji moyō furisode hinagata</i> (源氏模様娘雛形)
1850-53 Kunisada Raiden
Naritayama Fudō Myōō (成田山不動明王) is flanked by his attendants, Kongara Dōji (l矜迦羅童子) on the left and Seitaka Dōji (制吒迦童子) on the right as he rescues Hiranoya Tokubei (平のや徳兵衛), later Honchōmaru Tsunagorō (本朝丸綱五郎), from the sea - from the play Genji moyō furisode hinagata (源氏模様娘雛形)

Triptych of Mitsuuji with two <i>bijin</i> near cherry blossoms - a Rustic Genji theme - possible titile: <i>Hanasakari</i> or 'Cherry blossoms at their best at Ueno' (花さか里)
1849ca Kunisada album trip 14
Triptych of Mitsuuji with two bijin near cherry blossoms - a Rustic Genji theme - possible titile: Hanasakari or 'Cherry blossoms at their best at Ueno' (花さか里)

Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)
1849-53ca Kunisada album a
Night scene with Chūbei (忠兵衛), Umekawa (梅川) and Magoemon (孫右衛門)

Kanadehon Seichū Sugoroku (仮名手本誠忠壽古六)- game based on the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin (仮名手本忠臣蔵 <i>Kanahedon Chūshingura</i> - 'Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers')
1849-53 Kuniteru sugoroku chus
Kanadehon Seichū Sugoroku (仮名手本誠忠壽古六)- game based on the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin (仮名手本忠臣蔵 Kanahedon Chūshingura - 'Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers')

Sumō wrestler Unryū (雲龍) from the series <i>Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu</i> (相撲繁栄溜り入の図) or 'Pictures of Famous Sumō Wrestlers Waiting for Their Match'
1849-53 Kunisada unryu
Sumō wrestler Unryū (雲龍) from the series Sumō hanei tamari iri no zu (相撲繁栄溜り入の図) or 'Pictures of Famous Sumō Wrestlers Waiting for Their Match'

Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left
1849-52 Kunisada kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八郎) on the right; Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Nippondaemon (日本駄右衛門) in the middle; and Seki Sanjūrō III as Banzui Chōbei (幡ずゐ長兵衛) on the left

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (<i>Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa</i> - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of the 'Six Jewel Rivers' (<i>Mu Tamagawa</i> - 六玉川)  
1847 Kuniyoshi beating cloth
The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu no kuni Tōi no Tamagawa - 摂津国檮衣の玉川) from an untitled triptych series of the 'Six Jewel Rivers' (Mu Tamagawa - 六玉川)  

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

Woman Holding a Child Before a Daruma Kite - center panel of a triptych of <i>The Five Festivals - Mutsuki</i> (五節句之内睦月)
1847-52c Kuniyoshi daruma kite
Woman Holding a Child Before a Daruma Kite - center panel of a triptych of The Five Festivals - Mutsuki (五節句之内睦月)

Nichirai Shōnin [日来上人] at the Battle of Kawanakajima [川中島合戦の日来上人] - middle panel of a triptych
1847-52 Yoshimune kawanakajima
Nichirai Shōnin [日来上人] at the Battle of Kawanakajima [川中島合戦の日来上人] - middle panel of a triptych

Matsumoto Koshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Banzui Chōbei (ばんずい長兵衛) from the play <i>Kakitsubata Tamuke no Hanakawado</i> (杜若手向花川戸) - a <i>mitate</i>
1847-52 Kuniyoshi koshiro v
Matsumoto Koshirō V (松本幸四郎) as Banzui Chōbei (ばんずい長兵衛) from the play Kakitsubata Tamuke no Hanakawado (杜若手向花川戸) - a mitate

Ken game of Three Countries - <i>Sangoku ken</i> (三国拳)
1847-52 Kuniyoshi hand play
Ken game of Three Countries - Sangoku ken (三国拳)

'An Old Picture of an Up-to-Date Teruuji at the Old Temple' (<i>Imayō Teruuji kodera no kozu</i> - 今様輝氏古寺之古図) - a Rustic Genji theme
1847-52 Kuniyoshi Genji at tem
'An Old Picture of an Up-to-Date Teruuji at the Old Temple' (Imayō Teruuji kodera no kozu - 今様輝氏古寺之古図) - a Rustic Genji theme

<i>View of Enoshima and Fuji from Shichirigahama</i> (<i>Shichiri gahama yori Enoshima no tokei</i> - 七里ヶ浜より江の島乃遠景) - center panel of a triptych
1847-52 Kuniyoshi enoshima
View of Enoshima and Fuji from Shichirigahama (Shichiri gahama yori Enoshima no tokei - 七里ヶ浜より江の島乃遠景) - center panel of a triptych

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Soga Gorō Takimune (曽我五郎時宗) on the right and Ichimura Takenojō V as Soga Jūrō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成) on the left - the center and right panels of a triptych
1847-52 Kunisada soga bros
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (八代目市川団十郎) as Soga Gorō Takimune (曽我五郎時宗) on the right and Ichimura Takenojō V as Soga Jūrō Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成) on the left - the center and right panels of a triptych

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

Urashima Tarō [浦島太郎], the Dragon King's palace (龍宮城), and seven <i>ama</i> (海女 or あま) female divers and an octopus
1840s anon divers octopus.jpg
Urashima Tarō [浦島太郎], the Dragon King's palace (龍宮城), and seven ama (海女 or あま) female divers and an octopus

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