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3:00 AM (<i>Gozen sanji</i> - 午前三時) from the series <i>Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied</i> (<i>Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi</i> - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1890 Kunichika 3 am
3:00 AM (Gozen sanji - 午前三時) from the series Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied (Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)

3:00 AM (<i>Gozen sanji</i> - 午前三時) from the series <i>Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied</i> (<i>Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi</i> - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)
1890 Kunichika 3am (Gozen sanj
3:00 AM (Gozen sanji - 午前三時) from the series Scenes of the twenty-four hours parodied (Mitate chūya nijūoji no uchi - 見立昼夜廿四時之内)

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)

#88 (八十八番 - <i>hachijūhachiban</i>) from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' -  a <i>bijin</i> with a hand-drum paired with a book opened  to a poem by the Imperial Princess Shokushi (式子内親王 -  <i>Shokushi Naishinnō</i>)
1847 Kunisada drum poets
#88 (八十八番 - hachijūhachiban) from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' - a bijin with a hand-drum paired with a book opened to a poem by the Imperial Princess Shokushi (式子内親王 - Shokushi Naishinnō)

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)

Actors from a Soga Brothers play as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune on the Treasure Ship (役者見立宝船) from the play <i>Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo</i> (浪乗曽我花景清)
1850ca Yoshitoyo seven gods of
Actors from a Soga Brothers play as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune on the Treasure Ship (役者見立宝船) from the play Nami Nori Soga Hana no Kagekiyo (浪乗曽我花景清)

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)

Actors visiting a teahouse overlooking Shinobazu Pond  (不忍池新地ノ図) - a <i>mitate</i>
1830c Kuniyasu shinobazu pond
Actors visiting a teahouse overlooking Shinobazu Pond (不忍池新地ノ図) - a mitate

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)

A <i>mitate</i> of one of the 'four social classes' of the <i>shinōkōshō</i> (士農工商) Seki Sanjūrō III as Katsura Matsunoshin (三蓋松之進) in the back right, Bandō Shuka I as Katsumi no Kohide (勝見の小秀) in the center and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uraume no Kozue (裏梅の梢) from the play <i> O megumi ni Urūō Iwafuji </i> [恵閏初夏藤]
1840s Kuniyoshi Shino Kosho.jp
A mitate of one of the 'four social classes' of the shinōkōshō (士農工商) Seki Sanjūrō III as Katsura Matsunoshin (三蓋松之進) in the back right, Bandō Shuka I as Katsumi no Kohide (勝見の小秀) in the center and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uraume no Kozue (裏梅の梢) from the play O megumi ni Urūō Iwafuji [恵閏初夏藤]

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

'An Old Tale of Conflict in the East' (<i>Mukashi gatari Azuma no tatehiki</i> - 昔語東立引) - Nakamura Shikan IV [四代目中村芝翫] as Yottsuibishi Chōgorō (四ツイ菱長五郎) on the right, Bandō Hikosaburō V [五代目坂東彦三郎] as Kogashira Mekurajimanohiko (小頭めくら島ノ彦) in the center, Bandō Kamezō I as the <i>otokodate</i> Kanehara  and Ichikawa Ichizō III as Mitsuhiki Ichigorō (三ッ引市五郎) on the left - a <i>mitate</i>
1860 Yoshiiku firemen & sumo
'An Old Tale of Conflict in the East' (Mukashi gatari Azuma no tatehiki - 昔語東立引) - Nakamura Shikan IV [四代目中村芝翫] as Yottsuibishi Chōgorō (四ツイ菱長五郎) on the right, Bandō Hikosaburō V [五代目坂東彦三郎] as Kogashira Mekurajimanohiko (小頭めくら島ノ彦) in the center, Bandō Kamezō I as the otokodate Kanehara and Ichikawa Ichizō III as Mitsuhiki Ichigorō (三ッ引市五郎) on the left - a mitate

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

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 II (嵐橘三郎) in the role of Chūnagon Yukihira (中納言行平) in <i>The Snow, The Moon, and The Flowers</i> (<i>Mitate Setsugekka</i> - 目立雪月花)
1823 Ashiyuki setsugekka
Arashi Kitsusaburō II (嵐橘三郎) in the role of Chūnagon Yukihira (中納言行平) in The Snow, The Moon, and The Flowers (Mitate Setsugekka - 目立雪月花)

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kagekiyo (景清) -  the right-hand panel of a diptych - scene from the play <i>Keisei Hangonkō</i> [けいせい反魂香] - a <i>mitate</i>
1832 Sadamasu Kagekiyo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Kagekiyo (景清) - the right-hand panel of a diptych - scene from the play Keisei Hangonkō [けいせい反魂香] - a mitate

Arashi Rikan II as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎) performing in a <i>mitate</i> - the title cartouche reads: 見立  牛若三郎  嵐璃寛
1830c Sadamasu 01
Arashi Rikan II as Ushiwaka Saburō (牛若三郎) performing in a mitate - the title cartouche reads: 見立 牛若三郎 嵐璃寛

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) on the right as Hachiman Tarō (八幡太郎)  and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Abe no Sadatō (安部貞任) in <i>Adachi Moor in Ōshū Province</i> - probably a <i>mitate</i>
1832 Hokuei duo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) on the right as Hachiman Tarō (八幡太郎) and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Abe no Sadatō (安部貞任) in Adachi Moor in Ōshū Province - probably a mitate

Ariwara Narihira and Ono no Komachi (在原業平と小野小町) from the series <i>Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals</i> (<i>Goshiki zome rokkasen</i> - 五色染六歌仙) 
1798 Utamaro couple
Ariwara Narihira and Ono no Komachi (在原業平と小野小町) from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki zome rokkasen - 五色染六歌仙) 

Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (<i>Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi</i> - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 25
Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th months

Bandō Jutarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Lady Iwafuji (局岩ふじ) on the right, Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as the Servant Ohatsu (お初), and Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) as Chūrō Onoe (中老尾上) on the left in the play <i>Mirror Mountain: A Woman's Treasury of Loyalty</i> (Kagamiyama Kokyō no Nishikie)
1838 Sadanobu kanji triptych
Bandō Jutarō I (坂東寿太郎) as Lady Iwafuji (局岩ふじ) on the right, Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as the Servant Ohatsu (お初), and Mimasu Gennosuke I (三枡源之助) as Chūrō Onoe (中老尾上) on the left in the play Mirror Mountain: A Woman's Treasury of Loyalty (Kagamiyama Kokyō no Nishikie)

Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play <i>Shinzō tsurifune kidan</i> [新造艣奇談?]
1852 Kuniyoshi hag
Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play Shinzō tsurifune kidan [新造艣奇談?]

Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] as the courtesan Takao (高尾) - center panel of a triptych
1850 Kuniyoshi Bijin
Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] as the courtesan Takao (高尾) - center panel of a triptych

Beauty of the Keichō period (慶長の頃 - <i>Keichō no koro</i>) from the <i>Mirror of the Historical Eras</i>- Jidai Kagami (時代かゞみ)
1897 Chikanobu jidai kagami no
Beauty of the Keichō period (慶長の頃 - Keichō no koro) from the Mirror of the Historical Eras- Jidai Kagami (時代かゞみ)

Bijin looking at the full moon
1820c Kuniyasu pipe moon
Bijin looking at the full moon

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

Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)
1891 Chikanobu basin
Bijin washing herself from 'Collection of Magic Lantern Images: Bathing' (幻燈写心競 - 海水浴)

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)

Children's parade (子進) carrying a sacred float during the Tennō Festival (天王祭)
1830c Sadafusa Festival.jpg
Children's parade (子進) carrying a sacred float during the Tennō Festival (天王祭)

Chūjō-hime (中将姫) from the series <i>Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage</i> (<i>Kenyū fujo kagami</i> - 賢勇婦女鏡)
1843-44 Kuniyoshi Chujo-hime
Chūjō-hime (中将姫) from the series Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage (Kenyū fujo kagami - 賢勇婦女鏡)

Cock (Tori - 酉): Sukune Tarō (宿禰太郎) from the series <i>Mitate Jūnishi</i> (<i>Selections from the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac</i> - 美盾十二史)
1845 Kuniyoshi sukane taro
Cock (Tori - 酉): Sukune Tarō (宿禰太郎) from the series Mitate Jūnishi (Selections from the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac - 美盾十二史)

Comic Handgames Compared (<i>Dōke ken awase</i> - 道化拳合 - どうけけんあわせ)
1847 Kuniyoshi 04
Comic Handgames Compared (Dōke ken awase - 道化拳合 - どうけけんあわせ)

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

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

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

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)

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