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31 Flavors Invading Japan / Today’s Special (三十一種類のアイスクリイム日本に上陸: 本日のお味)
1982 Teraoka Masaoka 31 flavor
31 Flavors Invading Japan / Today’s Special (三十一種類のアイスクリイム日本に上陸: 本日のお味)

A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind
1820s Eisen bijin
A beautiful woman buffeted by the wind

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, from right to left, Bandō Hikosaburō V (五代目坂東彦三郎), Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the play <i>Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara</i> [櫓太鼓鳴音吉原]
1873 Adachi Ginko triptych
Actors, from right to left, Bandō Hikosaburō V (五代目坂東彦三郎), Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) in the play Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara [櫓太鼓鳴音吉原]

A Doll (<i>O-Ningyō</i>) from the series <i>Twelve subjects of children</i> (<i>Kodomo jūnidai, goningyō</i> - 子供十二題: 御人形)
1931 Hasui Doll
A Doll (O-Ningyō) from the series Twelve subjects of children (Kodomo jūnidai, goningyō - 子供十二題: 御人形)

A modern <i>senjafuda</i> [千社札] of a <i>kabuki</i> actor as Benten Kozō [弁天子僧]
1970-90c unknown 01
A modern senjafuda [千社札] of a kabuki actor as Benten Kozō [弁天子僧]

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]

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the <i>umakata</i> (packhorse driver - 馬方) Hachizō (八蔵) in the play <i>Keisei Somewake Tazuna</i> (けいせい染分總) or 'A Courtesan's Reins Dyed in Different Colors'
1834 Gyokushu Rikan II Hachizo
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the umakata (packhorse driver - 馬方) Hachizō (八蔵) in the play Keisei Somewake Tazuna (けいせい染分總) or 'A Courtesan's Reins Dyed in Different Colors'

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the tobacconist Sankichi (三吉) in the play <i>Keisei Somewake Tazuna</i>
import 1834 Shunkei arashi rik
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as the tobacconist Sankichi (三吉) in the play Keisei Somewake Tazuna

Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Yakko no Koman (奴の小まん) standing and Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as Hanjimono Kihei (はんじ判喜兵衛) in <i>Contest of Appearances, Quarrel at the Harbor</i> [<i>Sugata kuabe deiri no minato</i> 容競出入湊]
1835ca Hokushu actors
Arashi Rikan II (嵐璃寛) as Yakko no Koman (奴の小まん) standing and Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as Hanjimono Kihei (はんじ判喜兵衛) in Contest of Appearances, Quarrel at the Harbor [Sugata kuabe deiri no minato 容競出入湊]

Asahina [朝比奈] trying to separate rice cakes at New Year's
1824ca Toyohiro surimono
Asahina [朝比奈] trying to separate rice cakes at New Year's

A Scene of Spring Rain (<i>Harusame no kei</i> - 春雨乃景)
1827 Kunisada triptych
A Scene of Spring Rain (Harusame no kei - 春雨乃景)

Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) on right as Ryoshi Tsunazō (猟師綱蔵) and Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵)  as a long necked monster disguised as the <i>koshimoto</i> Otsuru ( 腰元おつる) - from the play <i>Kasane Ōgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka</i> (重扇寿松若)
1830-35 Kunisada 2 of a tripty
Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) on right as Ryoshi Tsunazō (猟師綱蔵) and Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as a long necked monster disguised as the koshimoto Otsuru ( 腰元おつる) - from the play Kasane Ōgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka (重扇寿松若)

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

Bust portrait of  Seki Sanjūrō II (關三十郎) as Hanaregoma Chōkichi (放駒長吉) from the play <i>Futatsu Chōchō</i> [双蝶々] (<i>Two Butterflies, Chōgorō and Chōkichi</i>)
1826 Ashiyuki seki sanjuro ii
Bust portrait of Seki Sanjūrō II (關三十郎) as Hanaregoma Chōkichi (放駒長吉) from the play Futatsu Chōchō [双蝶々] (Two Butterflies, Chōgorō and Chōkichi)

Central panel of a triptych of the Naritasan Festival (<i>Naritasan kaichō sankei gunshū no zu</i> - 成田山開帳参詣群集図) with Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Onoe Kikugorō IV and Bandō Takesaburō II
1856 Kunisada naritasan fest
Central panel of a triptych of the Naritasan Festival (Naritasan kaichō sankei gunshū no zu - 成田山開帳参詣群集図) with Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Onoe Kikugorō IV and Bandō Takesaburō II

Chinese boy feeding a dragon
1808 Shumman surimono dragon f
Chinese boy feeding a dragon

Courtesan seated at a writing desk from the album <i>Spring in the Four Directions</i> (<i>Yomo no haru</i> - 四方の巴流)
1796 Eishi surimono
Courtesan seated at a writing desk from the album Spring in the Four Directions (Yomo no haru - 四方の巴流)

Death of Buddha - the <i>'Nehanzō</i> [涅槃像]
1850ca Yoshitora nirvana
Death of Buddha - the 'Nehanzō [涅槃像]

Female admirers weeping before a large memorial portrait or <i>shini-e</i> (死絵) of the Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII
1854 Kuniyoshi danjuro VIII
Female admirers weeping before a large memorial portrait or shini-e (死絵) of the Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII

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

Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as the courtesan Aoyagi-dayū (青柳大夫) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the farmer (<i>hyakushō</i>) Jūsaku (百姓重作) from the play <i>Tenmangū aiju no meiboku</i> [天満宮花梅桜松]
1828 Ashiyuki diptych
Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as the courtesan Aoyagi-dayū (青柳大夫) on the right and Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as the farmer (hyakushō) Jūsaku (百姓重作) from the play Tenmangū aiju no meiboku [天満宮花梅桜松]

Genji chapter 21, The Maiden (<i>Otome</i> - 乙女): The nine-tailed fox woman (<i>Kayō-fujin</i> [花陽夫人]) terrorizing Prince Hanzoku (班足) and his servant from the series <i>Japanese and Chinese Parallels to Genji</i> (<i>Wakan nazorae Genji</i> - 和漢准源氏)
1855 Kuniyoshi genji prince ha
Genji chapter 21, The Maiden (Otome - 乙女): The nine-tailed fox woman (Kayō-fujin [花陽夫人]) terrorizing Prince Hanzoku (班足) and his servant from the series Japanese and Chinese Parallels to Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji - 和漢准源氏)

Gongsun Sheng, Single Purity (Nyūunryū  Kōsonshō -入雲龍公孫勝) from the series <i>One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told</i> (<i>Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori</i> - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 
1827-30 Kuniyoshi pupular suik
Gongsun Sheng, Single Purity (Nyūunryū Kōsonshō -入雲龍公孫勝) from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan All Told (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori - 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個) 

"Hiding Eyebrows" (<i>Mayu kakushi</i> - 眉かくし) from the series <i>Mirrors of the Modern Boudoir</i> (<i>Imafū keshō-kagami</i> - 今風化粧鏡)
1823 Kunisada hiding eyebrows
"Hiding Eyebrows" (Mayu kakushi - 眉かくし) from the series Mirrors of the Modern Boudoir (Imafū keshō-kagami - 今風化粧鏡)

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

<i>Bijin sorōi</i> (Series of Beauties - 美人そろうい) - three separate <i>aizuri-e</i> in a series
1840-42 Kuniyoshi trip aizurie
Bijin sorōi (Series of Beauties - 美人そろうい) - three separate aizuri-e in a series

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) from the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō</i> (<i>Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban</i> - 市川団十郎演芸百番)
1903ca Kunichika 100 roles 01
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō (Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban - 市川団十郎演芸百番)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正) from the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō</i> 
(<i>Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban</i> - 市川団十郎演芸百番)
1903ca Kunichika 100 roles 02
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正) from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō (Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban - 市川団十郎演芸百番)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Yokozō (横蔵) from the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō</i> (<i>Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban</i> 市川団十郎演芸百番)
1903ca Kunichika 100 roles 03
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Yokozō (横蔵) from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō (Ichikawa Danjūrō Engei Hyakuban 市川団十郎演芸百番)

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)
1822 Hokushu Ebijuro I
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I (市川鰕十郎) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken (China Dog) Jūbei (市川鰕十郎の唐犬重兵衛) from the play <i>Benimurasaki Aide Someage</i> ('Red and Purple, Rich Dyes of Osaka') [紅紫大坂潤]
1822ca Hokushu ichikawa ebijur
Ichikawa Ebijūrō I as Tōken (China Dog) Jūbei (市川鰕十郎の唐犬重兵衛) from the play Benimurasaki Aide Someage ('Red and Purple, Rich Dyes of Osaka') [紅紫大坂潤]

Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Daifukuya Soroku (大黒屋惣六) carrying a <i>tobaccobon</i> - left panel of a diptych from the play<i> Iwao no Hananami no Shiraishi</i> (岩藤浪白石)
1842 Kuniyoshi Ichikawa Kyuzo
Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Daifukuya Soroku (大黒屋惣六) carrying a tobaccobon - left panel of a diptych from the play Iwao no Hananami no Shiraishi (岩藤浪白石)

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村 羽左衛門) as motoyiya Bunshichi (元結屋文七) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as the geisha Osaki (芸者おさき)
1864 kunichika actors
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (市村 羽左衛門) as motoyiya Bunshichi (元結屋文七) and Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) as the geisha Osaki (芸者おさき)

<i>Ehon</i> (絵本): <i>shunga</i> (春画)
1880ca Kunisada ehon shunga
Ehon (絵本): shunga (春画)

<i>Ehon</i> (絵本): <i>shunga</i> (春画) from the series <i>Hoshi-zukiyo ito no shirabe</i>
1830ca Kunisada shunga ehon
Ehon (絵本): shunga (春画) from the series Hoshi-zukiyo ito no shirabe

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