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Yamabushi (warrior priests) with hostages, feasting. Colour woodcut by Kunimasa II, 1849.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1849Reference: 36141i
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Actors as guests at an inn looking into the central courtyard, where a female role actor plays a low-ranking courtesan. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1866.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1866Reference: 35666i
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Actors in a confrontation by a river from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 7, 1857Reference: 36040i
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Two attendants are warming sake on a fire of autumn leaves; a woman stands like an apparition between them, holding the sake bottle. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1857Reference: 36778i
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Actors in scenes from the play 'A treasury of loyal retainers' by Chushingura. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1856.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 11, 1856Reference: 36044i
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Three actors in a scene from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 7, 1857Reference: 36042i
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Title page for an unidentified set of fifty-four prints. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1857Reference: 36985i
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Two actors in a 'split-screen' image. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: Month 8, 1857Reference: 36021i
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A kneeling woman is looking in surprise to the right: an ornate kimono hangs on the rack beside her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1865.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1865Reference: 36847i
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A child attendant for a courtesan in a brothel holds a western watch and looks towards the client. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1870Reference: 36889i
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Japanese masks: six masks, including two representing a dog and a demon, with an old man shown to their left. Colour woodcut with pop-up flaps on strings, 1860/1920?.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1860/[1920?]Reference: 570995i
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Courtesan Mori Murasaki of the brothel Kimpei Daikoku in the New Yoshiwara (licensed quarters), slides open a screen and looks at her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1870Reference: 36886i
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An elegant, Gunji-like figure, punting a boat through water-lilies: a woman and child in the boat look at the blossoms. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1860Reference: 36715i
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Above, Nihonbashi bridge, Tokyo, crowded with traffic and pedestrians; below, Kaiunbashi Kabutorchō (?) House and the First National Bank building. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, ca. 1870.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: [1870?]Reference: 567277i
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A samurai on horseback with his retainers ready to launch themselves into a fight; with a snowy urban scene behind. Colour woodcut by Kunimasa III, 1847/1850.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1847/1850Reference: 36138i
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Actors in role: mayhem as a woman travelling in a sedan chair is attacked by women warriors. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 8, 1860Reference: 36047i
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Genji holds a painted fan: the young woman at the elegant table is about to paint a fan: the older woman holds up a painted screen panel, perhaps providing the girl with a model; everything is elegant and fashionable. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1857Reference: 36770i
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An actor as a hero standing and clutching a towel. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1866.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1866Reference: 36058i
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Actor as Danshichi Kurōbei reflected in a sake cup, which floats on a stream surrounded by floating maple leaves. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1863.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 6, 1863Reference: 36053i
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Prince Genji and a girl by a garden pond at night, standing next to a flare burning on a stand. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1857Reference: 36773i
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A courtly young man grapples with an assailant: his woman companion reacts with shock as she hides her face (Chapter 46, beneath the oak, from the 'Tale of genji'). Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1857Reference: 36780i
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Scene from the fable of Momotaro (Peach child): the woodcutter's wife finds the peach in the river. Colour woodcut attributed to Kunisada II, 1850/1870 (?).
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1850/1870 (?)]Reference: 565188i
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Actors in role: an old man and a young man beneath a flowering cherry tree, with a large dog behind. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 8, 1860Reference: 36050i
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Actors in role: a samurai confronts a Buddhist deity on the back of a giant wild boar. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 8, 1860Reference: 36046i
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Actors in role: a nun with a begging bowl approached by a girl who holds a branch of red maple. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 8, 1860Reference: 36051i

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Yamabushi (warrior priests) with hostages, feasting. Colour woodcut by Kunimasa II, 1849.

Actors as guests at an inn looking into the central courtyard, where a female role actor plays a low-ranking courtesan. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1866.

Actors in a confrontation by a river from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Two attendants are warming sake on a fire of autumn leaves; a woman stands like an apparition between them, holding the sake bottle. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Actors in scenes from the play 'A treasury of loyal retainers' by Chushingura. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1856.

Three actors in a scene from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Title page for an unidentified set of fifty-four prints. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Two actors in a 'split-screen' image. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1857.

A kneeling woman is looking in surprise to the right: an ornate kimono hangs on the rack beside her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1865.

A child attendant for a courtesan in a brothel holds a western watch and looks towards the client. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.

Japanese masks: six masks, including two representing a dog and a demon, with an old man shown to their left. Colour woodcut with pop-up flaps on strings, 1860/1920?.

Courtesan Mori Murasaki of the brothel Kimpei Daikoku in the New Yoshiwara (licensed quarters), slides open a screen and looks at her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.

An elegant, Gunji-like figure, punting a boat through water-lilies: a woman and child in the boat look at the blossoms. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

Above, Nihonbashi bridge, Tokyo, crowded with traffic and pedestrians; below, Kaiunbashi Kabutorchō (?) House and the First National Bank building. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, ca. 1870.

A samurai on horseback with his retainers ready to launch themselves into a fight; with a snowy urban scene behind. Colour woodcut by Kunimasa III, 1847/1850.

Actors in role: mayhem as a woman travelling in a sedan chair is attacked by women warriors. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

Genji holds a painted fan: the young woman at the elegant table is about to paint a fan: the older woman holds up a painted screen panel, perhaps providing the girl with a model; everything is elegant and fashionable. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

An actor as a hero standing and clutching a towel. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1866.

Actor as Danshichi Kurōbei reflected in a sake cup, which floats on a stream surrounded by floating maple leaves. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1863.

Prince Genji and a girl by a garden pond at night, standing next to a flare burning on a stand. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

A courtly young man grapples with an assailant: his woman companion reacts with shock as she hides her face (Chapter 46, beneath the oak, from the 'Tale of genji'). Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Scene from the fable of Momotaro (Peach child): the woodcutter's wife finds the peach in the river. Colour woodcut attributed to Kunisada II, 1850/1870 (?).

Actors in role: an old man and a young man beneath a flowering cherry tree, with a large dog behind. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

Actors in role: a samurai confronts a Buddhist deity on the back of a giant wild boar. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

Actors in role: a nun with a begging bowl approached by a girl who holds a branch of red maple. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

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Yamabushi (warrior priests) with hostages, feasting. Colour woodcut by Kunimasa II, 1849.

Actors as guests at an inn looking into the central courtyard, where a female role actor plays a low-ranking courtesan. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1866.

Actors in a confrontation by a river from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Two attendants are warming sake on a fire of autumn leaves; a woman stands like an apparition between them, holding the sake bottle. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Actors in scenes from the play 'A treasury of loyal retainers' by Chushingura. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1856.

Three actors in a scene from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Title page for an unidentified set of fifty-four prints. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Two actors in a 'split-screen' image. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1857.

A kneeling woman is looking in surprise to the right: an ornate kimono hangs on the rack beside her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1865.

A child attendant for a courtesan in a brothel holds a western watch and looks towards the client. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.

Japanese masks: six masks, including two representing a dog and a demon, with an old man shown to their left. Colour woodcut with pop-up flaps on strings, 1860/1920?.

Courtesan Mori Murasaki of the brothel Kimpei Daikoku in the New Yoshiwara (licensed quarters), slides open a screen and looks at her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.

An elegant, Gunji-like figure, punting a boat through water-lilies: a woman and child in the boat look at the blossoms. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

Above, Nihonbashi bridge, Tokyo, crowded with traffic and pedestrians; below, Kaiunbashi Kabutorchō (?) House and the First National Bank building. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, ca. 1870.

A samurai on horseback with his retainers ready to launch themselves into a fight; with a snowy urban scene behind. Colour woodcut by Kunimasa III, 1847/1850.

Actors in role: mayhem as a woman travelling in a sedan chair is attacked by women warriors. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

Genji holds a painted fan: the young woman at the elegant table is about to paint a fan: the older woman holds up a painted screen panel, perhaps providing the girl with a model; everything is elegant and fashionable. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

An actor as a hero standing and clutching a towel. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1866.

Actor as Danshichi Kurōbei reflected in a sake cup, which floats on a stream surrounded by floating maple leaves. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1863.

Prince Genji and a girl by a garden pond at night, standing next to a flare burning on a stand. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

A courtly young man grapples with an assailant: his woman companion reacts with shock as she hides her face (Chapter 46, beneath the oak, from the 'Tale of genji'). Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Scene from the fable of Momotaro (Peach child): the woodcutter's wife finds the peach in the river. Colour woodcut attributed to Kunisada II, 1850/1870 (?).

Actors in role: an old man and a young man beneath a flowering cherry tree, with a large dog behind. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

Actors in role: a samurai confronts a Buddhist deity on the back of a giant wild boar. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.

Actors in role: a nun with a begging bowl approached by a girl who holds a branch of red maple. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1860.