Artworks · Torii Kiyomitsu I

The Actor Segawa Senjo (Kikunojo III) as the wife of Amakawaya Gihei in the play "Kanadehon Chushingura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fifth month, 1776

1776 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.5 × 13.1 cm (12 3/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

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The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Sakura Hime and Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Priest Seigen in the play "Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami," performed at the Namakumura Theater in the first month, 1773

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.5 × 14 cm (12 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Yujiro I as Oshichi in the play "Edo no Haru Meisho Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1773

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

27.5 × 13.4 cm (10 13/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kamaya Buhei in the play "Fude Hajime Soga no Tamazusa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1768

1768 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

30.5 × 13.7 cm (12 × 5 3/8 in.)

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The Actor Ichiyama Shichizo I as Terute Hime in the play "Shuen Soga Omugaeshi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1768

1768 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Kirishima Gizaemon as Murasaki Daijin in the play "Hatsu Akinai Omise Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1767

1767 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

28.9 × 13.4 cm (11 3/8 × 5 1/4 in.)

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The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro III as Oroku and Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro in the play "Shomei Muken no Kane," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1767

1767 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

30.5 × 14 cm (12 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Ohatsu and Ichikawa Yaozo II as her lover Tokubei in the play "Yoni Osaka Nitsui no Meoto," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1767

1767 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as Kawazu Saburo in the play "Kaido Ichi Izu no Harugoma," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1766

1766 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

1766 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo and Ichimura Kamezo II in the play "Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1766

1766 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actors Bando Aizo as the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho and Ichikawa Raizo I as Soga no Goro in the play "Satsuki Matsu Unohana Soga," performed at the Morita Theater in the fourth month, 1766

1766 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

30.8 × 14 cm (12 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I in his rice cracker shop

1766 · Color woodblock print; chuban

28.3 × 21.3 cm (11 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II

1766 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

34.3 × 14 cm (13 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II

1765 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

29.9 × 13.4 cm (11 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.)

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The Actors Ichikawa Komazo I (L) and Nakamura Matsue I (R)

1765 · Color woodblock print; chuban

28.9 × 22 cm (11 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

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The Actors Ichikawa Komazo I (L) and Nakamura Matsue I (R)

1765 · Woodblock print; chuban, keyblock proof impression

27.7 × 21.9 cm (10 7/8 × 8 9/16 in.)

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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Koroku in the play "Furitsumu Hana Nidai Genji," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1765

1765 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the footman Gunsuke and Sakata Sajuro I as Yamaga no Sashiro in the play "Iro Jogo Mitsugumi Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1765

1765 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Ono no Yorikaze in the play "Ono no Tofu Aoyagi Suzuri," performed at the Morita Theater in the eighth month, 1764

1764 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Arashi Hinaji as the maiko Uriuno in the play "Ume ya Suisen Izu no Irifune," performed at the Morita Theater in the eleventh month, 1763

1763 · Color woodblock print; o-hosoban, benizuri-e

38.8 × 16.6 cm (15 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1763

1763 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

30.5 × 13.4 cm (12 × 5 1/4 in.)

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The Soga Festival

1763 · Color woodblock print; benizuri-e

29.2 × 30.5 cm (11 1/2 × 12 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Ishi no Mae in the play "Hoshi Aikotoba Higashiyama no Sakae," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the ninth month, 1763

1763 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

29.6 × 13.7 cm (11 5/8 × 5 3/8 in.)

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The Actors Ichikawa Raizo I as a peddler of tea whisks and Nakamura Matsue I as Yuya Gozen in the play "Daijobu Takadate Jikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1763

1763 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.8 × 14 cm (12 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Teraoka Heiemon in the play "Hoshi Aikotoba Higashiyama no Sakae," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the ninth month, 1763

1763 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

30.8 × 14.7 cm (12 1/8 × 5 3/4 in.)

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The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Kyo no Jiro in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1763

1763 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.6 × 14.3 cm (12 7/16 × 5 5/8 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II

1763 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

30.5 × 13.1 cm (12 × 5 1/8 in.)

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The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Daizen Taketora in the play "Kisoeuta Sakae Komachi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1762

1762 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Arashi Sankatsu as Kanamuraya Osan in the play "Soga Hiiki Nihon Sakura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1762

1762 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

30.5 × 14 cm (12 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Matsukaze in the play "Kisoeuta Sakae Komachi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1762

1762 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.2 × 14 cm (12 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I as Minamoto no Yoshitsune in the play "Nihon ga Hana Hogan Biiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1761

1761 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

29.9 × 14 cm (11 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Harugoma Dance

1761 · Color woodblock print; o-oban yoko-e, benizuri-e

30.2 × 43.1 cm (11 7/8 × 16 15/16 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I

1761 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.5 × 14.7 cm (12 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)

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The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Miwa and Ichimura Kamezo I as Hikoso in the play "Ume Momiji Date no Okido," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1760

1760 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

30.5 × 14.7 cm (12 × 5 3/4 in.)

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Two Actors Catching Fireflies

1760 · Color woodblock print; chuban

28.9 × 22 cm (11 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

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The Actor Anegawa Daikichi as Ayame no Mae in the play "Miyo no Hana Yunzei Kagami," performed at the Morita Theater in the eleventh month, 1760

1760 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

29.3 × 14 cm (11 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actors Anegawa Daikichi as Sankatsu and Bando Hikosaburo II as Hanshichi in the play "Soga Mannen Bashira," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the sixth month, 1760

1760 · Color woodblock print; o-hosoban, benizuri-e

38.3 × 17.4 cm (15 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

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The Warrior Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna Crossing the Uji River on Horseback

1760 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e

30 × 14 cm (11 13/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Kudo Suketsune in the play "Hatsugai Wada no Sakamori," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1759

1759 · Color woodblock print; o-hosoban, benizuri-e

39.4 × 17.2 cm (15 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Entertainers

1759 · Color woodblock print; oban, benizuri-e

32.4 × 45.7 cm (12 3/4 × 18 in.)

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The Actor Hanagawa Ichinojo as Akane Gozen in the play "Okunizome Shusse Butai," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1759

1759 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.8 × 14.7 cm (12 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)

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Evening Bell of Dojoji (Dojoji no bansho), no. 1 from the series "Eight Views of Children (Osana hakkei)"

1759 · Color woodblock print; oban

29.2 × 42.1 cm (11 1/2 × 16 9/16 in.)

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The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro in the play "Hatachiyama Horai Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1759

1759 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

29.9 × 14 cm (11 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook

1759 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e

30.8 × 14 cm (12 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

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The Poet Ariwara no Narihira on the bank of the Sumida River

1759 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e

31.8 × 14.3 cm (12 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.)

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The Actors Sakakiyama Sangoro as the page boy Kichisaburo and Segawa Kikunojo II as Oshichi in the play "Hatsugai Wada no Sakamori," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1759

1759 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

29.9 × 13.1 cm (11 3/4 × 5 1/8 in.)

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Towing boats against the current

1759 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e

31.5 × 14.3 cm (12 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

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