Album of 'ukiyo-e' woodblock prints of 'kabuki' actors

1 - Utagawa Kunisada II, Congratulatory announcement at the Nakamura theatre, showing the troupe of actors seated on the stage, 36 x 73 cm, late 1870s?, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

2 - Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III, Scene from the tale of the Musume Oshichi, daughter of an Edo greengrocer who fell in love with a young priest whom she met at his temple while seeking shelter from a large fire, 36 x 49 cm, 1849-1850, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, possibly part of triptych

3 - Toyohara Kunichika, Onoe Kikujirô II as Okin, Ichikawa Ichinosuke as Tamamatsu and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Tôji in 'Sandai Banashi Kôza no Shinsaku or Chô Chidori Suma no Kumiuchi', 36 x 49 cm, 1863, colour woodblock print; diptych

4 - Toyohara Kunichika, Actor Ichikawa Kodanji reading from a scroll in front of stage curtain decorated with the names of other actors, 36 x 49 cm, 1860s-1870s, colour woodcut; 'oban' diptych, possibly part of triptych

5 - Toyohara Kunichika, Ichimura Kakitsu IV as the Footman (Yakko) Setsuhei and Onoe Eizaburô 4.5 (later Kawarazaki Kunitarô II) as Yadokari in 'The Soga design and the gallant's dyed kimono' (Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome), 36 x 49 cm, 1864, colour woodcut; 'oban' diptych

6 - Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III, Interior scene with woman, two men and ?servant, 36 x 73 cm, 1857, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

7 - Utagawa Kuniaki II, Scene by a river bank with a sandalmaker, samurai and two geisha, 36 x 73 cm, 1862, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' diptych

8 - Utagawa Kuniaki II, Two men and one woman on stage, 36 x 73 cm, 1862, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper

9 - Toyohara Kunichika, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Dôroku and Ichikawa Kuzô III as Sanpei in 'The mansion of plates and the cursed makeup mirror' (Sarayashiki keshô no sugatami), 36 x 49 cm, 1863, colour woodblock print; two sheets, probably part of triptych

10 - Interior scene during the cherry blossom season, from the series "?Hikinuite iro no nibanme", 36 x 73 cm, 1863?, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

11 - Utagawa Kuniaki II, Scene from the love story of Osome and Hisamatsu, 36 x 49 cm, 1862, woodblock print; ink and colour on pape. 2 sheets from a triptych, 3rd sheet from different set?

12 - Utagawa Kunisada, Scene in the pleasure quarters with geisha playing the samisen, 36 x 73 cm, 1864, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

13 - Utagawa Kunisada II, Night scene: two men, one holding an umbrella, confront each other beneath a large tree as a woman standing by a palanquin looks on, 36 x 73 cm, 1865, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

14 - Toyohara Kunichika, Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Yuri no Kata and Ichimura Uzaemon XIV as Hototogisu in 'The Soga design and the gallant's dyed kimono' (Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome), 36 x 49 cm, 1864, colour woodcut; diptych

15 - Utagawa Kunisada, Scene from the kabuki play 'Koi goromo Karigane zome', 36 x 73 cm, 1864, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

16 - Utagawa Yoshichika, Toyohara Kunichika, Four musicians accompanying two puppets from 'joruri' theatre, operated by two veiled puppeteers, 36 x 73 cm, 1865, colour woodcut; 'oban' triptych

17 - Utagawa Yoshichika, A woman brandishes a ?funerary tablet at a cowering man, while a child and smoking man look on, 36 x 73 cm, 1864?, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

18 - Toyohara Kunichika, Three half-length figures, a man with two courtesans dressed in kimono with designs of dragon and hawk respectively, 36 x 73 cm, 1864, colour woodcut/'ukiyo-e' print: triptych

19 - Utagawa Yoshichika, A man and woman against a smoky background, the man holding a letter with a picture of a woman, 36 x 49 cm, 1863, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, possibly part of triptych

20 - Utagawa Yoshichika, Four men fighting on and under stage, 36 x 73 cm, 1863, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper; 2 'oban' sheets, possibly part of triptych

21 - Utagawa Kunihisa, Two warriors fight on a rooftop at night time, 36 x 49 cm, 1860?, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, probably part of triptych

22 - Utagawa Kunisada II, Snowy scene in front of large house, 3 men and 3 women, 36 x 73 cm, 1864?, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

23 - Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III, Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as Yaoya Oshichi, climbing a ladder to beat a fire alarm drum and Bando Jiro as Nita/Nitta Jiro, 36 x 49 cm, circa 1862, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper

24 - Toyohara Kunichika, Three half-length figures, a woman and two men, beneath a curtain, 36 x 73 cm, 1863, colour woodcut; 'oban' triptych

25 - Utagawa Kuniaki II, Woman with scroll, man with umbrella and musician with drum, 36 x 73 cm, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

26 - Utagawa Kunisada, Night scene against autumn grasses, three men, one disguised as a cow, one courtier (Minamoto) playing flute, three geese fly overhead, 36 x 73 cm, 1863, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, 'oban' triptych

27 - Utagawa Yoshichika, Ichikawa Ichizo as Yasuda ?hito and 'onnagata' (female role) actor Iwai Kikujiro) in front of curtain with shibori textile pattern, 36 x 49 cm, 1863, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper

28 - Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III, Two actors against dark blue ground, 36 x 25 cm, 1857, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, part of multiple-sheet print

29 - Utagawa Yoshichika, Actor Nakamura Shikan, 36 x 24 cm, 1863, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, probably part of multiple-sheet print

30 - Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III, Man (actor Nakamura Fukusuke) fighting woman (actor Nakamura ?suke as Kasane), with circular inset showing another man's head (actor Nakayama Genjuro), 36 x 24.5 cm, 1863?, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, part of multiple-sheet print

31 - Utagawa Yoshichika, ?Wind at Susaki Series: Edo Hakkei Man (actor Ichikawa ?) and woman (actor Sawamura Tanosuke as Geisha Tanokichi) in front of seashore, 36 x 24.5 cm, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, part of multiple-sheet print

32 - Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III; Utagawa Hiroshige II, Sumida River ('No to Sumidagawa'), from the series 'The flowers of Edo with pictures of noted views' ('Edo no hana meisho eawase'), 36 x 24.5 cm, 1863, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper

33 - Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III, Three actors (R to L): Ichikawa Ichizo, Iwai Kumesaburo, Nakamura Shikan within frame, 36 x 24 cm, 1863, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper

34 - Utagawa Yoshichika, Actor Bando Shuka holding umbrella, 36 x 25 cm, 1863?, woodblock print; ink and colour on paper

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