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  • Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Danshichi Kurōbei having just disposed of the corpse of his victim down a well; the character is about to escape by joining a passing festival procession. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1855.
  • Actors in role: the sculptor Hidari Jingoro offering a cup of sake to a doll that has come to life and stepped out of its box. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1856.
  • Actor Ichikawa Kodanji (?) in a loin-cloth, his body covered with sword scars, is seated at a meal. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1857.
  • Interior of a Kabuki theatre while a performance is in progress. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858.
  • An unidentified actor as Hayano Gampei in the poor house, tying on his sash (obi). Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1859.
  • Two unidentified actors as a pair of lovers in a pose suggesting an erotic encounter; a panoramic view of Fuji from Mukōjima Akiba in the background. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.
  • A woman trying on a new pair of sandals and an inset view of Edo. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1857.
  • Actor as Oniazami Seikichi struggling with an assailant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1859/1860.
  • A kneeling woman in a broad straw hat, holding a pipe; a shamisen rests against the reed fence to the right; the view behind is a view of Fuji from Mukōjima. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.
  • An actor in the role of Asa Kura Tōgo, clutching a pillar supporting a porch and looking up. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1861.
  • A female role actor with a scene of modern dress Genji behind. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1852.
  • Actors in role: a young lover/rebel Shirai Gompachi reading a love letter while being led along by a courtesan's child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1856.