Alphabetical List of Kuniyoshi’s Print Series,

G -K

Japanese Name

English Name

Description

Date

Robinson

1961*

Robinson

1982

Gama-tehon hyôkingura

Treasury of humor modeled by toads

The Chûshingura performed by toads (horizontal chûban)

c. 1847-48

85

 

Gempei seisuiki

History of the ups and downs of the Minamoto and Taira

Battle scenes (triptychs)

c. 1834

34

S18

Genji kumo ukiyoe awase

Ukiyo-e comparisons for the cloudy chapters of ‘Genji’

Historical and dramatic

c. 1845

36

S45

Gishi chûshin kagami

Mirror of the faithful samurai and loyal retainers

The forty-seven rônin

1848

82

S59

Gishi no seichû Yoshi ga tawamure

Kuniyoshi’s Parody on the Samurai’s Loyalty

horizontal chûban

1847-1852

 

 

Gishi shinzô

True portraits of the faithful samurai

The forty-seven rônin

1853

75

S80

Giyû Hakkenden

The loyal heroes of Bakin’s “Hakkenden

Theatrical (large heads)

1850

162

 

Go sekku

The five festivals

Women

c. 1843

86

 

Go sekku no uchi

The five festivals

Groups of actors

1849

125

 

Go sekku no uchi

The five festivals

Women

c. 1840

133

 

Go sekku no uchi

The five festivals

Women (triptychs)

c. 1845

166

 

Go shôgun mitate gonin otoko

Five chivalrous commoners likened to the five generals

Actors

1843

 

 

Gochûmon on-atsurae zome

Fabrics dyed to order

Actors

1846

 

 

Gôketsu hakkei

Heroes for the eight views

Heroes

1847-8

66

S52

Hachi gyô onna no uchi

Women for the eight dispositions

Women

c. 1843

93

 

Haishi Suikoden

People’s history of the Suikoden

Suikoden book series, some volumes titled Kokuji Suikoden (Suikoden for of our country)

Haiyû kodakara awase

Actors with precious children

Adult actors with children

c. 1842

 

 

Haku mensô kabe no mudagaki

Laughing white faces scribbled on a wall

Theatrical caricatures

c. 1848

182

 

Hana awase tosei bijin awase

A collection of flowers―beautiful women compared

Women

c. 1830s

 

 

Hana-goyomi

Calendar of Flowers

Sexually explicit pictures (shunga)

1835

 

 

Hana no Edokko zoroi mitate gonin otoko

The flowers of Edo likened to the five otokodate

Actors

c. 1832

 

 

Hana no sakari

Flowers in full bloom

Fan prints of women

1856

 

 

Harimaze Jôruri kagami

A Harimaze Mirror of Jôruri Plays

Harimaze

1854

 

 

Hayari okonomi no sakazuki

Fashionable sake cups

Actors painted inside sake cups

c. 1851

 

 

Hayatake Torakichi

Hayatake Torakichi (name of acrobat)

Acrobatic feats of Hayatake Torakichi

1857

214

 

He no yôna dôke he-zukushi

Likenesses of the fart in a series of comic farts

Comic and slightly vulgar

c. 1845

189

 

Hizakurige go--san eki

The fifty-three stations on shank’s mare

Comic illustrations (diptychs & triptychs)

1854

204

 

Hodo Yoshitsune koi no Minamoto ichidai kagami

Biography of Yoshitsune

Historic scenes

1848-53

64

S65

Hodomoyoshi toki-ni Ôtsu-e

Hodomoyoshi’s fashionable Ôtsu pictures

Dramatic characters

c. 1845-6

165

S43

Honchô bunyû hyaku-nin isshu

A hundred poets from the literary heroes of our country

Heroes (chûban)

c.1842-3

31

S22

Honchô buyû kagami

Mirror of our country’s military elegance

Heroes

c. 1845

43

S32

Honchô keishoku bijin zue

Our country’s scenery illustrated by beautiful women

Women

c. 1830

88

 

Honchô kendô ryaku den

Abridged stories of our country’s swordsmanship

Dramatic characters

c. 1845-46

33

S37

Honchô kômei kagami

Mirror of famous names of our country

Heroes

1855

 

S87a

Honchô musha kagami

Mirror of warriors of our country

Heroes

1855

74

S87

Honchô nijûshi-kô

Twenty-four paragons of filial piety of our country

Heroes and heroines (chûban)

c. 1842-3

28

S23

Honchô Suikoden goyû happyaku-nin no hitori

Eight hundred heroes of our country’s Suikoden, one by one

Japanese heroes (ôban)

1830-45

5

S4

Honchô taoyame soroi

Set of delicate ladies of our country

Historical women and girls

c. 1845

39

S33

Honchô eiyû kagami

Mirror of the heroes of our country

Heroes

1858

70

S92

Hôzuki zukushi

A collection of winter cherries

Comic horizontal chûban

c. 1840-1842

 

 

Hyaku iro-banashi

A hundred pleasant stories

Illustrations of comic anecdotes

1849-1851

202

 

Hyaku-nin isshu

The hundred poets

Poets

c. 1840-1842

32

S19

Hyakushoku menso

One hundred shades of facial expressions

Comic harimaze

1842-1843

 

 

Ichiryû kyoku dokuraku

Happiness in one style of entertainment

This appears to be a misreading of Ichiryû kyokugoma Takezawa Toji

Ichiryû kyokugoma Takezawa Toji

Premier spinning top tricks by Takezawa Toji

The top-spinner Takezawa Toji

c. 1843

208

 

Imayô aki no nanakusa

Modem seven autumn plants

Women

c. 1850

164

 

Imayô gakumen awase

A collection of pictures in modern style

Women with inset of warrior (fan print)

1853

 

 

Imayô go-sei

Modern five qualities

Women

c. 1833

89

 

Imayô goshiki awase

Comparison of five modern colors

Women (fan print)

1849-1853

 

 

Imayô hyaku-nin shu

A hundred modern men

Heads of actors in character

1850

217

 

Imayô kiku-zoroi

Series of modern chrysanthemum varieties

Women

1845

128

 

Imayô nana Komachi

Modem seven Komachi

Theatrical

1851

161

 

Imayô rokkasen

Six summer selections in modern style

Women’s heads (fan prints)

1853

 

 

Imayô shichifukujin

A modern seven gods of good fortune

Fan prints of women with children

 

 

 

Imayô tofu shisen

The modern measure of women’s desire for money

Women (views inset)

c. 1840

84

 

Jikken onna ôgi

Ten wise women’s fans

Women of history and legend (chûban)

c. 1843

220

S25

Jimbutsu kami kuzu kago

Characters from the waste-paper basket

Rough sketches of dramatic groups

c. 1848

199

 

Jinshin megane no mitôshi

Glasses for inspecting the human heart

Women

c. 1845

152

 

Jisei kwachôfûgetsu

Fashionable quartet of flower, bird, wind and moon

Women (triptychs)

c. 1848

147

 

Jitsu go-kyô kyôgwa dôgaku

Genuine instruction for children in mad pictures

Comic horizontal chûban

c. 1840

118

 

Jôruri rokkasen no uchi

Six select jôruri

Theatrical

1848

 

 

Jû-ni dan shoku Kanadehon Chôchingura

The twelve acts of the lantern Chûshingura

Heads & inset figures composed of lanterns

1852

218

 

Jû-ni gwatsu wa ko kami

Japanese divinities compared with the twelve months

Divinities

c. 1840

110

 

Jûni tsuki no uchi

The twelve months

Women

c. 1831

 

 

Jûroku Musashi- Benkei

Sixteen [stories of] Musashi- Benkei

The hero Benkei

c. 1848-50

 

S68

Kaidan hyakki yagyô

Ghost stories: Night procession of the hundred demons

Bawdy parody of demons (koban)

c. 1836

 

 

Kaiun shusse kohon Shichi-fukujin

Fortunate debut of the seven gods of good luck

“Puzzle pictures”

c. 1844

183

 

Kaminari zukushi

An assortment of thunder gods

Comic chûban series

c. 1840-1842

 

 

Kanadehon Chûshingura

Scenes from the Chûshingura drama

Theatrical

1847

169

 

Kanadehon Chûshingura

The drama of the Chûshingura

Illustrations of the twelve acts

1854-5

69

S86

Kataki-uchi chûkô den

Stories of dutifulness and loyalty in revenge

Heroes of revenge stories

c. 1847-8

45

S53

Kawanakajima hyaku yûshô sen

A hundred generals, brave in battle, at Kawanakajima

Large heads

c. 1845

186

S34

Keishi kodomo akindo

Kyôto children as tradesmen

Children

c. 1840

138

 

Kenjo hakkei

Virtuous women for the eight views

Heroines (chûtanzakuban)

c. 1842-3

20

S21

Kenjo reppuden

Stories of wise women and faithful wives

Heroines

c. 1841-2

21

S20

Kenyû fujo kagami

Mirror of women of wisdom and courage

Large women’s heads

c. 1843

92

S29

Kingyo tsukushi

A set of goldfish

Comic chûban series

1839-42

 

 

Kinjû zue

Birds and animals illustrated

Animals in kano style

1837

38

 

Kintarô zukushi

Set of Kintarô

Legendary child

c. 1840

 

S12

Kisokaidô rokujûku tsugi

The sixty-nine post stations of the Kisokaidô Road

Historical and dramatic scenes

1852-3

57

S74

Kodomo asobi

Children’s games

Children

c. 1842

146

 

Kodomo asobi go-gyô

Children’s games for the five elements

Children

1840

65

 

Kodomo asobi gosekku no uchi

Children’s games of the five festivals

Children

1842-1846

 

 

Kodomo asobi naga-uta zukushi

Series of popular songs on children’s games

Children

c. 1840

109

 

Kodomo asobi no uchi

Children’s games

Children

c. 1836

114

 

Kodomo asobi no uchi

Children at play

Children

c. 1844

 

 

Kodomo asobi odori zukushi

Children at play, a collection of dances

Children

c. 1840-1842

 

 

Kodomo asobi shouchikubai

Pine, bamboo and plum in children's games

Children

c. 1844-46

 

Kodomo odori

Children’s dances

Children as historical characters

c. 1841

123

 

Kodomo odori zukushi

A collection of children’s dances

Children in guise of kabuki actors

c. 1840

 

 

Kodomo odori zukushi

A collection of children's dances

Children dancing

1847-1848

 

 

Kodomo shorei shitsuke-gata

The children’s instructor in etiquette

Children

c. 1840

136

 

Kodomo shogei shitsuke kata

The children’s instructor of accomplishment

Fan prints of women with children

1842

 

 

Kokon en jo ryakuden

Abridged stories of charming women, old and new

Fan prints of women

1842-1846

 

S95e

Kokon honchô meijo hyaku den

A hundred ancient and modem stories of the famous women of our country

Heroines

c. 1843

18

S30

Kokuji Suikoden

Suikoden for our country

Suikoden book series, some volumes titled Haishi Suikoden (People’s history of the Suikoden)

Koma kurabe shôgi no tawamure

Comic comparisons of the koma pieces in the game of shôgi

Comic figures formed of koma pieces (chûban)

c. 1840

188

 

Kôsô go-ichidai ryaku zu

Illustrated abridged biography of Kôsô

Scenes from the life of this Buddhist priest

c. 1835-36

11

S6

Kôsô Nichiren Dai-bosatsu

Kôsô Nichiren the great bodhisattva

Women

c. 1836

135

 

Kôto nishiki imayô kuni-zukushi

Modern style set of the provinces in Edo brocade

Theatrical and dramatic

1852

171

 

Koto no soka zukushi

Series of poems set to the koto

Women

c. 1840

97

 

Kôyetsu yûshô den

Stories of courageous generals of the provinces of Kai and Echizen

Leaders in Kawanakajima campaign

c. 1848-49

49

S63

Kôyô nijûshi shô no hitori

Twenty-four generals of Eastern Kai Province, one by one

Leaders of the Takeda (Kai)

1853

62

S82

Kuniyoshi moyô shôfuda tsuketari genkin otoko

Men of ready money with true labels attached, Kuniyoshi fashion

Dramatic characters

c. 1845

153

S40

Kyôga Suikoden gôketsu ippyaku hachinin

Caricatures of the 108 Heroes of the popular Suikoden

Suikoden heroes in humorous situations

c. 1830

 

 

Kyôgwa e-tehon

Illustrated examples of mad sketches

Comic figures and groups

1859

222

 

Kyôka zukushi

A collection of humorous short poems

Comic prints (chûtanzakuban)

c. 1842

 

 

Kyôkaku giyû den

Stories of chivalrous persons of loyalty and courage

Dramatic characters

1851

184

S70

Kyôkun zenaku kozô zoroe

Moral guidelines for good and naughty apprentices

Comic horizontal chûban

1857

 

 

Kyoku zukushi

A collection of humorous short poems

Comic prints (chûtanzakuban)

c. 1842

 

 

Kyokuteiseicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi

The one and only eight dog history of old Kyokutei, best of refined authors

The heroes of the ‘Hakkenden

c. 1833

25

S5

 

* “Robinson 1961” indicates listing in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).

 

‡ “Robinson 1982” indicates listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its privately published supplement.

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