Comic and miscellaneous
individual prints
Part I
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These prints are not part of series or polyptychs. Unless otherwise noted, they are each about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters, a size known as ôban. |
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Title: Utsushi-e, Japanese Phantasmagoria in Full Color by Toraku (Goku-zaishiki utsushi-e, Toraku) Date: c. 1827-1830 Publisher: NOTE: An utsushi (写し絵) is a
traditional Japanese magic lantern show |
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Title: Ghost of
Kasane (Kasane no boukon,
かさねのぼうこん) Date: 1847-1850
(censors Mera and Murata) Publisher: Minato-ya
Kohei NOTE: The ghost’s
face is made up of body parts and tools. |
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Title: Drunken
Otafuku (Sakazuki o uketa Otafuku,
盃を受けたお多福) Date: 1849-1851
(censors Fuku and Muramatsu) Publisher: Horimasa NOTE: Otafuku is a
homely, cheery faced legendary figure who is associated with happiness. |
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I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this
alternate state of the above design. |
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Title: Ofuku Fukuemon Ukeni-hairu Takarayama Mitsuru
(おふく福右衛門 有卦入宝山満) Date: 2nd
month of 1849 (censors Fuku and Muramatsu) Publisher: Hayashi-ya Shôgorô I am grateful to Yasuhiro Endo for this image. |
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Title: Humorous
Portrayal of the Six Immortal Poets (Giga
rokkasen) Description: The six
immortal poets—Ariwara no Narihira,
Sôjô Henjô, Kisen Hôshi, Ôtomo no Kuronushi,
Bunya no Yasuhide and Ono no Komachi—watching a
puppet play Date: Eighth month
of 1858 Publisher: Koga-ya Katsugorô |
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Title: Urashima’s
Mask Box at the Crossing (Tsuji urashima ataru menbako) Description: Masks
resembling the following actors emerging from the Urashima’s box:
Date: 1847-1850
(censors Mera and Murata) Publisher: Tsu (phonetic
reading of ツ)
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Title: Dôke ken nan de mo Description: Conversation
among a tiger, a toad and a fox from a parody of “Anything Goes” Date: 3rd
month of 1847 Publisher: Ebi-iya Rinnosuke |
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This is another state of the above print. |
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Title: Shinsaku tsukutsuku
ken Description: Ushiwaka Maru and the tengu Date: 9th
month of 1847 Publisher: Iba-ya Kyûbe |
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Title: Ataru ken kurabe Description: Three male
dancers Date: 3rd
month of 1847 Publisher: Nomura-ya Tokubei I am grateful to Ward Pieters for locating this image |
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Title: The Cat’s
Mysterious Technique (Neko no myôjutsu, 猫之妙術) Date: 1847-1850
(censors Mera and Murata) Publisher: Tama-ya Sôsuke |
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Title: Explanation of
the Old Cat’s Mysterious Technique (Ko neko myôjutsu-setsu, 古猫妙術説) Date: c. 1847-1850 Publisher: Tama-ya Sôsuke |
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Title: Celebration
to Honor the 85-year-old Man Who was the First to Cross the New Ryôgoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital (Tôto Ryôgoku bashi hachijûgosai no okina watarisome iwaien no zu, 東都両国橋八十五歳之翁渡初祝宴図) Date: 12th
month of 1855 Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei NOTE: The kanji on the scroll is kotobuki (寿), meaning longevity. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for
information about this print. |
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Title: In the Year
of the Earth Horse, on the 8th Day of the 5th Month,
People Born in Earth and Water Signs Enter a Lucky Cycle (Tsuchinoe
uma no toshi gogatsu yôka dosuisei no hito uke ni iru, 戊午歳五月八日 土水性の人うけに入) Date: 4th
month of 1858 Publisher: Ki-ya Sôjirô |
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I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this
alternate state of the above design with a red border on top and lacking
Kuniyoshi’s kiri seal. |
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The first edition of this design (above) bears an oval date seal
for the 4th month of 1858.
The image to the left is from a later printing with a censor’s seal
for the 7th month of 1861. The
red cartouche reads year of the rooster (酉年八月五日) on this 1861
printing.
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Title: Entering the
Lucky Period, the 8th Day of the 5th Month of the Year
of the Horse (午五月八日うけに入人のとし 水性土性) Description: Mount Fuji, Fukurokuju with his large head, the Wisteria Maid, an
owl, Fukusuke, a sparrow, and Fukujo Date: 2nd
month of 1858 Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei NOTE: This print is an uke-e, a print depicting
auspicious subjects. I am grateful to
Robert Pryor for information about this print. |
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I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this
simplified state of the above design. |
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Title: Fashionable
Cats Performing Mime (Ryûkô neko no omoire, 流行猫のおもり入) Description: Heads of cats
framed by cat collars with bells Date: c. 1841-1842 Publisher: NOTE: The cats,
with their kimono, are identifiable
caricatures of these kabuki actors:
I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this
image. |
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Title: Paper Dolls’
Dance Hoping for Fine Weather (Teru teru bôzu ohiyori odori, てるてる坊主おひよりおどり) Description: Dancing paper
dolls Date: 1849 (censors
Yoshimura and Kinugasa) Publisher: Note: Teru teru bôzu are paper dolls hung outside to wish for good
weather. Inscriptions on the dolls
include てる (teru shine) and てり teri sunny). I am
grateful to Robert Pryor for information about this print. |
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Title: Mitate
of the 12 Zodiac Signs (見立十二支) Description: Man with dog,
having the 12 zodiac signs hidden in the text and picture Date: 1846-1852 Publisher: Kyô (phonetic reading of 京) I am grateful to Robert
Pryor for the image. |
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Title: New Edition
Falconry Sugoroku (Shinban
takano sugoroku, 新板鷹野雙六) Description: A seated
falconer with Mt. Fuji in background Size: 47 x 36 cm Date: c. 1820s Publisher: NOTE: This image is on the packaging of a sugoroku board by Sadatora. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for the image. |
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Title: Journey to
Kamakura, Enoshima, and Ôyama Sugoroku,
Selected by Ryûtei Tanehiko,
Illustrated by the Former Hokusai (鎌倉 江ノ嶋 大山 新板往来雙六, 柳亭種彦撰, 前北齋為一圖) Description: Size: 26 x 21 cm Date: c. early
1830s Publisher: NOTE: This image is on the packaging of a sugoroku board by Hokusai. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for the image. |
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Title: Ryukatei Tanekazu, Eight Dog
Heroes Sugoroku (Ryukatei
Tanekazu, Hakkenden Eiyu Sugoroku; 柳下亭種員, 八犬傳英勇雙六) Description: Size: Chûban Date: 1849-1851
(censors Fuku and Muramatsu) Publisher: NOTE: This image is on the packaging of a sugoroku board.
I am grateful to Robert Pryor
for the image. |
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