Crazy Thoughts from Takezawa Toji’s Imagination

(Toji ryûkô omohi no Takezawa, 藤次流行思ひの竹沢)

Publisher: Sakurai Yasubei

c. 1843

Takezawa Toji (竹澤 藤次) was an entertainer who was especially known for his stunts with spinning tops. This series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints in this series are each about 10 by 7 inches (25 by 18 centimeters), a size known as chûban. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for assisting with this series.

	Title: Daikoku Spinning His Hammer (Daikoku no tsuchi mawashi, 大黒のつちまハし) Description: Daikoku spinning his hammer Signature: Chô-ô-rô Kuniyoshi ga (朝櫻楼 國芳 画)
	Title: Plate Spinning (Sara mawashi, さらまわし) Description: Spinning a plate on a long stick Signature: Chô-ô-rô Kuniyoshi ga (朝櫻楼 國芳 画)
	Title: Millstone Spinning (Ishiusu mawashi, 石うすまハし) Description: Boy spinning a millstone Signature: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi giga ga (一勇斎 國芳 戯 画) “Giga” means comic print
No image available	Title: Straightening a Bent Axle (Shinbô no magari o tatakinaosu, しんぼうのまがりをたたきなおす) Description: Signature:

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