Miscellaneous prints of acrobats, top spinners, magicians, and puppeteers,

Part II

	Text: 太夫元 蘭杭わたり　浪花亀佶 上のり 卯之助 Description: Acrobatics by Naniwa Kamekichi Unosuke Performing Uwanori Date: 1842 Publisher:
	Text: Performance at the West Ryogoku Hirokoji (西両国広小路において興行仕候) On top 7-year-old Naniwa Kamekichi, ashigei (foot juggler) 9-year-old Naniwa Matsunosuke, and kyokumochi (foot acrobat) 12-year-old Naniwa Mayoshi (七歳上乗浪花亀吉 九歳曲持浪花松之助 十二歳足芸浪花馬吉) Date: c. 1832 Publisher: I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
	Title: Song of Immense Physical Strength (Dairiki kyokumochi, 大力曲持) Text: Power balancing acrobatics at Asakusa, Okuyama (浅草奥山) Date: 1847-1848 (censors Hama and Kinugasa) Publisher: Kazusa-ya Iwazô I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. ,
	Description: 7-year-old Naniwa Kamekichi (七歳上乗浪花亀吉), 9-year-old Naniwa Matsunosuke (九歳曲持浪花松之助), and 12-year-old Naniwa Mayoshi (十二歳足芸浪花馬吉) performing acrobatics Date: c. 1832 Publisher: Mori-ya Jihei
	Text: Yanagawa Bungo no Daijo, Asakusa Okuyama ni oite kôgyô tsukawashi-sôrô. Kohada Koheji seiro nuke, Kokon murui Ooatari (柳川豊後大掾 浅草奥山ニ於テ興行仕候, 小はだ小平次せいろうぬけ, 古今無類大當り〳〵) Description: Date: Publisher: I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
	Text: Kokon murui oorii ooatari, Nidaime Yanagawa Ichosai, Asakusa Okuyama nioite kôgyô tsukawashi-sôrô (古今無類大入大当り, 二代目柳川一蝶斎, 浅草奥山ニテ興行仕候) Description: Date: 1846-1852 Publisher: Murata-ya Ichibei I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
	Text: Acrobat Naniwa Kamekichi Doing a Ladder Trick on Poles (Rangui no ue hashigo no kyokumochi), with Unosuke Performing Uwanori and the Little Girl (Shôjo) Ko-tsuru Performing the Cloth-Bleaching Act (Nunosarashiwake, 蘭杭の上はしごの曲持 太夫元 浪花亀佶 上のり 卯之助, ぬのさらしわけ 少女 小つる Description: Acrobatics by Naniwa Kamekichi, Unosuke, and the little girl Date: 1842 Publisher:
	Title: The Ken Game of the Three Spinning Tops of Takezawa Baishô and Takezawa Tôji (Takezawa Baishô Tôji sankyoku ken, 竹沢　梅升　藤治　三曲拳) Description: Date: 1849 (censors Kinugasa and Yoshimura) Publisher: Hayashi-ya Shôgorô Linhart: Not listed NOTE: Takezawa Baishô and Takezawa Tôji were entertainers who performed with spinning tops.
	Text: The Best Spinning Top Tricks by Takezawa Toji (一流曲独楽　竹沢藤次) 　　 Description: Takezawa Toji (竹澤 藤次) with spinning tops Date: c. 1843 Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei
	Title: Hakata Kochô (博多小蝶) Description: Hakata Kochô spinning tops on a maple branch Date: 1846-1852 Publisher: Wakasa-ya Yoichi Text: 姿貌嬋娟 として玉をあざむき　笑顔をつくる愛嬌にハ衆人の 魂をひさぐ もつとも美麗 なる已 ならず 曲の獨楽に妙を得て 其名一時に高く　初日より引もきらず 看人 は大入の山をなす 近世 るいなき一流の祖にして このぬしのいさほ莫大といふべし 東都作者立亭京楽戯題
	Text: 御なじみ竹澤藤治改梅升　御みやけ今昔新工風仕候／両国広小路ニ於相勤申候 Description: Takezawa Toji performing with spinning tops Date: Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei NOTE: Kuniyoshi’s signature appears in the right upper corner, but it is written atypically as國よし. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
	Text: Description: Takezawa Toji (竹澤藤治) performing with spinning tops Date: 1844-1845 (censor Tanaka) Publisher: Daikoku-ya Heikichi NOTE: This print is about 10 by 7 inches (25 by 18 centimeters), a size known as chûban. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
	Text: Description: Takezawa Toji (竹澤藤治) performing with spinning tops Date: 1843-1846 (censor Yoshimura Gentarô) Publisher: Murata-ya Ichibei (seal name Muraichi, 村市) I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
	Title: Masukagami Katsuyo (増鏡勝代) Description: Masukagami Katsuyo and two children performing a balancing act Date: 2^nd month of 1855 Publisher: Ki-ya Sôjirô I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
	Title: 流曲独楽 竹沢藤次 Description: Fuji Takezawa performing spinning tricks Date: 1842-1846 (censor Murata Sahei) Publisher:
Series: Untitled Robinson: Not listed Title: None Description: Takezawa Toji at the Inari Shrine creating visions of the head of Kasane, ghost of Oiwa, and Okiku with tops Date: c. 1843 (censor Muramatsu Genroku) Publisher: Gusoko-ya Kahei
Series: Untitled Robinson: Not listed Title: None Description: A spinning-top performance by Takezawa Baisho Date: c. 1843 Publisher: Gusoko-ya Kahei
Series: Untitled Robinson: Not listed Title: None Description: A magical spinning-top performance with nine-tailed fox crossing three countries Date: c. 1843 (censor Muramatsu Genroku) Publisher: Gusoko-ya Kahei
I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this alternate state of the above design.
Series: Children Playing (Kodomo asobi no uchi, 子供あそびの内) Robinson: 114 Title: Logrolling (Kakunori) Size: About 10 by 14 inches (25 by 36 centimeters), a size known as ôban Description: Children performing various balancing stunts Date: c. 1839 Publisher: Ise-ya Rihei
Title: Spinning Top Performances at Famous Places in Various Provinces for the 12 Months (諸国名所十二ヶ月独楽) Other text: Takezawa Tôji succeeding to the name of Takezawa Baishô Date: 1849 (censors Kinugasa and Yoshimura) Publisher:
Title: Description: Acrobats balancing fans Date: c. 1847-1848 Publisher: Ebisu-ya Shôshichi
Title: The Street Performers Assembled to Wish a Happy New Year Description: Date: c. 1839 Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei
Title: None Description: Theater of the juggler Yanagawa Icchôsai at Okuyama in Asakusa Date: 1847-1850 (censors Mera and Murata) Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke
Title: Crowds at the Horse Riding Stunts at Ryogôku (Ryôgoku daikyokuba no nigiwai, 両ごく大 馬の) Description: Date: c. 1850-1852 Publisher: Sumiyoshi-ya Masagorô
Description: A spinning-top performance by Takezawa Toji (竹澤 藤次) Date: c. 1944 Publisher: Ise-ya Soemon
Text: In the year of the monkey, people come to see the monkey’s kyôgen performance. It’s livelier than ever. (Sarutoshi ha saru no kyôgen mi ni kozaru hito ha ko zo yori masaru nigiwai hi, 申としに申の狂言見にこざる 人ハこぞよりまさる賑ひ) Description: Dog and monkey acrobatics at Asakusa Okuyama Date: 1846-1848 (censors Muramatsu and Yoshimura) Publisher: Nishimura-ya Yohachi NOTE: Kôgen (狂言) is a type of traditional Japanese comic theater. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
Title: 浪花模様花曲持　太夫瀧川鯉之助・瀧川宇の助・瀧川鯉吉 西両国広小路に於て興行仕候 Description: Banzuke (program) for an exhibition of acrobatics at Hirokoji, Nishi Ryôgoku Date: 1846 Publisher: I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.

“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).

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