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last updated: 02/03/14
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I started the Kunisada-project with collecting half-length actor portraits from the year 1852 which is marked by an enormous output of half-length actor portraits. S.Izaard mentioned that about 300 to 400 portraits have been published in this year. Now I can suppose 700 up to 800 half-length actor portraits have been designed from which I have about 580 in my catalogue. You will find these and other prints from 1852 on this site.

 

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Kunisada - genji series from 1851/53


 

Faithful depictions of the figure of the shining prince
Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e [其姿紫の写絵]

1848
1852

55

54

N3,09/99

14

Kunisada - Restaurant series from 1852/53

 

Famous restaurants from the eastern capital
Tōto kōmei kaiseki tsukushi
series with Hiroshige

1852
1853

50?

50

N10,09/99

11

Kunisada - actor series - Scenic places in Edo

 

Scenic places in Edo/Views of famous places in Edo
Edo meisho zue

1852

35?

19

N26,12/99

139

  

Comparisons of the five elements
Nazorae gogyo zukushi no unchi

1852

10

10

L1,p48

66

  

An imaginery thirty-six poets
Mitate Sanjurokkai-sen no uchi

1852

36

36

L40,p175

6


 

Of the twelve months
Junikagetsu no uchi

1852

12

12

N18,12/99

138

  

The 53 stations of the Tokaido highway (Diptych !?)
Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi

1852

219
?

102

L1,p55

1

 

The 53 stations of the Tokaido highway (single sheets!?)
Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi
1852 55? 56 L69 315

  

Mitate sanpukutsui
Mitate sanpukutsui

1852

3

3

print

155

 

Enumeration of Japan's glory
Kunizukushi Yamato meiyo

1852
1853

?

66

N16,05/00

165

 

The 54 chapters of Edo Purple
Edo Murasaki gojūyon jō [江戸紫五十四帖]
insets/backgrounds signed by students of Kunisada

1852

54?

25

N39,11/00

164

 

Modern comparisons with Genji in colour prints
Ima Genji nishiki-e awase

1852
1854

55?

54

N2,05/00

183

  

The eight scenic views of lake Biwa
Omi hakkei no Uchi

1852

16?

5

N5,05/00

182

 

Intermediate stations of the Tokaido highway
Tokaido ... aida

1852
1853

54?

37

L1,p55

3

 

Eighteen selected scenes/ The 18 plays by the Ichikawa-clan
Juhachiban no Uchi

1852

18

18

N16,05/00

166

 

Sixty and odd provinces of great Japan
Oyama rokuju yoshu

1852

60?

10

N20,10/99

101


 

The 69 stations of the Kisokaido
Kiso rokujuku eki

* this series includes 71 half-length actor portraits and 1 title page with text

1852

71
+1*

71
+1

L63

2

 

Chushingura
Chushingura (name of act)

1852

33?

17

N1,07/00

228

 

Square pictures in old and new style
Kodai Imajo Shikishi Katsu
series with Kiyomitsu

1852

5

5

N39,08/00

241

 

Comparisons of the 12 months of the year
Mitate Juni-kagetsu no uchi
series with floral insets signed by pupils of Kunisada

1852

12

8

N3,12/99

242

 

jap. title: Hana kurabe tenarai kagami no uchi

1852

?

11

N36,08/99

243

 

A calendar of hit comparisons with picture play,
(1st part)

Asobu e atari awase hinoto

1852

14

14

N3,12/99

68

 

Illustrations from the Tale of Genji
?

1852

55?

30

N5,10/00

253

 

Comparison of "flower" customs
Fuzoku hana kurabe

1852

?

3

N1,10/00

257


 

Untitled set of popular Kabuki plays (horizontal chuban)

1852

?

1

L66,p10

281

 

Series of memorial prints of Nakamura Utaemon IV 1852 ? 9 N73,05/01 303

 

different half-length actor portraits
no series/unidentified series
1852 ? 80
(108)
   

 

different prints from kabuki plays 1852 ? 109    

 

different triptychs from kabuki plays 1852 ? 104    

 

A comparison of Murasaki’s figures in Edo
Edomurasaki sugata kurabe
1852
1856
? 7 N2,12/01 351

 

untitled set of half-length actors in lantern 1852 ? 2 N86,03/02 378

 

Keigoto (“Scenic things“, a Kamigata word for kabuki and bunraku dances)
Keigoto [景事]
1852 ? 5 N22,03/02 381

 

untitled set of "Gonin Otokodate" from the play "Koi (goro mo) Karigane zome" 1852 5 5 N86,04/02 415

 

unknown title: half-length actor (woman) in front of flowers 1852 ? 2 N82,08/02 464

 

Seven Flourishing Actors on Paper Lanterns in the Evening Cool 1852 7 7 N86,10/02 477

 

unknown title: half-length actor, neutral background, "smily" cartouche 1852 ? 2 N86,10/02 478

 

unknown title: six okubi-e 1852 ? 1 N97,10/02 479

 

Humorous Genji picture / A comparison of light-purple Genji pictures
Wakamurasaki Genji-e awase
1852 ? 7 N97,10/02 476

 

Voice of [title of print]
[….] no koe
1852
1854
? 20 N97,11/02 482

 

jap. title: Eitaibashi yorinan ichiran 1852 5 5 N97,11/02 475

 

some Sumo wrestler prints 1852 ? 6    

 

untitled set of Sumo wrestlers 1852 ? 7 N82,04/03 555

 

untitled set of 5 tanzaku of actors 1852 ? 3 L90,p70 684

 

Kagamiyama (Women´s Chushingura)
Kagamiyama
1852 ? 2 N1,01/05 811

 

unknown: bijin triptych outsite 1852 ? 3 N1,04/05 826

 

The twelve zodiac signs
Junishi no uchi
1852 12 8 N1,05/05 832
 

 

untitled: half-length actor under blossoming cherry tree 1852 5 5 N107,08/05 871

 

History of the eight swordsmen of the Satomi
Satomi Hakkenden
1852 ? 2 N120,07/06 969

 

The 53 stations of the Tokaido (game cards)
Tokaido gojusan tsugi
1852 ? 2 N121,08/06 982
 

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The Popular Fashion of Checks
Ryuko Ichimatsu Konomi
1852 ? 1 N10,01/10 1088

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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) prints and series from 1852