Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786 - 1864
Beauties, from the triptych Hanamurasaki and the Visage of Genji
“Ni”: Actor Ichikawa Ichizō III as Takebayashi Tadashichi Takashige, from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai
Chatper 5 Youngn Murasaki, from the series Lady Murasaki’s Genji Cards
Actors Bandō Takesaburō I as Fuyuirō’s Younger Sister Teriha, Arashi Rikan III as Fisherman Namiroku, actually Muraoka Shinpei, and Bandō Shūka I as Namiroku’s Wife Koiso
Actor Bandō Hikosanburo V as Yumeba no Oiwa
The Sumo Wrestler Akashi Sharōgorō
No. 8 Actors Kataoka Gadō II as Fujiya Izaemon and Bandō Mitsugorō IV as Yoshidaya Kichizaemon, from the series Past and Present, Both Sides of the Leaf
Actor Bandō Mitsugorō III as Chūbei
No. 1 Sawamura Shozan as Krigane Bunchichi
Gonin Otoku was a gang of outlaws executed in 1702. Eventually the characters ceased to be villains and were transformed into feisty folk heroes who stood up to wicked Samurai. […]