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Toyohara Kunichika, The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Sano Genraemon on horseback, 1865
Utagawa Toyokuni, The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Shiradayu, 1805-1815
Utagawa Toyokuni, The actor Matsumoto Koshiro as a nobleman holding a sword, 1810-1820
Utagawa Kunisada, The actor Iwai Kumesaburo as the geisha Koman in a boat, 1825-1830
Utagawa Kunisada, The actor Ichikawa Ebizo V as Otomo no Kuronushi, 1849-1851
Utagawa Sadafusa, The actor Ichikawa Danzo V as Hokaibo, 1830-1835
Utagawa Kunisada, The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as the palanquin bearer Nanyohei (or Minami Yohei), 1853
Utagawa Kunisada, The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Soga no Goro Tokimune standing on the gate of the Koraiji Temple, 19th century
Unsigned, The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Soga no Goro, 1875-1885
Utagawa Kunikane, The actor Bando Mitsugoro III as the sushi chef Yasuke, 1815-1825