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A

15 SERIES

Titles beginning with A

12/1884 · Keyes 465.01–465.05

A Broadcast of the Miracles of Kotohira

Kotohira reigen koho

金刀比罹霊験広報

4/1878 – 8/1878 · Keyes 405.01–405.08

A Chronicle of Events at Kagoshima

Kagoshima meianroku

鹿児島明暗録

3/1877 · Keyes 355.01–355.02

A Chronicle of the Subjugation of Kagoshima in Satsuma Province

Sasshu Kagoshima seitoki no uchi

薩州鹿児島征討記之内

11/1874 · Keyes 292.10–292.30

A Chronology of Strange Events in Modern Times

Kinsei kisetsu nempyo

近世奇説年表

5/10/1885 · Keyes 470.01–470.20

A Comparison of Temperaments

Kigen kurabe

機嫌竸

1881 · Keyes 441.01–441.03

A Mirror of Filial Piety in Japan

Honcho chuko kagami

本朝忠孝鑑

1880 · Keyes 435.01–435.03

A Mirror of Strange Tales of China and Japan

Wakan kidan kagami

和漢奇談鑑

1881 · Keyes 442.01–442.09

A Mirror of the Achievements of Children

Osanadate komei kagami

稚立功名鑑

No. 10. Murakami Hikoshiro Yoshimitsu with banners.

1/23/1878 · Keyes 400.01–400.10

A Mirror of Wise and Benevolent Heroes in Japan

Honcho chijin eiyu kagami

本朝智仁英勇鑑

Snow: Onoe Baikō (Kikugorō V) as Iwakura Sōgen — first state

1890 · Keyes 517.01–517.03

Actors with Snow, Moon and Flowers

Setsugekka no uchi

雪月花之内

1878 · Keyes 409.01–409.07

Allusions to the Seven Stars

Mitate shichiyosei

美立七曜星

No.1. Kinootoko Matsura bending forward. 1st state with rock upper left, 2nd state with rock removed.

10/26/1885 · Keyes 476.01–476.04

An Educational Account of Self-made Men

Kyoiku risshiki

教導立志基

The Incident at Saga. Designed with Toshinao. No. 45.

6/3/1876 · Keyes 336.01–336.12

An Eyewitness Account of Events in the Imperial Restoration

Kokoku issin kembunshi

皇國一新見聞誌 (皇国一新見聞誌)

The Empress at the railway station in Nishikyo.

11/9/1876 · Keyes 340.01–340.6

Annals of the Meiji Period

Meiji shoshi nenkan kiji

明治小史年間紀事

Honda Heihachiro coming to the rescue of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun, during the battle at Magome.

8/1875 · Keyes 319.01–319.10

Annals of the Tokugawa Administration

Tokugawa chiseki nenkan kiji

徳川治績年間紀事

B

08 SERIES

Titles beginning with B

Moon-rise: Bandō Hikosaburō V as Sasahara Hayata

1876–1877 · Keyes 335.01–335.14

Barometer of Emotions

Seiū kandankei

情得感檀形

Cat struck in rice sack / The cat army advances

1859 · Keyes 12.01–12.03

Battle of Cats and Mice

Byōso kassen

猫鼠合戦

1878 · Keyes 406.01–406.07

Beauties and the Seven Flowers

Bijin shichiyoka

美人七陽華

The Owari-ya restaurant at the Kanasugi Bank

1871 · Keyes 274.01–274.19

Beautiful Women and Fancy Dishes in Tokyo

Tōkyō ryōri sukoburu beppin

東亰料理頗別品

1865–1866 · Keyes 147.01–147.36

Biographies of Modern Men

Kinsei kyōgiden

近世侠義伝

1874 · Keyes 289.01–289.23

Biographies of Valiant Drunken Tigers

Keisei suikoden

竸勢醉虎傳

12/1869 · Keyes 259.01–259.04

Biographies of Warriors of Modern Fame

Kinsei kosetsu shiden

近世巷説士伝

Tokugawa Ieyasu examing the head of Katsutoshi at the battle of Osaka Castle.

7/1875 · Keyes 317.01–317.15

Brief Biographies of the Fifteen Rulers of the Tokugawa Clan

Tokugawa jugodai kiryaku

徳川十五代記略

C

07 SERIES

Titles beginning with C

Sawamura Tanosuke III as a Tattooed Fireman

1865 · Keyes 145.01–145.07

A Celebration of Gallantry

Isami no kotobuki

勇の寿

Officer Nozu retrieves the national flag during the battle at the mouth of the Takase River.

3/13/1877 · Keyes 351.01–351.02

Chronicle of the Conquest of Kagoshima

Kagoshima seitoki no uchi

鹿児島征討記之内

1877–1878 · Keyes 370.01–370.20

Collection of Desires

Mitate tai zukushi

見立多以盡

1882 · Keyes 453.01–453.12

Comic Pictures of Acts of the Chūshingura

Image: MAK – Museum of Applied Arts / Johannes Wieninger

Toxic air released by abalone diver in the Dragon Palace

5/1864 · Keyes 109.01–109.02

Comic Pictures of the Floating World

Ukiyo kyoga

浮世狂画

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KEYES 256

2/1869 · Keyes 256.01–256.04

Courageous Warriors of the Takeda Clan

Takedake mushaburui

武田家武者旡類

A giant octopus takes on all comers at the fish market at Nihombashi.

1881 · Keyes 436.01–436.40

Crazy Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo

Tōkyō kaika kyōga meishō

東京開化狂画名所

E

06 SERIES

Titles beginning with E

Ino, the concubine of Seki Tetsunojo, kneeling by a chest.

1880 · Keyes 428.01–428.09 · Archive supplements 428.10–428.12

Eastern Pictures of Remarkable Women

Azumae sugata retsujo kurabe

吾嬬絵姿烈女競

Evening bell at Kotokuji. Men with spears.

1867–1868 · Keyes 200.01–200.08

Eight Views from Fine Tales of Warriors

Bidan musha hakkei

美談武者八景

1/1871 · Keyes 271.01–271.06

Eight Views of Warriors in the Provinces

Shokoku musha hakkei

諸国武者八景

Bando Hikosaburo V in circular frame. Poem signed Shinsui.

5/1862 · Keyes 62.01–62.05

Elegant Portraits of Actors

Fuga wazaoki shinobu

風歌俳優志能婦 (風雅俳優しのふ)

Chang Pei from the state of Yen on horseback

1872–1873 · Keyes 280.01–280.13

Essays by Yoshitoshi

Ikkai Zuihitsu

一魁随筆

Torii Kyoemon (or Yaemon) Katsutaka standing by moat

7/1875 · Keyes 316.10–316.60

Exploits of the Tokugawa Clan

Kaisei gofudoki

魁盛護普動葵

F

07 SERIES

Titles beginning with F

Tomoe Gozen, fighting with Uchida Saburō

1865–1866 · Keyes 149.01–149.11

Famous Fights Between Brave Men

Eimei kumiuchi zoroi

英名組討揃

1863 · Keyes 87.01–88.05

Famous Places of the Tokaido

Tōkaidō meisho no uchi

東海道名所之内

1865 · Keyes 138.01–138.15

Fan Tokaido

Suehiro gojūsan tsugi

末廣五十三次

4/1875 · Keyes 313.01–313.16

Fifteen Generations of the Tokugawa Clan

Taiju jugosei

大樹十五世

A fireman holding the standard (matoi) for district one over his shoulder.

1876 · Keyes 338.01–338.10

Firemen’s Standards of All Great Districts

Kaku daiku matoi kagami

各大區纏鑑

The benevolence of Eriren (Harry Lane?), a 13 year old native of Philadelphia, who saved a train from plunging off the burnt bridge between Baltimore and Susquehanna.

1882 · Keyes 454.01–454.07

Foreign Children and the Confucian Virtues

Spring: View of the plums on the first day of spring at Hara Village in the Ebara District

1883–1884 · Keyes 458.1–458.3

Four Seasons at their Height

Zensei shiki

全盛四季

H

03 SERIES

Titles beginning with H

1866–1867 · Keyes 166.01–166.50

Handsome and Brave Heroes of the Suikoden

Biyū suikoden

美勇水滸伝

Earth. Akashi Gidayu races to Kyoto during the battle of Amagasaki

7/1867 · Keyes 196.01–196.3

Heroes and the Five Elements

Eiyu gogyo no uchi

英雄五行之内

1869 · Keyes 255.01–255.50

Historical Biographies of the Loyal Retainers

Seichū gishi meimei ga-den

誠忠義士銘々畫傳

I

01 SERIES

Titles beginning with I

1883 · Keyes 461.01–461.02

Illustrations for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Sangokushi zue no uchi

三国志圖会内

M

07 SERIES

Titles beginning with M

1875–1876 · Keyes 331.01–331.09

Mirror of Beauties Past and Present

Kokon hime kagami

古今姫鑑

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto with bow before banner.

1876–1882 · Keyes 334–334.51

Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan

Dai nippon meishō kagami

大日本名將鑑

3/6/1877 · Keyes 350.01–350.06

Modern Actors of the West

Tosei saiyuki

當勢西優妓 (当勢西優妓)

1860 · Keyes 35.01–35.03

Modern Celebrities of the East

Imayō hiiki azuma-e

今様贔屓東絵

1864–1865 · Keyes 116.01–116.21

Modern Journey to the West

Tsūzoku saiyūki

通俗西遊記

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KEYES 324

1875 · Keyes 324.01–324.07

Modern Pictures for Instruction

Kyokun kinsei zusetsu

教訓近世圖説 (教訓近世図説)

1880 · Keyes 425.01–425.40

Moral Lessons through Pictures of Good and Evil

Kyōkun zenaku zukai

教訓善悪図解

N

04 SERIES

Titles beginning with N

Lord Sadanobu threatens the demon at night in the palace.

1889–1892 · Keyes 509.01–509.36

New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts

Shingata sanjurokkaisen

新形三十六怪撰

1885–1889 · Keyes 479.01–479.23

New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Shinsen azuma nishikie

新撰東錦絵

10/1875 · Keyes 318.01–318.13

New Tales of Honor

Meiyo shindan

名譽新談

No. 2. Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Akamatsu Manyu holding a dagger.

1879 · Keyes 415.01–415.06

News from the Kabuki Theater

Kabuki shimpo

歌舞伎新報

O

03 SERIES

Titles beginning with O

1877 · Keyes 398.01–398.04

Officers in the Satsuma Uprising

1885–1892 · Keyes 478.01–478.100

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Tsuki hyakushi

月百姿

1865 · Keyes 134.01–134.27

One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan

Wakan hyaku monogatari

和漢百物語

P

06 SERIES

Titles beginning with P

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KEYES 495

1886 · Keyes 495.01–495.12

Parodies of Scenes from Kabuki Plays

1886–1888 · Keyes 488.01–488.20

Personalities of Recent Times

Kinsei jimbutsu shi

近世人物誌

Ichimura Takenojo IV, wine keg, moon at Yoshiwara (with Kunisada, Hokutsui?)

9/1863 · Keyes 93.01–93.03

Pictures of Famous Places with the Flower of Edo

Edo no hana meisho awase

江戸の花名勝會 (江戸の花名勝会)

1868 · Keyes 221.01–221.15

Portraits of True Loyalty and Chivalrous Spirit

Seichū gishinden

誠忠義心伝

No. 425a. Sudden police raid on unlicensed protitutes

1875–1877 · Keyes 315.01–315.62

Postal News

Yūbin hōchi shinbun

郵便報知新聞

Hama of Yanagibashi returning on boat- from Myogi Shrine on first Hare Day.

1880 · Keyes 426.01–426.12

Pride of Tokyo’s Twelve Months

Tōkyō jiman jūni kagetsu

東京自慢十二ヶ月

S

09 SERIES

Titles beginning with S

1868–1869 · Keyes 223.01–223.65

Selection of 100 Warriors

Kaidai hyaku sensō

魁題百撰相

Wood of the Plum Tree. Sawamura Tossho as Maeda Toshiie.

9/1876 · Keyes 337.01–337.07

Seven Brilliant Stars

Komei shichiyosei

光明七陽盛

1879–1880 · Keyes 418.01–418.11

Short Illustrated History of Great Japan

Dai nihon shiryaku zue

大日本史略圖會

Komurasaki of the Kadoebiro and the warrior Tadanori

12/1879 · Keyes 419.01–419.06

Six Poems of Love and Valor

Enyu rokkasen

艶雄六歌撰

1885–1886 · Keyes 482.01–482.07

Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Yoshitoshi manga

芳年漫画

1882 · Keyes 446.01–446.40

Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Yoshitoshi ryakuga

芳年略画

2/1867 · Keyes 190.01–190.3

Snow, Moon, and Flowers with Valiant Warriors

Buyu setsugekka no uchi

武勇雪月花の内

The Namiwa-ya restaurant in the Ōsaka District

1878 · Keyes 404.01–404.21

Specialties of Restaurants in the Imperial City

Kōto kaiseki beppin kurabe

皇都会席別品竸

Hyoshito Rinchu (Lin Chung) seated by a rock

1868 · Keyes 220.01–220.05

Strong Heroes of the Water Margin

Gōketsu suikoden

豪傑水滸伝

T

10 SERIES

Titles beginning with T

1860 · Keyes 21.01–21.06

Tale of the Forty-Seven Rōnin

Kanadehon chūshingura

仮名手本忠臣蔵

1867–1868 · Keyes 202.01–202.47

Tales of the Floating World on Eastern Brocade

Azuma no nishiki ukiyo kōdan

東錦浮世稿談

No. 884. Woman slays child and stabs self.

2/6/1879 · Keyes 414.01–414.03

The Kanayomi Newspaper

Kanayomi shimbun

かなよみ新聞

Woman putting out a light. Abekawa atsukaze no adanami, no. 3.

1885–1888 · Keyes 486.01–486.16

The Yamato Newspaper (1885–1888)

Yamato shimbun

大和新聞

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KEYES 504

6/1888 · Keyes 504.01–504.02

The Yamato Newspaper (1888)

Yamato shimbun

大和新聞

Fuwa Kazuemon Masatane and Hanai Saisaburō

1869 · Keyes 264.01–264.07

Theater Portrait Pairs for the Iroha Syllabary

Shin-zō gekijō iroha ittsui

真像劇場以呂波一対

Loose: Habits of a geisha of Kyōto of the Kansei era

1888 · Keyes 503.01–503.33

Thirty-Two Aspects of Customs and Manners

Fūzoku sanjūnisō

風俗三十二相

The prostitute Ohyaku and a seated ghost

1866–1869 · Keyes 183.00–183.14

Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse

Eimei nijūhasshūku

英名二十八衆句

1881–1887 · Keyes 438.01–438.24

Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

Kōkoku nijūshikō

皇国二十四功

1 a.m. - Geisha and attendant by street stall.

1880–1881 · Keyes 427.01–427.24

Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi

Shinryū nijūshi toki

新柳二十四時

V

01 SERIES

Titles beginning with V

4/1868 · Keyes 211.01–211.08

Valor in China and Japan

Wakan goki zoroi

和漢豪氣揃 (豪気)

Y

01 SERIES

Titles beginning with Y

Uesugi Kenshin Nyūdō Terutora riding into battle

1883–1886 · Keyes 460.01–460.33

Yoshitoshi’s Courageous Warriors

Yoshitoshi musha burui

芳年武者無類

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