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PRINT DATABASEKEYES NUMBERS 1–99

126 catalogue records, including individual prints, multi-sheet compositions and numbered series designs. Search titles, dates, catalogue numbers, formats and publishers below.

126 entries

Keyes no.ImageTitle & informationDate
1Image of the Heike clan sinking in the sea and perishing in the first year of the Bunji eraIn 1185 the Heike clan sank into the sea and perishedBunji gannen heike ichimon horobi kaichu ni-ochiiru zuTriptychPublisher: Marujin6/1853
2The flower of Edo: children's gamesThe flower of Edo: Children's gamesEdo no hana kodomo asobi no zuTriptychPublisher: Unknown1858
3A comic image of a collection of chess piecesA comic picture of battling chess piecesKyoga shogi zukushiTriptychPublisher: Kadokin8/1859
4Momotarō scattering beans (during the setsubun festival)Momotaro scattering beans during the setsubun festivalMomotaro mamemaki no zuTriptychPublisher: Enhiko9/1859
5The penance of Mongaku in the waterfall on Mt. NachiThe penance of Mongaku in the waterfall on Mt. NachiNachizan no otaki ni mongaku aragyo no zuTriptychPublisher: Kadokin10/1859
6A full bare measure: modern menA full bare measure: modern menTosei otoko hadaka hyakkanDiptychPublisher: Kadokin12/1859
7The great battle of Chinese and Japanese animalsThe great battle of Japanese and Chinese animalsWakan kedamono okassenTriptych1859
8Image not availableNakamura Kanjaku II as Fuku1859
9The battle of the kitchenThe battle of the kitchen.Daidokoro kassenTriptych1859
10Kidōmaru on Ichihara moorKidomaru on Ichihara Moor.Ichiharano kidomaruTriptych1859
11Image not availableProvinces of JapanDainippon kuni zukushiChuban series1859
12Image not availableThe battle of the cats and mice.Byoso kassenChuban series (6)1859
12.01Cat struck in rice sack / The cat army advancesMice attack dog/ The cat army advancesByoso kassenChuban series (6)1859
12.02Cats tempt mice with food/ Mice eats rice while cat sleepsCats tempt mice with food/ Mice eats rice while cat sleepsByoso kassenChuban series (6)1859
12.03Mouse army advances, general on a dog/ Cat kneelsMouse army advances/ Cat kneelsByoso kassenChuban series (6)1859
13Image not availableKabuki theater advancement game.Shibai ichiran shusse sugorokuGame board1859
14Three men named Kichiza visit the licensed quarters for the first time in the year.Three men named Kichiza visit the licensed quarters for the first time in the year.Sannin kichiza kuruwa no hatsugaiDiptych1/1860
15Image not availableThree men named Kichiza visit the licensed quarters for the first time in the year.Sannin kichiza kuruwa hatsugaiOversize1/1860
16Modern gallants with flowersModern gallants with flowers.Tosei isami no hanaTriptychPublisher: Kadokin2/1860
17Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Torii MatasukeIchikawa Kodanji IV as Torii MatasukeObanPublisher: Kadokin3/1860
18Image not availableA flower basket with the 53 stations of the Tokaido RoadDiptych3/1860
19Scenery of Yokohama, KanagawaA view of Yokohama in KanagawaKanagawa yokohama no fukeiTriptychPublisher: Enhiko3/1860
20Kusunoki Tamonmaru conquers the old badgerKusunoki Tamonmaru conquers the old badgerKusunoki tamonmaru kori taiji no zuTriptychPublisher: Kadokin4/1860
21Image not availableThe tale of the 47 Ronin. Issued as paired chuban prints (12)Kanadehon chushinguraChubanPublisher: Marujin4-6/1860
21.01Kanadehon chūshinguraThe tale of the 47 Ronin. Issued as paired chuban prints (12)Kanadehon chushinguraChubanPublisher: Marujin4-6/1860
21.02Kanadehon chūshinguraThe tale of the 47 Ronin. Issued as paired chuban prints (12)Kanadehon chushinguraChubanPublisher: Marujin4-6/1860
21.03Kanadehon chūshinguraThe tale of the 47 Ronin. Issued as paired chuban prints (12)Kanadehon chushinguraChubanPublisher: Marujin4-6/1860
21.04Kanadehon chūshinguraThe tale of the 47 Ronin. Issued as paired chuban prints (12)Kanadehon chushinguraChubanPublisher: Marujin4-6/1860
21.05Kanadehon chūshinguraThe tale of the 47 Ronin. Issued as paired chuban prints (12)Kanadehon chushinguraChubanPublisher: Marujin4-6/1860
21.06Kanadehon chūshinguraThe tale of the 47 Ronin. Issued as paired chuban prints (12)Kanadehon chushinguraChubanPublisher: Marujin4-6/1860
22Image not availableDifferent poses in the story of the 47 loyal samuraiKanadehon chushingura (sugatami) kurabeDiptych5/1860
23The penance of Mongaku in the waterfall on Mt. NachiThe penance of Mongaku in the waterfall at Mt. NachiNachizan no otaki ni mongaku aragyo no zuTriptych – see #5Publisher: Kadokin6/1860
24Memories of Onoe Kikugoro IV (a memorial portrait)Memories of Onoe Kikugoro IV (a memorial portrait)Kiku no omokageDiptychPublisher: Kadokin7/1860
25Image not availableAct 3 of Yoshitsune's letter from KoshigoeYoshitsune koshigoejo sandamme joruriDiptychPublisher: Marujin7/1860
26Modern gallants with morning gloriesModern gallants with morning glories.Tosei isami no asagaoTriptych7/1860
27Revenge at Amanohashidate (Keyes 27)Revenge at Amanohashidate(Untitled?)Katakiuchi amanohashidateTriptych7/1860
28Pictures from Otsu (Early impressions with rain, later impressions with snow.)Pictures from Otsu (Early impressions with rain, later impressions with snow.)Diptych8/1860
29Image not availableKawarazaki Gonjuro entertaining a geisha.Suita doshi karine no mutsugotoDiptych10/1860
30Parting after a short sleepParting after a short sleep.Karine no kinuginuTriptych10/1860
31Image not availableMirror of portraits of foreigners. (Men with wine glass seated at table, woman teasing child).Ijin shozo kagamiDiptychPublisher: Kadokin12/1860
32Image not availableThe comb of scandal in a feeling world. (The date is possibly mistaken; this play does not seem to have been performed in Edo between 1854 and 1864.)Yowa nasake ukina no yokogushiDiptych1860
33Image not availableGallants with plum blossom.Isami no umeTriptych1860
34Image not availableFlowers in the Yoshiwara in full blossomHana no yoshiwara zensei no zuTriptych1860
35Eastern pictures of modern patronageEastern pictures of modern patronageImayo hiiki azumaeOban series?1860
36Bando Hikosaburo V as Nikki DanjoBando Hikosaburo V as Nikki DanjoObanPublisher: Kadokin4/1861
37A gorgeous festival procession with the flowers of EdoA gorgeous festival procession with the flower of EdoEdo no hana bade na omatsuriTriptychPublisher: Marujin6?/1861
38Image not availableA comparison of flowers and Edo actors.Edo no hana mitate hana kurabeOban seriesPublisher: Kadokin8/1861
38.01Image not availableIchimura Kakitsu as Omatsuri Sashichi—
39Image not availableThe story of a dogInu no hanashiObanPublisher: Shobundo10/1861
40Activities of foreigners — Yoshitoshi, 1861Activities of foreignersGaijin. . .no zuTriptychPublisher: Enhiko11/1861
41Image not availableThe construction of the bell at Dojoji templeDojoji tsurigane konryuDPublisher: Shobundo12/1861
42A hand game between clearly labeled actorsA hand game between clearly labelled actorsShofudazuki haiyu teasobiTriptych1861
43View of the great battle of ShizugamineThe great battle of ShizugamineShizugamine okassenTriptychPublisher: Fujikei1861
44Image not availableThe Soga brothers and the Sano genealogy.Sano keizu soga koshiyozomeOversize1/1862
45Image not availableThe Soga brothers and the Sano genealogy.Sano keizu soga koshiyozomeDiptych1/1862
46Modern Edo purpleModern Edo purpleTosei Edo murasakiTriptychPublisher: Kadokin2/1862
47Bando Hikosaburo V as Ono no SadakuroBando Hikosaburo V as Ono no SadakuroObanPublisher: Shobundo3/1862
48Bando Hikosaburo V as Teraoka HeiemonBando Hikosaburo V as Teraoka HeiemonObanPublisher: Shobundo3/1862
49Image not availableKataoka Gado II as Yuranosuke and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Okaru.ObanPublisher: Kadokin3/1862
50Image not availableSawamura Tossho II as Enya HanganOban3/1862
51Image not availableIchimura Kamezo as Ko no MoronaoOban3/1862
52Sawamura Tanosuke III as Oboshi RikiyaSawamura Tanosuke III as Oboshi RikiyaOban3/1862
53Image not availableThe Treasury of Loyal Retainers.Kanadehon chushinguraTriptych3/1862
54Image not availableSongs from The Treasury of Loyal Retainers. (This print may have been published together with no. 63)Chushingura utaawaseObanPublisher: Shobundo3/1862
55Image not availableThe Treasury of Loyal RetainersKanadehon chushinguraDiptych3/1862
56Image not availableThe book of the blue whetstone with woodblock prints of flowers (Outside the Hamamatsuya).Aoto zoshi hana no nishikieDiptych3/1862
57Image not availableThe book of the blue whetstone with woodblock prints of flowers (Onoe Kikunosuke)Aotozoshi hana no nishikieDiptych3/1862
58Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Benten KozoIchimura Uzaemon XIII as Benten KozoOban3/1862
59Image not availableIchimura Uzaemon XIII as Benten Kozo (suicide).ObanPublisher: Kadokin3/1862
60Kataoka Gado II as Momonoi WakasanosukeKataoka Gado II as Momonoi WakasanosukeObanPublisher: Shobundo4/1862
61Image not availableThe Treasury of Loyal Retainers, Act. 5 Bando Hikosaburo V as Ono no Sadakuro and Yonejuro as YoichibeiKanadehon chushinguraObanPublisher: Kadokin4/1862
62Image not availableElegant portraits of actorsFuga wazaoki shinobuOban series (5)Publisher: Daikichi5/1862
62.01Bando Hikosaburo V in circular frame. Poem signed Shinsui.Bando Hikosaburo V in circular frame. Poem signed Shinsui.Fuga wazaoki shinobuOban series (5)Publisher: Daikichi5/1862
62.02Nakamura Shikan IV in diamond-shaped frame.Nakamura Shikan IV in diamond-shaped frame.Fuga wazaoki shinobuOban series (5)Publisher: Daikichi5/1862
62.03Ichimura Kakitsu holding inscribed fan.Ichimura Kakitsu holding inscribed fan.Fuga wazaoki shinobuOban series (5)Publisher: Daikichi5/1862
62.04Image not availableKawarazaki Gonjuro holding book. Poem signed Shisen.Fuga wazaoki shinobuOban series (5)Publisher: Daikichi5/1862
62.05Sawamura Tannosuke III holding pipe. Poem signed Shozan.Sawamura Tannosuke III holding pipe. Poem signed Shozan.Fuga wazaoki shinobuOban series (5)Publisher: Daikichi5/1862
63Image not availableSongs from The Monkey Trainer. (This print may have been published together with no. 54.)Sarumawashi kadode no hitofushi uiaawaseObanPublisher: Shobundo5/1862
64Image not availableIchimura Uzaemon XIII as Dembei.Oban5/1862
65Lord Mashiba subjugates KoreaLord Mashiba subjugates Korea.Mashiba tairyo sankan taijiTriptychPublisher: Katoya5/1862
65AModern Men at the Flower Festival, five-sheet compositionModern Men at the Flower FestivalPentaptych1862 (6)? / 1860
66The matching of irises, a tale of revenge.The matching of irises, a tale of revenge.Shobu awase katakiuchi kodanDiptychPublisher: Shobundo5/1862
67Image not availableThe god of Izumo Province who prevents measlesIzumo no kuni hashikayoke okamiObanPublisher: Enhiko6/1862
68Image not availableA formal announcement after complete recovery from measles.Hashika zenkai memie kojoOban6-7/1862
69Geisha accompanying dancing measles demons with samisen.Geisha accompanying dancing measles demons with samisen.Ryufu kyokuObanPublisher: Enhiko7/1862
70Bandō Hikosaburo V as Oda Harunaga, Sawamura Tosshō II as Mori Ranmaru {Rammaru}, Kataoka Gadō II as Koretō MitsuhideBanda Hikosaburo V as Harunaga, Sawamura Tossho II as Rammaru, Kataoka Gado II as MitsuhideTriptychPublisher: Enhiko8/1862
71Image not availableThe time is ripe for servantsToki wa ima yakko kejoDiptych8/1862
72Image not availableKawarazaki Gonjuro as Ukiyoya Inosuke, later Danjuro ShichiOban8/1862
73Image not availableKawarazaki Gonjuro as Danjuro ShichiOban8/1862
74Image not availableA poem sheet as a parting gift: the awkwardness of Kakitsu (Priest's costumes).Tamuke no shikishi kakitsu no tsutanasaDiptych8/1862
75Image not availableA poem sheet as a parting gift: the awkwardness of Kakitsu (Summer costumes)Tamuke no shikishi kakitsu no tsutanasaDiptychPublisher: Kame8/1862
76Image not availableIchikawa Ichizo III as the taikomochi JinzoOban8/1862
77Image not availableKataoka Gado II as Takechi MitsuhideOban8/1862
78Image not availableIwakura Sogen and the zither of love.Iwakura sogen rembo no tsumagotoDiptych9/1862
79Image not availableKawarazaki Gonjuro as Tateba no TaiheijiOban9/1862
79A(Untitled)(Untitled)Triptych1862 (5)
80Image not availableIchimura Uzaemon XIII as Ishii Hyosuke.Oban9/1862
81Image not availableSawamura Tossho II as Taira no Tadanori.Oban1862
82Evening shower among the flowersEvening shower among the flowers.Hana no yudachiTriptych1862
83The great city, an allusive triptychThe great city, an allusive triptych.Daitokai mitate sampukutsuiTriptych1862
84Image not available100 Warriors of JapanHoncho hyakuyu denOban series (?)1862
85The procession of Lord Yoritomo at the Oi RiverThe procession of Lord Yoritomo at the Oi RiverYoritomoko oigawa gyoretsu no zuTriptychPublisher: Isesho4/1863
86General of the Right Lord Yoritomo inspects a special Nō performanceLord Yoritomo watches a no performance.Udaisho yoritomoko onno joran no zuTriptychPublisher: Kadokin4/1863
87Image not availableThe Tokaido Road - From a set of 68 prints designed by 12 artists and issued by 21 publishers in the 4th and 5th months of 1863 to commemorate the shogun's journey from Edo to Kyoto.TokaidoOban series of 68 prints, 3 by Yoshitoshi)Publisher: Kadokin4/1863
87.01Kanasugi Bridge at ShibauraKanasugi Bridge at ShibauraTokaidoOban series of 68 printsPublisher: Kadokin4/1863
87.02IshibeIshibeTokaidoOban series of 68 printsPublisher: Kadokin4/1863
87.03MaisakaMaizakaTokaidoOban series of 68 printsPublisher: Kadokin4/1863
88Image not availableFamous places on the Tokaido RoadTokaido meisho no uchiOban series of 68 prints, 3 by Yoshitoshi)Publisher: Shobundo5/1863
88.01YuigahamaYuigahamaTokaido meisho no uchiOban series of 68 prints, 3 by Yoshitoshi)Publisher: Shobundo5/1863
88.02Takashi bayTakashi BayTokaido meisho no uchiOban series of 68 prints, 3 by Yoshitoshi)Publisher: Shobundo5/1863
88.03Mii temple at OtsuMii Temple at OtsuTokaido meisho no uchiOban series of 68 prints, 3 by Yoshitoshi)Publisher: Shobundo5/1863
89Image not availableA picture of Dwarf Island (Foreign woman and dwarf family).Kobitojima no zuOban5/1863
90Image not availableA picture of dwarves (Man holding dwarf on hand).Kobito kokuOban5/1863
91(Untitled)Miyamoto Musashi conquers the wicked fox of OsakabeTriptych6/1863
92Image not availableIchimura Uzaemon XIII and Nakamura Shikan IVDiptychPublisher: Kameya Iwakichi9/1863
93Image not availablePictures of Famous Places with the Flower of Edo. A collaborative harimaze set with multiple artists.Edo no hana meisho awaseOban series (3).Publisher: Kato Sei9/1863
93.01Ichimura Takenojo IV, wine keg, moon at Yoshiwara (with Kunisada, Hokutsui?)Ichimura Takenojo IV, wine keg, moon at Yoshiwara (with Kunisada, Hokutsui?)Edo no hana meisho awaseOban series (3)Publisher: Kato Sei9/1863
93.02Imado (with Kunisada and Kiyokuni).Imado (with Kunisada and Kiyokuni).Edo no hana meisho awaseOban series (3)Publisher: Kato Sei9/1863
93.03Kawarazaki Gonjuro I (with Kunisada)Kawarazaki Gonjuro I (with Kunisada)Edo no hana meisho awaseOban series (3)Publisher: Kato Sei9/1863
94Masakiyo at Shinshu Castle during the conquest of KoreaMasakiyo at Shinshu castle during the conquest of KoreaMasakiyo sankan taiji shinshujo kassen no zuTriptychPublisher: Kadokin10/1863
94AFrom the Taiheiki: Withdrawing from the middle of the country, the Battle of AmagasakiFrom the Taiheiki: Withdrawing from the middle of the country, the Battle of AmagasakiTriptych1863 (10)
95Image not availableBando Hikosaburo V as YuranosukeOban11/1863
96Image not availableSawamura Tossho II as Kesa Taro. (possibly Ichikawa Kodanji IV.)Oban1863
97Image not availableThe festival at Chiyoda.Chiyoda no saireiOban1863
98View of the great battle of Shizugatake - A bloody struggle between two great rivalsThe bloody fight between two brave warriors at the great battle of Shizugatake.Shizugatake okassen kessenTriptych1863
99The conquest of KoreaThe conquest of Korea. (Probably a duplication of a triptych with similar title, see nos. 65, 94, 103.)Sankan taijiTriptych1863

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