March Selection, March 2026: |
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From right to left - Bando Hikosaburo IV as Muroto Sadayuki, Onoe Baiko IV as Kobaimaru, Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Horyo Ajari
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Arashi Kichisaburo III as Rokuyata
Okabe Station
Tokaido (Tokaido Portraits) |
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Genji and women viewing cherry blossoms at night
Kigan Niwa no Yozakura - Returning Geese over the Cherry Blossoms in the Garden at Night
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February Selection, February 2026: |
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Right to left - Nakanura Shikan III as the shirabyoshi dancer Hanako; Ichikawa Danzo VI as Sghuchobo, and Seki Sanjuro as Baikobo; and Kawarazaki Gonjuro as the shirabyoshi dancer Sakuragi
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#11 |
Kanadehon Chushingura volume 3
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#14 |
Chapter 44 - Takegawa
The Tale of Genji |
January Selection, January 2026: |
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#2 |
Scene from Chapter 31 of the Tale of Genji
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie - Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
December Selection, December 2025: |
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#7 |
Goyu Station - (Mimasu Daigoro IV as Yamamoto Kanuka
Tokaido (Tokaido Portraits) |
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Courtesan removing her obi
Adesugata Hana no Junishi – Charming Figures, Twelve Flowers |
September Selection, September 2025: |
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#8 |
Mutsuki (first month) - Prince Genji, with courtesans and young boys, playing musical instruments
Tokiyo Genji Junikagetsu no uchi – Contemporary Genji in the Twelve Months |
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#11 |
Chapter 17 - Eawase - The Picture Game
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie - Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
July Selection, July 2025: |
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#14 |
(Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Tokijiro, and (Bando Shuka) as Urasato; poems by Sanjoin (left) and Chunagon Asatada (right)
Mitate Sanjurokkasen no uchi – A Comparison for the 36 Immortal Poets |
June Selection, June 2025: |
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#8 - Courtesan Nagao holding a bonsai over a veranda
Meigi Sanjurokkasen – A Collection of 36 Famous Geisha |
May Selection, May 2025: |
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The hero Watonai
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Onoe Kikujiro II as Shugetsu's daughter Musume Fukayuki
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#10 |
Nakamura Fukusuke as Jiro Higuchi
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April Selection, April 2025: |
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#11 |
Left - Sawamura Tanosuke as Ohatsu; right - Bando Hikosaburo
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#12 |
Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as the ghost of Seigen
Mitate Sanjurokkasen no uchi – A Comparison for the 36 Immortal Poets |
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#13 |
Mariko Station
Kataoka Ichizo I as Dengobei
Tokaido (Tokaido Portraits) |
March Selection, March 2025: |
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#9 |
(Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Tokijiro
Mitate Sanjurokkasen no uchi – A Comparison for the 36 Immortal Poets |
February Selection, February 2025: |
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Bando Takesaburo as Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
Hakkenshi Eimei Kagami - Mirror of the Famous 8 Dog-Heries |
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#8 - Hana no En chapter of the Tale of Genji
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie
Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
January Selection, January 2025: |
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#11 |
From left - Sawamura Yoshijiro I as the kamuro Midori, Kataoka Gado II as Arakiya Gokyo
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#15 |
Chapter 5 - Wakamurasaki
54 Chapters of The Tale of Genji |
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#19 |
Lovers Hanshichi and Ohana
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December Selection, December 2024: |
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#15 |
From the left, Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Ebizako no Ju, Onoe Kikugoro IV as Omiya Kofuji, Bando Hikosaburo V as Iyami Kingoro, Seki Sanjuro III as Iyama Kincho
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#17 |
Beauty on a boat holding a lantern
Edo Meisho Hyaku Nin Bijo – 100 Beauties Paired with Famous Places in Edo |
November Selection, November 2024: |
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#9 |
Chapter 44 - Takegawa
The Tale of Genji |
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Beauty holding a fan
Eawase Sanjurokkasen - Picture Comparisons for 36 Battles |
October Selection, October 2024: |
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Right to left - Bando Hikosaburo V as Akogi Gennojo, Bando Kamezo V as Honda no Jiro Chikatsune, Onoe Kikugoro IV as Jujibei's daughter Ohaya, Ichikawa Shinsho as Yuki no Shichiro Tomomitsu
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#13 |
Iwai Kumesaburo II as Aburaya Okon
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September Selection, September 2024: |
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Scene from Chapter 31 of the Tale of Genji
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie - Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
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#5 |
Scene from Chapter 48 of the Tale of Genji
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie
Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
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#18 |
Nakamura Tsuruzo I as Benicho and Iwai Kumesaburo III as Oshichi
The syllable "ki"
Seisho Nanatsu Iroha - 7 Variations of the Iroha (Syllabury) |
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Women preparing to serve food and sake
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