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Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870

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  • Samurai directing foot soldiers as they build up shore defences. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1847/1850.
  • Katō Kiyomasa struggling with a great tiger. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1855.
  • Kite-flying at a boys' festival in early spring. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1865.
  • Above, two deities (?), one of whom is holding a red ball which has rays and the image of a fox emanating from it; below, two women lying on the grass with a cat, with the Hashiba ferry seen crossing the Sumida river between Asakusa and Mukōjima, in the background. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, botom image by Mōsai (Yoshitora), ca. 1870.
  • A panorama of the Tōkaidō highway showing a shogunal procession. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1864.
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    Men and women in a communal bath house. Woodcut by Yoshitora, 1860.

    Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870. | Date: 1860] | Reference: 565597i
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    A noted shamisen teacher playing to assembled pupils, some of whom follow with scores, while others relax on the floor. Colour woodcut triptych by Yoshitora, 1866.

    Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870. | Date: Month 8, 1866 | Reference: 567447i
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    A samurai with his sword raised about to strike at the spear of an unseen attacker. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1866.

    Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870. | Date: Month 5, 1866 | Reference: 36372i
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    A samurai standing on the lap of a great, outdoor stone statue of the King of Hell, fighting off a mob of assailants. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1843/1846.

    Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870. | Date: 1843/1846 | Reference: 36341i
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    Two blind men being robbed of their sake pot at an inn; above, in a roundel, a kite-flying scene. Coloured woodcut by Shigekiyo, Yoshitora and Kyōsai, ca. 1870 (?).

    Shigekiyo. | Date: 1870? (?)] | Reference: 565385i
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