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TRIPTYCHSKEYES NUMBERS 500–539

22 catalogue entries, including individual triptychs and triptychs belonging to series. Hover over a thumbnail for a preview; click to view the larger image and print information.

22 entries

Keyes no.ImageTitle & informationDate
501$A brief history of JapanA brief history of JapanNihon ryakushi no uchiTriptych日本 略史 之 内
Catalogue notesSusanoo no Mikoto kills the 8-headed serpent at Hirokawa in Izumo Province Designed in the same format as 'Dai nihon shiryaku zue' (#418)
1887 (12)
505Image not available(Untitled)Triptych園遊會
Catalogue notesEntertainment for the opening of a nobleman's garden
1888 (6)
511(Untitled)(Untitled)Triptych
Catalogue notesCarp swimming beneath wisteria Actually printed 1889/4
1889 (5)
513The watermelon fight of the imperial boatmen near the palace at OhamaThe watermelon fight of the imperial boatmen near the palace at OhamaOhama goten ni oite ofunate suika kassenTriptych於御浜 御殿 御舩手 西瓜 合戦 (お浜)1889
515Onoe Kikugorō VOnoe Kikugorō VOnoe KikugorōTriptych尾上 菊五郎
Catalogue notesHalf-length portrait of Onoe Kikugorō V as the old woman of the lonely house, with a poem by Keika
1890 (1)
516Ichikawa Danjūrō IXIchikawa Danjūrō IXIchikawa DanjūrōTriptych市川 團十郎 (団十郎)
Catalogue notesHalf-length portrait of Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Benkei in Kanjinchō, with a poem by Keika
1890 (1.4)
517.01Snow: Onoe Baikō (Kikugorō V) as Iwakura Sōgen — first stateSnow: Onoe Baikō (Kikugorō V) as Iwakura Sōgen — first stateActors with Snow, Moon and FlowersTriptych
Catalogue notesOnoe Baikō (Kikugorō V) as Iwakura Sōgen; second state titled "Iwakura Sōgen in the hermitage scene from Hanafubuki"
8/1890
517.01aSnow: Onoe Baikō (Kikugorō V) as Iwakura Sōgen — second stateSnow: Onoe Baikō (Kikugorō V) as Iwakura Sōgen — second stateActors with Snow, Moon and FlowersTriptych8/1890
517.02Moon. Ichikawa Sanshô (Danjurô IX) as the pirate Kezori Kuemon.Moon. Ichikawa Sanshô (Danjurô IX) as the pirate Kezori Kuemon.Actors with Snow, Moon and FlowersTriptych
Catalogue notesIchikawa Sanshō was the 'poetry name' of Ichikawa Danjūrō IX. Kezori Kuemon was a famous Nagasaki pirate.
1890
517.03Flowers. Ichikawa Sadanji as Gosho no Gorozô.Flowers. Ichikawa Sadanji as Gosho no Gorozô.Actors with Snow, Moon and FlowersTriptych
Catalogue notesIchikawa Sadanji as Gosho no Gorozō
1890
518Mito samurai in snow on Atago HillMito samurai in snow on Atago HillTriptych愛宕山 雪中 水戸 藩士
Catalogue notesRepublication of #322
1890 (25.9)
520Opening the storehouseOpening the storehouseKura-birakiTriptych久ら 美良喜
Catalogue notesYamauba and Kintarō There's probably another visual pun here; the character chosen for 'ku' is not the normal one for 'kura' ('warehouse'), but rather one meaning 'old story'
1891 (1)
521Ichikawa Danjuro IX as KuzunohaIchikawa Danjuro IX as KuzunohaTriptych市川 団十郎 の 葛の葉1891 (3)
525A blind priest and Uesugi KenshinA blind priest and Uesugi KenshinTriptych弾正 大弼 上杉 謙信
Catalogue notesRepublication of #496
1893 (8)
526A mirror of valiant warriors: Descending geese at Yahagi BridgeA mirror of valiant warriors: Descending geese at Yahagi BridgeEiyū bidan musha kagami: Yahagi no rakuganTriptych英勇 美談 武者 鑑 矢? の 落鴈(矢矧)
Catalogue notesPosthumous copy of #200.6 The exact character used for 'hagi' in this title does not seem to be in Unicode
1894 (5.2)
527The vigor of Japan in the successful conquest of KoreaThe vigor of Japan in the successful conquest of KoreaSeikan ikō Nihon no genkiTriptych征韓 偉功 日本 之 元気
Catalogue notesRepublication of #447
1897 (11.7)
529Image not availableTwenty-four good deeds of Imperial JapanKōkoku nijūshi-kōTriptych皇国 二十四功
Catalogue notesSee #496
1895
530Image not availableShizuka and Yoshitoshi part at YoshinoYoshino Shizuka hangan betsuri [zu]Triptych芳野 静 判官 別離 図
Catalogue notesSee #493 'Yoshitoshi' might be a typo for 'Yoshitsune' here
1902 (11.2)
535Image not availableThe loyalty of Katō Kiyomasa during the great Ōsaka earthquakeŌsaka daijishin Kiyomasa seichūTriptych大阪 大地震 清正 誠忠
Catalogue notesOne source lists this with prints produced in 1880
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537Burning incense at Daitoku Temple in MurasakinoBurning incense at Daitoku Temple in MurasakinoMurasakino Daitoku-ji shōkō no zuTriptych紫野 大德寺 焼/燒香 之 圖Probably 1880-1885
538!Image not availableImages of the fifteen TokugawasTokugawa jūgodai kiTriptych德川 十五代 記 (徳)
Catalogue notesA reprint of #319.1, with a slightly different title, and in lighter colours than the original.
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539!View of the glory of Abe Tadaaki in the Sumida River floodView of the glory of Abe Tadaaki in the Sumida River floodSumida-gawa kōzui Abe Tadaaki meiyo no zuTriptych隅田川 洪水 阿部 忠秋 名誉 之 圖—

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Thanks to Antique Art Morimiya for keeping detailed images of Yoshitoshi triptychs online, including sold prints. These images helped confirm and correct catalogue titles.