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Fire: The Flames Passion in the Heart (Bonnô no mune no hi); Actor Bandô Shûka I as the Nun Seigen (Seigen-ni) from the series Collection of Exemplars of the Five Elements (Nazorae gogyô)
Fire: The Flames Passion in the Heart (Bonnô no mune no hi); Actor Bandô Shûka I as the Nun Seigen (Seigen-ni) from the series Collection of Exemplars of the Five Elements (Nazorae gogyô)

Fire: The Flames Passion in the Heart (Bonnô no mune no hi); Actor Bandô Shûka I as the Nun Seigen (Seigen-ni) from the series Collection of Exemplars of the Five Elements (Nazorae gogyô)

Artist (Japanese, 1786 – 1864 or 1865)
Date1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
PeriodEdo period (1603–1867); 19th century
MediumWoodblock print on paper
DimensionsObject size: 14 × 9 3/4 inches
Mat size: 20 × 16 inches
Credit LineGift of Tricia and Mat Herban
Object numberSC 2012.03
Curatorial DepartmentAsian Art
Tsuchinoe (No. 5 of the Ten Stems): Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Jiraiya and Arashi Rikaku III as Yuminosuke from the series Playful Comparisons of Pictures (Nazorae eawase)
Tsuchinoe (No. 5 of the Ten Stems): Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Jiraiya and Arashi Rikaku III as Yuminosuke from the series Playful Comparisons of Pictures (Nazorae eawase)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1861, (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 12th month, Edo period (1603–1867)
Object number: SC 2012.09
The Syllable Wi for Revenge of the Cripple [Izari no adauchi]: Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorô from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary [Seisho nanatsu iroha]
The Syllable Wi for Revenge of the Cripple [Izari no adauchi]: Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorô from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary [Seisho nanatsu iroha]
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1856, 6th month
Object number: 1981.004
Actor [石留武助]
Actor [石留武助]
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1856, Edo period (1603–1867)
Object number: SC 2012.01
Actor [擬五行尽之内] [夫をおもふ無間の金] [梅が枝]
Actor [擬五行尽之内] [夫をおもふ無間の金] [梅が枝]
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852
Object number: SC 2012.04
Actor
Actor
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852
Object number: SC 2012.06
Actors
Actors
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
19th century
Object number: SC 2012.07
Actors
Actors
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1861
Object number: SC 2012.08
The Fan-Tossing Game [Tōsenkyō 投扇興]
The Fan-Tossing Game [Tōsenkyō 投扇興]
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Edo period (1603–1867), 1847–52 (Kōka 4–Kaei 5)
Object number: SC 2014.01
Tokaido 53 Stations—Mariko and Okabe
Tokaido 53 Stations—Mariko and Okabe
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1857, Edo period (1603–1867)
Object number: SC 2012.02
Kagekiyo from the series The Evil Seven Samurai (Akushichibyoe)
Kagekiyo from the series The Evil Seven Samurai (Akushichibyoe)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
19th century
Object number: SC 2012.05
Unknown
Unknown
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
19th century
Object number: SC 2012.15
Their arms were notched like a hunter’s rifle. “Show me your tattoos,” I said to the prisoners. They did. A fight broke out. They were a box of matches ready to go up in flames
Their arms were notched like a hunter’s rifle. “Show me your tattoos,” I said to the prisoners. They did. A fight broke out. They were a box of matches ready to go up in flames
Leonard Freed
1976
Object number: 2015.193