Sumo Wrestlers of the Western Group: (right) Kashiwado Kandayu from Edo, (left) and Inagawa Masaemon from Osaka

Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: Kurateyama Yadayû and Izumigawa Rin’emon

Katsukawa Shunsho

Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of Sekiwake Rank from Awa Province, and (left) Fudenoumi Kin'emon of Maegashira Rank from Kokura

Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actors Ichimura Takenojo IV and Ogino Isaburo I as firewood peddlers in the play "Niwatori Oshu Genji," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1726

Hanekawa Wagen

The actors Iwai Hanshiro IV (R) as Ohan of the Shinanoya and Bando Hikosaburo III (L) as Obiya Choemon

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The actors Sawamura Yodogoro II (R) as Kawatsura Hogen and Bando Zenji (L) as Onisadobo

Tōshūsai Sharaku

Wu Song (Seikaken no san Busho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the [Popular] Water Margin ([Tsuzoku] Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Earth Spider Slain by Brave Samurai Watanabe no Tauna (center image)

Katsukawa Shunsho

The actors Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi), Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey Trainer (Sarumawashi), and Onoe Kikugoro II as Umegae (inset)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Xu You Rinsing his Ear at a Waterfall

Nishimura Shigenaga

The Actors Tamazawa Rinya, Uemura Kohachi, and Ichikawa Monnosuke

Torii Kiyonobu I

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro III (L) as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Sumo Wrestlers Uzugafuchi Kandayu and Takasaki Ichijuro

Katsushika Hokusai