Comprising 26 prints following the Tale of Genji, variously signed Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga, Kochoro Toyokuni ga, Kunisada toneri Toyokuni ga, and Toyokuni ga, published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), 1848-52
Each horizontal oban, each sheet approx. 22.6 x 33.8 cm. (8⁷⁄₈ x 13³⁄₈ in.)

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The designs are titled as follows:
1. The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo)
2. The Broom-tree (Hahakigi)
3. The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)
4. The Twilight Beauty (Yugao)
6. The Safflower (Suetsumuhana)
7. Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no ga)
8. Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no en)
10. The Green Branch (Sakaki)
11. Falling Flowers (Hana chiru sato)
17. The Picture Contest (E-awase)
18. Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)
19. Wisps of Cloud (Usugumo)
21. The Maidens (Otome)
22. The Tendril Wreath (Tamakazura)
23. The Warbler's First Song (Hatsune)
24. Butterflies (Kocho)
30. Thoroughwort Flowers (Fuji hakama)
43. Red Plum Blossoms (Kobai)
44. Bamboo River (Takegawa)
47. Trefoil Knots (Agemaki)
48. Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)
51. A Drifting Boat (Ukifune)
52. The Mayfly (Kagero)
53. Writing Practice (Tenarai)
54. The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no ukihashi)

For the Beneath the Autumn Leaves design from this series in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.15584, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/208116/no-7-from-the-series-magic-lantern-slides-of-that-romantic